Spike Dog Aviator Whirligig Sculpture

I am loving this little guy riding his airplane. It cracks me up when the wind is blowing because as the propeller spins, he bounces up and down!

The media could not be loaded. As the family of a pilot, we all love the whimsy that Spike brings to our outdoor relaxation. We have made a few additions we’d recommend to other buyers: coat him occasionally with a thin coating of a certain “numerical water dispersion formula” with which we are all familiar, and also add a weep hole on the underside of the fuselage/wing to prevent water collecting inside and rusting it out.

It looks as expected, but some parts of it are quite thin and were bent. I carefully straightened them though and hope it won’t interfere with it working properly. Fun and cute though. I’m creating a memorial garden in my front yard for my parents, my father and mother in law and my husband. I miss them all so much. I’ve chosen items that represent things they loved for their separate sections. This is for my dad who was a pilot and had a silly, whimsical side.

Check out this cute dog with the airplane props that move with the wind. Bought for a gift and they loved it.

This is such a fun piece for my garden. It’s made well and works great so far.

OK I bought this last year after reading most of the reviews even those warning that it takes gale force wind to make it work. I can tell you it does. It worked one time for me and that is because it was pouring down rain which I think turned the propeller. If you haven't bought this yet don't. It does not work very well. I am writing this review for those who did buy it I want to share how I changed it to make it function. Rather than throw it away or just look at it sit there I disconnected the crank mechanism, took out the propeller, glued a large plastic nut from a toilet seat that I drilled a hole in the top, inserted a shortened pinwheel and it works great.. The propeller turns, the airplane moves when the wind shifts but the dog does not go up and down. I had to take that mechanism out. But I will say with the pinwheel I am very pleased. Beats throwing it away.

Makes you smile to see it, but disappointed it doesnt spin. It would take hurricane winds to make it spin. So if you want to see movement avoid this one.

Great addition to the garden a little stiff the basic wind not strong enough to grt it moving but definitely cute!