Hang Gliding late 70s

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@SteveBrown1955 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robert, these guys were real pioneers! thanks for taking the time to remaster the film, I think the result was worth the effort. Gave me a shiver watching the take-offs!

@psycoticreaction9135 Жыл бұрын

Nice...thanks for this! I used to fly an old Flexi Flyer back in the 1970s.

@penrynbigbird 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff from daze long ago. Thanks for sharing. I have a bunch of super 8 footage from 'the 70s on my channel but nothing with quality like this or background music. Again, thanks for sharing.

@timothycurran8474 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to recreate this video! I’m an older guy who’s only been flying for 5-6 years. I love watching videos of the early days and reminiscing of seeing hang gliders flying through the skies over Ellenville NY. back in the late 70s -early 80s!

@99bx99 2 жыл бұрын

That takes me back. Big sled rides in standards. Then as glider design improved, I wouldn't even fly if it wasn't soarable. My last glider was a UP Comet when 100-mile flights were commonplace.

@waynewilliams8554 2 жыл бұрын

I never made it past sled rides after releasing from the tow boat!!

@davidparker2627 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Sure brings back memories. I built my first hang glider from info I got from readers digest in the early 70’s. Flew for several years at point of the Mountain Salt Lake County, Utah. Currently limit my flying to RC aircraft.

@schorschvoit7597 5 ай бұрын

So a great time, thank you for sharing this Video.

@knutbergan Жыл бұрын

I still got my hang glider in the garage I bought back in 1975 in Norway. My first training was with a group from Oslo visiting Brighton and also touring a hang glider manufacturing shop. Took it out and cleaned it a year ago, but due to age both myself and nylon fabric probably best to have it remembered as a good souvenir from time past.

@Deano155 2 жыл бұрын

I love all this old stuff. The pilots. The people who video it. The people who edited it and so on I really do appreciate it so much Thanks You Betcha!!!!

@robertkeddie 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much. It's good to know my efforts are appreciated.

@robertkeddie 2 жыл бұрын

Oops! The glider at 1:27 is a Chargus Midas, flown by a visiting English pilot. Forgive me, it was more than forty years ago.

@nicholaskennedy4310 Жыл бұрын

Nice Vid I started HG in Playa Del Rey Dockweiler Beach Los Angeles in '74 Flew HG until 2006 Interesting seeing all the guys flying seated, I never did. Had 3 near fatal accidents. Now I fly a LS3a sailplane. Fun times!

@HGAviator Жыл бұрын

Joe Greglo and Rich Grigsby taught me to fly hang gliders at Dockweiler Beach in Oct of 1978. I'd turn 18 years old, and have flying ever since. 44 yrs and counting. I'm currently flying at Wallaby Ranch Hang Gliding in Davenport, Florida (aerotow).

@ericoschmitt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this

@johnhall7475 Жыл бұрын

1975, Crystal Flight Resort (later Raccoon Mtn.), Chattanooga area, my first lessons in a 16' "standard." More than 45yrs. later my old Falcon 195 still becons me for another pursuit of the thrill... Who else remembers the *Tram*?

@christheother9088 Жыл бұрын

Used the tram in winter of 78. Had my new Sirocco II. Chuck Toth was running the motel.

@EJWash57 2 жыл бұрын

That was fun!

@karavalle12 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏 magnifique, ! Tout ça sur le fond de musique « 😃👍moon sonata »

@mattcolver1 Жыл бұрын

It's always great to come across 1970s footage of hang gliding. I built my 1st hang glider in 1971 from bamboo and plastic. By 1972 I had an aluminum and sailcloth glider I built. Here's some footage of me flying the red and white glider I built and some footage of my father building a glider in his driveway. The flying sites were all Southern California, U.S. sites. Torrance beach, Escape Country, Playa Del Rey, and San Diego. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5bRoKuLe9CEapY

@robertkeddie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Your video reminds me of watching my father building his glider.