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Postby Hagar » Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:50 am

The South Downs that is. Devil's D-yke is a local beauty spot just north of Hove. It's a popular site for hang gliding when the wind is in the right direction. Conditions were almost perfect yesterday so I took a little trip up there
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Romulus111VADT » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:05 am

Wow, cool pictures!  8-)

I can't help but think that the hang gliders look like their wearing a body bag just in case.... ;)

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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby C » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:53 pm

What a load of bollocks. ::)


Shows how good the auto-censor is! ;D
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Hagar » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:55 pm

What a load of bollocks. ::)


Shows how good the auto-censor is! ;D

Precisely my point. ;D
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Craig. » Wed Oct 31, 2007 12:56 pm

great shots
What were they filming for then?
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Hagar » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:02 pm

great shots
What were they filming for then?

Some educational thing. Probably not on general release. I forgot to ask the director for his card.
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:13 pm

So you'll be changing your ID from Hagar To Mr. de Nero and telling people to contact your agent from now on then Doug? ;D
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Postby Omag 2.0 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:48 pm

I bet it will be a naughty movie and Doug wasn't wearing anything but a raincoat...  ;D
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby ozzy72 » Wed Oct 31, 2007 1:58 pm

If Doug was out in a raincoat then he'd be like Terry Jones as the flasher in Monty Pythons Flying Circus (I think it was the Frontal Nudity episode). He kept flashing women and eventually the camera and he is fully clothed and wearing a sign on a bit of string around his neck saying "Boo!" ;D
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Rifleman » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:16 am

Love those last few Doug.......a sight for soar eyes......
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Aerophile » Thu Nov 01, 2007 7:49 am

Great shots.  Hang gliding has always looked like a whole lot of fun.  ...some day.  You're going to post a lyoutube link to the video in the video forum when it comes out right?

Romulus - I liked the crack about the body bags.  ;D
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Hagar » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:28 am

Thanks for the comments, puns & rude suggestions. :P :D It will be interesting to see the film when it's finished. My part in it will probably end up on the cutting room floor.

I can't help but think that the hang gliders look like their wearing a body bag just in case....

It was chilly enough around the ol' lug'oles for them to need those "body bags". All joking aside there have been several nasty fatal accidents at this site since hang-gliding became popular in the early 1970s. One involved a collision between a hang-glider & a R/C model glider. I remember it well. Fortunately the modeller did not belong to my club.
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Omag 2.0 » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:38 am

Those bags must be warm, but you'd better be quick zipping them open when getting close to the ground...
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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby TSC. » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:48 am

Lovely shots again Doug - although my favourite part of the thread was you typing 'bollocks' - never thought I'd see you say that on here.  ;D ;D

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Re: Up on the Downs

Postby Hagar » Thu Nov 01, 2007 8:55 am

[quote]Those bags must be warm, but you'd better be quick zipping them open when getting close to the ground...
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