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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago

Engines are cheating. Good pilots don't need one :)

Joke aside, while having an engine is comfortable, no need to wait for hours for the right moment, no need to struggle to stay in the air, it removes a huge part of the fun which is staying in the air and gain altitude.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ah, a Parahawk, as seen in the Bond film The World Is Not Enough.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i don't know why, but i picture you saying that with a cigar in your mouth as you say it. and you've got a watch with a fob.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

fuck you, internet.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Man i love hang gliding, but i won't touch powered pg. Pour one out for Grant Thompson.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

A weight-shift trike is more like a hang glider anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah id fuck with that if wanted power.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago
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