This is a small video clip of me and my girlfriend Heather soaring at Point Sal - Central Coast California on the Edel SuperSpace Tandem. My friend Jeff Legato did the video taping. Filmed with forward looking chest harness mounted videocam. Best viewed full screen if possible. Pilot's perspective low and slow terrain buzzing over the rocky peaks on a rare windless day in the desert.
Shows reverse launch and normal landing.
MPG is an mpeg file from the discovery channel of the Swift ultralight rigid wing foot launched sailplane. Later clips to follow, more detailed portions of the take off, landing and in-flight cockpit shots. From within the cockpit, the glider approaches the beach, flaps down, watch for full back stick as the pilot flares for a landing. Another pov in the cockpit then switching to the launch as the swift moves out over the river. Short clip of the swift coming in for a landing and touching down, of course.