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Old December 5th 09, 01:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tim Taylor
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Default A well-done Glider video

On Dec 5, 4:50*am, Frank Whiteley wrote:
On Dec 5, 3:27*am, MaD wrote:





On 5 Dez., 07:02, Michael wrote:


This was posted on the Condor flight sim forums. *I thought it was a
rather well-done gliding video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eO6GJLDqnYY


It is a compilation of a Swiss pilot's best video from the 2009
soaring season. *Amazing landscape. *Click the HD button and watch it
full screen if your computer can handle it. *I'm not usually a big fan
of music being used instead of the natural sounds of flight, but this
one worked for me.


The production quality is quite high.


I really liked the effect of the reflection of the landscape on the
side of the glider in many of the sequences.


The pilot posts that this was done with a hand-held camera (Panasonic
FX-35) held outside the canopy. *The video was image-stabilized and
zoomed in during post-production. *He doesn't report what make of
glider and I'm not experienced enough to identify it.


--Michael


Very nice indeed...


Glider types in use: A Nimbus 2C (you can see the call-sign HB-1480 at
3:07), then a Duo Discus (HB-3427).
The other gliders being filmed from above are both ASH25


Regards
Marcel


Vimeo version also includes mention of DG-505 used.

Cheers,

Frank W


The 505 is in the middle at about 3:30, you can see the two piece
canopy and straight wing.