Brian calls me one Day and tells me he just received a Huge Speeding Fine!
Sick and tired of speeding on the Roads where there are Traffic Cops , wants to fly ( no Speed Laws enforced there)
Sounds Wonderful ,but the cost and Maintenance on a 'Plane and the task of getting a licence?, are prohibitive!
Spots an advert for someone selling Gyrocopter Kits in Cape Town, Brian is on the next flight Down!
When he gets back, can't wait to tell me, Guy took him up way above Table Mountain , Weather was so bad they had grounded all regular flights, Does not deter this Fellow , off they go .
Still way up there , Engine gives a cough ,and then cuts dead, Brian reckons his time has come !
No worries, the Guy glides them back to the field from which they took off. Only when they land and the top Rotor slows down does he realise it is raining!
No prizes for guessing who goes about ordering a Kit?
The Kit arrives , Brian wastes no time on starting to assemble. I cannot recall the recommended Motors , Mccullough or Rotax, I think!
Remember the VW Creedo, Brian built a Big Bore Modified VW Air cooled Flat Four Motor for it!
One Major Problem ( turns up later) ,even without the Fans on and using a Magneto , the Motor is still considerably heavier than the items recommended .
The unit passes it's Flight tests, and a Gyrocopter does not require the same level licence as you require to pilot a plane.
Because of the extra weight of the Motor, Brian's unit is not as manouverable or Nimble as Units with the far lighter ( and more expensive) recommended motor's.
This is quite upsetting to Brian and when the expensive Top Rotor hit a Wall while taking off , Shattering.
The Final Straw in a grand plan, the cost of Speeding on the Roads no longer appears Prohibitive!
The Pictures appear courtesy of Pixabay
The Video Courtesy of YouTube Not My Property.
Brian must be having the adrenaline rush throughout the whole day. I really love these adventures.
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ha ha, reminds me of a friend of mine back in university - he bought land hoping to build a small air strip on it and build a plane - Bought a house intending to be mortgage free by the time he was thirty - Saw him 15 yrs later, sans land, sans plane and married with two kids. "Say, Bob, what about your plans for financial freedom?" He winces. "Nobody pays off their mortgage, Man." ...Uh huh ....LOL!!
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True, in most cases, I actually did!
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hey! @awgbibb, forgive me please, i will never disappoint you again, ok!
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good friends dear brother @awgbibb
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Amazing. thanks
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This plane is so compact and kind of cute.....since i cant buy it i can imagine i wud be great to ride one...
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Wow, thats so wonderful creation amazing to see this 😍
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That looks like such fun!
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really that is looking awsome.i hope that is speed passion
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Awesome, I see this first time.
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WOW. This type of taxi is available in Dubai. It is an amazing innovation in the World of technology.
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wow! really awesome i see this post first time. i like it every post. Thanks for the share.
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Amazing i like it friend
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still want to go on one of these look amazing.
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After 5month my account steemit has lose password, now i come back. Please support me again @awgbibb. I will follow your post always and i hope i will like you on steemit.
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I am really very surprised to see this.... it’s really amazing creation. And it’s fly successfully..... great....
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson
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Amazing i like it
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What an amazing post. Good video. I love it. Thanks for sharing.
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Wow its very nice i like your all posts
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he put a car motor in his gyrocopter?
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amazing,,, really nice post shareing sir.
thanks to share.....
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You win some, you lose some.
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who have enough money ' can do what he want. anyway if i had this money i will never lose my time and will buy
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Lucky Brian in my opinion...let the man go and have some great experiences
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Nice post by @awgibb
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Nice post by my brother @awgbibb
Good luck @africaunited
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Looks amazing..Yea the license thing. Damn it who wouldn't want to fly this amazing thing :)
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wow really amazing post friend...... keep it up...... thanks for share....
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It looks very nice that I know you can do something better.
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Good
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I'm really impressed you post.Actually I'm really interested of flying jet engine and I always see video of youtube ,how to make a plane.
Thank you very much for share this post.
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this type of innovation is really important for everyone who want to enjoy more and more.......
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