Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: AKHog on March 08, 2010, 11:31:25 AM
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Here is a quick video I put together with footage from last summer.
This is the first video I've ever edited (Windows Movie Maker). I had limited footage to work with because my Gopro would stop working when the batteries got cold or anytime I climbed above about 10,000 feet. Highest climb of the year was 16,000.
Tell me what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcI9jQNHexI
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now that's different, a ultra light towing a hang glider. When did they think of that?
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Cool video.. I went hang gliding in New Zealand last October for the first time.. It's the closest thing I've ever felt to truly flying.. :rock
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now that's different, a ultra light towing a hang glider. When did they think of that?
This isn't an ultralight, but a LSA (light sport aircraft).
And I couldn't tell you a date, but hang gliders have been aerotowing for a long time now. There are tow parks all over the country and world.
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Cool video.. I went hang gliding in New Zealand last October for the first time.. It's the closest thing I've ever felt to truly flying.. :rock
Yea I've flown a lot of things, hundreds of hours in many different general aviation planes, sailplanes, paragliders, etc. Hang gliding is the closest form of 'freeflight' I've experienced. It's exactly like most people dream of flying, prone positions like superman and all.
Funny thing is I used to dream of flying all the time. After I started hang gliding the dreams stopped. I guess my subconscious doesn't need to entertain itself with fantasies when it's happening in real life.
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That is awesome man, experience of a lifetime. I'd love to do that.
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Wow looks like a blast.
Saw some paragliders hanging over a mountain ridge the other day. Made me daydream for a bit always wanted to do it.
One Day.
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Looks as if you had a great time. Good job on the video.
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Posted on the youtube page, cool video wtg, always wanted to try that, did a sim at Fantasy of Flight was really cool, have to add it to my bucket list.
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Very Kewl, nice job on edit. :aok
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crap, because of WMG and Sony Music Entertainment this Video cant be viewed/played in my country ;p
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crap, because of WMG and Sony Music Entertainment this Video cant be viewed/played in my country ;p
Germany is the only country the video can't be played in. Try going through a US proxy server.
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Nice one Hog :aok
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Very cool stuff
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What is the cost birth to abortion to do this, buying a rig, training and tows soup to nuts?
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What is the cost birth to abortion to do this, buying a rig, training and tows soup to nuts?
Thats a, umm... slightly oddly worded question. :lol
The cost to get into it will vary greatly on who you are and who you know. I got really lucky, traded for my training, and got lucky again and found good used equipment for cheap. I'm completely into the sport for $1000, probably gona drop another $500 this year on a radio and o2 setup. $2000-3000 is more realistic starting from scratch and finding good used equipment. Of course like anything you can go wild, buying all brand new top of the line gear you could easily spend 10 grand.