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YuriYushchenko
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 Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:56 am Post subject: Yeah. just earned my h2 at lookout mtn. First mtn launch vid |
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Finally, I have something to celebrate - I finally got my H2 from lookout mountain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUbwl6rhrQc
Thanks to Dan, Mike, Lauren, Scott, Jason and other instructors from LMFP who were so patient with me. You guys are great!
Here is my first mountain launch video.
Please disregard the burst of emotions during the flight and at the end. Also, my helmet cam kind of rolled down during start.
PS:For these who are interested - I'm screaming "I'm flying I'm flying. Hello sky!". Something like that.
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pjwings
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Dude! Nice! That was great... your enthusiasm is off the charts. Man what a great flight!
Do you all think he was happy after he landed? I don't know, let's check out the evidence....
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:17 am Post subject: |
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Hangskier
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:55 am Post subject: |
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You are on your way now.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:06 am Post subject: |
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Very nice
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:11 am Post subject: |
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| Congrats! Nothing like that first one
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:21 am Post subject: |
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That is where I did my first Flight... I'll always remember when I launched and made that initial howl of Joy... 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:42 am Post subject: |
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keep up the good rep. from LMFP , congrats ! all the pilots that come from LMFP are awesome, we are expecting great things from you ! you are amongst some of the best !
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:24 am Post subject: |
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Congrats,
The look on your face says it all!
( no more training hill) 
Blue Skies,
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YuriYushchenko
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:27 am Post subject: Thanks for your cheers! |
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Ohh! Thank you so much for all your cheers!
Yeah, I was quite emotional there... it felt like nothing else. I was waiting for this moment for over 6 years or something. Initially I was dragged into HG in my home country - Ukraine. After introductory experience as a passenger on moto HG, I totally loved it - it felt like nothing else. I purchased some old-as-this-world former USSR hangglider. We had quite a romance with it. (Somehow I managed to fly it couple of times without possessing any skills. :-) )Then, I had to stop my HG learning - family, work, etc. Anyway, 6 yrs passed and I was dreaming about this moment all the way.
And finally I got there!!! It felt like nothing else in the world.
And again, big cheers to LMFP - now I have some skills to do it :-) And this time nothing will stop me from doing it :-)!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Congratulations Yuri ! It's a feeling you'll never forget.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:16 am Post subject: |
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Those last few seconds of that video need to be IN something positive about the joy of one's first flight!
Congrats Yuri. 
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:58 am Post subject: |
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That was excellent, Yuri! The look on your face at the end captures the elation we all feel on that first flight. I too, learned at LMFP.
Also, welcome to the Org, my friend.  Now go get some more airtime and bring us back the video.
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Awesome job...welcome to the sky!
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 12:45 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah Yuri!!!! 
I hope to see you around the old LMFP bonfire.
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jj colorado
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| Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 5:52 pm Post subject: |
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Congrats.
Remember that we are all still learning and keep that in your mind for all future flights.
In the mean time, enjoy the feeling and pass it along.
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Tontar
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| CAL wrote: |
| keep up the good rep. from LMFP , congrats ! all the pilots that come from LMFP are awesome, we are expecting great things from you ! you are amongst some of the best ! |
LOL! We're expecting to try to fix that launch technique. 
Aaron
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YuriYushchenko
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:29 pm Post subject: About launch technique |
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| Yap, I did my third flight yesterday and used that grapevine grip instead of bottle grip. It felt kind of more convenient for mountain launches - I had better control of the glider during start.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Way to go!
Big question is : Any relationship to Viktor?
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