More sad stories about the 500
On Sunday Nov 29th 1998 Gilbert Armbruster left for a short flight in his Mini-500 and never returned. He was found on Wed Dec 2nd and had not survived the crash. No data is present at this time. I do not think the NTSB has completed their investigation yet. Gil was a great Mini-500 pilot and had logged more than 200 hours in his ship. He spent a lot of time tweaking his aircraft and in February 1998 gava a seminar on balancing of the Mini-500 at our Dallas Meeting. Gil was recently asked to head up our Builders Association because of his dedication to flying and improving the reliability and safety of the Mini-500. Gil was very active on the rec.aviation.rotorcraft forum and was loved and respected by all. The aviation world has lost another great aviator and will be missed by all of us. Say hello to Allen for us Gil........
"In memory of Allen, Gil, and the others that have gone west before him".
