As young people fly with hang gliders and a pilot soars upwards in a glider plane, the pilot reflects on how despite the earth’s many wonders - humans have always envied the birds and longed to fly. Soaring higher and higher, the pilot experiences an exhilarating freedom and a whole new perspective of the earth below. The earth becomes a single, living organism - more beautiful than he ever imagined. He discovers how fragile a hold life has on this planet and dreams of a technology that refines and perfects, rather than destroys and pollutes.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003826
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Flight
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliders (Aeronautics)
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Gliding and soaring
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Technology - Social aspects
History → Technology and civilization
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Gliding and soaring
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hang gliders
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Hang gliding
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Flight
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)