Mrs Bluemonkay and I took to the air this week.
We had a sample glider flight each, well I had 2 and you can see some of the action below.
What made us do this, it was something different and sounded sorta fun.
One of Mrs Bluemonkay’s work mates flies and he was offering her work a chance to try out before joining.
So why not.
Not sure what I was expecting but gliding is great.
You get launched into the air by a cable that throws you a 1000ft up and you certainly reach that height in seconds, it’s got to be a bout 30 seconds and your there.
After that the instructed takes you through the controls and I took the stick for a few minutes, sweeping left and right, diving and climbing.
Nothing can really explain how free and also how exhilarating it feels.
Then we came down, which is quite smooth right until touch down where upon it became quite bumpy.
The second time I went up I managed to grab some film and shots which I’ve shoved into a cheezy iMovie ( first time I’ve played with it )
All in I say try it, it’s great.
And BiG Thanks to Oxford Gliding Club.
Check the cheezy You Tube moment.