Adam West<<drag.hg>>
sends:
A mate of mine is building a XC-Soar flight computer using the
Kobo e-reader and Bluefly GPS-vario.Https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.316812585148163.1073741852.258267677669321&type=1Also, a fun little landing in Cape Town here:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=317257768436978 mehr

Scot Trueblood<<paradisehanggliding>>
sends:
http://weatherflow.com/windmeter mehr

http://youtu.be/wgBNEYzg4jc
The FAI has released a new video featuring all air sports
activities under the umbrella of the Federation. The 3-minute film succinctly
presents the FAI sports and includes footage of FAI international records from
Charles Lindbergh to Felix Baumgartner. The video sequences have been selected
from various sources... mehr

http://www.dhv.de/web/piloteninfos/wettbewerb-sport/drachen-szene/live-berichte/wm-annecy-2014/ mehr

https://annecy2014teamgb.wordpress.com/Gordon Rigg writes:
Mid-air between Neil Atkinson (class 5) and a Swiss competitor.
Both Ok after deployment. Neil being checked out at the hospital.Two class 5 together, no other gliders of any type anywhere near, neither had
seen the other. Gliders are wrecked. Pilots are OK. Neil was walking about the... mehr

http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014/pageukclasssportresult
Women Task 4:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Time
Total



1
Kucherenko
RUS
Aeros Combat
01:37:39
952


2
Walbec
FRA
Wills Wing T2 136
01:43:03
873


3
Dieuzeide-Banet
FRA
Moyes Llitespeed RX3
01:43:39
848


4... mehr

It is against the rules to have free flyers flying on any section
of the course
When you run a World Championship you don't want free flyers
interfering with the launch, gaggling up with competitors in the start circle or
flying on the course, deliberately or inadvertently showing competition pilots
where the lift is.From the CIVL Sporting... mehr

mehr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exdfg4O9FMoy mehr

http://airtribune.com/activity/world-hang-gliding-championships-2014
The women: http://airtribune.com/play/212/2d
Swifts/Archaeopteryx:
http://airtribune.com/play/217/2d
ATOSes: http://airtribune.com/play/214/2d
Spot Class doesn't seem to be working.Ah, the Sport Class task was called because of wind. I guess the women are
tougher. mehr

Rain. Should be flying tomorrow. mehr

mehr

You'd think that this was a paragliding competition. mehr

In case you weren't aware of this, hang gliding is dangerous.If you've been following the Oz Report reports on the 2014 East Coast
Championship, you'll remember the stories of the accidents there and the reasons
for them, especially the long series with Joe Schmucker and his attempt to get
back to the airport. I convinced him to write about... mehr

Brian Porter writes:
After the hard landing on the only practice day of the Worlds, the
first day of the meet was a no-fly for me as the newly repaired landing gear
still had some repair issues after the tow line broke, due to severe turbulence
(3 Swifts had line breaks). My gear collapsed on landing, repairable, but not in
the 45 minutes... mehr

Weather. Maybe tomorrow also. mehr

How many sport class pilots are in the top ten in the Sport
Class Worlds?
How many pilots who have actually flown in a sport class
competition previous to the Worlds?
That would be one: Christian Pollet mehr

http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/page-results-2014
Women Task 3:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Time
Total



1
Isomoto
JPN
Litespeed RX3.5
02:18:41
967


2
Walbec
FRA
T2 136
02:19:54
958


3
La Nube
COL
T2C
02:29:39
847


4
Petrova
RUS
Combat 12,8 GT
02:33:48
802... mehr

The Worlds with over 100 pilots are being held along with the
regular paraglider and hang glider traffic at Annecy. So today we had a German
ATOS pilot collide with a paraglider midair. Both deployed their chutes and are
okay.
Then we had a paraglider spiral into the LZ. He's still alive.
Then we had a Russian girl (not Julia) slam into a... mehr

The USHPA writes:
USHPA Fatalities: 2014 Year to Date (May 1, 2014)February 10, 2014 - Paul MacDonaldPaul MacDonald (34), achieved his P3 rating in 2006 but was not a current USHPA
member at the time of the accident. He launched in cloud conditions at a
familiar site and suffered fatal injuries after contacting power lines.February 23, 2014 -... mehr