Fly Boy - Episode 65 - Crossing the Solent!

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@clearprop 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! I got into paragliding in the early 90s and, living in the Portsmouth area, always dreamed of crossing the Solent. Time moves on and I now fly microlights, but still love the sense of pure freedom that paragliding offers. Great stuff! 🙂

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I would love to try microlight flying some day!

@clearprop 2 ай бұрын

@@johnrudge777Careful - like all flying it can become addictive very quickly! 🤣

@quentinbush 2 ай бұрын

And I thoroughly enjoyed watching you.

@TimPentreath Ай бұрын

Nice one, enjoyed that John 👍🏻

@johnrudge777 Ай бұрын

Thank you, Tim! 🙂

@steveshovlar994 2 ай бұрын

Great video, great flight!🎉

@rudolfsokolsky7114 Ай бұрын

Hello, flying over this water definitely required courage, I probably wouldn't have given it even if I've been flying for 25 years.

@romankingswell8314 2 ай бұрын

This whole video was so cool to watch! 😎 I remember that Mike from The Loft (our beloved paragliding service) was the very first person years ago that has crossed the Solent flying a paraglider. This crossing is on my dream list to do. I love flying on this Island. See you there some day! 😊

@johnrudge777 Ай бұрын

Thank you Roman. Look forward to seeing you next time you're here! 😊

@GerrysDiy 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Been flying "C's" for years and thinking of going 2 liner. Looking forward to your adventures in Bassano. Thanks for sharing👍👍👍

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! Happy landings!

@cosmovsky 19 күн бұрын

I like your videos! you got a subscriber ;>

@tonysherrington3137 2 ай бұрын

Great flight nicely done

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Society.x. 2 ай бұрын

Welcome to the Big Island

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@johnshaw8013 2 ай бұрын

Epic! How much does all that kit cost if you don't mind me asking, and what training do you need?

@johnrudge777 Ай бұрын

Hi there, the equipment costs anything from £500 to £7,000 depending on how good and how old etc.You can actually learn in a couple of weeks if the weather is good there are schools all over the place and there's a really good school on the Isle of Wight called high adventure which I really recommend. The local instructor is called Paddy and he's very good and very experienced.

@peterelliott2914 2 ай бұрын

Don't stop doing the yoohoo! Nice flight btw.

@MarkLadson 2 ай бұрын

Amazing to see this! Curious, what radio type do you use to communicate with each other? Assuming you don't need airband as outside ATC control.

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Hi Mark, it's just a normal VHF radio which we use for communicating

@andyjones5120 2 ай бұрын

Swwwwweeeeettttt ❤👍

@rickford8333 2 ай бұрын

Ya hoo as much as you want😊

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

😂 thanks buddy!

@PhilbyFavourites 2 ай бұрын

Is that an inflatable fin on your back? Some form of directional stability? Lovely to see the Island from height. My max height is 15’ on top of a flybridge on the waters below you. But 30 years ago I did take a paragliding lesson at Chillerton. Exciting, but five years of badly flying a hang glider was enough for my lack of skill…. Great to watch 👍🏻👍🏻

@johnrudge777 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it is! It's the fin on the back of the harness

@marrkopollo Ай бұрын

why don't you have original carbines?

@johnrudge777 Ай бұрын

I changed them because I prefer the ones that don't untwist sometimes in the past I have noticed the twistable carabiners have come undone by themselves