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Panther_99FS
January 1st, 2009, 14:54
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Dangerousdave26
January 1st, 2009, 15:24
The Original VC :costumes:
lifejogger
January 1st, 2009, 15:26
Actually that would be fun to have now.:costumes::costumes::costumes::costumes:
Panther_99FS
January 1st, 2009, 15:28
The Original VC :costumes:

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srgalahad
January 1st, 2009, 17:50
I dunno P... it wouldn't be much fun without the flames and smoke if you "goof the landing"
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Rob
Wozza
January 1st, 2009, 18:39
LOL
I had one of those :) think parts of it are still in my parents shed
Wozza
Lionheart
January 1st, 2009, 18:55
I never saw that. Very cool, lol....


Bill
cheezyflier
January 1st, 2009, 21:36
what kid had 40' in his house for the guide line? ritchie rich? :costumes:
i grew up in a row house. we didn't have 40' combining the living room and dining room together :icon_lol:
Grey_Wolf
January 2nd, 2009, 03:29
Because of how our house was set up, i had about 40' of flight with mine,, out of the dining room, down the hall, past the stairs the restroom, then landing in the room at the other end of the hall.
in my " airport" usually Princess Leia, Luke and Han were fighting stormtroopers. support could often hang from the plane and be dropped off.. great fun.
crashaz
January 2nd, 2009, 07:31
LOL Nice, never had that one.... but I did have that helicopter one that rotated at the end of a wire... had some controls where you could control forward/reverse motion and up and down.
Prowler1111
January 2nd, 2009, 09:58
whirly birds?..i used to have that one, an orange chopper that went thru a line, just like a telepheric , great fun back then

Prowler
FlyTexas
January 2nd, 2009, 10:55
You're not talking about this one are you? :wiggle:

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Brian
Prowler1111
January 2nd, 2009, 11:11
Nope, but thatīs the exact toy i had which i talked about in another vintage toy thread!!, oh my...talk about nostalgia!!!
Prowler
Brian_Gladden
January 2nd, 2009, 12:15
My dad got tired of buying batteries for mine so he rigged an old HO scale train powerpack to run my verticopter. I could play with it for hours that way.

Brian
FlyTexas
January 2nd, 2009, 13:00
My dad got tired of buying batteries for mine so he rigged an old HO scale train powerpack to run my verticopter. I could play with it for hours that way.

Brian

Neat! :applause: I extended the trailing edges of the rotor (using electricians tape) to increase the lift capability on mine. Tried but never could get it to lift up a Hot Wheels car. :costumes:

Brian
TeaSea
January 2nd, 2009, 13:08
My friend Kevin across the street had one of these. We would play with it for hours...as for the space, let's just say he had a very patient mother.

Kevin went on to get his commercial license and work for the airlines. I fly too, but just for pleasure.

It was that toy that got both of us thinking about flying.
rpjkw
January 2nd, 2009, 15:02
For the life of me, I can't remember the U-Fly-It. Does anyone know when it came out? There's no way I wouldn't have wanted it.

Bob
TeaSea
January 2nd, 2009, 15:22
My guess....about 1973.
Blackbird686
January 2nd, 2009, 16:33
Never had the "U Fly It"... but I did have a "Jimmy Jet". Remember those? :p:

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Panther_99FS
January 2nd, 2009, 16:37
I did have a "Jimmy Jet". Remember those? :p:

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