This photo and video of a daredevil from the Red Bull Skydiving team holding a glider while riding another glider makes me giddy with joy and excitement. First, because it’s simply amazing — one stunning, extremely difficult stunt that they executed perfectly.
When Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space, we got some crazy, crazy footage out of the deal, but it was just a little bit…dizzying. Flying a remote-controlled glider down from similar heights doesn’t take nearly as much balls, but damned if the footage isn’t just as amazing.
The ElectraFlyer C is a carbon fiber-shelled mini plane that runs on electricity, and it also looks like a lot of fun. It’s a mash-up of a commercially available glider body and a lightweight battery and motor/propeller assembly. It can fly for 90 to 120 minutes at up to 145kph,…