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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 6:49:03 PM on 21 July 2020.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
This is pretty good ! I really admire people that are not conventional in their ways and thinking, Because they often achieve many great things in life and this man has built a Helicopter so he can Fly and he is 80 years young .... I hope you get a kick out this video. Pete rated G on youtube https://youtu.be/fcFIKF9x0L4

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 7:09:53 PM on 21 July 2020.
	Jimb Location: Kanahooka, NSW Member since 18 November 2016 Member #: 2012 Postcount: 712
Good to see he is much more brave than me.

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 7:57:58 PM on 21 July 2020.
	Vintage Pete Location: Albury, NSW Member since 1 May 2016 Member #: 1919 Postcount: 2048
Yeah Jim ,he is pretty game. It reminds me of the old popular mechanics books from the 60s. I have boxes of them I like to read and in those people would build all manner of things . Great old books . I have a big pile of them next to my bed like a big kid . Pete

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 9:31:49 PM on 21 July 2020.
	Jimb Location: Kanahooka, NSW Member since 18 November 2016 Member #: 2012 Postcount: 712
Hi Pete. I too have a couple of very old ones they are fantastic. When I was a kid I loved reading them and wishing the stuff in the adverts was available in Australia. Recently checked out some of the later ones available in the library. It is only my option but they were absolutely crap. I am glad I did not spend money buying them.

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 3:13:51 PM on 22 July 2020.
	Irext Location: Werribee South, VIC Member since 30 September 2016 Member #: 1981 Postcount: 470
Reminds me of those little hobby engines which used to just about take your fingers off trying to start them. I noticed he used a squirt of "start you bastard" to get it running. Very short take off. Quite impressive.

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 7:02:28 AM on 23 July 2020.
	Fred Lever Location: Toongabbie, NSW Member since 19 November 2015 Member #: 1828 Postcount: 1250
After watching him starting it (or trying to) I was not ready to jump on as a passenger!! Did not fill me with confidence it would keep running. Those things and "ultralights" always look like an accident about to happen. Yes, I know, stop screaming, perfectly safe, what could possibly go wrong? I have friends that fly things that look like "tents in the air", NOT ME! Fred.

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 9:21:57 AM on 23 July 2020.
	STC830 Location: NSW Member since 10 June 2010 Member #: 681 Postcount: 1256
Looks like Bruce Spence's gyrocopter from Mad Max.

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