Scot Trueblood <<paradisehanggliding>>
writes:
http://igg.me/p/101598?a=582719
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrqJnSF54uc

Here we are with only a couple of days left in our fundraising drive, and we are
better than 50% of the way to our goal. Not bad, all things considered. Many
thanks to our contributors who have gotten us this... mehr

This story continues from the previous installment here:
http://ozreport.com/16.098#5
Carsten Friedrichs [<carsten.friedrichs>]
writes:
According to Klaus Tänzler and Christof Kratzner no load test,
only pitch testing is necessary. I explicitly asked about load tests because I
know that with structural tests, I could just buy a new... mehr

http://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/blog/other/time-lapse-extremes-stanwell-park
Screen capture of from the Stanny Cam Time Lapse video Last
Tuesday, Australia's South Coast weather BLEW our minds, with over 50 knot (100
km/hr) winds! While most of us were tucked away snug inside, our Stanny Cam had
its neck out taking snap shots.... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
http://soaringspot.com/ecc2012/It looks like we might have six of seven days of a competition here at the East
Coast Hang Gliding Championships. With a strong northwest wind, strong lift, a
high cloud base and plenty of cu's despite the forecasts from XCSkies and
BLIPMAP... mehr

http://youtu.be/Szpa7dWldxA

I launched and landed three times during the third task of the 2012 East Coast
Championship. This gave me the opportunity to practice my landings and check out
on the video about trying to get up fully vertical, which I'm not able to do in
my harness.
Previously I hadn't been trying to get up vertical, just... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-EKcjpEIGo
mehr

Krzysztof Grzyb <<doitkg>>
writes:
Will remember this day (June 6th 2012) for the rest of my life!I made the longest distance and longest duration flight of my life today. I beat
my record flight from just three days ago, and set a new Midwest longest flight.This day would not be possible without help from people like Alan Abair... mehr

http://www.avda.nl/Aflenz2012/
Sander van Schaik <sander> sends:
In the beautiful area of Aflenzland we had 2 tasks. In the
combined overall standing (Towing + Mountain), Martin van Helden became Dutch
Champion 2012.
1. Martin van Helden
2. Joost Eertman
3. Gijs Wanders
The Dutch Open was won by Gerd Dönhuber:
1. Gerd Dönhuber... mehr

http://corinnaflies.blogspot.co.at/2012/06/austrian-open-1st-day-moyes-rules.htmlhttp://www.drachenflieger.at/fileadmin/Content/Files/AO2012/FAI_1-Task_1.htmlhttp://www.livetrack24.com/events/AustrianOpen2012
Today's task canceled. mehr

http://youtu.be/pfhfzZdx0vs

There is apparently no way to rock up and get vertical in my Wills Wing Covert
harness. I'm thinking that the slider is at the top of its extent, but it may
not be. I try to rock up vertical twice to get in a position where I can stay up
without having to hold onto anything, not onto the down tubes nor the base... mehr

http://www.wbal.com/article/90730/21/template-story/Hang-Glider-In-Shock-Trauma-
The story below was completely bogus:
http://www.wboc.com/story/18720431/hang-glider-accident-in-caroline-county
The headline in the link to this story was bogus:
http://www.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_562e1c18-b004-11e1-b379-0019bb2963f4.html

I witnessed... mehr

Task 3, the task committee calls the right task into the best
conditions
38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
http://soaringspot.com/ecc2012/
The task committee (Paris, Larry, and John Simon) called an eighty four
kilometer triangle task to the northwest, which all the competitors made, other
than me, who... mehr

Krzysztof Grzyb <<doitkg>>
writes:
I’ve always dreamed of flying over Indiana and landing in Ohio. I
have been close to the state border a few times but I’ve never passed it. Until
yesterday I had never done so, and yesterday was the day that I reached my
longest personal flight. I have a new sail on my Litespeed RS4,... mehr

Efrén Fierro <<efrenfierro>> writes:
Here's a link to a promotional video we've put together:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbL6tnF2HnI

We'll soon have a web page up and running at
skyparkelpenon.com
or vuelolibre.mx.
Meanwhile you can check us out in Facebook at "Sky Park El Peñon" mehr

Matjaz Klemencic <<klemencic_matjaz>>
sends:

http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/above-soca-valley-hang-gliding-cocoon
mehr

http://www.flixxy.com/five-wingsuit-flyers-and-two-sailplanes-in-tight-formation.htm

Thanks to Adam Palmer. mehr

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1302531432 mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Charlie Allen landing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8E95GzAMF8

His landing in slow motion:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5J2apy-WKQ

Video by Mitch Shipley, who is doing a landing clinic here for eight competition
pilots using his Elektra Tow.
Charlie attempts to rock... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
The relevant FAA document
here response to a request in March 2009.
The FAA is revising §61. 113(g) to allow a private pilot to act as
pilot in command while towing an unpowered ultralight vehicle for compensation
or hire."Accordingly, § 61.113(g) permits a... mehr

Krzysztof Grzyb <<doitkg>>
writes:
Just for first info: 7.5 h in air, the distance 252.2 miles
(406.0km! Yes - first 400)
Google map version:
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxzeUBU_OUwWTjFrdWlFS0VNRVE
More flight details here:
http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1209224738
Gary Solomon writes:
Kris... mehr