Videos

Surviving a 250 ft Fall

In 1978, Brian Milton was piloting a prototype motorized hang glider in Mere, Wiltshire, England. He hit a wind sheer that caused a stall and turned the aircraft upside down. Milton fell into the wings. The outside section of each wing collapsed and the hang glider plummeted 250 feet to the ground. How did he manage to survive the fall? The inside part of the wing stayed intact so that he hit the ground at 36 mph instead of the 72 mph speed he would have fallen had the entire wing collapsed. It had recently rained and the field he landed in had just been ploughed, otherwise the surface would have been much harder. That evening, Angela Rippon on the BBC Nine O’Clock News called Brian Milton “the luckiest man alive.”
Duration: 33 sec.

Dalgety Flyer Pt 1: London to Australia by Ultralight

To celebrate Australia’s Bicentennial, Brian Milton flew from London to Sydney in 1987-8 in the Dalgety Flyer. He flew through some of the world’s most inhospitable skies. Milton faced all kinds of obstacles, including plummeting into the Persian Gulf, being wrecked by crosswinds on a Greek island and suffering several engine failures caused by bad fuel.
Read about this daring adventure in Dalgety Flyer, now available in a new expanded edition on Kindle.
Duration: 13 min. 6 sec.

Dalgety Flyer Pt 2: London to Australia by Ultralight

Part Two of ITV’s coverage in 1988 on British television of Brian Milton’s record-breaking flight.  Read about this daring adventure in his book, Dalgety Flyer, now available in a new expanded edition on Kindle.
Duration: 13 min. 12 sec.

Dalgety Flyer reaches Toowoomba, Australia

Brian Milton flew a CFM Shadow microlight from England to Australia in 1988 as part of Australia’s Bicentennial celebrations. Here he arrives in Toowoomba enroute to Brisbane. The first landing is the real one, then as the local TV station were late, he taxis out to do it for the news. Some local flyers went up to accompany him briefly as he departed the next morning (January 26 1988.)
Duration: 5 min. 39 sec.

Wind, Sand & Stars: Round the World by Microlight

This is a promo video produced before Brian Milton embarked on his record-breaking around-the-world flight in an open-cockpit ultralight aircraft in 1998.
Brian Milton’s book about the adventure, Global Flyer, is now available on Kindle.
Duration: 10 min. 51 sec.

Wind, Sand & Stars – Mandarin Language Version

风，沙和星星: 开放式驾驶舱超轻型飞机环游世界
这是在Brian Milton于1998年开始他的破纪录的环球超轻型飞行之前制作的宣传视频。
持续时间：10分钟。 51秒。

AP Archive: News Clip on the World Flight

Brian Milton and Keith Reynolds talk to an Associated Press reporter before setting off on the attempt to circumnavigate the globe by microlight.
Duration 2 min. 40 sec.

London to Paris by Microlight 1994 – Part 1

A group of microlights fly from London Heathrow to Paris, France in 1994 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the world’s first scheduled passenger flight. The event was conceived and organized by Brian Milton.
Duration: 14 min. 37 sec.

London to Paris by Microlight 1994 – Part 2

Microlights fly from London to Paris to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the world’s first scheduled passenger flight.
Duration: 14 min. 25 sec.

Escape by Microlight: Atlantic Attempt – Part 1

A documentary about Brian Milton’s attempt to make the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by Microlight.
Duration: 9 min. 55 sec.

Escape by Microlight: Atlantic Attempt – Part 2

A documentary about Brian Milton’s attempt to make the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by Microlight.
Duration: 9 min. 53 sec.

Escape by Microlight: Atlantic Attempt – Part 3

A documentary about Brian Milton’s attempt to make the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by Microlight.
Duration: 9 min. 48 sec.

Escape by Microlight: Atlantic Attempt – Part 4

A documentary about Brian Milton’s attempt to make the first non-stop crossing of the Atlantic by Microlight.
Duration: 9 min. 56 sec.

Adventure TV – Atlantic Attempt Clip

Brian Milton was the first pilot to microlight around the world. Now he is attempting what many believe is a tougher challenge. He sets out to fly his little machine across the Atlantic, carrying just 35 hours of fuel. In so doing he is stretching himself to the edge of endurance; he is scared of heights, and knows that if the wind changes he will probably die. It is an echo of Alcock and Brown’s first Atlantic flight in 1919. Unlike them, our 60-year old hero is dogged by bureaucracy at every step. But he’s not easily put down, and has no hesitation in boldly facing down red tape. Events come to a head when the Canadian authorities forbid him from using the large fuel tank he will need to power his transatlantic flight. But Brian knows that using the ‘legal’ small tank will render the journey impossible. In this short clip he hatches a plan to take off in secret; escaping the bureaucrats but heading into mortal danger.
Duration 1 min. 16 sec.

 

Brian Milton Interview – Part 1

Brian Milton talks about his various adventures and about visiting his relatives in Australia for the Celebrate Living History Australia YouTube channel.
Duration 5 min. 21 sec.

Brian Milton Interview – Part 2

Brian Milton talks about his various adventures and about visiting his relatives in Australia for the Celebrate Living History Australia YouTube channel.
Duration 6 min. 20 sec.

Brian Milton Interview – Part 3

Brian Milton talks about his various adventures and about visiting his relatives in Australia for the Celebrate Living History Australia YouTube channel.
Duration 7 min. 16 sec.

Brian Milton Reports on Miners’ Strike for TV-am

Brian Milton the flying adventurer shows his alter-ego as a television journalist. in the 1980s, he was the Industrial Reporter and later Financial Correspondent for TV-am, a national breakfast TV channel in Britain. This report was broadcast on March 7, 1984.
Duration: 5 min. 6 sec.