Richard Harris Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Considering the unknowns in these strange times we are in and the forecast I counted just under 100 model autogyros on the Saturday which most of flew, that's not to bad. We all had a great time as always and our thanks go out to Cali and his clubmates for inviting us for the 11th year on the trot at Winterton Model Flying Club. There was a lot of laughs, plenty of flying, a bit of night flying and the odd repair under taken during the 3 days. There was a BBQ on the Saturday and a raffle on the Sunday of which, all told we managed to raise around £440 for the local air ambulance which is great news. Lets hope things take a turn for the better in 2021 giving us a little more time for folk to organise their trips over with confidence. A bit of a video, will post some photos when I get chance. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted July 27, 2021 Share Posted July 27, 2021 Yes wonderful. It's good to see people with a common interest having so much fun. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted July 27, 2021 Author Share Posted July 27, 2021 Here are a few photos, I didnt take many as I was busy flattening Lipos all weekend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Holland 2 Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 A much belated thank you to everyone involved with the Winterton autogyro meet this year. What a brilliant weekend, first model aircraft do I've been to in years, and I had a blast. Mine is the Ken Wallis lookalike "Revolver" and although Richard test flew and trimmed it for me at the 2019 (I think, the last one, anyway) NATS and I managed to fly it myself, I have struggled to get it airborne since. He, and several others, spent a great deal of time over that weekend showing, and talking me through the take-off technique and today, the first opportunity since July, I successfully flew it at my home club site. It aroused a great deal of interest from my club mates, several of whom scuttled off home to dig out the relevant RCM&E back number!! It is going to be a regular flyer from now on. There were several examples of another pusher autogyro, the Mantis, I think, at Winterton. One of your designs, I believe, Richard? Was it ever published and are the plans available? Thanks again, everyone, for a great weekend, see you next year. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 12 hours ago, David Holland 2 said: A much belated thank you to everyone involved with the Winterton autogyro meet this year. What a brilliant weekend, first model aircraft do I've been to in years, and I had a blast. Mine is the Ken Wallis lookalike "Revolver" and although Richard test flew and trimmed it for me at the 2019 (I think, the last one, anyway) NATS and I managed to fly it myself, I have struggled to get it airborne since. He, and several others, spent a great deal of time over that weekend showing, and talking me through the take-off technique and today, the first opportunity since July, I successfully flew it at my home club site. It aroused a great deal of interest from my club mates, several of whom scuttled off home to dig out the relevant RCM&E back number!! It is going to be a regular flyer from now on. There were several examples of another pusher autogyro, the Mantis, I think, at Winterton. One of your designs, I believe, Richard? Was it ever published and are the plans available? Thanks again, everyone, for a great weekend, see you next year. David David, Good to hear you have had a flight since we all met up. We are meeting up again this Sunday in Warwickshire, Its advertised over on FB but oddly not here. Anyone interested PM Steve Jones 2 for further info. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 A few snippets of footage I've put together of our modest get together a few Sundays ago, not far from Birmingham airport at the Heart of England MFC. We will be having another outing (weather permitting) this coming Sunday down South. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted March 5, 2022 Author Share Posted March 5, 2022 2022 UK International Gyro meet will once again be hosted at Winterton Model Flying club over the weekend of 17th -19th June. All required info is on the poster, any questions just ask here or give Cali a bell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted May 21, 2022 Author Share Posted May 21, 2022 On 05/03/2022 at 17:03, Richard Harris said: 2022 UK International Gyro meet will once again be hosted at Winterton Model Flying club over the weekend of 17th -19th June. All required info is on the poster, any questions just ask here or give Cali a bell. Just bumping back up as we are 4 weeks away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Jones 2 Posted May 21, 2022 Share Posted May 21, 2022 Best weekend of the year . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 What a weekend, we were blessed with fine weather on every day with well over 100 model autogyros appearing of all shapes and sizes (and only one ARTF!). The largest model there was Harold Booms own designed pusher, he travelled from Germany and managed to shoe horn 3 models into his 1980's VW Golf. This model has been developed over a couple of years with a few crashes along the way to get where it is today, it is now vice free and powered by a Moki 5 cylinder radial it's sports 4.5m rotors, he flew it many times over the weekend. The ducting around the motor was added due to overheating of a couple of cylinders, this houses a fan unit which is incorporated onto the prop driver. An outstanding model. I will upload more videos and photos in the coming days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Here is a video of small clips I have put together, taken over the weekend of our fly in a few weekend ago, enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted July 31, 2022 Author Share Posted July 31, 2022 We will be having an Autogyro Fly In next Saturday the 6th August at a club in Peterborough, all are welcome. If you intend on flying then BMFA insurance is a must. Directions for Peterborough (parcs) new field. The nearest postcode is PE6 9AG From the village of Peakirk, take the road to Deeping Gate Called Peakirk road. This goes over a bridge which is over a river/stream, Then past the 1st turning on left (Church Street). Continue on another 800 yds or so and the field will be on the right, with a dirt track down the side. Park on the dirt track. We can fly from 10am until dusk. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share Posted August 7, 2022 A few photos I took yesterday at our meet in Peterborough, couldn't of asked for better weather. One of the local modellers turned up on his bike with his gyro suitably mounted on the back. Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted October 11, 2023 Author Share Posted October 11, 2023 Firstly, Im sorry about the short notice, I forgot to post this here. I will be having a gyro day at my flying club in Kidderminster this Sunday (15th October) with a back up day on the Sunday 22nd if the weather is poor. Flying starts at 10.30am until 14.30 for ic and until 20.00 for electric. BMFA insurance is mandatory if you want to fly, we have an 82db limit @7m rule and a maximum span of 3m. If your interested in popping over to fly, get a gyro set up or just see what we do then send me a PM and I will forward the field location. I will make a decision based on the weather forecast the Friday before and post here. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 Due to the excellent forecast this is a go for tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Harris Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) We were blessed with light winds and basking sun last Sunday, perfect for flying our gyros. A big thanks to all who turned up and helped out, especially Steve Jones who was busy all afternoon letting would be Gyronuts loose on the sticks (there was quite a queueat one stage). It certainly generated interest with some of the die hard fixed wingers to try something new. I took a few photos and a bit of video footage. Next Gyro day will hopefully be in November sometime at The Heart of England Flying Club, not to far from Birmingham Airport. I will post the date once we known. Rich Edited October 17, 2023 by Richard Harris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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