Guest Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 As you all know, Giles Cordozo and Bear Grills have recently flown the Super Charged everest motor in an attempt to break the world Paramotor Altitude Record at everest itslef. What you may not know, In the USA on Friday the Discovery channel (USA) will be showing the documentary filmed at this event. (we have to wait another month or so ) Unless you have this on your sky, in which case we are all coming round to your house. I hope this puts a turd in the mouths of the people who think they did not break the record to shut them up for a while. Cant wait to see it in the UK! SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinbg Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 (edited) I for one believe that they did it. As with all major records like this there will always be doubters. I take my hat off to them. If I'd got a £500k budget I'd have a crack at beating them! Edited November 7, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Martin, Get the funding mate! and in the words of some shoe makers "Go Fot It!" or is that Tampons? I cant remember........ SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_c Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Fair play but didnt they take off at 14.000 ft?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinbg Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Something like that. But we aren't talking about maximum height gain, that's a whole different record. Ultimate height is what was required. Even to manage a take off at that sort of height was deemed by many in our community as "impossible". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Fair play but didnt they take off at 14.000 ft?! Yes they did Making it the highest ever take off with a Paramotor in fact ( just as a side record LOL ) SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norman Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Had a chat with Gilo before I came out on this trip. Both talking to him and reading his article convinces me of two things. The altitude record will be theirs shortly and it will take a gargantuan effort to take it from them any time soon. Gilo has been to 20K already and the rest will soon be history. I have seen a photo that shows the horizon line behind Everest. What does that tell you? All this talk of fudge and deceit is tosh, Cardoza and Grlls are both men of very high integrity and would not claim to have done something they didn't. NOBODY is allowed to fly directly over Everest because the Chinese expressly forbid it. To do so would be folly anyway as the winds encounters near and above the peak could make for a quick return to earth and an eternity wrapped in rip-stop nylon. Watch Parajet with interest, you might just see a little history being made on your doorstep. imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Bear and Giles are both 100% gen up blokes. I too am 1000% (not a typo) convinced the altitude record is smashed! This entire event is great news for Paramotoring in general not just Bear and Parajet. Although I am told Parajet did have one or two probs on the way, its the end result that matters..... Why do we always have to wait an extra month or two....... gruuuu... it was a British record but the USA still see it first! SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 That pic is both scary and awesome! Not somewhere you want to land out. LOLOL SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza_c Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 What a view a! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I have a friend in the USA lined up to record it as an MPEG movie. I'll post a link to it as rapidly as we can download it across the Atalntic. Fingers crossed that it works Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Can you stick it on youtube ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 YouTube only allow files up to 100MBytes and 10 minutes. This thing is going to be much larger and longer. I'll split it if I get time but I have to move the kitchen into the garage this weekend. The builders are going to take out the wall on Monday and my good lady has pointed out that if I don't move the cooker I'm not getting fed next week! Spouse maintenance - an important part of flying. Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Just Zip it and send it as one gert big file to me Stuart! Who says it don't pay to be a bit of a geek hey Stuart? SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slim Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 A geek who can fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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