Submitted by kitesurfa on January 15, 2008 - 10:11pm.
As posted in a Scottish local Paper...
Photo by Rob Grange
NEW SPORT GETS OFF TO FLYING START
08:50 - 14 January 2008
Gordie Oliver, 37, was practising the moves and turns at the Aberdeenshire ski centre.
Mr Oliver, who is a paragliding instructor in the Lake District and used to be a ski instructor at Aviemore, said the sport, which originated in the Alps, was a dream come true.
"It's different from snow kiting, where you use the kite to go up the hill or across," he said. "With speed flying, you are going straight down the hill at about 40mph."
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