http://www.thefloridaridge.com/pages/RidgeTeamChallenge2012.phphttp://lostgriz.blogspot.com/The task for the fourth day:The wind was forecasted to build to thirteen mph out of the northwest later in
the day as a front headed south. It is hard to create a task heading southeast
from the Florida Ridge as soon it turns into a vast acreage of... mehr

Interested in flying very far, perhaps setting a world record? If
you can join us in Zapata for the 2012 World Record Encampment contact Gary
Osoba at <wosoba>.

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http://www.slideshare.net/GliderPilotOrg/ssa-2012long-cross-country-flights-in-mountain-wave mehr

Tommy Thompson <<soar8hours>>
writes:
Announcing the "2012 Big Walker Mountain Cross Country Challenge."
No forms to fill out - No entry fees - No rules - No red tape - No log ons. Just
fly as far as you can from the Big Walker launch in 2012.
Hang Glider Class Custom "1st Place" 2012 Acrylic Hang Glider Laser Engraved
Award plus... mehr

http://www.korteldesign.com/spip/?Krisis-Rogallo-130,223
The Krisis Rogallo incorporates an innovative system allowing it
to behave like a hemispherical parachute during the initial phase after opening,
descending vertically in a stable manner with very little forward speed. Thus in
the case of a very low deployment the pilot only has to... mehr

Patrick Kruse <<patrick>>
writes:
Jorge Gotes, Rudy Gotes, one of the El Peñon Classic competition
organizer's brother, put together of the El Penon Comp in Valle de Bravo. 
This is a good day in the life perspective of how every day went at the El Penon
Classic. We drive to launch, set up our gliders, push off, race to... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrfXcKkmk5Y
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http://www.thefloridaridge.com/pages/RidgeTeamChallenge2012.phphttp://lostgriz.blogspot.com/The task for the third day:That is the C pilot task. The B pilots have to come back to the HWY292 turnpoint
as goal, and the A pilots have to return to the Florida Ridge.A pilot or two made it to the goal. Derrick was the only A pilot to make it
back.... mehr

http://www.glidinghotspots.eu/
Glidinghotspots.eu is a platform for exchanging information on thermal
quality of flatland areas. All data is included in one map, which can be
downloaded here. There are already a few older thermal maps from other sources
available, but every of them has one or more disadvantages.
http://Glidinghotspots.eu... mehr

Here and
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Here.
Thanks to Hamish Barker. mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmxGdv4s9_Q
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http://www.npr.org/2012/04/07/150182150/u-s-marines-in-australia-whats-the-message mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx-7THEZ6xk

No one likes us-I don't know why
We may not be perfect, but heaven knows we try
But all around, even our old friends put us down
Let's drop the big one and see what happens
We give them money-but are they grateful?
No, they're spiteful and they're hateful
They don't respect us-so let's surprise them... mehr

Frank Schwab <<fschwab>>
sends:
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2012/04/08/desktop-project-part-14-the-cloud-streets-of-southern-greenland/


To give you a sense of scale, this image is over 2000 km (1200 miles) across! So
these clouds can stretch a long, long way. mehr

http://www.trofeomontegrappa.it/Gordon Rigg writes:
Today was typical for the day after a comp that had bad weather.
Good conditions with 700fpm climbs to base. Flew yesterday's original task
(before it was shortened due to a helicopter rescue) with pretty much zero risk
of landing out and glided in from Asolo on 9:1 into 15km head wind but... mehr

So easy to pull in and round out at two feet above the ground
with wheels beneath you
Gregg Ludwig takes this photo as I get prepared for my first
flight since my shoulder surgery on February 6th, nine weeks ago:I'm flying on Gregg's Flying Launch Cart connected to a Wills Wing Falcon 195.
I'm feeling great because I know I don't have to... mehr

http://www.thefloridaridge.com/pages/RidgeTeamChallenge2012.phphttp://lostgriz.blogspot.com/
The NAM forecast from XCSkies was for light winds at 2,000', but the RUC did
call for higher winds just in our area, out of the northeast, across Lake
Okeechobee. Well, the RUC under Dr. Jack had it right and I should have double
checked the XCSkies.... mehr

Steve Pearson has a trailer full of gliders here, many for the
upcoming competition
Austin, James Tindle's high school aged son, loves flying the T2C
144. He was amazed after watching pilots land topless gliders for years at the
flight park how easy it was to land. Of course, his father taught him how to
land here.Claudia, 125 pounds, flew... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGyXyU3o-v8

Hopefully this might save someone an injury by learning from my
mistake. 120ft is not a lot of height to correct a collapse and the ground comes
up real quick. It isn't exactly soft either - hence the Homer like ow, ohhh as I
bounced down the cliff. With a cracked C7,L1,L2,L3 and smashed hip socket,... mehr