http://ozreport.com/18.107#1
http://ozreport.com/18.108#2
Joe Schmucker <<wingloader>>
writes:
As you probably know, I crashed on the second day of the ECC comp.
I was very lucky and crashed into very soft, recently planted soil. If you've
seen the video of my crash, it was pretty obvious it was pilot error. Davis
goaded me into... mehr

J. Gibson <<gibson.gds>>
sends:


Currently the buoys in Lake Michigan are showing average water temperature in
the middle of the lake to be only 37 degrees. High pressure was centered over
Lake Superior yesterday and the satellite photo clearly documents the clockwise
airflow as shown by the cumulus 'map'. mehr

http://ozreport.com/2014BigSpringNationals.phpAt the moment we have fifty pilots signed up for Big Spring. We also have the
capability right now of bringing four Dragonflies and two trikes. The two trikes
and trike pilots have successfully towed in US National competitions and in
Texas. This would allow for sixty pilots. We would have to... mehr

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http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:jac/7.6.2014/11:39#fd=photos mehr

http://ozreport.com/2014BigSpringNationals.phpThe registration fee is now $350, same as last year. Fifty pilots have signed up
including the 12 of the top 15 US National Team Selection System ranked pilots
(I expect all will come except Paris Williams, who is currently living in New
Zealand).The meet has more registered pilots this year than... mehr

Terry Reynolds <<terryreynolds2>>
writes:
I was way wrong when I said "Dinosaur .....(1990, biggest, by far,
ever in US,...)" The 1976 Hang Ten World Open was much bigger, with over 300
pilots. And the 1996 Nationals, one of three that G.W. Meadows ran at Dinosaur,
was also bigger, with 144. mehr

King Posted only, two classes, $10,000 prize money for first
place
Terry Reynolds <<terryreynolds2>>
writes:
Dinosaur 25th anniversary (1990, biggest, by far, ever in US, 120
pilots, 1st ever 100 mile task and 30 at goal; August 30-September 6, 2015
(post monsoon, less chance OD). (Labor day weekend)
Goal: Provide the hang... mehr

Jim Yocom <<jim>>
sends:
Flytec Americus - A Dog's View
http://youtu.be/UzoxP0uyBuc

Flytec Americus Cup Flying
http://youtu.be/Gdgv1_U5MLc
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http://www.xcmag.com/2014/06/thomas-walder-flies-first-paraglider-300km-fai-triangle/
Thomas Walder flew a 325.76km FAI triangle on Saturday 7 June –
smashing the triangle world record and becoming the first paraglider pilot to
break the 300km triangle mark.Tom spent 11.5 hours in the air and flew his Ozone Enzo to a maximum altitude of... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/ecc2014/
Task 7:


1.
Greg Dinauer
Aeros Combat 12.7
02:26:13
1000


2.
Davis Straub
Wills Wing T2C 144
02:26:22
994.02


3.
Charles Allen
Icaro Laminar Z8 12.8
02:40:06
837.19


4.
Tom McGowan
Moyes Litespeed
03:34:53
546.85


Final Totals:


1.
Bruce Barmakian
Wills... mehr

Photo Jonny Durand, Jr. mehr

http://ozreport.com/18.106#4

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About 90-100km. Mostly under 2000ft. mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Today I think that I actually learned something. I was despairing
of my apparent inability to improve my behavior in flight, but today's lesson I
think is going to stick with me.The forecast was for a great day going to the south east. We would get high. We
would have... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
The sun finally broke through after the 11 AM pilot briefing. We
scheduled a 12:30 re meeting to see if we would fly. The winds were calming down
a bit but as soon as the sun came out it heated up the ground and caused the
development of cumulus clouds from local heating.... mehr

From Flytec AG:
Our goal at Flytec is to make the joy of flight easy to
experience, with the help of technology.In order to reach a goal, it is sometimes necessary to thermal up a bit further
than initially planned. That is the case now with our new generation of
instruments. After intensive tests, we came to the conclusion that the new... mehr

http://hangglidenewengland.com
Kermit <<kermitapril>>
writes:
Hang Glide New England is up and running at Tanner-Hiller airport
in central Mass. For the 2014 season. Rhett and Nick are pulling us up, giving
lessons and doing tandems. Last Sunday we had a great turnout about 14 pilots
Towed and a few tandems.... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
http://soaringspot.com/ecc2014/Task 5:


1.
Bruce Barmakian
Wills Wing T2C 136
53.1km/h
57.9km
768.08


2.
Greg Dinauer
Aeros Combat 12.7
 
50.3km
514.75


3.
Davis Straub
Wills Wing T2C 144
 
38.3km
430.69


4.
Bob... mehr

http://www.flytec.ch/en/news.html
After 31 years, the time has come to pass on Flytec’s management
to a new generation. We are pleased to introduce today Jörg Ewald as our
successor. Jörg is an active paraglider pilot with a broad technical background.
For us it was important hand over to someone who will keep our vision for... mehr

Matjaz Klemencic <<klemencic_matjaz>>
writes:
I don't know if anyone has tried it already in front, I tried
today. Here is the outcome.
http://youtu.be/YvH2Qi7VNDk
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