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Wills Wing started building gliders,
there was the oil embargo,
Nixon says "I'm not a crook", and the Vietnam war ended

Wills Wing is celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. It
started building hang gliders in a pivotal year. The wider world was changing in
ways that wouldn't be evident until much later. A long run trend toward higher... mehr

Daniel Vélez Bravo <<danielvelezbravo>>
writes:
How come we haven't hear any gossip regarding the Icaro's tip
definition that they used on Forbes? A few friends have sent me some pictures of
what seems like a "winglet" for elliptical wings, that the Icaro pilots attached
to their machines back then.
It seems to elongate the... mehr

http://savesteepmountain.org/
and on Facebook
here. Look at both pictures. The pictures
here and
here.


Ryan Voight <<airthug84>>
writes:
By now many have heard that we are facing possibly the biggest
threat to flying the North Side of Point of the Mountain, in Draper UT. I would
like to take a moment to share the facts and... mehr

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/03/showdown-in-utah-bulldozers-vs-paragliders/274051/
I find this an improbably compelling story.
Short version: a unique natural mountain configuration has made a site in Utah
the best place in America for one particular pursuit. The pursuit is
paragliding, and the location, Point of the... mehr

Adam at Highland Aerosports Inc. <<hanglide>>
writes:
Registration for the 2013 East Coast Hang Gliding Championship
opens up, Friday 3/15/2013, at 12:00 pm EDT. The ECC will take place this year
from June 2 through June 8. Visit
www.aerosports.net/ecc.html to register. The registration form won’t be
available until 12:00... mehr

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Not only have dollars changed in value over time, so have hang
gliders. When we compare a 1976 top of the line hang glider (SST) with a 2013
T2C, we are aware of the fact that the T2C is of much greater value. There are
many aspects to that greater value. The most important aspect is greater glide
performance going from 7:1 to 14.5:1. The... mehr

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Okay, let's take the next step and actually express the prices of
the Wills Wing gliders in 1976 dollars which at least a few of you old farts
remember so fondly. Here are the prices of the top performing Wills Wing
gliders:The vertical scale is 1976 dollars. Just to spread everything out a bit what is
shown are costs from $900 for your... mehr

http://www.zapiks.fr/salomon-freeski-tv-s6-e12-po.html
Antoine Boisselier has stared across at the Belledonne Mountains
his whole life. He’s always dreamed of laying ski tracks on their
difficult-to-access slopes. Two years ago, he and a group of close friends
launched their paragliders from across the valley and took a chance. mehr

Robin at the USHPA writes:
The Board Meeting starts tomorrow, Thursday, March 14 - 16th.
Is Robin saying that paragliding is boring?They will now be doing some of their own reporting:
http://www.facebook.com/events/397754280320792/?ref=ts&fref=tsFrom the Agenda:








Hang Gliding Fatalities 2012 YTD
 
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A few weeks back I asked Steve Pearson at Wills Wing to go back
and compile the history of Wills Wing hang glider prices since they started
selling hang glider in 1973. Forty years of glider production and sales. I
wanted to see exactly how prices had changed over that time period and I needed
to go to the sources to get the details.Steve... mehr

Erick Angles <<atout.vents>>
writes:
In May 2013, Avolia (Laragne) and Atout Vents have decided to team
up and organize together the first edition of the St Andre Open, a Cat. 2 FAI
Event in St Andre les Alpes (Class 1 and 5). This competition is open to all
hang glider pilots holding an IPP Level 5 Card and will take place from... mehr