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13.10.2019, The Oz Report
531 kilometers (330.55 miles).
https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:Maya15/12.10.2019/10:08#fd=flight
Endless fun / thanks to Fly With Andy, Michael Sigel, Clement Latour, Reynald Mumenthaler, Sebastian Benz, Pascal Bissig.
pilot: Margelisch Yael (CH)
date: 12.10.2019 07:08 UTC-03:00
launch: Caico, BR
route: 552.82 km
glider: Ozone...
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12.10.2019, The Oz Report
"Fabiano Nahoum" <<marusco>>
writes:
I finally got in touch with Glauco who was still driving back from
the long haul.
Maybe there should be a FAI Category for this type of flight?
This is how Glauco describes the beginning of the flight, in his own words:
"I took off at 7:25 I believe, but it took me one hour to get the flight...
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12.10.2019, The Oz Report
Fabiano Nahoum <<marusco>>
writes:
Yesterday, October 10, Brazilian pilot Glauco Pinto broke both the
Brazilian and South-American records, taking off from Tacima Takeoff in the
state of Paraiba on his Laminar 14.1 and landing 619 straight kilometers out
near Poranga, in the State of Ceará.
I don't have many details as the...
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11.10.2019, The Oz Report
Task stopped.
http://xc.highcloud.net/task_overview.html?comPk=276
Task 6:
#
Pilot
Glider
Kms
Tot
1
Jon Durand
Moyes rx 4 pro
23.42
195
2
Robert DeGroot
RX 3.5 pro
22.73
193
3
tony cross
rev
21.22
191
4
Richard Martin
Moyes RX 3.5 Pro
20.43
187
4
geoff christophers...
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11.10.2019, The Oz Report
Today Rafa Saladini broke the world record going 581.6 km.
Dustin Martin writes:
The three paragliders from yesterday landed together at 582
kilometers. From a surface tow. I believe Glauco foot launched on his hang
gliding flight of 619 kilometers, also yesterday. The paragliders were wondering
if 600 was possible, obviously it is and I...
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10.10.2019, The Oz Report
Jonny out of the hospital.
http://xc.highcloud.net/task_overview.html?comPk=276
Task 5:
#
Pilot
Glider
Time
Tot
1
Jon Durand
moyes rx 4 pro
2:08:21
967
2
Robert DeGroot
Moyes 3.5 rx pro
2:43:47
808
3
Brodrick Osborne
Moyes 3.5 rx pro
2:43:49
805
4
tony cross
rev
2:46:00...
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10.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/scene/film/benjamin-jordan-brings-paragliding-straight-talk-to-jackson/article_87dc2af1-46e8-5bb0-b96b-e43b30c99e03.html
What happens when you combine a background in fashion photography
with a daredevilish desire to fly a paraglider over the Canadian Rockies?
You end up with The Endless Chain, a...
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10.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://www.facebook.com/xcmag/photos/a.138479719102/10156734101579103/?type=3&theater
They have just landed, but it looks like Seiko Fukuoka has flown a
new women's paragliding world record in Brazil today, beating Yael Margelisch's
442km women's world record flown on October 4th Seiko was flying with Charles
Cazaux. They were in the air...
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09.10.2019, The Oz Report
http://xc.highcloud.net/task_overview.html?comPk=276
#
Pilot
Glider
Time
Tot
1
Craig Taylor
Moyes 3.5 rx pro
2:12:31
902
2
Brad Porter
Moyes 3.5 rx pro
2:24:21
841
3
Glen Macleod
Moyes 3.5 rx pro
2:41:26
809
4
Robert DeGroot
RX 3.5 pro...
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09.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://youtu.be/kiahJrwmkZI
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09.10.2019, The Oz Report
Sander van Schaik writes:
Every year I design a Hang Glider Calendar. This is to promote our
hang gliding sport. The best way to help me out with this is to send your photos
to me. The design will be white and the format to what fits in your mailbox so it saves
shipping costs.
Making a Calendar like this is not possible unless you, the hang...
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09.10.2019, The Oz Report
"Stephan Mentler" <<stephmet>>
writes:
Here is a little training incentive that I am introducing through
http://icaro2000usa.com. I
am calling it the Paraglider Pilot's expand your flight envelop program.In a nutshell, if you have a USHPA P1 or higher rating and get your H1 from a
partner hang gliding school, you will...
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08.10.2019, The Oz Report
Vicki writes:
Weather forecast for today shows similar stable conditions as yesterday but with
a lot stronger winds up high, to again compliment a lovely 39 degrees Celsius on
the ground. The safety committee has agreed to give pilots a rest day with
tomorrows conditions looking very good off Beechmont. With 20-time champion
Jonny...
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07.10.2019, The Oz Report
Stephane Malbos, the CIVL President, writes:
FAI Air Sports Commissions (ASC) Presidents all agree that the new
website is a disaster. We've asked FAI to make it better, without success. At
least the link should be very visible at the top of the page. I've just asked
again. I am not holding my breath. For some strange unknown reason they...
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06.10.2019, The Oz Report
http://xc.highcloud.net/task_result.html?comPk=276&tasPk=1187
Task 2:
#
Pilot
Glider
Time
Tot
1
Brad Porter
Moyes RX 3.5 Pro
2:21:38
1000
2
Steven Crosby
Moyes RX 5
2:21:57
991
3
Steve Docherty
Moyes RX4 Pro Skylite
2:29:11
912
4
Glen Macleod
Moyes 3.5 pro
2:29:33
909...
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06.10.2019, The Oz Report
06.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://www.xcontest.org/world/en/flights/detail:Maya15/4.10.2019/10:06
https://www.facebook.com/YaelMargelisch/videos/pcb.2884029204964733/399083034109535/?type=3&theater
When you wake up at 4:45 AM and you feel good, after 5 days of trying, you tell
yourself "today is the day." The feeling is shared my teammates Clement Latour
and Reynald...
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05.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://airtribune.com/canungra-hang-gliding-classic-2019/info
http://xc.highcloud.net/task_result.html?comPk=276&tasPk=1186
#
Pilot
Glider
Time
Tot
1
Jon Durand
RX 3.5 PRO
1:32:20
1000
2
Robert DeGroot
Moyes
1:43:21
874
3
Glen Macleod
Moyes...
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04.10.2019, The Oz Report
https://youtu.be/CWyxE9RigLo
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04.10.2019, The Oz Report
Andrey Solomykin writes:
My good friend Maksim Savelev is a very experienced pilot and he
is very well known in General Aviation in Russia. Actually he is not only an
airman but also a big enthusiast of computer flight simulators. In this video
Maksim compares modern PC simulators vs real flight, in terms of feeling,
perception, visual and...
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