> It's something that has been tried with bicycles, and in general doesn't work out very well. Granted, in part this may be because you also have to steer a bik

> It's something that has been tried with bicycles, and in general doesn't work out very well. Granted, in part this may be because you also have to steer a bike, whereas for a short effort like this, that's not so important. I would expect pedaling with your hands to be a huge stability problem on a bike, and once again, not so much of an issue with a helicopter.