Hang Gliding and Parasailing – How do they Differ?
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Lamoigne hooked a parachute rig to the rear of his car. Parasailing shouldn’t be confused with hang-gliding, parasailing is done by hooking a line to an open parachute with a harness to a boat or car, then achieving lift from the boat or car accelerating ...
source:the Oz Report
Avweb received word late Wednesday that Gordon Boettger, who was honored by the NAA this year for his 2011 sailplane flight of 1,321 miles surfing a mountain wave, plans to aim for a record downwind flight, today (Thursday); and if he’s up you can watch his progress online.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N55LK
http://flightaware.com/live/airport_status_bigmap.rvt?airport=KMEV
Continue Reading →this guy has some serious stones to glide for over 1000 miles. Probably has serious bucks as well to be able to take the ...
First Solo
Posted by: superuser
Your first solo flight off a real mountain! I guess that is just one feeling that you never forget. Finally, you are ready for the big plunge, and what a thrill it is?
I remember the first time I stood on this ramp…could I really do this? But each time I stood on it after that, it became easier to imagine-and then the big day came.
I couldn’t sleep that night before. I was suppose to have launched that day, but conditions ...
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