4K Hang Gliding Documentary: Wind Rider
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- Extreme athlete Jonny Durand [ win.gs/2ccGVr8 ] attempts to break a world record flying a hang glider across the American State of Texas with no engine. Dave Malkoff [ davemalkoff.com ] follows the journey from Mexico to his landing site hundreds of miles away.
Documentary produced in the summer of 2016 near Zapata, Texas.
FROM BIO: win.gs/2ccGVr8
Jonny "Jon Junior" Durand was born to fly. The Queenslander started out on tandem hang gliders with his father at the age of nine. He achieved solo flight at 14. He’s set world records. In March 2008, aged 27, Jon took off from the launch site beside his house and set the Australian hang-gliding distance record by flying 517km inland over nearly 10 hours.
Jon has been Australia’s Number 1 hang-glider pilot since 2002. He was rated number one in the world in 2006; runner-up in the bi-annual 2009 World Championships in France; pioneered and conquered the unique Morning Glory in 2009.
A buddy of mine flew 439 miles in a hang glider from Zapata.
I hope Jonny eventually gets his world record. He worked very hard for it.
Awesome work Dave Malkoff on a well-told story... Jonny Durand and Dustin Martin rock!!! Surprised that a vid like this doesn't have at least a million views.
I've always loved the Dave Malkoff features, he brings a ton of energy and fun to each show he does. And her Jonny Durand interview made Stephanie Abrams a legend among males everywhere, with her awesome figure and flirtatious demeanor. And Jonny...well most of us hang glider fliers think of him as being a co-record holder because he documented his entire 473-mile flight here on CZcams, taking us along for the ride. In fact, his attention to his camera and narration is probably what cost him that tiny two miles that made him fall just short of the world record.
Well done documentary, it's nice to see things like this and hope to see it get more views, it certainly deserves it!
...I imagine that Durand or Martin will be the first to win the "Windy 500." An outstanding video synopsis of their flights and record attempts, showing big picture...weather, planning, chase vehicles, setbacks, triumphs, etc. Highly educational, inspiring, a very sprightly narrative. I would have added more info about how so critical the (upper level) wind direction was to the record attempts...e.g., a sufficiently smooth as well as thermally strong wind from the SSE.
Nice job Dave. Great job of the graphics and animations. Cheers Jonathan
I flew the Embassy championships July 1975. Steyning Bowl Sussex England. We sat on a seat in those days. Great fun.
The wing was a Ridge Rider.
11:20 the first pilot to fly over 300 miles was Larry Tudor in the USA. He was towed up in Hobbs New Mexico and flew a long way north from there.
Hey Stu. I flew with you many decades ago. Glad to see you're still around.
Nice Red Bull commercial! Flew hang gliders in Arizona for 15 years. My record was 178 miles. Mingus Mtn to Flagstaff and back to Cottonwood.
...wow, that's a long 'out and return'. Curious what the wind direction and velocity were...!
@@jwm239 Winds were out of the east at about 12 mph. Thermals were so numerous that there cloud streets galore. Pretty much crabbed to Flagstaff and then winds calmed to about 5 on the return trip. Cleared Mogollon rim and took the sled ride down to cottonwood.
It's obvious, Johnny has to switch that Moyes out for a Wills Wing glider LOL. I got the same turbulent treatment in Owens Valley on one flight back in the days. I was a student of Rob Mckenzie in 1988. Rob and Dianne are/were the sweetest people in the world.
Very enjoyable to see such a great production.
Funny the interview is done in California at Andy Jackson and the flight is in Texas. I would LOVE to see how far Jonny could go in a Falcon from there!!! That would be inspirational to this H2 pilot!!!!!!
I flew gliders in the 80's and at that time the Owen's valley was where it was at. 100 miles became the goal back in the 80's. whew! I think it's about time somebody did a video about the progression of the aircraft itself. I doubt 400 miles is possible in an old Comet C2 but I could be wrong. IDK
excellent vid, good to see all the little things, thorns,. locked gates.... losing... talking to cops....taking pictures with the cops.... trying some more..... flying for fun.......
If you ask me that run where the two guys flew together gives a better measure of relative skill than flying on different days. As he says, they are pretty much at the mercy of the weather.
The story goes that one pilot followed the other for the majority of the flight, I won’t say who did what. 👌
The parts in California are my backyard in Crestline and the Andy Jackson landing zone in San Bernardino.
Amazing footage! 430 miles in the sky without an engine! That’s incredible! I enjoyed every moment of the hang gliding ride; thank you. But I have a quick question that I’m sure many people have been pondering over too. Do you ever encounter aircraft in your sky rides? If yes, what do you do to avoid running into a colision? Tell me how you handle this possible nightmarish situation? Did you encounter any in your 430-mile sky ride? Thank you.
Gliders routinely fly 400 miles and the world record is 1869 miles. They are far more aerodynamic with much larger wings that are very thin. I prefer a hang glider myself more like a bird then a glider more like an airplane. Gliders can handle more weather conditions.
I guess he would log his trip with air traffic control (who would inform any light aircraft that would be flying that low in the vicinity).
Also he’d definitely carry a radio (just like all aircraft do.
So no different to a regular plane.
He would also not be permitted to fly above airports or military bases ect (no fly zones).
Well done.
For such a cool sport, you people have a remarkably consistent track-record for reeeeeally cheezy videos. _“Dancing with the clouds…”_ Really?? Who even talks like that?!? Is it also _“a bold and triumphant coming-of-age tale of a young girl who overcame all odds”?_ Or perhaps _“a robot-renegade cop, in an outpost, on the edge of space”?_
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This must be a great way to sightsee west texas.
I loved everything but the music, visual effects, and narrator.
I don't think it's too bad. It could be better. The pilots need to do their own video instead of the news. Just watch Wolfifly.
@@gushamilton5188 Yeah.
Isn't it telling TV reporters/meteorologists (12:53) annoyingly don't listen, instead frantically intent on getting their talking points in? I actually wanted to hear Jonny. But then, I flew hang gliders for years, so maybe not the average viewer ;-)
Awesome.
Yes he needs to pray to Indra to have a clement weather !
Never give up ✌️
You are not falling and you are not defying gravity.
Give it a try Jonathan!!
KICK ASS VIDEO!!!
Very nice experianc amazing
Fantastic!!!
The Arizonian Dustin has become quite the Californian
He's picked up the Valley Accent and all it's mannerisms !
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Easy to get up there, but how to come down ?
Well done superman
Awesome!
Not worried about the little strap thats holding you snapping???
Interesting, this type of flying you can produce data so later on studies and investigation would develop software and hardware to keep the flyers on top of the clouds and guided to the direction of the winds. Perhaps to premature. But men is the reflection of the creator and won’t stop.
Alice springs , central Australia I feel would be a great thermal area but unfortunately out landing in the Simpson desert would kinda be a bit fatal especially in summer... Sailplane records have been achieved there by Hans Werner Grosse en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Werner_Grosse..
yay ,, good story ,, a lot of things , ( like ducks that line up ) have to be in play .. gear , skill , weather & ground support , all help.,
Just talking! Why?
Hell yeahhhh
😊❤️
How do they avoid being struck by lightning
We don't fly when the conditions like that!
@@karolymegyesi1841 from what i understand lightning can come from 20 miles away.i guess what i was asking was is there some kind of grounding gor the flyer in the event lightning does hit the glider.as in jets it goes in one way out the other and harms no one
Again we just don't fly in that kind off atmospheric conditions, if a hangglider would be struck by a lightning that would be the end this are small aircraft made for termalling you can't compare it to bigger aircraft. Sorry I just can't explain it better.
Other than in an airliner there is no Faraday cage on a hang glider so no protection from lightning at all. But lightning usually doesn't strike out of the blue and the risk of getting struck isn't higher in the air than it is on the ground. And you can see a storm approaching 20 miles away very clearly when you're up in the air.
If you do any kind of aviation you need to have a good understanding of how weather develops and you need to be very well informed about the current situation before you take off. Even more so if you do thermal flight. So if there is any probability of thunderstorms you should know about it and observe the cloud development very carefully. Any responsible pilot will abort the flight and land before things get too risky.
By the way, lightning isn't the only or the even the biggest danger to pilots in thunderstorms. There is extreme turbulence as well (think of the gusts that usually come with thunderstorms) and there might be updrafts that might suck you up to altitudes where you might not get enough oxygen. It's rare but has happened. Lightning strikes are much less likely.
Airliners can (and do) fly in much worse weather conditions than any hang glider pilot would ever do so they have a much higher chance of getting struck by lightning.
@@muc21 ...Scary and very sinister are embedded T-storms (or rapid buildup to same)..."innocently" hiding behind relatively benign-looking cloud or haze...
The hang glider sayayin
Don’t use the resolution of a video as a marketing feature. They would be like assuming that I like a video, as long as it’s VHS and not Beta. It makes you look stupid, and/or, as though you think your audience is stupid.
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Why that type of wing, why not a rigid wing, much better LD ?
Different class.
So what is the world record for rigid wing?
John Mc Donald OK so live in a big house with a big garage or store
So! what does a rigid wing hang glider have to do where you live!????
...My best guess...in order to qualify for a world record for a 'flex'-wing.
They let anybody and everybody walk ACROSS that border yet we cant hang glide within 15 miles of it without being interrogated
No, they are not standing there with welcoming arms. border guards control up and down the border all the time. Now and then, some may manage to sneak through. Others die in the desert heat.
@@StewartMidwinter sneak through as in walk through a border gate at 75,000 a day who dont return.then california lets em vote in federal elections.fuck that
Didn't they need to go to toilet?
MrMilanoLau They can do #1 mid flight, unzip and "let er go", evaporates before reaching the ground. He even mentioned this briefly in the video.
Dan Blumel
Then, they might have to wash the hang glider after use.
MrMilanoLau only a glider close behind and below could get a spraying.
Depends and I don't mean like depending on how he does it
@@jerricroft937 wear "Depends"
From a good looking, HANG GLIDER. To just looking like a soft Jewish kid. No offence it is just some thing I noticed. Not everybody is a body builder I understand.
He is using an engine so it shouldn't count as a world record. By definition, hang gliders are foot-launched aircraft.
Before Zapata, in 1989, Kevin Christopherson set the world record from Whiskey Peak in Wyoming to North Dakota, flying 287 miles.
I met Kevin! I stayed at his airport and watched the eclipse in 2017 in Casper!
Didnt realize he had an engine.so i didnt realise that even with an egone u still need updrafts to gain altitude??? I would have thought you could go up at will and travel as far as your fuel sipply lasts???
@@robertjones1543 He did not have an engine. The previous person was referring to the fact that an engine powered Aircraft towed him up 2000 feet or so before releasing him. The entire flight was without power. Tow launches are a legitimate way to start a record attempt and there are strict regulations around how high you could be towed. Remember that all Record sailplane flights start with tow launches as well. Launching off a hill in the world record conditions often means taking off in strong winds which are intrinsically much more dangerous. Ask Kevin Christopherson about that.
There is a limit, I believe 1000 meters, to how high you're allowed to tow on a record flight. MANY mountain launches are higher, so really it's all the same. You don't just glide down - the proverbial sled run - you're trying to climb and glide FAST to maximize the potential of the day. Too slow? Don't go far as possible. Too fast? Lose altitude too quickly, landing short or need to find your next thermal too soon. BIG chess game!
Hey love you mate but being in a jail for an 11 hour flight does not seem like freedom to me. When competition comes into play then corporate pressure ensues. Get free again mate...
Brilliant