M/S of a man removing a parachute from a red glider. M/S of the man putting the parachute on with the help of another man in mechanic's clothes. C/U shot of the man's face as he adjusts the belt of the parachute. M/S of the man stepping inside...
M/S of a man removing a parachute from a red glider. M/S of the man putting the parachute on with the help of another man in mechanic's clothes. C/U shot of the man's face as he adjusts the belt of the parachute. M/S of the man stepping inside the glider and sitting down. Mechanic approaches to fit the roof on.
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L/S of the glider taking off. It rises with the help of "a winch which pulls the machine up like a kite at the end of a cable, to about a thousand feet". Several shots (most of them long shots) of the glider flying. Great bird's eye view shots of the fields beyond. Voiceover talks about history of gliding.
L/S of a yellow glider landing smoothly. Cut to a frontal shot of the red glider (one from the beginning of the film) as it decreases height in an attempt to land. The glider swoops over the camera.
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