490kb	Yours truly - flying 'The Trusty Kipper' at Sandy Bay, Devon. The lines on this glider snapped under stress, whilst I was flying in Spain. The canopy now adorns the cieling of the lake-side bar, in Algodonales.
	413kb	2003 model 'Advance ACRO canopies, descending as synchronised as possible. Both pilots try to do the same thing at the same time, whilst maintaining a safe distance from each other.
	121kb	Glider performing a manouvre called 'tumbling'. High points for this when synchronised with your partner in the comp. It is probably the most difficult skill to master; and the most unforgiving when it goes horribly wrong.
	125kb	A manouvre called the 'helicopter'. One half of the wing flys at normal speed, whilst the inside half is almost stalled. If this goes wrong the glider can spin, and if left unchecked, will wind the lines up into a rope . . . . reserve throwing time!
	374kb	Mitch McAleer performed this 'finale' at the end of his last run at the 6th Vertigo acrobatic competition in Switzerland; everyone watching was agog. After pulling the loop off, he almost managed to land his Hang glider on the raft.
	310kb	A team flying Ozone Vulcans. They were disqualified for this manouvre, which was deemed 'unsafe'. A fine line is drawn between being spectacular and being dangerous. The judges believe that if pilots are not discouraged from going 'to far', most of them would end up injured.
	388kb	A pilot on a SOL synergy XS canopy, doing his thang. Unfortunately he doesn't notice his team mate, also doing his thang. Both were very lucky not to have connected their thangs together!!!
	236kb	The Rodriguez brothers from Spain are currently acknowledged as being the best Paragliding ACRO pilots around. Sponsored by Red Bull (amongst others) they practice on a daily basis and eventually won the 6th Vertigo competition in 2003.
	159kb	Both these pilots didn't quite their distance judging right. As a result they both got wet again; amusing for the spectators though.
	345kb	Brothers Rodriguez again. This clip proves that even the experts get it wrong occasionally. Both wet; very amusing.
	203kb	These two ozone boys got it about right and managed to land on the 3m square raft out in lake Geneva. Towards the end of the Vertigo competition, almost everyone competing was regularly hitting the spot.
	178kb	This manouvre was somewhere between a SAT and a Tumble. The SAT was developed by Raul and Felix Rodriguez in 2002; it is now a standard trick that many ordinary mortal pilots are regularly achieving.
	155kb	The Rodiguez brothers performing the 'syncronised spiral'. High competition points if the upper surfaces of the canopies brush. The gravitational assistance achieved, whilst both wings are spiralling towards the ground, helps the pilots achieve 60 - 80 kph and downward velocities of -16m/s.
	194kb	A good view of a SAT. Unlike a spin, the wing is flying positively forward whilst the pilot is revolving backwards around the axis of descent. The stalled inner half of the wing is kept in shape by the high pressures in the inflated (flying) outer half, coupled with the effective weight of the revolving pilot.
	194kb	Yet again, Raul and Felix demonstrating the synchronised spiral.
	242kb	Two white Gin Gangster Acro gliders attempting the synchronised spiral.
	118kb	Another demonstration of the helicopter at Vertigo 2003.
	194kb	A demonstration of a dynamic stall. Increasing control line pressure exerted on the rear edge of the wing, eventually increases drag so much that the airflow over the aerofoil breaks away and the wing becomes a very large hankerchief in the grip of gravity.
	1.02Mb	An example of the over-riding urge to cross the goal line at whatever the cost. Taken from the GB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 DVD.
	4.09Mb HighRes	The spectacular start of Task 2, on day 2 of the GB CHAMPIONSHIPS 2004 in Castejon de Sos in the Pyrenees. The clip was taken from the DVD available here.
	4.04Mb HighRes	Another Mass start at the GB Paragliding Championships; this time on day 6 of the competition at Castejon de Sos. The clip is taken from the GB Championships DVD.
	8.78Mb	A web version of a 12.5 minute film, made to promote the free-flying holidays organised by Hayo and Cornelia, a Dutch couple living in Laragne, France. Sadly, Hayo is no longer with us; the victim of a flying accident in South Africa during Xmas 2004.
	4.8MB	A smaller version of the above 'South Africa' film.
	7.5Mb	A web version of a clip sequence containing lots of good flying clips . . . to a 'moby' track.
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