Chinese father decides to drop in on daughter’s school … via helicopter
- Parent defends flying visit to Beijing primary school saying it was designed to give children first-hand demonstration of the laws of gravity rather than show off his wealth
A Chinese man who sent a helicopter to his daughter’s school in Beijing has defended himself against accusations he was flaunting his wealth by saying it was purely for educational purposes.
Footage of the helicopter flying above the school and landing in the grounds were widely circulated on social media.
But the man, identified only by his surname Chen, told Thepaper.cn that he runs a company offering helicopter tours of the Chinese capital and the school had invited him to make the flight as part of the school’s science and technology fair.
Chen’s daughter is in the first grade at Fengdan primary school in Beijing’s Haidian district, home to some of the country’s best-known universities.
He said he thought explaining how helicopters flew might help the children better understand the theory of gravity.
