This is not David Cooks official web site and having known him for many many years I know that its not in his nature to set one up. With this in mind I would like to share with you a collection of Photos, Magazine articles and Newspaper cuttings about David, that I have collected over the years.
David is not the type of person who would want to blow his own trumpet. Therefore I would like to take the opportunity to do it for him. Its my way of paying tribute to him as a person and to what he has achieved in the aviation world. His contribution has been enormous and its benefits will be felt for many years to come.
It was David who taught me how to fly my very first Hang Glider. In those early days of 1974 it was all done by trial and error and along with Chris Tansley and Neil Moran we made a formidable team, running up and down the very small cliffs at Thorpeness beach, the heart of the Suffolk Country side. Our slogan was "You wont hurry me I'm from Suffolk". Wish I could use that term today.
Therefore, with those words still ringing in your ears I would like to invite to you to take your time and have a look at my collection of "David Cook Memorabilia" or maybe leave a message for David on the FORUM which I will gladly pass on
This fascinating story begins in 1973 when David Cook built a glider in an attempt to win the Selsey Birdman Rally – an annual event where all types of creations are launched from the end of Bognor Pier. Between 1975 and 1977 he won every National and International hang gliding competition entered and then in 1977 he designed and built a power unit for his glider. In 1978 he became the first and lowest-powered microlight to cross the English Channel. His successes in this venture led to sponsorship from Duckhams Oil and there followed a period of demonstration flights at major air shows. In 1982 he designed a microlight called Shadow and in 1983 it took the FIA world speed and distance records for the class. In 1992 he took the aircraft to 23,600ft to claim the world altitude record for the class, beaten later by himself in a newly designed Streak to 27,150 ft. David started a company to build the Shadow in 1984 and has demonstrated its remarkable flying abilities around the world, during which time he had many amusing and some exciting experiences. In 1987 the Shadow won the British Design Award.
Why not take a look at
David's Personal Photo Album
to go with his latest book
David's YouTube book release publicity
A BBC Radio Suffolk Interview
There are three sessions and you can go from one to the other
The 1975 Selsey Birman Competition
Click ....East Anglian Daily Times (02.10.07) Newspaper article "Flying From My Mind"
