damn i envy you i always wanted to fly.
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best quote ever:: "Those Gas-Turbine style warehouse heaters arent illegal, and neither is remote controlling one as far as I know."

Its certainly a buzz.. The flying armchair is one of the most exciting things I've done in life.

A lot of work though. about $12k to build, $2k to learn, and about 1 year of time to build and train.. and you need to keep your wits about you. a lot of guys die from being stupid when you are thumbing your nose at the force of gravity.

I'm glad I did it though. Sitting in an 100km/hr open chair 500 feet up over the beach as the sun sets on a warm day in a T-Shirt and shorts makes you feel like king of the world.
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or you could do the danny deckchair thing.
strap 100 weather ballons to a deckchair and go for a ride
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best quote ever:: "Those Gas-Turbine style warehouse heaters arent illegal, and neither is remote controlling one as far as I know."

LOL for the answer....


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Brett, those gyro`s are really amazing, fantabulous machines!
And you`re still alive and everything!

Yeah brett thats an awsome piece of handiwork thar!
Good thing you fly rc planes jeff... that last crash looked very nasty!
When are you going to take out that heli for a spin?!
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Soon, Angus, soon.
I just got the training wheels and some other bits.

I didn`t tell Brett I got a little electric heli yet because I crashed it!
Wrong thread anyway!

hey why dosnt the myth buster test it
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Its ok, this is the off-topic area.. you're free to ramble about anything you like in here, especially when the original thread topic has died out now anyway..

@jeff. I'm not sure whether my being alive after years of Gyro flying is just good luck, or skill and care. probably a bit of both. I tried very hard to do everything properly and not take too many stupid chances. Of course there were a few moments here and there where either it seemed like good luck that saved me. A couple of close calls with power lines and the like.

a favourite saying of Chuck Yeagers (famous airplane test pilot for any youngin's who dont recognise the name) - "A Superior Pilot uses his superior judgement to avoid getting into situations that require the use of his superior skill"

But hey, everything in life is risky, risk is unavoidable, its trying to avoid the avoidable risk and saving your luck for the unavoidable risk that is the trick..

About your Heli. Helicopters crash.. just like planes but even more so.. Its something you have to get use to.

Another saying I like.. "The fundamental difference between an Airplane and a Helicopter is that airplanes *want* to fly, and unless interfered with too badly by the pilot (or the ground), will do so all by themselves.. smooth and level. Helicopters do *not want* to fly, and require the constant unremitting attention of the pilot to keep them somewhere they do not want to be (in the air). Give the just a moment of distraction and they will immediately head for the place they want to be (the ground) without asking twice"

But thats what makes them such a buzz to fly. (from the safety of the remote control anyway). I'm getting better.. only 1 crash in the last month..
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But thats what makes them such a buzz to fly. (from the safety of the remote control anyway). I'm getting better.. only 1 crash in the last month.. Smile

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damm helis i HAD three at one time but they tend to umm lets say injure them selves on multiple objects untill they stop working
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Originally posted by cerberus3112:
hey why dosnt the myth buster test it

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Sorry, found this on the RFL forum. Apperntly its also on the Mythbusters forum where 70% of people say the plane won't take off.

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hmmm aussies opions VS americans opions some one DHOULD test it and who the hell came up with the original idea seriously why would some one make a plane launching convayer belt SERIOUSLY
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