New Gyroplane has arrived! Pics inside.

[stabbed rat]

My Dad sold his previous MT03 Gyro over a year ago, expecting this new Calidus to turn up within a few months. A year and a half later, he finally has it!

He brought it home today so i took a few snaps to share. Hope you enjoy.

[Hugo a Gogo]

wow! that's ace

what'll it do, mister?

[stabbed rat]

Hugo a Gogo said:

wow! that's ace

what'll it do, mister?

As it happens I'm not too sure, i will find out for you though tomorrow. I know it has a 4 cly. boxer turbo engine from Rotax, but that's about as far as I know. I also know it only used 18 litres of fuel in about 1.5 hours of cruising today, SO much better than the old Gyro which was an open top one. (very similar plane but slower, less economical, less refined and a couple of years older)

[mrloudly]

Saw my first one flying yesterday. There's a private strip just to the North of Sywell adjacent to the A43. Flew past last night low and one was just taking off.
Mate of mine (Gary Masters) been doing some work on one. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=19661189370...
If you want a trip out you're more than welcome to come and land at my strip here (Naseby Northants). I'm seriously tempted, saw one at "SPLASH" 2 years ago and they look the dog's!
PM me for the Lat Long if you want to drop in, kettle's always on

Edited by mrloudly on Thursday 24th March 04:28

Edited by mrloudly on Thursday 24th March 04:37

[dudleybloke]

i'd love one!

[stabbed rat]

mrloudly said:

Saw my first one flying yesterday. There's a private strip just to the North of Sywell adjacent to the A43. Flew past last night low and one was just taking off.
Mate of mine (Gary Masters) been doing some work on one. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=19661189370...
If you want a trip out you're more than welcome to come and land at my strip here (Naseby Northants). I'm seriously tempted, saw one at "SPLASH" 2 years ago and they look the dog's!
PM me for the Lat Long if you want to drop in, kettle's always on

Edited by mrloudly on Thursday 24th March 04:28

Edited by mrloudly on Thursday 24th March 04:37

Thanks for the kind offer, I will let my dad know and then when we get time to go for a decent fly, we may well pop over. It will make a nice change from going to leicster airport for breakfast!

[mrloudly]

No worries, let me know if you want the grid and I'll let you know how to get in ;-)

Cheers

Andy

[stabbed rat]

How riude of me, If you ever want a trip to Nottingham then put door will always be open too just pm me. I don't know what you fly, our strip isn't 100% flat so may not be ideal for much more than a chopper or gyro though

[mrmaggit]

Now that looks nice.

[stabbed rat]

Thank you it was flying about earlier lovely sight to see

[Ed5995]

The white powder substance in the bags is very intiguing! Is thats what's paying for the gyroplane? ;-)
Really nice gyroplane

[stabbed rat]

I knew someone would mention that! as it happens, it's is kind of what's paying for the gyroplane. Just not what you think it's actually nearly 5/6 tonnes of sawdust...from our kitchen manufacturing business, the more dust we make the more kitchens we have made which means more toys like gyro planes

[Kudos]

stabbed rat said:

various pics of a nice machine

Out of interest, and hopefully not too personal a question, but what sort of money are you talking for one of these?

[stabbed rat]

Kudos said:

stabbed rat said:

various pics of a nice machine

Out of interest, and hopefully not too personal a question, but what sort of money are you talking for one of these?

I'm actully not too sure, Dad bought and paid for it about a year ago and then sat and waited for it until now...

On someones URL link above, someone states about 80k for them. Prices will be going up shortly due to tax. The same happened on the last one, we managed to get in before the tax gets sutck on and get it at better price.

[JonnyFive]

Another question;

Does it take off and land like a plane.. On a runway, or like a chopper?

Very very cool!

[rhinochopig]

A gyro thread without this picture. For shame.



OP, gyros used to have an awful rep for falling out of the sky, have things improved with them, or they still a bit 'twitchy'?

[stabbed rat]

JonnyFive said:

Another question;

Does it take off and land like a plane.. On a runway, or like a chopper?

Very very cool!

Take off is more like a plane but with a good headwind can be up in a very short distance. Landing is more chopper like but still needs a run way. Once again, with a headwind it speeds it up and you can almost land on the spot.

Wind is the biggest key to take off and landing.

[stabbed rat]

rhinochopig said:

A gyro thread without this picture. For shame.



OP, gyros used to have an awful rep for falling out of the sky, have things improved with them, or they still a bit 'twitchy'?

Massive improvements, especially 2 seaters. Single seaters can still be a bit pendulum like though. 2 seaters like ours are probably more stable than a plane or helicopter tbh, if the engine dies then you will just slowly glide down aNd you can still land, without having to emergency/crash land etc...

[JonnyFive]

stabbed rat said:

JonnyFive said:

Another question;

Does it take off and land like a plane.. On a runway, or like a chopper?

Very very cool!

Take off is more like a plane but with a good headwind can be up in a very short distance. Landing is more chopper like but still needs a run way. Once again, with a headwind it speeds it up and you can almost land on the spot.

Wind is the biggest key to take off and landing.

Cool!

And where can you go in it? Anywhere you like? Obviously not main airports as I'd imagine you'd have the Police chopper to you quite quickly but other than that is it free for all?

[stabbed rat]

JonnyFive said:

Cool!

And where can you go in it? Anywhere you like? Obviously not main airports as I'd imagine you'd have the Police chopper to you quite quickly but other than that is it free for all?

Anywhere you like really, you need permission to enter controlled air space such as east midlands...

You can go over to France if you like...