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I am pleased to share this never before seen new version of the famous
"Photo-Fly" of a gathering of early hang gliding pioneers in 1971 and shot by
Doug Morgan. It was digitally reproduced from the original color separations
donated by Joe Faust in the early 1980s.
In the past year I have received donations from Phil... mehr

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In 2012 Dustin Martin beat out legendary Red Bull pilot Jonny
Durand by a couple kilometers in Texas to go farther than anyone ever has in a
hang glider- 761 km. And the record still holds. Was it his most memorable
flight? Hardly. Dustin began his flying career in his early teens by flying RC
airplanes and his love and... mehr

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The first time I geared up to go hang gliding, I couldn’t stop
smiling.

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I wasn’t smiling on purpose—this was an autonomic phenomenon, like
breathing or maintaining blood circulation with your heart. And I knew it—I knew
that my perma-grin was rooted in every part of me—body, mind, spirit, soul,... mehr

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Larry Bunner <<lbunner>>
writes:
The Twin Oaks Airport in Whitewater has sold and will be closed on
in the near future. Negotiations are currently in progress to continue to lease
the airport property but no final agreement has been reached yet. We are hopeful
that flight operations will continue in 2018 and beyond. Quite a few... mehr

The photo is live.The German web site translated
here.
With parking brake and VG cable feed through. The hub is provided
with a rubber insert that adapts to the shape of the speedbar and also absorbs
any shocks.
Facebook discussion
here.
I use polyurethane glue to adapt them to the WW profile. They sell
the wheels with foam to adapt but the... mehr

The Competition Panel are pleased to announce that a team has now been
selected for the 2018 European Championships in Macedonia. The current published
team size is for 5 members. It is anticipated the number of team places will
rise to 6.
The panel would like to congratulate the selected team, who are:
1. Grant Crossingham
2. Gordon Rigg
3.... mehr

http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.shtml?platform=hootsuite
During October, weak La Niña conditions emerged as reflected by
below-average sea surface temperatures (SSTs) across most of the central and
eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
Overall, the ocean and atmosphere system reflects the onset... mehr

https://www.redbull.com/br-pt/recorde-mundial-em-asa-delta-no-brasil
The translation
here.

Corinna Schwiegershaunsen: I wanted to hit two records. One of
them was the free distance, a 403.5 km mark that was to be surpassed by at least
one kilometer. At the same time, I wanted to break the record we call the
'declared distance goal', in which... mehr

http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com.br/2017/11/final-day-it-really-happened.html

I took off as the first pilot, waiting for the others, climbing
out together and crossing the canyon plateau at the luxurious height of 1200m,
about 600m above ground. Always a relief when it worked! Flying over to the next
plateau at Lagoa Nova, the next big step,... mehr

http://ozreport.com/docs/Distancecalculations.pdf
There are different methods to calculate distances on the earth's
surface. In paragliding and hang gliding sports two systems are used, the
(older) FAI sphere and the WGS84 ellipsoid. The WGS84 ellipsoid needs more
calculation power than the FAI sphere. Therefore the FAI sphere method is... mehr

FAI Records <<record>>
sends:
Category : Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Tacima (Brazil)
Performance : 405.83 km
Pilot : Corinna Schwiegerhausen (Germany)
Aircraft : Litespeed RX 3 / Moyes Delta Gliders
Date : 05.11.2017
Current record : 367.6 km (07.01.2016 - Yoko Isomoto,... mehr

Prem Karma Flights <<prem>>
writes:
My name is Prem Bahadur Kunwar. I am working as the executive
director for KarmaFlights in Nepal. I am belatedly writing to say thank you for
the generous donation that you made to our organization after the 2015 Nepal
earthquake.
Our quick story: prior to the earthquake, we were a very small... mehr

Matthew Scutter <<matthew>>
writes:
We didn't forget - as you requested, we now have wind barbs at
arbitrary altitudes? As an option for displaying winds - no values but we may
well add them too depending on user feedback. We also have some degree of
interactivity on our SkewT's now.

Graphic is live.https://skysight.io/ mehr

https://airtribune.com/canoa2017/results



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Raul Guerra
MOYES LITESPEED RS 3,5
00:38:24
1000


2
Fausto Arcos
Wills Wing T2C 154
00:38:28
965


3
Mitch Shipley
Wills Wing T2C 154
00:38:33
949


4
Rafael Arcos
Wills Wing T2C 154
00:38:40
928

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Preliminary report says that Corinna flew 407 km on Sunday, the
5th. This would be a new women's world record for straight line distance if it
holds up. The distance is only approximate at the moment and close to the
previous record of 403.5 km.  From Tacima, Paraiba, northern Brazil to
Quixada, Ceará, Brazil. Eight plus hours of... mehr