Latest videos

5 videos

Nov 5
A calm evening flight above the bay
Soft light, no wind, and forty minutes of floating over the water.
Nov 4
Laying out the wing on a breezy morning
How I spread the wing, check the lines and wait for a good gust.
Nov 3
What the windsock told me today
Three looks at the windsock, and why I stayed on the ground after the second.
Nov 2
My harness check, hands only
The same eight touches before every flight, shown slowly with no talking.
Nov 1
Three landings in one afternoon
Two good ones, one bad one, and what I changed each time.

4 videos

Oct 24
Clouds that make me stay on the ground
The sky shapes I have learned to respect, with pictures from my phone.
Oct 17
What I put in my pockets before a flight
A small pile on the grass: radio, whistle, snack, and the logbook.
Oct 10
The first ten seconds of a forward launch
Slow-motion footage of me running, leaning, and letting the wing rise.
Oct 3
Reading the morning forecast with tea
How I check the wind numbers at the kitchen table before I drive up.

3 videos

Sep 26
Packing the wing so it lasts
Folding, rolling and storing the wing, season after season.
Sep 19
Picking a landing field from above
What I look for in a field while I am still a hundred metres up.
Sep 12
My first flight from this hill
The very first video I made, shaky and a little scared.

The Windsock

One short letter every Sunday: a flight from my hill, one thing I learned, and a photo of the sky.