Jim Rooney writes:
The support from Big Spring is nothing short of stunning.I had heard about it before I went there so I was prepared for a little token
thing here and there, then I showed up at the welcome dinner, holy crap! Yeah,
they love us. The air conditioned hangar is nice (really nice) and I'm a big fan
of the free ice cream. That... mehr

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Max Bishop <<maxbishop.lausanne>>
writes:
The FAI has asked me to head up an International Appeals Tribunal
to consider an appeal received from Slovenia against a Jury decision taken in
connection with Task 6 at Forbes. The Jury upheld your decision, as Meet
Director, to award penalty points for incursions into prohibited... mehr

Jerry Forburger <<atol1>>
writes:
Just sittin' on my back porch, chillin', looking south, waitin'
for the WRE boys to arrive. Loose Wire Ranch N 33.654 W 101.705


B is where Dustin landed last year. mehr

Sander writes:
Tomorrow the Dutch Open starts and we have track&trace for every
pilot. The tasks can be viewed live on
http://www.livetrack24.com.
After two days of less flyable weather, the forecast is looking good for the
upcoming week. mehr

http://airtribune.com/13-fai-world-paragliding-championship/resultsAmerican team in 25th. Top American pilot in 51st. Yikes.Cloud flying penalized on the third task. Three pilots received 100% penalties.https://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Paragliding-Team/209439312410942http://devietti.blogspot.com/ mehr

Mike Bilyk <<mikebilyk>>
sends:
The view from ten miles outside of Del Rio, Texas, Friday
afternoon around 4 PM:
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N 34 11.586,W 117 19.414,Andy Jackson Flight Park, San
Bernardino, CA, USA
Wills Wing writes:
We had a great day of test flying new gliders on Thursday. There
was lots of smoke and haze in the air from the forest fire on Mt. San Jacinto,
about 35 miles to the SE. Still good and soarable. We had a bunch of T2C 136's
and Sport 2's and got... mehr

http://SantaCruzFlatsRace.blogspot.com/
Jamie Shelden <<naughtylawyer>>
writes:
The Francisco Grande Golf Resort will be putting our reserved
rooms back into general circulation on August 1st. So, if you're coming to the
Santa Cruz Flats Race this year (September 15-22) hurry up and reserve your room
now. You don't need to pay... mehr

Surface winds in knots, cloud base 3 - 4,000', 10 AM, NAM forecast, Sunday. mehr

James Dean <<kreebog>>
writes:
September 1st - 7th - plenty of spots remaining!
http://TennesseeTreeToppers.com
Jamie Shelden writes:
Hey everyone! Glen and I just registered for the Team Challenge at
Henson's Gap. They're holding it a bit earlier this year and the weather is
likely to be perfect! I had an amazing time last year... mehr

Where I first went fishing with my dad when I was six years old
and caught a huge trout

Really pissing off the men who were there fishing also on the first day of the
open season.Oh, yah, the cloud picture. mehr

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850 millibars altitude. mehr

The former World Champion (at the 2007 Worlds in Big Spring)
coming to Texas
The 2013 US Nationals web site:
http://ozreport.com/2013USNationals.phpPilot list
here.Attila has a airline ticket, has paid his entry fee and is on his way today. mehr

Every year the city of Big
Spring and the airport authority provide
hang glider pilots with very valuable
services that reduce the cost of
competition and make it just that much
more comfortable for us. They provide:1) Air conditioned airport terminal for
our meetings,... mehr

http://utahavalanchecenter.org/blog-what-risk-riding-avalanche-terrain
Thanks to Kris Ericksen mehr

Gary Osoba<<wosoba>>
writes:
WRE 2013- Who's Flying What?When the World Championships were held at Big Spring, TX, USA in 2007, Attila
Bertok proved to be the very best Flex Wing pilot in crankin' Texas conditions.
He'll be picking up the latest Moyes racer from Kraig Coomber and traveling
directly to the WRE. Word is he'll also... mehr

Vicki sends:
The second generation Moyes Malibu 2 has arrived!Originally designed for beginner and intermediate pilots, the Malibu was soon
adopted as the perfect “dune-gooning” wing and warmly welcomed by experienced
pilots, due to its exceptionally slow speed and quick roll handling performance.Now in it’s second generation,... mehr

Martin Palmaz <<martin>>
writes:
Telecommuting option will be considered for the right candidate.
This was added to the previous job description seen
here. mehr