http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=11544380

Want to fly on fabric wings? So do many locals and tourists, who come from
around the globe to soar above the Bay of Plenty.The popularity of hang gliding and paragliding has ballooned, evidenced by
membership in the national organisation of... mehr

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Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
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Can now be used for personal tracking on Airtribune in addition
to competition tracking

https://airtribune.com/news/spot-and-inreach-personal-live-tracking
Good news for SPOT/InReach owners!From now you can connect your satellite device to Airtribune for personal live
tracking. Connecting your SPOT/InReach is easy, you can do it in “My... mehr

You'll find the list of USHPA (and soon-to-be CIVL) sanctioned
events and dates here:
http://ozreport.com/uscompetitiondates.phpNo event in the Owens and SCFR goes back to seven days.More on these national competitions soon. mehr

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Oliver Gregory <<olliettt1955>>
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Team Challenge 2016 is set. We will have a dual hang gliding and
paragliding meet like last year. The same A pilot mentoring B and C level team
mates will continue, and we are especially excited to announce the support of
Wills Wing, with Steve Pearson bringing Demo Days to TC, and leading a... mehr

Dustin writes:

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Sub-class :O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Multiplace
Type of record : Straight distance
Course/location : Quixada (Brazil)
Performance : 403.4 km
Pilot : Honorin Hamard (France)
Crew :  Karine Gras (France);
Paraglider : Swift 4 / Ozone
Date :04.11.2015
Current record : 356.2 km (07.12.2006 - Richard Westgate, United Kingdom)Sub-class :O-3... mehr

<<yves>>
writes:
We did some lovely trike flying with Benjamin Friedrich and
Steffen Wink, both also passionate hang glider pilots. We really loved the
sunset mood and eventually you guys like it, too.
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Bacil Dickert at The Pulpit in central PA writes:
Eric brought along a friend Ron who had goggles that received a
live video feed from a camera mounted on the centerline of Eric's keel just aft
of the nose. So during Eric's nice soaring flight we could look into the goggles
and see what Eric was seeing live. mehr

Pete Lehmann, dammit, links us to these guys:
http://www.bobkatzlaw.com/blog/the-dangers-of-hang-gliding.cfm
Accidents of this sort occur every year. The attraction of the
sport is that it takes you about as close to flying as is humanly possible. The
danger is on par with the excitement hang-gliding offers.
Being airborne means that even... mehr

We appreciate your support and are checking to see if repetition
outside our normal fund raising in March has much of an effect on contributions.
Notice the guy playing the Guitar
(click on the picture for a higher resolution version). He's got gloves on.

Yep, the Oz Report knows how to "hang in there," but your support helps us get
you the... mehr

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Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
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For the 10th time I was able the make the Hang Glider Calendar.
The 2016 version has a small update, new design, week numbers and a special
Girls only month.
Standard is the offset printing in A3 Format, photos from hobby and competition
pilots, sending in cardboard damage free case.
More... mehr

<<record>> sends:
Category: Female
Type of record : Straight distance to a declared goal
Course/location : Quixada (Brazil)
Performance : 301.00 km
Pilot : Keiko Hiraki (Japan)
Paraglider : Enzo / Ozone
Date :02.11.2015
Current record : 285.3 km (14.11.2009 - Kamira Pereira Rodrigues, Brazil)
Category: Female
Type of record :... mehr

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Dustin writes:
Escape winter and hop from cloud to cloud with me in the beautiful
Cauca Valley of Colombia!Limited slots are still available for my full service tours which include a
crispy new glider, radio guided cross country flying, hotel, breakfast, airport
pickup and drop off, and daily retrieval:Dec 12-19 -- 1 spot left
Jan 2-9 -- 2... mehr