tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,459 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Aug 10, 2007 #1 this ones pretty neat. awfully low... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumO0ZHwAro
RotaryWingBob En-Route Gone West Joined Feb 23, 2005 Messages 2,597 Location Chester County, PA Display Name Display name: iHover Aug 10, 2007 #2 tonycondon said: this ones pretty neat. awfully low... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumO0ZHwAro Click to expand... That's pretty neat, Tony. Those guys think they're in helicopters, getting that low? I like that last sequence shooting the hole in the clouds -- that was really good video!
tonycondon said: this ones pretty neat. awfully low... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aumO0ZHwAro Click to expand... That's pretty neat, Tony. Those guys think they're in helicopters, getting that low? I like that last sequence shooting the hole in the clouds -- that was really good video!
tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,459 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Aug 10, 2007 #3 i guess so bob. i know i certainly couldnt pull that off in my glider. mines way too light and way too heavy. they've got excellent glide ratios and weight on their side, plus a lot of ridge lift. going through the clouds was pretty cool too!
i guess so bob. i know i certainly couldnt pull that off in my glider. mines way too light and way too heavy. they've got excellent glide ratios and weight on their side, plus a lot of ridge lift. going through the clouds was pretty cool too!
Lance F En-Route PoA Supporter Joined Apr 9, 2005 Messages 2,897 Location GA Display Name Display name: Lance F Aug 10, 2007 #4 It's just all energy management. OTOH I hope they were in G airspace for the cloud work (yeah, right)
It's just all energy management. OTOH I hope they were in G airspace for the cloud work (yeah, right)
tonycondon Gastons CRO (Chief Dinner Reservation Officer) Joined Mar 9, 2005 Messages 15,459 Location Wichita, KS Display Name Display name: Tony Aug 10, 2007 #5 im 99% sure that the video came from Europe Lance. Cloud flying is fairly common over there, so they have the benefit of my doubt
im 99% sure that the video came from Europe Lance. Cloud flying is fairly common over there, so they have the benefit of my doubt