Pictures of Flying Man Festival 2009
The Festival begins on Friday with a hog roast
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| The Hog ready for carving | Sampling Flying Man beer |
Early Saturday morning with the hot air balloons
The hot air balloons set of from Woldgate School at 6.00 am
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| The teams start to inflate the balloons | Team "Rix" approaches the church tower |
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| Flying straight over the tower | Heading straight for the tower |
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| The balloons sail towards us | Firing up to get a bit more height |
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| View from Market Street |
Later on Saturday morning, abseiling from the Church Tower
Abseilers have first to get sponsors and rigorous safety instructions before they get the chance to make their descent from the top of the tower.
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| 3 young ladies ready to abseil |
A Fly Past on Saturday afternoon
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| A local stunt pilot flying by |
Flying Bears on Sunday afternoon
Bears are safely harnessed and fly down from the top of the tower
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| A brave bear takes to the air | Reunited with owners after a long flight |
