Saturday, September 23, 2006

Family at Hang Gliding Field

Here are some pictures from a recent visit by 3 of my children to the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding airfield at Mendlesham. All photos were taken by my 8 yr old daughter using my trusty Sony Ericsson K750i cameraphone.

Shola Ogunlokun kitted and ready to fly hang glider
Shola Ogunlokun kitted and ready to fly hang glider.

My 8 yr old daughter
My 8 yr old daughter

2 yr old movie director Joel checking his Sony Camcorder
2 yr old movie director Joel checking his Sony Camcorder

Shola gets ready to tow launch his Airwave Calypso hang glider
Shola gets ready to tow launch his Airwave Calypso hang glider

Shola on his Airwave Calypso hang glider heads into the Sunset
Shola on his Airwave Calypso hang glider heads into the Sunset

Shola, final on his Airwave Calypso glider
Shola, final on his Airwave Calypso glider

Shola touches down on his Airwave Calypso hang glider
Shola touches down on his Airwave Calypso hang glider

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Tow Hang Gliding Club

Hang Gliding Club



Here are some hang gliding pictures taken with my Sony Ericsson SEK750i mobile phone during a visit to my hang gliding club. The Suffolk Coastal Floaters. I'm still getting to know people, so don't know all the names.

Janet getting ready to launch hang glider, RichardM looks on
Janet getting ready to launch hang glider, RichardM looks on


EricK chats with another member of the hang gliding club
EricK chats with another member of the club


DaveN hang glider gets ready to be tow launched
DaveN gets ready to be tow launched

I like hang gliders with yellow leading edges
Hang gliders getting close!

hang gliding pictures

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Hang Glider Nil Wind launches

Here is a video from Suffolk coastal Floaters hang gliding Mendlesham airfield.



Hang Gliders doing Nil Wind launches in Suffolk.

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Airwave Calypso hang glider

Here are pictures of the Airwave Calypso hang glider. This is a beginners hang glider, and I hope to build some experience using it.

photo airwave calypso hang glider

Simple Airwave calypso hang glider flight test.

Airwave Calypso hang gliding photo

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Hang Glider Quiz

doodlebug powered hang glider
What is the full name of this contraption that I flew on the last day on my hang glider training trip to Spain and what is the maximum wind speed I am willing to fly it during my hang glider flight across the UK from Land's end to John O'Groats.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Lejar Mountain, Algodonales, Spain

Here is a short video clip of a hang glider launching from the 2000ft high lejar mountain in Algodonales, Spain.



I flew off this mountain 4 times during my hang glider training.

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Learning to fly a hang glider

Hang Glider Trainer Vide



Here is a video clip of Tony and Rona Webb of Lejair Ltd teaching a trainee hang gliding pilot to fly a hang glider in Spain.



They use winch towing to do their hang gliding training.

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Aeros Target hang glider

Aeros Target Hang Glider

My training hang glider, an Aeros Target partly de-rigged after a flight. The Mountain I took off from is in the background.

Sunday, February 26, 2006

Hang Gliding Training Video

Here is a training video clip of me learning to fly a hang glider in Spain.

My instructor was Tony Webb of Lejair based in Algodonales, Spain.

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Friday, February 24, 2006

Hang Gliding Video Brazil

Hang Gliding in Brazil





A video showing a hang glider pilot in Brazil flying over the beach.

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Aeros Target and Doodlebug powered harness

Aeros Target hang glider and doodlebug

Shola Ogunlokun gets ready launch an Aeros Target hang glider and doodlebug powered harness.

The doodlebug is the motorised hang glider that I'm planning to use for my adventure flight across the UK.

Friday, January 27, 2006

Tony Webb - My Hang Gliding Instructor

Tony Webb Hang Gliding Instructor


A photo of my flying training instructor in Algodonales, Spain where we enjoy great weather for paragliding.

Tony Webb of Lejair hang gliding school

Flying Hang gliders is spain.

Thursday, January 26, 2006

Paragliders in Algodonales

Paragliders get ready to launch off Lijar mountain, Algodonales

Paragliders get ready to launch off Lijar mountain, Algodonales

A paraglider drifts away from the Lijar ridge

A paraglider drifts away from the Lijar ridge, while other pilots watch and admire the nice scenery.