Desert Training Hill (and the world's biggest rattlesnake)

I've had this video sitting on my laptop for a few months... I figured I'd upload so one can get an idea of the MountainFlyers t-hill situated right next to the Sunport. Our launch is at airport elevation (it's a steppe) and glide to the LZ 150ft below. You drive past a few large stone rattlesnakes and through a seemingly infinite amout of woops/moguls to get to the launch site.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• t-hill
• paragliding
• parapente
• paragleiten
• sunport
• desert
• albuquerque

[HighDesertGlider]

i forgot to mention... this is the t-hill that was prominently featured in the movie terminator salvation... especially during the death cycle scenes (i have no idea what they were really called in the movie... i'm sure someone will tell me) and... btw bevin321... NOTHING is fake in this video... if u read the info... i state that the snake is a very large stone replica... but LARGE nonetheless

[GeneralSirDouglasMcA]

At 1:02, was that actually a snake or are my eyes and imagination deceiving me?

[HighDesertGlider]

it is actually one of THREE humongous stone snake sculptures, each about several hundred feet long in the vicinity of the approach end of the albuquerque sunport... they are the coolest things to see for real... i'm sure that they've freaked out more than one person who happens to drive by in "weak" light!

[ticoglider]

Nice flight, we did more driving than flying... but that is the way it really is. Right?

Nice turns and spot landing!

Buen Vuelo P'

[HighDesertGlider]

yeah, i know... i haven't had the time to do much flying lately so i resorted to this "weak" vid... in all fairness, it really does show that a lot of times, there is SIGNIFICANTLY more time driving and waiting than flying!

[MrTom423]

The Bumpy Ride- The Wind Sock- The Huge Snake- THE FLIGHT and THE MUSIC- all make for an AWESOME video brother....

[thujunkyarddog]

only in NM!!!

[kobesn1fan24]

thats cool

[ronniemegertonn]

This still one of my Favorite videos. COOL...

[bevin321]

nice one but so fake

[sicker50]

haha damn huge snake haha