A Torrey Trip

[gliderman4rjp]

Are these long boom camera mounts easy to get hold of; along with neodymium magnets and are they expensive?, cannot believe how stable the are!.

[NMERider]

@gliderman4rjp I designed and built the magnetic boom. It's extremely light weight but stiff because i also reinforced it w/ external Spectra bracing. Many pilot have copied my basic design using the materials they have available to each of them. Have you seen my video that shows the boom?

[gliderman4rjp]

I have watched this and others a few times now, "they r great!" well done, keeo them coming. what camera type were you using? and was it conected to your leading edge cross tube secction?.

[NMERider]

@gliderman4rjp Thanks. The camera was mounted on a long boom that was attached to the lower surface by a series of neodymium magnets.

[leandermodersohn]

beautiful!!! and... great idea with the neodymmagnets;) cheers, Leander

[NMERider]

@leandermodersohn Thanks Leander! 

[Buddha2707]

Loved the video. that looks like a cool place to fly. I think I need to fly there when I come over one.

lisa

[NMERider]

@Buddha2707 Thanks Lisa. I need to get back to Torrey myself.

[kokalti]

what I love about Hang gliding, its peaceful, its quiet, its birdlike.

What I don't like is that you are stuck going around in circles unless you catch a thermal, You can't fly cross country at low altitudes.

[NMERider]

@kokalti Then it's more like dancing than sailing. It's all good.

[cbrstunter24]

0:36 OMG who lives in this mansion!!!?

[NMERider]

@cbrstunter24 Dude! That's our mansion. Did I forget to give you your copy of the key? My bad! :-D

[666btl]

Nice video! I like the landing exactly over the star. It shows your perfect control over the wing. Is it possible to dive up to the sand and than come back?

[jtsquid]

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Almost feels like I'm there. Maybe this coming season. :)

Peter Murphy - good choice for mood music.

[NMERider]

@jtsquid Thanks Peter. Torrey can be a lot of fun and makes a nice break from all mountain thermal flying. I hope I get a couple of good days there this year myself.

[jtsquid]

@NMERider Haha! I'm ACP JT. ... Peter Murphy was the founder of Bauhaus. Good choice for mood music. :)

[NMERider]

@jtsquid LOLOL - I'm half brain dead. ;-) I saw Bauhaus live at a small club in Chicago a long, long time ago. I got to watch the whole show about 5 feet from the band. The lead singer's facial expressions during Bella Lugosi's Dead were great. I didn't understand the blowtorch burn on his chest however. That looked like some serious self-inflicted pain. :-O

[pdutube]

Inspirational, sensational! I loved the bird formation at 11:38 ...

[NMERider]

@pdutube Thanks! Glad you also enjoyed those gorgeous ravens. I wish I could have zoomed in w/ the camera.

[NMERider]

@miraclepieco LOLOL!

[3333sweetie]

@NMERider this is a great video. are you a hang glider pilot? I want to become one.

[my2cents0]

Unreal!!!  Thanks for putting this one up (\0

[NMERider]

@my2cents0 My pleasure! 

[83Bach]

Hey, nice video Jonathan! I really enjoyed that light at sundown!

But are there thermals too or is it just soaring?

Have you ever thought of mounting your cam to your helmet? I think that would be produce great videos too!

[NMERider]

@83Bach Thanks! There are thermals and at one point I joined a flock of gulls out over the ocean in a column. I have a bunch of videos w/ camera mounted on chin guard. "69 Miles of Hang Gliding Exhilaration".

[83Bach]

@NMERider Oh sorry! I hadn´t seen these videos yet. But "69 Miles of Hang Gliding Exhilaration" is really great, i love it!

[NMERider]

@83Bach The chin mounted camera works pretty good doesn't it?

[83Bach]

@NMERider It really does!

[flytocloudbase]

nice loops ! were you going for full loops or wing overs? You are ripping it up as always & soooo fun to watch !

thanks Buddy !

[NMERider]

@flytocloudbase Hi Seth - Glad you enoyed the ride. I was only doing 90-130 degree wangs. More than enough fun for me.

[altairtime]

Oh yeah! Now I'm ready for some airtime. I like how the tight turns seemed to pivot on a point on the beach.

[NMERider]

@altairtime I hope you get sum!

[Edflyspy]

A great video.

What camera are you using?

How do you have it mounted in that position?

What is the music - very cool music that suits the video very well?

Well Done

Ed

[NMERider]

@Edflyspy Thank you. I use a GoPro HD that's attached to the top of a long and lightweight boom. The boom is attached to the sail using an array of 3/4" x 1/8" neodymium magnet discs. I will eventually publish a video showing how this simple system works and is attached. The first and last songs are by Robert Fripp, from: Kan-Non Power. The middle song is The Dog's A Vapour by Bauhaus.

[scottglider]

@NMERider Another brilliant video Jonathan, I've just upgraded to a Panasonic SD600 1080p camera and really curious about your set up, I'm trying to do something similar, so will watch this space.

Music is great too.

Thanks, Andy

[NMERider]

@scottglider Thanks! Nice camera, Could use a wide angle adapter. See my magnetic camera boom video for details on my setup. Cheerio - Jonathan

[xavitrod]

Nice  flight Jonathan, fantastic video, healthy envy !!

[flyhghgy]

Excellent video!

[NMERider]

@flyhghgy Thanks. Share it w/ your friends. I did a shorter and faster edit w/ a higher energy soundtrack that is uploading right now. Stay tuned!

[NMERider]

@flyhghgy Thanks!