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Gallo Quirico
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blindrodie
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Oh Yeah! But get a lure on that VG line so you can have dinner on the shore when you finish!!
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:48 am Post subject: |
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| blindrodie wrote: |
Oh Yeah! But get a lure on that VG line so you can have dinner on the shore when you finish!!
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I spoofed Tom when he first posted a few frame stills long before the edit.
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blindrodie
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:51 am Post subject: |
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HA!!!
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noman3
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:04 am Post subject: |
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it still blows me away how far these things will go in ground effect.These guys did this the smart way,the boat in the water makes this maneuver safe.I love watching this kind of flying. 
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Phoenix
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:33 am Post subject: |
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He is truly lucky! I know this one pond where rabid beavers will attack
anything that even looks at their pond! 
These guys are 97 lbs and will slap you into Canada like John McEnroe
having a bad hair day! 
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Jason
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:35 am Post subject: |
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| it still blows me away how far these things will go in ground effect.These guys did this the smart way,the boat in the water makes this maneuver safe.I love watching this kind of flying. |
I hardly think a little rowboat makes this safe.....at that speed he would be significantly injured if his basetube contacted and depending on where he hit it would take minutes for the guy to get to him
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NMERider
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:36 am Post subject: |
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| Jason wrote: |
| noman3 wrote: |
| it still blows me away how far these things will go in ground effect.These guys did this the smart way,the boat in the water makes this maneuver safe.I love watching this kind of flying. |
I hardly think a little rowboat makes this safe.....at that speed he would be significantly injured if his basetube contacted and depending on where he hit it would take minutes for the guy to get to him |
Yes, but think how many new 300% markup downtubes Ryan could sell him! 
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noman3
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:38 am Post subject: |
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well its way safer than when doug did it.I would have killed to have a boat on site.After seeing his glider impact the water i have a deep respect for water now.
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Phoenix
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| noman3 wrote: |
| well its way safer than when doug did it.I would have killed to have a boat on site.After seeing his glider impact the water i have a deep respect for water now. |
No doubt! A visual reference, and LOTS of working up to it it, before hand
seems to be the way!
But what do I know? Hope he is continuing to make improvements!!!
That said he's still AWESOME pilot in my estimation!
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noman3
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:50 am Post subject: |
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oh hell i did not see it was a row boat.Ok jason you win this time,DAM! 
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Skyhighwoman
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:52 am Post subject: |
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I believe the biggest difference is - He came straight on and he did not enter into the swooop in a slipping turn.
Amazing glide.
Smarter to have a boat near by than not. Even though it is probably a false security blanket. I would rather see it than not.
Love to watch but I will keep it to the ones that like to do that kind of stuff.
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knumbknuts
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:00 am Post subject: |
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had an e-teamer been filming, this is what the very end of the video would have sounded like:
w - w - w - wha...
awww.
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SKYSHARK
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| Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| just from where the boat was positioned in the lake i believe it was there more for safe measures in case he could not complete the full swoop. not for safety measures if he impacted at high speeds at the other side of the water. in which case the boat would be very helpful and probably very close to where he would be.
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NMERider
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:04 am Post subject: |
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| knumbknuts wrote: |
had an e-teamer been filming, this is what the very end of the video would have sounded like:
w - w - w - wha...
awww. |
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psydor
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:53 am Post subject: VG Line Drag |
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I am a little off topic here, but the posted video showed the flapping vg line so noticably. I have read that competition pilots do all manner of things to reduce drag including using smal (debatedly dangerous) side wires to get that extra edge on drag reduction. Do any of thos pilots do anything about the drag caused by the flopping vg line when on vg full? I have always wondered.
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Dan Harding
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:35 am Post subject: |
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boat no boat, whatever,,, its still frickin KEWL!!!
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Davedebogusone
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:27 am Post subject: |
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Cool.....but.... you would think that if there was any ground effect ,that mirror flat lake would have shown something.
Where he dove on to the lake there was some disturbance ....but after not even the slightest ..what the hell there should have been something
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anash
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| Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Dude, now u need a wake boarder pulling an inverted indie grab with 720 twist just below you, a nitro circus suzuki back flipping over the both of you, with exploding bonfire on the floating pontoon, all in the same shot naturally and voila: 2012 X-games new dicipline. Just add checkered flags and sponsor banners to get the full picture.
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danarmstro
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:46 am Post subject: |
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That is one of the coolest things I've ever seen!
Dan
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