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Know a pilot who seems to have everything? Just in time for the holidays, Free
Flight Day Packs are now available through the USHPHA Store! Made from recycled
paragliders, these bags are internally lined with cordura for extra strength.
With tough zippers and zipper pulls from paraglider lines, these bags are sturdy
and... mehr

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Led by Cloudbase Foundation Nepal Director Prem Kunwar, amazing things are
happening in Nepal. The KEEN to Learn program is now in its 3rd year and, with
the support of KEEN and other donors, it has fully sponsored 8 children to
attend local schools and colleges. Five of the... mehr

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<<cloudbasefoundation>>
sends:
The Boys and Girls Club of Casa Grande, AZ serves 440 youth each
day. The 7th Annual Santa Cruz Flats Hang Gliding Competition took place in
Pinal County in late-September, brining more than 60 pilots from around the
world. The Boys and Girls club took a group of Club Members to visit with the... mehr

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Jonathan Dietch <<nmerider>>
writes:
Since I replace every single pulley and rope-related bearing in
the VG system of my nearly 900-hour old T2C, it's so easy to pull the rope it's
difficult not to hit the spreader bar tower unintentionally. Roughly 120% of
factory full VG. I did previously re-lubricate the crossbar hinge pins... mehr

Bob Grant <<caskydog>>
writes:
Here is a new airport that we tried recently -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YD3qDGSVLuA
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Erick Angles <<atout.vents>>
sends:
There was the second case of the bottom rear wire failure on a
Discus hang glider falling within the scope of Aeros Safety Directive 017.
Luckily, this was also discovered on the ground. The first case, as noted in the
Safety Directive, was on a 7-year old glider and the second case involved a... mehr

Oggy <<oggy>> sends:
The winter managed to turn into a mirror the ice covering the
lakes in Northern Sweden. The twin brothers Johan and Jönas Rönnholm filmed
their twin Discus 15C and Mosquito's flight with spectacular sliding launches
and landings. Take a look:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_EuJCKVVwo
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Patrick Bardin <<patrickcharles.bardin>>
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Steven Pearson <<Steve>>
writes:
UVPX(B and W) replace UVPT. The new styles are polyester instead
of PEN fiber for the rectangular scrim but retain the Technora X-Ply. The UVPT
was great fabric but the cost of the PEN fiber has been increasing and is now
almost the same as Technora. The UVODL(04 06) styles (all Technora) are... mehr

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Slides until 4:16. mehr

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSYMHzgLLn8
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http://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/blog/travel-flying-xc/xc-flight-cambewarra-lookout-southern-highlands
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Thomas Weissenberger <<tomtom>>
writes:
Here the true story and authentic history of Canoa Open, task 2:
http://vimeo.com/112488804

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http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=319&scoringPeriod=2014


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Tom Weissenberger (AT / Sbg)
1. DFC - Salzburg
3474.32


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Markus Ebenfeld (DE / BY)
Delta Club Bavaria Ruhpolding e.V.
3059.78


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Patrick Collin (FR / )
-No Club- HG/PG (France)
2201.65


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Wolfgang... mehr

Steven Pearson <<Steve>>
writes:
Our configurations differ a bit from the stock Polyant laminates.
All of the laminates we offer (UVODL04, UVODL06, UVPT White, UVX15 and the two
latest options UVPXB10 Clear and UVPXW10 White) include UV film for the outer
layer.
As you noted, the first four options are covered here... mehr

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2014/11/20/cowboy-up-for-a-sky-high-adventure/70042282/
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http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/11/21/365731378/wealthy-arabs-flock-to-pakistan-to-kill-the-bustards
Male bustards attract their partners as men do, by strutting
around, puffing themselves up, and aimlessly darting about at high speed. But
every winter, the Houbara bustard makes the same mistake: They fly from Central
Asia to... mehr