Thursday, January 13, 2005

Milestones

Jan. 2005 The challenge is conceived.

Feb. 2005 Started hang glider training with Tony Webb of Lejair Ltd.

Mar. 2005 Elementary Pilot rating achieved, celebrated with two 15minute hang gliding flights from the top of 2000ft high Lejar mountain in Spain!



Video of Shola training to fly a hang glider


Dec. 2005 Achieved my Club Pilot hang glider rating, that allows me to fly a hang glider within a club enviroment.

Shola Ogunlokun gets ready to launch a powered hang glider during training

Dec. 2005 Began training on powered hang glider, achieving a 3 second flight on second day in a Aeros Target hang glider powered by a doodle bug engine.

Sept. 2006 Had my first independent hang glider flight at Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club on my recently acquired Airwave Calypso hang glider.

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