http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/u-of-t-engineers-make-history-with-first-human-powered-helicopter-1.1362742
A team of engineering students from the University of Toronto have
accomplished a lofty historic first that has eluded the aerospace industry for
the past 33 years: one minute of self-powered helicopter flight.
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Curt at Warren Windsports <<fly>>
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Warren Windsports is hosting a three day Floater Comp in Australia
http://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/events/forbes-big-spring-floater-comp
Three days of fun spring flying are planned this coming Labour Day Weekend
(Fri-Mon) at the renowned Forbes Airstrip! Come out and hook into some... mehr

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BBC Adventure Show British Open Series Hang Gliding
http://youtu.be/jkRGrqg6g-Y

Thanks to Gordon Rigg. mehr

The article
here.
Finney County authorities say a freelance photographer working for
National Geographic was arrested and briefly detained after he shot pictures of
a feedlot near Garden City while on a paraglider.George Steinmetz, of Glen Ridge, N.J., and his paraglider instructor, Wei Zhang,
of Beijing, China, were arrested for misdemeanor... mehr

Gregg Ludwig <<GreggLudwig>>
sends:
Mark "Gibbo" Gibson, his daughter Nicole and Tracy Bucek-Pinney
enjoy lake ops (solos) today! The flights terminate with a refreshing splash.
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The Flight
here.SPOT here.Live Tracker
here.After about two weeks of non record conditions, it looked possible (not great,
but possible) on Tuesday, after a rain storm on Monday, for a try at breaking my
205 mile single surface record.I scheduled Mike Degtoff to come out to tow me up in the ultra ultra light trike
at Chris Zimmerman's at 10... mehr

Recap here:
http://sonomawingsbb.yuku.com/topic/4994?page=1#.UdyEPm2Omilhttp://sonomawings.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=46247
The day before the meet started, Bill Soderquist encountered gusty
conditions when he landed near the meet headquarters in the Moore Idaho park,
and broke his wrist.During the Monday task, Rick Fitzpatrick found... mehr

http://www.para-sopot2013.comBegins in two days mehr

The 2013 US Nationals web site:
http://ozreport.com/2013USNationals.phpPilot list
here.The CIVL calendar entry
here.The USHPA calendar entry
here. mehr

http://fox13now.com/2013/07/06/hang-gliding-service-dog-sticks-by-owners-side/
McManus said Shadow is a protective and jealous dog that doesn’t
like to be left behind. He said he thought the only way to get Shadow to stop
giving chase was to let him fly.“He wanted to go along, and he didn’t really like to see me up there by... mehr

http://youtu.be/1keXCjFN0q8

A documentary about the enormous feat of Bill and Steve Moyes
climbing to the top of Mt.Kilamanjaro in Africa and flying off in hang gliders. mehr

Lorenzo Labrador <<lorenzolabrador>>
writes:
The 2013 UK National Hang Gliding Championship and Ager Open will
be held in Ager, Spain from 4 -10 August. So far, 53 pilots from 13 different
nations and countries as far afield as Brazil and Australia have registered.
With top British and European pilots in attendance, this is... mehr

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Solar_Impulse_Early_220022-1.html
By Russ Niles, Editor-in-Chief
In the end, one of the most photographed aircraft journeys in U.S. history will
have one shot missing, but for the crew of Solar Impulse the mission to fly
their solar-powered aircraft across the country has been accomplished. The... mehr

http://corinnaflies.blogspot.de/http://www.pressbhgc.blogspot.de/http://www.dhv.de/web/piloteninfos/wettbewerb-sport/drachen-szene/live-berichte/pre-wm-annecyfra/Results here:
http://dca.ffvl.fr/hg2014/index.php/en/resultatscourses mehr

The 2013 US Nationals web site:
http://ozreport.com/2013USNationals.phpPilot list
here.Thirty five pilots signed up (including Campbell Bowen who never seems to
register or pay before the meet but who is being covered by Russell Brown and
will be towing a tug to the meet). Twenty five pilots have paid. Payment must be
received by the 22nd to... mehr

http://youtu.be/-rjmZ-lYxz0
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Around the pool and next to our RV parking spot:

From Mark Frutiger
Vegetables down by the pond:

From Connie Bailey. mehr