This is some of the most amazing – and beautiful – video I’ve ever seen. A Solid Rocket Booster’s “eye” view of a Space Shuttle launch. Watch it in full-screen mode! Video done by Martin Hone personally, one-handed, while clinging to the SRB with the other. Boy, he sure can hold his breath awhile!
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Hitch a Ride on a SRB
Posted by admin on 27 March 2012, 10:00 pm
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Baumgartner Takes Base Jumping to New Heights
Posted by admin on 21 March 2012, 12:06 pm
Would you call it a giant leap for mankind? Probably not, but it’s quite a step anyway. From a capsule suspended below a helium filled balloon, Austrian Felix Baumgartner stepped out into thin air recently, 71,581 feet (13.6 miles) above Roswell, New Mexico, and free-fell for the next 3 minutes and 43 seconds before deploying [...]
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DIY UAV’s
Posted by admin on 10 March 2012, 5:53 pm
Martin sent me this link about a site devoted to amateur built UAV drones. Seemed to think a homemade cruise missile wouldn’t be far behind. Here’s the Link I recall a Kiwi put up a site called “How to build a cruise missile for under $5000″ a few years back. Site disappeared very quickly, too. [...]
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Birdman Jeb Corliss – Ouch!
Posted by admin on 24 February 2012, 12:38 pm
Hi All, No doubt you remember my recent post about an Australian getting killed in NZ recently while doing a “wing suit” jump. And you’ve no doubt said to yourself more than once that it’s only a matter of time before someone gets killed doing this. I won’t say any more … just watch this [...]
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Jetman, again
Posted by admin on 7 February 2012, 8:47 am
Jetman returns with some really good air-to-air photography. Be sure to watch in full screen mode.
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The German
Posted by admin on 7 February 2012, 8:40 am
Here’s a ten minute film about … a German … and an Englishman. If you’ve ever wanted to fly a Spitfire you’ll enjoy this. And if you’re into irony, you’ll also love it. Watch it full screen! The German from Nick Ryan on Vimeo.
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Tailgrab
Posted by admin on 6 February 2012, 8:50 am
Hey it’s only a commercial… but I know you’ll love it! Somehow, I don’t think CASA would approve.
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So you want to fly? Try this….
Posted by admin on 2 February 2012, 7:10 pm
These guys are amazing. This must be the closest thing to being a bird! But watch it in full screen mode – click the symbol next to “Vimeo”. Chinese Scenes from BASE-Book – Matt Gerdes on Vimeo. or what about this guy? ….. Thanks for the links, Martin.
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Spacewalker, bird’s eye view
Posted by admin on 13 December 2011, 3:04 pm
All God’s chillun gots dem video cameras. An’ dey all be puttin’ dem videos on Youtube. Here’s another one from Martin Hone … Thanks, Martin
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Not Exactly an Ultralight but …
Posted by admin on 10 December 2011, 10:21 am
I just know you’ll forgive my enthusiasm for sending you this non-ultralight video. This is guaranteed to get the pulse of any aviator going. The lovely SWMBO (aka Sandra), recalls seeing one of these in a display on England’s south coast in the late 50′s. On that occasion, the aircraft did a complete roll, unlike [...]
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