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19 February 2010

More speed gliding in Scotland at The Nevis Range recently :-



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26 January 2010

SHPF Gathering 2010 - Videos - Paragliding Reserve deployments at EICA Ratho

Please find below links to the various videos Robert Veitch took at the recent SHPF Gathering 2010. These show paragliding reserve deployments in the afternoon of the 16th January 2010.
All videos were taken from the top of the facility - nearly 100 feet up. This is probably as close as it is possible to get to being the perfect setup for testing out paragliding and Hang-gliding (though none this year) reserve deployments. Missed it this year then why not pencil this into your diary now for a similar weekend in January 2011 when it should next be run.

The SHPF Gathering consists of a mixture of acitivities - obviosly starting with the deployments shown here, followed by repacking in a large heated space below launch!. This is then followed by the SHPF AGM and a talk by a sky god - last year John Sillvester and this year Eddie Colfox. The Sunday - following some more social activities - usually consists of more technical talks and activities. This year talks were by Dave Thomson, Tony Spirling - really excellent re pyschology, and Cliff Smith re avalanches - especially pertinent as one of the pilots present had been caught in one very recently in the nearby Pentlands .....



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21.2 Mb Steve Durkin


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17.3 Mb Cliff Smith



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16.6 Mb Richard Vereker



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13.9 Mb Julian Robinson

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8 June 2008

X-Scotia 2008 Videos Part 3
















12.9 MbOrange wing landing
60.3 Mb2 More TTB landings
39 MbSteve Durkin and Pilot review route
8.8 MbRichard V?.
13.9 MbPilot landing near landing field
4 MbSteve Nash walking with his bunched glider
23.4 MbJitka (and Cliff) just shortly after arriving in Goal
23.4 MbJitka chat
39.3 MbJitka + Paul Ogden discussing ..
108 MbJitka - "interview" however very windy so cannot actually hear very well at all - sorry Jitka
30.7 MbAndy McGregor interview and short story?.
25.1 MbJust before prize giving ceremony ?.
16.6 MbPart of Cliffs Speech
8.5 MbSteve Nash receiving the 1st X-Scotia Trophy, 11th May 2008

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2 June 2008

X-Scotia 2008 Videos part 2
























12.3 MbJulian and Chris
9.3 MbMore pilots walking past near the turn for the South Lochearnhead Road
8.8 MbAndy McGregor and Mark Leyland
25.3 MbLong distance parawalkers
6.8 Mband more
4.8 MbIan +Gordon
24.5 MbDave H
8.8 MbDH into distance
30 MbBicycle Reflectors play at headquarters
7.5 MbNon Competitor landing
12 MbNon Competitor landing+ Dorita
6.8 MbGound handling practice
68.5 MbS Durkin spiral and landing
105 MbQuentins son landing
61 MbQuentin landing
9 MbDave Thomson Killin evening day 1
36.8 MbDave Thomson Killin evening day 1 - talking through his day and events
27.3 MbStatus report of competitors as of the first evening by C Smith
56.9 MbAt control - paragliding stories?.
19.8 MbSteve Nash arriving as winner - all dark so mainly sound
8.3 MbPaul Myerscough arriving a couple of minutes later ..similarly dark
40.54 Mband Paul Myerscough a few minutes later
92 MbInterview / talk by Paul Myerscough

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