I used to to fly Rogallos. (well it was great fun at the time!) When the Moyes Boys came to Mere, they only needed a' toe on the spot landing event. Steve Moyes, I think was intrigued by the black (Guiness Beer) in South Wales, where I saw hin flying Rhossili?
Nice video Dave, I only saw Bob Wills flying once at the BHGA hang gliding competition at Mere Wiltshire UK, The Wills Wing crew stopped of, on the way back from filming glider rider in greece, with the black WW swallotails
Hi Dave: That is some of the best Pioneer HG footage that I have ever seen. I have been converting some of my seventies film but the quality is not even close to yours. Check it out if you like. - cdnskydog channel. Best wishes, Bob Grant - London, Canada
all these low ushga numbers, so sad all those enthusiastic crouds and daring pilots. where are they? A very special time. Now nobody notices much or thinks we are crazy. long live the memories of the old and bold pioneers.
Great old footage, Dave! Bob Wills taught me to fly in Hawaii in 1972 on his old Bennet kite (just before he started Wills Wing). I became his first Wills Wing dealer in Hawaii. His flying was incredible! I now fly a Wills Wing Falcon 3 at Makapu'u, a magic carpet dream. Check out my hang glider video clips (old and new) on my YouTube channel: hawaiigliderman. Bob Wills is in there, too.
Holy Crappy gliders batman! Wow! As if running off a mountain wasn't scary enough. Seriously boys, this is a precious bit of our history now. Thank's for posting it.
Sorry Dave but Bob Wills died in 1977...not 1978. My husband no longer flies hanggliders and has not for many years. He has macular degeneration in both eyes which makes flying impossible for him. John spent many weekends flying with Bob & Susie Wills, Chris Wills, Chris Price, Dean Tanji and others at Wills Wing in his early days of flying...then became their distributor in Oregon. He also taught flying in Eugene for a couple of years in the mid to late 1970's. It is now a fond memory.
Nice footage of flight at Yosemite...my husband did this flight a couple of times in the mid 70's...some of his most extreme flying was in Bisop California over Owens Valley. His Hang 4 flight card is #65...that tells you much about how early he was flying Hanggliders!
That was fucking crazy, even by today's standards. With that technology and primitive harnesses that they have, it would be the equivalent of base jumping today in the same category of risk. Incredible guys!!!
I love the guy and his canteen. must have been some sort of endurance record or something.
cfi2927087 1 week ago
Thanks Dave. Awsome flying by the hero's of free flying.
IANRPARKER 4 months ago
it does look a bit sketchy
210482fmj 5 months ago
I used to to fly Rogallos. (well it was great fun at the time!) When the Moyes Boys came to Mere, they only needed a' toe on the spot landing event. Steve Moyes, I think was intrigued by the black (Guiness Beer) in South Wales, where I saw hin flying Rhossili?
doffincodger 5 months ago
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donliddard 9 months ago
Nice video Dave, I only saw Bob Wills flying once at the BHGA hang gliding competition at Mere Wiltshire UK, The Wills Wing crew stopped of, on the way back from filming glider rider in greece, with the black WW swallotails
donliddard 9 months ago
Post 2-15-2011 - "all these low ushga numbers" I was # 98 / McCornak was #2
drmarkjevans 1 year ago
Hi Dave: That is some of the best Pioneer HG footage that I have ever seen. I have been converting some of my seventies film but the quality is not even close to yours. Check it out if you like. - cdnskydog channel. Best wishes, Bob Grant - London, Canada
cdnskydog 1 year ago
all these low ushga numbers, so sad all those enthusiastic crouds and daring pilots. where are they? A very special time. Now nobody notices much or thinks we are crazy. long live the memories of the old and bold pioneers.
jerbear54 1 year ago
wow man! talk about pioneers. great vid, thanks for posting!
Hang1forEver 1 year ago
Great old footage, Dave! Bob Wills taught me to fly in Hawaii in 1972 on his old Bennet kite (just before he started Wills Wing). I became his first Wills Wing dealer in Hawaii. His flying was incredible! I now fly a Wills Wing Falcon 3 at Makapu'u, a magic carpet dream. Check out my hang glider video clips (old and new) on my YouTube channel: hawaiigliderman. Bob Wills is in there, too.
Aloha, Michael Van Dorn USHPA #42
hawaiigliderman 1 year ago
where is the Chief ?
kirtokosseamrica 1 year ago
Holy Crappy gliders batman! Wow! As if running off a mountain wasn't scary enough. Seriously boys, this is a precious bit of our history now. Thank's for posting it.
guitarpilot1 1 year ago
Sorry Dave but Bob Wills died in 1977...not 1978. My husband no longer flies hanggliders and has not for many years. He has macular degeneration in both eyes which makes flying impossible for him. John spent many weekends flying with Bob & Susie Wills, Chris Wills, Chris Price, Dean Tanji and others at Wills Wing in his early days of flying...then became their distributor in Oregon. He also taught flying in Eugene for a couple of years in the mid to late 1970's. It is now a fond memory.
OREGONBEKKI 1 year ago
Nice footage of flight at Yosemite...my husband did this flight a couple of times in the mid 70's...some of his most extreme flying was in Bisop California over Owens Valley. His Hang 4 flight card is #65...that tells you much about how early he was flying Hanggliders!
OREGONBEKKI 1 year ago
I've been an HG pilot since 1996. ...this is some very choice footage - excellent job!!!
DanielOfAuburn 1 year ago
Dave - Greetings from SCHGA #24 Neil Larson ---say Hi to Donita
rentatrip1 1 year ago
Thanks to all those who poineered and developed this amazing sport.
ehsanpartovi 2 years ago
That was fucking crazy, even by today's standards. With that technology and primitive harnesses that they have, it would be the equivalent of base jumping today in the same category of risk. Incredible guys!!!
asdacu 2 years ago