Venezuelan hang glider pilots not able to come to the
pre-Worlds
Airports were closed down due to the demonstrations so that they
could not get out of the country
Condition didn't allow the Venezuelan pilots to fly to Mexico. mehr

Adam Palmer <<apalmer>>
writes:
I came across these two bottles of wine the other day and had to
buy them. Could it be that the vineyard is marketing their wine to pilots? In
any event, I love the labels!
mehr

Yon Bárcena <<hangglidingdevices>>
sends his version:

Franco Rinaldi <<francorinaldi>>
sends:
Here is a picture of the winglets I made and continue to
manufacture for some different gliders:

The tips from Wills Wing only work with their new gliders. These
are made for retrofitting. Larry Bunner is happily... mehr

Belinda and I are here at the pre-Worlds in Valle de Bravo. The
parade is today (Friday) and the competition starts tomorrow. I have flown twice
for a week at a time at Valle in the past going with Ole in his Ford from Hell,
but things are changed quite a bit since then and for the better for most part.
The road out of town toward launch is... mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/
Mission: The home of Australia's flat-land hang gliding and one of
the world's greatest flat-land hang gliding locations invites you to experience
the thrill of competitive hang gliding, to enhance your flying skills and to
further enjoy the great camaraderie of hang gliding.Quote from last year: It was... mehr

Thanks to Andrew Vanis mehr

Des Hill <<deslightfly>>
writes:
West Australian State HG Competition, hosted by the Goldfields
Dust Devils Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
http://www.goldfieldsdustdevils.com/  started on Sunday 23rd Feb
following a practice day on the Saturday 22nd. Four Teams are listed with a full
range of Novice, Intermediate and... mehr

How you can help:
http://ozreport.com/18.40#3
Merle Louck <<treasurer>>
writes:
I would like to express my appreciation for your help. Mark did
not have life insurance, all donations will be going towards the immediate
costs.
Thanks to everyone that has contributed we have raised $2446, as of late
Wednesday night.
Yes it helps!... mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/
Mission: The home of Australia's flat-land hang gliding and one of
the world's greatest flat-land hang gliding locations invites you to experience
the thrill of competitive hang gliding, to enhance your flying skills and to
further enjoy the great camaraderie of hang gliding.Quote from last year: It was... mehr

Des Hill<<deslightfly>>
writes:
West Australian State HG Competition, hosted by the Goldfields
Dust Devils Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
http://www.goldfieldsdustdevils.com/  started on Sunday 23rd Feb
following a practice day on the Saturday 22nd. Four Teams are listed with a full
range of Novice, Intermediate and... mehr

Thanks to Andrew Vanis mehr

32.881678,-111.854982,Francisco Grande, Casa Grande, Arizona,
USA
How you can help:
http://ozreport.com/18.40#3Merle Louck<<treasurer>>
writes:
I would like to express my appreciation for your help. Mark did
not have life insurance, all donations will be going towards the immediate
costs.Thanks to everyone that has contributed we... mehr

http://www.naviter.com/products/seeyou/The latest version of SeeYou is 6.03:www.naviter.com/products/seeyou/seeyou-change-log/?version=5.43
Version 6.03+ Registration through SeeYou Cloud – like Android and iOS
+ Hints, tips and other warnings will now appear unobtrusively in the tray
+ Anti-alias for airspace and waypoints
+ Waypoints... mehr

The competition committee agenda here:
https://www.ushpa.aero/member_file.asp?id=521
1. One comp application for sanctioning review2. Hang glider Sport Class discussion, strategy going forward3. One change (already approved previously, but not published) for the manual
with respect to team selection4. Presentation/approval of the cross country... mehr

http://www.xwings.com.br/Thanks to Jim Gibson. mehr

http://youtu.be/fTOHlYL4gV4
mehr

William Bennett writes:
We are helping Mark Knight's family pay for funeral expenses. We
have started a link through the local club where friends can donate through
PayPal (credit cards work fine) to the local club in Mark Knight's name.
1) Go to http://www.azhpa.org.
2) Scroll down to the Donate button on the left hand side. Click it.
3) Type... mehr

Survey
here. mehr

Matjaz Klemencic writes:


The amazing Oudie 3 hang gliding version is nearly here. Check the
speaker/pitot tube in the middle front, looking forward to fly it!
Andrej Kolar writes:
We have introduced it this weekend at the Thermik Messe in Germany
and the feedback from the hang glider pilots who could see it in action seems
overwhelming!
It... mehr

records <<record>> sends:
FAI has cancelled the following Class O (Hang Gliding and Paragliding)
World record:
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Claim number : 16970
Sub-class : O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category : General
Type of record : Free out-and-return distance... mehr