Show i iT fJ T t. 1 J I 1 f 1 to I. I J J t. t d f t 1 j JIlk t B 1 r I. r 1 Tt I lf 11 1 1 of t I t f B f J t J f l' l r 1 t f V t J l t n r. I. I f t I tl I t S 1 t II tNt t J y at t. t Jt a 1 4 J 19 It rl f. f r. r 1 t Y t. t tJ r m t. t f Y M L L. L Vt P. P 2 E tr L r. r l'- l' 7 t l 1 f n I h. h L Q VARIOUS STAGES OF FLIGHT of the unique flying machine made and flown by Larry D. D Hall as as as' he takes off U mountain In the first picture at left gains alti tude and then glide down the mountain side landing landingin in a field as far as the air current will take him T li f j f. f i tat t. 7 t 4 I 9 gJ p t X jw qi t ff t f 1 A f f x l-x fi S ji j f. f r J t J fi t i t t i i f 1 14 t 1 V BATMAN OUTFIT is displayed by Larry D. D D. D Hall This is the p position he ke assumes just before take off as he jumps off U mountain The triangular r hand bar is the control used to direct the kite for best utilization of air if currents and direction of flight Local Loca Youth Defies Gravity With Flying Ma Machine hine The closest thing to actual flying like a bird is being demonstrated in in this area area by oy a local youth who has made his own flying machine MAKING HIS trip on his flying Hying machine from the highest point on U mountain to the edge of the Maeser Cemetery Friday was was was' Larry D D. D Hall year old son of Mr and Mrs David avid B B. B Hall Tall According to to the young Hall there is nothing to it All you do is take a few steps from a high pinnacle and suddenly sudden sudden- ly you are The air current picks picks' up the like kite-like structure lifting it to a a high altitude and then you gradually sail down away from the mountain peak IT TOOK Larry two minutes and 20 seconds to make his flight Friday He landed very softly just slightly running to come to a final stop Hall hail made his flying machine himself out of some aluminum tubing aircraft cable and black plastic sheeting The apparatus weighs about 50 Ibs lbs has a awing awing awing wing span of 24 feet and cost about 80 to build THE PROJECT started about two months ago with practice flights from smaller elevations in the Honda hill area 45 of the 50 flights have been in inthe inthe the Honda hill area Only after much experience did the young batman attempt attempt at at- tempt the much higher and longer flight from the top of U mountain The flights are are made in the morning hour when the air currents are best for a off lift-off with ver very little turbulence THE KITE machine is guided by shifting ones weight on a hand pipe fastened to the pole structure of the kite By this movement the kite can be guided either up and down or to either side The driver of the kite machine is fastened with straps in a standing position When Larry is not practicing on his flying machine he is working at state Park as a Deputy Park Ranger Hanger WHEN ASKED if he had time to en joy the view of the valley vaHey as he sailed down Larry said Yes but my main concern is determining the right place to land without hitting into something Sometimes I could go a alot lot farther than I do if I didn't have to land in a safe area he commented After each flight the kite is disassembled into one straight piece ready to tobe tobe tobe be carried back to tD the high peak to tD repeat repeat re- re pea peat t the thrilling experience of flying through the air Larrys Larry's father faUler is a retired Air Force pilot who attained the rank of Colonel Many times Colonel Hall all has buzzed the Vernal area in his Air Force fighter plane when his flights took him this direction f l' l s s1 0 I iI i y I p pI 1 4 I i I 4 ft f r k- k t a r ri i tc I |