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Is it hand-gliding or hang-gliding?
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Bob Denman
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pps: I call it "A loosely-controlled fall, off of a perfectly good cliff!" :yikes:
BajaRon
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I used to hang glide back when it was first introduced. The gliders back then had the glide ratio of a stone. But boy was it fun! It almost killed my brother when he stalled our kite at about 50' above the ground. He said he only wrecked his half of the kite. Since my half didn't fly at all without his half, I quit.
I can tell you this was an extremely scary ride for both of these guys. Not good at all. That is why they have a checklist before takeoff. Ignore it at your own risk!
I can tell you this was an extremely scary ride for both of these guys. Not good at all. That is why they have a checklist before takeoff. Ignore it at your own risk!
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Thank you. I will just watch. They do it a lot here. :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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I thought that they jumped off of your mountains in order to avoid the Big Bears... :yikes:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
They do.
Bob Denman
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I don't blame them...
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
Yup! Coming from MN, the black bears were a piece of cake. Get disturbed by them, bang on some pots or pans, and poof--they would run off. As much wilderness canoeing as we did, I never felt the necessity to carry a gun for protection.
Not a good idea in AK. The ones you are likely to encounter are similar to your picture. They look at you as lunch. And it happens all the time.
Not a good idea in AK. The ones you are likely to encounter are similar to your picture. They look at you as lunch. And it happens all the time.
Bob Denman
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:clap: Amen... :2thumbs:
ARtraveler
R.I.P. Dwayne
45-70 work nice. Those pistols are mini cannons.
Bob Denman
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These are pretty darn potent also... :bowdown::bowdown::bowdown:
JerryB
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Hi folks,
It's starting to get dangerous out there: https://www.foxnews.com/world/parag...g-his-passengers-life-after-cord-snaps-midair
Heck, skydiving is starting to seem tame.
Jerry Baumchen
It's starting to get dangerous out there: https://www.foxnews.com/world/parag...g-his-passengers-life-after-cord-snaps-midair
Heck, skydiving is starting to seem tame.
Jerry Baumchen
What with all the equipment improvements & upgrades they've made over the years, it's all gotta be a helluva lot safer than it once was!! I remember when the 'official stats' for 'non-military parachuting' revealed that there were major limbs broken in 1 out of every 3 jumps made!! But they aren't anywhere near that now, yet there's a whooole lot more jumps happening on a daily basis & the number of people involved has increased exponentially!! I'm told that these days, it's not quite as safe as crossing the road, altho the risks aren't that much different.... but we all think nothing of crossing the road! :thumbup:
Bob Denman
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Don't forget: As we are all becoming "Less Young"; even napping in a chair starts to take on risks...
Like your kids walking by, and holding a mirror under your nose! :yikes:
They're not doing that for the wonderful view!
Like your kids walking by, and holding a mirror under your nose! :yikes:
They're not doing that for the wonderful view!
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