Paul Voight writes:
Novice Division (H-1-H2): 1st Place Rebecca Tellar, 2nd place
Jacks Mineus, 3rd place Will Freund.In the Advanced division (H-3-H-5): 1st Place Billy Vaughn, 2nd place George
Reeves, and 3rd place, Paul Voight mehr

https://airtribune.com/davisstraub/tracks__120937It's hard to imagine what we are going to do with eighty pilots in the air in
conditions like we saw today (Saturday the 27th of May). It's been raining for
two months here. We came through four hours of rain on Friday driving from the
south. Neither corn nor soybeans have been planted yet in... mehr

http://www.cloudbasemayhem.com/countdown-to-the-2017-red-bull-x-alps/

Today is the day. With less than 40 days to go until the gun goes
off in Salzburg it’s time to pack the bags and head to Europe, where I’ll have a
full month to keep up the physical training and fly as much of the course as
possible with Bruce Marks, my... mehr

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https://qz.com/987793/us-drone-owners-no-longer-have-to-register-their-drones-with-the-faa-for-5/?ex_cid=SigDig
The US court of appeals in Washington, DC, ruled today that the
Federal Aviation Administration’s rule forcing registration of drones under 55
lbs is unlawful. In the eyes of the court, it seems these are really just model... mehr

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Our route:
https://goo.gl/maps/E3foZzw62wA2
Columbus, Georgia:
https://youtu.be/rrcfaWUfKlM

Clarksville, Tennessee:
https://youtu.be/ZcXpKiY2MXE

Champaign, Illinois:
https://youtu.be/jsvks2ojjJ0
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http://www.vole.ch/valais2017/
The Swiss Hang Gliding Championship 2017 will take place, starting
this Thursday, 25th of May until Sunday 28th of May 2017 in Turtmann, Canton of
Valais.
Finally the competition has been sanctioned by the FAI: see event calendar.
Attention, the comp is in Turtmann and not in Engelberg as published.
For further... mehr

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Dr. Tracy Tillman, CFI/AGI, A&P/IA and Dr. Lisa Colletti, CFI/AGI,
A&P <<Cloud9SA>> write:
We decided about a month ago that we were going to retire from
hang gliding and downsize accordingly. We have placed our home, hangar, and
airfield at Cloud 9 West Airport up for sale, and plan to build a new, smaller
home at our... mehr

Jonathan Dietch writes:
Among other things it completely eliminates the dreaded Horten
wing yaw hunt that otherwise afflicts the Sport 2.
Excellent yaw damping with just enough ability to skid the glider sideways
remaining that assists with maneuvering. Turns are easy to initiate but more
difficult to bank the glider as high. It now acts like... mehr

Roll cloud at
Venus Bay, South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.Thanks to Peter BoltonMelbourne, Australia (Flinders Street Railway Station).Thanks to Chris Nagel. mehr

Stewart Midwinter <<stewart>>
writes:
I have received a claim for a new open distance record in
paragliding yesterday, 334 km by Alex Raymont.From a surface tow just after 11 am near the town of Camrose, southeast of
Edmonton Alberta, Alex flew 8 hours almost straight south towards the US border,
landing after 7 PM in the... mehr

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=42.8336&lon=-88.7323#.WSJPNsa1uM9
We head out from Quest Air on Tuesday taking four days to get there. mehr

https://airtribune.com/2017-quest-air-cross-country/blog__day_35
Well, we didn't get that far. We landed in a super big field that was small
enough that it was easy to walk to the locked gate.
The wind was 13 mph out of the east southeast at launch (and throughout the
flight). I pinned off early and then had to find something to climb up in... mehr

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She had a pleasant conversation with him but he was not so happy
about me stealing their truck. Although he did say it was pretty ballsy (which,
btw, is defined as tough and courageous).  We do have his cell number if we
need to extract anyone.Actually it is pretty easy to avoid the Ventura Ranch if the wind isn't too
east. Just stay a... mehr

http://www.ketv.com/article/fatal-plane-crash-victim-a-passionate-pilot-loving-family-member/9657546
Blair police say Dr. Michael Boska, 59, died after his personal
sailplane crashed during take-off just after 3 p.m.Members of the Omaha Soaring Club released a statement Monday that indicates the
plane's canopy opened unexpectedly during the... mehr

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