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Page 13 of November 2010 Lift
 
Lift sent for these videos:

Modern video hang gliding – German Castle in Bavaria- (MAY 11 2010 ) Super High Def- wide angle – super resolution -1000 *P HD ? How far we have come May 23, 1971 to May 11, 2010 (39 years of sport HG!)
Vid lift sent by Neil Larson.


10 minute video of 38-mile cross-country hang glide with point-to-point voice-over dubbed narration by pilot Jonathan:
A Narrated 38-Mile Hang Gliding Flight - 2/16/2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHYV0fMxNAo
From Kagel Mtn. in Sylmar, California, along the San Gabriel Mountains, past Big Tujunga Wash, over Mt Lukens, Mt Lowe, Mt Wilson, Mt Harvard, Monrovia Peak, the San Gabriel River Dam, and Glendora Mtn., then out over San Dimas, gliding West to Laverne.
-submitted by Neil Larson
Video recorded and edited by NMERider, Crestline Soaring Society member who also happens to be an Otto Plaque Project member on US HAWKS.    
Vid lift sent by Neil Larson.


Vid- clip – further detail of so called Swoop or ground effect on water
Similar to de Russy’s frozen lake and “mega-swooper” videos…on Lift now above.
In this video, watch for short segment in middle of video clip that features a water/lake ground effect as seen from wing tip camera.   Super flat surface of water or ice on calm lakes allow for very smooth compression of air between wing and lower surface--in this case flat fluid not ground.
The surface tension at molecular level on the surface of the water enhances the air ”ground effect” …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aizRgoyB9Cg         
Vid lift sent by Neil Larson.


Hang glider soaring a hotel     by Phreephlight
Live in Florida? got no mountains no hills nothing but beaches …well…
…What do you do ?...You Do what the US Marine Corps Does …
You Improvise, Adapt and Overcome you multi – task,
and recycle an abandon hotel …
Using the building as a cliff-
*****Also of special note – original “lifting” music in song- Listen to the Lyrics-
“nothing but a stapler & a lot of duct tape…today an incredible flying machine took flight.”
Neil’s Video Clip Pick of the Month …
5 thumbs up – great sound track; great inspiration,  great editing ….