The Easter Bunny doesn't approve today's wind. This is the part of
competition I can't stand. It's not an ideal day to fly and certainly not a day
where I'd set up to fly for fun. We'll wait and see what the committee decides,
but as of right now I'm not set up. It's just not worth it. mehr

https://airtribune.com/2017-quest-air-cross-country/blog__day_27
Larry launches first and goes down early just west of Mascotte. Don Spratt goes
and picks him up for a re-launch a little after 3 PM. Mark Bourbonnais is down
after two turnpoints. Rob Clarkson has a Boost phone which doesn't appear to
connect to the cell network.
Larry makes... mehr

Chris Chaney writes:
I fell in love with flying at the Green Swamp Mentored Comp. I
have been flying cross country comps for almost fifteen years, but I never had
much success in going very far. It was frustrating not having other pilots to
fly with because I was always so far behind.Having the mentors there with me during this meet to help... mehr

Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail writes:
Florida has one of the densest concentrations of nesting bald
eagles in the lower 48 states, with an estimated 1,500 nesting pairs.
Concentrations of nesting territories are clustered around several significant
lake, river, and coastal systems throughout the state. The Florida Fish and... mehr

http://www.skydogsports.com/hg-1/2017-Wallaby-April.htmShould be interesting with the strong east winds all week. mehr

https://airtribune.com/2017-quest-air-cross-country/blog__day_26
On Saturday I set up a task for Larry Bunner to fly on a dry blue day with a
high temperature in the mid seventies of Wallaby Ranch, Dean Still and highway
33 intersection, and back to Quest. He thought that he could stretch it out to
the west to Famish, but in the air decided... mehr

http://www.williamolive.com/dalby/2017/comp%20results.html

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Jonny... mehr

http://dalbybigair.com/Harrison Rountree on the practice day: mehr

Angelo Mantas <<hypoxicagain>>
writes:
Jacque Henri-Lartigue was an important figure in the history of
photography. He was also, like many off his countrymen, fascinated with
aviation. This photo was taken by Lartigue in 1908, showing his brother, Zissou,
in a glider of his own design. He took many other photos of gliders and... mehr

http://skyout.blogspot.com/ mehr

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/yosemite-full-episode/Chris wrote:
Jeff Shapiro flying Yosemite and climbing El Capitan on KLRU
Nature special about Yosemite. mehr

April 7 - 9Friday: Prefrontal with substantial winds from the south becoming SW during the
day with building high clouds. Should be a soarable day.Saturday: After overnight rains of maybe 1/4" to 1/2" we see a gradual clearing
and a another soarable day.Sunday: Morning north winds switch to upslope by mid-day and some cumulous... mehr

Lee Silver <<lee.silver.lee>>
writes:
I have been hang gliding for quite some time, but with our short
Canadian season, family obligations, work, and weather, I haven't had the chance
to fly cross country as much as I would like. I've had some great flights in my
life but nothing comes close to the ones I had at the Green Swamp.... mehr

http://www.volirium.com/Jörg Ewald <info> writes:
Last Sunday the new developer team met in Zurich for an
introduction in the system architecture and to set up development environments
on their Pcs. They then started correcting known bugs and developing concepts
for new functionality. In the evening, they already published a new... mehr

https://youtu.be/cSS5HS2jeIU


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A planned hang gliding trip to Algodonales in March 2017 looks to
be a disaster when a low pressure sets up over... mehr

http://www.redbull.com/si/sl/adventure/stories/1331852524282/matjaž-klemenčič-z-zmajem-po-smučišču










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Thomas Weissenberger <<thomas.weissenberger01>>
writes:
Into the wild: the odyssey goes on! Part b is starting where part
a has ended: in the clouds.
With 4,200 m cloudbase (13,800 ft) it was possible to cross Alpenhauptkamm, the
main alpine ridge, and to fly over to Italy. Like Ötzi the glacier mummy was
using the lowest... mehr

Jeff Curtis <<jafcmx5>>
writes:

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I had a blast at the Green Swamp Sport Klassic! My goals were to
have fun, learn the mechanics of how a comp works and compare my skills against
fellow Sport pilots to understand my strengths and weaknesses. I did all those
things and so much more.
I discovered I... mehr

Steve Kroop <<info>>
writes:
I designed a convenient way to attach the Oudie to hang gliding
control frame and worked with Naviter to produce the bracket below. It utilizes
the Flytec standard or universal bracket and a modified cradle from the Oudie
sailplane mount. The Oudie is very secure in the mount but can be easily... mehr

Don sent me three envelopes with money in them in aluminum
pouches. Very cool. Thanks to Don for his support of the Oz Report. mehr