Hi all,
On August 20, the day before the great United States Solar Eclipse, there is World Helicopter Day.
World Helicopter Day - Celebrate Vertical Flight!
Therefore I am proposing a simple sprint, to August 20, in this thread.
Post your built, or half built, damaged, stages of disrepair helicopters.
If you are on social media and want to play along at home, you can use the hashtag(pound sign for the old folk) #worldhelicopterday
No pressure, just for fun, and in that vein
Morris and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, “Esther, I’d like to ride in that helicopter.”
Esther always replied, “I know, Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars.”
One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, “Esther, I’m 85 years old. If I don’t ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance.”
To this, Esther replied, “Morris that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars.”
The pilot overheard the couple and said, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take the both of you for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and don’t say a word I won’t charge you a penny. But if you say one word it’s fifty dollars.
Morris and Esther agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over again but still not a word.
When they landed, the pilot turned to Morris and said, “By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out but you didn’t. I’m impressed!"
Morris replied, “Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!"
Rick