In keeping with the spirit of the Oz Report:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-24/koala-gets-caught-in-car-grill-escapes-without-injury/6801570I publish a link to the recent stories about how cars and Koalas mix it up.


Thanks to Chris Boyce. mehr

The USHPA sends:
Fall Board of Directors and Annual Members Meetings
October 15-17, 2015, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Austin, TX
Board of Directors Mtg: 8am - 6pm daily, Thu-Sat, Oct 15-17, 2015
Annual Members Mtg: 9am - 10:15am, Sat, Oct 17, 2015
Agenda: https://www.ushpa.aero/member_file.asp?id=597
The CIVL Bureau will meet November 4th through 8th in... mehr

Bill Arras <billarras>
writes:
Friends have marveled at the performance of my little EGO Trike.
It's powered by a tiny 200cc one-cylinder two-stroke engine. Some surprise has
been expressed that it's possible to climb over 14,000' with such a small
engine. Since I'm not an engine person, I don't know these things, but I do know
this... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
writes:
Soon I hope to be in process of designing the Hang Glider Calendar
2016.
Without the help of you, the hang glider pilots, this is impossible. To reward
the ones sending photos for the Hang Glider Calendar, the best 12 photos get a
free Calendar.
Photos can be send until October 11th.
The Hang... mehr

https://www.youcaring.com/eric-reed-438656
Eric Reed was injured on Monday, September 21st at the Paragliding
Nationals in the Owens Valley. He is now in the ICU at Renown Hospital in Reno.The good: Badger is himself - fully functioning neurologically. No internal
damage, spinal damage or neurological damage. He is breathing on his own. He is... mehr

Fred Wilson <<ftlwilson>>
writes:
The CIVL Safety Section, including their Safety Notifications List
is finally back on line.
From:
http://www.fai.org/civl-our-sport/safety/article/457-civl/civl-safety/37939-safety-network
CIVL National Association Safety Contact Person request.
Please send the up-to-date name and email of your... mehr

https://airtribune.com/ovxcc2015/blog__day_4Kari is running the US Paragliding Nationals.Only one at goal on the fourth day. mehr

Mike Glennon <<mikeglennon>>
writes:
We are announcing the Hombres Pajaro Colombia 2016 meet in
Colombia, for the 9th till the 16th of January 2016. It will be held at the
same launch we used last year “Piedechinche” which is in the same valley as the
now famous Roldanillo site, only about 80 kilometers south of... mehr

It is not on the paragliding forum as far as I can tell.
Paragliders have the exact same problem where they will hesitate
to deploy then hit the ground first. There have been two such incidents reported
at the ongoing Owens Valley Nationals.
Read more:
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=33438
In response to my request:... mehr

https://airtribune.com/canoaopen2015/info/details__info
It would be the twenty years of this Hang Gliding meet contest,
Canoa Open, close to the Equator line. Great weather, great people, cheap sea
food and accommodations. Every year more challenging than the previous one, with
more internationally famous pilots attending. Every year we have... mehr

Raul Guerra <<dr.raulguerra>>
writes:
Last week two paraglider pilots broke cross country record in
Ecuador. They took off from the launch at Bototillo in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Juan
Carlos Moran and Luis Lalama flew 114 km.
Two years ago Jonny Durand and Raul Guerra set new records for hang gliders. Now
is the time for the... mehr

Dustin's photo (we don't always have cu's like this in Casa
Grande):Paul Voight's photo:Happy pilots. mehr

As seen previously in the Oz Report:
http://ozreport.com/19.187#2https://www.willswing.com/lever-batten-tips-service-advisory-from-airborne/
The lever batten tips used in Wills Wing gliders are manufactured
by Airborne Australia. Airborne has posted a service advisory regarding the
lever tips:... mehr

https://youtu.be/5ga4TcHL9nY


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This video shows 2 flights made during the 2015 Santa Cruz Flats Race in my
electric powered Millennium hang glider. I... mehr

https://vimeo.com/127241405

http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=33438
He was doing loops and wingovers, went vertical, full stall, the
wing (a T2C) started tumbling, broke and started to spin very fast, he threw his
reserve but the bridle got entangled in the glider. The chute barely opened as
it was stuck at the leading edge level... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
sends:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1091165875/steadxp-the-future-of-video-stabilization?ref=popular
After years experiencing the limitations with current video stabilization
technologies we decided to take a drastically new approach to developing our own
solution. SteadXP delivers 3 axis... mehr

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/09/20/microburst_sudden_downpour.html


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Thanks to Leo Jones. mehr

http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2015/09/15/cloud_streets_bering_sea_formation_from_aqua.html

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https://airtribune.com/2015scfr/results
Task 7 (those at goal):



 
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Zac Majors
Wills Wing T2C 144
02:27:52
1000


2
Jonny Durand
Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5
02:29:23
960


3
Ryan Voight
Wills Wing T2C 144 (2011)
02:29:23
959


4
Kraig Coomber
Moyes Litespeed RX... mehr

https://airtribune.com/2015scfr/results

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Task 6 (those at goal):



#
Name
Glider
SS
ES
Time
Dist.Pts
Lead.Pts
TimePts
Arr.Pos.Pts
Total



1
Kraig Coomber
Moyes Litespeed RX 3.5
14:30:00
16:52:29
02:22:29
656.3
45.9
240.6
43.0... mehr