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312kms in my Moyes Gecko 170 - 28 Dec 2021

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A 312 km flight from Mt Bakewell in Western Australia in my amazing Gecko!!! The forecast was for 9kt SSE winds after 1pm (before that it would be unflyable with NE winds). Gav, Guise, and I headed out to make the most of what looked like very promising weather. The forecast was suggesting lift to 12,500 feet and wind at the top of climb to be around 17kts... The full tracklog for Guise and I can be viewed at... ayvri.com/scen...

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@user-bj3zo3tl5d 7 месяцев назад

Great flight! Looked like outstanding conditions during the day and running into that convergence in the evening was a nice bonus. Hope you get many more nice flights on your Gecko!

@davebryant6905 4 месяца назад

Wow a brilliant PB and thanks for not putting music to it.

@fly1327 3 месяца назад

Excellent! I'm partial to king post designed gliders as that is what I flew for years here in the states. Thanks for the great video!

@JonMcG 2 года назад

well done , ps great ad for the Moyes Gecko 😏👍

@BariFPV 2 года назад

100 feet AGL that is mad! And what a climb, brilliant mate.

@georgesheffield1580 Год назад

Good flight ,try from Hobbs or Roswell NM AND FLY UP TO KANSAS

@boringsoaring 2 года назад

Great flight report and video Thanks

@justinf1343 Год назад

Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring for those of us who are looking to get started in the sport.

@skypix777 2 года назад

Congrats on the super flight. Wow, that convergence...30K. Amazing.

@alanmydland5210 Год назад

Amazing days

@amateuroutdoorhacks9544 2 года назад

Incredible flight, especially the bonus convergence at the end. Thanks for sharing.

@blue_beephang-glider5417 2 года назад

Fantastic effort, well done! I pick up my Gecko tomorrow, at this stage with 72 hours on a Fun-190 I can’t imagine ever doing that distance on knowledge and skills... I would be happy with one third what you have done... Inspiring! Thanks for sharing, Blue

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Enjoy your new glider. You are about to have so much fun….

@11rightstuff 2 года назад

Congrats from an old HG pilot in Qld. Fantastic and in a Moyes too!! Thanks for sharing your great experience. Safe flying mate!!

@cameronlapworth2284 Год назад

Congrats

@drabsinwa180 Год назад

Thx!

@bradwiebelhaus7065 2 года назад

Cool.

@nefelibatics 2 года назад

Nice flight!! Landing after sunset, wow!!

@johnlangmead3357 2 года назад

Great flight. Well done. Nice video.

@ericoschmitt 2 года назад

Congratulations, that’s quite a distance!

@malibu188 2 года назад

Great flight and a very impressive distance for your new PB. 13,000 ft , top altitude gain as well.

@garym2213 2 года назад

Excellent flying and beautiful glider.

@brianshott7106 2 года назад

Wonderful flight, thanks the the video.

@user-db1uj2px9l 2 года назад

imagine having to have to go drive to him to pick him up!

@tommy_dagun 2 года назад

Congrats on that flight: brilliant. Was following Guises’ track on the day and was definitely bummed for missing out on a good day.. a little less so when I heard about his 4.45am return home in the morning 😄

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Thanks Tom... maybe we can all set a 400km task?

@TheCameronEvans 2 года назад

What an amazing flight!!! Thanks for sharing

@sharkjelly 2 года назад

You really deserved this Dave. You have been an amazingly good pilot for so long now. Keep going! Great to know you are back into instructing. How many thermals did you need for the flight??

@garrykennedy5484 2 года назад

All of them! LOL

@markrabe9812 2 года назад

I'm so happy for you I'm tearing up over here

@hangflyer 2 года назад

Outstanding flight Dave, that was absolutely amazing. You just proved that it's not the glider but rather the pilot that makes an epic flight like this.

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Thanks Rolf, but I am sure the glider has a lot to do with it…

@davewolfe5169 2 года назад

So cool congratulations

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Thank you…

@ZebbMassiv 2 года назад

Wish you could customize your own sounds on that meter gizmo

@cloudsculptor1 2 года назад

SUPERB. What an amazing day. I really appreciated simply having the vario as soundtrack . Where was this climb you mentioned ovet bolgart

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

The climb at Bolgart is easier to see in Ayvri... ayvri.com/scene/pmke844wkx/ckxs7xp3h0002396kn32ojgak

@mikesabin6620 2 года назад

Hi Dave awesome flight ,amazed that you are still flying hang gliders ,I went to gliders a long time ago now flying a Nimbus 3 t 25.5 mt span makes it too easy Seems a long time ago we used to fly down at Cot and Mullaloo

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Great to hear from you Mike. The good ol days… :)

@Muktic 2 года назад

wow verry nice

@steverx4460 2 года назад

Fantastic. Once in a lifetime (unless you're Jonny).

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

I hope not… I’d like to fly further!

@luchofly 2 года назад

Awesome 👍🏼

@xavitrod5802 Год назад

👋👋👋

@martinsinclair55 Год назад

the thing I didn't like about hang gliding was that I needed a second person just to drive my truck

@luizlovasz8045 2 года назад

Congrats. My record is 190 K in Rio de Janeiro flying a laminar.

@luizlovasz8045 2 года назад

Do you know Rohan Holtkamp from Trawalla? Is a good friend of mine. We travelled the world flying in competitions. Along with Manfred Ruhmer, Gerard Tevenot and many other amazing pilots.

@luizlovasz8045 2 года назад

I forgot to mention my best friend Guido Gehrmann. Unfortunately perished in a crash on his Red Bull BD-5.

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

@@luizlovasz8045 yes... I know Rohan - it is a very close knit community in Australia!

@DD-gi6kx 3 месяца назад

damn when you state WA i thought washington state not west australia, a bit far for me

@beididuran8159 2 года назад

Ola mui interesante todo pero no dan explicación como y donde comprar el ala

@albertschrocker9995 2 года назад

Amazing flight...which harness do you use ?

@drabsinwa180 Год назад

Thank you… I use an RR Mk 3 harness from Dynamic Flight…really comfy and plenty of wriggle room!

@thedekkadiaries3417 Год назад

Do you love the Gecko 170, I,m about to purchase one?

@drabsinwa180 Год назад

The Gecko is without doubt the best glider I have ever owned…. Very high performance and amazingly easy to land and take off. I’ve never nosed in… not once! You’ll love your new glider!

@GILFHunter121 Год назад

Thats a trek and a half home 🤣🤣

@Petoven1 2 года назад

Great flight my friend!COngrats. One question: Is your glider a Gecko Classic or the Gecko Pro option?. Thanks.

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Hi, my Gecko is the Pro 170. As you can probably guess, I am very impressed with its performance.

@Petoven1 2 года назад

@@drabsinwa180 Thanks for your advise! Just ordered one pro 155.... Yewww!

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

@@Petoven1 You are going to have so much fun...

@verdemarelo Год назад

Very nice experience, any one knows his contact please? Im looking for learn hang glider.

@jonathanemanley 2 года назад

What did you use to illisturate your track data? That looks very cool.

@drabsinwa180 2 года назад

Ayvri....

@BariFPV 2 года назад

It is from GPS file IGC. If you have any GPS recorder it records in that format then you can upload it or view in any IGC viewer.

@zachansen8293 Год назад

how do you do this without trespassing?

@readthetype Год назад

Surely there’s such thing as a microphone designed to be used in high wind? Or a software filter that can remove “windy microphone” sound? I refuse to believe there’s no such thing, and that not a singer hang-glider-owner knows about them.