ryoder 1,412 #1 April 26, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTqu9iMiPIU"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #2 April 26, 2016 I find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this. I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,412 #3 April 26, 2016 I was thinking the same thing."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycatcher68 7 #4 April 27, 2016 quadeI find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this. I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes. Which is what he said at the end of the video. "And I want to thank Neil deGrasse Tyson for agreeing to be the [airquotes] foil [/airquotes] for this video."What if the Bible had been written by Stephen King? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #5 April 27, 2016 I got all turned around. My head is still spinning.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RMK 3 #6 April 27, 2016 I've got a R44 Clipper II. You'd be surprised how far they can glide in autorotation. About 4:1 glide ratio and if you lower the main rotor RPM to 90% it goes to about 4.7:1."Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to attend his classes" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Phillbo 11 #7 April 27, 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFzDaBzBlL0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,679 #8 April 29, 2016 quadeI find it almost incredulous Tyson didn't know this. I suspect this was a staged "disagreement" for educational purposes. yes - surely he has heard of autogyros and Juan de la Cierva. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_de_la_Cierva And he must have seen the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice" which featured a Wallis autogyro.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 563 #9 April 30, 2016 That black R-44 helicopter is based at Pitt Meadows Airport, right across the taxiway from my loft. Pilot Brad routinely takes his bulldog "Bentley" flying in the helicopter. Bentley is a friendly fellow who's favorite pastime is flying. A few months ago, Playboy magazine did a photo-shoot with near-naked women climbing all over that helicopter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites