RE: Anyone build a flying lawn mower?
Hi,
I have a flying lawn mower that I fly regularly in airshows and fly-ins. It's the TMP (Tennesee Model Products) Zimpro kit. (A short kit, but all you need)
[link]http://www.pub.nxs.net/dehunt/mower.htm[/link]
Mine is powered with an OS 61SF, APC 12x8 prop and a Jerry Smith Power pipe. It will go vertical on take off, loop inside and out, roll, inverted, harrier............more than you would ever think it should do. Everyone is amazed at how well it flys. With a little practice, you can land it like a butterfly with sore feet. It will even hang on the prop for a little while. I would like to say that it is very difficult to fly and that it takes all my years of piloting skills just to fly it, but I can't. It's a piece of cake to fly and I regularly pass the transmitter around to prove it.
Scott Allison
Louisville, Kentucky