1976 Hang 10 World Open Hang Gliding Competition

Hang 10 World Open Hang Gliding Competition at Escape Country. April, 1976. I know there are some really significant pilots that were flying in this the final day, and it would be nice to identify those that we can as well as naming all the glider makes and models. I appreciate any comment and especially input related to identifying pilots and gliders and the year of this event. Although I competed, I did not make the finals. I can identify some of the glider makes and models, but cannot place a pilot on individual wings.

This was shot of course on super 8 which I had converted to digital with the Home Movie Depot a few year ago, and now edited for YouTube.

I hope you enjoy the video, and if you are in the video, let me know, or if you can identify an individual or glider, make a comment.

I returned to flying 4 years ago, and now spend my airtime mostly in the Ouachita Mountains or Arkansas and Oklahoma. www.ouachitahanggliding.com.
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Category:

Sports

Tags:

• Vintage Hang Gliding
• Hang Gliding Competition
• Escape Country

[upsportsgeorge]

Awesome time at Escape Country at the Hang Ten World Championship. A time and place where the finest pilots around the world came together, It was a honor to be their. Number three pilot is George Follman on the 6b also knowen as crazy George.

[menamiketrx]

@upsportsgeorge Thanks George. I have updated the annotation indicating Glider #3 being piloted by George Follman. So, are you the "Crazy George".

[Lucious25]

Can anyone tell me what Glider 7 was, and where can I see more of this kind of aircraft?

[menamiketrx]

@Lucious25 Glider 7 is a Mitchell Wing. I have annotations appearing on most of the gliders showing not only make and model of glider, but also Pilot Name. I am not sure if plans are still being offered for this rigid wing. It was primarily wood construction of for the day had extraordinary glide ratio. Was a considerable project to build. Still probably are plans around, but for my money if I were to choose a modern rigid wing I would go with the Atos. Better glide, easier assemble.

[menamiketrx]

Also, if you are not seeing the Annotations defining all the glider models and Pilots, I believe the annotations are driven by Java Script. I would suggest downloading Java from Sun.com.

Mike

[soar8hours]

I've had a TR3 ( Terry Reynolds) Topless, WW Fusion & an Aeros Combat topless. Made numerous trikes & my fravorite was a nano light with a 20 hp Zenoah engine on another 225 Falcon :) In NC, I have a slope launch on a ridge with 800 AGL 7 miles from home. Best flight is 8 hours 35 minutes. My 2 youtube trike videos by seaching for: Tommy Thompson is Trike Flying

or these 3 n numbers N7163E N704LD N71845

[menamiketrx]

@soar8hours Check my channel and you will find my trike project. I do some taxi runs without wing. In another I have it mounted to my TRX "The Arkansas Glider" at the Russelville Fly-in. It proved to be to small wing surface and made for some hot landings. Trike I bought used from a guy who built it. Have not been entirely satisfied with it. He tried to make it way light. Was under 80 pounds with parachute.  I am beefing it up and will mate with my falcon 225.

[pushtrailer]

So nice to see this video. I attended this event and flew Escape Country fairly often in the early 70's. I ran WEST WIND Hang Gliding School at Docweiler Beach, CA until 1975.

The pioneer days of Hang Gliding were the BEST!

[upsportsgeorge]

Yes I am, I ran the Hang Gliding park with my buddy Mike Miller , Those were the best of days. I really got launch from Escape Country. After the park closed down I went to Japan and coach the Japan National team and went onto the first FAI world championship in Kussin Austria in 76". Yusuke Yamazaki speared headed the team. In 82 I started UP Sports and the rest is history. Never give up, UP !!

[jeep200000]

I've watched this video loads of times now and it always cheers me up, I have the music track on my ipod too, thanks for a great video, sorry I can't help witht the pilot names as I was just 17 at the time and had no money to follow my dream of flying a hang glider, I'm now 52 and still want to have a go.

Thanks again for sharing with us.

[jeep200000]

Just like to say thank you for sharing your vid's with us, great music too, makes me want to go n grab a piece of life myself before its all over.

Thanks again