Home made glider

tried to build a glider this spring break first attempt. the thing crashed because it was too windy. improvements will be made this summer

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• mars
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• homemade

[menamiketrx]

Come on guys.... Do you really want to fly? Give up on this 60's design. There are some great used, "Modern" hang gliders available. Why risk your life and limb with that mess you have built. By the way... can't blame not flying on there being to much wind. Blame it on poor design, shoddy construction and materials, and no experience.

Do a search on the Internet for the United States Hang Gliding/Paragliding Association. They will provide all the info you need to get flying.

[zbrownmars]

listen sure it's crap but it is our first try. i mean don't knock us because we are working our way up from scratch. we are learning from our mistakes and will be building another one . any asshole can by a hang glider and fly but it will be so much more if we can reach it our selves.

[zbrownmars]

there is more that can be said about a kid who teaches himself to fix up a junker then if he bout a ne wor used car for the same amount of money it to him to fix up the junker. if i spend as much money building and rebuilding a glider from scratch as i would to buy one the moment i get my feet even a foot off the ground it'll have been worth it. its not just about flying its about proving something too ourselves. any prick can buy a hang glider and take lessons but we're earning our right slowly

[markmeloney]

ur fabric isnt tight enough, the flapping causes you to lose energy, you need something that will push against the wind harder

[thel1nny]

hahaha all that running should keep you fit :)

[landykid60]

mayday, mmayday, mayday,

[MrBarryvids]

hmmmm.... i wonder how hangliding started?... oh yeah, they went out and got instructions for hangliding then bought a state of the art hangglider! Let them experiment and have fun without you rich, spend 5000 dollars on a hanglider fucks criticizing them!

[driess1000]

I would too realy like to make a hanglider, maybe this summer. I think your CG isn't correct. I think you need more back weight.

[hamishholloway]

@zbrownmars im doing the exact same thing and i know what you mean. im willing to risk a broken leg if i can me in the air for 5 meters cause its just so priceless...

[me2me23]

This what the glider would say,....Glider, "thanks for the lift, that was fun can we do that again," lmao

[MrKaznur]

hahahahaaaaa.......!!!omg guy is running still can't fly.....fucking funny!!!

[shitNameAlert]

@zbrownmars wrong, any prick can glue some shit together, call it a hangglider and run down a hill. For proper hanggliding you need to earn your flying-skills step by step. It takes quite some time to be able to fly a hangglider relatively safely . You need constant training and you'll realize that even after 4 years of flying-experience you're still far away from being able to master all situations occurring during flights...

[DustySafe]

even if it did start to fly he yould go right into the woods

[jwm239]

...looks like that hill has some potential for professional hang gliding training...

you'll get far more repeated enjoyment, far more safely, with a certified

production glider & professional instruction.

[robotwarsaintdead]

@zbrownmars I agree, i dont think you understand the satisfaction from building something yourself. And good job ! I know nothing of full scale gliders but id say have the plastic tighter and have bigger wing area.