Giving the Autogiro Its Place in the Sun; Record-Setter in Humble Craft Hopes for Revival From: The Washington Post | Date: May 2, 2004| Author: Elizabeth Williamson | Copyright 2004 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

"Whatever happened to Andy Keech?" the skydiving Web site posting asked. Australia's former skydiving champion and freefall photographer seemed to have fallen off the earth.

No, there he is -- flying over Frederick in an autogiro dubbed Woodstock that has kept Keech, 64, in the sky and in the record books. Over the past six months, he has broken a string of distance and speed records in Woodstock. He hopes to revive interest in the tiny, helicopter-like craft that bond man and sky with...

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