anyone know the name of an old sailplane short film

On Jan 13, 7:57*pm, GARY BOGGS wrote:
The guy that produced Dawn Flight is now running Sunriver Soaring.
Brian Lansburgh. He is thinking of remaking it too.

Boggs

Hi, Everyone. I posted but it didn't get to this thread I guess.
We've re-mastered Dawn Flight and are now offering it on The Big
Yellow Glider Webstore (www.sunriversoaring.com). It's the long
version. Also I hosted Denis Arndt, the star of the picture this
summer. We flew in my 2-32 and did a long interview about how we shot
the film. That's on the DVD we sell. Also featured is a film makers
commentary. We are the only ones who are offering this version of the
film. There's a lot of misinformation going around about the film. I
think this DVD will provide all the straight info. I'm always happy
to answer any questions. Thanks to all for remembering this film
which gave me my only chance at an Oscar!
Best regards,
Brian Lansburgh
www.sunriversoaring.com

On Jan 13, 3:15*pm, Tim Taylor wrote:
On Jan 13, 3:48*pm, Dan wrote:





On Jan 13, 2:11*pm, Jim Beckman wrote:

At 16:40 13 January 2011, Paul Remde wrote:

Hi,

Correct. *Dawn flight. *I love that film. *The plot is a little silly,
but

the 1-26 aerobatics are great fun! *I have it in stock.

And let's remember that the film was made a long time ago (obvious from
the pilot's haircut, for one thing). *All that flying is real, no CGI
involved in the film. *So when you see the two 1-26s zooming through the
trees and over the water, remember that there is a camera plane following
them as well. *As I recall, it was a 2-32 with a camera mount in the front
cockpit. *Soaring magazine had a writeup about how the film was made. *If
your copies go back far enough, you could maybe find it.

The company that filmed it makes "motivational" and inspirational films
(or at least they used to). *I don't think the story was supposed to be
about gliding - just general getting over your own fears and limitations.
That part of it irritated me, but still, it's great fun to watch.

Jim Beckman

Anyone remember the issue?
The Soaring archives are available abd easy to use.
I have the video and spent a lot of time flying in the area where it
was filmed so I'd love to read the article.

Dan
WO

June 1976, pages 14 to 20- Hide quoted text -

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thanks
Dan
WO

On Jan 14, 2:38*pm, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
But it is not about the sailplanes, it is about the passion of the
pilot.
It's a wonderful film.

No one says it isn't. But it's, as you say, not about sailplanes. It's
of dramatic interest, historical interest.

I think I'll go watch it now, then "The Sun Ship Game" (1969),

This one too. I have the recently remastered version. It's of great
interest to us old dogs. But if a 40 year old movie is the best thing
you've got for recruitment then there's something very wrong.

Unless your target market is purely middle aged white male academics,
maybe.

I wasn't even born when "The Sun Ship Game" came out and I still
think it's the best film about soaring ever made (and I've watched a
hell of a lot of them!). It's like "The Endless Summer" with wings.
If you get a renowned, prize winning documentary filmmaker interested
in soaring, get people to invest a few million dollars (knowing
they'll never get back more than a few percent of it) you could
probably produce a film as good as it today. The music, fashion and
the gliders would be different but the essence would be pretty much
the same.

Hagbard Celine wrote:
I wasn't even born when "The Sun Ship Game" came out and I still
think it's the best film about soaring ever made ...


That's absolutely a great film and is in a class by itself. But,
personally, I've watched "A Fine Week of Soaring" way more times than
"The Sunship Game".

Tony "6N"

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Hagbard Celine wrote:
I wasn't even born when "The Sun Ship Game" came out and I still
think it's the best film about soaring ever made ...


That's absolutely a great film and is in a class by itself. But,
personally, I've watched "A Fine Week of Soaring" way more times than
"The Sunship Game".

Tony "6N"


OK, but they should have named it "A Fine Week of Soaring -- But No
Babes in Bikinis"


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