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    From George Haeh@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 17 09:14:17 2022
    Mobile ridge lift

    https://youtu.be/-Eu_3j8-uwM

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  • From Rakel@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 17 11:38:40 2022
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.

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  • From AS@21:1/5 to Rakel on Sat Dec 17 14:38:14 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:38:42 PM UTC-5, Rakel wrote:
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.

    I am always amazed to see how quickly these critters adopt our techniques: ridge flying, thermaling, dynamic soaring, etc. What will they copy next from us? ;-)

    Uli
    'AS'

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  • From john firth@21:1/5 to All on Sat Dec 17 15:28:10 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 5:38:16 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:38:42 PM UTC-5, Rakel wrote:
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.
    I am always amazed to see how quickly these critters adopt our techniques: ridge flying, thermaling, dynamic soaring, etc. What will they copy next from us? ;-)

    Uli
    'AS'
    Was it just having fun? or on a journey? why did it vary position so much?
    It seemed have a good enough perfor mance to just ride in front.
    Truly remarkable event..

    John Firth

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  • From Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)@21:1/5 to georg...@gmail.com on Sat Dec 17 16:31:36 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 12:14:19 PM UTC-5, georg...@gmail.com wrote:
    Mobile ridge lift

    https://youtu.be/-Eu_3j8-uwM
    I seem to remember stories of glider pilots doing the same thing in front of trains crossing the Everglades, maybe just wishful pondering.

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  • From eastpennservices@ptd.net@21:1/5 to georg...@gmail.com on Sat Dec 17 19:11:26 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 12:14:19 PM UTC-5, georg...@gmail.com wrote:
    Mobile ridge lift

    https://youtu.be/-Eu_3j8-uwM
    I had a Dragonfly surf my windshield for 4 blocks , he landed while I was stopped at a light . As the light changed green he took off and maintained a spot in my directly in my line of sight . At 30mph his wings stopped moving completely , he did a
    skillful job of maintaining a stationary position. It was only a minute or two but very memorable!
    Bob

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  • From Dan Marotta@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 18 10:31:24 2022
    I live in a mountainous area and when the wind blows, the ravens put on
    a show. So much fun to watch!

    Dan
    5J

    On 12/17/22 15:38, AS wrote:
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:38:42 PM UTC-5, Rakel wrote:
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.

    I am always amazed to see how quickly these critters adopt our techniques: ridge flying, thermaling, dynamic soaring, etc. What will they copy next from us? ;-)

    Uli
    'AS'

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  • From Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)@21:1/5 to Rakel on Sun Dec 18 18:51:04 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 2:38:42 PM UTC-5, Rakel wrote:
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.
    Very common where there are large thunderstorms with hail. Replacing broken glass could be a semi weekly task. I remember business trips to Colorado and similar states, lots of broken glass.

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  • From ASM@21:1/5 to Rakel on Sun Dec 18 18:18:22 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 11:38:42 AM UTC-8, Rakel wrote:
    At 7:33, I noticed a severly cracked windshield. The owner needs to get that fixed soon.

    I have no words.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?John_DeRosa_OHM_=E2=84=A6@21:1/5 to All on Sun Dec 18 22:49:13 2022
    Here is Tyler MacCready (son of Paul) demonstrating his "walkalong glider" doing basically what the raven was doing in front of the car.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6JKwzK37_8

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  • From mike maskell@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 19 05:36:21 2022
    No doubt about this. It is the reincarnation of any glider pilot that has gone ahead of us! Still putting distance in on a cross-country flight.

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  • From Charlie M. (UH & 002 owner/pilot)@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 19 06:54:45 2022
    On Monday, December 19, 2022 at 1:49:15 AM UTC-5, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    Here is Tyler MacCready (son of Paul) demonstrating his "walkalong glider" doing basically what the raven was doing in front of the car.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6JKwzK37_8
    I remember seeing that TV series and that episode in particular. Thanks for posting.

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  • From Martin Gregorie@21:1/5 to All on Mon Dec 19 16:03:39 2022
    On Mon, 19 Dec 2022 06:54:45 -0800 (PST), Charlie M. (UH & 002
    owner/pilot) wrote:

    On Monday, December 19, 2022 at 1:49:15 AM UTC-5, John DeRosa OHM Ω http://aviation.derosaweb.net wrote:
    Here is Tyler MacCready (son of Paul) demonstrating his "walkalong
    glider" doing basically what the raven was doing in front of the car.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6JKwzK37_8
    I remember seeing that TV series and that episode in particular. Thanks
    for posting.

    Same thing has been done indoor with models, which were cut from foam
    sheet or microfilm covered balsa structures and had a conventional layout rather than being just a flying wing. In the photos I've seen the 'slope'
    was provided by carrying a sheet of foam or ply rather than using a human
    bow wave.


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    Martin | martin at
    Gregorie | gregorie dot org

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  • From s.bralla.ret@gmail.com@21:1/5 to georg...@gmail.com on Mon Dec 26 13:57:42 2022
    On Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 9:14:19 AM UTC-8, georg...@gmail.com wrote:
    Mobile ridge lift

    https://youtu.be/-Eu_3j8-uwM
    Way more to the story. Thanks to the Oz report. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/raven-dempster-highway-fly-along-1.6689533

    Steve

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