Unpowered Flight

[CJPalmer]

A hang glider demonstration at one of the first Prescott Air Shows.

[David Loera]

nice shot, but I always want to take a nap when they do one of these glider shows.

[jslugman]

S-1 Swift glider- the first half of his show was done while being towed by a Piper Pawnee at the same time also flying formation with a SA180 Silent Twister kit plane.

[Bubak]

Marana

[jslugman]

Very nice!

[Chris V]

One from the top of South Mountain yesterday. This guy liked the shot so much he offered me a free tandem flight! Might just take him up on that.

[Ryan Keough]

That is an AWESOME shot Chris!  The rays of sunlight and cloud cover makes it stunning!  It could almost be used as a metaphor for freeing ones-self from the monotony of suburbia... with the Ahwautukee McMansions below! 

[BillOz]

That is a very cool shot Chris. 

Before all that part of Ahwautukee was built up, I saw about 10 hanggliders launch from the top of South Mountain one day.  Didn't have a camera that day, but it was pretty cool to watch them.

[Chris V]

Thanks guys! was pretty cool watching them. They were up for 2 1/2 hours.

[Joe Copalman]

Phenomenal shot, Chris.

[Chris V]

Thanks Joe!

[Chetan]

VFR or IFR?
On a different note why do I get this colour tone (purple tinge) when I convert the image from RAW to JPEG?

[Stephen Marshall]

Did some air to air shots for a friend at the glider club a week or two back. 1957 Type 45 Slingsby Swallow

T-45 Slingsby Swallow by drmonocle, on Flickr

T-45 Slingsby Swallow by drmonocle, on Flickr

T-45 Slingsby Swallow by drmonocle, on Flickr

This particular T-45 is one of, I believe, 2 left in the states and the last one ever made before the factory burnt down.

[Anna M. Wood]

Stephen,  Great air to air shots of the Slingsby.

[Joe Copalman]

Very cool set, Stephen.  Love the perspective on that last one.