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« 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?


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« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 12:02:09 pm »

Was it this guy?

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« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 12:05:08 pm »

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........
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« Reply #3 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
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« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 02:28:53 pm »

Well he did warn them on his web site.

http://thedemocracyclub.org/?page_id=134
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« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2015, 05:43:08 pm »

Was it this guy?



No...The blades were on the rotor......
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« Reply #6 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?"
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« Reply #7 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.
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« Reply #8 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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