NC man uses lottery winnings to buy a helicopter. What could possibly go wrong?

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"I knew it was going down," said John Aubery. "You don't see somebody bouncing a helicopter around the yard and think 'oh this guy is going to make it.'"

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If I won 100,000 from a scratch off I wouldn't be spending any of it on a helicopter I could put together myself.

The guy they interviewed was great. some great quote by the young man

Shows that you really can do anything with money lol

According to his FB he has a filipina wife who's kind of hot. He also has a picture that might be inferred as claiming to be a Navy SEAL without actually saying it. Possible stolen valor? On my phone and to lazy to go through the rigamarole of linking. Somebody else can if they want to.

Looked up the details, this apparently qualifies as an ultralight helicopter and doesn't require a license to fly. It still requires the ability to fly a helicopter though, which is not intuitive at all.

Less expensive than most cars, too.

Damn you can buy these things for like 25k. I just found a way to avoid road blocks after the bar

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you can buy these things for like 25k

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There are a lot cheaper ways to kill yourself than that.

How about buy a new truck, some land, pay off bills, or just invest it in low risk bonds or annuities? Dude, you’re old. But I guess that’s proof that older doesn’t always mean wiser.