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Because the planes must constantly move to stay aloft they would
circle a two-mile (3km) radius, Parikh said. During the day they would float to
90,000ft and at night drift down to 60,000ft to conserve... mehr

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So why do eagles and hawks put up with an annoying crow when if
they’d just grab it with their talons that would be the end of the crow?Ornithologists told a researcher at Savannah River Ecology Laboratory that
though large... mehr

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I love all the gliders I have, but as age is catching up and 60 is
closing in the Malibu 2 is easy to handle off the car and on the ground and in
the Air, Fast or Slow, and it does fly slow, if you forget to land, it just
takes over and does the rest, or it seems that way. This is some old footage
from my Drift... mehr

Terry <<terryreynolds2>>
writes:
Dinosaur 2015 (see
http://rockymountainglider.com) is a maximum NTSS points (600) meet
(+$10,000 prize money). Also, at least fourteen Sport Class ($5000 prize money)
pilots have signed up and more to come. Entry fee goes up August 1. Pilots
registering and paying before then get an embroidered... mehr

Wayne Lueth <<tmdatsuns>>
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I don't think it was snowing although I was dressed warmly. Thanks to Wayne
Leuth for this historical photo.. mehr

Jim Kolynich <<jrkolynich>>
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Bob Grant <<caskydog>>
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Jamie Shelden <<justtrademarks>>
writes:
Just a quick reminder that registration for the Santa Cruz Flats
Race will close on August 13th. If you haven’t registered (or paid) and you
intend to come, please get on line and take care of that ASAP. On August 13th,
if you haven’t paid, you could lose your spot to any pilots... mehr

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Paraglider and plane avoid collision over Glen Coe
The paraglider believed the plane was at the same height and came within 328ft
(100m) of him on 1 May.
The pilot of the plane captured the close encounter on video.
Investigators rated the near miss at B, their second highest... mehr

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This entire timelapse sequence was recording between May and June
of 2015. During this time, I managed to arrange about... mehr

Robin Hamilton writes:
With the fairly consistent 10+mph wind and drying pattern we’ve
had for the last couple of weeks in Central Texas, oh and the getting on for 100
degree heat, it seemed that Cowboy Up XC Wednesday was just too tempting this
week. We actually jumped the gun and both Jeff Bohl and I went flying on Tuesday
also with... mehr

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Tiki <<fly>>
writes:
Wednesday Robin Hamilton shattered our Wharton / Cowboy Up site
record by flying a whopping 221 miles from Wharton, Texas to just east of Tyler,
Texas. This just might be the longest flight in Texas outside of Zapata.
Robin's seven hour flight on his Lightspeed RS was by no means a "gimme" -
getting down to... mehr

Terry <<terryreynolds2>>
writes:
Pilots desiring free live tracking (Android and iOS) please
register with https://airtribune.com/dinosaur2015/info.
The pilot list and detailed information about the comp and the area are
available at http://rockymountainglider.com.
All 11 motel rooms in Dinosaur ($60-65) and a house ($90) have... mehr

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