http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=27622474
A paragliding accident caused a major power outage in southeast
Ogden Wednesday.Along with two others in their own crafts, a paraglider pilot was taking off in
the Mount Ogden Park, near 32nd Street and Taylor Avenue, when he hit a power
line, Ogden Fire Department reported. The crash caused a... mehr

Michael J. Vorhis <<mike>>
writes:
My latest novel, published last spring, called OPEN DISTANCE. It's
all about a soaring competition circuit...although with a pretty unique
technological twist. The center of any great action/suspense work is the human
drama of course, the intrigue and motivations and emotions, the dire... mehr

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Brett Hazlett <<bretthazlett>>
writes:
As the sun descended upon the horizon and shadows grew long, I
left on a flight deep into hidden valleys, over a sea of evergreen and rock. A
few moments alone to clear my head, in this ordinary paradise.
https://vimeo.com/79071674
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Mark Dowsett <<mark>>
writes:
We've made a modular-boom addition to our line-up of camera booms
http://instinct.pro/Boom
it ships with an extension piece to get the camera out a little further.  You
don't need the extra extension to get a nice, full-glider selfie of yourself but
some prefer to get it out further, so with... mehr

Mark Dowsett <<mark>>
writes:
Our Ollie Barrel releases (
http://instinct.pro/TheOllie ) are selling well as well. Curt took some of
them as well. We sold out of our first batch pretty quickly but have lots more
now. The key to these are the bungee gives you the option to push the barrel to
release while there is no tension on... mehr

http://www.redbull.com/en/adventure/stories/1331620262876/a-new-hang-gliding-world-record-in-chile


What was the biggest challenge? Actually there were quite a few, starting with
the exploration of the 500km-long volcanic cliff. Considering the flying
aspects, I limited the route to a stretch of 300km south of Iquique, as this
section is... mehr

https://www.getup.org.au/get_togethers/climate-catchup
Curt Warren writes:
11 am this Sunday at Glastonbury Garden, Austinmer mehr

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http://www.doarama.com/activities/1730 (From Chris Zimmerman's)http://www.doarama.com/activities/1731 (World Record for rigid wings from
Zapata)Thanks to Fred Wilson mehr

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Previous record:
http://ozreport.com/16.235#2
FAI/CIVL sends:
Category: Feminine
Type of record : Straight distance
Course/location : Quixada - Barras (Brazil)
Performance : 376.5 km
Pilot : Nicole Fedele (Italy)
Paraglider : Peak 3 / Niviuk
Date : 07.11.2013
Current record : 336.4 km (20.11.2012 - Seiko Fukuoka, France)... mehr

http://overloadut.tumblr.com/post/66662373660/hang-glider-crash
Today I witnessed a hang glider crash. The pilot survived. I feel
that it’s important for me to write out all of the facts about the incident
first, and then I’ll give my own thoughts.
The incident occurred at the Tres Pinos training hill in California. A pilot was... mehr

http://ozreport.com/2014BigSpringNationals.phpNicky <<civl_comps>> writes:
The sanction fee has now been received and the event is here:
http://www.fai.org/events/events-calendar-and-results?id=34877&EventCalendarId=9273 mehr

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Dustin Martin <<flydustin>>
writes:
I just replenished my inventory of over/under tandem harnesses.
The latest cut with all options included. Butter-smooth AustriAlpin buckles
throughout, ultra wide spreader bars, 420 diamond ripstop outer shells, and an
improved foot ladder system that needs no adjustment for any passenger.
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http://www.redbull.com/at/de/adventure/stories/1331619274627/tom-weissenberger-wir-haben-es-geschafft
Das Projekt:Mit einem Hochleistungsdrachen ist Tom Weissenbacher auf Weltrekordjagd gegangen.
Mehrere Jahre hat er für das perfekte Fluggebiet recherchiert – in Chile ist
er schlussendlich fündig geworden. Die... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/savesteepmountain
It's been a while since our last SSM update, and a lot has been in
the works the past couple of months. This past week we received some great news
that I wanted to share with everyone now that we've been given approval to do so
by Salt Lake County.About two months ago, the County commissioned a wind... mehr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH0Txuf75lI
Skip to 4:10.

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