A Chopper is Born

  

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A Chopper is BornIn the final episode of this series Mark Evans reveals the complete helicopter which he has made from a home kit. Witness as he takes it up into the skies for its first flight. S1/Ep15Sun, Aug 13, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans takes to the skies in his chopper to practise the quick stop. Back on the ground he installs the rigging into his home-made kit helicopter. S1/Ep13Sat, Aug 12, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornThe main rotor blades are fitted to Mark Evans' home-made helicopter. In this helicopter-flying lesson he learns all about taxiing. S1/Ep12Fri, Aug 11, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornAs Mark Evans continues to build a helicopter from a kit he turns his attention to the body panel and starts work on the back seats. S1/Ep11Fri, Aug 11, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn his helicopter flying training, Mark Evans learns how to climb and descend. And then he installs the navigation system and the computer into his own home-made kit helicopter. S1/Ep10Thu, Aug 10, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornToday Mark turns his attention to the avionics and the instrument panel, before learning about the most important instruments he will need to fly a helicopter. S1/Ep9Thu, Aug 10, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIt's all go for Mark Evans today as he fits the muffler and installs the fuel system, fuel pumps, pressure regulator and all the hoses into his home kit helicopter. S1/Ep8Wed, Aug 9, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornThe exhaust and the cooling systems are added to Mark Evans' home kit helicopter. And in his flight training he learns how to take off from hovering and from the ground. S1/Ep7Wed, Aug 9, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans' home kit helicopter is taking shape and is ready for the tail rotor drive and the clutch. In his flight training he learns how to deal with engine failure. S1/Ep6Tue, Aug 8, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn his flight training Mark learns how to counter typical mistakes made by beginners, discovers how to hover and encounters the dead man's curve. S1/Ep5Tue, Aug 8, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark continues to build a helicopter from a home kit and begins the manufacture of the main rotor shaft. In his flight training he gets to grips with the controls and the throttle. S1/Ep4Mon, Aug 7, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornWith the airframe of the helicopter now complete, Mark turns his attention to the tail boom. Plus he does his pre-flight checks before beginning his helicopter flight training. S1/Ep3Mon, Aug 7, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans begins building the airframe of a fully functioning helicopter from a home kit. He learns the principles of helicopter flight in a bid to attain his helicopter rating. S1/Ep2Sun, Aug 6, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornFollow the fortunes of Mark Evans as he begins to build a fully functioning helicopter from a home kit and develops his flying skills by attaining a helicopter rating in Arizona. S1/Ep1Sun, Aug 6, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans takes to the skies in his chopper to practise the quick stop. Back on the ground he installs the rigging into his home-made kit helicopter.Sun, Dec 4, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornThe main rotor blades are fitted to Mark Evans' home-made helicopter. In this helicopter-flying lesson he learns all about taxiing.Sun, Dec 4, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornAs Mark Evans continues to build a helicopter from a kit he turns his attention to the body panel and starts work on the back seats.Mon, Nov 28, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn his helicopter flying training, Mark Evans learns how to climb and descend. And then he installs the navigation system and the computer into his own home-made kit helicopter.Mon, Nov 28, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornToday Mark turns his attention to the avionics and the instrument panel, before learning about the most important instruments he will need to fly a helicopter.Sun, Nov 27, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIt's all go for Mark Evans today as he fits the muffler and installs the fuel system, fuel pumps, pressure regulator and all the hoses into his home kit helicopter.Sun, Nov 27, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornThe exhaust and the cooling systems are added to Mark Evans' home kit helicopter. And in his flight training he learns how to take off from hovering and from the ground.Mon, Nov 21, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans' home kit helicopter is taking shape and is ready for the tail rotor drive and the clutch. In his flight training he learns how to deal with engine failure.Mon, Nov 21, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn his flight training Mark learns how to counter typical mistakes made by beginners, discovers how to hover and encounters the dead man's curve.Sun, Nov 20, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark continues to build a helicopter from a home kit and begins the manufacture of the main rotor shaft. In his flight training he gets to grips with the controls and the throttle.Sun, Nov 20, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornWith the airframe of the helicopter now complete, Mark turns his attention to the tail boom. Plus he does his pre-flight checks before beginning his helicopter flight training.Mon, Nov 14, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornMark Evans begins building the airframe of a fully functioning helicopter from a home kit. He learns the principles of helicopter flight in a bid to attain his helicopter rating.Mon, Nov 14, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornFollow the fortunes of Mark Evans as he begins to build a fully functioning helicopter from a home kit and develops his flying skills by attaining a helicopter rating in Arizona.Sun, Nov 13, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn the final episode of this series Mark Evans reveals the complete helicopter which he has made from a home kit. Witness as he takes it up into the skies for its first flight.Sun, Oct 16, 5:30 amQUEST30 mins
A Chopper is BornIn this penultimate episode of the series, we see Mark install the upholstery and he takes to the sky in another chopper to complete a whole circuit - from take-off to set down.Sun, Oct 16, 5:00 amQUEST30 mins