HANGGLIDING - SUCKED INTO A CLOUD! AMAZING LANDING... AGER TOUR PART 2

[@hesterdekoninck]

that landing was so birdlike, and you were a perfect birdie 😀

[@PlaneDelta]

‘How cool was that!’ Infectious laugh and thanks for the plug :) crazy how many people want to see you get sucked in to clouds!!!

[@ecoturismovalle1570]

Going into clouds is what I love the most out of free flying. Amazing video Darren. You make us all be there. State of the art landing also!!

[@sebcam9498]

A bit more speed during the landing wouldn’t have been a luxury...doesn’t leave a great margin “in case of”

[@davidgill2592]

Got sucked (or should it be suckered) into a cloud at Lachens, France in 1982. I was engrossed in watching the vario & trying to centre on the lift when the vario's bleeping turned into a shriek & I thought to myself "Brilliant!". Then two little misty wisps shot past, then total white-out, and it was bloody rough in there, I was rattled around like a pea in a whistle. Likewise I tried to keep flying straight, popping out of the side of the cloud about 30 seconds later (but it seemed like a lifetime)!

[@MooSurfer]

It certainly is an experience that focusses the mind isn't it! The white room... to be avoided at all costs...

[@jandahlberg6255]

Nice flight and excellent landing, thanks for the nice video

[@MooSurfer]

You're welcome Jan! Glad you liked it :-)

[@foesfly3047]

What fantastic conditions on this flight! Only other avid hang glider pilots can relate to the excitement of a flight like this!

[@sotirpopov3533]

...two times I was sucking by the cloud, base bar all the way to my knee and still climbing, barely making it to the edge of the cloud before going into it, scary stuff, clouds are so powerful, have huge respect to them. Impressive landing Darren in no wind condition!

[@garrykennedy5484]

Beautiful landing there Darren. What an exhilarating experience! Glad all is well.

[@JonMcG]

Dude ..... WHAT A LANDING . You nailed it .

[@stephenlevine011]

Oh what fun! Those were shallow cumulus clouds and he's living his passion

[@ronkirk5099]

I had that happen to me back in the day when I was flying. A bit scary when you loose ground reference and especially when you hear a military jet fly over you just above the cloud tops. One of my most memorable flights.

[@MooSurfer]

The military jet bit makes it so much worse!!!!

[@rogergusty1722]

Holy Poo!! I bet most of your viewers will be saying that as well!! No need to apologise ..... we are all glad that you can take us to be your 'Wing Men', and give us an insight into 'Your World'.

[@sreid70]

Love the ending. That's how I feel when I go hang gliding. It's always a trip.

[@khaidiranas3181]

Good job darrent,,surf in the cloud, perfect landing. this is hang gliding.. bravo

[@ashsundar2473]

I wish I could like it more than once. Nailed that landing mate. Champion

[@paulosilva-dm1qb]

What I liked most was your smile of pleasure at the end.It translated all your feelings at just one second..

[@MooSurfer]

I can never seen to get that smile off my face when I'm flying!

[@bigusdikus1000]

Brilliant landing Darren! That laugh though, I'm sure there is a career or part in a movie for you. Hollywood as a maniac.This time next week you could be beating down a door with a fire axe!

[@MooSurfer]

Ha thanks! Jack Nicholson eat your heart out.... Here's Johnny!!

[@7100warhawk]

That was AMAZING.!! I felt likeness in those clouds with you.Wow. I'm working on my pilots license now and I'm think about paragliding since I live in Texas and there are no mountains to handglide lkke that. Again amazing video. You have a new subscriber. ✌🏿✌🏿👽

[@MooSurfer]

Thanks Warhawk, much appreciated!

[@MooSurfer]

@@dwightbernheimer331 I bet it's even more exciting on a paraglider - when your wing disappears!!!

[@JohnnyFaber]

Awesome. Your enthusiasm is contagious my friend. Really really enjoyed this video. That landing was spectacular as well. You are like a human birb!

[@MooSurfer]

What on earth is a birb?!

[@simonvance8054]

Great footage Darren, thanks for sharing...

[@barrywebber100]

Amazing! Thanks for posting Darren.

[@freezatron]

Holy poop !! that was a fun video :) Darren, apparently you and I have a friend in common, Paul Cryer, he flies hankies now along with me and others, super nice chap and funny too plus it's nice to have another Yorkshireman to hang out with and give me thermalling tips :D

[@MooSurfer]

Paul Cryer has gone to the dark side?!! Oh no! I wondered what happened to him! Please send him my love when you see him next. Where are you based?

[@freezatron]

Haha aye lad, he's gone full Daft Vader :D I'll tell him you send his regards though ;) We're SHGC members on the south downs, beautiful area to fly in, you'd like it, not as epic as the Spanish mountains but still a lovely area :) It's funny because I stumbled on this video and I sent him the link saying that you reminded me of him and he replied I know him, he's a friend of mine ! Haha, small world hey ! :) I got given a Java 155 and I intended to teach myself to fly it as I did with paragliding (don't fret, I'm now qualified etc. :) ) but I've since wised up to the idea, but hang gliding is something I would dearly like to do at some point, superman and all that :D

[@timandmilevabutler9752]

No need to apologize for doing us a favor, love your videos

[@Ayerstairs]

Damn scary in that cloud, Bud -- beautiful as hell on the other side, though. Sheesh, an eagle would have been proud of that landing! Your vids are a such HOOT! :-]

[@MooSurfer]

Thank you! I was rather pleased with it... if you didn't guess already ;-)

[@scottinnis9666]

As a vfr only rated private pilot, there's a saying, 180 seconds to live, meaning don't fly into IMC(instrument meteorlogic conditions) . Smart to keep wings level, good job! Thanks again for bringing us along! Beautiful landing! Like a butterfly with sore feet.

[@MooSurfer]

Cheers Scott - yup, I'm a numpty!

[@scottinnis9666]

@@MooSurfer I'm going to show my ignorance...numpty?

[@MooSurfer]

A numpty - is basically an idiot.

[@Chris178387]

Always good vids darren keep it up mate. Have to say I wont repeat what you got youself into. But you did have clear view of the ground twice durring the clod part. I would have gone straight into side slip and out.

[@MooSurfer]

Cheers Chris... yes - I don't intend to repeat it either!

[@smiljaivan]

Such a jolly fellow! I enjoyed the ride. Thanks ;)

[@davestambaugh7282]

That new sail cloth is amazing!

[@L8P8]

Perfect landing!

[@snakedike]

I don't like the white room. The second I hit the whispies it's bar to the hip. I don't let up until I clear the suck or lose site of the ground. You did a nice job staying on track. I find that part can be difficult.

[@skypix777]

How cool is this? Awesome!

[@Darksagan]

6:31 I swear it sounds like theres a bit of reverb, almost like at the edge of a cave. Awesome video.

[@CarlosRodriguez-hq3gg]

Magnífico !!! Tank you for imagen!! Saludos desde Argentina 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍💪

[@purplerocket4300]

Great stuff. Hang gliding is the most underrated type of flying.

[@daviddixon2166]

Powered hang gliding is the most underrated type of flying!

[@ThomasGrillo]

Really enjoyed this video! Fantastic flight! Thanks for sharing.

[@MooSurfer]

Thanks Thomas! Glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@petersiegfriedkrug]

amazing. Man, you are really cool. That inspiring me. That is life pure

[@MooSurfer]

Very kind comments Peter - thank you :-) You're right though - it really is pure life. I suggest you get learning.... ;-)

[@BelusTraveller]

Awesomeness, You owned it, 😊😊😊😊😊

[@ender9362]

The landing was soooooo smooth

[@chico_mon2886]

Thanks for sharing! Big smiles here in Whitewater, Wisconsin USA

[@TheCutrinano]

Greetings from Barcelona Spain, I have flown many times in Ager, fantastic thermals. I love your video, very rewarding hahaha. By the way, I want that wing

[@MooSurfer]

Thanks Jorge! Yes it's a great place to fly isn't it :-) My wing is yours... for a price ;-)

[@colbypapenfuss6971]

Really gorgeous flight. Looks amazing and I'm really jealous of the views and wind in your face up there. I'm a commercial pilot, and (I'm sure everyone knows this) flying in clouds kills a lot of pilots ever year because of the disorienting effects. Looked like you handled everything well. Super jealous and I want to take up hang gliding.

[@MooSurfer]

Thanks Colby - and I'm glad you liked it! I maybe handled it ok, but was daft to get myself in that position in the first place. As for taking up hanggliding... Do it!!! You won't regret it I promise

[@colbypapenfuss6971]

Darren Brown Extreme Sports I plan to one day. Appreciate ya for documenting these experiences

[@onthemoney7237]

That was wild !!! Crazy wild ! Lol great vid !

[@GlideLA]

I'm sorry you were scared. I hope you feel better now.

[@MooSurfer]

Ha! I am just about recovered thank you ;-)

[@stevehuff2241]

I would have had the bar stuffed to my knees! there, nice landing

[@MooSurfer]

I did consider stuffing the bar but didn't want to disappear in cloud with it stuffed and the greater potential then of getting out of control

[@akastonefaceddog]

That landing was top notch stuff, perfect 👍

[@MooSurfer]

One of my best! Thank you :-)

[@Robbo1966]

Best landing ive seen. Again superb vlog

[@anterokan]

Thank you for sharing this exiting video! Really enjoyable!!

[@stephaniekent8483]

best hang gliding video ive ever seen wow! hi from ex ragolo flier from the 70s :)

[@MooSurfer]

Hi to you too Stephanie!

[@yellowglider]

I’ve started flying hang gliders in 1981. Never, ever go into clouds with , a couple of friends of mine are not any longer here to tell the story.

[@MooSurfer]

Very good point.

[@paulkazjack]

Oh what happened?

[@dariuszmular1051]

Hello, I'm an aeromodeller and I've always wanted to fly, but seeing how fragile and dangerous a paraglider is, I gave up flying it. The hang glider seems much safer because it has a rigid structure and I am just taking steps to buy a light motor hang glider because I live in flat terrain. Your videos are an inspiration to me.

[@MooSurfer]

That is SO lovely to hear, thank you!! You're right, a Hangglider is safer - it cannot collapse. Good luck with your light motor Hangglider - I'd love to hear how you get on!

[@KshitijSpeaks]

That was precarious. You managed it with real grit and great calmness. It's never easy to navigate through the clouds, aircrafts get barely spared. Lightning is always a threat, getting bumped into a jet is a nightmare.

[@MooSurfer]

Thank you! Though I would have done much better if I had stayed out of the cloud in the first place ;-)

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

Wow! Nice flying, sir. Avoid the black bottom of clouds - very turbulent, and I note you are not IFR equipped!!! I have an Instrument Rating and was still nearly killed in a spiral dice over Bolton in bad weather. It changes you; was so hard not to panic. CAVU skies!

[@giovannisalamon2706]

Bolton where?

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

@@giovannisalamon2706 Lancashire, Northern England. Well over the Vne of 200kts. No time to see the altitude and flying above the Transitional level set at 1013 millibars, so the altimeter no reflection of AGL. Death just seconds away. 19 years old. HM gave me a Permanent Commission, one of only 20 given a year, for "Outstanding Leadership". Accelerated promotion; double pay as a pilot. The Cream of England. I speak 5 languages and passed my Bsc in just 2 years. I have an exam in Latin verse and speak fluent Swahili. Kwa heri, sasa!

[@rogeriolopes6297]

Very nice! Congratulations!

[@nefelibatics]

Beautiful flight! All thru the white-out I was sitting on the edge of my seat. Glad you came out. Those seconds take a long time to pass, specially when you continue to hear the screaming vario. Please don´t do it again! Excellent video!!

[@MooSurfer]

Thank you Fabiano! I promise not to do it again!!!

[@dwilliamson8539]

We climbed up the outside of a Cb there but I remember seeing one pilot (possibly Ray or Ozzie?) deep under the cloud, in the strong shadow, with lightning flashing around him. He managed to get out o.k. Years later, flying a task there, I got to 10,000' but, pre-GPS days, mis-navigated to the wrong turn point and, when I finally got to the correct turn point, I was at landing height.

[@MooSurfer]

Scary situation - seeing lightning anywhere is always an indicator to me that I'm in the poop! Arriving at a turnpoint at landing height... I can really relate to that. Must Do Better!

[@59vaughn]

Amazing flying...

[@Liger._King]

Perfect landing! You landed like a golden eagle.

[@MooSurfer]

If only EVERY landing were as good as this one!!!

[@Liger._King]

Darren Brown Extreme Sports, most of your landings are perfect. You probably don't think so. But I've watched almost all your videos and, therefore, can tell you right now that you're eagle-perfect in most of your landings. Keep it up, and thank you so much for bringing these videos to us.

[@ClassicalRomance]

Old man landed like an owl so I subscribed.

[@MooSurfer]

Old man?!!!

[@ClassicalRomance]

@@MooSurfer Did you laugh? lol

[@mikedtiscp1515]

What a fantastic flight ☁️

[@bigsailboatproject]

Totally amazing dude! I almost got sucked up in July, didn't like it one bit learn learn learn eh? Cheers!

[@iancraig2507]

When I was getting sucked into a cloud I had the bar as close to my knees as I could get it. Was still doing 300 fpm up. Very scary.

[@davidkey5531]

me too, very freighting. Learned to stay on the sun side when it starts to get close.

[@12vibaba]

yeah he wasn't sucked in. He flew in. Big difference.

[@sergeig685]

Depending on the size of the cloud just fly out the other side. Love cloud flying

[@BillPalmer]

@@12vibaba appears to be a willful disregard for VFR cloud clearance requirements

[@patriciamariemitchel]

Express elevator to the sky. 8,000 ft. Ho! 9,000! How cool is that! ☺️

[@freezatron]

Replied to your reply Darren but because youtube's notification system is utterly pooptastic I thought it best to leave another comment so you get a notification etc. etc. etc. Anyhow, SUBSCRIBED !! Just because I like your channel, not so keen on Milk Tray tho, plus I'm not a lady ;)

[@MooSurfer]

Thanks for subscribing!! Milk tray... Hmmm you've got me thinking now

[@freezatron]

haha you're not beginning to wonder if you're a lady are you ? ;) :D

[@MooSurfer]

No - just wondering why the milk tray reference!

[@freezatron]

haha, I'm teasing "Just because"... the lady loves milk tray ... I botched the quote anyway, I was trying to be funny but landed face first in the brambles .. again, sorry :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoenn3qmftiWmK8 Anyhow, someone needs to make a spoof of this old advert given that what we do is extreme, heroic and a bit dangerous, plus I love the music :)

[@coryturner9140]

My hang gliding instructor got sucked into a cloud at 18,000 ft one day and came out at 25,000 ft. He was so Iced up he could hardly keep it flying. There’s no better feeling in the world than soaring to cloud base at 16,000 ft with the best view in the world. That was the best day of my life. I miss hang gliding. Great video!

[@MooSurfer]

You got it in one... Best feeling in the world!! I would NOT have liked to be your instructor - I bet that was incredibly scary!

[@coryturner9140]

Darren Brown Extreme Sports he was flying with his friend and they both ended up in the cloud. His friend didn’t have oxygen and ended up throwing his reserve because he was afraid he was going to blackout from hypoxia. Both survived but they didn’t end up in a cloud again. He told me he couldn’t tell which way was up or down and he was scared to death

[@murraycharters6102]

@@coryturner9140I flew hang gliders for 23 years, got sucked into rain cloud only once, and I agree it is very scary. Never been so happy to see the ground when I finally got out of it. Seemed like hours but it was only minutes. In the Canungra classic hang gliding competition years ago, a pilot got sucked up into a storm cloud. He threw his parachute in desperation and lived to tell the tale. I was talking to him as he was repacking his parachute on the veranda of Moriarty Hall in Canungra. He was adamant that it was something he never wants to repeat. My experience is that Pilots do take risks when flying in competitions.

[@MichaelStrother]

That was fun to watch!

[@ariffbasri]

How cool was the landing? Very cool!

[@MooSurfer]

Cooler than cool!! The COOLEST! At least for me... ;-)

[@airportchronicles199]

Hate to bust everyone's bubble...he had NO business in those clouds....period!

[@mikepedersen9520]

Thats what he said but thanks

[@4amwaj]

yea thanks for telling us what he already told us... and what bubble did you bust? smh

[@airportchronicles199]

@@4amwaj Even after he (might) have told jokingly, ppl were still replying as if he was John Glenn.

[@MooSurfer]

You're absolutely right - I had no business in the cloud. I wasn't joking about it being bad. And the criticism is correct. I didn't actually do it on purpose though, I did realise I had made an almighty cock up and I showed it because I try to give an honest and full account of my flights - the good and the bad.

[@kurtdorr8080]

@@MooSurfer ignore the haters! Love the video!

[@deroux]

wow. incredible.

[@tonystafford7654]

Nice landing Darren

[@magcarb5489]

I never thought that hangglider's have varios. But of course it makes perfect sense.

[@alfonze24]

Great landing!

[@gliderrider]

That was wonderful!

[@HansNature]

Cool to watch with you.

[@leslieramshaw4277]

When a hang gliding video might as well be a radio show, jabber jabber jabber...

[@MooSurfer]

Yep! I never shut up ;-)

[@UKPete]

Brilliant, whats the cord you pulled with your right hand do?.

[@MooSurfer]

Hi Peter, that cord is called the VG cord. This video explains it in detail: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-6pJqcrLabg5Y

[@UKPete]

Thanks for reply Darren, I'll go check it out now. The Videos you make are great!.

[@gaetanproductions]

fantastic !

[@mrboyban]

Saw you started gaining altitude I thought 'Gosh he is leaving the planet'.

[@MooSurfer]

Heheh - I was whooshing up like a rocket!! One day I'll do a video of hanggliding to the moon...

[@davestambaugh7282]

Some times you don't notice the ground getting fuzzy until it's to late.

[@copywriterextremosoydanlop8191]

heyy hi from venezuela, awesome landing...

[@MooSurfer]

One of my best!

[@fullcontactfighter24]

I know nothing about hang gliding other than I enjoy watching the videos what’s the problem with going into the cloud other than if it was storming lightning potentially?

[@MooSurfer]

Good question! Firstly it's illegal. We fly in VFR - Visual Flight Rules which means we must be in sight of the ground all the time. Secondly you very quickly become disoriented. There is no frame of reference. You can't tell if you're flying straight or even in a tight circle. This is because of centrifugal force. So it's very easy to become out of control without realising it when in a cloud. It's not a comfortable place to be! Of course there is the further issue of what happens if you are not alone in your cloud....

[@Peter-ho8zs]

If this is real how was it absolutely crystal clear between the camera and himself even while in the cloud and why isn’t his cords or chin strap flapping in the wind and why does the view only change for the landing?

[@MooSurfer]

Wow... no-one has ever doubted I'm real before Peter! Are you thinking green screen? The landing view was actually quite lucky - my gopro battery had run out and my friend who landed before me happened to film me on his phone as I landed.

[@Peter-ho8zs]

Darren Brown Extreme Sports I wasn’t implying anything, I’m not a videographer or anything but when I use a trail camera in my yard to photograph the wildlife the pictures are awful when it’s foggy but yours are clear as a bell and when I wear a helmet while riding my motorcycle the helmets chin strap flaps like a blowing flag but yours is perfectly still. I just found it puzzling

[@MooSurfer]

I don't know the answer I'm afraid. It's not something I would fake though... Or even have the ability to fake. No reason to.

[@MooSurfer]

Also chin strap - I daresay you ride your motorcycle much faster than I fly my hang-glider.

[@rhhmunro]

Wow flying into IMC - you're a brave guy

[@MooSurfer]

Not brave... stupid. It was a mistake and I didn't do it on purpose.

[@rhhmunro]

@@MooSurfer Happened to me when I used to fly microlights (pre-kids, etc.). Got caught out around five miles east of Redhill Aerodrome when the cloud base went down to about 500 feet. This was in the early days of GPS and I followed the runway heading completely blind and popped out the bottom about about half a mile from the threshold. Scariest five minutes ever! Miss flying though.

[@MooSurfer]

@@rhhmunro I bet you were pooping it!

[@billwcc]

Darren, i love this vids!

[@PeterPanoramics]

Happy hang gliding

[@clifflong1203]

What kind of glider is that? What are you doing when pulling on rope with right hand? Great video!💪👌

[@MooSurfer]

The glider is a Wills Wing T2C with a 154 sq ft wing area. The rope is explained in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-6pJqcrLabg5Y

[@fly1327]

Well, you were lucky it hadn't really developed yet. I've pushed this 3 times flying HGs surviving, and just barely surviving one of those times. Barely. HGs can't dive anyway near fast enough to outdo the tremendous up flow near a rapidly developing system. Even sailplanes with speed limiting dive brakes have struggled diving at VNE speeds to escape the tremendous up flows when conditions start to OD. You twisted the tiger's tail and lucked out. Laugh about it, but realize the environment you're taking a 50 mph flying machine into is very easily capable of overpowering you.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

Boy... If I could hang glide I would spend 90+ % of my time inside of the clouds, illegally of course. But I would still do it.

[@MooSurfer]

HA!!!! You have to be careful, they are made of cotton wool and you can suffocate.

[@MatthewHolevinski]

@@MooSurfer The most glorious death ever

[@klob1100]

awesome video man. im curius, how do you land that thing?

[@MooSurfer]

Thank you! Pull on speed as you approach the ground, ease the bar out to keep it flying just above the ground, then when the speed bleeds off to just above the stall, push out hard to flare. That's in nil wind anyway.

[@Swoop180]

I hope you have your instrument rating! Check that, what instruments!!!

[@billyjones6518]

At the end of your vídeo you make me laugh toó!!! Hi hi hi !

[@nathanalbright1193]

Awesome!!!

[@WinstonSmith1984]

Do attitude indicators exist for hang gliders? Even tiny toy quadcopters know which way is up using accelerometer chips so it should be possible to cheaply produce something like that.

[@MooSurfer]

No - we're not supposed to fly into clouds anyway, it's illegal. Nice idea though.

[@Mike-01234]

Reminds me of that car show Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson.

[@MooSurfer]

HA! But better? ;-)

[@MrPeter3011]

I prefer looking at clouds from the ground....;-)

[@MooSurfer]

Yeah... you're right!

[@martingehtjetzt]

Hi Darren, which video equipment do you use - especially for voice recording? Thank you best regards from Austria

[@MooSurfer]

Hi Martin, I use a gopro 5. Here is a video showing my camera setup and how I achieve the sound: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2iQiISDjcmera8

[@SladkaPritomnost]

Super addicting!

[@mywhorled]

Did all the research I could, still can't figure out where you are flying?

[@MooSurfer]

I'm flying in Ager, Spain. The two videos I put up immediately before this one show a travel guide to the area and a flying tour of the area.... kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4qmiJlrfdpsibc kzbin.info/www/bejne/rX69oJmInN2DldU

[@thejunkpunks]

Wouldn't it be weird if you flew into a cloud and something happened and you were never, ever, able to fly out of it and find the ground again?

[@MooSurfer]

What, like disappearing into the Bermuda triangle? It does feel weird like that when you're in a cloud...

[@thejunkpunks]

@@MooSurfer Yes Bermuda Triangle style. Like the Twilight Zone. You fly in but can't find your way out. Ever. I wish I could type the twilight zone theme music.

[@MooSurfer]

You can! It's nooo nooo nooo nooo nooo nooo nooo nooo.....

[@stephenlevine011]

Those cumulus were shallow and benign.

[@martinpolach6171]

You are bloody mad ! But oh so cool! Thank you !

[@kennethbransford820]

Did he say " hold in the poo" " hold in the poo".

[@MooSurfer]

I said 'holy poo!'.. though I was also holding it in ;-)

[@pietervanschaik1442]

great, no really great landing!!

[@MooSurfer]

One of my best!