Paraglider vs hang glider! (Fresh Air Riders 2002)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- For today's inflight entertainment, a bit of history from 2002! Greg Hamerton (paragliding instructor) and Johan Anderson (hang gliding champion) share a common love of flight. Together they set off on an aerial adventure, in search of thermals in the mountains of the Western Cape, South Africa. The hang glider is rigid, heavy and fast. The paraglider is agile, soft and light. Who will go the furthest?
This is a Fresh Air Crew production. Thanks to director Nic Good for granting permission to share this video. Music provided by the infamous Peter Prukl and the Famous Roaches. Voiceover by the legendary Jeff Ayliffe.
Elevate your own flying on flywithgreg.com
You might also enjoy
My Flying Story: The Endless Search for Freedom
• My Paragliding Story: ...
#paragliding #greghamerton #flywithgreg
┌──────────────┐
FOLLOW ME
└──────────────┘
Subscribe ■ bit.ly/flywith...
Follow ■ / flywithgreg
Join ■ flywithgreg.com
┌───────────────────────┐
RECOMMENDED READING
└───────────────────────┘
The Best Flying Sites of the ALPS ■ bestflyingsites...
Paragliding Beginner's Guide ■ bit.ly/PGmanual
Fifty Ways to Fly Better ■ bit.ly/50waysfly
Mastering Paragliding ■ bit.ly/masteringPG
Understanding the Sky ■ bit.ly/understa...
NOVELS BY GREG
Beyond The Invisible ■ smarturl.it/big...
The Riddler's Gift ■ smarturl.it/TRG
Second Sight ■ smarturl.it/2S
┌───────────────────┐
MY FILMING GEAR
└───────────────────┘
My amazing 'chase' cam ■ bit.ly/INSTAONER
Alternative for beginners ■ bit.ly/INSTAONEX
My main camera ■ amzn.to/33YEqTM
Shorty tripod ■ bit.ly/shortyT
Backup power ■ amzn.to/3iXkl6e
In-flight microphone ■ amzn.to/2MUlfSV
Voice Recorder ■ amzn.to/3625Hr2
Music from Soundstripe ■ bit.ly/sstripe20
Editing with Adobe Premiere Pro ■ bit.ly/premierePRO
┌───────────────────┐
MY FLYING GEAR
└───────────────────┘
Harness: Supair Strike
Wing: Advance Omega X-Alps 3.22
Helmet: Supair School
Reserve: High Adventure Beamer 3 Light S
Backpack: Kortel Kolibri
Karabiners: Grivel NUT
Mini compass ■ amzn.to/3mFKd9f
Hook Knife ■ ebay.to/3clHtJm
Garmin Inreach Mini ■ amzn.to/3cpkjBK
Windsock ■ bit.ly/xcsock
For long cold XC flights ■ bit.ly/xcpeek
AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE
Some of the links used in the description will direct you to websites where I earn a small commission from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to you. Along with the adverts displayed by UA-cam these help to fund future productions.
waaay back when!
Nice video Greg! Have you ever tried hanggliding yourself or tempted to take some lessons?
Loved it!
Oh my God! I've been searching for this video for so many years! :O Just to watch it again and bring memories. I've seen it many many years ago (somewhere on TV, with Polish lector) before I even thought that some day I will fly paragliders (I was 14yrs old and saving money for sailplane flying course - which I made in 2006). But it was enought to hide this picture of a PG wing somewhere deep in my mind. It was growing, very slow but consequent. A wings in backpack, an airplane hangar on my back. After 2014 when I got my PG papers (and leaved sailplanes) and already knowing what flybubble is (and you in consequence) I didn't know that world is so small and it's you in that movie (otherwise it would be much easyier to find it by my self) :D. Thanks Greg! What a nice day it is :).
I have watched and used to enjoy many of your video Greg sir, all of them are informative for me.
Seeing this video of your young days is awesome.
Blimey! Greg's hair has really grown during lockdown!
LOL!
Just perfect !
Old school flight but some how it’s so up to date still today !
I've done both hanggliding and paragliding over the years. This video, your friendship and the awesome places you flew were such a joy to watch. Thank you for sharing Greg.
Loving the locks Greg!
So good Greg.. what an adventure!
Love the cut to a foot. Brilliant
Loving some retro flying. Cracking film! 🪂👍🏼
What a nice film and what a youthful Greg, with your freedom flag blowing in the breeze!
And at the time, I felt like an old hand ... been flying for ten years, been there, done that. Little did I know how much more magic I'd find in the sky!
Greg - I love your channel , inspired me to finally learn PG! I think it would be highly amusing for you to start posting videos of you HG and talking about how they differ. Compare and contrast the latest equipment and how the two sports compare today.
That lift you found at 12 something minutes when you said you don't give up until both your feet aren't on the ground. You were just shooting up. What a wonderful video!
and the ultimate result of that approach? ua-cam.com/video/RWoaAKx0NfA/v-deo.html ... took almost 30 years to happen, but a bit of a recalibration of enthusiasm was due
That was awesome thank you for sharing.
So much fun to watch. Is there more of these old documentaries?
Man Greg, you looked different 😂
Wow Greg! You were a hunk back in the day! This is amazing to watch, thank you!
It took 6min of watching till I put 2+2 together when I recognised your voice. That is waaay back when. I think even the weather on tv was from good morning South Africa 😆 shit im old too then 😲
I literally bought an Airwave Sport based on Gregs review of it. It changed my perception of what flying is and how to feel the air. It was a revolutionary wing.
Paraglider are superior to hang gliders in every way. Until you are in the air... 😁
I used to think the same for years. But lately the advantages are shrinking. When it’s blowing 17+mph no pg will want to be in the air.
A video full of local legends!! Greg, Jan and Jeff.
A lifetime of adventure with good friends !!!
Thanks for digging into the archives for us Greg! I bet there's a bunch of other cool stuff back in there too. Great hippie daze with the long hair/earring as well. You may have to bring that look back.
Man, when I'm grown up I really want to go hang gliding! I will save money for a hang gliding school and for the equipment 👍
Merci Greg ! J aimerais tellement voler avec toi , c est le plus beau documentaire qui parle de nôtres passion (que les terriens e peuvent pas comprendre ) 100% fan de ta façon de voir les choses !
Greg I really dig that long hair and earring, I could have guessed, but I probably never would have! So cool! I really loved this!
Edit: I just started a couple weeks ago, today was my fourteenth flight. The moment my feet left the ground...you know the rest :D
Ha! Now I get it, you've been doing hike and fly for decades! Nice video!
Greg Wow what a past you had in gliders and film makeing! Eesoect for following your passions and not letting go off it!
Hapoy Landings
Was awesome to see you with your lovely long locks greg!! This video explained a bit of your personality and was quite enjoyable to see.
Thank you Greg, very nice video with adventure passion and friendship!
Everyone knows HG is much more fun!
No that is not true because it’s not gaining popularity. Whether it’s true or not is irrelevant since the average pg pilot will never bother trying hg.
@@Vl7248 PG has obvious advantages, but HG is more fun according to pilots that fly both.
@@alexmark1982what advantages?
@@brinjal1371 light weight, easy logistics
Fantastic memories Greg, please share any other similar movies, really enjoyed that watch
Amazing , I lived it.👍👍🌷🌷
Ah, true adventure and friendship.
Remember that one ! Thanks
That was awesome!!
Holy cow! Look at Greg's hair!
Really enjoyed it. :)
Nice Entertainment. Long hairs were looking good!
I'm getting into paramotoring. I like how I can fly low to the ground and simply climb when I want to. I don't need another vehicle to take me to the top of a mountain. Once there, I turn off my engine and I'm a paraglider...Sweet. It's all good though.
Love it!
the hair :D
I want to try this
If all politicians, bankers and billionaires flew gliders there'd be a lot fewer crises, pandemics and wars to battle.
Why and how?
Some of the luckiest men in the world...
Livin' in a fruit bowl! Soakin' up the juicaaaaas!
@11:35 back to school Greg, the sun doesn't fly around the earth ;-)
oh but it does if you're twenty and you believe the universe revolves around you :-)
@@FlyWithGreg yeah I used to smoke that shit too
Greg, is this that same spot that you went to last winter? At 22:08? Perhaps just a similar looking area. Super cool to see the old school Greg.
yes, that's when we established the site with the landowner Hanri. Since then the restaurant and chalets have grown, and it's become an awesome spot to visit ... still my favourite place to dash out of Cape Town and get into the Cederberg!
18:30 the guy can paraglide but he sure can't dive :D
Look at your hair. awesome video!!!
😀
Good adventure.
luv u greg...
Very cool!
Yo Hendrik, imagine seeing you here 😂
Good times!
Yeah a young man with long hair... when we were young... 😎😎😎
Nice! 🦅
We get along fairly well until paragliders sit in a narrow lift band to which they become annoying air pylons.
hang gliding vs wingsuit
Greebo!
Super hairs ❤
looks like they're hanging in a diaper
Hang gliding looks easier to learn. r
🤣
11:00 Just send your live location in Whatsapp!