Dog #1 w ContourHD

[DrumnBassWorld]

wicked

[Rinocerente]

At first I was checkin out the glider and the helmet and stuff...and how bad I want a Red Bull Glider and helmet...then the take off, thinkin to myself "How did he get that glider"...then at about 1:20 I'm like "Holy SHEEEEIITT!!!!" haha! Dude you are one HUGE BADASS! Way to go haha!

[420teek]

If you wanna be a badass....be this guy.

[TypOPositiv]

wow! I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY! I'm gonna have to learn to hang glide before I die.

[BjornHeidenstrom]

very good!!! I blogged about you in norway theshirt dott no and on my UK blog theshirt2010 dott net

Bjorn @heidenstrom on twitter

[tontar]

@BjornHeidenstrom Ah, thanks! Nice comments too. I think I fly less like a Condor, and more like a Raven. Ravens fly goofy a lot, upside down, sideways... :-)

[stratus5b]

Nice Aaron.

Well done.

[hirsebrey]

What happens if you lose your grip on the bar?

[greedyshark]

I can't get over the sense of speed...amazing!

[fabiandario87]

the best video of hang gliding, please can you tell me the name of the song? thank you

[tontar]

@fabiandario87 The song is Sleepy Maggie, by Ashley McIsaac. Cool song, isn't it!

[fabiandario87]

QUIERO HANG GLIDEARR!!!!!!!! NICE VIDEO, i would love doing hang gliding

[AdrianoCasemiro]

Beautiful day, magnificent flying skill. Thank you so much! That video was truly inspiring. I wish I was there already! Hope you get a stronger harness soon, though. This one just can't hold all your talent. Maybe is just nothing but it looked so stressed when you pushed it really hard.

Regards from Brazil and keep soaring.

[tontar]

@AdrianoCasemiro Hahaha, stronger harness? I made that harness, as I have mad all my cocoon harnesses the past 30 years. I can vouch for the fact it is strong, only the best materials, and far stronger than any load I will ever pull in it. Loops run about 4 G's, wingovers around 2, spins a bit less than that. The full enclosure pods are no stronger at all, and less convenient and comfortable too.

[AdrianoCasemiro]

@tontar Forgive my ignorance. I should know better. You are an outstanding pilot and with 30 years of flying, not only you get to choose your equpment, but also get to design them.

I, on the other hand, am just an aficcionado, with no more than 20 hours of flying. Still, in Brazil winter is just around the corner and with it, great sunny days (a bit cold ones too). The flying season is open up to september. By then, I hope to clock a few more hours.

[tontar]

@AdrianoCasemiro Where in Brazil? Maybe you know my friend Rafael Watson who is also an excellent aero pilot there.

[airjunkieadam]

This has to be one of my favorite videos too. Everything looks so smooth, fantastic scenery. I can't stop watching

[wmadams1]

Good video, awesome acro.

[itsjojo4]

Has to be the best video I"ve seen on Youtube. Awesome! Beautiful. Sunlight, weather, music, the kiss and the flight were outstinding. The only thing wong with this video is that you didn't give me a turn before it ended..... Lol!

I was searching ContourHd Cam videos. Got to get me one of those!

[tontar]

Hah, thanks! I like this one too, especially the music. It's by Ashley McIsaac, called Sleepy Maggie. But, I'm torn between this one and the Be THat Guy video as which I think is better. I can't decide...

[Balleka]

@tontar Be that Guy is spectacular, pity the Youtube version doesn't have the Live Like you were Dying Song, It gives the video massive impact, and has me looking for hang-gliding courses. I love the superman pose in the steep turns, excellent!

[Whonzzz]

Really nice!

[tontar]

Check out the more recnt one too.

[jfgad]

#@%!ing awesome !

[PARATERRORIST]

super cool video dude!!!!!!!!

[xavitrod]

Bonito video...

[marcelozanetti]

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing...

Happy Holidays...

[tontar]

Wild and sexy fun, eh? Hmm, like what, splice in parts from a Shakira video? This time of year, here at least, the wild and sexy stuff is all indoors, lest one freeze!

[skyordieohrid]

Great job!! Thanks for shearing!!

[lmankj]

Nice video

[sorenladegaard1]

I've considered buying the ContourHD too. How did you mount it on your glider?

I fly a Seedwings Space intermediate glider with no sprogs.

The undersurface of my glider has a zipper where the side wires connect to the leading edge tubes and another zipper at the wing tips where you install the tip wands.

[tontar]

I use custom made mounts, home-made, hand made, to be as light and strong as possible. Mounted this one to the crossbar, through the sprog zipper. Your sidewire zipper should work if you can access the crossbar through it.

[Iguas]

GREAT!!

[N21X]

Nice Video! I felt the pucker factor!

[wesfrey11]

Wow! Beautiful scenery and great example fo weight shift aerobatics. I went to Helsinki and Torku in 1989 and I didn't see that! Very nice camera and editing.

[tontar]

Aerobatics? Heck, that was just hanging on in severe turbulence, like a leaf in the wind! Hehehe, just kidding of course. After years, I'm still amazed what we can do with weight shift alone. What a great time to be alive and flying hang gliders, eh?

[leonhongkong]

sweeeeet, the backflips RULE!!!

[steviewonderwind]

Very very nice.

[tomale]

Great video Aaron! Tuck and roll, so that's how it's done.

[SteinStrandli]

Nice flying! Is it the ContourHD or the ContourHD1080p version you have?

[tontar]

Nope, it is the ContourHD 720 (1280 x 720). I WISH I had the newer one, but I'm not sure it is out yet.

[SteinStrandli]

Its out! I sendt a order for the 1080p version. hoping to get in a week or 2 :-)

[tontar]

Mmmm, but I just got this one, and can't afford another one just yet. i wish!

[wayne11122000]

Great flying, really decent camera. Thanks for the share.

[lonfo]

sweeeeeeet flight!!!!

Andrea

[DelSolSea]

Great perspective from the cam! Thanks for sharing.

[ruaraidhs]

That works fantastically well. Really get a feel for those loops!

[WonderBoyyyyy]

Very nice!

[elympia]

Awesome Aaron !

[gcbeaver]

Sweet vid.