Urban wildlife.

[mackem 26,882]

1 minute ago, king said:

we did have about 6 bongs and a few cans of stella before the first launch mate to steady the nerves lol.

Do either of you still paraglide?Or did you just decide to call it quits while your luck was still in?

[Born Hunter 17,780]

2 minutes ago, baker boy said:

I remember a kid from the next village to me jumping off a quarry with a f***ing blanket tied to his wrists and ankles, it didnt end well. guess he was just unlucky lol

Aye but did he read a book three times first? 

See, king launched himself into the domain of birds and highly technical aircraft fully trained................... by a book!

Mad mad brilliant b*****d! LOL

[Kerny92 1,246]

King how the hell did you manage that????? I mean you can't read.......

[Kerny92 1,246]

3 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

Aye but did he read a book three times first? 

See, king launched himself into the domain of birds and highly technical aircraft fully trained................... by a book!

Mad mad brilliant b*****d! LOL

King ready for take-off........  

 

[ginger beard 4,652]

I'm calling bullshit thats how

[Kerny92 1,246]

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Kingorman.........

[king 11,972]

13 minutes ago, mackem said:

Do either of you still paraglide?Or did you just decide to call it quits while your luck was still in?

no met the wife then and had 3 lads mackem so decided to hold back a bit and sold the wing.i did get into superbikes for 10yrs and started the selfish act of fast road riding.had some very close calls within inch's of being wiped out.so sold the bikes then.im definately going to get a paramotor in a few years though.ive been watching vids for years.it makes you neck hair stand up.ive got a very strong fear of height's though.i cant go to the top of a walkway without wanting to jump off.i know it sound's strange but some weird urge in me wants to jump.i dont want to jump but something in me wants to weird.and yet i can push muck off a 200ft sheer cliff in a dozer and put the blade over the edge every push,

edited to add.that video was excellent quality.the lad being filmed cant stop smiling.it's suprising how much power is in them motors with his rate of climb a few times.

[Greyman 28,678]

33 minutes ago, mackem said:

You think somethings going to be made public?Have you put a bet on yourself?

I,ve never been in a bookies mate, once the boffins have finished the paperwork to support the claim then publicity will follow I,m guessing, the end goal is first gain acceptance they are here then you can start to do the research properly, no one will fund work into mythical animals so proving there excistance is the first and biggest hurdle, its still looking like the end of the year we will be ready to move forward

[mackem 26,882]

2 minutes ago, king said:

i cant go to the top of a walkway without wanting to jump off.i know it sound's strange but some weird urge in me wants to jump.i dont want to jump but something in me wants to

Shit,that's EXACTLY the same as me,i stopped standing on the edge of cliffs and tall buildings because I have an urge,almost a strong compulsion to jump,just to see if I could fly (obviously I would SPLATTTT).I even found a base-jumping course in the states recently but you had to have hundreds of free-falls before you could join,i just wanted to jump off bridges and buildings,a friend of mine jumped off the highest building in pattaya earlier this year when I was there,he landed and made a getaway in a taxi before thai plod rocked up.

[mackem 26,882]

2 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I,ve never been in a bookies mate, once the boffins have finished the paperwork to support the claim then publicity will follow I,m guessing, the end goal is first gain acceptance they are here then you can start to do the research properly, no one will fund work into mythical animals so proving there excistance is the first and biggest hurdle, its still looking like the end of the year we will be ready to move forward

I thought you were going to give me a solid tip there (I am like you though,never been in a bookies to place a bet).

7 minutes ago, king said:

no met the wife then and had 3 lads mackem so decided to hold back a bit

Life has a habit of putting the brakes on us like that,parenthood slows us right down.

[ChrisJones 7,975]

3 minutes ago, mackem said:

Life has a habit of putting the brakes on us like that,parenthood slows us right down.

That's not always a bad thing, Mack. I'd have been dead a long time ago if it wasn't for starting a family.

[king 11,972]

5 minutes ago, mackem said:

Shit,that's EXACTLY the same as me,i stopped standing on the edge of cliffs and tall buildings because I have an urge,almost a strong compulsion to jump,just to see if I could fly (obviously I would SPLATTTT).I even found a base-jumping course in the states recently but you had to have hundreds of free-falls before you could join,i just wanted to jump off bridges and buildings,a friend of mine jumped off the highest building in pattaya earlier this year when I was there,he landed and made a getaway in a taxi before thai plod rocked up.

its weird aint it.my stomach turns watching them lads hanging off cranes etc.i did read up on the condition its quite common its no fun having it though but if strapped in everything is good lol.i figured once i launched i couldnt shout stop and put my feet straight down.i just had to jump in the deep end so to speak and deal with it.

have you got any vids of you flying mackem.

[mackem 26,882]

Just now, king said:

its weird aint it.my stomach turns watching them lads hanging off cranes etc.i did read up on the condition its quite common its no fun having it though but if strapped in everything is good lol.i figured once i launched i couldnt shout stop and put my feet straight down.i just had to jump in the deep end so to speak and deal with it.

have you got any vids of you flying mackem.

No vids mate,got one of me landing badly looking like a complete plum  loads of pics,if you look at the vid of the guy flying in dubai I put up you see the cam following him?Its tied on his wing,thats what most people are using now to do those flying vids.If you want to do the course I can recommend a guy who is I think 11'th best in the world,his skills are off the scale,i was training with him when the indian came to be trained by him for the world championships,his skills are off the scale.

6 minutes ago, ChrisJones said:

That's not always a bad thing, Mack. I'd have been dead a long time ago if it wasn't for starting a family.

True  But if we hadNt had kids we would all be LOADED £££££££££££

[scothunter 12,609]

2 hours ago, Born Hunter said:

I saw my first Otter at Loch Linnhe. The Witham where I grew up and still frequent is supposed to be full of them now.

Yea that's where I see them in the Linnhe. They come out and go into the Caledonian canal. 

[ChrisJones 7,975]

2 minutes ago, mackem said:

True  But if we hadNt had kids we would all be LOADED £££££££££££

Ain't that the truth!

I had a bad spill on a bike before I got married and it's amazing what the prospect of living the rest of your life in a chair does to your sense of priorities!