One of the best down to earth clips to witness progress from zero to gliding, of low tech (both glider and cam...) elder dude in casual fitness. Builds an appetite for the faint hearted
In 1974>1978 When Enchanted Rock in Fredricksburg Texas Huge updraft in the west side of the red granite dome. Wild we were constantly doing mods . I’ve finally replaced both knees and my right shoulder in last 2 years. 65 still do things to wake me up to the passing seconds.
I started in 72. 4,000 hrs by 1999 I remember those days well. Best thing I ever did in my life. Sex might be fairly close. Flying like a bird.............no words
It sounds antipodean to me. The number plates don't look British either. New Zealand? It would probably be completely overcast if that was the UK! I did my training in the South Downs in 1974 btw. God, I'm old...
@@travelbugse2829 That is John Barrett by the looks of things and it is definitely the South Downs...is it Steyning Bowl? Trained there in 1996, now living in NZ
Steyning as I recall is more of a left-hand dog leg feature at the lower end as viewed from any of the launches. I trained there under Eddie Bilous in the late '80's.
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One of the best down to earth clips to witness progress from zero to gliding, of low tech (both glider and cam...) elder dude in casual fitness. Builds an appetite for the faint hearted
In 1974>1978
When Enchanted Rock in Fredricksburg Texas Huge updraft in the west side of the red granite dome. Wild we were constantly doing mods .
I’ve finally replaced both knees and my right shoulder in last 2 years.
65 still do things to wake me up to the passing seconds.
Looks like a perfect training hill, except nowadays a beginner glider might have enough glide ratio to hit or go over that fence!
A training harness has shorter rope which reduce the pendulum action and make it harder to be controlled
I started in 72. 4,000 hrs by 1999 I remember those days well. Best thing I ever did in my life. Sex might be fairly close. Flying like a bird.............no words
I'm from the same era. First ground-skimming flight like in the video in 71. Will never forget it!!!
Was this full elementary pilot training? In peak district?
It was elementary training in Sussex with John Barratt. Anyone know if he's still teaching?
Where was this? UK?
It sounds antipodean to me. The number plates don't look British either. New Zealand? It would probably be completely overcast if that was the UK! I did my training in the South Downs in 1974 btw. God, I'm old...
@@travelbugse2829 That is John Barrett by the looks of things and it is definitely the South Downs...is it Steyning Bowl? Trained there in 1996, now living in NZ
@@mfreeman1967 It does look like Steyning, which is where I trained, too, only on Rogallos in the early 70s! But the number plates seem all wrong IMO.
It is John Barrett at a training hill near Firle. @@travelbugse2829
Steyning as I recall is more of a left-hand dog leg feature at the lower end as viewed from any of the launches. I trained there under Eddie Bilous in the late '80's.