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Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 7:26 pm
by Gyronaut
I thought Michael (Mike) Roberts needed a special mention here. Mike is a low-break paraplegic.

This gent has dreamed of flying all his life but never thought it would be possible or even achievable due to his physical restrictions.

Enter the wonderful little Gyroplanes we love...

The rest is history.

Congratulations on your first solo Mike, I see you have the Gyro Smile!
Particularly proud of you as a fine student.

(^^)

Mike imagining the dream...
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On his way to his first Solo flight!
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Nice landing!
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All-round happiness with the safe return and the achievement! Congratulations!! (^^)
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Priceless !!!!
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The traditional dunking! Welcome to the club Mike!
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(^^) (^^) (^^)

Len

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2014 8:42 pm
by MAGNIficent
Well Done ...... !!!!!

This such a achievement..!!!

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 3:30 am
by t-bird
Wow !!

Mike you are an inspiration to us.

How did you modify the Ela's controls ?

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:39 am
by Gyronaut
Mike has adequate ankle motion/travel to push the standard pedals if he straps/supports his legs together below the knees so there was no need to modify the machines. Thankfully.

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:59 am
by t-bird
We have Wheelies with Wings here in Australia.

http://www.wheelieswithwings.com.au/

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 7:43 am
by nicow
(^^) (^^) (^^) (!!)

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:44 pm
by Divan rossouw
shoe. wonderlike prestasie. baie geluk. jy verdien om te vlieg (^^)

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:08 pm
by Gyronaut
Proud to announce that Mike successfully completed his Flight Test with Mark Bellingan today!
Well done Mike, welcome to the fraternity as a fully-fledged member.
=D*
We all look forward to flying with you.
(^^)
Len & all at Morningstar.

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 7:40 pm
by Thebushpilot
Wow, that's impressive stuff, congrats Mike, here's to many safe hours of flying!!

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 7:30 am
by nicow
Congrats-fly safe (^^) (^^)

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2015 7:07 am
by FLYNOTE
Mike, jou ou bliksem!! Well done boet and congratulations. Welcome to the wonderful woer woer world. See you in Carnavon (^^)

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:58 am
by Grumpy
Congratulations Mike. Fly well. Congrats also to Len, for taking on a handicapped person to realise a dream. Im an above knee amputee flying a trike and know the feeling and pleasure of the achievement. (^^) (^^) (^^)

Re: Can't give you legs, Can give you wings!

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:23 am
by fifaover
so great