Chasing Glory Part Two

This is the Second part of a film I made in Burketown in September Last year when I flew the Morning Glory Roll Cloud on my powered hang glider. Watch the first part first silly! Read the story on my blog at http://rolf.id.au

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• flphg
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• harness
• hang
• glider

[hangflyer]

You need to be able to run for the takeoff and landing, although these wings are designed as foot launched so your takeoff and landing speeds are kept low to make it possible. Once you are in the air it is allot of upper body movements as you steer by moving your weight around, so it helps to have strong arms, however I have flown for 6.5hrs on my longest flight and I was so pumped I didn't feel it until the next day.

[hangflyer]

A hang glider is quite a simple aircraft to fly, adding power makes it a little more involved but it is still flying and quite achievable for most people. You could go from no experience to flying one of these in 6 months if you spent most weekends training and the weather was cooperative. Have a look at the BHPA website if you are in the UK or the HGFA website in Oz and see what is involved in learning to fly. I can't recommend it highly enough!

[AutumnPaw]

Do you have to be really physically fit to hang glide? I'm really jealous. It looks like fun. How long does it take to learn to be that good?

[hangflyer]

I broke my back playing rugby as a teenager and then crushed some vertebrae in a car accident in my early 20's. I have trouble with the weight, but despite this I have no major problems. On takeoff here I have to run with about 30kg of weight for the first few steps until the wing starts flying and producing lift, then it gets lighter and lighter until I am carried by it too and I start flying.

[MrDixiepride1234]

REDNECK IDEA: mount a sniper rifle on your hanglider so you can shoot people from afar

[DMCcornish]

Do you need a licence for these in australia?

[BluntNews]

how can i get something like this where can i buy one and whats the name of the equipment thanks

[curea229]

What's it like flying in wave lift? You seemed to be all the way forward and still climbing. How do you prepare for your first wave lift flight.

Great video, thanks for posting.  It's motivating me to get my Hang 2 and beyond.

[zerovolt22]

That video gave me another dream I have to do !

Y faut qu'j'en fasse !! HHAAAaaaaaaaa !!!!

[dominickarts]

How high were u...u look higher then 7000ft

[CoWolArc]

I wish my backpack worked that way. ;)

More seriously though, I enjoyed this video thoroughly. After I get a few other want-to-do items settled, I'm looking forward to hang gliding and adding an engine eventually. :)

[AutumnPaw]

Thankyou a lot for the information. It's really appreciated. I have medals for sprinting so I reckon I'd be good at the running part, dunno about the upper body fitness though. I'll work on that.

There is a course in Victoria, Australia I'm interested in doing when I'm a couple years older and have the money. It goes for 9 days total. Flying has always been a dream for me. I hope I don't go to learn and then figure out I'm afraid of heights.