TFR (Temporary Flight Restriction due to the nearby "Pilot Fire") might limit
this weekend's flying to only Marshall. Here is the weather outlook...Friday: A warm, flyable day with typical summer soarable conditions.Saturday: A bit hotter than Friday with highs topping above the 100F mark and
some CU (cumulus) development over the... mehr

Looks like Blay is doing well on the small T2C.
https://airtribune.com/openager2016/results
Cumulative:



#
Name
Glider
T 1
T 2
T 3
T 4
T 5
Total



1
Blay Olmos Quesada (Jnr)
Wills Wing T2C 136
821
796
139
882
950
3588


2
Pedro L. Garcia Morelli
Wills Wing T2C 154
572
979
98
479
929... mehr

Kelly's photo of the taxi way.Radar at 12:50 PM:Radar at 1:24 PM:Radar at 2:01 PM:When I got out first to the launch area at 12:15 PM, taking my glider from the
hangar on the north end down to south end, there was a cloud street over the
runway from the south 20 miles to north 10 miles. A little cloud street to the
west and otherwise all... mehr

What's blacked out?
https://www.facebook.com/deblictheo/videos/928273407301769/

Thanks to Jim Rooney. He is getting ready to do just this. mehr

Jamie Shelden <<j.shelden>>
writes:
Anyone planning on attending the Santa Cruz Flats Race should go
to AirTribune and register by Friday. Technically, registration closes tomorrow,
but I will give everyone a few days grace. We need to finalize the number of
tugs and other resources, so we must have a final count by Friday.Also,... mehr

http://www.vololiberomontecucco.it/vlmc/index.php
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=49071

The Hang Gliding Italian Open 2016 is taking place at Monte Cucco
(Sigillo). Today task was cancelled due to a front coming in the afternoon.
At the moment two task has been flown and Marco Laurenzi is leading the overall
ranking with a margin... mehr

Gary Osoba's Stemme and the Flight for Life helicopter at the Big
Spring Airport yesterday:Wednesday and Thursday look very good. mehr

I heard the results but where was the PR before the event? This
was it:
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?p=390003The
results were:Topless:1st Jonny Durand Jr.
2nd Kraig Coomber
3rd Zac MajorsKing posted:1st Zac Majors
2nd Jonny Durand.
3rd Kraig CoomberPictures from the race:... mehr

Ruan du Plessis <<ruanase>>
sends:
http://twistedsifter.com/videos/pigeon-uses-slipstreams-to-race-cars-on-highway/


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Clocked at 100 km/h. mehr

The first time ever that we've cancelled a task just based on the
radar images.This was the task that was called:There was a sky full of left over clouds just after dawn. Later in the morning
these gave way to cirrus clouds that suppressed the lift.  As we approached
1 PM cu's began to form under the cirrus clouds and we had the best... mehr

https://youtu.be/OSaL4Rkw47E


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Published on Aug 9, 2016
In our NewsHour shares moment of the day, Roger Baker creates his art using an
unusual tool:... mehr

https://youtu.be/2o8FqPNpukM


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Too many issues with scoring to publish the results.
You can preliminary results here:... mehr

Adam Palmer <<apalmer>>
sends:https://www.facebook.com/SuLiDnK/posts/10208693689893174 mehr

Article
here.

Sampath Reddy Vengate created a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) that turns by
shifting weights within its wings.
Thanks to Glenn Curran. mehr

https://youtu.be/2S45cjGRLyQ

https://youtu.be/1OsNOpabMlU

https://youtu.be/t_4xg40DsOo

https://youtu.be/_dCWucD1P7E

https://youtu.be/dRAQ19In1jU

Thanks to Glen Salmon. mehr

Live Tracking:
http://www.livetrack24.com/events/Class2
http://flylaragne.com/club/results.htm
Fourth Task:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Time
Total



1
Manfred Ruhmer
AUT
Swiftlight
04:22:10
996


2
Roger Ruppert
SUI
Archeopteryx
04:32:51
892


3
Franz Pacheiner
AUT
Archeopteryx
04:52:57
750... mehr

J. Gibson <<gibson.gds>>
writes:
Powerful and disturbing video of a mature Bald Eagle attacking an
Osprey nest containing three young Ospreys that were almost fledged (full
feathers but not quite ready to fly). Bald Eagles are generally thought to be
primarily fish eaters and even scavenging like vultures. This video shows a... mehr

Dave & Linda <<isaiah4031>>
send:
Scot Maue, long-time and well-loved friend of many and hang
gliding pilot with the Green Point Flyers Association (GPFA), passed on to
eternal and perpetual thermal-filled skies on August 2, 2016. This, after a
well-fought battle with cancer. Green Point is a NW lower Michigan coastal ridge... mehr

https://youtu.be/RHanE-3xn0Q


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Bruno needs to borrow a harness for a couple of days.
They sent him a girl's harness. She lives near Morningside and she
got his. He is 5'9'' 160lbs. mehr