https://www.fai.org/news/civl-plenary-2018-committees-work
Jamie and Mitch in the hang gliding committee meeting:
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https://youtu.be/H8ZFSpDvA4Q


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https://airtribune.com/play/3045/2dhttps://airtribune.com/2018-quest-air-cross-country/blog__day_2The forecast was good but then high clouds came over. Combined with the cu's
they made for a very dark ground.The lift was spotty and broken and often weak. When we got above 4,000' it was
bitterly cold even with five layers.I pinned off at 1,000'... mehr

http://HangGlideHouston.com/
New web site. mehr

https://nzhgnats.blogspot.com.au/p/2018-results-overall.html
Overall:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
T 1
T 2
T 3
T 4
Total



1
John Smith
NZL
Moyes Rs4
876
576
981
588
3021


2
Matt Barlow
NZL
Moyes Rs4
814
490
852
265
2421


3
Hagen Bruggerman
NZL
Moyes Rx4
535
487
826
523... mehr

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https://www.facebook.com/altairvario/posts/496094070763516
We are glad to announce our new universal instrument pod.
Each pod consists of two parts: universal pod body and interchangeable cover.
Got a new instrument or have two different ones? No... mehr

A few weekends ago five women hang glider pilots all from
different countries got together to learn to aerotow with Zac Majors as their
instructor.

The video: https://youtu.be/Lj1chFTy8jw
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Vicki writes:
We were presently surprised and quite delighted to receive the
“Ambassador” award for our contribution to the Forbes local community presented
from the Forbes Rotary Club.

Len and Kirsten Paton were at the ceremony in Forbes on Australia Day attended
by 300 people.
Other runners up were the Forbes Rugby Club for... mehr

Tommy Thompson <<soar8hours>>
sends via Brad Gryder:
We all were ground skimming with no mountain flights yet. I showed
up at the beach with my own design wing and it was a gathering ground for the
east coast pilots. After all, the Wright Brothers chose it for soaring their
glider before they added a motor. Their longest flight... mehr

Thanks to George Ferris.
Here is a landing that wasn't quite right: https://www.facebook.com/aaron.johnson.5011/videos/10204349820941165/


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Sepp Himberger <<sepp>>
sends:
For the 10th time we will organize the most popular "Super
Paragliding Testival" this year from the 31 May to 03 June 2018 in Kössen/Tirol/Austria.
The event in its 10th edition is proudly sponsored by the Tyrolean Government,
the "Kaiserwinkl Tourism", the Town of Kössen and by AXA... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/groups/772690156104749/1980909631949456/

I'm designing and building an ultra-portable hang glider, the "Sopalite",
for my final year university project. mehr

FAI Records <<record>>
sends:
FAI has received the following Hang Gliding World record claims:
Sub-class: O-1/HG with a rigid primary structure/controlled by weight shift
Category: Female
Type of record: Straight distance
Course/location: Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance: 408.1 km
Pilot: Alexandra Serebrennkova (Russia)
Aircraft:... mehr

Gregg Ludwig sends:
http://ozreport.com/pub/images/boatowingtexas.mp4


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Koni sends:
XC Tracer will present a new vario at the Thermikmesse in
Stuttgart, Germany January 13th/14th, the XC Tracer Mini II.
The new microprocessor of XC Tracer Mini II made it possible to develop vastly
improved sensor data fusion software. With this new code it got even easier to
fly in thermals.

The new firmware for XC Tracer II is... mehr

Angle of Attack Indicator for Aerotow Tugs
Doug DuBois, Adventure AirSports Tug Pilot writes:
Aerotow tug pilots spend roughly ¾ of their airtime in very
close proximity to their aircraft's "stall speed", and much of this time is done
in windy/gusty/turbulent conditions. Hang gliding's remarkably good aerotowing
safety record speaks... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/events/618295334960857/
Next weekend, January 28th will be the 27th hang gliding and
paragliding show in Holland (in Warmond, between Rotterdam and Amsterdam).
This show has grown seriously over the past ten years and is by now the 3rd
largest hang gliding and paragliding show in Europe after Coupe
Icare in France... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/OllieChitty/posts/10159810257085103


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https://www.facebook.com/paulvincentolson/videos/10213899137127109/


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https://airtribune.com/2018-quest-air-cross-country/blog__day_1

https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:davisstraub/22.1.2018/18:38
I don't know why John Simon's flight doesn't show up.
With a forecast for 10-15 mph south southeast winds, a high of 79 degrees, 400 -
500 fpm thermals to 3 to 4 thousand feet, I called a 109 km task to... mehr