80 Year Old Man Flies a Gyrocopter. This is the energy this country needs ASAP

that was awesome

thnx for sharing

And he doesn't even bother wearing a helmet, nice!!

Last Edited by LTHN. on 11/14/2019 03:05 PM

He's a good pilot. Flew it like a boss. I suspect he's been flying gyros for a while.
At 80 years old you do what you want to do.
Time is short, nothing to lose.

i said that out loud to

"what no helmet"

lol

Awesome!

That’s Ken Wallis and he was 94 at the time! He sadly died a few years later.

It's cool, but I don't know
about all that white shit. :(

He flew the "Little Nellie" gyrocopter in the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice" (1967)

Guys like him, from gis generation made America great! He died in 2013, RIP

joe GasKill: Don't understand how he fits in that thing with those HUGE BALLS he has!!

Long time pro.
That explains his flying style. The old fart knew what he was doing.
A gyro could easily out maneuver a heli because the heli pilot has to deal with torque effects of the powered rotor all the time. The gyro captain only needs to avoid negative g or a slowed rotor. Other than that, he can swoop and turn at will.
Negative g will cause the rotor to strike the vertical stab, and ruh roh..

haha yep!

As I mentioned, it's an energy thing that's unique to white culture.

And NO HELMET!!!

Gotta love the rush of the wind thru your hair.

hes a badass

Dammit, we need him around.

What an absolute legend

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It's all fun until someone looses a permanent tooth.

I wasn't aware that those quarter grocery store rides for kids were made in Uganda. The more you know I guess.

Fuck you bitch OP

3 observations

bystanders should wary of prop loss

never slouch

chariots of fire was the inspiration for like a japanese cowbiy by a jam band duo whose name escapes me

Gyrocopters and helicopters have always seemed too risky to me, but I would love to one day own and fly a microlight or ultralight trike. If the engine fails it becomes a heavy hang glider and you have some time to find and do an emergency landing. You can even put an emergency parachute on the back to deploy and allow the entire thing to drop safely to the ground in case of a catastrophic failure. That allows the flying to be fun in my mind instead of risky and scary.

Something like this, but I would probably prefer a two seater.

OP is a bitch