Results will be here:
http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.htmlTullio Gervasoni sends:
Cloudbase at 3700 mt and a 43 km final glide. mehr

Mark G. Forbes writes:
The RRG funding has two parts; the capital campaign to provide its
base funding, and annual premiums charged to USHPA, PASA, the Foundation and
schools. The $2 million capital base should never be touched if things go even
slightly ok. The annual premiums cover the operating costs. Right now those
premiums total... mehr

http://edition.cnn.com/videos/us/2015/12/21/orig-wingboard-airplane-extreme-sport-future-of-adventure.cnn/video/playlists/future-of-adventure/ mehr

http://phys.org/news/2015-12-flexible-soaring-style-vultures-aloft.html#jCp
Spend enough time watching vultures, though, and you'll notice
them wobbling at low altitudes as well as circling high in the air. New research
in The Auk: Ornithological Advances shows how vultures use small-scale
turbulence to stay aloft even when weather... mehr

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Thanks to Steve M.... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/freeflightforever.asp
The insurance landscape has changed rapidly, forcing USHPA to
pursue self-insurance. At the beginning this requires capital to set up: We have
raised $1,403,168 to date, and must raise an additional $596,832 by March 1st,
2016 to continue protecting our sites, schools, and members.
We have received... mehr

Mark Forbes sends out:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/jpfwqhe4vdis595/State Ranking.xls?dl=0
Mark will soon be recognizing individual donors.


States
$ Donations
Donors
States
Members
Donor-%
$Total-%
% of US members
Ratio


CA
$ 92,821.00
318
CA
2637
12%
28.40%
29.60%
96%


WA
$ 48,075.00
145
WA... mehr

A member writes:
I've been thinking about the RRG appeal from USHPA, and I would
like to issue a small challenge. More on that in a minute.My free flight career began in my teens, when I bought plans from the back of
Popular Science and built a “Batso” Rogallo wing hang glider from bamboo and
plastic sheeting. Knowing what I know... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/Rana1932/videos/1517565675156301




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We are so excited about moving into our new BIG hangar at the
Wharton Airport. We have been working to get is up to speed; the glider storage
racks are almost complete with room for 40 gliders, and we are just about at max
now.It'll hold the two Dragonfly planes, two tandem gliders, the trike, along with a
complete work bench, a... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/graziano.mele/videos/10207481396626682/A whole bunch of tandems also. We are getting ready for:http://ozreport.com/uscompetitiondates.phphttp://ozreport.com/uscompetitiondates.php mehr

www.cooperstownhanggliidng.com mehr

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FAI sends:
Sub-class :O-5 (HG with a rigid primary structure / movable
control surface(s) without pilot surrounding structures and fairings.)
Category: General
Type of record : Out-and-return distance
Course/location : Burgsdorf (Namibia)
Performance : 410.00 km
Pilot : Ralf Miederhoff (Germany)
Aircraft : Atos VQ / AIR
Date :18.12.2015... mehr

http://www.deltalinkpage.com/files/icaro-speedbar-attack-federico-baratto_ENGLISH.pdfThanks to Sander van Schaik. mehr

http://lucasridley.com/2015/12/23/hang-gliding-on-a-razors-edge-for-braun/ mehr