I had a client needing me to priority mail some stair drawings as he needed them by Monday. I told him I could “air mail” them and have them at his place by 9 a.m Saturday.
He said they dont do that where he is at. I told him I would personally see that they would be “dropped” off by 9 a.m.
He was reluctant to believe me but said he would be home at 9 for the delivery.
I computed his latitude and longitude coordinates and entered them into my GPS navigation system. I put the plans in a plastic cylinder and proceede to “drop” them off…..from the gyrocopter.
The first picture is the plans..the second is enroute as I was calling him to be looking up for his plans to come tumbling out of the sky. The third was the “drop” off point.
US Mail….We Deliver….:)
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If you dont land this job it sure wont be from not going the extra yard!!!
Doug
you're having too much fun with that copter - - no fair...
is that a nursery operation? - I see rows, doesn't look like ag, and not quite right for fruit trees - -
David: That is a nursery just west of Urbana, Il.
Did you land in his field? I thought you once said that you try to always land in an approved airfield? What kind of rules are at play for your type of aircraft?
I bet you made an impression.
Jon Blakemore
Jon: I didnt land at all...which would have been illegal. I just tossed the plans out the door at 20 feet altitude.
I'm cracking up, Stan. You put a whole new image on "Air Mail" for me...thanks...LOL Don't worry, we can fix that later!
That plastic tube made an impression in the customers head!!!Mr T
Happiness is a cold wet nose
Life is is never to busy to stop and pet the Doggies!!
Cool. Now the gyrocopter is tax deductible.
That's one to remember! I'm sure he got a kick out of it.
Hey,
You may need to allow Stan to call his gyrcopter services "Cloud Hidden"The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Do clients need OSHA-approved head gear to avoid being bopped? Wonder what the worker's comp rate is for that? Imagine making a claim..."What's the nature of your claim?" "Well, I got conked on the noggin by a set of plans from 20' up." Hey Stan, did you attach a little parachute, or just let the tube bounce on the ground? This could turn into lots of fun!
Well, Michael Smith made me think about Benny Franklyn. One of my fav quotes of his is, "well done, is better than well said".
I'm wondering if this applies to Stan and his new form of airmail.
I think Stan is as close as we can get...when we wish we could get to point A from point B simply by saying, "beam me up Scotty".The secret of Zen in two words is, "Not always so"!
http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM
Cloud: I just dropped it in a bean field along his house. No way was I going to have him try to catch it.
Last year I was curious about how far along a clients house was so I would better know how to schedule his stairway. No....I couldnt just call the contractor and ask over the phone..Instead I needed a "mission". I fed the gyrocopter and off I went to the house quite a ways away. I arrived and flew at roof height and circled the house looking in the windows. I saw some freaked out drywallers pointing and laughing. They had no idea what the heck was happening. Who would ever believe them anyway...ha.
Stan
Edited 6/27/2004 3:22 pm ET by Stan Foster
"I saw some freaked out drywallers pointing and laughing."
They probably thought you were INS <g>
Jon Blakemore
I'd be dumb enough to wanna try to catch. Or have you aim for the trampoline to see how high it'd bounce!
Stan--
you'd better be careful. If some postal employees find out that you're taking work away from them, they might start taking shots at you while you're in the air.
Anyway, its still a cool delivery system!