On 1/24/2014 9:01 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/24/2014 7:55 PM, Califbill wrote:
Poco Loco wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jan 2014 04:55:58 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

Speaking about helicopters...I wonder if Capt Tom Frances ever got
his license.
Not sure if he bought one of those little models with the tall rotor
tower.

He should! This one's a blast. But, the dogs don't like it at all. If it
ever warms up, I'll try it
outside. But, I've heard stories of the things being attacked by birds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXllux3iXgI

The guy in the video is a much better pilot than I am. I'd have crashed
it three or four times in
that amount of time. I'm surprised mine hasn't broken yet.

Tom was looking at a Robinson R22 I think. Not an electric toy.


Yes, he isn't gonna' sit in no Syma 107


I flew a few times with a guy in Florida who had an R-22 until I found
out he was still a student pilot and had not received his full ticket
yet. Another guy in the community we lived in had the bigger, Robinson
R-44 (four seater). He was ex-military and one hell of a chopper pilot.
I took a couple of lessons with him but really didn't like helicopters.
At the time my fixed wing ticket was still valid and I much preferred
flying a Cessna 172.