Another Gyro in the news, pilot suffered lower back injuries

[Mitch]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/07/16/1979309.htm

This link should get to the article

Mitch

[Aussie_Paul]

Me thinks it is my lovely old G-100. :yikes:

Aussie Paul. :wave:

[rotor]

Any incident is bad news. :no:

I can only hope his injuries aren't bad and that he makes a full recovery quickly!

Any other info on possible causes?


rotor

[Murray Barker]

Correct Paul, :anger:

[Skyhigh]

As I understand it, I was the only person on site who actually saw G-100 hit the ground. I had visibility of the aircraft at just above tree height on take-off, and can I say that the news article is not 100% correct. He was not practicing landings, and he may have been 800' ASL but not 800' AGL.

I am not authorised to expand any further; however I have visited Stuart in hospital and he has 3 cracked vertibrate (maybe 4, he was having another MRI when I arrived). He has stated that he will no longer be flying his gyro (once repaired) nor his ultralight. He said you don't get two chances at cheating death.

Regards Keith

[niquenaque]

Maaate..

What a munster gyro, how many ponies on the back of that thing are there PB??

Nick.

[Brian]

Sorry to hear the news, we hope and pray for a full recovery.

Its a bit sad to hear Stuart is giving gyro's away

Nick, I reckon its a suby 2.2. Approx 120 horses at full tap.