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Title: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on April 15, 2015, 11:51:05 am Some one just landed a gyro-copter next to the US Capitol. Wonder if they are related to this guy?
(http://surbrook.devermore.net/adaptationsmovie/madmax/gyrocopter.jpg) Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: Townsend on April 15, 2015, 12:02:09 pm Was it this guy?
(http://www.inhofe.senate.gov/imo/media/image/fdsfsdf.png) Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on April 15, 2015, 12:05:08 pm http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/helicopter-lands-west-front-us-capitol/story?id=30339315&source=hp (http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/helicopter-lands-west-front-us-capitol/story?id=30339315&source=hp)
Interestingly it has US Postal insignia on the tail and was flown by a postal worker........ Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: patric on April 15, 2015, 01:08:20 pm He pulled it off. Air Mail direct to the White House.
Amazing. http://thedemocracyclub.org/?p=28 http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/ruskin-mailman-tries-flying-to-capitol-in-gyrocopter-to-deliver-campaign/2225584 http://video.tampabay.com/?ndn.trackingGroup=90964&ndn.siteSection=tbtimes&ndn.videoId=28895951&freewheel=90964&sitesection=tbtimes&vid=28895951 Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: DolfanBob on April 15, 2015, 02:28:53 pm Well he did warn them on his web site.
http://thedemocracyclub.org/?page_id=134 Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: Breadburner on April 15, 2015, 05:43:08 pm Was it this guy? (http://www.inhofe.senate.gov/imo/media/image/fdsfsdf.png) No...The blades were on the rotor...... Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on April 16, 2015, 10:18:41 am I find it funny, the people in the news media commenting "Why didn't they just shoot him down?" and "why didn't radar pick him up?"
Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: Hoss on April 16, 2015, 10:55:19 am I find it funny, the people in the news media commenting "Why didn't they just shoot him down?" and "why didn't radar pick him up?" They don't understand the way aviation radar works. This craft likely was WAY too small to have any kind of primary return. And it likely would have been dismissed as a flock of birds. Title: Re: Helicopter lands at US Capitol Post by: Hoss on April 16, 2015, 10:56:38 am And while obviously what he did was breaking the law, I love the reason he did it. At least this guy has conviction. And will likely have one on his record too.
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