Task 3:



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Paris Williams
 
03:47:16
990


2
Jon Durand Jnr
moyes LS RX 3.5
03:48:18
972


3
Curt Warren
Moyes Litespeed RS4
03:48:43
955


4
Adam Parer
moyes LS RX 3.5
03:49:11
941


5
Jonas Lobitz
moyes LS RX 3.5
03:53:44
896


6... mehr

Carl Wallbank <<carlwallbank>>
writes:
What would you do? You're making a top landing at an official
landing area. The situation changes during the ten seconds prior to this shot:

More spectators walk out onto your runway and another glider cuts in front
trying to make a quick landing. All of this was not in your landing plan.... mehr

South-American record claim:
Type of record: Straight distance
Course/location: Quixada - Capitão de Campos (Brazil)
Performance: 332 km
Pilot: Keiko Hiraki (Japan)
Paraglider: Enzo / Ozone
Date: 19.11.2013
Current record: 324.7 km (14.11.2009 - Kamira Pereira Rodrigues, Brazil)
There was longer world record there already:... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/FreeFlightAdvicehttp://freeflightadvice.com/
Let’s start with what makes hang gliders turn. Essentially, the
same thing that makes all aircraft turn… “ailerons”. It’s a bit more obvious on
an airplane though, because the ailerons are visible at the trailing edge of the
wing, and you can see... mehr

http://youtu.be/HUZujl4N1js

Published on Nov 19, 2013
Hang Glider pilots display precision flying along the sand dunes in the Outer
Banks of North Carolina. From 1st in flight to modern day "Dune Gooning" this
place remains THE destination for those of us who dream of flight. mehr

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=9333730

It's just a short drive from Houston. The
founders of Cowboy Up hang-gliding just set up shop, moving to Texas from
Wyoming."Right now, there's about three feet of snow in the valley in Jackson Hole,
so it's too cold," said Bart Weghorst with Cowboy Up hang... mehr

http://vitaminl.tv/video/1
mehr

Billo's photo of the Gulgong airfield:His refurbished trike.
Task two:



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Attila Bertok
moyes LS 5
02:15:22
939


2
Jonas Lobitz
moyes LS RX 3.5
02:08:38
937


3
Paris Williams
 
02:18:31
901


4
Jon Durand Jnr
moyes LS RX 3.5
02:22:17
870... mehr

Jonny's picture from the first day:

Task is 143 km to the north.
http://www.gulgongclassic.com/
Jonny writes:
Day 1 turned out good with climbs to over 9,000ft and mostly blue.
We had a 25 kph cross wind most of the 140 Kms but conditions allowed about 15
pilots to make goal. Atilla won the day in under 3 hrs with me hot on heels then
Paris... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=604123369624528
Final test flights of the AEROWINCH from Airtime Solutions.
Aerotowing paragliders for the masses has arrived. Aerotowing will be a launch
method for the East Coast Paragliding Championships ECPC 2014.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=385807694789431http://ozreport.com/16.104#1 mehr

Scare <<gerry>> writes:
It showed up on the RadX ("Risk Adventure Danger", with an X
thrown on to be cool) channel so I recorded it with my HD PVR, grabbed it with
my SD capture device, compressed and uploaded it. Not available free anywhere
else that I could find.
Typical SWAC(K) video (Starts With A Crash), barely a minute in... mehr

Mike Glennon <<mikeglennon>>
writes:
We are working hard to ensure that we will have a great
competition this January in Roldanillo .
As of November 22, 2013 our web page for the competition will be open here: http://hombrespajaro.blogspot.com
We strongly suggest all pilots interested in attending this meet to register as
soon as... mehr

mehr

http://youtu.be/09E3leBftUI
mehr

http://www.xcmag.com/2013/11/uk-national-paragliding-distance-record-broken/
Quixada in north east Brazil is experiencing a record-breaking
paragliding season, with many pilots breaking the 400km mark in the past three
weeks.
Alex Coltman is one of the latest pilots to grab a big flight in Quixada, north
east Brazil, with a 369km XC flight on... mehr

http://vimeo.com/74426637

http://www.thecleanestline.com/2013/11/the-higher-you-get-the-higher-you-get-a-paragliding-journey-in-the-pioneer-mountains.html

My friend Matt (aka “Farmer”), who held the mountain distance record for a short
period last summer, had a dream for many years to launch near town, fly out to
the Pioneers... mehr

Felix Woelk in Cross Country writes:
So it's 'low save time'. Try to stay cool and confident. First,
don't be surprised you are here, getting closer to the ground. If you are flying
a long way across the flatlands then low saves are part of the game. Expect to
find yourself at less than 100m above the ground more than once.Down at this level... mehr

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/11/08/look-closely-can-you-figure-out-what-spook-thing-vandalized-this-cops-car/
When a Hartford, Conn., police officer went to his car and saw one
of his side mirrors had been ripped off, he suspected vandals.Naturally, his next step was to look at surveillance footage taken in the lot in
an effort to... mehr

See
here.
Klaus Burkhard <<klaus.burkhard>>
writes:
I would like to draw your attention to a important German project,
which is mainly set up by the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club of Germany,
called "Breezy Midair-Meetings" (Luftige Begegnungen) (see link above).
During November 2013, people can vote for a project to be the... mehr

http://www.e-volo.com/entwicklungs-news-en/successful-maiden-flight-of-the-worlds-first-green-helicopter

E-volo’s Volocopter is a revolution in aviation Made in Germany. Safer, simpler,
and cleaner than normal helicopters, it has a unique way of moving – a
groundbreaking innovation. The Volocopter is an environmentally friendly and... mehr