Gyrocopter lands at U. S. Capitol

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Mailman's friend warned Secret Service about plan to land gyrocopter on U.S. Capitol lawn | Tampa Bay Times (http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/elections/ruskin-mailman-tries-flying-to-capitol-in-gyrocopter-to-deliver-campaign/2225584)

Gyrocopter Lands on U.S. Capitol Grounds; Pilot in Custody - WSJ (http://www.wsj.com/articles/gyrocopter-landed-on-u-s-capitol-grounds-pilot-detained-1429121231?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth)


Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

( United States Postal Service creed)


Dumb thing to do for many reasons but I must say it made me smile! ;)

[cockney steve]

Makes me "smile" *, that the BBC is referring to it as "a small helicopter"

*Well, a grimace can look a bit like a smile, hey? :O
Bloody standards nowadays, sheesh!

[Spunk]

Now lets wait and see for the first mail delivery to the Capitol by a drone.:}

[mickjoebill]

So an unarmed young man running away from police gets shot in the back 8 times but a low flying craft makes it within a few hundred meters of the state capitol?

Mickjoebill

[Carbon Bootprint]

the state capitol
The national capitol, actually, theoretically some of the most exclusive and well-protected airspace in the country. But your point is well taken.

[Arnie Madsen]

Gyrocopters have been landing on the Whitehouse lawn since 1931

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpBrYGZo0EI

And for what its worth , the Capitol Lawn belongs to the gyro pilot , not the politicians hiding inside .

[Lonewolf_50]

So an unarmed young man running away from police gets shot in the back 8 times but a low flying craft makes it within a few hundred meters of the state capitol?
Maybe someone did a rational threat assessment. ;) This guy was engaged in peaceful protest, and civil disobedience, sorta like
Ghandi
Martin Luther King

Laughed, I did, at his bravado. I suspect he'll be having some tea and biscuits with both FAA and Secret Service, absent biscuits and likely no tea. He made his point and nobody was harmed.

[Arnie Madsen]

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Another 1931 video of an Autogyro landing on the Whitehouse lawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfXwDL_E014

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[Arnie Madsen]

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Here is the Gyrocopter that landed yesterday (different pilot) , it was built 7 years ago , very safe and stable , blades are in constant autorotation , thrust comes from a pusher prop , basically a modern version of the original Bensen Gyrocopter from years gone by

Here it is doing a spot landing competition , there was enough headwind for zero roll landings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7MvB4ei6aM#t=31

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