Bill, great point. I agree with you. In addition, the 30 second Opera performance (early in th movie) was quite odd. Nothing against Opera singers, but 30 seconds of Opera singing in a 40 min soaring movie? Painful and completely unnecessary.

My favorite soaring video continues to be BY FAR) Sailplane Grand Prix in the Andes. The scenery in that film is absolutely exceptional as is the exciting storyline. The Sunship Game is a close second. Cloudstreet I'll give 2.5 stars. Great footage but the storyline is pretty sleepy.