I’m a tinkerer at heart I’m a mechanical engineer and machinist so as a machinist
engineer and machinist so as a machinist
engineer and machinist so as a machinist you can make the parts you need you can
you can make the parts you need you can
you can make the parts you need you can make the tools you need to make the
make the tools you need to make the
make the tools you need to make the parts you need
parts you need
parts you need I’ve got enough equipment here in the
I’ve got enough equipment here in the
I’ve got enough equipment here in the shop that I can make anything that I can
shop that I can make anything that I can
shop that I can make anything that I can imagine 21 airplanes from scratch to
imagine 21 airplanes from scratch to
imagine 21 airplanes from scratch to flight test and 100% success right
flight test and 100% success right
flight test and 100% success right that’s not bad
that’s not bad
that’s not bad we hope to keep it that way Robert
we hope to keep it that way Robert
we hope to keep it that way Robert clearly knows airplanes but I want to
clearly knows airplanes but I want to
clearly knows airplanes but I want to push him a little bit to see what he can
push him a little bit to see what he can
push him a little bit to see what he can build in just two days I don’t know what
build in just two days I don’t know what
build in just two days I don’t know what we’re gonna make but I know it’s gonna
we’re gonna make but I know it’s gonna
we’re gonna make but I know it’s gonna fly this is a unit that I designed back
fly this is a unit that I designed back
fly this is a unit that I designed back in the late 90s it’s called a para cycle
in the late 90s it’s called a para cycle
in the late 90s it’s called a para cycle that’s good doesn’t have any wings
that’s good doesn’t have any wings
that’s good doesn’t have any wings no no wings
this is a powered parachute unit it’s
this is a powered parachute unit it’s something I just dreamed up one day I
something I just dreamed up one day I
something I just dreamed up one day I love creating something new that’s never
love creating something new that’s never
love creating something new that’s never been done before it’s just ingrained in
been done before it’s just ingrained in
been done before it’s just ingrained in me to build something like this from
me to build something like this from
me to build something like this from nothing you can go fly it is just
nothing you can go fly it is just
nothing you can go fly it is just awesome it’s just one of the best
awesome it’s just one of the best
awesome it’s just one of the best feelings you’ll ever have
feelings you’ll ever have
feelings you’ll ever have you do realize how this show works see I
you do realize how this show works see I
you do realize how this show works see I show up and I look at all your stuff and
show up and I look at all your stuff and
show up and I look at all your stuff and then I challenge you to build something
then I challenge you to build something
then I challenge you to build something we can’t build an airplane in two days
we can’t build an airplane in two days
we can’t build an airplane in two days no I don’t think we could do it that
no I don’t think we could do it that
no I don’t think we could do it that quick but we could certainly make some
quick but we could certainly make some
quick but we could certainly make some modifications to one do something that
modifications to one do something that
modifications to one do something that we haven’t done in the past you know
we haven’t done in the past you know
we haven’t done in the past you know okay well we’re gonna have to think
okay well we’re gonna have to think
okay well we’re gonna have to think about this that’s an ultra-light that I
about this that’s an ultra-light that I
about this that’s an ultra-light that I built back in the late 80s it’s a
built back in the late 80s it’s a
built back in the late 80s it’s a two-seater it’s designed for training
two-seater it’s designed for training
two-seater it’s designed for training purposes if you’d like to go for a ride
purposes if you’d like to go for a ride
purposes if you’d like to go for a ride I’ll teach you to fly the aircraft I’ll
I’ll teach you to fly the aircraft I’ll
I’ll teach you to fly the aircraft I’ll let you fly it yes yes I’m gonna get to
let you fly it yes yes I’m gonna get to
let you fly it yes yes I’m gonna get to fly something I’m gonna fly and
fly something I’m gonna fly and
fly something I’m gonna fly and something this guy made up in his head
something this guy made up in his head
something this guy made up in his head and built in his garage initially it
and built in his garage initially it
and built in his garage initially it started as a rec project that I I took
started as a rec project that I I took
started as a rec project that I I took and rebuilt turn into the flange
so I see the plane move and I see the
so I see the plane move and I see the rudder move and I see the stick move and
rudder move and I see the stick move and
rudder move and I see the stick move and then his hands leave and I’ve got the
then his hands leave and I’ve got the
then his hands leave and I’ve got the stick and I’m controlling it and I can’t
stick and I’m controlling it and I can’t
stick and I’m controlling it and I can’t hear him and he doesn’t know and I’m
hear him and he doesn’t know and I’m
hear him and he doesn’t know and I’m trying to talk to him and he can’t hear
trying to talk to him and he can’t hear
trying to talk to him and he can’t hear me and all of a sudden I’m flying an
me and all of a sudden I’m flying an
me and all of a sudden I’m flying an aircraft I couldn’t hear the instruction
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