I bought my first hanglider kit from Terry. Just a bunch of tubing. I covered it with polyethylene and duct tape for the sail. Ran off 700 foot cliffs with it before I could afford a Dacron sail. I talked Phil Haynes into letting me try out his hill for hanggliding. Morningside. Still fly trikes. Thanks Terry for getting me started. Carl
A few years back I was friends with a woman named Bobby and we were building her camp in Maine. She asked me to stop by her parent's place in New Hampshire to pick up the roof shingles with my truck and I might be interested in meeting her little brother Terry as he had built a glider that he runs down a hill with and flies. Terry took me on a path through the woods where he hangar'd his glider at the edge of the woods and the top of a open hill. I thought that this was not going to end well, but he picked it up and went running down the hill, barefoot of course, and he flew. It was not the hill in this video as Terry had become more confident with experience. He flew ten, twenty, maybe more than thirty feet high and a long way away. I had to build one. Bigger and better. I crashed it on the first day of trying to fly. Probably too much beer as I recall.
In 1972 I had just started flying hang gliders. I went to Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina to watch the Nationals! All the greats were there. As I started up the mountain to get a look at launch, there was a long haired hippie looking dude (my people) standing in the rain hitching a ride to the top. Seems to me there is also an amusing story about a lightning strike on top of Grandfather that year, eh, Terry?? LOL
I used to hang around with Terry back in 68-70 or so, until I moved away. Saw him once at a coffee house in Milford, I think, in the late 70s. Lost contact with him after that. Is he still around?
...A good little documentary of early 'hanging' flight....and prescient comments such as the good winds at bottom of hill reaching the top of hill, ensuring smoother, nicer conditions....and also the reduced glide ratio (over ground) if headwind is too strong. Ah, the 70s, with its colorful clothes and longer-haired men...
was gonna ask, "still with the megababe?" but chrissy, below, answered that question... Anyways, I'm surprised the music didn't fly... just as good, if not better, than anything else back then.
Man, the names just get better and better, huh? First, Second Wind, then Tam and the Bourines... what's next? O Range Kum and the Quats? lol I don't know them but someone I know does... I'm too controversial to make my real self known... I'm TRULY in stealth mode. Go head... GOOGLE ME and have a blast!
I bought my first hanglider kit from Terry. Just a bunch of tubing. I covered it with polyethylene and duct tape for the sail. Ran off 700 foot cliffs with it before I could afford a Dacron sail. I talked Phil Haynes into letting me try out his hill for hanggliding. Morningside. Still fly trikes. Thanks Terry for getting me started. Carl
Do have any photos?
Wow, I haven't seen this in years! That's my dad on one of the wings :)
I just love this flick. It is wonderfully filmed and edited and it involves flight which is my passion. Beautifully done.
A few years back I was friends with a woman named Bobby and we were building her camp in Maine. She asked me to stop by her parent's place in New Hampshire to pick up the roof shingles with my truck and I might be interested in meeting her little brother Terry as he had built a glider that he runs down a hill with and flies. Terry took me on a path through the woods where he hangar'd his glider at the edge of the woods and the top of a open hill. I thought that this was not going to end well, but he picked it up and went running down the hill, barefoot of course, and he flew. It was not the hill in this video as Terry had become more confident with experience. He flew ten, twenty, maybe more than thirty feet high and a long way away. I had to build one. Bigger and better. I crashed it on the first day of trying to fly. Probably too much beer as I recall.
I flew Terry's glider on that hill behind his parents in Dunbarton😄
You got us Off, Terry. Way to go. Long live gliding...
your stealth is amazing... one of the best stealth situations I have EVER witnessed. ;)
That's my grandpa with the ripped pants!!😋
RIP Mickey
Brilliant!!!!
In 1972 I had just started flying hang gliders. I went to Grandfather Mountain in North Carolina to watch the Nationals! All the greats were there. As I started up the mountain to get a look at launch, there was a long haired hippie looking dude (my people) standing in the rain hitching a ride to the top. Seems to me there is also an amusing story about a lightning strike on top of Grandfather that year, eh, Terry?? LOL
I love this!!! thank you
Fritz Weatherby produced this film.
In three years the Lilienthal hang glider meet is fifty years ago!
I used to hang around with Terry back in 68-70 or so, until I moved away.
Saw him once at a coffee house in Milford, I think, in the late 70s.
Lost contact with him after that.
Is he still around?
...A good little documentary of early 'hanging' flight....and prescient comments such as the good winds at bottom of hill reaching the top of hill, ensuring smoother, nicer conditions....and also the reduced glide ratio (over ground) if headwind is too strong. Ah, the 70s, with its colorful clothes and longer-haired men...
I'd like to see a remake!
Im related to bob drew!!! hes my greatgreat grandfather! COOLIO.
I'm a little afraid to ask what constituted the "First Wind"
was gonna ask, "still with the megababe?" but chrissy, below, answered that question...
Anyways, I'm surprised the music didn't fly... just as good, if not better, than anything else back then.
Got to hang with Johnny, one o; the hippies in the video,,,,,,cool guy!
Man, the names just get better and better, huh? First, Second Wind, then Tam and the Bourines... what's next?
O Range Kum and the Quats? lol
I don't know them but someone I know does... I'm too controversial to make my real self known... I'm TRULY in stealth mode.
Go head... GOOGLE ME and have a blast!