http://www.naviter.com/2014/06/seeyou-6-1/

New Vector maps carry about 100 times more data than before. We have used modern
rendering techniques to emphasize the peaks and the shades in an undulating
terrain. We have also optimized the rendering of the maps such that they now
move an pan almost instantly. Needless to say all of this data... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Again lots of conflicts in the forecasts. The stationary front
over us causing uncertainty. Seems like there would be good lift at 2 PM but
after that maybe it would get very light or not. Cu's or not. The winds were
northwest but the sea breeze was predicted to come in... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Hard rains last night. Light rain and strong winds this morning.
Totally overcast now. From the looks of it at 8:45 AM we won't be flying today.
Here are the two forecasts for 5 PM today:RAP (XCSkies):700-800 fpm lift, 17 knot northwest wind at 2,000'.NAM (XCSkies):300-400... mehr

http://www.skydogsports.com/hg-1/2014cloud9.htm mehr

Raul Guerra <<dr.raulguerra>>
writes:
Last week I set up an old hang glider, a Bill Bennett Viper 
at a school and used it as an incentive for children to encourage them to 
decide to fly in the future. This happened to me when as a child I saw a movie
that had a hang glider in it and then the Popular Mechanics Magazine... mehr

XKCD.com writes:

(Or that I'm at least following the curve of the Earth around to land…) mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
http://soaringspot.com/ecc2014/Task 4:


1.
Bruce Barmakian
Wills Wing T2C 144
02:03:30
970.79


2.
John Simon
Aeros Combat L 15
02:11:53
842.67


3.
Davis Straub
Wills Wing T2C 144
02:14:04
818.92


4.
Jim Messina
Moyes Litespeed S... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA

http://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2014/06/gerd-gigerenzer-risk-savvy/
Fix your gaze on the tower: If the tower rises in your windshield,
you won’t make it.
Thanks to David Glover. Joe Schmucker could have used this to
judge whether he was going to get over the tree... mehr

http://ozreport.com/2014BigSpringNationals.php



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Straub



Michael

Bilyk



david

proctor



John

Hesch



Larry

Bunner



Tom

McGowan



Matt

Christensen



eduardo

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Greg

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Pannese



olav... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Joe Schmucker sends: mehr

http://garmin.blogs.com/my_weblog/2014/06/our-garmin-d2-pilot-watch-goes-hang-gliding.html#.U47ruCim3fG

Steven put D2 to the test during the 2014 Americus Cup hang gliding competition
in Georgia a few weeks ago and captured some great photos while in-flight. In
his own words, “D2 does everything a hang glider pilot needs.” In... mehr

Yves <<yves>>
writes:
Last weekend there was the Super Paragliding Testival 2014 in
Kössen, Austria. There were a lot of different manufactures and I interviewed a
few. For the full video, see here:
http://youtu.be/Z5Nm85hYqwM
mehr

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http://kaernten.orf.at/news/stories/2650500/
On the Emberger Alm in upper Carinthia, a serious accident of
hang-glider has occurred Monday at noon. A 67-year-old man and a 30 year old
wife clashed in the air and crashed. Both athletes were killed.
The accident occurred shortly after the start of the two hang gliders at 1,750
metres above sea... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
The forecast was for good lift - 700-800 fpm, like the first day,
but even less likelihood of cu's, and strong winds - 12 knots out of the south
southwest. And other than the fact that we didn't find much lift, the forecast
was pretty much right on. No cu's, and a wind 9... mehr

Richard Hass, USHPA President, <<richhass>>
introduces us to the pilot who flew the flight:
By way of background, Matty is an Aussie pilot married to a
Seattle pilot named Heather. Matty also happens to be the pilot who was shot at
last summer at the Chelan Classic.Not to digress, but I recently attended the Chelan... mehr

Joe Schmucker sends:
http://youtu.be/BaScVhk3Xxw

Be sure to check out the frame capture at the end of the video from the moment
of impact.
Thanks to Joe for being a good sport about putting up his video. We all had a
great time with it here at Highland Aerosports. He wasn't feeling too bad after
taking out lots of aluminum. mehr

http://civlrankings.fai.org/FL.aspx?a=326&ladder_id=1&USA:
http://civlrankings.fai.org/FL.aspx?a=326&ladder_id=1&nation_id=235& mehr

Results are found
here.
Thomas Weissenberger <<tomtom>>
writes:

Well, the first flights with the RX Tecnora - new generation -
turned out better than expected. It handles like a toy, climbs with extra turbo
booster and glides as sexy as it looks! Now I know what Gerolf meant after his
own first test flying: 'Tom, you are a lucky... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
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