soaring on screen

Jim wrote:
On 24 Nov 2006 07:27:18 -0800, "chipsoars"
wrote:


wrote:
I have started a webpage that will collect appearances of gliders in TV
programs and movies:
http://home.comcast.net/~johan.larso.../onscreen.html

So far I have five movies on the list, with more to come. I know of the
following:

Escape From New York
Dawn Flight
The Sky Trap
Skyward
The Birdmen
Everybody Wants to Rule the World (music video)
Freefall: Flight 174
The Longest Day
The Boy Who Flew With Condors

I would appreciate pointers to any others you know of.

Johan Larson

I wouldn't ignore commercials either. There is the current Ameriprise
Financial commercial (which ironically portrays the active baby boomer
retirement model) that is getting quite a bit of airtime for several
months. This has some great shots of a DG 1000 (?).

Toyota pickups had a commercial ground launching a glider.

Chip F.


I think that glider is either a DG500 or a DG505. I know,
nit-picking. One way or the other, a lovely ship.

Jim

I'm an AS guy so I guess it can be overlooked. At any rate, I'd love
to know why Ameritech picked Soaring.

chipsoars wrote:

I'm an AS guy so I guess it can be overlooked. At any rate, I'd love
to know why Ameritech picked Soaring.

You might well be able to set up a phone interview with the guys who
commissioned the ad and filmed it. Sounds like a good topic for an
article in Soaring.

Johan Larson