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A Chopper is Born

2002 1 season 15 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

30 min

S1 · E1 · Jan 1, 2002

Episode 1 Episode 1

Mark Evans begins building his home kit chopper before attempting his helicopter rating in Arizona.

30 min

S1 · E2 · Jan 8, 2002

Episode 2 Episode 2

Mark Evans begins building the helicopter airframe and discovers the principles of helicopter flight.

30 min

S1 · E3 · Jan 15, 2002

Episode 3 Episode 3

The airframe is complete and Mark turns his attention to the tail boom before beginning his helicopter flight training.

30 min

S1 · E4 · Jan 22, 2002

Episode 4 Episode 4

Mark begins the manufacture of the main rotor shaft before getting to grips with training on the controls and throttle.

30 min

S1 · E5 · Jan 29, 2002

Episode 5 Episode 5

Mark installs the engine in his home kit helicopter and learns how to counter 'dead man's curve' - a potentially fatal beginner's mistake.

30 min

S1 · E6 · Feb 5, 2002

Episode 6 Episode 6

Mark's helicopter is ready for the tail rotor drive and the clutch, and he learns how to deal with engine failure and autorotation.

30 min

S1 · E7 · Feb 12, 2002

Episode 7 Episode 7

The exhaust and cooling systems are added to Mark Evan's helicopter, and he learns how to take off from hover position and from the ground.

30 min

S1 · E8 · Feb 19, 2002

episode 8 Episode 8

Mark fits the exhaust, fuel system, fuel pumps and pressure regulator to his helicopter, and learns flying level and straight, to slip and to skid.

30 min

S1 · E9 · Feb 26, 2002

Episode 9 Episode 9

Mark turns his attention to the avionics and instrument panel, and learns about the most important instruments he needs to fly a helicopter.

30 min

S1 · E10 · Mar 5, 2002

Episode 10 Episode 10

Mark learns how to climb and descend before installing the lights, navigation system and computer into his home-kit helicopter.

30 min

S1 · E11 · Mar 12, 2002

Episode 11 Episode 11

Mark turns his attention to the body panel and back seats, before learning about landing and set downs.

30 min

S1 · E12 · Mar 19, 2002

Episode 12 Episode 12

The main rotor blades are fitted to Mark Evans's home-made helicopter. And in his helicopter-flying lesson he learns all about taxiing.

30 min

S1 · E13 · Mar 26, 2002

Episode 13 Episode 13

Mark 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.

30 min

S1 · E14 · Apr 2, 2002

Episode 14 Episode 14

Mark paints the bodywork of his helicopter and installs the upholstery, before taking to the sky in another chopper to complete a circuit.

30 min

S1 · E15 · Apr 9, 2002

Episode 15 Episode 15

We follow Mark as he reveals the finished home-kit helicopter and takes it into the skies for its first glorious flight. Last in series.

15 episodes in Season 1

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First aired in September 2002, Mark Evans along with his loyal (if ageing) side-kick Pete Walker took on their latest mad-cap building project after the construction of two cars and an aeroplane. A Chopper is Born followed Marks 6 month odyssey to build a kit helicopter. The Rotorway Exec 162 is the most popular kit helicopter in the world. Manufactured in Phoenix, Arizona, Rotorway have been building Helicopter kits for nearly 30 years.

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Mark Evans

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Creator

Mark Evans

Total runtime 7h 30m · Episode length 30 min · Country United Kingdom

Show info

Premiered

January 1, 2002

Final episode

September 15, 2002

Status

Ended

Network

Discovery

Country

United Kingdom

Type

Scripted

Episode length

30 min

Total runtime

7h 30m

Original language

English

Production

D

Discovery UK

Production

United Kingdom

Produced in

Languages

Spoken on screen

English

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