A big Texas reception for out of state folks coming to the Big Spring
Championship
A big Texas reception for out of state folks coming to the Big
Spring Championship
Peter Kelley and a number of other pilots were in Midland-Odessa
picking up a pilot at the airport the other day. They were driving into the town
to get some lunch when they... mehr

Jonny Durand writes:
First day of Big Spring comp started with a 100km triangle. I was
leading out early and got low before the first turnpoint 33 kilometers northwest
of Big Spring and most everyone caught me or flew over me. Then rounded the
turnpoint and I was catching back up after hitting a 1,000fpm climb to 12,000ft.
Not long after I... mehr

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Ricker Goldsborough representing the Cloudbase Foundation
presented three Big Spring institutions that help children with checks totaling
$6,000 raised by the foundation, most often from contributions from hang glider
pilots. The city is very grateful for the help that we provide for their
citizens and are always excited when the hang glider... mehr

I received the following on my smart phone from an apparently
Australian phone number:
Mart Bosman broke his Airborne C4 on final glide at the Belgian
Nationals here in Laragne on Thursday. He deployed his parachute without a
problem. He didn't break any bones, but was in the hospital overnight.It looks like the crossbar broke. He was... mehr

http://www.blulive.it/classifica/Results after four days:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Total



1
MANFRED RUHMER
AUT
Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9

3310


2
ALESSANDRO PLONER
ITA
Icaro Z9

3249


3
CHRISTIAN CIECH
ITA
Icaro 2000 Laminar... mehr

Steve Kroop at Flytec <<info>>
writes:
Flytec instruments have a given amount of user memory that is used
for storing instrument settings and logbook. In the case of our more advanced
models, flight recording, waypoints/routes and restricted airspace are also
stored in the user memory. This memory is static so if power is lost... mehr

The weather
here.It looks good for the next week. Temperatures around 95, which is normal. Mostly
sunny (cu's), which is normal.Results will be here. mehr

He's going faster than Dustin did two weeks ago.
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http://tinyurl/timzpata
http://tinyurl.com/petezapata
http://www.facebook.com/timothy.ettridge/posts/10151958605735438
Gary Osoba writes:
We have yet another excellent Zapata day here- possibly best
launch conditions this year.
I went up in the Woodstock light... mehr

Wiley was a tug pilot at Quest Air and Seminole Glider Port. He
was out at Currituck and helping with the new flight park for Kitty Hawk Kites. mehr

Michael Deleo <<michael.deleo>>
writes:
Tony was involved in a serious hang gliding accident about three
weeks ago and is in critical care in a Los Angeles area hospital. My and Tony's
sister, Nancy, has durable power of attorney for his medical and financial
affair and I am "on deck" in her absence. I'm taking care of the... mehr

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?dsId=2560776
Wednesday I was out again at Chris Zimmerman's, as I had been before the WRE got
going in Zapata, attempting to break my world record distance of 330 kilometers
in a single surface glider. The winds were from the right direction (straight
south), although at about half... mehr

On a day with less wind than the world distance record day two
weeks ago, Jonny Durand, flying on his own, set the new world record for a
distance to goal flight. The current record is 517 km (321 miles) set in 2002 by
Pete Lehmann (who was flying at Zapata yesterday) and Mike Barber.Jonny flew from Zapata launching behind Bobby Bailey at... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28493
Sorry, but you should only use these wheels if you want to break
the control bar.You need a wide contact base between wheels/skids and the control bar. Also the
ATOS control bar has these knobs for fixing the wheels, why don't you use them?
If you would, the hole control frame would work as... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/member_benefits.asp#geosThe Medivac+ program with GEOS can be used in conjunction with the SPOT. This
service can be purchased regardless of whether or not you own a SPOT device. The
Medivac+ programs do NOT exclude HG/PG activities. So if you set up SPOT...use
this code for the Medivac+ (PLUS) for better coverage that... mehr

After a short pause Jonny and Pete joined Gary in Zapata along
with Bobby Bailey as the tug pilot on Sunday. The good winds have returned but
the forecast for lift is iffy. No one seemed to be giving it a try on Monday,
but Tuesday through Thursday looks very possible:
http://chorlton.homeip.net/spotmap/zapata.html.It appears as though the... mehr

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57472108-71/watching-a-pilot-crash-land-from-his-point-of-view/
http://youtu.be/Xqf0HqpnySA
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Gregg Ludwig sends: mehr