I ordered a copy of the DVD "On Wings of Dreams" that was mentioned in this forum previously but I can't find it any more - probably deleted as violating the rules of commercialism without paying for advertising is my guess. However, while it was there I needed something to watch while I force myself back into exercising so I ordered it. I was under the impression that it was a video of a couple flying an RV-7 on a trip around the world - well it's not that! There is an underlying story that never quite surfaces and I'm not sure if it is good or bad but the on the surface it covers an aerial odyssey by Detlef Heun and Liliana Tagliamonte. From all of the sign board like displays on the plane it was funded with the intent of associating companys with a successful circumnavigation of the earth in a RV-7. Liliana's diagnosis of cancer that required treatment stikes me as the major reason for failure to complete the task. They never really said in the video but the route clearly shows they intended to do it around the poles starting with the south pole. The farthest they got was the southern end of Argentina. So what is this all about? Someone trying to recoupe something for all the losses or just trying to make some money or perhaps trying to document a very special time in their lives at a very high level of production quality - maybe all of these.
So what did I get from it? I was captivated. Liliana's sweet smile is infectuous. Detlef seems hard as nails and a little suspect but I don't really know the guy - maybe that's the the German way. Regardless I feel like I saw something real in people's lives that dared to dream and failed. The DVD says "Part 1" and they comment at the end that they are going to try again following the northern route this time. I will buy that DVD if I'm still around and it becomes available to me. This DVD was unique and worth my money but others in different stages of life may not agree.
Bob Axsom
[ed. Bob you were right. However, they are becoming advertisers shortly. I'm waiting on artwork from them. dr]
So what did I get from it? I was captivated. Liliana's sweet smile is infectuous. Detlef seems hard as nails and a little suspect but I don't really know the guy - maybe that's the the German way. Regardless I feel like I saw something real in people's lives that dared to dream and failed. The DVD says "Part 1" and they comment at the end that they are going to try again following the northern route this time. I will buy that DVD if I'm still around and it becomes available to me. This DVD was unique and worth my money but others in different stages of life may not agree.
Bob Axsom
[ed. Bob you were right. However, they are becoming advertisers shortly. I'm waiting on artwork from them. dr]
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