Learning To Fly Hang Gliders at Dynamic Flight, Victoria

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  • Опубликовано: 29 дек 2024

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  • @william2220
    @william2220 4 года назад +6

    I did all of my training through Rohan @ Dynamic Flight
    Rohan and his wife Sandra have an ideal learning environment by creating their own flight park
    You couldn't ask for a nicer guy who takes enormous pride in his students.
    Well done, and thanks for sharing

  • @Cornelius456
    @Cornelius456 7 лет назад +18

    I Loved this Course. Even with a Myriad of Injuries and a Very bad back I still managed to complete it safely thanks to Rowan!
    One of the Best things I have Ever done for myself, period!
    My Only regret about the course was that I did not even take One fuggen picture at all nor did I bring one of the 6 GoPro's I own or even a shitty point and shoot 10 yr old nikon!
    Bane.

  • @xaanamour2022
    @xaanamour2022 6 лет назад +2

    It's very original to learn with a car towing you! I never practive that. but I understand when I discovered the strong dynamic conditions in the last coast fly!! amazing. Cheers from reunion island where we are a dozen hang gliders pilot.

  • @HarrisonRowntree
    @HarrisonRowntree  11 лет назад +8

    There are a few ways to stay airborne:
    1) Ridge lift from a ridge (like a hill facing the sea). You fly in the wind going over the hill. Easy to fly in, you don't get very far.
    2) Thermals. Bubbles of air rising from the ground that you fly in and rise with.
    As for launching, there are also a few methods. One way is by a car tow - which is what we did in the video mostly. Another is aerotowing (I have a video on it). A third way is from running of a hill. :D All can be done in nil wind.

  • @cretium805
    @cretium805 9 лет назад +21

    The simulators are very creative inventions!

  • @Lozzie74
    @Lozzie74 2 года назад +1

    When you hoist your legs up and get horizontal it must be a feeling of total accomplishment. “I’m the real deal now!”

  • @chrislody1358
    @chrislody1358 8 лет назад +31

    This is the sport of my dreams

    • @Mike-01234
      @Mike-01234 5 лет назад

      Did you ever take it up I'm thinking about it I was going to go with gliders but the cost is lot more then hang gliding essentially the same thing with little more restriction on wind. I saved up about 15k for my PPL glider training I can get trained and buy all new hang glider for about 1/3 of the cost.

    • @Lordofpsychoticrat
      @Lordofpsychoticrat 3 года назад

      Same, but I would prefer a little bit different tool for that

  • @jimdavidson8955
    @jimdavidson8955 9 лет назад +15

    Looks like an excellent training program . Well done .

  • @thpxs0554
    @thpxs0554 5 лет назад +3

    In the uk we don’t have the space for this method, not down south anyway. This looks great. You don’t have to keep walking up the hill .

  • @joetursi9573
    @joetursi9573 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wonderful training!!

  • @claytonholton2749
    @claytonholton2749 4 года назад +2

    Loved that view!

  • @TheCameronEvans
    @TheCameronEvans 3 года назад +1

    Mt. Ben Nevis looks like such an amazing place to fly! One day would love to fly there.... one day :)
    Great video of learning to fly!

  • @AmericanCitizen-nf9xc
    @AmericanCitizen-nf9xc 15 дней назад +2

    It’s hard watching this footage, knowing John fell 1400m only 2 months after this was filmed. We miss him terribly.
    Rohan is a great lad.

    • @JRDeVilliers
      @JRDeVilliers 2 дня назад

      Sorry to hear this. Could you explain who John is and what happened please? Did he do his hang gliding course there and get his license before flying on his own?

    • @AmericanCitizen-nf9xc
      @AmericanCitizen-nf9xc 2 дня назад

      @ yes

  • @Leonardokite
    @Leonardokite 8 лет назад +9

    Nice system! The lazy man's way!!!!! When I learned it was bunny hop and carry the glider back...over and over. The better you got, the further you had to walk! Lot's of work and sweat.

  • @mikewise5119
    @mikewise5119 6 лет назад +1

    That is an amazing setup that he has there. Awesome way to learn

  • @airpixel
    @airpixel 11 лет назад +7

    looks like you had nice course and instructors

  • @KrunoDr
    @KrunoDr 12 лет назад

    Very nice tools for teaching, the best I have seen!

  • @sukhgurayaa
    @sukhgurayaa 6 месяцев назад +2

    Watching in 2024😂

  • @loub747
    @loub747 11 лет назад +1

    Great video. I'm looking to get into the sport soon. See you in the air someday.

  • @banalpedant41
    @banalpedant41 5 лет назад

    Excellent progress and program.

  • @patrickswayze2596
    @patrickswayze2596 4 года назад +2

    Well done young fella, you had a very good natural ability to absorb the instructors directions then play them out both calmly and smoothly. Let face it, everyones nervous in the early stages of their training/flying, but the most important thing is that you ALWAYS remember your training, do what you were taught by a skilled professional instructor you paid good money for for a reason, to do it the right way from the beginning.
    Eight years later are you still flying my friend?

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  4 года назад +2

      I certainly am still flying! No where near as much as I'd like to be but I get a few xc flights from home a year and 2 or 3 week long competitons each year.

    • @patrickswayze2596
      @patrickswayze2596 4 года назад +2

      Harrison Rowntree that’s awesome to hear man, so many people do the AFF, PG, PPG, HG cert to say they skydive or fly but the moment they leave their last stage of the course if the last time they fly, it really saddens me man!
      I was 17 when I did my AFF course, so 21 years ago now, and the next youngest person above me was forty something, it was a dying sport back in the mid to late ‘90’s, there was a real concern that the sport could have died and left people to work out their own ways of jumping.
      It was a diverse crew at out DZ, doctors, lawyers, trademan, all walks of life, many professionals were the vets of the sport, and were the ones to really listen to when they spoke to you about flying, give you advice because these are the crazy mother fuckers who were test dummies for the now primitive flying equipment, so they were risking their lives, every skydiver, Paraglider, hang glider, they set the bench mark for us now to have such quality and advanced equipment on the market, because of these people, and I see that arrogance in a lot of cocky young kids these days whether it’s skydiving or Paragliging, they watch some RUclips videos and are automatically experts over night haha
      That’s awesome bro, glad to hear you’re still flying my friend 👊🏼

    • @patrickswayze2596
      @patrickswayze2596 4 года назад +1

      Harrison Rowntree I’ve only done about 20 hours roughly, mostly coastal due to where I live, a few decent over land flights that were just within my skill levels to make it to the actual LZ...
      I am a 20 skydiving veteran and spend most of my days now Paragliging.
      I’m pretty lucky I was able to make a career out of it, but we have such an awesome flying community up here man,so many good people to help those who want to come and fly some of our many fly sites up here...
      If you don’t mind me asking, how old are you dude? You guys looked pretty young in that group photo at the end.
      Just stoked to see some young dudes not only go and get proper training, but have continued to persue that path and turn t into a lifestyle!..
      huge respect brother 👊🏼

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  4 года назад

      @@patrickswayze2596 I've got a bit over 500 hours - most of which was in the first 5 years of flying. I haven't done much the last few years since I stopped being a uni student with heaps of time haha. I learned when I was 19 and am 27 now so 8 years flying. There's about 5 people my age across Australia that fly which is good fun when we can get together at a competition.
      Thanks for all the support!

  • @cyranodebergerac636
    @cyranodebergerac636 6 лет назад

    LOOKS LIKE A GREAT SCHOOL. WELL DONE ROHAN.. WELL DONE.

  • @Liger._King
    @Liger._King 4 года назад

    I wish you didn't have to fast-forwarded the video. But it was so much fun watching it. Well done, guys!

  • @hovermaster939
    @hovermaster939 6 лет назад

    What a beautiful flying site.

  • @alexleinhardt4062
    @alexleinhardt4062 2 года назад

    Well done boys, good skills👍

  • @willlLab2
    @willlLab2 6 лет назад

    congratulations looks like you had nice course and instructors

  • @brianwilgus528
    @brianwilgus528 9 лет назад +5

    The simulator is a great idea. I'd like to do that.

  • @Lattenight
    @Lattenight 11 лет назад

    Excellent learning technique..no stress

  • @thelaughingprophet2275
    @thelaughingprophet2275 4 года назад

    Nice work gents, see you up there one day.

  • @SaulSayago-um8qv
    @SaulSayago-um8qv 5 месяцев назад

    My grandma Would like to take This course..!!..😁

  • @scottyfun12
    @scottyfun12 12 лет назад

    looks great Harrison. i like the learning techniques. awesome

  • @kromm569
    @kromm569 11 лет назад

    Ratings are necessary , Proper training is essential, these guys do it right. Being able to correctly access flying conditions is absolutely crucial. Being smart enough to know when not to fly is also important. I learned in Utah, point of the mountain, flying both the north and south side are very challenging, and you had better have your shit together.

    • @bluto212
      @bluto212 10 лет назад

      How long does it take before you can call yourself proficient?

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  10 лет назад

      bluto212 Being proficient isn't something that happens at the same speed for everyone. It's a sport where you're forever learning new things every time you fly. At the end of this 9 day course, I knew how to set up, soar and land. That's just the beginning. Reading the weather, assessing conditions and cross country flying all came through other pilots in the later years.

  • @MassiveLib
    @MassiveLib 2 года назад

    A question. Why do you start beginners with their feet hanging before advancing them to horizontal feet in a bag.

  • @flightsaround
    @flightsaround 2 года назад +1

    A beautiful flight of a hang glider, and suddenly everything starts to twitch, flicker. There was a high-speed shooting. The operator edits such videos for days, he got bored, he decided to speed up the frame and rewind the tape at double speed. But what about us viewers? Is that a creepy flicker? Rating this shot is a big minus

    • @philipolson1965
      @philipolson1965 11 месяцев назад

      Yeah the sped up flying was not pleasant.

  • @tjracing3243
    @tjracing3243 3 года назад

    Where is this? Are there places on the West Coast where I can learn to fly these?

  • @patriciamariemitchel
    @patriciamariemitchel 3 года назад

    Ingenious!

  • @pogofoot
    @pogofoot 6 лет назад

    Haha i just watched other pilots then I took my glider to a small hill and did a bunch of sled rides then did a high flight 1988. Been flying ever since.

  • @davianmoua3888
    @davianmoua3888 7 лет назад +2

    I'm next in line i love this sport

  • @peaceplace8679
    @peaceplace8679 3 года назад

    i wana do some certification in hang gliding any information regarding ?

  • @and9290
    @and9290 8 месяцев назад

    I thought you were going to go on the wrong side and do some dynamic soaring like the RC guy's 😮😂😂😂

  • @juliananthonyzufer
    @juliananthonyzufer 4 года назад

    How much is your training 🤔 how long does it take. Was going to visit mu cozins in Melbourne this year but with this pandemic plans were all cancelled. This is one thing I always wanned to take up would love to get more information on this

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  4 года назад

      This course I did with Rohan was about $3000 at the time which included on site accommodation and a basic breakfast. There is more information and updated pricing on his website, dynamicflight.com.au

  • @avtarbhogal7024
    @avtarbhogal7024 7 лет назад +1

    I love to do this how much was the training N for how long? Where is rohan ?

  • @stainlesslobster
    @stainlesslobster 4 года назад

    Lock out isn't a issue? In your sim?

  • @HarrisonRowntree
    @HarrisonRowntree  11 лет назад +7

    To learn at this school it was $2850 Which included the accommodation. It's pretty good value for the amount of flying you get and you get to do it all over 9 days. Some schools do a few days over a few weeks.
    Are you in Australia?

    • @juliettebaysinger46
      @juliettebaysinger46 4 года назад

      I’m not in Australia

    • @jasonlee7816
      @jasonlee7816 Год назад

      Do you start hang gliding session at 7:00 am or 8:00 am or 9:00 am or 10:00 am or 11:00 am then finish at 1:00 pm or 2:00 pm or 3:00 pm is it a 3, 4, 5 hour session for each of the 9 days?

  • @thefront5871
    @thefront5871 11 лет назад +1

    About how much am I looking at for the training? Do you need a license to fly just as you would with a plane or a helicopter?

  • @snogumz
    @snogumz 6 лет назад +1

    I want to learn hang gliding. Is there a school in UK or is it only in Australia? Is there a season or I can fly in and start learning once I register ?

    • @oliverchitty
      @oliverchitty 6 лет назад +1

      snogumz south downs hang Gliding in the UK, and join British hangies facebook page!

  • @nikanaughty
    @nikanaughty 6 лет назад

    Excellent!

  • @withyou4236
    @withyou4236 6 лет назад +1

    What is the maximum wight to fly this thing?

    • @xaanamour2022
      @xaanamour2022 6 лет назад

      I think there is a wing adapted for all the weight. Maybe 120 kg? dont know

  • @faycalatmane8632
    @faycalatmane8632 4 года назад

    I want to learn this sport, please😥😥

  • @klob1100
    @klob1100 4 года назад

    i wonder how much it costs to do that?

  • @thefront5871
    @thefront5871 11 лет назад

    I'm in California in the USA. Can you take off and fly for hours only in a upstream wind conditions? Do you have to wait for the right wind conditions to fly? How about taking off from a flat piece of land like they show in this video, is that only doable under certain weather conditions or could you still take off like that when the wind is almost 0 mph? Thanks!

  • @dalboy71
    @dalboy71 8 лет назад

    Hi are you towing using the car? what is the procedure if you were to have a lock out. Cheers

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  8 лет назад +2

      Yep, we have a car. In a lock out we can pull a release on our end to drop the ripe but if that should fail, the car can also drop the rope.

  • @comicozi1
    @comicozi1 11 лет назад

    What is a typical time learning curve. And what do the lessons cost ?

    • @NanobeFLY
      @NanobeFLY 11 лет назад +2

      Hi im looking into it as well. Have a look at Dynamic flights website, the course takes 9 days and i think is around 3k including accomadation and continental breakfast. Hope this helps :)

  • @comicozi1
    @comicozi1 11 лет назад

    Yeah thanks a bunch.

  • @imthiyaznoorani
    @imthiyaznoorani 2 месяца назад

    Where is this

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  2 месяца назад

      @@imthiyaznoorani Dynamic Flight School in Victoria, Australia

    • @imthiyaznoorani
      @imthiyaznoorani 2 месяца назад

      @@HarrisonRowntree thank you

  • @janjankovicjahoda
    @janjankovicjahoda 3 года назад

    3:45 At this moment I would be like: I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die. I will never get back to the Earth alive :D

  • @ozwalks8185
    @ozwalks8185 7 лет назад +1

    BLOODY AWSOME IS WHAT I SAY

  • @ThermalCowboy
    @ThermalCowboy 11 лет назад

    Absolutely EPIC!!!

  • @vsdfv3
    @vsdfv3 8 лет назад

    No reserve parachute?

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  8 лет назад +5

      The towing at the school is the safest towing system I've ever used. A reserve parachute is actually not a nice way to land. It's just better than dying. You still hit the ground as if you just jumped from about 5m high. The instructor didn't want students to have them in case they panicked and threw it which is likely to cause more damage than if they flew the floater into the ground.
      On my course, one pilot freaked out when he first got towed to about 200ft and hugged an upright all the way to the ground. The glider gently spiralled into the ground and both he and the glider were fine. If he threw a chute, he would have been worse off.

  • @jonathanyonetani8230
    @jonathanyonetani8230 11 лет назад

    Thefront where in ca are you? Im in Stockton.

  • @sidhu1321
    @sidhu1321 6 лет назад

    How long does it take to get trained

    • @HarrisonRowntree
      @HarrisonRowntree  6 лет назад +2

      The course lasts for 9 days but that teaches you how to set up, fly and land a glider in simple conditions. There is much more to learn but you come home with the basics. Your first few months of flying should be supervised by an experienced pilot until you're ready to fly alone.
      Flying is quite easy. Deciding when and where to fly and land is usually what catches people out and that's where the experienced pilot is very beneficial.

    • @BrilliantDesignOnline
      @BrilliantDesignOnline 6 лет назад +1

      Depending on how much time you can dedicate: a number of weekends-usually a couple months until you can fly a 500' hill unsupervised. Very roughly 3-6 months of supervised flying until you are flying 'altitude' from a mountain site, but it highly depends on time availability, funds, ability, instructor and program, equipment and weather. Most people can fly from a 100' training hill in the first couple weeks. There is a LOT to learn from setting up equipment, to ground handling, to landing skills, to launch technique, to weather, advanced skills, like flying prone, setting up landing patterns, working in traffic, evaluating conditions while flying, turbulence, micrometeorology, auto mechanics, camping, finding drivers, FAR's/FAA, thermalling, map reading, navigation, camera setup and operation, hiking out of the back country, and restaurant selection.

  • @Winchesterosteve
    @Winchesterosteve 11 лет назад +2

    i want send me hand gliding i do not get it . i want to learn well?

    •  11 лет назад

      After you come to me.. :)

    •  11 лет назад

      Good..and after you come to me.. :)

  • @cheguajak
    @cheguajak 4 года назад

    Good simulator👍👍👍😍😍

  • @bushidoconectorgustavooliveira
    @bushidoconectorgustavooliveira 4 года назад

    Muito bom mesmo parabéns

  • @ariffbasri
    @ariffbasri 10 лет назад

    Proud to be Rohan's student

  • @neomatrix3612
    @neomatrix3612 6 лет назад

    Wonder if that sling has been used for other purposes on party night?

  • @stealhty1
    @stealhty1 6 лет назад

    Awesome

  • @PyroChimp75
    @PyroChimp75 5 лет назад

    HA! good use of the old Pilot wings N64 game!

  • @jhonnyneedcash2245
    @jhonnyneedcash2245 7 лет назад +1

    Nice

  • @rcfan85
    @rcfan85 8 лет назад

    is that in BC canada?

  • @StellarChi
    @StellarChi 10 лет назад

    Super Cool

  • @sergiodourado176
    @sergiodourado176 5 лет назад

    The Best....!!!

  • @novakmiskovic7621
    @novakmiskovic7621 8 лет назад

    please that flight safety on motor gliders in case some unforeseen critical situations in the air, as the pilot of such a dragon saves Large individual flight there parachute as with paragliders.

  • @nimint3400
    @nimint3400 4 года назад

    My Dream

  • @raymonddiwa8412
    @raymonddiwa8412 3 года назад

    Wow my dream

  • @BrilliantDesignOnline
    @BrilliantDesignOnline 6 лет назад

    Excellent vid for introducing noobs. Thanks for sharing, from Montana, USA. Get high!

    • @BrilliantDesignOnline
      @BrilliantDesignOnline 6 лет назад

      (I began flying hang gliders in 1972)

    • @BrilliantDesignOnline
      @BrilliantDesignOnline 6 лет назад

      No wind launch mountain site, crappy technique, don't try this at home: ruclips.net/video/NagFwHOAtpI/видео.html

  • @sixstanger00
    @sixstanger00 9 лет назад

    Pilotwings 64 FTW!!!

  • @rogermoore3468
    @rogermoore3468 3 года назад

    O Hell Ya!!!

  • @kyawtoe5495
    @kyawtoe5495 4 года назад

    It is my dream.

  • @budipirang2694
    @budipirang2694 3 года назад

    I can to

  • @MrBignick88
    @MrBignick88 5 лет назад +1

    word of advice don't fly over Canberra the thermal updraft over parliament can be really dangerous

  • @Руслан-н6н8и
    @Руслан-н6н8и 6 лет назад

    классный аппарат..

  • @veronicabargasbenavides7423
    @veronicabargasbenavides7423 3 года назад

    oye ese es mi nombre

  • @AndrejGavriluk
    @AndrejGavriluk 3 года назад

    Живут же люди !
    И колхозов у них нету ...

  • @ChrisSing
    @ChrisSing 4 года назад

    Mein Gott ...
    wollt ihr jeden Hinz und Kunz in die Luft bringen ???
    Ok. ihr wollt Geld verdienen ... ;-)

  • @ariffbasri
    @ariffbasri 10 лет назад +7

    Proud to be Rohan's student