Rob Patroney....Going Under!

Mitch · 04-09-2008, 01:10 AM

Good Now I have your attention.

Had occasion to be speaking with a man many of us would call friend couple days ago about the physics involved in widen the chord and reducing the disc size....a question put to me by a enthusiastic bunch of blokes out of South Africa, currently playing as many hours as they can in a shared Xenon.

Exactly, what the hell they asking a twat like me stuff like that....anyway it's all a big learning curve for all of us. The fun part was going to Larry Neal and Rob Patroney, Allan Wardill and others for their views on said matter....I digress.

At the end of our first conversation in quite a while now, I asked how Leanne was and mention to Rob that we were hosting the Nationals 2009 in Northern Tasmania, just up the road from my place at what used to be the local pub. Well bugger me if Rob wasn't tickle pink at the thought of taking leanne and himself on a holiday down this neck of the woods.

Rob asked if we had a two place comming, I said we might have one or two.
I went on to explain that on the Good Friday the Three Peaks Race, departs and the yachts sail out through the heads of the Tamar River. They have not had rain in ten years and they put the race back to 2.oo pm so as to catch any possible afternoon sea breeze...I'm talking 10 15 knots max. last Easter there were 4 choppers filming the event from above the water way. Next year we will be on National TV as we fly the west bank of the Tamar.

Hundreds of families come up from Launceston and park down the end of Garden Island (man made mole extending deep into and across the river mouth) to witness the spectacular departure of the yachts. Multiple small craft on the water also.

We can expect dropin visitor numbers to be high. Exposure to this Nationals is one of our objectives.

So for the Big News Rob Patroney "is going down under",

he called me back and told me that he and Leanne will be attending and he will bring his new two place machine. TIF's and hey we have another manufacturer comming to the event. Another manufacturer....talk about play it down. Rob P makes beautifull rotor blades and knows more about how blades fly and why and how to turn up a prop than anyone else I know of in OZ. So get there, I do believe, apart from turning up undercover at Biggenden (Rob was dressed in blue T shirt and shorts with a straw hat on .....looked like your local market gardener. He Ha Ha.!) that Rob hasn't been to too many Nationals or maybe none ever. Come along and meet the one of the blokes, who help drive this sport forward.

So fellas, you may recall, I have a set of Patroneys that I got to fly on for the first time at Lameroo Nationals 2006 (?) and I am a big fan! Of the Blades and the Man!

Here are some teaser pics, sorry but promotion of the sport is my priority and passion.

Cheers Gents, sorry if I gave you a fright.

Mitch

Mitch · 04-09-2008, 10:34 AM

South East Qld Boys are meeting this weekend to firm up some travel dates to book the Spirit Ferry trip.

Looks like we have at least 6 gyros comming with this crew and one of them is the Rob Patroney two place machine.

Exciting! Rob has the twisted tapered blades on his two place. I am looking forward to a ride in what I hear is a damn fine machine.

Cheers

Mitch.

Mitch.