Belinda Boulter, the meet director writes:
Under 30 9%
31-40 21%
41-50 28%
51-60 40%
Over 60 9%
True, about half the pilots were over 50. Keep in mind that's when the kids are
older and you have a bit more disposable income. But I think the fact that 30%
were in their 20's and 30's was very encouraging.
We had a bunch from Lookout,... mehr

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our effort to explore Australia’s multicultural present and future — and I have
to say, now I get why so many of you urged me to get out of the cities and into
the country.
This isn’t... mehr

Most people are used to moving with their shoulders to the left or right within
the control frame as a means of shifting their weight. When aerotowing you need
to be sure to move your whole body, as though it were a straight board, pivoting
around a point about three foot in front of the center of the control frame. If
you want to move to... mehr

Larry Bunner, Mick Howard, Lee Silver, Steve Blackler all went
down pretty early. Mark Bourbonnais, Marcelo Alexandre Menin, and Will Ramsey
all got to Williston, 109 kilometers to the northwest, but Andrey made it 167
kilometers to near High Springs for his personal best.
It was a very slow day with no cu's and a hard inversion. It's very... mehr

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Larry Bunner had these, so I went on line and bought a couple of
eight foot versions myself:

I like wide straps so that they don't crush the glider. These are way stronger
than you need. I lashed two gliders down with 8' straps. They were both in heavy
water proof bags so it was a close fit. The eight foot strap works better on one
glider... mehr

Wills Wing writes:



We just finished up the first, limited production run of Easy
Flyer V1.0 parts last week! We are very excited with how this has turned. It
sets up easy, with no tools required and folds up into a reasonable size for
transport. We will have more information soon. mehr

Dustin Martin writes:
I’m on the same headset for three or four years already. Same one
for all seasons of my tours which was probably 500 hours. Pretty amazing.
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A sequence of shots for a incident on launch:

The right wing has been lifted. The pilot appears to be holding onto the hose on
the right side and lifting the cart. The cart is heading off to the pilot's left
side and not on the track that the cart should be taking behind the Dragonfly.
The tow rope is pulling the pilot to the right. The... mehr

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James Bradley <<jb183>>
writes:
Before the recent USHPA board meeting in Golden, Colorado, there
were two several-hour sessions about creating a new future for hang gliding. Led
by Bruce Weaver and facilitated by me, they were also attended by Matt Taber,
Jayne DePanfilis, David Glover, Paul Murdoch, Martin Palmaz, Joe Greblo,... mehr

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Flymaster Trackers have been a godsend and I say this as an
atheist. They have immeasurably improved the competition experience for first of
all the pilots, the scorekeeper and the meet organizers and meet director. They
are more than worth the small expense required to rent them. They are simply
amazing machines.Their primary function is to... mehr

Wallaby Demo Days are fast approaching! We will have both the
Sport 3 and the Easy Flyer available for you to try out! Hope to see you all
there!
Also, be sure to check our current Inventory. Steve and Dave will be driving the
Wills Wing Trailer to Florida so you can get free delivery on an inventory wing.
Hurry, trailer leaves on Sunday,... mehr

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The top ten finishers and top women pilot (13th):

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Photos by Tony Mercado.

A fluffy new owl, one of two, at Quest Air. Photo by Mike Brown. mehr