On Tuesday, April 24, 2012 8:22:27 PM UTC-5, Blake Seese wrote:
On Apr 24, 9:15*am, gotovkotzepkoi gotovkotzepkoi.
wrote:
Let's keep this in perspective: people are flying hundreds of miles
these days in hang gliders with 15/1 glide ratios.....That's what always
cracks me up when people get all choked up over a 25/1 sailplane flying
a long way.

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gotovkotzepkoi

Hey man, I have seen and flown with Mark's glider up close. It is made
of sticks and tissue, a far cry from the high tech strong materials
found in modern hang gliders. Yes you can fly a modern hang glider far
on a good day, but it takes a set of stones and some good piloting
skills to take a 65 or 70 year old aircraft made of glue wood and
fiber out on a strong day. Way to go Mark! Phooey on the Ego punks
that don't recognize what he is doing....

i find XC flights in hang gliders (and especially paragliders) quite amazing too.