Hang Gliding Beginnings 1968-1975

[ericgoujon]

Very good.... i started handgliding in 1981 and still continue... endless summer..

[cdnskydog]

The song is called Dream #2 by Ken Tobias.

Bob

[pilotkit]

I really like that song!! What's the name of that song??

[alnajashey]

Gret job , keep it up ,

Sultan .

[1stGlimpseProduction]

Awesome video!!!!!!

[14Guitars]

Just beautiful. I learned about hang gliders in the early 70s. We had to wait in a library after school, and I discovered the Rogallo glider in a magazine. Been flying since 1981. These videos show the pure joy of flight you are experiencing and a true pioneering spirit. Thank you for posting.

[paramoteur86]

et oui, très beaux souvenirs et très belle musique bien adaptée!!! Bravo!

[WarblesOnALot]

Yay Team. Memories abound. Good stuff. Thanks.

[highmountain0]

greet song and greet video.

i grew up in the seventies and all i have ever wanted to do was to build ultra-lights and hang gliders and fly them with my friends, i have done none of that because like the song says "the art of flying is dying" the art of flying did die and it died

becuz of so much evil, warmongering and oppression in the world

iinstead of the people of the earth wanting to live like and living like eagles we have chosen to all live like chickens

bak bak bak bak

[cdnskydog]

Glad to be helpful.

Bob

[vbear2]

Great video! Used this to introduce an activity on wing design for hang gliders in my 8th grade science classroom. It was perfect!!!

[gervalse]

gracias por haber tenido ese sueño y la constancia para alcanzarlo

[cdnskydog]

Glad that you all like the oldies video. I am not a star but still the same ole me loving flying and Hang Gliding since 1972.

Bob

[FunnyWarningStickers]

top upload - your video was the best! you are star.

[ninjaOboy]

i wanna fly sooooo bad i built a hanglider at my house but it was to small and also preatty heavy so it didn;t fly, but i felt the wind trying to pull it up...

[deanwray50]

Classic Vintage!!!!

[mooncoinphoto]

Wonderful stuff. It really captures the adventure - and a great soundtrack!

[gaberth]

Real Pionners... !

[cdnskydog]

It does feel great but can be dangerous if not handled properly;

Skydog

[bezzamohamed2009]

I do this at 18 years old, and have few weeks hospital loll, and still wanna want make one.. just to feel life..

[cdnskydog]

Most of the video was taken near Toronto, Ontario, Canada

[koalaflyer]

where were the video's taken

[wef1956]

These guys where true adventurers. Glad thier videos are here to be seen. Thier help with developement has allows me to fly my Quicksilver MX out of my back yard. Up Up and away.

[cdnskydog]

link at -

skydogsports

[cdnskydog]

I don't have any footage from England.

I am still flying and even higher that then. I flew last Monday in Canada for one hour and thirty six minutes and up to 4,200 feet above the tow field. Flew in New York three weeks ago up to 6,000 feet above take off.

Check it ut at -

Skydog

[IANRPARKER]

Brilliant! Long live the pioneers. Are you still flying HG?

[MrSayyousayme]

Great to capture this on film! My old man got involved in hang gliding the mid 70's (southern England). I was 7 or 8 but I remember a competition at Mere where a huge target was draped onto a corn field, but the conditions were sooo good no one wanted to come down all afternoon! I think a festival party kicked off in the gusty thermals around the tents! Glory days in school holidays. Do you have footage of Rosilli in Wales or English sites from this period, would love to see them!?

[donliddard]

@MrSayyousayme

1978 rosilli gower coast video at

watch?v=q_wXC5405AE

[CresInsulaactiva]

Great to see how it wos in beginning! Thanks and congratulation!

[Skydog2008]

You guys had some guts back then !!

A fantastic piece of history, thanks for sharing.

[hgldr]

12 hours of film. cool. All I have is a faded polaroid of my old bamboo batso from '71.

[cdnskydog]

There may be older ones on Youtube but I have not seen them

Bob (Skydog)

[dongordhi]

nice footage! it's probably the oldest hang gliding video in all entire youtube videos

[roro879]

Im gonna go out on a limb,and say,this the most exciting video Ive ever seen on you tube,Im afraid of heights,but this makes me want to overcome my fears,and fly...... Id like to see some footage with David Gilmore of Pink Floyd,as a background

[roro879]

Im gonna go out on a limb,and say,this the most exciting video Ive ever seen on you tube,Im afraid of heights,but this makes me want to overcome my fears,and fly......

[roro879]

Im gonna go out on a limb,and say,this the most exciting video Ive ever seen on you tube,Im afraid of heights,but this makes me want to overcome my fears,and fly......

[MrWildfire78]

very nice video i like it very much.....

[bormata]

Did someone know band name and song title? Great!

[diarmaidmurphy1]

cdnskydog was kind enough to tell me the song. Its Ken Tobias - 'wanna fly'

[guitarpilot1]

This is really special footage. I'm glad it was caught on film and posted on you tube. Love the lyrics to the music. After seeing these gliders it makes me appreciate my Wills Wing falcon 3 that much more.

[superjaysimmons]

awesome video, thanks for sharing

[diarmaidmurphy1]

Great video, thankyou for posting it. Gliders have come a long way! I like the music, can anyone identify the song please? Cheers.

[nzflyb0y]

Im sooo these these guys did all this scary research for me- so I can fly on gliders which are modern and safe.

[ADIBAL77]

Congratulations for this video!!

Not many men in the world have the chance to be a pioneer of a sport.

Thanks for sharing your old videos... and the genuine spirit : )

[sweetslapdog]

Simply incredible. You were ahead of your time. Still haven't gone airborn. My greatest fear. My greatest fantasy. This was the era that made it seem so unbelievable. Beautiful.

[deminas2]

meu deus, aprendi a voar numa rogallo assim...... devemos o que temos hoje a vcs...... obrigado!!!

[lamrof]

I still don't understand how hang gliders turn when the center of gravity is shifted to one side. What is the physical reason for the turn? Anyone?

My take is because the side of the wing where the shift took place will be at a progressively lower plane than the other side, hence that wing faces a higher drag total, pushing it back more than the the other side. The opposite effect will take place at the opposite wing. It will be pushed up so facing a lower total drag.

[lamrof]

Or, one side will have more mass than the other. When all things kept constant, the weighted side will slow down. Because one side slows, air pressure varies on each wing, tilting the hang glider although has no effect on the turn.

[KrisWales3]

Its quite complicated stuff envolving redused lifet and drag, but the easies way to ecplain is Its just like leaning on a bicycle.

[gasdive]

In about 1974 I nearly learnt to fly, but my mother told me no, I had to wait for the gliders to improve. I'm kinda glad she did. Started in 1984 and it was a completely different world. I don't think I would have survived the 70s.

[iflydplane]

Very good, loved the video and music. Brings back memories. Thanks.

[rodlbahnwof]

really great, this is the real spirit, yeah, please check out soaring jenner, greetings from königssee, bavaria

[pepad]

great that u survived the beginnings ;-). extraordinary video - thanks.

[mooncoinphoto]

Wonderful stuff Bob!

[cdnskydog]

Thanks for all of your comments. It has been fun making these videos. I have 12 hours of hang gliding movies on super 8 so I have lots more of the old stuff from my 36 years of hang gliding.

Bob Grant

[aviomotive]

Eroi,temerari,pionieri....AVIA­TORI!

[aviomotive]

Very very nice and romantic

[ernestovol]

music: Ken Tobias - Dream #2

[baronmondvogal]

massive record of history.thank you .

[BatteryIncluded]

Hang gliding has defined my life. Great video! Please, who sings the sound track?

[digupstuff]

Very cool! Thank you for sharing! :D

[periergopoulos]

Not only a pioneer in flying the HG but also in filming the flights (and uploading them after all these years). Great work.

[datu52]

Great film clips! You mentioned Gary Harkins. I bought my Moyes Maxi from Gary in the Warren Dunes parking lot. I bought a few wires and spars from the Braddocks back then. I must try to get some of my archived clips uploaded. Thanks for bringing a smile to my face.

[NMERider]

Truly outstanding compilation of historic Super-8 footage! I flew from '73 to '82. I can feel it like I was there. Thanks!

[macmac360]

great video... just curious, does anyone know what the brake lever is for?

[NMERider]

Tow line release.

[captaoamerica]

Thank god you guys starded flying in the past. that one of the reasons I aslo fly today here in Brazil.

I love the song too. who sings it

sergio

[mooncoinphoto]

Thanks Bob this is really great and the soundtrack is spot on!

[josetiburon2007]

ESTE VIDEO ES MUY BUENO

[xxxcbr929rr]

Perfect!

[TroyToronto]

Beautiful video Bob! And yes the music is perfect. I've heard it said that some of us are astronomers and some of us are astronauts. There's no disputing your place.

And thanks for chronicling on film so much of our sports history these past 40 years!

Troy.

[flyvideo2]

Great video Bob, music good to, How did we ever live this long?

[cdnskydog]

I do keep wondering that the more that I think about the many instances that I have had along with close calls. I also saw the video that Maureen to at Gary Harkins place when you took us there after the Frankfort meet 30 years ago.

[glidestone]

You're one crazy & passionate son-of-a-gun! I'm so glad I started a few years ago... not a few decades ago!

All the best to you!