50 shades of grey glider, whose glider is that in the movie trailer

'Way back in the '90s, I flew in a production of "Secrets of Speed" for
ESPN. Did a ground launch for the opener and some formation flight with
an LS-3 with a lipstick camera taped to the wing root of my LS-6a and a
formation landing (on parallel taxiway and runway) with an LS-4. Nobody
said a word about insurance. How times change...

Dan Marotta

On 7/26/2014 2:40 AM, wrote:
"I would have told the production company to pay the insurance, no insurance no fly.

BillT "

That's pretty much how it played out! They wouldn't pay for the extra insurance they felt necessary so we dropped out of the project. Apparently the guys our man worked with that were directly responsible for co-coordinating an arranging the actual aerial photography were great to work with and the extra liability requirement was sprung on them later from higher up.

I'm a little relieved as if our ship had appeared in the film it might have persuaded me to go see it. I've been exposed to a few passages from the book and I think the only hope for the film is that it might be "so bad it's good" in the MST3K way!

On Thursday, July 24, 2014 7:31:25 PM UTC-4, SF wrote:


Well you might mock, but this movie has the potential to introduce gliding to a vast 'blockbuster' audience. The protagonist describes gliding as his "second favorite pastime".

Why do I know this? My club, York Soaring Association sold the production company a Gob Twin Astir wreck, which has been used, mounted on an armature in front of a chroma screen, to double for the DG 1000 in the close-up shots.

Estrella's Jason flew the slow roll that will put to rest some of the condescending perceptions of gliding as like a winter sleigh, - towed up a hill and then passengers enjoy the ride down.

How can we capitalize on this? Offer to set up a glider in front of a theater marquee? Or at least accompany wives and girlfriends to the movie and offer a ride?

Other ideas?

On Saturday, July 26, 2014 3:23:44 PM UTC-4, Charlie Papa wrote:

How can we capitalize on this?

Smile discretely from under your bucket hat, take off your aviator sunglasses and squint your best 'bedroom eyes'.

Thanks to this movie, people will finally 'get it', that money, sex, and soaring are three sides of the same coin.

Thanks to this movie, people will finally 'get it', that money, sex, and soaring are three sides of the same coin.

and summed up in 1 word: Privileged

Brad

Well, I adore the soaring, but I'm shelling out lots of money, gathering none in return, and not getting so much as a sniff of the sex, so either I'm doing it wrong or that's a strange three-sided coin.

On 2014-07-26 19:23:44 +0000, Charlie Papa said:

Why do I know this? My club, York Soaring Association sold the
production company a Gob Twin Astir wreck, which has been used, mounted
on an armature in front of a chroma screen, to double for the DG 1000
in the close-up shots.

Pfft. As if there's anyone who won't instantly recognize the difference
between a Twin Astir cockpit and panel and a DG1000 one!!!

Did they change the canopy hinge to the left side like they did on the
Duo in Thomas Crown?

And, yes, while it's nice to see soaring in feature films, I don' t
know if it helps that it's always a mega rich and powerful prick who is
doing it!

As I tweeted yesterday:

https://twitter.com/BruceHoult/statu...41215905034242
https://twitter.com/BruceHoult/statu...41680378056704
https://twitter.com/BruceHoult/statu...42691775770624

50 Shades of Grey trailer briefly features a DG1000 glider, same as I
fly/teach in. Thomas Crown flew a Duo Discus.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjWrXLhYg7Q#t=95s

While it's nice to occasionally see them as playthings of the rich &
powerful, the reality is my first instructor was literally a butcher.

Our club has all types: farmers, electricians, plumbers, cops, IT,
accountants, engineers. And a few unemployed & retired.

Btw, I'm also trying tweeting some pics from races I'm doing online in
Condor. Got some comments...

Cruising up the Ben Ohau range/Dobson valley:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtdsH92CMAAXdwl.jpg:large

On final glide from Cass back to Omarama:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BtdtJaYCYAAHMh9.jpg:large

On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:00:47 +1200, Bruce Hoult wrote:

And, yes, while it's nice to see soaring in feature films, I don' t know
if it helps that it's always a mega rich and powerful prick who is doing
it!

I can't help thinking that an episode of "The Dukes of Hazard" with the
boys racing beat-up 1-26s would be a hell or a lot more fun and,
probably, more realistic as well.


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martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
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Funny you should mention it. I swear I once saw an episode of "Dukes of Hazard" which featured a Blanik being auto towed by the General Lee. Have not been able to find evidence of this online though.

On Sunday, July 27, 2014 2:56:09 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:00:47 +1200, Bruce Hoult wrote:



And, yes, while it's nice to see soaring in feature films, I don' t know

if it helps that it's always a mega rich and powerful prick who is doing

it!



I can't help thinking that an episode of "The Dukes of Hazard" with the

boys racing beat-up 1-26s would be a hell or a lot more fun and,

probably, more realistic as well.





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martin@ | Martin Gregorie

gregorie. | Essex, UK

org |

Oh wait, found it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlR8oldn-zY

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:21:07 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Funny you should mention it. I swear I once saw an episode of "Dukes of Hazard" which featured a Blanik being auto towed by the General Lee. Have not been able to find evidence of this online though.



On Sunday, July 27, 2014 2:56:09 AM UTC-7, Martin Gregorie wrote:

On Sun, 27 Jul 2014 16:00:47 +1200, Bruce Hoult wrote:







And, yes, while it's nice to see soaring in feature films, I don' t know



if it helps that it's always a mega rich and powerful prick who is doing



it!







I can't help thinking that an episode of "The Dukes of Hazard" with the



boys racing beat-up 1-26s would be a hell or a lot more fun and,



probably, more realistic as well.











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martin@ | Martin Gregorie



gregorie. | Essex, UK



org |

On Thursday, July 24, 2014 7:31:25 PM UTC-4, SF wrote:


Gotta learn to flip it so it lands on the side ;-)