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I heard a rumor that it’s supposed to be Spring now, but I’m not believing it. I’ve seen that some of you are brave enough to go out and fly in the cold and snow, however. Personally, I’ll wait to try to catch a ride until it warms up! Before I get into this issue, I do want to make a correction on an article in the last issue. For the Rotorvox gyroplane, where it was stated that the seats are fixed and the pedals are adjustable, it should have been reversed: the seats are adjustable and the pedals are fixed. The price was also incorrectly reported, and should have been $165,000 usd, inclusive of the builders assistance program. Thanks to Cobus Burger, the usa dealer for the Rotorvox, for pointing this out to us! After 14 years, Kevin Szalapski decided that it was time to replace the prop on his trike. He’s given us a short review of the brand of prop that he chose. Christine Toevs has been making some long cross-country flights in her Titanium Explorer gyro, and she’s kindly written an article telling us about the adventure, with pictures to admire. From Roy, we have a list of the top 10 things that he likes to check during a mini-preflight. When he’s just stopped flying for a short time and will be going right back up, these are the things that he considers to be important to check back up on. For the 2017 Arizona Flying Circus, Jeff Hamann started a cross-country flight from his base in California to the event. His report on that was in the August/September 2017 issue of psf. In this issue, Jeff has Part II of his attempt, which he completed for the 2018 event. Poor Jeff, however, was a bit disappointed once he completed his journey! From Jim King, we have the story of the cause of Jeff’s disappointment. Jean Francois Chabaud decided that he might like to compete in the 2018 Icarus Trophy to be held in late July in Africa. Therefore, he conducted a practice run, from his home in New Mexico to the Salton Sea event in California earlier this year. Jean Francois contributed his pictures from his practice flight for this story. From Dan Johnson, we have reports on some interesting developments in the world of personal flight. The skies may be about to become rather crowded. And now, I’ll let you get to reading, while I go outside and walk my new Moral Support Canine Alec (who took over the job from my late Cody), before it begins to snow yet again. Happy Spring – eventually! Editorial
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