Vyskov Airport Open Day 08.09.2012

[upnorth]

Hello all:

This past weekend I attended the open day of the small airport in Vyskov, which is in the south east part of the Czech Republic. It was a largely civilian affair hosted by the town's flying club. The event was small, but very active. here's a taster:














I topped the day off with a flight in the An-2:

[PR19_Kit]

Just WHAT is that red autogiro-helicopter thingie? Never seen anything like that before, looks like it was designed by Colani! 

[upnorth]

Just WHAT is that red autogiro-helicopter thingie? Never seen anything like that before, looks like it was designed by Colani! 

That's a Cavalon autogyro:

http://www.auto-gyro.com/en/Cavalon/

[PR19_Kit]

That's a Cavalon autogyro:

http://www.auto-gyro.com/en/Cavalon/

Thanks for that, a seriously impressive looking device. 

[Spey_Phantom]

nice pictures, a very nice selection of aircraft