A new and wonderful turn of phrase in “Neighbors say it’s no surprise Lincoln County man crashed helicopter” (Fox 46):
An Iron Station man is lucky to be alive after his helicopter crashed and caught fire right on his front lawn.
Back in October, Timothy Kniess’ wife won the lottery a hundred thousand dollars on a scratch off ticket.
Luck was definitely on their side again today when he was able to escape the crash with just a few scratches.
Neighbors weren’t surprised by the crash. They say they watched Kniess attempt to fly his Mosquito XE helicopter for weeks, just waiting for it all to go wrong.
“Man bought a helicopter, he woke up one day and said ‘today’s the day, I identify as a pilot, bought a helicopter.’ Hell I can’t tell a man what to do in his own property,” [neighbor John Aubery] said.
Who is to tell him he’s wrong?
Gravity
This calls for another economic stimulus package.
Andrea – gravity is not the issue with helicopters – torque is.
Gravity is always the final issue.