Dreams of Flying

Hang-gliders are taking to the skies over regional Australia with some competitions seeing a surge in pilot entries.

Veteran pilots say they hope young blood will help usher in a new era for the sport.

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Legendary Hang gliding pilots visit Aviation Hall at MOTAT (Museum of Transport and Technology) Auckland; Gerard, Mike & John with the Lancer 11 kite.

Very high lenticular Cloud formations over west Auckland mid-day today

Hang gliding adventures in New Zealand

Skimming across the take off site, close to the crowd in a summer sea breeze at Back beach was always fun. The Photograph was of course on a film camera taken here by Michael McNicholas. Maybe 1980.

Fellow pilots watching on at Back Beach, New Plymouth, 1978.
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Watching on from the take off site at Back Beach.

Gerard McNicholas flying the Lancer 11 kite around 1978. Good to hear the power lines and pylons are finally been taken down. Newspaper clipping from the time attached....

Gerard McNicholas flying the Spectrum 35 at Back Beach, New Plymouth, NZ ~1981 .. Hang gliding adventure stories found in our book Dreams of flying .. #hangglidinghawaii #hangglidinglife #hangglidingmaui #hangglidingschool #hangglidingcalifornia #hangglidingwomen

Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. A favourite flying site for us back in the early 80’s .. flying this ridge and going cross country.. and our famous camping site on the Tuki Tuki river … #hangglidinglife #hangglidingmaui #hanghliding #hanggludingschool #hangglidinginterlaken