Weltflug - The Gyroplane Dream: A true life story that lifts you
into flight - literally. Take off to a fantastic world tour and fly
through the most beautiful landscapes in Europe, Africa, Australia,
New Zealand, the USA & South America. Imagine being a part of
an 18-month airborne adventure that spans 5 continents. Feel the
wind brushing against your face and exciting your skin. See
yourself looking down from low altitudes, soaking in the awesome
beauty of some of the planet's most fascinating destinations. And
now, imagine that you are sharing this incredible adventure with
your spouse - all from a 2-seated lightweight gyroplane Impossible?
That's just what everyone used to think. But Andreas and Melanie
Stuetz were on a mission to live out their childhood dreams - and
nothing was going to stop them... What is a gyroplane? First flown
successfully in 1923, gyroplanes are types of rotorcrafts.
Rotorcrafts utilize self-turning rotors to develop lift and
motor-powered propellers to generate thrust. Breathtaking and
Courageous With sheer wonderment, you'll glide into the atmosphere
above historical Europe. In South America, you float above the
stunning waterfalls of Iguacu. Across Africa, you experience a
bird's-eye view of the captivating expanses of the Kalahari. Far
away, you will drift slowly over the sights of New Zealand while
further developing your sense of amazement about the world we live
in. About the Adventurers: Andreas G. Stuetz In the seventies, as a
young boy in West Germany, Andreas dreamed of being an adventurer,
an inventor and a successful entrepreneur. He always wanted to fly
and was fascinated with the WDR cult TV puppet series Robbi, Tobbi
and Fliewatuut. The Fliewatuut was a vehicle capable of flight,
floatation and terrestrial travel. He was stricken then with need
to fly. Life progressed. In 2000, he was awarded with the highly
prestigious StartUp price by Angela Merkel. Andreas matured into
the prosperous inventor and entrepreneur that he had envisioned -
but something was missing. He still wanted to experience daring
adventures in a Fliewatuut. Melanie Stuetz Like Andreas, Melanie
dreamed as a child in East Germany, the GDR, of limitless travel,
ideally as a cosmonaut in space. On October 1989 she and her father
crossed as refugees the green border to Prague (CZ) to enter the
first refugee trains, which lead to the Western Part of Germany,
where her Mom already waited after her last visit without return.
Twenty years later Melanie is closer than ever to her childhood
dream. She was the first woman to pass the sport pilot licensing
test for Xenon gyroplanes. After marrying, her and Andreas
continued to plan for and train for the realization of their flight
dreams. One day, while watching the James Bond movie, You Only Live
Twice, they witnessed Sean Connery, as 007, performing a daring
getaway scene. He soared away to safety, and to freedom, on a
mini-helicopter - on a gyroplane Let the adventure begin Andreas
and Melanie became licensed pilots and shortly thereafter launched
their unified childhood dream of an unlimited world tour by the
Fliewatuut-like gyroplane. It was a truly pioneering effort Their
astonishing adventure took eighteen months to complete and
traversed five separate continents. This amazing book and
accompanying video collection are the thrilling results of more
than 3 years of work overall. Charity Terre des Hommes is an
international charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged children.
Melanie and Andreas share a deep sense of gratitude for the fortune
that they have enjoyed. For that reason, a percentage of all
proceeds from the sales of the book and DVD's is donated to Terre
des Hommes. But money alone is not enough. It is a dream that
drives the life of a person. And that is the reason why Andy &
Mel also asked the children about their dreams. It is important
that children do have dreams to find their way in life. To make
childhood dreams come true
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