Shortly after 1pm, the GOP frontrunner arrived in his $7million Sikorsky S-76, landing in a parking lot near to the fairgrounds, which he had hired out so he could give free helicopter rides to children.
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I was there. I personally know the people involved and the timeline. I’ll dig up the story later.
...Trump told the British newspaper on Wednesday that “he’s asked the Iowa State Fair for permission to set up the thrill ride at his own risk and expense.”
The riders would board his $7 million, 12-seat Sikorsky S-76 helicopter that is the one in the opening credits of “Celebrity Apprentice.”
Trump told the newspaper he plans to fly the helicopter out to Iowa.
An Iowa State Fair spokeswoman told the Des Moines Register that Trump has not asked the fair for permission to offer the rides and he would not be granted permission to do so on the fairgrounds...