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Old August 7th 03, 01:33 AM
Badwater Bill
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Hi Bill,

Nah. After I came out with mine, a few others came out with cheaper
imitations and the market soon got flooded. I sold about 34 of them
though, which is not bad considering that they were designed
specifically for the RAF because of the canted vertical stab and the
small available market. Mine won't fit on anything else.

I since have had my gyro converted by American Autogyro (Div. of Groen
Bros). She now flies like a 172 on a calm day. It now has centerline
thrust instead of that foot-long too high thrustline the RAF comes
with and that sent so many innocent, poor slobs to their deaths. All
of them were flying without a horizontal stab, which RAF (Don LaFleur)
refrred to as a "contraption." Here's a link to AAI. The main photo
on the main page is my gyro and is on the bottom of the photo page. I
recently turned 406 hours on her.

www.americanautogyro.com

They'll be coming out with their own kits by the end of this year,
using only aircraft grade components and hardware, something RAF never
heard of. Take care.

Ken J. - Sandy A Go


Thanks for the update. You saved a lot of lives. Where flittering
fetters was milking the market with his piece of crap AirCommand,
there were guys like you who were trying to make it better. You have
a good spot in heaven for your efforts. Tony and I followed your
efforts more closely than you might think. You did a good job Ken.
You are to be commended. You made the problem of the high thrust line
in a pusher more docile to the newbee. I really do claim that you are
responsible for saving many lives. You should feel good about
yourself for that. You did a good job.

Best Wishes,

BWB