That film was loosly based on the true story of Bill Lishman (sp) -
known as "Father Goose"

He DID successfully train a family of Canada Geese to
follow his microlight and successfully "taught" them to migrate in
the absence of the parents..

Heck of a story..

AMAZING close up flight shots of the birds..

If only we could fly as well.....

Dave


Then there's "Fly Away Home" which is semi ficticious and is about a
guy who, with his daughter and flying in two ultralights, leads a
small flock of Canada geese from Canada to a winter home near the
Virginia/Chesapeake area. In this movie, the father has a wire snap
during the "migration" and he spirals down to a crashish type landing
and breaks his arm.

The movie was based on the inital attempt to lead geese to their
winter grounds using an ultralight. It worked. Flying with the geese
was documented in the film "C'mon Geese", which pops up in Public TV
every so often.

Corky Scott