Arizona Rotors, 10556 W. Avalon Drive, Avondale, AZ 85323 - Phone (602)
877-9760 - E-mail: arizonarotors@msn.com.
Dual flight training under 5209 exemption. Complete training through
CFI. Gyro ratings issued by examiner on staff. Train in tandem trainer,
Air & Space 18A. Helicopter training in a Brantly. Three gyro CFI's
and gyro examiner on staff.
RotorWay International, 4141 W. Chandler Boulevard, Chandler,
AZ 85226 - Phone (602) 961-1001, Fax (602) 961-1514 - E-mail: rotorway@primenet.com
- Website: www.rotorway.com For RotorWay helicopter customers only. A three-phase maintenance and
flight orientation program. Designated Flight Examiner available for Private
Pilot checkrides. Train in RotorWay Exec 162F. No weekend flight training,
weight limitation of 210 pounds per person. Training is done in factory
helicopters.
Arkansas
Airborne Flight Training Center, Rt 3 Box 179, Ozark, AR 72949 - Phone
(501) 996-7291 or (501) 635-8251 Train with Thomas Gage, CFI Gyro/Helo with 5209 exemption or Ken Turner,
CFI. Solo signoffs through CFI. Checkrides done by DPE/CFI Ken Turner,
Gyro/Helo. Solo signoffs through CFI. Ground school offered. Gyro training
in Air Command tandem with Subaru power, helicopter training in R22 or
Hughes 500. Train year-round if weather permits. $120 per lesson.
Ron's Gyros, P. O Box 51, Elpaso, AR 72045 - Phone (501)
279-6465 Flight training year-round under 5209 exemption. Ground school instructions.
FAA written exams on location. Operated by Ron Menzie, CFI/Gyroplane and
Steve Menzie. Train in open-frame tandem gyroplane trainer, RAF 2000 side-by-side.
$100 per hr. Information package and training outline available on
request. Contains photos of the gyroplanes used for training. Call first.
California
Ken Brock Manufacturing, 11852 Western Avenue, Stanton, CA 90680 - Phone
(714) 898-4366 - E-mail: sales@kenbrockmfg.com
- Website: www.kenbrockmfg.com Basic two-hour introductory course. Covers proper rotor blade spinup,
takeoffs and landings. Teaches respect for the machine. $350 course. Train
in two-place towed machine. All training is one-on-one. Weekdays only by
appointment We furnish all the equipment.
West Coast Gyroplane Service 497 Edison Ct.
Suite C Suisun City, Ca. 94585
Phone 707-864-0704 Fax 707-864-8737 E-mail
gbgyro@aol.com Instruction given in an RAF 2000 gyroplane, two-seat side-by-side for
Private through Commercial. All training meets or exceeds the FAA requirements
from takeoff to cross-country and night flying. Training is $120 per hour
Train with Gary Brewer, CFI/Gyroplane under 5209 exemption. Home base is
Nut Tree airport in Vacaville, Ca. (South of Sacramento)
Florida
Tom E. Adams, 1855 Overlook Drive, Winter Haven, FL 33884 - Phone (813)
325-0000 CFI Rotorcraft/Gyroplane and Helicopter will train for proficiency
or ratings, all time logged. Non-busy airport with control tower. Ground
school with helpful books, videos. Train in Air Command 532 open-frame
gyro and Brantly B2B helicopter. All flight maneuvers to meet FAR Parts
61, 91, 103, including full power-off emergency procedures (except helicopters).
$100/hour gyro, $135/hour helicopter. Call evenings for more details.
Dofin Fritts, 6081 Four Star Road, Molino, FL 32577 - Phone (904)
587-2504, Fax (904) 587-5728 - E-mail: gyrocfi@aol.com.
Flight training for all ratings under 5209 exemption. RAF sales/training
center. Train from 0 time through CFI in open and enclosed gyros. Gyro
available for required solo time. Train in RAF 2000, Parsons tandem, Air
Command side-by-side. Train/vacation year-round with family on beautiful
Gulf Coast, Pensacola, FL area. Short drive to Biloxi, MS casinos and New
Orleans. Will travel for groups. RAF and group training packages. Train
7 days per week.
William R. Ortmayer, 81 Brockton Lane, Palm Coast, FL 32137 - Phone/fax
(904) 445-5069 - E-mail: billortmayer@usa.net Train with Bill Ortmayer, CFI/Gyroplane under 5209 exemption. Signoffs
for 90-day solo, can recommend for private, commercial and recreational
engine ratings. FAA written exams. Ground school video $25. Train in Parsons
tandem with Mazda rotary engine and 30-ft RAF blades. Intro package $350
(4 flights, ground school, tape, flight manual). Instruction $100/hour.
Training by appointment only at Flagler County Airport 365 days/year, 90
minutes from Orlando, 30 minutes from Daytona Beach. Call for group rates.
Georgia
Steve McGowan, Rt 1 Box 1025 Patton Rd., Cray, GA 31032 - Phone (912)
986-1820 or (912) 952-2092 Train with CFI/Gyro-Helo under 5209 exemption. Ground school available
for gyro trainer and helicopter. Prep for written and practical test and
signoffs. Recreational through CFI. Train in Parsons Tandem. Training by
appointment only. Weight limit 230 lbs. For pricing call 8 a.m.-11 a.m.
or leave message. Winter training according to weather. Due to volume,
call-backs need be collect.
Curtiss Patten, Rt 1 Box 338, Hoboken, GA 31542 - Phone (912)
458-3349 Flight training with CFI/Gyroplane in RAF 2000 side-by-side gyroplane
under PRA 5209 exemption.
Idaho
NorthWest Gyrocopters, 336 N 1810 E, St. Anthony, ID 83445 - Phone (208)
624-3135, Fax (208) 624-3136 - E-mail: plat@netstep.net High-time instructor Dave Noack, CFI/Gyroplane, teaches you to fly
and gives you an in-depth understanding of safety issues and the dynamics
of gyro flight. Train in tandem SnoBird Adventurer. Flight instruction
$100/hour, ground instruction $30/hour.
Illinois
Indiana
Gary Goldsberry, CFI, 401 S. Alabama Street, Indianapolis, IN 46225
- Phone (317) 996-2487 (home), (317) 632-7012 (work), Fax (317) 632-3446
- E-mail: gsgold@ccrtc.com Train with CFI-Gyro/Helo at non-busy airport under 5209 exemption for
proficiency or ratings. All time logged. Ground school available with helpful
book and videos. Gyroplane training in Parsons-type tandem with Arrow power.
Helicopter training in Brantly B2B. All maneuvers to meet FAR Parts 61,
91, 103. Written test, signoffs available. Weekends only by appointment.
Duane Hunn, Sr., P. O. Box 526, Knox, IN 46534 - Phone/fax (219)
772-8072 Experienced CFI/Gyroplane now has a home at the Starke County Airport
in Knox, Indiana, servicing the five-state surrounding area. Instruction
given in an RAF 2000 gyroplane, two-seat side-by-side for Private through
CFI. All training meets or exceeds the FAA requirements from takeoff to
cross-country and night flying. Training is $120 per hour which includes
ground school under 5209 exemption. Duane Hunn is also the current president
of the AskFirst Society or CFI instructors of gyroplanes.
Silas Smith, CFI, 11709 W. 117th St., Cedar Lake, IN 46303 - Phone
(219) 374-4604 (evenings) - Work (emergency only) (847) 329-2070 -
Fax (847) 329-2075 - E-mail: silas.smith_86@gsbalum.uchicago.edu.
Gyroplane flight training available in side-by-side Lycoming-powered
Marchetti Avenger, SnoBird tandem (fall of '98) and McCulloch J-2. Training
is conducted on the weekends by appointment only at the Lansing, Illinois
airport located 25 miles south of Chicago. Lansing is the home of SnoBird
Aircraft and of PRA Chapter 18, which has over 25 gyroplanes based on the
field. Lansing is also home of the official PRA 18 crash dummy recently
seen on the "Wild Chicago" TV show.
Kentucky
Farrington Aircraft Corp., 4460 Shemwell Lane, Padacuh, KY 42003 - Phone
(502) 898-2403, (800) 326-8556 - E-mail: fac@hcis.net
Website: www.farringtonacft.com.
Gyroplane, helicopter and airplane. Programs for student through flight
instructor. FAA examiner on staff.Train in Air & Space 18A, TwinStar
gyroplane, Robinson R-22 helicopter, Cessnas. Training for Recreational
and Private rotorcraft ratings under FAA Exemption 5209 in experimental
gyro. Certificated aircraft for commercial and flight instructor ratinqs.
Free brochure on requirements and rates.
Maryland
Christopher R. Burgess, 3117 Basford Rd., Frederick, MD 21703 - Phone
(301) 874-5251 - E-mail: gyrocfi@erols.com Instruction by gyro-rated CFI. Control touch training on the Burgess
simulator available. Training available in your own two-place machine.
Solo your machine only. Training by appointment only. Twinstar introduction
flights available.
Massachusetts
Jim Nardi, 24 George Allen Rd., West Brookfield, MA 01585-2925 - Phone
(508) 867-2982 - E-mail: pjnardi@ma.ultranet.com.
Instruction in Air & Space 18A, $90 wet, $30/hr instruction, primary
students through commercial and CFI. Aircraft based at Stow, MA (Minute
Man Field, 6B6). Will instruct in other gyros by appointment. Instructor
ratings: CFIAI/SMEL/ATP, Comm-helicopter, Comm-gyroplane, CFI-gyroplane.
Michigan
Doyle Watkins, 8140 Laberdee Road, Britton, Ml 49229 - Phone (517) 497-3952 Training by Gyroplane CFI. Ground school available. Signoffs available
for student pilot, solo. gyro flight test. Train in RAF 2000 dual-seat
side-by-side enclosed gyro. Price $100. Training available any time, year-round.
New York
Trans America Rotorcraft, Ltd., 163 Primrose Road, Williston Park, NY
11596 - Phone (516) 746-3427 Training for solo through CFI ratings. Flight and ground instruction
by Demetrios (Jim) Logan, CFI/Rotorcraft-helicopter and gyroplane, advanced
ground instructor. Train in RAF 2000 dual-seat side-by-side powered by
Subaru Legacy 130 hp engine. Year-round flight training by appointment
only. Training for solo through CFI ratings.
Ohio
Whirlwing Rotorcraft Mfg., Alderfer Commander Division, 4278 Shafor
Road, Hamilton, OH 45011 Flight familiarization by Ed Alderfer. For persons who will operate
as ultralight pilots. Training under exemption 6080. $65 per hour. Each
session: 9 takeoffs, 9 pattern flights, 9 landings. Power-off landings,
PIO prevention. Train in Air Command side-by-side or tandem with Subaru
power. Weekends, May through September by appointment. Many emergency procedures
practiced. Will check out your own machine, test fly and trim. Pilot weight
limit 210 lbs. Info $3.
Ontario
Simdel Flight Academy, P. O. Box 7, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada N3Y 4K8
- Phone (519) 428-1568 Instruction for U.S. or Canada under U.S. CFI Gyroplane and Canadian
Flight Instructor/Gyro. Designated flight examiner (Canada) available.
Ground school on request.Train in RAF 2000 GTX gyro for $150/hour. U.S.:
15 hrs. plus ground school $2,000US. Canada: 15 hrs. plus ground school
$2,500Can. Year-round training 7 days/week. 250 lbs. maximum student weight.
Can get U.S. license.
Oregon
Sport Copter, Inc., 34102 N. Skyway Dr., Scappoose, OR 97056 - Phone
(503) 543-7000 Fax (503) 543-7041 - Website: www.sportcopter.com Gyroplane, helicopter training by CFI. Personal one-on-one complete
instruction. Ultralight gyro radio-communicated solo instruction for 1-place
ships.Train in McCulloch J-2 certified enclosed gyroplane, Brantly B2A
helicopter (IFR), Sport Copter trainer. Year-round training 7 days a week.
Will check out your own gyroplane and test fly. Emergency procedures and
PIO prevention practiced. Motel close to airport. CFI and examiner on staff.
School issues ratings.
Puerto Rico
Jorge Gonzalez, P. O. Box 730, Arroyo, PR 00714 - Phone (787) 866-5859
- E-mail: patillas@worldnet.att.net Train in Puerto Rico with CFI/Gyroplane. Earn signoffs for solo, solo
cross-country, biennials, all flight checks. Covers all from basics to
PIO avoidance and advanced maneuvers. Train in Bensen B8-O (similar to
Parsons) with Lycoming 0-320. Dual $100/hour. Ground school for recreational
and private: 40 hours $200. Train all year around. Lodging available close
to airport.
South Carolina
Rusty's Rotary Wings, Russell W. Nance, 213 Hickory Hill Tr., elgin
SC 29045, Phone (803) 206-2609, (803) 699-0451 - E-mail: RNance@conterra.com,
Web: http://www.conterra.com/rnance Train with Certified Flight instructor (Rotorcraft Gyroplane and Helicopter)
under PRA 5209E Exemption for gyro instruction. Ground School Available.
Prep for written and practical test. Fly in Air Command Mazda Tandem
gyroplane. Weight limit for training 250 lbs. Orientation flight
weight 300 lbs. Air Command dealer. Discounts given for flight
instruction if new Air Command kit is purchased from us.
South Africa
Aerosport Capetown, P. O. Box 805, Brackenfell 7561, South Africa -
Phone 27-21-9815826, Fax 27-21-9822017, Mobile phone 083 675 3541 -
E-mail: louisvw@iafrica.com Training by full-time microlight instructor Louis van Wyk in a dual-seat
Air Command autogyro. Course normally starts with ground training, followed
by flying. Cost is about R300 per hour. Instuctor has experience in VPM
gyros. Contact Louis van Wyk for more information.
Virginia Lisa de Vries, 5135 North Spring Drive, Roanoke, VA 24019-2621 -
Phone (540) 562 1902 - E-mail: profair@bnt.com Training by CFI in RAF 2000 under exemption 5209E. Price is $120.00
an hour.
Do you have any additions or updates to this list of instructors in
experimental rotorcraft? If so, please send your information to PRA, P.
O. Box 68, Mentone, IN 46539 or send E-mail
to PRA.
Information courtesy of Popular
Rotorcraft Association Compiled by Paul Bergen Abbott, former Editor/Publisher, Rotorcraft
magazine
