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Emma Martin, 31, died when her hang glider came down 360km west of Sydney, about 5:45pm on Saturday.
She died during a training run at the annual Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships... mehr

Nader Couri <<nadercouri>>
sends:


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Ian Clark <<Ian>>
writes:
It’s a bit dry in Central Otago, New Zealand at the moment. We had
some RC planes using the airstrip we tow from and one of the planes back-fired
setting the grass on fire. The hobbyists couldn’t get the blaze under control
and as a result, we were lucky to save our equipment from going up in... mehr

Vicki Cain <<Vicki>>
writes:
Everyone is rolling into Forbes for the 12th consecutive Forbes
Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships. Yesterday was the first practice day,
towing started about 1 pm and went well into the afternoon with many pilots
flying. Conditions looked awesome and they were! Sasha has declared a Female
World... mehr

Practice day at the Forbes Flatlands:
https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:Sasha/27.12.2017/02:06

Female record attempt over a FAI triangular course. Distance and
speed.
All three legs:

The first leg:

Thanks to Gerolf. mehr

On Tuesday Greg Dinauer got to 4,000' in 350 fpm lift. He said it
got better after 3:30 PM and the lift lasted until 5 PM (sundown is 5:30 PM).
Wednesday I got out to launch with Greg, but the beautiful cu's which were to
the south with one or two over us went away at the high clouds came in from the
north. We had extended sled rides in sweet... mehr

Much more expensive, smaller.
https://www.barnstormers.com/ad_manager/ad_detail.php?ID=1320126
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http://www.forbesflatlands.com/
The competition begins on Friday.

Looks green in Forbes (see
here).
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We are seriously considering using elapsed time scoring for all
classes for the 2018 Quest Air National Series. That way pilots won't have to
wait around in what could be less than strong air for an hour or more.https://airtribune.com/2018-quest-air-national-series/blogAlso we could reduce the gaggle size and increase safety.Just time and... mehr

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South Brunny Island:

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THE USHPA reports:
Donnita Hall will retire as Executive Director of the Foundation
For Free Flightat the end of the year, and Jayne Depanfilis will take on that
role - thanks so much to both Donnita and Jayne for their dedication to free
flight! mehr

I've been harping on the wonderful flying weather here at Quest
Air because it is pretty amazing that we can get the flying that we have been
getting near the end of December. And now the days start getting longer.
You may be hearing about the cold weather in the US, but it doesn't seem to have
much effect on this peninsula that pushed far... mehr

Igor Erzen writes:
CIVL 2018 Plenary – Annex 18 Software Officer's Report
Last year we decided that SeeYou would replace FS. Naviter, the company that
makes SeeYou software, first had to adjust GAP formula to the latest one, and
implement it to be fully readable by the new software. Initially it looked as if
everything would be ready by... mehr

Mitch Shipley writes:
Based on some recent issues with how some of our flight
instruments record flights, a working group was established a t the CIVL plenary
in February 2017 with the task to better define what is required of our
competition flight instruments. The output from this working group is the ‘"CIVL
Flight Recorder... mehr

Mitch Shipley writes:
Two approaches used in 2017 to enhance safety are worth
highlighting and further development. First, Pilot Safety Forms were widely used
at the Hang Gliding World championships and proved very effective to learn about
and deal with safety issues that pilots encountered. Issues such as crowding
before the start gates and... mehr

USHPA proposes:
The US Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association proposes that the
number of hang glider pilots in any Category 1 event be limited to 100.There was a lot of concern at the worlds in Brasilia in August surrounding the
number of pilots at Category 1 competitions. The discussion and consensus among
many was that 150 is just too... mehr

USHPA proposes:
4.1.3 Live Tracking
Live tracking is mandatory in Category 1 events and test events. Organizers may
request an exemption at the time of bidding. Using the live tracking information
as a strategic aid to pilots is an unsporting behavior.
4.1.3.1 Mandatory Delay: In Hang Gliding, any publicly available feed provided
by the... mehr

Germany's reps propose:
The current rule of 1hour minimum flying time to validate a task
falls short. This way the meet director will always check the time and may be
compromised when deciding to stop a task, if the stop time falls around the 1h
limit. This decision should be grounded solely on safety.Also tasks which are not stopped but had... mehr