Videos from Splododyne

Two hang glider and two paraglider pilots flew. Conditions were good. There are often several pilots at these events. This year’s smaller event and good flying conditions created a more relaxed Fly In. One pilot won an unofficial paraglider XC (cross country) distance award. See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg

Hang gliders and paragliders assemble each year for the fly-in over the Memorial Day weekend. This year there were 20 to 25 pilots. The launch site is accessible by four wheel drive vehicles. It is on a mountain ridge at 7000 feet elevation and 2500 feet above the landing zone. Driving the trucks provides off road fun for non-pilots. There are trophies for longest time up, most distance, highest altitude, and other accomplishments. The “golden hammer” award is given for the most spectacular but non-injurious crash. The first two days were windy. Most of the launches were on day three. Pilots, friends, and family gather at the landing zone to share stories and food. See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg - Officials - Meet Head: Mike Ellsworth Landing Zone Manager: Bill Cummings Launch Directors: Robin Hastings and Mike Reedy Grillmeister: Bill Cummings - Video Notes - My photography and editing skills are lacking. I have not learned to adjust the camera for bright light. You’ll be treated to bad focus, scratchy sounds, shaky sequences, and uneven sound levels. Now, at Feb 2024, this film is still my most entertaining one. The majority of the launches, landings, and soaring begin at 9:30. Magical paraglider circling at 15:19. Filmed with a Pentax Optio WG-2. Edited with Blender 2.78 Video Sequence Editor. - Music Credits - Music by Benjamin Tissot (www.bensound.com) License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0 o Happiness o Epic Music by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com) License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 o Frost Waltz o Batty McFadden – Slower o Hidden Agenda o House o Iron Bacon o Sardana

I drive the pilot's trucks back down the mountain. Nature destroyed the road so I had much 4WD fun. A couple of power gliders flew this time. See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg 2018 fly in video, with the sky full of gliders, coming when I have time to edit and stabilize shaky footage.

Paragliding at Dry Canyon March 26, 2022 Paraglider pilots arrived with extra capable off road vehicles since the road to launch has not been maintained. Driving was an adventure. - Pilots - Steve Crye Westley Kilpatrick … and more - Drivers - Finis Miller Blue Jeep Driver - Video - Video - Finis Miller See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg - Music - Escape by Eric Matyas Link: www.soundimage.org License: Soundimage International Public License Reaching Altitude by Eric Matyas Link: www.soundimage.org License: Soundimage International Public License Trekkin’ on Foot by Eric Matyas Link: www.soundimage.org License: Soundimage International Public License - Tools - Camera --- Pentax WGII Video Editing --- Hitfilm Express 18 Stabilization --- Davinci Resolve 17 Photo Editing --- Paint Shop Pro

If you encounter the unknown you are as strange and mysterious to it as it is to you. - Description - Blender 2.8. I chose eevee to render this. Test renders with cycles and eevee showed little difference in appearance so eevee’s speed was a deciding factor. Also, it was time for me to learn more about it. Eevee has a bloom effect for glows and easily makes a light cone in the volumetric fog. Cycles cast light on the trees, ground, and into the fog from the light emitting material while eevee did not. I would like to have had that light in the video. The animated glow material uses a noise node with the distortion factor keyframed between two values. The nodes are: noise - bright/contrast - multiply (color to value) – emission (value to strength) – material output. The bloom effect also gives a glow. - Sounds - Night close to a river, crickets and frogs, bird sometimes by Felix Blume, public domain www.freesound.org/people/felix.blume/sounds/466955 Deep Cinematic Drone Loop by Alexander CC BY-NC 4.0 www.orangefreesounds.com/deep-cinematic-drone-loop

Hang glider and paraglider pilots enjoyed the Columbus Day Fly In on October 9 through 11. There were many good flights and some dramatic landings with no injuries. The air was hazy with smoke from wildfires in states to the west. The road to the launch was in bad shape so driving was like a 4WD commercial in places. Altitude at the launch is 7000ft (2,133m) and it was about 80F (26.7C). Terry Cummings provided delicious food at the landing zone. Robin Hastings set up his telescope for viewing of planets. Chris Grotbeck and Robin played the guitar and sang. - Pilots - Lee Boone bi-wing-ual Chris Chaney bi-wing-ual Tony Conger hang glider Steve Crye paraglider John Demptster paraglider Mitch Graham bi-wing-ual Chris Grotbeck hang glider Robin Hastings hang glider Jills hang glider Wyatt Lines paraglider Attila Plasch hang glider Brian Reindl hang glider Nate Wreyford hang glider - Drivers - Barney (spectator) Nancy Hastings Finis Miller Attila Plasch - Video - Finis Miller Spectator See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg - Video Tools - Pentax WGII Kodak Z650 Hitfilm Express 15 Davinci Resolve 16 Paint Shop Pro - Music Credits - Soar by Scott Buckley, CC BY 4.0, www.scottbuckley.com.au Wanderlust by Scott Buckley, CC BY 4.0, www.scottbuckley.com.au Surf Mad by Brian Holtz Music Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6979-surf-mad License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Embrace The Wind by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6685-embrace-the-wind License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Uplifting Electronic Indie by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/6552-uplifting-electronic-indie License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Fantastic World by WinnieTheMoog Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7042-fantastic-world License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The road was rough so driving was 4WD fun. Low altitude clouds were below, on, and just above the launch (7000ft, 2,133m). Contrast between the close presence and ethereal movement and transformation of the clouds with the rough ground journey was interesting. - Pilots - Chris Chaney (HG PG) Tony Conger (HG) Joe Gamertsfelder (HG) Robin Hastings (HG) - Video - Finis Miller Tony Conger See more gliding videos on my playlist: https://rumble.com/playlists/SvI4WGJw7dg - Tools - Camera --- Pentax WGII Video Editing --- Hitfilm Express 15 Stabilization --- Davinci Resolve 16 Photo Editing --- Paint Shop Pro Panorama --- Microsoft ICE - Music - Lux Aeterna by Óscar H Caballero Link: filmmusic.io/song/7393-lux-aeterna License: filmmusic.io/standard-license The Final Battle Of Superheroes by WinnieTheMoog Link: filmmusic.io/song/7418-the-final-battle-of-superheroes License: filmmusic.io/standard-license A Newborn Technology For Good by MusicLFiles Link: filmmusic.io/song/7295-a-newborn-technology-for-good License: filmmusic.io/standard-license

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