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.

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!)

Wow- cool concept. I wonder if the Rev generated enough pull to affect the steering of the paraglider?

Hope it's just kidding about it not being Tandem, he's facing backwards!

That's mad! :wee:

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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 ;-)

Whew, missed that. Glad to know it's not quite as crazy as I thought!

cool he's using the hole window we only get half

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.

Where is that glider port ?
Blacks Beach ?

It looks like an amazing kite spot ?

Bladerunner- That's Torrey Pines, California

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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 ?

I've never actually seen a REV. Wow! Those things look like a whole lot of fun.

I can't believe the precision.

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.

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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!

Got it, thanks for the tips on posting the videos.