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Research Library

Please go to the downloads page for unpublished information and articles.

The Books and DVD's page has a list of books and other media.

Opening of the Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum

Click This Link for the ReporterOnline.com article.

Offical Museum Web Page

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Articles by Tim O'Connor

EAA Sport Pilot and Light Sport Aircraft, December 2004

Intro and update for Sport Pilots

Rotorcraft Articles

Article: How to keep your airport gyroplane friendly

Article: Mentone Convention 2004

Article: Bensen Days 2004

Want to know about gyroplanes? Flyer in Pagemaker format ( newest version )

Right Click and Choose 'save as' to download.

Or.. Now in Adobe Acrobat .PDF format Click HERE

PRA Chapter 62 Custom flyer is HERE

Chapter Newsletters

Microsoft Word Format

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2003 Newsletters, PRA Chapter 34

2003 September Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

2003 October Page 1, Page 2

2003 November Page 1, Page 2, Page 3

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2004 Newsletters, PRA Chapter 34

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2004 March Page 1

2004 April Page 1, Page 2

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2004 June Page 1, Page 2

2004 July Page 1, Page 2

2004 August Page 1, Page 2

2004 September --Missing--

2004 October Page 1, Page 2

2004 November Page 1, Page 2

2004 December Page 1

2005 Newsletters, PRA Chapter 34

2005 January Page 1

2005 February Page 1

2005 March

Articles by Greg Gremminger

The following information is written by Greg Gremminger and taken from the www.magnigyro.com web site.


NEW Glossary of Gyroplane Terms
Why are Magni Rotors so Smooth? (.doc format, click here)
Why are Magni Gyroplanes so Stable? (.doc format, click here)

- Articles -
Gyroplane Stability Misconceptions by Greg Gremminger	NEW Homebuilt Rotorcraft To be published, late 2003
"New Generation" of Gyroplanes by Greg Gremminger	NEW EAA Experimenter To be published, late 2003
Building the Magni M-16 by Lee Blazejewski	Rotorcraft February, 2002
Advice for Aspiring Gyro Pilots by Lee Blazejewski	Rotorcraft February, 2002
Six Days and Five Nights by Lilo Steffen A Cross Country Journey	Rotorcraft September, 2002
The articles below appeared in the PRA Rotorcraft magazine and address gyro safety, control, stability, training and experience issues that are critical to the safe advancement of our sport.
Magni Thrustline - High? (A common question!)	NEW To be published Popular misperceptions
Gyros Can Handle High Winds! A Cultural Paradigm!	September, 2003 Not always true!
Pitch Dampeners for Gyroplanes	February, 2003 What and why needed
Thrustlines and Horizontal Stabilizers	August, 2003 What's right and how to tell
Aviation Decision Making for Gyros	March, 2003 ADM will save lives! IMPORTANT- Please read!
Our Personal Gyro Safety Envelope, Part 1	December, 1999 Prologue / Introduction
Our Personal Gyro Safety Envelope, Part 2	February, 2000 Stability, Maneuverability, Controllability
Our Personal Gyro Safety Envelope, Part 3	April, 2000 Static Moments
Our Personal Gyro Safety Envelope, Part 4	May, 2000 Static and Dynamic Stability
Our Personal Gyro Safety Envelope, Part 5	June, 2000 Stability Tools and Assessing Gyro Stability
Why Rotors Instead of Wings	June 1999 Wind, Energy Storage, Control, Slow Flight, Vert Descents, Glide
Dead Stop Landings	1998 Advantages of a gyroplane - Rotor Energy Storage