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http://flytec.com/software.html#air
Perhaps the most effective way to load airspace is to save a
properly formatted airspace file to an SD card located in your computer and then
insert the SD card into the flight instrument. In this case, you start with an
OpenAir .txt file and run it through a Flytec Utility to check for and remove
any... mehr

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http://ozreport.com/forbesblogs.phpWent flying on Thursday along with 100 other pilots. I got out there to the
airport early on the bike, around 9 AM and flew the big Malibu (188), just for
fun, towing off the shoulders with the pro tow setup. I thought that it might be
a bit of a hand full flying the big glider without a V-bridle to the... mehr

Fred Wilson sends:
Saturday, January 26th: CBCC Holiday Party at Chez Swepston
Sunday, January 27th: Chute repacking clinic at the Seattle International
District community center
Sat-Sun, May 4-5: Chelan Beach'n
June 30-July 6: Chelan Cross Country Classic (format still TBD)
Sat-Sun Sept 28-29: Chelan Bike-n-Fly
Frostbite is TBD - usually... mehr

Airspace files formatted for the flight instrument, for the tip
of the week
http://flytec.com/software.html#air
Loading Airspace on the 6030/6020There are a few relatively easy ways to load restricted airspace files into the
6030/6020. The first method is to upload an airspace file into the flight
instrument airspace menu using FlyChart. The... mehr

http://www.fai.org/civl-news/36896-civl-is-recruting-a-new-competition-coordinator
The Hang Gliding and Paragliding Commission of the Fédération
Aéronautique Internationale (CIVL) is seeking a suitable person to act as
Competitions Coordinator.The successful applicant will have some knowledge of hang gliding and/or
paragliding... mehr

Stéphane Malbos <<stephane.malbos>>
sends:
The 2013 CIVL Plenary will take part in Lausanne, Switzerland,
from February 13th to 17th 2013, according to this schedule:
Wednesday Maison du Sport International: Bureau meeting.
Thursday and Friday, Maison du Sport International: subcommittees and working
groups meetings.... mehr

Many pilots are here getting ready for the Worlds. Just three
tugs, and with pilots hanging out talking to each other instead of getting in
the launch line towing got off to a late start, and then the line got very long.
We are towing at the airport as Bill's field is too rough due to the on going
drought. The shire council brought out a... mehr

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Hadewych van Kempen <<hadewychvankempen>>
writes:
He’ll be on the completely equipped Swiss Intensive Care plane
now. I suppose he’ll land in Switzerland sometime tomorrow evening. He
definitely didn’t want to return home yet, as he himself feels good enough to
consider flying soon, but people around him don’t... mehr

Instrument Firmware
- Beta

Countdown timer for competition Route restored to Information Field

Flight saved to SD card automatically at the end of the flight

Save/restore instrument configuration and user settings to/from SD card

Auto set of Alt1 to GPS altitude if there is no manual entry

Unlimited CTRs with SD card installed

3D Airspace... mehr

So we start our first reporting from the 2013 Worlds in Forbes,
NSW, Australia.Scott Barrett was asked to set up two cars for the Italian team, and after
making all the payments for insurance and registration, and getting the cars
ready to go, the Italians didn't like what they saw. So they decided to get
rental cars. Leaving Scott holding... mehr

Jacques Bott <<jacques.bott>>
writes:
In 2013 aerotow will be available from Aspres and Serres from
April the 20th till June the 6th (date of start and end to be confirmed, but all
the May month is firm). Cost per standard 600m aerotow: 20€. New this year:
light gliders up to 250Kg can also be aerotowed for the same cost.... mehr

Luftikus-2

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Here.
And with the new electric drive, the then only around 80 kg
pterosaur finally also for lowland flyer will be interesting. Depending on the
performance of the used battery packs the entire drive package will increase the
upgrade weight of archaeopteryx to approx. 20-24 kg and a climb rate of
approximately 2 m/s. mehr

What follows is taken from an email message sent out today by
Vicki Cain, the Worlds' meet organizer, regarding sprogs and is my best
interpretation of that email message (passages in blue are lightly edited to
improve understanding).
Dennis Pagen on December 15th sent Vicki an email that contained a chart of the
sprog setting values that he... mehr

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Cameron Tunbridge <<cameron.tunbridge>>
sends this note from Heather Mull:
UPDATE ON SWISS NIC:
As many hang glider pilots will now be aware, on 24th December Swiss Nic
(Roberto Nichele) had a failed hill launch in NSW Hunter Valley, Australia.
First aid was given on site by Conrad Loten (hang glider pilot and emergency
room... mehr