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Irish Pilot to attempt to fly around the world in an autogryo [message #15]

Sun, 14 March 2010 13:14

denismcnelis
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Registered: February 2010

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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/cancer -survivor-plans-historic-roundtheworld-trip-in-an-autogyro-1 4715001.html

This flight is in progress. There has been an emergency landing
in Thailand and repairs are underway, so the Pilot hopes to be
back in the air very soon. To monitor progress and get updates go
to http://gyroxgoesglobal.blogspot.com to get 'blog' updates. Enjoy.

[Updated on: Sun, 13 June 2010 13:22] by Moderator

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Re: Irish Pilot to attempt to fly around the world in an autogryo [message #38 is a reply to message #15]

Tue, 27 July 2010 19:58

pilot2010
Messages: 5
Registered: January 2010

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It is beginning to appear that this project has stopped.
The machine is in Thailand for some months now and there
seems to be a problem with the certification of the repair
and to make matters worse the monsoon season is now in
full swing in that part of the world. This means heavy
rains and some interesting thunderstorms and CB activity
which would make flying an autogyro rather precarious to
say the least.

The blog link on the origional posting is still active but
the last update has been on the 29th June and at that time
there was no fixed time set for departure for any further flights
further east and then onward to Europe via the Pacific ring.

The blog link is still available but it would appear that the
project probably has been abandoned without comment. In any
case how long can a private individual remain in Thailand
paying for everything and without any real prospect of a
departure date? The man must live in hope I suppose, but I
hope he will formally advise us if the project has been
abandoned so that we can think about other things.

Cheers, Sean.

[Updated on: Tue, 27 July 2010 20:00]

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Re: Irish Pilot to attempt to fly around the world in an autogryo [message #40 is a reply to message #15]

Thu, 05 August 2010 09:28

pilot2010
Messages: 5
Registered: January 2010

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Well done on successful flight to Borneo. We thought that the
attempt had ended due to a long silence, but it now appears to
be very much back on the agenda. Very well done and best wishes
with the remainder of the flight back to Europe.

The link on the 'blog'
http://gyroxgoesglobal.blogspot.com
is active and all can keep up to date with the proceedings,
very best wishes and good luck.

[Updated on: Thu, 05 August 2010 09:30]

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