Brian Wood Miles Wing Gulp 1975

old photo of me [Brian Wood] flying Miles's GULP'... Great old times, how I miss them ..

Hi Don,

Of course you can use it. [Flickr Website]

Yes, I remember Johnny [Carr] had one. But Miles [Handley] gave me one to fly and take to the Internationale Meistershaft in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, October 1975.

I was going to a big Comp/fly-in there. But the comp could not take place, as the mountain was thick with cloud the whole time we was there. It was a big Championship ski-jump arena, and Miles was looking for me to find a 'local agent' to sell the GULP' for him

whilst I was there, which I did. And the guy brought it for £450.00 as far as I can remember, and he paid me in 'Gold Krugerrands'.

I climbed up the mountain with it till I was just below the cloud base, rigged it up and flew down it into the Arena area which was full of people, punters, pilots etc and they loved it, something very different.

 

PS I only ever brought one hang glider in all the years I flew, and that was my first glider a 'WASP B3 or B4' from Terry and Robin

 

Haynes, great times....

 

Take care Brian

Done