Chopper Down?

[spongebob206]

Just heard a chopper down at WU.

Not sure of details or even if factual.

Hopefully all well if true.

[Yak52aholic]

Maybe Zac will know.....

[spongebob206]

Just heard, police report is was a toy helicopter.

Best news iv'e heard today.

Good news for all

[beaufighterguy]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Aug 22 2008, 07:44 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just heard, police report is was a toy helicopter.

Best news iv'e heard today.

Good news for all

Ahahahahahaha awesome the cops were probably like WTH is going on man!!!

[Njbb1995]

Ha hilarious

[Ian Warren]

Thats excellent
Take a look at some story about it here http://www.stuff.co.nz/4665666a11.html

QUOTE

Reports of a helicopter crashing near Wanganui Airport tonight turned out to be considerably less substantial than first feared.


Late in their 7pm bulletin tonight, One News announced breaking news of reports of a helicopter going down.

Police later confirmed to the Dominion Post that a helicopter had indeed crashed - a small remote controlled toy chopper.[/quote]

Last edited by Daniel on Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:24 pm, edited 1 time in total.

[Ian Warren]

hmmm maybe i should push my home seas fleet out into welly harbour and yell INVASION! ....... you'd have have' Helen Cluck' saying this is not possible and 'Sue Braddog' yelling ...SOMEONE - oh Someone think of the children ........ and 'Paulhard' .. homes , Holmes .. quite whisper ... bluudy cheeky ill-literate , well how do you feel bu'out going to waste more of the Bobbies resources ... .. rrrrrrrr! ..hahha

[Anthony]

Thats hilarious.
How do you get a toy heli confused with a real chopper.

[Njbb1995]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 22 2008, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm maybe i should push my home seas fleet out into welly harbour and yell INVASION! ....... you'd have have' Helen Cluck' saying this is not possible and 'Sue Braddog' yelling ...SOMEONE - oh Someone think of the children ........ and 'Paulhard' .. homes , Holmes .. quite whisper ... bluudy cheeky ill-literate , well how do you feel bu'out going to waste more of the Bobbies resources ... .. rrrrrrrr! ..hahha

Ha Even more hilarious good idea anyway!!!

[mfraser]

Talking about 'toys' interfering with real world aviation............ just yesterday I was on a break in the back of the tower when a DA42 pilot departing from NZHN at 1200ft reported seeing an RC plane flying about 300ft ABOVE HIM! The culprit turned out to be a guy by the name of Frazer Briggs, a world champion RC aerobatics pilot, flying his 3m wingspan 42% scale aerobatics plane (Pictured below) inside the control zone!

Frazer Briggs Profile

[mfraser]

QUOTE (Anthony @ Aug 22 2008, 09:30 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Thats hilarious.
How do you get a toy heli confused with a real chopper.

Anthony, check out these YouTube videos............ Vario RC Helicopters are the world leaders in ultra realistic scale heli's........... the 2nd video even has a turbine engine and sounds like the real thing! When all said and done its still a model and most average kiwi's would realise that - you just can't negate the 'Moron Factor' though I guess!!

[leow5263]

thats really funny. how could they mix that up...

Radio controled aircraft are NOT TOYS either they take time effort and skill to fly...

[chickenman]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 22 2008, 09:11 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hmmm maybe i should push my home seas fleet out into welly harbour and yell INVASION! ....... you'd have have' Helen Cluck' saying this is not possible and 'Sue Braddog' yelling ...SOMEONE - oh Someone think of the children ........ and 'Paulhard' .. homes , Holmes .. quite whisper ... bluudy cheeky ill-literate , well how do you feel bu'out going to waste more of the Bobbies resources ... .. rrrrrrrr! ..hahha

The problem is Ian that if you put your fleet out against the RNZN you'd have a damn good chance of winning the fight.

[spongebob206]

No,

The RNZN would win hands down.

They would obviously have the strike support of the RNZAF!

[Njbb1995]

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (spongebob206 @ Aug 23 2008, 11:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

No,

The RNZN would win hands down.

They would obviously have the strike support of the RNZAF!

They did it in WW2 .. a Picton Ferry 5000- 7500 tons (liberty ship) every 8-10 days .. i could get up to speed , ... new 757 upgrades only throw things sideways .. directly into the engine .. OPPS .. .... Mum .. Colin just threw a heap of .... .. oops , the Pri ... what bag was that ....

[Yak52aholic]

Good news, although I feel sorry for the owner that must fix it

[Naki]

Haha my Dad back in the early 1970s imported a RC helicopter from the UK in bits (to escape import taxes - a little package would arrive very few weeks) had the thing all assembled after a few months of assembly and waiting for packages to arrive - had very few decent flights in it - many rotor blades later and new canopy etc - it still hangs from the rafters in dad's model aeroplane shed. Very difficult to fly - I betcha the new ones are easier.