However , instead of driving a car , the Captain flies in a ramshackle old gyrocopter powered by a VW air - cooled engine .
Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain , a wanderer who looks for fuel and supplies .
Instead of driving a car , the Captain flies in a ramshackle old gyrocopter powered by a VW air - cooled engine .
Bruce Spence as the Gyro Captain , a wanderer who looks for fuel and supplies .