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here. 360 miles.Starts near Boort and lands near the Flinders Range, north east of Adelaide. mehr

Fred Wilson writes:
Thanks to Terry Butcher (gimlet)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr4GdwI_AcbiSZ9SbK1rRAA and Willi Rens,
Site Advocate who is applying for tenure for this premiere new site. One of the
first films from a New Canadian Flying Site, El Nido. Clearwater BC.Site Guide:
http://www.flyok.ca/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=973, on... mehr

Fred Wilson writes:
Thanks for this to John Lang.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nux9rUWw4nA&list=UU0eN0oUnp80wNCivnDMDqrwFly Hills, Salmon Arm BC. New critical asset. Site Guide:
http://www.flyok.ca/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=943A high, east facing flying site - same valley as Chelan, north of the Canadian
Border. Regained after 29... mehr

http://www.fai.org/civl-events/civl-events-calendar-and-resultshttp://www.ushpa.aero/compcalendar.asphttp://ozreport.com/uscompetitiondates.phpOz Report Hang Gliding & Paragliding Competition Calendar mehr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFPJ6DUAY10&feature=youtu.be mehr

https://vimeo.com/113160618
A short film about Steve Elkins who designs, builds and flies hang
gliders. Steve owns Avian Hang Gliders, the last hang glider manufacturer in the
UK and is based in the Derbyshire Peak District from where he sells his gliders
to a Worldwide market. mehr

Julie Spiegler <<julie>>
writes:
I went through the various surveys (both the general one and all
the individual event surveys) and found some interesting information I thought
I’d share with you. These are issues and suggestions that came up consistently
across events, although not necessarily for all events. Specific... mehr

http://www.willswing.com/pdf/pdf_man.asp?theModel=T2
You will find that the pitch trim of the T2, as well as the
basetube position at trim, changes with VG setting. At VG loose, the T2 will
normally be trimmed very close to stall, and may even be trimmed below the
minimum sink or minimum “sustainable” speed (trimmed partly in a... mehr

Fred Wilson sends:
Thanks to Dwight Boulton and Cross Country Magazine.
Mt. Cheam is an extremely popular hike and fly site here in Beautiful British
Columbia. Really beautiful bit of film. Well worth the watch. Camera work by
Herminio Cordido chase cam Todd Weigand.
Easy glide north from the WCSC's Bridal Falls Flying Site.... mehr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w_87NRe2fkThanks to Jonathan mehr

Super fun day of flying! We arrived to launch at 1pm. All the boys
launched before me. According to my instructor recommendations I waited about
one hour for smoother air.As I was waiting alone I saw three military trucks full with soldiers
approaching me, they were about 20! At first I was a little intimidated by their
look and their guns... mehr

http://www.willswing.com/pdf/pdf_man.asp?theModel=T2
Batten tensionThe outboard most batten on each wing is tensioned by looping the batten string
over the notched end of the batten twice. The remaining battens are all fitted
with lever tips. The outboard batten with strings should be adjusted quite tight
for maximum sail cleanliness.On the... mehr

drone-helps-conservation-group-threatened-sandhill-crane

Actually, it's tens of thousands of birds and a single drone, an unmanned flying
machine with a wingspan the size of an extra-large pizza. And on a recent
afternoon, while the birds land, flit and flutter in the plowed cornfields and
watering holes of the California Delta, it's not... mehr

Fred Wilson sends:
Thanks for this to Gerry MasonTime lapse of a cloud phenomena called 'Arctic Smoke' on Okanagan Lake, near
Kelowna B.C. Canada This occurs when a very cold mass of air encounters a
relatively warm body of water, typically when the air is about -18C in the
Okanagan Valley.... mehr

Larry Bunner illustrates his rotator cuff repair:
I'm two months into rehab and things are going great. I'm at least
one month ahead of the recovery when compared to my left shoulder. I have full
range of motion and am pain free. Just started stretch band therapy and am
amazed at the strength I have. For some reason I didn't atrophy as much... mehr

Klaus Burkhard <<klaus.burkhard>>
writes:
I am trying to build an data base of owners for Ultralight
Gliders and aerodynamically controlled Hang Gliders. Now I'm focusing on the
German-Design ULF-1 from Dieter Reich and Heiner Neumann. I have found that
about 100 Americans have ordered plans plans for the ULF-1.
As the ULF-1... mehr

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James Kolynich flying his ATOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX8lQglJv-chttp://www.skydogsports.com/hg-1/2014-Flo-Dec.htm mehr

Gordon Rigg <<gordon.rigg245km>> sends:
Some stills above the cloud in wave near my home in Derbyshire uk
last Sunday. A very memorable flight.


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