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full first part of vid, pretty harrowing!

Yes a great video agreed however for the win another video has surfaced.

http://www.wimp.com/flybird/

Wooooooowwwwww..... :cool2:

Both amazing videos. I hope that awesome bird didn't get hurt. I bet the thought process of the guy when he was ready to try to free the bird was:

"Hmmm ... a) Hold the eagle and hopefully it won't whip my ass while I try to untangle it or b) cut up my bridles..." Either scenario sucked.

That's good stuff.

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Originally posted by pokitetrash Both amazing videos. I hope that awesome bird didn't get hurt. I bet the thought process of the guy when he was ready to try to free the bird was: "Hmmm ... a) Hold the eagle and hopefully it won't whip my ass while I try to untangle it or b) cut up my bridles..." Either scenario sucked.

Those talons are designed to hang on to dinner despite its great protestations while the beak is designed to rip dinner into bite-sized morsels. I would not want to tangle with a creature with that kind of weaponry.

Philip

I want that guy teaching me any dangerous sport, Or flying my plane. Never lost his composer while falling to his possible death. Just tried to save the bird. Awesome that he ended up ok. And the bird was still hopping as well.

I released a Great horned owl from a muskrat trap , somewhere in the process he had hold of my hand and I could feel its claws tightening up and piercing thru 3 layers of winter gloves. I remember thinking "oh #@%$#! this is'nt good" , got him loose and found 3 little indentations in the back of my hand. Its a pretty rare treat to get up close and personal with a big bird!

For the life of me I can not understand why he is wrapping his hands in those lines, if that canopy inflated he would in a world of trouble. Also I would have to imagine that he could have released the other canopy, instead of just letting it flop in the wind like that.

I hadn't noticed the parachute last time I saw this. As for the lines I believe he was trying to pull in the canopy to reliese the bird.

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Originally posted by Todd Yes a great video agreed however for the win another video has surfaced. http://www.wimp.com/flybird/

Beautiful!

thanks for posting this link Todd.

You're very welcome, I want that to be me someday.

Todd,
Anything can be done. many states have programs for learnign Falconry and becoming licensed. I studied a bit for it back in the early 90's in CA. Even spent time with a licensed guy learning how to properly catch Hawks. mostly Retail's, red shoulder's and a few Cooper's hawks. They are truly amazing up close.

If anyone ever gets in a situation like the 1st video with a tangled bird of prey, 1st thing you need to do is cover thier head. Hat, coat, shirt, get those eyes covered, cove the entire bird if need be initially. They settle way down in the dark or cannot see. Then if you have to get in touch range grab BOTH feet at the same time by the "ankle" just above the foot. grab one with each hand if you have to then bring them together in one hand and untangle with the other. That is the only safe way to handle them... It will keep you and the bird from getting hurt.

Psst! You should have know I was talking about the paragliding biz

i think it got strangled unfortunatly, take that back, it starts hopping around at the end so who knows....

Why not do both Todd!? :-p

certifications are so damn expensive depending on where you live.
I'm saving up as we speak for the spring. (kiting the beartooths, then on to flight school in bozeman)

I've seen p2 certs as high as 3000. I think thats just robbery.

School+used mountain wing will probably run me almost 3gs, but damn will it be worth it.

After another summer in Big Sky i was thinking Idaho/panhandle.
Kiting+speedwings looks like just about as much fun as a man can have.


Idaho terrain looks pretty awesome for an aspiring outdoor professional to train in... montanas rockies are just too damn steep sometimes. The mid-winter is pretty brutal snowpack

Solaris just posted version with English subtitles here: http://www.powerkiteforum.com/viewthread.php?tid=19972

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I'm pretty sure he wrapped his hands around the bridles to keep out from re-inflating rather than trying to free the bird. Otherwise you could be in big trouble if your cannot re-inflates while your reserve is out

I've read some entertaining bird encounter stories on the fighter/stunt kite and R/C forums over the years too. One guy wrote how hawks were watching his RC plane (glider?) fly. When he landed it and approached to take out the batteries, one of the birds came right after his face, talons extended. Protecting what they took to be one of their own!

I remember a falconer at a RennFest years ago - that bird swooped in just inches over everyone's head - talk about flinching. The handler said that all the wooden pushtoy dogs that kids had at the faire were getting the bird a little excited!

And who can forget the Far Side cartoon about the 12th Annual Teacup Poodle Fanciers Picnic being held right next to the falconer club?

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Originally posted by Houston AirHead i think it got strangled unfortunatly, take that back, it starts hopping around at the end so who knows....

Watch the full video; it flies away.

Part 2 !!!!!!!!


... eagle escort

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Man I'd be stoked not annoyed :D

I think this guy has some seriously bad bird karma. Probably time he picked up a sport that didn't involve flying.

This guy must be the BeastMaster and not realize it yet... :shocked2:

I think they saw his last video and thought they might get a fresh meal if they hung out long enough:dunno:

This guy did an amazing job! This video dosen't show him freeing the bird from the lines (plus swearing at it in Russian)!
@ Mostly Harmless, when you throw your reserve (parachute), you have no control over it. It's like the old paratrooper round parachute type that you just come down. You cannot release your main wing, so you have to disable it in any way possible. He's pulling and wrapping his brake lines. It's not like kites cutting fingers off.
@ Dandre, my suggestion to get into paragliding is to get a couple of lessons on safety and ground handling. don't skimp on the safety part! But then get an old wing, go to your local soccer field, and ground handle your brains out for days! The more you fly it on the ground, the better your skills become in the air. Then after a ton of practice, go back to the instructor to "sled ride". It's a beautiful sport!