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speed flying -

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Created by brucex > 9 months ago, 7 Jan 2011
brucex
QLD, 701 posts
7 Jan 2011 12:13PM
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One of my good mates who is a kite surfer got into this sport and has been in NZ doing this


here is a vid of what it is all about

#!



But I got a call from him yesterday and 4 weeks ago and you guessed it
Heavy crash - air evacced to dunedin -
Broken back - surgery - heaps of metal inserted to support the broken vertebrae - now in a full body cast - good news is he can walk and should be able to recover -

It looks like such a wild and fun sport - but can end in tears pretty quick

marco
WA, 324 posts
7 Jan 2011 2:05PM
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a good mate of me died on this.

Longers
WA, 54 posts
7 Jan 2011 2:49PM
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Here's another awsome vid - look dangerous but super fun.



KIT33R
NSW, 1715 posts
7 Jan 2011 9:28PM
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Longers said...

Here's another awsome vid - look dangerous but super fun.






If I had more than one life I would do this.

koma
VIC, 760 posts
7 Jan 2011 9:38PM
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At least when they do it on snow there usually aren't trees to hit.
I understand the rush, just don't think it's a calculated risk i could take... what with landing being the most dangerous part of flying, and they're just 3/5ths of a ****teenth away from 'landing'.

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
7 Jan 2011 10:14PM
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koma said...

At least when they do it on snow there usually aren't trees to hit.
I understand the rush, just don't think it's a calculated risk i could take... what with landing being the most dangerous part of flying, and they're just 3/5ths of a ****teenth away from 'landing'.


only rocks .Unfortunately many of the people who do the hard core stuff are temporary inhabitants of the planet .Am keen to try it on gentler slopes .the guy who owns roundhill ski area in NZ is into it .there are some good vids there .

www.roundhill.co.nz/

rhinoman
QLD, 362 posts
7 Jan 2011 9:26PM
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i was flying high on whipper once is it the same

harry potter
VIC, 2777 posts
7 Jan 2011 11:14PM
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awesome footage about 45 - 50 sec in...... as he goes down that narrow gully.

Not the most forgiving of sports but looks bloody awesome

StinkyPete
WA, 241 posts
7 Jan 2011 9:05PM
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fk that

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
7 Jan 2011 11:33PM
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respect

but they wear g-strings, drink lots of redbull and say yarr yarr a lot.

Prawnhead
NSW, 1317 posts
8 Jan 2011 8:10AM
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pretty advanced canopy control .......learn to paraglide first...and that old airsports maxim " don't F..k with the earth!!"

richo29
NSW, 5 posts
8 Jan 2011 10:27AM
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Most of these guys have extensive skydiving and base experience, especially in canopy control jumping highly loaded canopies.. Definitely not for the faint hearted but its an awesome experience..

Richo

AKSonline
WA, 925 posts
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8 Jan 2011 9:39AM
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Awesome stuff,

"There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots"

DM

stabber
NSW, 1114 posts
8 Jan 2011 2:24PM
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I'd love to give that a go.... I wonder whether jumping off the sand dunes at Stokton would rate as a "go".

My idea would be to smoke untill your lungs give way, drink untill yer liver fails.... then do that sport off the highest mountain..... then end it all in one big rush!

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
9 Jan 2011 10:16AM
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you can do something similar with kites .Its up there when extreme cheating of death is involved


(maybe turn the sound down its very ordinary)

wdric
NSW, 1625 posts
9 Jan 2011 11:14AM
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stabber said...

I'd love to give that a go.... I wonder whether jumping off the sand dunes at Stokton would rate as a "go".

My idea would be to smoke untill your lungs give way, drink untill yer liver fails.... then do that sport off the highest mountain..... then end it all in one big rush!



I dare you
Can I watch

There is a nice steep sand hill at third creek redhead that would work in a NE and there is usually water at the bottom.

wdric
NSW, 1625 posts
9 Jan 2011 11:17AM
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AKSonline said...

Awesome stuff,

"There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots"

DM


SO right
Looks so good, but doubt we will see any old guys doing it

Gorgo
VIC, 5040 posts
9 Jan 2011 11:29AM
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I'm 54. I don't have a speed wing as such. It's more of a mini-paraglider. Ridge soaring in stronger winds is a hoot. You can pull some decent G's in a diving swoop.

Speed flying is all very well if you have humunguous mountains to leap off. Australians have to make do with large hills and sand dunes.

Mr float
NSW, 3452 posts
9 Jan 2011 11:33AM
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Gorgo said...

I'm 54. I don't have a speed wing as such. It's more of a mini-paraglider. Ridge soaring in stronger winds is a hoot. You can pull some decent G's in a diving swoop.


Congratulations on making it so far in this life

sebol
WA, 753 posts
9 Jan 2011 10:32AM
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Yes Stabber,
You should definately give it a go



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