Guide to Hang Gliding with Jonny Durand | Gillette World Sport

World Sport meets Hang Glider and Red Bull Athlete Jonny Durand for his pro guide to hang-gliding. Relying solely on thermal currents to keep the hang glider airborne, Jonny's flights can either last for hours, or minutes but there's no one better at flying once he's up.

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[vistaworx]

I always remember feeling very humbled when I flew in the late 70's. Circling beneath a cloud at 5000' was a priviledge, and an experience very few get to experience.

[henryvenn]

as a kid i was gobsmacked by the hang gliders jumping off the cliffs down at Fairhaven and all down the south coast. i have hardly seen one for years - glad to see there are some still in the clouds. you are so blessed mate stay high!

[Showmetheevidence-]

I feel like hang gliding has faded... And undeservedly so. Looks so cool

[foesfly]

Today's gliders look so advanced compared to the 1991 Wills Wing Sport AT I flew. No keel pocket or king post with ground wires! Obviously stiffer sail cloth throughout and short, tight trailing edges! Carbon fiber frames rather than the 'advanced' 7075 T6 aluminum I was so proud of. I'm happy for everyone able to avidly pilot such equipment today. I've been told these designs are even easier to land! I now own and fly a 2-seat Light Sport airplane but nothing I've done in 57 years has been as exciting and fulfilling as hang-gliding.

[cloudstreets]

Way to go, Johnny!!! Living the dream.

[ryanhewett]

I've never hang glided before and I'd love to learn.

[jr.rasentertainment]

It's just breathtaking to see you flying that high. Watching all the way from Vanuatu 😀😁👍🔥🔥🇻🇺🇻🇺🇻🇺

[tk]

hang gliding never looked so good. Music selection on point 👌🏾

[SaulGood.]

Great video!! I hope to fly with you someday!!! In the meantime, you will just be who I want to become, when I grow up!!!

[harleysayer]

Aussies are so good at explaining things 👍👍

[devmm]

Nobody does it better, or is more fun, than Jonny Durand!

[SuperDavidBrothers]

Wow, that's just so cool that he's hang-gliding like that!! I want to hang glide someday but it's a little scary for me. However, I will take it over skydiving because with skydiving you start at the height of an airplane, and you fall down to the ground and hope to heaven you survive. Whereas with hang gliding, you start at the ground and then you can soar up into the sky. You also don't have to go that high but you can go an altitude that you feel comfortable with where it's the same height as say a house, church, school, or other building that isn't as high as say a huge mountain but they're still high enough to where you can reach ground level and you can still land if you want to (which is where I prefer to be at when I hang glide). I have also seen hang gliders where your legs are sticking out and you can go higher (and like I said I won't go too high because I may fall to my death), and I'm surprised this guy had a net on his legs where he couldn't freely move his legs around. I want to hang glide not just for fun but also to get to and from work, school, the grocery store, and church every day just so I don't have to deal with traffic but my parents have told me that's not realistic so maybe whenever I hang glide, I'll do it like only once or twice just to say that I have done it already as a once (or twice) in a lifetime thing and then never again because it can be dangerous but that's why I just want to experience it once just because I just want to see the beautiful blue sky in the air!!

[Liger._King]

Hang Gliding 101. Thank you for giving us the basic knowledge.

[handle]

How do you get back from each land site especially when its 500km?
Whats the longest flight you've done?

[loyalline]

How do you land? Also, not to be negative but what if a strap busts and you begin free falling? Is there any sort of parachute for emergency situations?

[AntQuick]

Is the helmet just to have a place to put Redbull ad?

[owlkishu]

i will do this someday. i also want to feel how it is to fly

[pandavelli]

I have dreams about hang gliding regularly. It seems like it would be an amazing experience if you knew how.

[SuperDavidBrothers]

Also, how can people get down with hang gliders if they go so high up in the first place?? How do you control yourself where you can eventually get down?

[DJDevious]

I have a question. How can I learn to hang glide as a visually impaired person. I still want to get the experience of flying and free falling even with my limitations