Been flying for 30 years. The coolest thing about the sport is you can dial it down to be about as mellow as a down hill cruise run on the ski slopes. Or you can wind up as tight as you adrenal glands can stand. Search the web for your closest school and give it a try. The community is very welcoming of new pilots.
The closest I've gotten to upside down is rolling to within about 20 degrees. I think I'm at least 1 season away from safely approaching a loop. I find nothing is scary if you intend to do it although it can give you a great rush and beautiful view of the planet. The loop is very straight forward so some would say easy to do but it's consequences can be really bad if you blow it. Enough people have blown it that I want to approach it with caution.
@@snakedikeUnless you have great skills like this bloke DON’T DO IT. I flew hang gliders for 23 years with 600 hours logged, I have known friends to die doing loops, just not worth it.
My husband is itching for us to give hand gliding a go! I admit though part of me is tempted as it must be amazing gliding over such stunning landscapes, the thought of being up so high terrifies me!
Go for it! Takes time to train to become a pilot though, but it's not difficult and doesn't require extraordinary physique or anything. I myself paraglide. I wanted to hang glide, but the nearest hang gliding school was more than 150 km away from where I live, so I picked up paragliding instead. I'll get around to hang gliding eventually though ;-)
This is why I prefer hang gliding over paramotoring. Both sports are fun but there are things we can do on hang gliders that you can't do on a paramotor. Still both are fun and one day I hope to try out paramotoring as well.
The flight has been recorded in the Alps but nothing like in Chamonix but rather in the Bernese Region of the Jungfrau Region in Switzerland. He takes of the Birg station of the Schilthorn tele cabin. He subscequently flys down to Lauterbrunnen and then there is a second flight over Niederhorn where he flys over the lake of Thun. Clearly one of the most beautiful spots in the Alps...
You never see this anymore I think because parsailing is so much easier and less dangerous, but as you can see this is the closest you can come to being a bird (squirl suits do not allow you to maintain altitude let alone assend so you are not really flying). This looks like beyond fun!
These are the original OG gliders when I was growing. There are already innovations on these exact gliders for propulsion...as I have said...ahhhhh...endless creative fun is available to anyone.
@@ballwizz23 I suppose. But you could always do a tandem if you want. And if you want to fly/fall in the sky there are looaaads of other things you can do. Remember, you won’t get younger. Make the most of your one shot in this inconceivably incredible world, cause your probably not gonna have another one.
Ruined with too close-in camera work. I get it, the cameraman can track a stunt hang-glider. Please zoom out to get a better sense of the space he's flying in and some perspective.
OK. That's not Chamonix, that's Birg, the cable car station on the line to the Shreckhorn above Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland. And that's a pretty rugged jump cut at 3'09'', cutting from the Lauterbrunnental to Interlaken. Great flying though.
It's not so expensive to do . I built my own back in 1980 because I wanted to fly. Then I went to a school got trained on a winch launch and bought a second hand airwave for £170 . Look up Suffolk coastal floaters . You will see the winch launch. I hope you fly
I think the guys who do the wingsuit proximity flying are just a little closer to being human birds lol alot tighter margins for error and its literally just their body that acts as any form of a control surface, or at least its actuating their body parts that controls said control surfaces lol I'd love to try both one day
@@jasperp.5357 yeah this comment is accurate, greek myths have told of humans flying on hang glider like structures and that myth is where the term “flying to close to the sun” came from. sooo yeah :|
My god that's amazing!! How does one get into the sport? Where does one start? How expensive is a starter glider? Also how on earth to you get back to the top of the mountain once you've gotten to the bottom?? I'm confused I must do this!!!
My dream has and always will be to fly. I have had dreams of soaring through the clouds in a vast, green valley, clouds just slightly tainted yellow and orange from the setting Sun. I hope I will live up to experience this, and if I don’t I expect my kids to fulfill my dream for me.
Before you begin any hang gliding flying lessons, be sure to read Dennis Pagen's excellent texts: "Hang gliding training manual: for beginner and intermediate pilots", and "Performance Flying: Hang gliding techniques for intermediate and advanced pilots", and his weather text "Understanding the Sky." Reading these books at least twice before your classes will enable you to master your beginner's classes as quickly as possible and save you A LOT of time, bruises, and money. Do a lot of research on gliders. Most beginners purchase a Wills Wing Falcon. There are many of these on the used market and are excellent choices for not only novices, but for experts as well looking for a fun glider to fly on easy days. Do not get suckered into purchasing a new Falcon. If you look hard enough, you can usually find a nearly new Falcon or similar glider for one third to half the cost of a comparable new glider. Harnesses and good parachutes are the same. But first, read "Dense Page's" books, and then find a good hang gliding school. I suggest Lookout Mountain Flight Park in Georgia, USA. They are the biggest HG school and flight park in the world. Bar none. And in my opinion, they are the best. Their instructors are very good at instructing. Matt Tabor, the owner, has worked very hard to make his school and facilities the best since the early 1980's. They also have nice, low-cost cabins you can rent while you train. I suggest spending at least a week at a time at the school if you can. This way, a student can progress very quickly in his/her flying as opposed to only on the weekends. Of course, having fair weather plays a big part in a beginning pilot's progression rate. It's best to choose a week in which to train that will have very fair weather predicted. A typical beginning pilot (that has already read and understood Dennis Pagen's books) will need approximately two weeks of fair weather to earn an H-2 rating. Remember, this is pure flight in an aircraft. It can be dangerous. You are the pilot in command, and YOU must know how to control the aircraft if you wish to survive. But HG is the best type of flight one can experience!
Also.... if you will be doing your first training flights off of hills, or even scooter tow, plan on building strength in your legs before you take HG classes. Do plenty of squats and hill sprints. You will progress much faster with less muscle fatigue and pain if you take half a year or so before your first class to gain strength and stamina in your legs. Running mountains is excellent. Simple jogging on flat land is better than nothing, but will not help much for the short, fast sprints that you will be running off the hills, and the landings. Legs and ankles need to be strong for those sometimes imperfect landings! If you can't get gym time or run a mountain or steep hill, then do lots of wind-sprints (15 to 20-second sprints) and sissy-squats. Develop good leg strength and your HG lessons will be MUCH easier on your body.
Another tip.... Before enrolling in any HG school or classes, get to know your local HG clubs and flying sites. Perhaps become a member of a local HG club. Beware though, many will tempt you to get into paragliding instead of hang gliding. DO NOT GO DOWN THAT DANGEROUS PATH! If you are not convinced now, go look at all the vids on paraglider canopies wadding-up and folding when pilots are attempting to land, and end up crashing horribly into the ground, completely unexpectedly. No matter what the USHPA's propaganda states, paragliding is much more dangerous than hang gliding. Get to know any and all mentors in these clubs. These pilots are there to help new pilots. They can be the best guide for you and direct you to good HG schools, provide good suggestions for the appropriate gliders for your skills and local conditions, as well as helping you find good equipment. Do not trust other newbie hang glider pilots. They do not know all the ins and outs like a seasoned mentoring pilot does and are likely to give you incomplete and/or false information. They do not understand your skills, or lack thereof, and cannot therefore judge what weather conditions and mountains you are ready to fly. Therefore, only trust your mentors. I really suggest finding and talking with a mentor before you begin HG classes so that he/she can follow your learning progression and be more a part of your pilot training. Pilot training does not end after you earn your H-2 or similar ratings. It is a life-long learning experience! Flying hang gliders is fun, but it is very serious business as well. Treat it with respect. Live long and fly high!
I want to fly to, it’s been the one thing in my life I’ve always wanted to do but never knew how I could do it, and I haven’t been able to because I have a very overprotective mom that won’t let me even learn so I will need to wait till I’m old enough to sign my self up for lessons and get a glider, I just want to fly forever
How I wish.. This game can be also introduced in my country Philippines 🇵🇭....and I believe there are some potential area that could possibly play the winds and sky 💕
I need to learn as much as I can about Hang Gliding I've watched so many videos and training videos of hang gliding but idk where to find hang gliding lessons...I'm in Washington State never could find where though but would like to try this out it seems like a very cool sport I'm highly interested.
It's not that scary at all. Doing loops and wingovers is because if you screw it up then you'll be relying on your reserve parachute. But I fly all the time and have great safe flights. I'd say it's quite a bit safer than riding motorcyles in urban areas if you use good judgement when you fly.
This is what I've been dreaming about since I was six years old. I will be doing this one day.
Chris Mouw ha do it..no excuses ;o)
Chris Mouw I was having flying dreamsfor years. I now fly hang gliders. Do it!
+Chris Mouw ...check out "USHPA" among other "hang gliding" sources...
+Chris Mouw I did it for 24 years and had many incredible experiences. There's nothing like it!
go get it mate :)
I didn't think they could loop until I saw this. Amazing.
He knows just what his craft can do and how to achieve it. Impressive. Respect.
THE BACKFLIP GAVE ME GOOSEBUMPS WITH THE VAPOUR COMING OFF THE WINGS ... SIK
thats a very responsive glider.
Been flying for 30 years. The coolest thing about the sport is you can dial it down to be about as mellow as a down hill cruise run on the ski slopes. Or you can wind up as tight as you adrenal glands can stand. Search the web for your closest school and give it a try. The community is very welcoming of new pilots.
The closest I've gotten to upside down is rolling to within about 20 degrees. I think I'm at least 1 season away from safely approaching a loop. I find nothing is scary if you intend to do it although it can give you a great rush and beautiful view of the planet. The loop is very straight forward so some would say easy to do but it's consequences can be really bad if you blow it. Enough people have blown it that I want to approach it with caution.
You made a loop yet? Interested to hear ^^
THANK YOU for encouraging (underst. english ?? i wish..) and AD for this fantastic "sport" !!! :-)))
@@snakedike that's great to hear" HAnd how about now!?Are you doing your Loops?
@@snakedikeUnless you have great skills like this bloke DON’T DO IT. I flew hang gliders for 23 years with 600 hours logged, I have known friends to die doing loops, just not worth it.
My husband is itching for us to give hand gliding a go! I admit though part of me is tempted as it must be amazing gliding over such stunning landscapes, the thought of being up so high terrifies me!
Hey r u still there?
Read "Tapping the Healer Within" by Roger Callahan
Trust me.
@@chrislewis7706 what's that about?
If you came here to see him touch the water, just jump to 3:38
Thank you
Now that is epic, AWESOME FUN I WANNA DO IT NOW
Go for it! Takes time to train to become a pilot though, but it's not difficult and doesn't require extraordinary physique or anything. I myself paraglide. I wanted to hang glide, but the nearest hang gliding school was more than 150 km away from where I live, so I picked up paragliding instead. I'll get around to hang gliding eventually though ;-)
This is why I prefer hang gliding over paramotoring. Both sports are fun but there are things we can do on hang gliders that you can't do on a paramotor. Still both are fun and one day I hope to try out paramotoring as well.
Amazing! Such control. Fly with the birds man!
The flight has been recorded in the Alps but nothing like in Chamonix but rather in the Bernese Region of the Jungfrau Region in Switzerland. He takes of the Birg station of the Schilthorn tele cabin. He subscequently flys down to Lauterbrunnen and then there is a second flight over Niederhorn where he flys over the lake of Thun.
Clearly one of the most beautiful spots in the Alps...
You never see this anymore I think because parsailing is so much easier and less dangerous, but as you can see this is the closest you can come to being a bird (squirl suits do not allow you to maintain altitude let alone assend so you are not really flying). This looks like beyond fun!
My heart is racing watching this. Very nice. 👍🏽👍🏽
These are the original OG gliders when I was growing. There are already innovations on these exact gliders for propulsion...as I have said...ahhhhh...endless creative fun is available to anyone.
Thats got to be the best thing ever, looks amazing. Who needs drugs when u can do that, Literally the best high ever 😊 ❤it.
3:46 That's what she said
Wodney lol
Original
👏🏻😂
I came down here to say this
Good thing he didn't crash into the ground and shit
*3:38** for the water scene.*
I want to fly like this one day... :) EpicTV indeed!
Proximus ceaser: " humans were capable of many great things, they can fly like eagles fly ". 🦅
Hang gliding is too cool. Wish I could get into this now!
Why don’t you?
@@TheFireGoose Money. This is a rich people activity lol
@@ballwizz23 not necessarily. You can get good quality second hand hang gliders for only around 1500 to 2000 grand. So not exactly too much.
@@TheFireGoose Far more than I have in disposable income. Not to mention finding places to actually go use them...
@@ballwizz23 I suppose. But you could always do a tandem if you want. And if you want to fly/fall in the sky there are looaaads of other things you can do. Remember, you won’t get younger. Make the most of your one shot in this inconceivably incredible world, cause your probably not gonna have another one.
He is flying like a bird in his own wings. Can anyone learn to fly so good?
he can.. ini
If you flew every day for like 10 years, you would get pretty good.
There's no kind of music I like more than music that sounds like a video game running on its own just as you're about to throw up.
Superbes images . Le delta ça décoiffe !
Good flying mate stay safe and Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺
This guy is scary to watch! Very confident. Obviously skilled.
Wow....ammazing...please could you upload how he landed?
he reached the water at the end, probably landed on a boat.
😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I'm loving it!
Total amazing!
How did you land? Didn't you damage?
I'm going skydiving in the days and I swear I'll do this someday
What u accomplished since?
That ending there was badass!
The music was sick I was jamming out even when I wasn't watching lol
Been paragliding for 20 years watching this think i made a mistake want it so bad . Still love paragliding but this is a different level.
I did that in Switzerland this summer. It was epic!!!
I flew 600 hours in hang gliders over 23 years. Boy this guy can really fly, amazing skill.
Perfect flying with confidence last seen was awesome
Nice wingovers
Launch must be pretty high that think took a while to fly.
ruined the video with music, would rather hear the sound of the wind and the glider moving through it
Nope, music was great!
Came back for the music. It's great.
Ruined with too close-in camera work.
I get it, the cameraman can track a stunt hang-glider. Please zoom out to get a better sense of the space he's flying in and some perspective.
I like the music. It's going to be a wash on the music likes and dislikes.
叩かれてて草
the flyby sound at 1:35 is to die for
eNVY is all I can say at the moment :) Wow man, you RoCK!!!
Great Pilot!
Boy, that looks like fun! Thanks for the video
OK. That's not Chamonix, that's Birg, the cable car station on the line to the Shreckhorn above Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland. And that's a pretty rugged jump cut at 3'09'', cutting from the Lauterbrunnental to Interlaken. Great flying though.
Its to the Schilthorn and not Schreckhorn, but you are right.
Hey man, a great flight, beautiful natural look..very beautiful. You are the man. Congratulations
EPIC ! I'm getting into Powered Paragliding, pretty excited !!
Powererd paragliding? What a waste.
That looks so much fun!
I want to try this haha
It's not so expensive to do . I built my own back in 1980 because I wanted to fly. Then I went to a school got trained on a winch launch and bought a second hand airwave for £170 . Look up Suffolk coastal floaters . You will see the winch launch. I hope you fly
Stunning flight !
I think the guys who do the wingsuit proximity flying are just a little closer to being human birds lol alot tighter margins for error and its literally just their body that acts as any form of a control surface, or at least its actuating their body parts that controls said control surfaces lol I'd love to try both one day
This looks scary but really fun
So beautiful....next spring i'll start..can't wait :)
Imagine if humans figured this out a couple thousand years ago.
Somebody might have been. But they dont have the materials yet to build one, so the idea didnt took off until today.
@@jasperp.5357 yeah this comment is accurate, greek myths have told of humans flying on hang glider like structures and that myth is where the term “flying to close to the sun” came from. sooo yeah :|
Bamboo and silk
Wow, that was exciting!
Living the dream !
Great flying!
doing flips like that is nutz but looks really fun
My god that's amazing!! How does one get into the sport? Where does one start? How expensive is a starter glider?
Also how on earth to you get back to the top of the mountain once you've gotten to the bottom?? I'm confused
I must do this!!!
hey nice to hear you wann get into hanggliding, that`s why this video is out there!! mail me to orleyflo@gmx.at if you want more info! flo
cool video. respect to those who get out and do it. 150kph water touch?? never let the truth get in the way of a good story
The hway he handles mountain and swing around them like piece on 🍰. Amazing
Need I say it? UNREAL!!;!
Breathtaking flight
Great! Skillfully flight.
Thats how ya do it !
I guess by the slim shape of the kite, it was designed for manouevarabilty; it shows.
Great skill. Thank You.
My dream has and always will be to fly. I have had dreams of soaring through the clouds in a vast, green valley, clouds just slightly tainted yellow and orange from the setting Sun. I hope I will live up to experience this, and if I don’t I expect my kids to fulfill my dream for me.
3:35 is like the scene from harry potter 3 when he rides the hippogriff
I'm saving for my hang gliding course and hang glider, it's not cheap, but I know it will be worth it, and life changing, even.
Same here. Stay safe!
Before you begin any hang gliding flying lessons, be sure to read Dennis Pagen's excellent texts: "Hang gliding training manual: for beginner and intermediate pilots", and "Performance Flying: Hang gliding techniques for intermediate and advanced pilots", and his weather text "Understanding the Sky." Reading these books at least twice before your classes will enable you to master your beginner's classes as quickly as possible and save you A LOT of time, bruises, and money.
Do a lot of research on gliders. Most beginners purchase a Wills Wing Falcon. There are many of these on the used market and are excellent choices for not only novices, but for experts as well looking for a fun glider to fly on easy days. Do not get suckered into purchasing a new Falcon. If you look hard enough, you can usually find a nearly new Falcon or similar glider for one third to half the cost of a comparable new glider. Harnesses and good parachutes are the same. But first, read "Dense Page's" books, and then find a good hang gliding school. I suggest Lookout Mountain Flight Park in Georgia, USA. They are the biggest HG school and flight park in the world. Bar none. And in my opinion, they are the best. Their instructors are very good at instructing. Matt Tabor, the owner, has worked very hard to make his school and facilities the best since the early 1980's. They also have nice, low-cost cabins you can rent while you train. I suggest spending at least a week at a time at the school if you can. This way, a student can progress very quickly in his/her flying as opposed to only on the weekends. Of course, having fair weather plays a big part in a beginning pilot's progression rate. It's best to choose a week in which to train that will have very fair weather predicted. A typical beginning pilot (that has already read and understood Dennis Pagen's books) will need approximately two weeks of fair weather to earn an H-2 rating.
Remember, this is pure flight in an aircraft. It can be dangerous. You are the pilot in command, and YOU must know how to control the aircraft if you wish to survive. But HG is the best type of flight one can experience!
Also.... if you will be doing your first training flights off of hills, or even scooter tow, plan on building strength in your legs before you take HG classes. Do plenty of squats and hill sprints. You will progress much faster with less muscle fatigue and pain if you take half a year or so before your first class to gain strength and stamina in your legs. Running mountains is excellent. Simple jogging on flat land is better than nothing, but will not help much for the short, fast sprints that you will be running off the hills, and the landings. Legs and ankles need to be strong for those sometimes imperfect landings! If you can't get gym time or run a mountain or steep hill, then do lots of wind-sprints (15 to 20-second sprints) and sissy-squats. Develop good leg strength and your HG lessons will be MUCH easier on your body.
Another tip.... Before enrolling in any HG school or classes, get to know your local HG clubs and flying sites. Perhaps become a member of a local HG club.
Beware though, many will tempt you to get into paragliding instead of hang gliding. DO NOT GO DOWN THAT DANGEROUS PATH! If you are not convinced now, go look at all the vids on paraglider canopies wadding-up and folding when pilots are attempting to land, and end up crashing horribly into the ground, completely unexpectedly. No matter what the USHPA's propaganda states, paragliding is much more dangerous than hang gliding.
Get to know any and all mentors in these clubs. These pilots are there to help new pilots. They can be the best guide for you and direct you to good HG schools, provide good suggestions for the appropriate gliders for your skills and local conditions, as well as helping you find good equipment.
Do not trust other newbie hang glider pilots. They do not know all the ins and outs like a seasoned mentoring pilot does and are likely to give you incomplete and/or false information. They do not understand your skills, or lack thereof, and cannot therefore judge what weather conditions and mountains you are ready to fly.
Therefore, only trust your mentors.
I really suggest finding and talking with a mentor before you begin HG classes so that he/she can follow your learning progression and be more a part of your pilot training. Pilot training does not end after you earn your H-2 or similar ratings. It is a life-long learning experience!
Flying hang gliders is fun, but it is very serious business as well. Treat it with respect. Live long and fly high!
Wow, thanks for the advice man, appreciate it
first 13 seconds ... hmmm, lemme think... paragliding, paramotoring, wingsuiting, base jumping... the list goes on and on
I fly hang gliding,but not like this level,I HOPE SOME DAY!!!
Eu NÃO tenho essa coragem, maís acho maior massa esse esporte,top 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Die Schönheit des Fluges wurde mit der Auswahl der 'Musik' zunichte gemacht
thank god we have air and not living in the moon
Soon we will be living in the moon
I want to fly to, it’s been the one thing in my life I’ve always wanted to do but never knew how I could do it, and I haven’t been able to because I have a very overprotective mom that won’t let me even learn so I will need to wait till I’m old enough to sign my self up for lessons and get a glider, I just want to fly forever
Start off with skydiving that’s what I’m doing
Think I’ll do paragliding after
That looks really fun.
So this is what a flying snail looks like
Woow, epic video on epic tv
Amazing! Free bird!
Wow and beautiful, inspirational !
I love this
Cool, and nice song too :)
How I wish.. This game can be also introduced in my country Philippines 🇵🇭....and I believe there are some potential area that could possibly play the winds and sky 💕
I need to learn as much as I can about Hang Gliding I've watched so many videos and training videos of hang gliding but idk where to find hang gliding lessons...I'm in Washington State never could find where though but would like to try this out it seems like a very cool sport I'm highly interested.
Good luck
What school did you learn to go through? I live in the US can you personally recommend a school for hang gliding? Your skills are madd on point!
Super cool!
This is so cool, but I feel like it's only for the fearless. I ride a motorcycle and that's probably all the excitement (and expense) I can handle. ;)
It's not that scary at all. Doing loops and wingovers is because if you screw it up then you'll be relying on your reserve parachute. But I fly all the time and have great safe flights. I'd say it's quite a bit safer than riding motorcyles in urban areas if you use good judgement when you fly.
to be honest, hanggliding is way more safe than riding a motorbike on the roads today.
*****
speed does not do it for me.
nice flight
It's my dream to fly but even still today I am not able to to this but one day InshaAllah I will be doing this
Makes all other "extreme sports" look like knitting.
Arguing With Stupid People
Wingsuits dude wingsuits
Maravilloso sublime y emocionante!
Dear Sir Admin Video Channel
Epic TV Good to see you
Nice Video and Awesome Flying
God bless you
if I wasnt scared of heights, i'd love this
How tf can you dislike this video!?!
The Dubya b
MUSIC!!!
it's awesome, man !
Great control
Yeah look us up San Diego hang gliding Club this Friday will be flying Blossom Valley Lakeside all right take it easy dude
Absolutely beautiful
The way he grazes the water like Harry Potter riding Hagrid’s Hippogriff😭
Super
So good!
Very cool!
how he flies without fear, what type guts one should have for gilding so precisely? I think westerns like flying with any thing