Winter time video watching .....

[Ron Gleason]

Not a glider video but great video from the paragliding pre-worlds in Brazil.

Remember this was filmed in Brazil so no need to comment on cloud flying.
Next time you want to whine about gaggle flying with your glider remember this video

Enjoy

http://vimeo.com/86473511

[SF]

looks like they could use Fernando's thermal Etiquette talk.

SF

[Sean F (F2)]

Wow! Beautiful!!!

[Soartech]

Another interesting video to watch while it snows outside.
This sailplane can be launched by airplane, trike, payout winch, bungee or by foot.
Easy one-person wing handling without a cart.

Archaeopteryx
http://player.vimeo.com/video/39325401

[Sean F (F2)]

Love that thing. That said, can anyone guess what the damage for one of those things is ready to go? About 100k with a trailer! Ouch!

http://ruppert-composite.ch/rokdownloads/public/archaeopteryx/preise/Preisliste_Archaeopteryx_eng.pdf

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 1:06:53 PM UTC-5, Soartech wrote:
> Another interesting video to watch while it snows outside.
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> This sailplane can be launched by airplane, trike, payout winch, bungee or by foot.
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> Easy one-person wing handling without a cart.
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> Archaeopteryx
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> http://player.vimeo.com/video/39325401

[Evan Ludeman[_4_]]

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 12:13:09 PM UTC-5, Ron Gleason wrote:
> Not a glider video but great video from the paragliding pre-worlds in Brazil.
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> Remember this was filmed in Brazil so no need to comment on cloud flying.
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> Next time you want to whine about gaggle flying with your glider remember this video
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> Enjoy
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> http://vimeo.com/86473511

That's really beautiful. Safety minded as I am, I usually don't come within about 2500' of clouds, so it's really cool to see what it would look like, if I did.

Evan Ludeman / T8

[SoaringXCellence]

On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 9:13:09 AM UTC-8, Ron Gleason wrote:
> Not a glider video but great video from the paragliding pre-worlds in Brazil.
>
>
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> Remember this was filmed in Brazil so no need to comment on cloud flying.
>
> Next time you want to whine about gaggle flying with your glider remember this video
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> Enjoy
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> http://vimeo.com/86473511

Gives an altogether different meaning to the word gaggle!

[Bastoune]

Just an awesome video, thanks for sharing!

These latest racing paragliders have a L/D of >12, up from 6 twenty years ago!

[Mike the Strike]

On Friday, February 14, 2014 7:35:21 PM UTC-7, Bastoune wrote:
> Just an awesome video, thanks for sharing!
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> These latest racing paragliders have a L/D of >12, up from 6 twenty years ago!

....and as an ex-hang-glider pilot, I still don't like the idea of deflatable wings!

Mike