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On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:41:04 -0700 (PDT) |
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Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Thursday 23 June 2011 22:47:54 Peter Humphrey did opine thusly: |
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> > On Thursday 23 June 2011 20:54:03 Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> > > I was seriously considering importing a single seater heli kit, |
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> > > they are classed as ultralights and do not need a pilot's |
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> > > license. But there's an obscure clause in the rules that states |
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> > > ultralights cannot be flown within 50m of a dwelling. |
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> > > So now I have to be content with only going to work on the |
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> > > V-twin bike |
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> > No, all you need is a pad 50m tall. :) |
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> Brilliant! I hadn't thought of that! Must be getting old :-) |
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> Or I could just two birds one stone: |
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> http://www.hover-bike.com/ |
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I saw that before and got really excited until it dawned on me there's |
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no way that thing can be controlled the way it's built. :) |
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No doubt why the only videos he seems to have of it "hovering" it's |
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tethered. Otherwise it'd surely kill somebody. |
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He also claims it will achieve altitudes up to 10k feet, which |
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obviously would require generating a "cushion of air" 10k feet tall. |
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Because being a hovercraft it's got fans, not rotors. |
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Or have I missed something? |
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