Erick Angles <<atout.vents>>
writes:
Bleyne cross country Classik:
The Bleyne cross country Classik officially starts today with a couple dozens of
excellent cross country and Comp pilots. Yesterday was a warm up day for about
ten pilots already there and even with the strong eastern flow, there was some
great flights by Tonio... mehr

Fred Wilson <<ftlwilson>>
writes:
The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one
metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say.
Http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-32625431
They have yet to analyse satellite images of the region in which the most famous
Himalayan peak - Everest -... mehr

Fred Wilson <<ftlwilson>>
writes:
The Parks Permit includes both sides of the sport. Individual
launch sites have to be negotiated with individual Parks Operators. See:
http://hpac.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=443. Most will be hike and fly
sites. There are very few mountain roads (or ski hills with lifts) in our
National Parks. We... mehr

https://www.google.com/maps/views/u/0/view/112810373892812297171/gphoto/6147374971048254610?gl=us&heading=360&pitch=103&fovy=75 mehr

Wolfi wins day 1, on a demo glider after wrecking one with his
tumble at Elsinore. Matt Barker second and Dustin third.160 km task around the Green Swamp. 6000'+ cloud base. Light winds. A sky full
of... mehr

http://ozreport.com/2015QuestAirOpen.phphttp://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=916434284I put up the task of going around the Green Swamp as the sky was full of cu's
and the wind didn't seem that strong, but it was. I was off early and while the
lift was weak right after I pinned off I soon found a strong smooth... mehr

Nick Jones <<nick.jones>>
sends:
Paraglider Pilots will be making their first flights in a national
park in Canada from Whistlers Mountain on Saturday morning. Pilots will meet at
9:30 a.m. at the base of the Jasper SkyTram and ride up on Whistlers Mountain.
On top they will prepare their wings for flight, soar high above... mehr

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NY Times article
here.
Clarence W. Kendall, a rancher in Pearce, Ariz., was moving bales
on top of a haystack when he fell eight feet and struck his head on the corner
of a truck below. His health insurance covered most of the cost of treating the
head trauma caused by the accident.
But there was one bill, for $47,182, that his insurance... mehr

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http://www.outsideonline.com/1972386/paragliding-british-columbia
It’s shortly after five on the evening of August 1, 2014, and the
winds on Mount Robson are calm, the sky is sapphire, and the sun is blazing,
pushing temperatures to a near record 83 degrees. Robson—at 12,972 feet the
highest peak in the Canadian Rockies—is so... mehr

https://youtu.be/yb0E67Ho0Ys
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Andrew Vanis <<andrewvanis>>
sends:
http://www.koat.com/news/soar-above-albuquerque-with-hang-gliders-and-gopros/32808330


The commentary was really good by the announcer. mehr

Gary Solomon <<gary>>
writes:
Just opened my new USHPA membership card (it was sitting here for
a bit). They have gone high tech. The card is permanent. (We’ll see how long it
physically lasts).
There are no ratings or expiration date on the card. Instead there is one of
those new-fangled ‘square’ bar codes on the... mehr

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http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=32839&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30# mehr

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