Washington Post article
here.

Cragin S writes:
In the print edition, but not openly available online, there is a
large photo on page G-5 of a glider on base leg of approach at Steve Wendt's
Blue Sky.
If you are a registered WashPost user, you can sign in to see the page G-5 on
the site to see the Blue Sky photo.... mehr

32.881678,-111.854982,Francisco Grande, Casa Grande, Arizona,
USA
All Pilots:
Survey
We are trying to collect information about the 2014 US competition
season, in order to prepare for 2015 and learn what worked well and what can be
improved. In addition to the event-specific surveys, we have added a short
"Competition Pilot" survey... mehr

http://youtu.be/UTiIvKKbDyE

Thanks to Oggy. mehr

Julie Spiegler <<julie>>
sends:
The USHPA Board meeting is next week in Florida. All members are
welcome to sit in on the committee meetings and general session. If you can't
make it, you might want to give feedback on any agenda items you care about -
contact your regional director or a committee member:... mehr

http://www.adventure-journal.com/2014/10/trippy-undulating-clouds-for-weather-geeks-and-everyone-else/
http://ozreport.com/18.175
Watch the GIF and the video.


Thanks to Adam Palmer. mehr

http://youtu.be/_A7Gw217EJ4

Thanks to Harry Martin mehr

http://www.faihgworldmex.com/news_detail.php
FLYMASTER is proudly sponsor of live tracking instruments at the
XX WORLD HANG GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIP in Valle de Bravo, everyone at the
championship will fly with a high tech state of the art technology instrument
for their live tracking and easy location and recovery.
From the local rules:... mehr

From the local rules:
- Not reporting back, or reporting back later than 30mn after the
task finish/land by time without reasonable explanation: 1st offence: zero for
the day, 2nd offence: disqualification from the competition.- Downloading after the specified time: 1st offence: P = W / 10 (100 points for
a full valid task). 2nd offence: W /... mehr

Flytec AG <<news>>
writes:
It is well known that the SensBox works perfectly in combination
with several iPhone and Android apps. But only a few pilots realise so far that
the SensBox can also be used without connection to a smart phone, as a
stand-alone vario with IGC recording – this makes the SensBox a perfect backup
or... mehr

http://youtu.be/6IwxPAPJ1yE
Thanks to Krzys Grzyb mehr

http://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/usa/boise mehr

It looks like the US team needed to sign up by October 1st, or
maybe the 6th.
http://www.faihgworldmex.com/registry.php (The verbiage on this page is
completely confused.)
Here is what the local rules state: NACs must pre-register their pilots on the
organizer´s Website: http://www.faihgworldmex.com before October 1, 2014.
But they got a... mehr

Flytec AG <<news>>
writes:
Bräuniger has been part of the Swiss enterprise Flytec for over
ten years. Since then, the two companies have sold the same or similar products,
each under their own name.
From the end of 2014 onwards, all new products will be introduced under the name
Flytec. The current Bräuniger devices... mehr

The Bräuniger IQ Basic GPS/Flytec 6015 is in many respects the
perfect first vario for thermal pilots. But it does have a few shortcomings. We
have listened to pilots, instructors and vendors, and have completely reworked
the the instrument. So completely that it deserves a new name. We are proud to
announce our newest vario: The... mehr

Glenn Curran <<gchome777>>
sends:
http://youtu.be/2BsSupCOEEA. Watch in HD.
mehr

Bob Grant sends:
http://youtu.be/Rr3ybMIR-rQ
mehr

32.881678,-111.854982,Francisco Grande, Casa Grande, Arizona,
USA
In this article,
http://ozreport.com/18.193#1, I was addressing three issues regarding
footwear and flying.1. Getting shoes that were only the smallest bit larger than my feet so that
they would fit in the boot of my Covert harness without causing my toes to be
smashed.... mehr

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USA


Rank
Name
Nation
Points
Rank/Ranking-points/Competition




1

 

Cory Barnwell
CIVL ID: 38309

 USA
162.1
1 60.7
Santa Cruz Flats - Class 1 Sports Class
2 51.6
2014 Big Spring Nationals Class 1 Sports Class
3 28.2
2014... mehr

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2014/10/06/pilot-error-in-fatal-nsw-paraglider-crash.html
Chief flying instructor Godfrey Wenness said the man was
performing a top land at Mt. Borah on Sunday when he fell 10 metres. mehr

http://williamolive.com/forbes-big-spring/comp%2520results%25202014.html
Day Two:



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Andrew Luton

02:25:34
993


2
Alan Bond
Wills Wing Falcon 4
02:41:25
897


3
Steve Docherty
Airborne Fun
02:51:41
868


4
Chris Czajkowski

03:12:54
811


5
Chris... mehr