……I last flew a hang glider. I used to hang glide from 1973 through 1982 then I stopped. Yesterday at Sylmar Flight Park I took my first tandem flight/lesson off Kagel Mountain with Joe Greblo, lead instructor from WindSports in Sylmar, CA. I got the whole thing on my Kodak V705 and edited it down to 5 minutes. Our flight lasted about 31 minutes in moderate turbulence with ratty, broken up thermals. Maximum gain was only 500’ before we ran out of lift. The last time I flew at Sylmar was in 1974 on an 18’ Flexi Flyer. I and am now in the process of getting my wings back, thanks in large part to Joe’s patience and excellent teaching skills. Watch and listen, as Joe drills me on proper technique while I'm obviously pretty rusty and gravitate towards my old ways and habits. I have got a lot to learn to get my Hang 3 reinstated and will be using the full 37 minutes video to help remind me along with lots of practice and input from the instructors.
Better res & downloadable: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7268770dBb8Gs9E
Or fast and funky YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFHU96d9CvI
Extended 10-minute version with more training details: http://www.veoh.com/videos/v7805617K6QZ2SwM
It's Been 26 Years Since........
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It's Been 26 Years Since........
Last edited by JD on Sun May 04, 2008 9:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
