INTRODUCING !
Retired Air Force Col.Roland Lynn, WWII Veteran, and Retired Air Force Col. Jerry Tiahrt, Viet Nam Veteran
Col Lynn flew 165 combat missions in
World War II (100 in the P-47,(below left), and 65 in the P-51).
Col Tiahrt flew 202 combat missions in Viet Nam in the F-4 Phantom, (below right.)
Lynn grew up here in Waycross and Tiahrt grew up on a farm in
South Dakota.. A ride in Col Tiahrt's Gyrocopter unites these 2
combat veteran fighter pilots in the 21st century of modern sport plane
aviation. Col Tiahrt is always ready to give his fellow pilots a
ride in his unique
Gyrocopter. Most pilots have never flown in a gyrocopter, that
has no wings like a standard airplane. The Gyrocopter uses a
rotating blade to provide lift, with an engine in the rear pushing the
craft forward to maintian flying speed. It is one of aviations
most unique craft, its not a Helicopter, and its not an airplane, but
it uses the principles of both machines. Col Tiahrt built his
gycopter himself as an Experimental Homebuilt.
As usual, a fun time was had by all
Col Roland Lynn (left) and Col Jerry Tiahrt.
Col Tiahrt flew 202 combat missions in Viet Nam in the F-4 Phantom, (below right.)
As usual, a fun time was had by all
Col Roland Lynn (left) and Col Jerry Tiahrt.
