Evgeniya Laritskaya with Andrey Solomyki and Bobby Bailey. mehr

Yet, another March fund raiser ends. Thanks to all of you who have taken on
the responsibility of keeping our heads above water. Looks like we have found
some of the reasons why we've been having web hosting issues. Hopefully things
will be getting better.If you'd like to contribute to our expenses click here:
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The pilot doesn't make it anywhere near to the LZ and crashes in the trees on the
hillside. mehr

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154049491414603&set=a.375268159602.194500.584324602&type=3&theaterZac writes:
Great day of aero-towing in Brentwood, CA. Five pilots flew, and
everyone soared. Two guys relaunched after not feeling ready to go cross
country. Three pilots flew cross country to the south: Two in the 30-40... mehr

NY York Times article here.
Whether we have to work out like a world-class 80-year-old athlete
to benefit, however, remains in question. Most of these competitors train
intensely for several hours every week, Dr. Power said. But on the plus side,
some of them did not start their competitive regimens until they had reached
their 50s,... mehr

https://glidercom.com/raptor-bluetooth-headset-full-face.htmlGeorge Longshore <<g.longshore>>
writes:
The new Glidercom Raptor Bluetooth headset arrived today and it is
everything the other systems are not. Specifically it actually works and does
all that Gene claims it will.It comes custom made for each brand of helmet. I... mehr

This is a time of turbulence as we wonder how the future of hang gliding in
the US will play out with new financial pressure on schools as they have
requirements for third party liability insurance if they operate on city owned
sites that require such insurance. New pilots come into the sport only through
the kind offerings of such schools... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/manfred.ruhmer.5/posts/1679287548993182Thanks to Christian Schelb. mehr

John Anderson takes this photo of your editor flying over Quest
Air: mehr

Tyson Taylor writes in this edited version to the Houston Yahoo
Group:
Previously I was the first one to launch and I was a bit too early
to make it stick so I definitely didn't want to go first again. Radio check,
Jeff K is probably too busy coring a thermal to get on the horn right now. Oh
well, time to launch.
Tiki and I had a smooth tow... mehr

Things are better than they were so many years ago. Some remember those days.
I don't, as I wasn't a hang glider pilot until starting in the fall of 1984.
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How to send money to the Oz Report without a credit card... mehr

http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1987-08-28/sports/0140230212_1_pfeiffer-glider-cocaine
Drug Testing Deters High-flying Hang Glider, August 28, 1987Rich Pfeiffer isn't afraid of running himself and his hang glider full speed off
a cliff while under the influence of cocaine. But the thought that someone might
give him a drug test and take... mehr

Kermit <<kermitapril>>
writes:
Here in New England. Not much winter flying unless we get strong
east winds and that usually only happens with hurricanes, storms and my favorite
nor'easters. We are lucky if we get two shots at the Cape a year. This year we
had a few. We can only fly their in the off season. I was lucky enough to... mehr

http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/3814604/sculpture-soars-at-mount-beauty-park/

Yackandandah sculptor Xavier Pinard created the raptor which can be found on the
Hollonds Street side of the Park Street Reserve.
Children, and adults, have already began to climb and slide over the
wedge-tailed eagle. mehr

https://www.facebook.com/lbunner/posts/10153365634852343
The Covert harness has nice zippered pockets for the barrel
release and the line. On the line side I slid a ring over the line, weak link
and attachment tab. The ring is attached to a bungee cord that is tied off deep
in the harness just above the knee level.On the other end the bungee... mehr

Tove Heaney writes:
Birchip flatter than the flatlands comp day 4. Made goal. Neale
and Grant smoked it in. Felt great after yesterday's bomb out. Only a 38km task
because of bad forecast and very overcast sky. Conditions was much better than
expected. Super fun flight. 9 people made it. Scores will be tight in the top
spot after Johannes... mehr

As we get into the last few days of our fund raising efforts for March I want
to thank again the minority of Oz Report subscribers that keep us in business.
Web hosting is expensive, even though it looks like it's all free on the
internet, this is an illusion. Scare and I keep this boat floating and there is
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Tove Heaney writes:
Birchip Flatter than the Flatlands competition Day 2.
Wow what a different day to yesterday. Forecast was for hardly any lift after
midday due to too much cloud cover. A short task of 44km was set forecast in
mind. But it was pumping!!
So after scratching low all the way yesterday today we raced from cloud to
cloud. Cloud... mehr