It was the latest attempt at the American Helicopter Society's
$20,000 Igor I. Sikorsky Human-Powered Helicopter Competition. It
was not, however, the winning attempt.
A group of students from the University of British Columbia set out
to prove that a strong cyclist could keep a helicopter-like vehicle
airborne, guide it and land it. Their contraption was, well, odd,
to say the least. It had two sets of rotors and wings as big as
those on a Boeing 737.
2003 Homebuilt Accident Rates Much Lower Than Previous
Year
With most of what are historically the year's two busiest flying
months (August and September) ahead of us, EAA wants to
re-emphasize to all pilots to pay extra close attention to flight
safety and flying safely.
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