Well-known Glasair III builder Terry Morris and his passenger,
Erin Bartone, both of Tamarac, FL, survived a mishap at Sun-n-Fun
without serious injuries. Nonetheless, it was a close call that
left Ms Bartone slightly injured. Terry's award-winning Glasair,
"Jawbreaker," wound up inverted and leaking fuel, "substantially
damaged" according to the NTSB investigator.
Do It by Moonlight!!!
With weather more reminiscent of a spring evening up north
(that's cool, dry and clear for those who can't remember) the last
glows of pinks and oranges faded in the west and the night air show
at Lakeland was about to begin.
A $5 bill was the fee to attend the dynamic light show. For
that small payment four of the five categories of aircraft were
represented during the hour plus show and even "Elvis" sang a few
songs.
As more and more about gyroplane stability and control is
understood more and more widely, an effective horizontal stabilizer
and powerful rudder are important tools to counteract any pitch
instability, and wind-induced yaw, respectively.
Nobody takes stability and control more seriously than Jim Mayfield
and the gang at American Autogyro Incorporated, of Buckeye,
Arizona, and the AAI Sparrowhawk gyro has a large, cruciform tail -
an empennage that means business.
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