Thursday, June 07, 2007

Taking to the sky by hang glider

A hang glider is launched by static tow into a sunny june england sky. Taken at the Suffolk coastal floaters hang gliding club in Mendlesham.



Hang gliding video from suffolk, England.

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Monday, June 04, 2007

First hang glider flight 2007

A video blog about my first hang glider flight of 2007.



Hang Glider report of flying in june from England.

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Tuesday, January 02, 2007

My hang gliding dream

A video explaining my challenge of learning to fly a hang glider and then attempting to fly across the UK.



My hang gliding dream video.

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Saturday, September 23, 2006

Family at Hang Gliding Field

Here are some pictures from a recent visit by 3 of my children to the Suffolk Coastal Floaters Hang Gliding airfield at Mendlesham. All photos were taken by my 8 yr old daughter using my trusty Sony Ericsson K750i cameraphone.

Shola Ogunlokun kitted and ready to fly hang glider
Shola Ogunlokun kitted and ready to fly hang glider.

My 8 yr old daughter
My 8 yr old daughter

2 yr old movie director Joel checking his Sony Camcorder
2 yr old movie director Joel checking his Sony Camcorder

Shola gets ready to tow launch his Airwave Calypso hang glider
Shola gets ready to tow launch his Airwave Calypso hang glider

Shola on his Airwave Calypso hang glider heads into the Sunset
Shola on his Airwave Calypso hang glider heads into the Sunset

Shola, final on his Airwave Calypso glider
Shola, final on his Airwave Calypso glider

Shola touches down on his Airwave Calypso hang glider
Shola touches down on his Airwave Calypso hang glider

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Tow Hang Gliding Club

Hang Gliding Club



Here are some hang gliding pictures taken with my Sony Ericsson SEK750i mobile phone during a visit to my hang gliding club. The Suffolk Coastal Floaters. I'm still getting to know people, so don't know all the names.

Janet getting ready to launch hang glider, RichardM looks on
Janet getting ready to launch hang glider, RichardM looks on


EricK chats with another member of the hang gliding club
EricK chats with another member of the club


DaveN hang glider gets ready to be tow launched
DaveN gets ready to be tow launched

I like hang gliders with yellow leading edges
Hang gliders getting close!

hang gliding pictures

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Thursday, August 24, 2006

Hang Glider Nil Wind launches

Here is a video from Suffolk coastal Floaters hang gliding Mendlesham airfield.



Hang Gliders doing Nil Wind launches in Suffolk.

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

Airwave Calypso hang glider

Here are pictures of the Airwave Calypso hang glider. This is a beginners hang glider, and I hope to build some experience using it.

photo airwave calypso hang glider

Simple Airwave calypso hang glider flight test.

Airwave Calypso hang gliding photo

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Friday, July 28, 2006

Suffolk Hang Gliders

Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club



Dave waiting to launch his hang glider

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Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Hang Glider Quiz

doodlebug powered hang glider
What is the full name of this contraption that I flew on the last day on my hang glider training trip to Spain and what is the maximum wind speed I am willing to fly it during my hang glider flight across the UK from Land's end to John O'Groats.

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Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Lejar Mountain, Algodonales, Spain

Here is a short video clip of a hang glider launching from the 2000ft high lejar mountain in Algodonales, Spain.



I flew off this mountain 4 times during my hang glider training.

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Saturday, March 25, 2006

Learning to fly a hang glider

Hang Glider Trainer Vide



Here is a video clip of Tony and Rona Webb of Lejair Ltd teaching a trainee hang gliding pilot to fly a hang glider in Spain.



They use winch towing to do their hang gliding training.

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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Aeros Target hang glider

Aeros Target Hang Glider

My training hang glider, an Aeros Target partly de-rigged after a flight. The Mountain I took off from is in the background.

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Sunday, February 26, 2006

Hang Gliding Training Video

Here is a training video clip of me learning to fly a hang glider in Spain.

My instructor was Tony Webb of Lejair based in Algodonales, Spain.

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Friday, February 24, 2006

Hang Gliding Video Brazil

Hang Gliding in Brazil





A video showing a hang glider pilot in Brazil flying over the beach.

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Saturday, February 11, 2006

Aeros Target and Doodlebug powered harness

Aeros Target hang glider and doodlebug

Shola Ogunlokun gets ready launch an Aeros Target hang glider and doodlebug powered harness.

The doodlebug is the motorised hang glider that I'm planning to use for my adventure flight across the UK.

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Friday, January 27, 2006

Tony Webb - My Hang Gliding Instructor

Tony Webb Hang Gliding Instructor


A photo of my flying training instructor in Algodonales, Spain where we enjoy great weather for paragliding.

Tony Webb of Lejair hang gliding school

Flying Hang gliders is spain.

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Thursday, January 26, 2006

Paragliders in Algodonales

Paragliders get ready to launch off Lijar mountain, Algodonales

Paragliders get ready to launch off Lijar mountain, Algodonales

A paraglider drifts away from the Lijar ridge

A paraglider drifts away from the Lijar ridge, while other pilots watch and admire the nice scenery.

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Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Aeros Target hang glider

During the later stages of my hang glider training, I used an Aeros Target hang glider, as this is the type of glider I will be using for my hang glider challenge. Here are some pictures.

Fully rigged Aeros Target hang glider

The fully rigged Aeros Target hang glider, ready to fly. Nice colours.

Aeros Target hang glider completely de-rigged
Aeros Target hang glider completely de-rigged (packed), note the large wheels on the base bar, has saved many pilots and gliders, highly recomended.

Another photo of a my rigged Aeros Target hang glider
Another photo of a my rigged Aeros Target hang glider, the static towing winch and another hang glider are in the background.

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Thursday, December 22, 2005

Hang Glider Lands

A hang glider comes in to land

Aeros Target hang glider lands.

hang glider flares

Hang Glider Flares

And then there were 2 hang gliders

And then there were 2 hang gliders, my partly de-rigged aeros target hang glider is in the foreground taking a break after a flight from the top of Lijar mountain.

Hang glider pilots compare notes

Hang glider pilots compare notes after landing

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Tuesday, December 20, 2005

Hang Glider training Photos

Over the next couple of days, I will post some hang glider training photos from my recent trip to Algodonales in Spain with Tony Webb.

Aeros Target training hang glider  being rigged for a flight.
Aeros Target training hang glider waiting to be rigged for a flight.


The Aeros Target hang glider rigged and waiting for a flight, the static winch is in the background
The Aeros Target hang glider rigged and waiting for a flight, the static winch is in the background

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Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Green Dragons Hang Gliding

Green Dragons hang gliding
Green Dragons hang gliding training site Posted by Hello

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Saturday, April 02, 2005

Hang gliders waiting to launch

hang gliders waiting to launch

Hang gliders line up for their turn to take off at Suffolk Coastal floaters.

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Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club

Hang Gliding at Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club


Pilots get ready for launch at Suffolk Coastal Floaters hang gliding club.

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Sunday, March 13, 2005

Paragliders on Lejar Algodonales


Paragliders launch on Lejar mountainPosted by Hello

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Hang Glider Launches


Tony Webb gets Antonio ready for a launch hang glider Posted by Hello

Tow launching a hang glider photo from Spain.

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Stubby Hang Glider

Stubby hang glider photo
Stubby and Aeros Target hang gliders being rigged Posted by Hello

Stubby Training Hang Glider being rigged.

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Hang Gliding Tow Launching Winch


Rona Webb and Hang Gliding WinchPosted by Hello

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Hang Glider Pilots

hang glider pilots
Hang Glider PilotsPosted by Hello

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Hang Glider Flys off Lejair Algodonales

Aeros Target Hang Glider



hang glider lejair algodonales
Aeros Target hang glider flys Off lejar, Algodonales Posted by Hello

Hang glider instructor was Tony Webb.

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Wednesday, March 02, 2005

My Hangliding Photo Gallery

This photo blog is dedicated to my hang gliding adventures. I also have a photo blog for my Sony Ericsson K750i cameraphone.

Please visit my hang gliding challenge blog at Hang Gliding Blog UK and
my website at Hang Glider across UK or Hang Glider Photos

Shola Ogunlokun
The MB Challenge
I want to fly a hang glider across the UK

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