Terry Delore flying his ASH 25 Zulu Foxtrot with Yvonne Loader 29/4/12 in Haka valley over Ritchie McCaw country. Video taken at 12,000 feet, hook cloud develops quickly into a funnel cloud at cloud base, the cloud was spinning fast although the video quality does not show it. The funnel cloud was about 1000...
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[HD Video] Terry Delore Captures Interesting Funnel Cloud While Flying in the Wave in New Zealand
Clelia’s 98th Birthday Glider Flight
Here’s a five minute clip of a Birthday ride in our Duo. The passenger; my 98 year old first cousin. Her brother was a B-29 Aircraft Commander in the 29th bomb group. He was lost on his first mission; the big B-29 fire bombing raid on Tokyo the night of March 9-10, 1945. I...
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Perry (R5N) Photo Slideshow by Glenn Holden
It was great to visit with many of you at Perry this past year. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to compete. However, my trusty Canon entertained me while I remained runway bound this year, and you may see some photos in the SSA calendar or magazine later. In the meantime, I’ve made a quick slide...
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[HD Video] Gliders Playing Below Rim of Kolob Canyon, Utah
This is the second of two videos I made shot over two days of soaring a few weeks ago. Launching from Hurricane, Utah a few high performance sailplanes explored the low altitude soaring potential of several southern Utah parks and landmarks. This video shows us enjoying the amazing red rock cliffs and deep gulleys...
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[HD Video] The Sound of a Shuttle Booster Falling from Space
Thanks to Gordon Boettger for alerting us to this fascinating video. Taken by a camera attached to one of the Space Shuttle’s solid rocket boosters, it not only shows the entire ascent and descent phases from the booster’s point of view, but it includes the actual sounds recorded as the booster falls back into...
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[HD Video] Gliders Racing 1000 ft Above Desert
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It is hard to imagine that gliders could comfortably cruise less than 1,000 feet above the desert floor at ground speeds often over 140 miles per hour for over 20 miles with nowhere to land in sight! Note the completely unlandable terrain both above and below the ridge making for spectacular scenery but scary...
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