@Scott what is this Gyropedia? It's it really helpful to understanding what's occurring when you fly?

@mike.ivosevich Right on! I love the softail. My last bike before these was 62 FL in hard tail frame. This bike sits as low but doesn't beat the daylights outta me.

@mike.ivosevich yeah, I'm not looking to fly to get places quicker or avoid the hiway. I'm just using it for therapy. Right now I have 3 motorcycles a 110" S&S special construction (H-D Softail), Suzuki 1200 Bandit, & Honda VFR 800 Interceptor. All 2000 models. They are what I ride for therapy, being on a bike in SoCal has a way of making you focus, so you don't die in traffic here. I'll study the rules & learn my crew position, but I've quit asking the govt for permission to do anything, it's always better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. That applies to both parties, neither of which will win any job performance awards. Sorry about that, rant over. Holler if you ever come to town, I'll buy you a beer or smoothie. Or something.😆

Orange County, CA, in Midway City. Living the dream; well, except for the uncontrolled border, a federal govt being run by a dementia patient & Willie Brown's side chick. I grew up in TX panhandle, & I'm probably going to move back there within next 6-12 mo to Bomb City (AMA). That's when I figure I can really get serious about the flying machine. It costs an arm & leg here in CA to keep an a/c sheltered, or it would be a 2 hr drive each way to stow it in the Inland Empire. I'll convince my cousin to keep it in his garage hopefully. He's been looking at planes too, so maybe a order of 2 at once if all goes well. 😆

Hello, fellow bird people! My name is Kurt, I have zero experience as a pilot. I do have 700+ hrs as a first Mech (2nd Flight Engineer) on KC-130F/R a/c in the Marines. I worked Com/Nav/IFF/Radar & mech was a collateral duty that you could volunteer for, like helo door gunner in Hueys or Phrogs. I'm not a guy that you could get into a helo except by holding a gun on me. I researched gyros, & it has a characteristic that moves from the helo category; it's a true rotary wing & propulsion is a separate prop. That & a/c is in auto rotation all the time in flight, basically. This & being a Part 103 bird works for me. I have no need of being involved with the gov't for any reason I can think of. Nice to be here, as it were, & hope to eventually meet up with you, fellas. Semper Fi!