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J. Gibson <<gibson.gds>>
writes:
Great to see Jim Prahl getting some cloud action above St. Croix.
It was a similar day yesterday in NW Michigan, except that the air temperature
at launch (100m above the beach) was 24 F and the water was 36 F.
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https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_6

The winds were east south east at Quest Air and pretty strong, but Larry wanted
to go to the northwest to Cross City airport, a place that we hadn't flown to
before. Usually we head up 301 to the north or up Interstate 75 north northwest
into Georgia as the winds turn south or a little west of south... mehr

Live Tracking. We've got it here at Quest Air and the Quest Air Cross Country
site: https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_5. We've been promoting live
tracking starting long before it was really feasible and we ran the first US
hang gliding competition which used Airtribune for live tracking. You will find
it happening at the upcoming... mehr

Ryan Vought <<airthug84>>
writes:
After doing lots of flying with Dave Gibson, I noticed he often
has at one hand turned palm-up holding the base tube from underneath. I tried it
a few times, and found it felt very awkward, very different from what I was
accustomed to.After asking him about it, he said it helps use different... mehr

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During an unseasonably warm day this past winter, my husband and I
walked with our three boys to the playground down the street from our house. The
sunshine was toasty and the boys were quick to take advantage of it. As soon... mehr

Stef-CIVL <<stefmalbos>>
writes:
The CIVL Plenary held last February has modified the rules
concerning application and sanction fees for Second Category events. The
following will apply for applications received on or after May 1, 2016.The sanction fee is the equivalent of 1.5 single entry fee and shall be a
minimum of 50 euros.... mehr

https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/blog__day_7

Task 7 results:
https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/results/task1246/day/elite



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Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli
Wills Wing T2c
01:19:32
915


2
Andre Luiz Wolf
Moyes Litespeed Rx 3,5
01:20:22
891


3
Marcelo Andrei... mehr

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March 4 - 6Friday: Upslope winds and some high clouds make for flyable conditions today.Saturday: Continued upslope winds and high clouds allow for more flying,
although higher terrain like Mount Baldy and Big Bear... mehr

We focus on cross country competition and cross country flights here at the
Oz Report. Of course, there isn't always a competition happening (although with
world wide coverage there often is), so we find other things to assume ourselves
and hopefully our readers.We both produce and gather the news from other sources including Facebook... mehr

https://airtribune.com/questxc/blog__day_4We've got an ongoing cross country non-competition going here at Quest Air. With
Larry Bunner, John Simon, Ken Kinzie, Cory Barnwell, Greg Dinauer and me. Looks
like good days ahead.I set a task but it is usually changed at the last minute depending on the
conditions and I don't have time to go back... mehr

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On February 20th, Dan McManus (my dad) experienced a life
threatening paragliding accident. He is currently going through multiple
surgeries and doctors and nurses are working hard to try to save his life. There
is no... mehr

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After sixteen years of service we are extremely sad to announce
that we will be closing our doors. With the combination of employee, financial,
and our own personal issues, we find ourselves unable to operate this spring.
We will spend the month of March attempting to... mehr

https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/blog__day_6

Results from the sixth task:
https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/results/task1244/day/elite



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Sergio Galvas
Wills Wing T2c
01:52:37
955


2
Max Turiaco

01:52:46
937


3
Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli

01:48:51
921... mehr

https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/blog__day_5

Results from day 5:
https://airtribune.com/brazil-hg2016-1/results/task1242/day/elite



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Jonny Durand
Moyes Lsrx 3,5
02:06:54
1000


2
Alvaro Figueiredo Sandoli

02:29:29
794


3
David Manuel De Almeida Brito Filho
Wills... mehr