Norman Surplus of Northern Ireland flying his gyrocopter during a test flight at the Woodland airpark in Angeles City, north of Manila, the Philippines, yesterday. Mr Surplus has been trying an auto gyro record flight around the world but the attempt is to be put on hold because of anticipated extreme weather in the Bearing Sea and North Atlantic.

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