We take the
podcast on the road and visit with Mark DiCiero at Classic Rotors.  Classic Rotors is a rare and vintage
rotorcraft museum located at the Ramona Airport.  It is one of only two helicopter museums in
America and one of four in the world.  During
our conversation Mark shares the story of how we built his own helicopter in
his early 20s, learned to fly it in his backyard and shocked licensing
officials with his amateur skills.  Then
we got into some of the incredible 35 “birds” in his museum including his prized
collection of 4 of the 5 generations of tandem helicopters and his flagship
H-21 “Flying Banana”.  We also learn
about innovative personal aircraft, early military drones from the 1960s,
blimps with rotors and an amazing new drone technology that can fight fires
autonomously 24/7.  I enjoyed the story
of his adventure flying a helicopter from South Carolina to Ramona and how he
paid for fuel.

Classic
Rotors is a non-profit museum that hosts tours for aviation enthusiasts,
students and the general public.  The
museum is always grateful for the financial support of benefactors that share
the love of helicopters and aviation history.

We share
thoughts on so many other people and issues including Igor
Sikorsky, Frank Piasecki, Arthur Young, Harold Pitcairn and Stanley Hiller, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, MASH, President of the United States, Vietnam War, Korean
War, Papua, New Guinea, Jessica Johnson, Hidden San Diego, gyrocopter, Doris
Day, Jetsons, Space Race, Huey, Robinson Helicopter, R66, F-86, Helipod,
chainsaw motors, Balboa Park, Triphibian, turbine engine, Alpine and much more.

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#ClassicRotors #Helicopters #PursuitofHappiness

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Classic
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