I flew with Kenny in his later years. This video of the young Kenny gave me a joy that I seldom find on the ground.
Thanks very much for posting this Joe.
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| Author: | JoeF [ Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Kenny Bryenton |
Some San Diego moments and more The following is a copy of the caption at the video, not my words: [Note: the timestamps are links at the video source.] Quote: 1970's Evolution of Modern Hang Gliding Featuring Ken Bryenton
10,465 views Sep 18, 2022 Ken Bryenton and friends documenting their flights from experimental home made hang gliders in the late 1960's to high performance gliders of the late 1970's. Ken was a pioneer during the emergence of the sport and for decades after but no longer flies. He is Canadian (hence the maple leaf gliders) but lives and travels between Ontario Canada and San Diego, CA, USA. This footage is all from Southern California. Ken was one of the flight directors at Torrey Pines Glider Port in San Diego. This 8mm and super 8 film was digitally converted, edited and stabilized 50 years later by myself, Pete Axcell (Ken's nephew). Wikipedia has an informative page on the History of Hang Gliding. As you can see, Ken was current with all the groundbreaking advances of the sport... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History... Also see Kens 1970's Dune Buggy films here... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OePv... Timestamps: 00:00 First Experimental Gliders Early 1970's 04:12 Glider In The Sand Dunes 08:07 Gliders Towed By Boats And Dune Buggys 12:44 Glider Meets And Competitions 20:39 Torrey Pines Glider Port 24:20 Target Landing Competition 26:01 Upgraded Gliders Mid 1970's 29:03 Black Mountain 30:27 Torrey Pines Glider Port 32:03 Buckman Springs & Tehachapi CA 35:10 Mike Douglas Show 38:41 Mount Laguna Music used and listed below is roughly current to the movie footage years. |
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| Author: | Bob Kuczewski [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
I flew with Kenny in his later years. This video of the young Kenny gave me a joy that I seldom find on the ground. Thanks very much for posting this Joe.
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| Author: | Bob Kuczewski [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
Thanks again for starting this topic Joe!! I am searching the site for pictures of Kenny, and I'll be posting them as I find them. This first picture was from a trip that Kenny and I took across the country back in 2010. We stopped in to see Sam Kellner in Leakey Texas and we ended up forming the South West Texas Hang Gliders club. Here's a link to the founding meeting of that club: https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=203 And here's the picture: Attachment:
File comment: Left to Right: Bob, Terry, Kenny, Effie, Sam Ken_Bryenton_SW_Texas.jpg [ 36.25 KiB | Viewed 1257 times ] Here's a link to the memorial services for Erwin McDavid at Sylmar in 2013: https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1225&p=5600 Here are some pictures of Kenny at that event: Attachment:
File comment: Left to Right: Joe Greblo, John Heiney, Kenny Bryenton at Sylmar in 2013 Kenny_at_Sylmar_Joe_John_2013.jpeg [ 73.79 KiB | Viewed 1255 times ] Attachment:
File comment: Kenny Bryenton and his Northwing Freedom in the SHGA LZ in 2013 Kenny_at_Sylmar_LZ_2013.jpeg [ 104.39 KiB | Viewed 1255 times ] Attachment:
File comment: Kenny enjoying the entertainment in memory of Erwin McDavid in the SHGA LZ in 2013
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| Author: | Bob Kuczewski [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
Here's a 2010 topic including Kenny Bryenton in a UCSD hang gliding outreach event: https://ushawks.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=83&start=28 And here's a picture of Kenny with Little Hawk at that UCSD event (wearing his "Torrey Hawks" T-Shirt): Attachment: Kenny_at_UCSD_Little_Hawk_2010.jpeg [ 33.8 KiB | Viewed 1254 times ] |
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| Author: | Bob Kuczewski [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
This picture is from an article written about Kenny Bryenton by John Heiney for USHPA magazine in 2007: Attachment: Kenny_Bryenton_2007_USHPA.png [ 419.61 KiB | Viewed 1252 times ] With John's permission, the article was republished as one of the Torrey Hawks Pilot Profiles in 2008: Attachment:
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| Author: | Craig Muhonen [ Fri Jan 20, 2023 9:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
Oldschool I couldn't find the music list. This soundtrack is so perfect for the time. #1 best old school music video I've seen.Thanks Joe I was lucky enough to be a part time roadie during the early 70's and got to see what wonderful "gliders" they were, and it seemed that every flight they made it got better and better. It was cool to see the shape of that original "luff diver" wing, get more and more refined by the addition of rigid battens, which made the trailing edge more like a wing instead of a kite, and by 1979 or so, they reached a "turning" point being able to now do multiple loops and "air show" aerobatics, with ease. The Hang Glider had become the coolest (and safest), and best aircraft to fly. 1970-1979, what a run. 1979 to present, eh? A lot of early HG pilots came from the beach area where the Surfboard ruled. I see "walking the nose" and pulling in on the control bar as exactly the same thing, it makes you go faster, and it "planes" (that's why they are called, "Airplanes") the board so you can put your full weight on the front. Shift your weight and you carve a turn. https://youtu.be/rkNI1zHtblI Surfboard, Hang Glider, same same, but different materials. maybe that's why it is Sky Surfing.  "SoCal Ruled"  . |
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| Author: | Bob Kuczewski [ Mon May 20, 2024 6:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Kenny Bryenton |
John just sent me a photo that he took of Kenny and I many years ago. The photo shows the hang gliding racks that Kenny made on both of our vehicles. The rack design was based on a tire iron bent and welded to the frame. The end of the tire iron stuck up in front of the bumper to allow an aluminum crutch to be slipped onto it to support the glider. It was a very creative and minimalist front rack. Thanks Ken! Attachment: Kenny_by_John_DSCN1924_1024.jpg [ 184.13 KiB | Viewed 644 times ] Thanks John!! 
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