UFO down in NZ

[bones]

Found this one this morning pretty sad
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3058514/Loud-pop-before-crash

[Stevnz]

Mr Adlam is the registered owner of UFO Helithruster registration mark RAZ initially registered 10 Dec 2007.
The registration mark in the picture picture doesn't look like Mr Chubb's Magni Gyro M16 Registration RCR.

[Stevnz]

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Day off work was pilot's last

By Joseph Barratt
9:06 AM Sunday Nov 15, 2009



http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/141109HOSSPLADLAM1_220x147.jpg Neville Adlam took the day off work to fly. Photo / Supplied



"Don't worry about work ... just have a great day." Those were Denis Adlam's last words to his dad Neville shortly before Neville and another man were killed in a gyrocopter crash.
Neville Ronald Adlam, 70, was on a training flight in the home-built gyrocopter with instructor Stephen John Chubb, 51, when the aircraft plummeted to the ground in Taranaki last Thursday.
Neville Adlam worked in the Citroen workshop he owned with sons Denis and Andrew.
Denis said he had urged his dad to skip work and indulge in his passion.
"He had said the day before that if the weather was fine tomorrow he wanted to go out on the gyro and I told him he should.
"Early the next morning I followed it up with a phonecall to make sure he went out.
"He kept talking about having some parts arriving and working on a car.
"I said not to worry about it and that I could do the work. I told him to just have a great day.
"The next thing I knew of it was two police officers walking down the driveway."
He says his dad had always been a motor enthusiast.
"It started when he was a boy... his dad drove up the driveway in a 1939 Light 12 and that was it, love at first sight."
Denis said his father was a "loving husband and great dad".
"It's been quite a blow. Something has gone horribly wrong.
"It hit me this morning walking across the yard. I haven't just lost my dad, I've lost a mate."
Neville is survived by his wife, Rhonda, five children and 10 grandchildren. His first wife, Val, died aged 41.
Chubb, who was also killed in the crash, was president of the NZ Autogyro Association.
He told Dannevirke News earlier this year: "Gyrocopters are the motorbikes of the sky and onlookers sometimes think we're going to drop out of the sky and crash, but it doesn't happen too often."
One Normanby resident heard the gyrocopter flying moments before it crashed. "I was just sitting around the back doing some painting. I could hear it landing, taking off and landing again.
"Then it started sounding different and I thought 'woah you're sounding sick'. It then gave one big rev and then nothing.
"A few moments later I heard a pop, like a balloon, and I just hoped it hadn't gone down. But then I heard the sirens.
"It must have hit pretty hard ... it left a 2m crater."
The Civil Aviation Authority is investigating the crash. A spokesman said the investigation would take months. Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward.

[Stevnz]

Citroen 'good guy' had built his own gyrocopter

By KIRSTY JOHNSTON - Taranaki Daily News Last updated 05:00 14/11/2009


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CITROEN MATES: Neville Adlam and his son, Denis, last year.

Taranaki's "Mr Citroen", Neville Adlam, died while fulfilling a dream.
The 70-year-old was killed in an accident on Thursday while learning to fly the beloved gyrocopter he'd built himself.
Mr Adlam was well-known in the Taranaki community as a Citroen enthusiast and all-round good guy who added a personal touch to his service.
Famously, he purchased on old dairy factory on Hurford Rd to store his car collection.
Son Denis, one of five children, said his father first fell in love with the French automobiles when he was a boy.
"He was up a tree with a mouthful of birds' eggs he'd stolen. Then his dad drove up the driveway in a 1939 Light 12 and that was it. Love at first sight."
Mr Adlam had a passion for anything mechanical, Denis said.
"He rebuilt his first engine on his mother's kitchen table. But he bought her a new table, that's the kind of guy he was."
Mr Adlam established a Citroen dealership in 1968. Using his mechanical skills, he started building the gyrocopter after Denis took over the business.
The machine was certified and Mr Adlam was determined to learn to fly it, his son said.
"We don't know what went wrong but something went terribly wrong. We just feel for Steve's family. And we've lost a great mate.
"Dad wasn't a wealthy man by any means, but it was because he was generous. For example, he had his 70th birthday at the shop and all the clients came. He was just so personable."
Mr Adlam was a religious man and never worked a Saturday.
He is survived by his wife, Rhonda, and children Angela, Katherine, Janice, Denis and Andrew, and 10 grandchildren. His first wife, Val, passed away when she was 41.

[El Hunga]

HI fellas,
I was very effected to hear the passing of Stephen & Neville.
I was there in NZ 2 weeks before the accident happened flying with Stephen in the UFO.
It was a great experience to have have met a person like Stephen & Neville.
They were lovely guys full of life & loved to fly. I remember Neville making a comment about everywhere that Stephen goes if it involves flying he never walks he RUNS :'(
We had a great time over there & sadly 2 days before I was to depart to NZ again to conduct my training I got the call of the accident.
It was quiet a shock as I know he was flying in the UFO all weekend with Neville before the accident.
I will miss them both dearly as they were a inspiration to me & flying.
I think I have the last picture taken of them together before the accident.
I did pass it on the the families as you can truly see they loved what they did.
The higher you fly, the closer to GOD you are.

[gbw]

"as you can truly see they loved what they did."

You certainly can. If you gotta go, go doing something you love. It is just so tough for those left behind.

Thanks for that

Graham