From Greg:
Subject: The World Spins Right
Hello high-flying friends,
Habitat for Humanity recently put up a little video they made of a song I wrote
and donated (sung by jazz artist Anna Wilson, produced by Country Music Award
winner Monty Powell).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-3Yu2FlOVo

Thank you - may the sky gods bless you all with... mehr

Agust Gudmundsson <<ag>>
writes:
The hang gliding subcommittee has addressed this issue after the
Bureau meeting. It will not be removed from FS as the hang gliding community
wants it. mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zb5GrgN6mw
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Flemming Lauridsen <<flemming>>
writes:
Ridge soaring at Bovbjerg, Denmark. Dennis Koch is having fun, low
passes and playing on the low part of the ridge.
https://vimeo.com/53805545
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http://www.fai.org/civl-news/36694-civl-autumn-bureau-minutes-published
Held in Reykjavik, Iceland on November 1st to 4th, 2012No pressing issues except for the sprog measurement and the lack of hang gliding
Category 1 competition bidders.  Jamie Shelden will seek potential bidders
for planned Cat 1 events in coordination with the hang... mehr

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57552488-1/sailrocket-2-breaks-sailing-speed-record-at-68-mph/
Sponsored by Danish wind turbine maker Vestas, the Sailrocket
accelerated to 59.23 knots (68.1 mph) on Walvis Bay off the coast of Namibia.
The speed was the best average time over 500 meters (546 yards), but the craft
was later clocked at... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=30081
On the heels of Jamie Shelden’s great review of the Tennessee Tree
Toppers Team Challenge 2012 (http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/tennessee-tree-toppers-team-challenge.html),
we’d like to make a few announcements regarding the upcoming 2013 Team
Challenge!
Team... mehr

http://www.gulgongclassic.com/Looking very nice in Gulgong.Thanks Kathryn. mehr

http://www.facebook.com/tom.weissenberger?ref=ts&fref=tsThomas Weissenberger <<tomtom>>
writes:
We are very busy at the moment getting ready for some world record
attempts. I am here in Iquique, northern Chile with my mate Geri who is my
supporter, driver, camera man and authorized witness all in one person. A film
team and... mehr

Gregg Ludwig <<GreggLudwig>>
writes:
This is not a new idea but a nice example of an outrigger wheel
kit suitable for a Wills Wing Falcon 3/4. It provides added safety for those
uncomfortable times when the glider may touch the ground banked. It also
eliminates the wheels from damaging or wearing the control bar by using a wheel... mehr

http://www.microsofttranslator.com/bv.aspx?from=&to=en&a=http://www.superrace2012.blogspot.com/
The 2013 calendar:1st Stage Governor Valadares (MG), 7 to April 13
2nd Stage Brasília (DF), 18 to August 24
3rd Stage Pimenta (MG), September 29 to October 5http://ozreport.com/calendar.php mehr

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http://www.xcmag.com/2012/11/seiko-fukuoka-sets-new-womens-paragliding-record-in-brazil/
Seiko Fukuoka has set a new women’s world record in Brazil. She
flew 345.6km on 20 November, beating the previous world record by more than
20km.
According to her tracklog she took off in Quixada in the north east of Brazil
and flew for a little... mehr

Glenn Curran <<gchome777>>
sends:
A little different from my "normal" HG videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKFu4BnAhzM
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Adam Palmer <<apalmer>>
sends:
I took this photo during my trip home from Atlanta yesterday. I
think that we were somewhere over north Florida. There were miles of cloud
streets stretching toward the horizon and yet I was buckled into my window seat
in row 25 on my Spirit Airlines flight into Fort Lauderdale. All I could do was... mehr

Cross Country <<reply-a64ebbc6a2-1d8c6405f9-14ee>>
sends:
This week's Tuesday Tip comes from Guy Anderson. In the current
issue of Cross Country magazine he writes an amazing account of how he survived
after crashing in very remote terrain in Sun Valley USA earlier this year.
I am no survival expert, just very, very lucky. So what... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
writes:
The Hang Glider Calendar 2013 is now on sale and will be shipped
starting November 23rd. The Calendar is again printed in Offset, this means the
highest quality available. Together with all the beautiful pictures I received
from pilots all over the world, it was again possible to make... mehr

Ben <<skyrocketfree>> writes:
British Nationals 2013
Work is still in progress to get the final confirmation from the local
authorities but with the great support of the local Catalan and Spanish flying
clubs, this is hopefully now just a formality. Having taken an early stance in
setting dates and venue, other countries have now... mehr

James Bradley <<jb183>>
writes:
New Yorker magazine iPad version advertisement:
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