On static display at the Avalon Airshow 2009

This interesting, one-off, homebuilt gyro was a visitor to the Penfield Christmas barbeque from Lethbridge.

This interesting, one-of, homebuilt gyro was a visitor to the Penfield Christmas barbeque from Lethbridge.

The rather spartan instrument panel of this homebuilt gyro has everything you need. At the top is a portable GPS & note the safety lanyard tying it on! Below is a liquid compass, VSI, ASI & altimeter, and below them are temperature gauges, the engine instruments and, at bottom, a stopwatch and hourmeter. A box on the left of the pilot's seat (out of frame) contains the throttle, mag switches and a hand-held VHF radio. Not much protection for the pilot though - no wonder they wear freezer suits!