Over the last year there has been a some what steady decline in
the price of the euro relative to the US dollar:I'm sure that most of you have heard about why this might be the case or if you
live in Spain, Greece, Italy, etc., you've had as opportunity to experience
those reasons up close.Gliders made in Europe (Icaro, for example) would... mehr

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Photo by Belinda Boulter
Back in April I landed about a mile behind a locked gate. Had the bicycle in the
back of the pickup, so it was easy to go get the harness and extras after
walking out without carrying anything. I then went back with my kayak wheels and
hauled the glider out holding on to a strap on the glider's nose. Too easy. mehr

Peter Bolton <<pbolt>>
writes:
Vey scenic coastal flight of over 20km in South Australia which
was made by a group of about six hang glider and one paraglider pilot here in
June. It was recorded and edited by our “Flying Dutchman” – Miguel de Jong (
<miguelde> ) on his C4.... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLGiqB9Dl4
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Kevin Grosser <<litespeedrs4>>
writes:
I was at Greifenburg free flying with some Austrian friends last
weekend. Must have been around 80 hang glider pilots on the hill. Great to see
such a huge number of hangies on the hill.
I spoke with Wolfi on Sunday morning, he said he had a 10 minute lead on Gerolf
on Saturdays task nearing... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
writes:
Finally the competitors list of the Europeans in Kayseri, Turkey
is up2date. It looks like it will be a well visited competition after all. See
http://www.outdoorfestival.org/view.php?page=5. mehr

http://www.deskeng.com/articles/aabfta.htm
Eventually, Pearson became frustrated with his standalone CAM
application. When he saw the product release for HSMWorks, he followed up on it.
The reseller gave him a 30-day trial license.
It wasn’t quite love at first sight.
“My initial impression,” says Pearson, “was that... mehr

https://sites.google.com/site/ericthorstenson123/
On July 4th Eric had an accident, suffering C6 and C7 vertebral
fractures which caused C6-C7 spinal cord injury, resulting in paralysis from
armpits down. We have a steep climb ahead of us towards recovery.
Due to the response from friends, family and the flying community we've
generated this... mehr

Brad Kushner <<Brad>>
writes:
Raven Hang Gliding LLC (
www.hanggliding.com )
is pleased to announce that we have gone into production on the hubs for ATOS
carbon base bars. We now offer wheels/hubs to fit over 99.9% of all the hang
gliders on the planet.We’ve made the first batch of production hubs, and we’re very... mehr

Steve Kroop at Flytec <<info>>
writes:
Most users of the 6020 and 6030 are aware of the the their ability
to keep track of your last climb and aid you in returning to that thermal with
the direction being shown on the compass rose and the distance shown as the
user-field Dist Therm. Below is an alternative method submitted by... mehr

Jamie Shelden <<justtrademarks>>
writes:
I received a note from Stephanie in charge of reservations at the
Francisco Grande. She reminded me that our block of rooms (and the special rate
for pilots) will drop off after August 1st. Although there may still be rooms
available after this date, there is no guarantee and the rate... mehr

http://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/blog/travel-flying-xc/hang-gliding-europe-video

Four different countries. mehr

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/07/drone-hijacking/all/
On the evening of June 19, a group of researchers from the
University of Texas successfully hijacked a civilian drone at the White Sands
Missile Range in New Mexico during a test organized by the Department of
Homeland Security.The drone, an Adaptive Flight Hornet Mini, was... mehr

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/122473
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Armand <<xcswift>>
writes:
I did a 200km triangle in southern Ontario. Speed over the course
53km/h. The FAI record of 45km/h by Robin Hamilton still stands, because I
forgot to renew my USHPA/NAA Sporting license. Oh well, it was a great day of
flying.
http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:xcswift/10.7.2012/16:23... mehr

http://sonomawingsbb.yuku.com/topic/4497/King-Diary-2012#.T_wcGfXlbtshttp://www.flytrace.com/tracker/map.aspx?group=23 mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28439Jim writes:
I'm at Quest at the moment and I got talking with Mitch about the
landing clinic at the Team Challenge. He loves the idea and will be bringing
both his expertise and his Elektra Towing rig up with him. The ET in my opinion
is the perfect landing clinic tool and I'm super stoked to... mehr

Landing a rigid wing.http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28168&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=40
Rigid Advantages And DisadvantagesThe advantage with a rigid is you can kill the lift along the entire wing all at
once with a good hard flare. A lot of this has to do with the fact that there is
a ton of rake to the downtubes and... mehr

#
Name
Glider
Total



1
Wolfgang SIESS
Wills Wing T2C 154

2755


2
Tom WEISSENBERGER
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5

2663


3
Walter MAYER
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5

2584


4
Manfred TRIMMEL
Wills Wing T2C

2425... mehr