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   oldfred | Feb 27, 2006 03:08am | #1

   Congratulations!

   I've been following your thread from the start and have enjoyed the entire process.  You are the master of all things that go up and around.

   Thanks for sharing all of this with us. 

   oldfred

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   Shep | Feb 27, 2006 03:24am | #2

   more cool pics!

    thanks.

3. 
   calvin | Feb 27, 2006 03:48am | #3

   Nicely done Stan.

   Don't forget to wave.

   A great place for Information, Comraderie, and a sucker punch.

   Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.

   Quittin' Time

    

4. 
   TGNY | Feb 27, 2006 04:36am | #4

   Congratulations Stan. Hats off to you.

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   BoJangles | Feb 27, 2006 06:31am | #5

   Stan,  That is great!!!!   Just out of curiosity,  how did you find the handling of this copter compared to the last one you had?  Was it almost exactly the same...or was there a new learning curve?

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   dustinf | Feb 27, 2006 06:33am | #6

   Fantastic. 

   My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard
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   ponytl | Feb 27, 2006 06:54am | #7

   Stan...that is so sweet  reminded me of the feeling i had first fixed wing solo @ 16yo  somethings you never forget... ( like ok i got her up... can i really get her down)

     I use to ride dirt bikes with an old guy who was one  of (maybe self proclaimed)  the fathers of  small homebuilt gyros (his garage wall was pasted with news articals from the late 40's early 50's) Alec Barnett 

   I use to listen to stories for hours about them... before they powered them they pulled em behind boats on the mississippi river then later used McCulluah (sp) air cooled motors... his garage was full of the old parts and each held a story... most when i'd ask about something he'd start with "that d*&% part tried to kill me"

   nice work and congrats... your skills amaze me

   p

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   Gunner | Feb 27, 2006 06:56am | #8

   Way to go Stan.

    

    

   Ugha Chaka! Ugha Chaka! Ugha, Ugha, Ugha, Chaka!

9. 
   butcher | Feb 27, 2006 07:06am | #9

   Stan been following the thread. You are the man that makes things go up , down, and around. Way to go.

10. 
    JohnT8 | Feb 27, 2006 07:59am | #10

    Woohoo!  Back in the air again!

    What happend to 'not gonna fly it until the end of March'?  But either way, it looks like I was closest in the pool:

    http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=63270.43

    And it wasn't too long ago that it looked like:

    View Image

     

    jt8

    "Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame."  -- Erica Mann Jong

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   StanFoster | Feb 27, 2006 02:34pm | #11

   Thanks all for the comments.

    

    

   John:   A couple of things happened that got me into the air.  I found out that a logbook endorcement that I had a year ago satisfied my insurance company.  I also just got the feel of it much quicker and away I went.  It handled like a dream.

    

   Stan

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   BungalowJeff | Feb 27, 2006 09:14pm | #12

   Nice shots and great threads! Is there a skyhook kit for the gyrocopter? You can deliver your stairs through skylights!...that's not a mistake, it's rustic

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    TKanzler | Feb 27, 2006 09:47pm | #13

    "It was worth the 502 it took to build it."

    Uhm, 502 what?  I've been only loosely following it's progress, since I haven't flown in almost 20 years, and it's probably better for me that I not get too interested.

    Be seeing you...

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   StanFoster | Feb 28, 2006 03:45am | #14

   I forgot to put in the word..."hours" after 502.

    

   Stan

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   DavidxDoud | Feb 28, 2006 04:01am | #15

   good work Stan - congratulations and thanks for taking us along -

    

    

    "there's enough for everyone"

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   StanFoster | Feb 28, 2006 06:23am | #16

   Thank you all for the kind comments.  I was glad to share the build and will share the views as well.

    

    

   Stan

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    custombuilt | Mar 03, 2006 01:18am | #17

    Congrats!  I haven't been in to check on your progress for a while, but it seems like you got another Stan Foster materpiece~

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   StanFoster | Mar 04, 2006 07:28am | #18

   Just been flying this thing all over.  I am pleased as could be how it handles.  It will fly itself with my hands and feet off the controls.  I just go along for the ride.

    

   Stan

   
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   MikeSmith | Mar 04, 2006 07:41am | #19

   stan.. who took this pic ?

   View ImageMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   JeffBuck | Mar 04, 2006 09:36am | #20

   didn't ya hear Mike ...

    

   they're putting Air Marshalls on all the flights these days!

   Jeff    Buck Construction

    Artistry In Carpentry

        Pittsburgh Pa

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   MikeSmith | Mar 04, 2006 02:40pm | #21

   yeah, i knew that... what was i thinking ?Mike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

2. 
   stinky | Mar 04, 2006 02:52pm | #22

   Stan in the movie the Aviator( I know you watched it) Dicaprio has this sh.t eating grin on his face while he is test flying one of his flying beasts. Did I detect that same expression  on your face that only a experimental pilot would display?

   Great job. stinky

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   StanFoster | Mar 04, 2006 04:49pm | #23

   Mike:   That was my long arm taking that shot.  I cant take passengers until I have 40 hours logged.

    

    

   Stan

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   MikeSmith | Mar 04, 2006 05:04pm | #24

   i  prefer the sky marshall.. adds dramaMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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   StanFoster | Mar 04, 2006 07:39pm | #25

   some more

   
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   custombuilt | Mar 04, 2006 09:42pm | #26

   Sam-- You da man!

   And I want one!

   Now if only I could put one together with stuff from the junkyard....

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   brownbagg | Mar 05, 2006 01:19am | #28

   is it legal to fly over cities. traffic getting bad. could fly to work.. 2+3=7

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   StanFoster | Mar 05, 2006 05:09am | #29

   You can put skis and floats on these.   You can fly over populated areas as long as you maintain 1000 feet altitude over anything within a 2000 foot radius.  

    

   Stan

4. 
   WNYguy | Mar 06, 2006 05:35am | #30

   Stan, I've been following your threads, too.  Awesome job!  Very cool.

   Allen

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   StanFoster | Mar 06, 2006 03:04pm | #31

   Allen:   Thanks.   Flying gyrocopters is about as much a passion on me as building stairways.   Both climb and turn.....one makes money....the other takes money.    <G>

    

   Stan

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    BoJangles | Mar 04, 2006 11:35pm | #27

    Stan,  Can you put skis on the Sparrowhawk??   How about floats...or is that completely out of the question?