Excellent amm0bob! The birds handler seemed to really enjoy being up in the same enviroment he sends the bird!
Yeah Buddy!!! I used to love falling, in the Army they even paid me to... I haven't been parasailing/gliding though... it looks like it would be a hoot, but I don't think my fat behind is going to want to strap on one of those these days by golly... Having the birds help you find a thermal is just plain smart... having a bird trained to find em for you is out of this world.
