http://flyingjochen.blogspot.com/2012/02/1964-early-attempts.html
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http://ozreport.com/docs/canoaschool.pdf
This is an amazing school with a dedicated staff, teachers, and
principal. Belinda and I are so proud to help facilitate their progress.
http://jamesdeanbyrdfoundation.org mehr

Brett Hazlett <<bretthazlett>>
writes:
After 1000+ km, 50+ hours, turbulence, low saves, and racing with
friends at full bar, the Superfinal is over! Here's the video:
https://vimeo.com/36382604.
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Many pilots wonder what it really takes to
set a world record. Some wonder what it's like to fly at a place like Zapata or
other world class sites. Cloudsuck answers these and other questions while
telling the story of how I set the current Distance World Record for Rigid
Wings. Over this winter, I am pleased to make the book available as a... mehr

Patrick Kruse <<patrick>>
writes:
I thought you may want to do a review on the Oz Report of this new
HD Video Camera offering from our friends at Midland. I met Mike at the recent
Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City and when he showed me some of the
functionality of their new camera I was really impressed, mostly with the... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmFkRAOsZo
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I go in for surgery on Monday, the 6th, and that means that there
may be some disruption in my normal publishing schedule as I ride the wave of
the narcotic pain relievers and I try to type with my left hand. mehr

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http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/2005
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/2005/398
http://www.fastretrieve.com/worldcup/download/
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/10817
http://vimeo.com/36065307

http://andre-comps.blogspot.com/
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http://www.hvlnamibie.com/
Among our 23 pilots, 10 claimed their flights on OLC; they
achieved 14 of more than 300km tasks (max 421km), 32 of more than 250km, 42 of
more than 200km: an average of 6 OLC claimed flights per pilot, average distance
per flight 244km, average duration per flight 6h10 (max 8h48)! Flights' log. mehr

http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=44972
Here is a beta version of XC Planner
version 2:
http://xcplanner.appspot.com/What's new:- it should work on your mobile phone (iPhone/Android)
- you draw your flight, and XC Planner calculates the maximum score
- support for all XC leagues, and auto-detects your country's league
- speed and... mehr

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/02/a-whooping-crane-migration-will-finish-by-truck/?src=rechp
An effort using ultralight planes to coax essentially orphaned
whooping cranes all the way from Wisconsin to their wintering grounds in Florida
has ended for the season. The problem this time isn’t a possible violation of
Federal Aviation... mehr

http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/2005http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/2005/390http://andre-comps.blogspot.com/Yes, there was at least one reserve if not two thrown yet again today. Jack
Brown, USA, I think.

From: http://biggovtsucks.blogspot.com/

Official PWC site
Organiser's website
Paragliding World Cup TV
Pilot list
Live... mehr

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tribal-skies-20120203,0,2712225.story
Eighty-three-year-old Dodson was a pioneer when he started hang
gliding almost 40 years ago. He tried paragliding, but on one of his maiden
flights he went into an unexpected spiral dive after launching from 3,500-foot
Kagel Mountain, about 30 miles north of... mehr

Cliff Whitney is a hang glider pilot and owner of Atlanta Hobby.Check out
this. mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNEUHTH7rTQ
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Erick Angles <<atout.vents>>
writes:
Fly Morocco - 2nd Edition is postponed in order to prepare a
cheaper, bigger and more international edition in 2013. Here is a little teaser
that a friend just edited to make you guys wait and entice some to pre-register,
some pilots already did.... mehr

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/nstv/2012/01/first-slow-mo-video-of-goose-flying-upside-down.html

It's a move that's sure to impress even the most skilled circus
contortionists. During flight, geese can twist their necks to flip their bodies
upside down, while keeping their heads upright.
Now amateur videographers Hans de Koning and... mehr

Article
here.Thanks to Mike Degtoff. mehr