After a professional builder constructed their Rotorway
Exec 162F this Father and his sons hired Orv to travel to their
location in Texas to teach them how to fly it. They kept their flight
instructor busy with eight hours of flight training every day. They
put over 60 hours on the helicopter and the only mechanical problem
they had was a leaking water pump seal. Orv quickly showed them
how to replace that and they were back in the air in short order.
Here father and two sons with their
helicopter flight instructor. From the left Bret, Orv, Brian, and
Steve. This photo was taken mid-way through their phase I flight
training.
The above photo was taken of Orv and
Bret following Bret's first solo to altitude flight.
The above photo shows a happy Brian
following his first solo to altitude flight.
Above Steve gives a thumbs up after
landing back on their Texas helipad following his first solo flight
to altitude.