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b29flteng
 Post subject: Walkalong gliders
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I just saw a neat video on walkalong gliders. I've never heard of them before. Has anyone made any and fly them?

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Wow.., i am just amazed someone was allowed to patent..,


'GROUND EFFECT"!!! :shock:

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b29flteng wrote:
I just saw a neat video on walkalong gliders. I've never heard of them before. Has anyone made any and fly them?

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I hadn't seen one of those before, but I have seen a YouTube video of a fellow with the store bought Wind Ryder
flying it using his hands to create the ground effect.

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i know a guy that makes them. they are as light as a piece of lint. he does endurance competitions with them, no fanning required. it's fascinating as a science & takes gentle skill to build them. when it comes to flying them though, i'd just prefer to stare at my eye lids. zzzzzzzzzzzzz

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I could fly my Schweizer 2-33 from one end of the field to the other on a hot August day, thanks to G.E. Very cool!

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