Meh... whats the worst that can happen? (OT)

[sisu1a]

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
-at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
passengers to hold onto. WTF?!?

oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...

-paul

[Grider Pirate]

On Mar 3, 10:47*am, sisu1a > wrote:
> http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
> -at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
> passengers to hold onto. * *WTF?!?
>
> oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...
>
> -paul

... uh, yeah. I wonder if his passenger ever realized how close she
came to becoming a statistic?

[Gary Evans[_2_]]

On Mar 4, 8:39*am, Grider Pirate > wrote:
> On Mar 3, 10:47*am, sisu1a > wrote:
>
> >http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
> > -at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
> > passengers to hold onto. * *WTF?!?
>
> > oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...
>
> > -paul
>
> .. uh, yeah. I wonder if his passenger ever realized how close she
> came to becoming a statistic?

They were both totally clueless.

[Adam]

On Mar 4, 10:11*am, Gary Evans > wrote:
> On Mar 4, 8:39*am, Grider Pirate > wrote:
>
> > On Mar 3, 10:47*am, sisu1a > wrote:
>
> > >http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
> > > -at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
> > > passengers to hold onto. * *WTF?!?
>
> > > oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...
>
> > > -paul
>
> > .. uh, yeah. I wonder if his passenger ever realized how close she
> > came to becoming a statistic?
>
> They were both totally clueless.

Really not so different than this our own homebrewed arrangement....

http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/boating/4246873.html

[Craig[_2_]]

On Mar 4, 9:24*pm, "Stephen!" > wrote:
> sisu1a > wrote in news:f993ed85-ad1e-4421-825e-
> :
>
> >http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
> > -at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
> > passengers to hold onto. * *WTF?!?
>
> > oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...
>
> "The craft was built in the inventors garage from parts taken from other
> vehicles, including the handlebar from his daughters scooter over a period
> of ten years."
>
> * It took him ten years to take the handlebar off his daughter's scooter? *
> Don't think I'd trust anything this guy built. *Even a peanut butter
> sandwich.
>
> --
> RCOS #7
> IBA# 11465http://imagesdesavions.com

God bless the Kiwis. They can make anything from rags and a bit of
bailing wire and then have the fortitude to use what they've made. In
our ultra conservative, litigious side of the world we could learn a
thing or two. Oh, and they have national health care too.

Craig
Washington State

[Grider Pirate]

On Mar 5, 9:10*am, Craig > wrote:
> On Mar 4, 9:24*pm, "Stephen!" > wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > sisu1a > wrote in news:f993ed85-ad1e-4421-825e-
> > :
>
> > >http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/03/02/buy-your-own-flying-hovercraft/
> > > -at least he was thoughtful enough to provide handles for his
> > > passengers to hold onto. * *WTF?!?
>
> > > oh, and it could be yours for the low price of...
>
> > "The craft was built in the inventors garage from parts taken from other
> > vehicles, including the handlebar from his daughters scooter over a period
> > of ten years."
>
> > * It took him ten years to take the handlebar off his daughter's scooter? *
> > Don't think I'd trust anything this guy built. *Even a peanut butter
> > sandwich.
>
> > --
> > RCOS #7
> > IBA# 11465http://imagesdesavions.com
>
> God bless the Kiwis. *They can make anything from rags and a bit of
> bailing wire and then have the fortitude to use what they've made. *In
> our ultra conservative, litigious side of the world we could learn a
> thing or two. *Oh, and they have national health care too.
>
> Craig
> Washington State- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I have to admit I agree. The part of my brain that grew up hearing
about safety and lawsuits reacted to the video with that 'Ohh noooo!
He's going to kill someone' bit. The other (bigger) part (that never
grew up) was more like 'Yeah, I'm totally THERE'. Hell, I have Eric
Clutton's book on carving props, and a couple of old BMW airhead
engines.......

[Hagbard Celine]

They also mandate Mode S transponders... I hope for this guy's sake
that they have a reg saying that a wing in ground effect vehicle isn't
an aircraft!

[Eric Greenwell]

Stephen! wrote:
> Craig > wrote in news:04b78917-06e7-4b6f-
> :
>
>
>> God bless the Kiwis. They can make anything from rags and a bit of
>> bailing wire and then have the fortitude to use what they've made. In
>> our ultra conservative, litigious side of the world we could learn a
>> thing or two. Oh, and they have national health care too.
>>
>
> When is your going-away party?
I could live there. We spent 7 weeks there a few years ago, flying
gliders at three different places, sightseeing in between. Met lots of
happy, sensible, people that loved their country. At the time, the US
dollar was very strong, so things seemed cheap, but that's changed some.
It's our favorite foreign country, then Germany, with the understanding
we don't consider Canada really "foreign". We've had a lot of good times
there, too.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)