New Posts - 1998
July 1998
Electrifying the Gyrobee Design details of the new electric model engine prerotator on the Gyrobee.
The Honeybee. Preliminary details on the new Honeybee gyro - the next stage in the evolution of the Gyrobee.
Completions. Added some photos from Doc Watson project to the Completions page.
August 1998
Gyrobee Performance on a 447. Added a new page of digital flight log data, documenting flight performance on the Rotax 447.
Summer 1998. Some of the fly-in events the Gyrobee has and will be attending this summer.
The Digital Side. Check out this page (from the Rotorbyte Home Page) for a whole bunch of new goodies:
- The complete Digipod Installation and Operation Manual - available for download in .pdf format.
- Digipod
File Management Software - PC compatible software that lets you download and view Digipod flight logs. This is a downloadable .zip file that contains the program and several sample log files.
- The Electric VDU Controller
- the engineering package (in .pdf format) for the electric controller circuits.
Builders Corner. Check this out for a new page on set-up of the Gyrobee rotor system.
September 1998
Gyrobee Logo. Back in 1991 I worked up a little logo for the Gyrobee so that we could have some t-shirts made up. You can download the file for this logo from the Gyrobee Home page.
Page Upgrades. Most of the pages on the site were upgraded with new editing tools for a more pleasant mixing of text and pictures.
The Completions page was updated with pictures of Geoff Tabor's Gyrobee, which is now flying, and pictures of Doc Watson's sharp composite tail.
October 1998
An In-Progress page was added to highlight pictures and web pages of Gyrobee builders
The Completions page was edited so that it now is devoted entirely to aircraft that are now flying. Jim Field's HoneyBee is now posted on this page.
Both of the pages above can also be accessed from the Builders Corner, which was updated to include GyroTech as a kits/components supplier and a new .PDF file package that documents the LEAF dynafocal engine mount, which is no longer available.
The Technical Side page was updated with a new link on taking photos from your gyro.
The HoneyBee page was up-dated with some flying photos and linked to the Gyrobee Home Page.
Bees Invade Fowlerville page was added, describing some neat cross-country adventures with both the HoneyBee and Gyrobee. This page was also linked to the HoneyBee and Summer 1998 Events pages.
The Gyrobee Documentation page has been completely revised. The main documentation file has been reduced from 4.6 megabytes to just 2.4 megabytes, which means the file will download in about half the time! A .ZIP version of the new file is also available, which can let you avoid the hassle of having Acrobat running during the file download. In addition to being smaller, the new file also contains a two-page insert on the LEAF dynafocal engine mount, which is no longer available. Minor text revisions add Aerotec as a supplier and the availability of the HoneyBee gyro kit.
The Revisions page has been updated to permit you do download the text revisions on the new version. The text is in WORD format, which makes for a fast download, after which you can print the file with your word processor (not Acrobat). You can also download the dynafocal mount documentation (2-pages) in .PDF format.
November 1998
The Builders Corner now has a .PDF version of Doc Watson's plans and text for his composite tail group.
Some additonal photos and a bit of text were added to the Bees Invade Fowlerville page.
New photos were added to the HoneyBee page.
New page added on the new Digipod II instrument panel/flight recorder, including a revised copy of the manual, via PDF download.
New page added with a Personal Profile. Find out more than you every wanted to know about the shadowy and mysterious force behind the Rotorbyte Web Site!
