www.PSFmagazine.com | February-March 2017 | 27 Support Our Advertisers The trip was the experience of a lifetime, and I can’t adequately express my gratitude to Dayton. Not only was it very nice of him to take a rookie gyro pilot with him in the first place, but to sit in the back for 22 of the hours of flight, and to only do a fraction of the flying himself, while essentially giving the world’s longest extended flying lesson, really went above and beyond. Without his expertise, I wouldn’t have dared to make such a substantial cross-country flight myself, and I’ll always be grateful for the opportunity and experience. For anyone contemplating a long cross-country trip, the gyro is a fantastic vehicle in which to experience it. The combination of open-cockpit flying, low down (for the most part) and the immunity to turbulence makes it a tremendous way to experience flying. To be able to do it across such a vast area of fascinating and very varied landscape felt like a true privilege. Can’t wait to plan my next one! • • Total for the day: 477 mi, 7.0 flying hours • Overall total: 1527mi, 23.2 flying hours
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