38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Adam Elchin at Highland Aerosports Inc. <<hanglide>>
writes:
Sunny and I were looking at the current number of pilots
registered for the ECC and we are on the edge of canceling due to low
attendance. We’re giving it until May 5 to make a determination. If... mehr

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http://flytecraceandrally.wordpress.com/http://skyout.blogspot.com/http://cloudbaseimaging.blogspot.com/SPOTS:Wolfi
here
Ben
here
Konrad
here
Jonny here
Alex Cuddy
here
David Aldrich
hereThe fourth task was to the east south east on the first leg, then a short leg to
the northeast, from the airfield at Live Oak to a little grass strip with a... mehr

http://flytecraceandrally.wordpress.com/http://skyout.blogspot.com/http://cloudbaseimaging.blogspot.com/SPOTS:Wolfi
here
Ben
here
Konrad
here
Jonny here
Alex Cuddy
here
David Aldrich
hereThe third task:The first leg was north northwest from Quest Air to the Greystone airfield where
John Travolta keep his 737 east of Ocala, then cross/upwind to... mehr

Article and video
here.
It's not a bird or a plane: it's an unusual flying object that
propels itself by flipping inside out. Created by engineers at Festo in
Esslingen, Germany, the floating band filled with helium takes on different
shapes while expanding and contracting to generate thrust and move through the
air.The design is based on... mehr

Alex Brieba <<alex.brieba>>
wites:
We were fourteen local hang glider pilots for a nice rainy day,
this place is very cool , you will find nice scenes and nice colors at the end
of the clip.
www.atlantiquedelta.fr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dva1_XRf1so
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Amir Shalom <<amirhang>>
writes:
I fly in the south flats of Israel, doing static (fixed length)
car tow launch. The Israeli factory I used to buy the tow ropes from is
bankrupted and no longer willing to make them for me. I need a 1,200m
static tow rope (for two sets), of 10%-20% stretch at maximum load of
150kg-200kg. Where... mehr

I saw this banner ad at the top of
http://hanggliding.org when I logged in
there: mehr

Miller Stroud <<vrodtn>>
writes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqvSGbC0x0

This was filmed at Quest Air during the week before the Race and Rally. I hope
we left some thermals for the race. High cloudbases, lots of cloud suck, and of
course great people that make you want to come back. Be sure to view in 1080p or
720p for best... mehr

John Simon <<JFSimon737>>
writes:The charts
here. mehr

Jonathan Dietch writes:
Here's something that aspiring X/C pilots may find instructive:
Video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=tvK6lg6NF-w
Track:
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/leonardo/flight/593548
Garlock to Trona airport (40 miles) is a popular route for pilots to get X/C
experience in SoCal. It's a bit closer to L.A. than Walt's Point although... mehr

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http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26822852/R%26R/Flex3.html

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Results from the first task:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
SS
ES
Time
Total



1
Robin Hamilton
USA
Moyes Litespeed RS 4
14:30:00
17:42:04
03:12:04
959


2
Davide Guiducci
ITA
Wills... mehr

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Jeff Shapiro <<up.si.down>>
writes:
I have recently received notification from two pilots flying WW
Covert harnesses who have experienced a premature wear to the leading edge of
the webbing at the base of the main riser, just above the backplate, because of
contact between the webbing and the top perimeter of the aluminum slider... mehr

Stéphane Malbos <<stephane.malbos>>
writes:
We are working on CIVL website, updating here and there, letting
the World knows what's going on. Still some basic work to do. It's a slow
process. Since the Plenary we've published a few front page "News" like.
- All you need to know about the Jiao-Xi Plenary (or almost).... mehr

Wolfi
here.
Ben
here.
Konrad
here.
Jonny here
I can see that Jonny and Wolfgang have made it. Others too I assume (apparently
about fifteen). Zippy landed twenty three kilometers short. Ben and Konrad went
down before goal.
Andre Wolfe had three weaklink breaks and then decided not to fly on the fourth
tow.
I worked the launch line as the... mehr

http://youtu.be/TaVg_bzK3Aw mehr

Patrick Kruse <<patrick>>
sends:
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