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 Topic: How to do a proper Fly on the Wall Landing |
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 Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 4:49 pm Subject: How to do a proper Fly on the Wall Landing |
| What you can't see in that vid is that where the camera man is standing, there's a fence and that beyond the grass you can see theres.... nothing. It's a cliff.
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| Topic: Avian encounter |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:02 pm Subject: Avian encounter |
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Your Wedge-tails are infamous for their territorial confrontations! Cool footage! John Stokes www.osceolabaldeagle.com Yep, Wediges can be territorial, though at times they will just ... |
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| Topic: Avian encounter |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:16 pm Subject: Avian encounter |
| A short video with a visit from a local. I'm not sure if he was askign why I was leaving, or asking me to leave.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBgxh01s8Ak[/youtube] Dawson |
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| Topic: Beach RLF |
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Replies: 12 Views: 362 |
Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:14 pm Subject: Beach RLF |
| ad on,
he's just using a extension straight out, you are adding a almost 90 degrees angle to it, I guess keeping the leg as short as possible would help? Yep, I've seen Init's pool cleaner, I l ... |
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| Topic: Beach RLF |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:02 pm Subject: Beach RLF |
| 6cuda6, yeah, sorry about the eyes, they'll stop bouncing eventually
fly,surf,&ski, actually it can be a very fun place to go to the beach, it's got a rep as an unofficial local nudist beach ... |
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| Topic: Beach RLF |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 5:18 pm Subject: Beach RLF |
| I got to test my new Go-Pro mount on Sunday afternoon.
It's a bit "wobbly" so I need to work on it a bit. Enjoy: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7D4Co6O17M[/youtube] Da ... |
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| Topic: How many straps? |
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Forum: Hang gliding general Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:08 pm Subject: How many straps? |
| I carry on 3 racks, the front coming off the bumper, and strap down to each one with thick pads wrapped around the glider when it's just mine, and the pads just under the gliders when there are others ... | |
| Topic: What grip do you use on launch ? |
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Forum: Q&A, Learning to hang glide Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:04 pm Subject: Re: What grip do you use on launch ? |
| i think i use the 2 finger launch, (is that the grapevine?) i know its not the bottle neck, but i use the one where you have the downtubes in between your ring finger and your middle finger, with your ... | |
| Topic: gopro shots |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:31 pm Subject: gopro shots |
| No worries Rob,
My current vey simple mount is pictured below. All pieces shown are used to mount the boom to the glider I used to just tape the boom to the keel in side the double surface with ... |
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| Topic: gopro shots |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:52 pm Subject: gopro shots |
| Very nice work, but where's your finger?
I'm working on a new mount for my go-pro atm, hopefully it will give a good new viewpoint. http://pics.nhgc.asn.au/albums/userpics/10024/PICT2096.JPG |
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| Topic: Hanging in New Zealand |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:20 pm Subject: Hanging in New Zealand |
| what's the latest news down that way regarding the C4/Rev? we ain't heard nuthin about it up here
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_VPPIQv5D1Q0/TE0uAkpi8xI/AAAAAAAACbk/edyElO4GAWY/s512/Rev2.jpg This was a ma ... |
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| Topic: I can relate.. |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:03 pm Subject: I can relate.. |
| Great video!
Cool Video! I'm wondering where the site is with the huge sand dunes and water out front ? Anyone Familiar? Thanks. It's Dune du Pyla, in western France. I think it's the largest s ... |
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| Topic: Critique my landings |
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Forum: Q&A, Learning to hang glide Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 10:07 pm Subject: Critique my landings |
| Can't really see what happened in the first landing as helmet cam doesn't let us really see what's going on.
In the third landing, it's hard to tell how much you're pulled in ( side camera gives a ... |
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| Topic: what's the lowest altitude you've launched caught a thermal? |
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Forum: Hang gliding general Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:47 pm Subject: what's the lowest altitude you've launched caught a thermal? |
| My personal best ( I WAS there for this one ) was in Switzerland last year. Goal was about 10km away across a very deep valley and I didn't have glide to get out of the valley so I went to try to ... |
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| Topic: what's the lowest altitude you've launched caught a thermal? |
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Forum: Hang gliding general Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:32 pm Subject: what's the lowest altitude you've launched caught a thermal? |
| I wasn't there, but I've been told that when out at Rylstone, towing a few years ago, there was a bit of wind, so three guys got on a rope and hand towed another guy up abut 50' where he then thermall ... | |
| Topic: Australian music sux |
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Forum: The camp fire Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 6:30 pm Subject: Australian music sux |
| ...? I see nothing wrong with his song. I liked it. I think you should have said "I'm personally not a fan of this guy's music" rather than make a stereotypical, misspelled statement like &q ... | |
| Topic: A big hill near a lake |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm Subject: A big hill near a lake |
Great countryside - nice flying scenes. Really enjoyed the video.  But, winter? Heck, the water looks liquid to me. 
No worries ChattaroyMan, look me up when you're out here next J ... |
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| Topic: A big hill near a lake |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:24 am Subject: A big hill near a lake |
| I noticed how good the mighty Suzuki was.
What sort of tyres are you running on her? I've still got the standards on mine and they're completely totally road tyres. Still did surprisingly well ... |
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| Topic: A big hill near a lake |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:56 pm Subject: A big hill near a lake |
| Don't worry about the tree huggers. It was rolled up hill to prevent erosion |
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| Topic: A big hill near a lake |
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Forum: Hang gliding Videos Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:22 am Subject: A big hill near a lake |
| http://pics.nhgc.asn.au/albums/userpics/10024/normal_PICT0016_1.JPG
Early Saturday morning Allan called me and we first decided that the central coast was the best bet, then after our weather guru re ... |
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