Taking to the sky by hang glider

A hang glider is launched by static tow into a sunny june england sky. Taken at the Suffolk coastal floaters hang gliding club in Mendlesham.



Hang gliding video from suffolk, England.

First hang glider flight 2007

A video blog about my first hang glider flight of 2007.



Hang Glider report of flying in june from England.

My hang gliding dream

A video explaining my challenge of learning to fly a hang glider and then attempting to fly across the UK.



My hang gliding dream video.

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.


My 8 yr old daughter


2 yr old movie director Joel checking his Sony Camcorder


Shola gets ready to tow launch his Airwave Calypso hang glider


Shola on his Airwave Calypso hang glider heads into the Sunset


Shola, final on his Airwave Calypso glider


Shola touches down on his Airwave Calypso hang glider

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



EricK chats with another member of the club



DaveN gets ready to be tow launched


Hang gliders getting close!

hang gliding pictures

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.

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.



Simple Airwave calypso hang glider flight test.

Suffolk Hang Gliders

Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club

Hang Glider Quiz

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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Hang Gliding Video Brazil

Hang Gliding in Brazil

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

Aeros Target and Doodlebug powered harness

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.

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.



Flying Hang gliders is spain.

Paragliders in Algodonales

Paragliders get ready to launch off Lijar mountain, Algodonales



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

Aeros Target hang glider

During the later stages of my hang glider training, I used an Aeros Target hang glider, as this is the type of glider I will be using for my hang glider challenge. Here are some pictures.



The fully rigged Aeros Target hang glider, ready to fly. Nice colours.


Aeros Target hang glider completely de-rigged (packed), note the large wheels on the base bar, has saved many pilots and gliders, highly recomended.


Another photo of a my rigged Aeros Target hang glider, the static towing winch and another hang glider are in the background.

Hang Glider Lands

Aeros Target hang glider lands.



Hang Glider Flares



And then there were 2 hang gliders, my partly de-rigged aeros target hang glider is in the foreground taking a break after a flight from the top of Lijar mountain.



Hang glider pilots compare notes after landing

Hang Glider training Photos

Over the next couple of days, I will post some hang glider training photos from my recent trip to Algodonales in Spain with Tony Webb.


Aeros Target training hang glider waiting to be rigged for a flight.



The Aeros Target hang glider rigged and waiting for a flight, the static winch is in the background