So is this guy riding tandem and flying the rev while another pilots the paraglider? Looks like he's flying completely off of apparent wind created
by the glider's ground speed.erratic winds - 11-12-2011 at 04:31 PM
I don't think he's tandem, It appears it's just one guy who's ultra-confident in his paraglider!
That is some of the craziest kite related video I've ever seen.
(And is that our own flash in the related videos? It sure is!)MikeDobbs - 11-12-2011 at 04:46 PM
Wow- cool concept. I wonder if the Rev generated enough pull to affect the steering of the paraglider?lad - 11-12-2011 at 04:48 PM
Hope it's just kidding about it not being Tandem, he's facing backwards!Kamikuza - 11-12-2011 at 05:21 PM
That's mad! :wee:Todd - 11-12-2011 at 05:39 PM
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Originally posted by lad
Hope it's just kidding about it not being Tandem, he's facing backwards!
Yes it's a tandem flight, take a look @5:22 you'll see the pilot's hand ;-)erratic winds - 11-12-2011 at 05:58 PM
Whew, missed that. Glad to know it's not quite as crazy as I thought!silvereaglekiter - 11-12-2011 at 09:03 PM
cool he's using the hole window we only get halfawindofchange - 12-12-2011 at 05:23 PM
The Rev pilot is Joe Hadzicki, designer of the Revolution kite. He is riding backwards on the back of a tandem glider. Not sure who the glider pilot
is. Awesome video.
Joe usually attends NABX as well and is a very good buggier. If you ever want to meet a really awesome guy and have some fun, Joe is a great one to
hook up with. You will usually find him running across the playa in an older PL buggy that is wrapped with Carbon Fiber, flying a Rev (Of course).
BTW, Joe is also the man who invented & designed the wrapping machine to make wrapped carbon fiber rods. If there is a kite in the air that uses
wrapped carbon rods, 99 out of 100 of them will be wrapped by one of Joe's machines. Bladerunner - 12-12-2011 at 05:39 PM
Where is that glider port ?
Blacks Beach ?
It looks like an amazing kite spot ?erratic winds - 12-12-2011 at 06:02 PM
Bladerunner- That's Torrey Pines, CaliforniaBladerunner - 12-12-2011 at 06:06 PM
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Originally posted by erratic winds
Bladerunner- That's Torrey Pines, California
I have flown my Ace down below at Blacks Beach then. When I think back there should be tons of space in that parking lot etc. by the glider port . Is
there any reason you can't kite there ?Feyd - 13-12-2011 at 05:55 AM
I've never actually seen a REV. Wow! Those things look like a whole lot of fun.
I can't believe the precision.awindofchange - 13-12-2011 at 12:08 PM
If you want to see precision - here's one of the best on the planet.
John Baressi is the pilot.
Thanks for the fix Erratic Winds - tried a half a dozen attempts at posting the link - Why can't we get an updated forum????? I really hate posting
in the 10th century.erratic winds - 13-12-2011 at 12:14 PM
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Originally posted by awindofchange
If you want to see precision - here's one of the best on the planet.
John Baressi is the pilot.
if you want to link youtube here, it only requires (youtube)videoID(/youtube) all the other stuff is extraneous. And () are replaced with square
brackets.
But YES, that was the EXACT video I wanted to share as well!awindofchange - 13-12-2011 at 12:17 PM
Got it, thanks for the tips on posting the videos.
