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Gunkie
Trad climber
East Coast US
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 4, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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I took a sailplane ride a decade ago. I was really happy when it ended because it felt like the thing was going to drop out of the sky like an anvil if we lost lift at anytime. I ran across this video by accident; I wasn't looking for porn... really. I can't believe this kid can do these things with such an aircraft. Wow.
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MarkGrubb
climber
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Seriously good pilot in a purpose-built,full-on acro glider, the Swift. I think it is built for +/-9 "g".
I have flown the Fox, a 2-seat version of this ship and it is amazingly responsive.
Glider acro is far more fun, interesting, and smoother than power. Highly recommended!
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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All those neg G maneuvers .. sick..only a youngster would WANT to do that stuff.
great post!
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portent
climber
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Ha, at least he doesn't seem like some pompous rich kid with a huge head. :P
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Sierra Ledge Rat
Mountain climber
Old and Broken Down in Appalachia
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He's just doing a series of basic maneuvers, nothing special.
One maneuver in the beginning looks like he departed from controlled flight, not a big deal in the right air frame.
One of the planes that I flew required 10,000 feet to recover if you departed from controlled flight. Obviously, in his glider it was no big deal to recover. It's all air frame-dependent.
I've been past Mach 1.0 and have pulled 7.5 Gs. Can't imagine staying awake for 9 Gs.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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He's obviously pretty good but he's the big fish in a pretty small pond.
World champion glider pilots in the normal catagories are more impressive IMHO.
Flying the length of the Sierras or the South Island of New Zealand are
really damn impressive.
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The Alpine
climber
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Wow. The Stemme s10vt.....
I want one
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Got 350K burnin a hole in yur pocket?
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Yep $350K large. Damn, I still want one....
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