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"if i move up the front, the nose goes down because the weight is on the nose. if i slide down the nose goes up because the weight is on the tail. to make a turn, if i tilt my body this way the force is on the side"

yaikes, this thing seems to be all manual based on weight disposition! Makes it quite a bit more challenging in my opinion.




If you look, the wing flaps move much more than would be possible with mere shifting bodyweight. So clearly it's sensor based, not purely manual.


Looks like there are ropes attached to his harness that control the flaps as he leans to either side.


Makes it seems a lot of fun to ride too! Like a flying skateboard!


Hang gliders are piloted in a similar fashion.


I'm curious how you pull out of a dive in something like that.




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