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38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
Charles Allen <<charles>>
writes:
The Highland Challenge is an eight day race to goal Hang Gliding
competition comprised of four weekends and one alternate weekend hosted at
Highland Aerosports. The weekends will be selected on December 16th based on
popular... mehr

This is discussed in this New York Times
article.http://ozreport.com/docs/Yoga_Based_Maneuver_Effectively_Treats_Rotator.10.pdf
Surgery is often recommended for rotator cuff syndrome (RCS), but
enthusiasm drops off abruptly with massive tears, and in the elderly people. Co-Chrane
studies find little evidence that either conservative or... mehr

http://www.thefuckingweather.comThanks to Pete Lehmann. mehr

Ron Gleason <<xcflying>>
sends this remembrance of the airfield that we flew out of:
http://soaringcafe.com/2011/11/memories-ssc-part-one/
http://soaringcafe.com/2011/11/memories-ssc-part-2/ mehr

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2071056/The-human-icicle-Climbers-hang-upside-to-scale-450ft-Canadian-waterfall.html
This is the chilling moment two daredevils scale a 450ft waterfall
covered in dangling icicles while upside down.
Will Gadd, 44, and Tim Emmett, 37, spent two weeks meticulously plotting their
ascent of the notoriously... mehr

Kathryn O'Riordan writes:
Curt Warren flew 340 kilometers, Dave May 300, and Alex Cuddy 270.
Not quite what they were after but it was a blue day, cold and cloudbase of
6,000' feet max. I think they did well, especially Curt. He broke ACT (that's an
Australian province where the central government is located) distance record
(set by Dave... mehr

Mart <<mart>> writes:
Last night at around midnight a bit of hang gliding history went
up in smoke. The place where the Bogong Cup started and where up to 135 pilots
had their meetings, briefings and prize giving party's is no more.
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http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=43564
http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=p28364
http://www.xcmag.com/2011/12/accident-halts-en-d-paraglider-development/
Accident halts EN D paraglider development
New breed of EN D comp wings ‘don’t belong’ in EN system say testing houses
A statement on Air Turquoise’s... mehr

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
La Niña conditions have undergone little change over the past
fortnight, with most atmospheric and oceanic indicators remaining at, or just
exceeding, La Niña thresholds. Climate models surveyed by the Bureau suggest
this event is likely to peak near the end of the year and persist into early... mehr

Rob Hibberd <<RobH>>
writes:
Airborne makes a heart:


We were contracted to make this prototype.
The company: http://bivacor.com/?page_id=418
A prototype that demonstrates the core technology for BiVACOR®’s BV Assist and
BV Replace has been built and tested both in-vitro and in-vivo. To date, nine
short term pre-clinical... mehr

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/
La Niña conditions strengthened across the tropical Pacific Basin
during November. Climate models surveyed by the Bureau suggest the La Niña is
likely to peak during the next month and last at least until the end of summer.
Atmospheric indicators of ENSO, including the Southern Oscillation
Index... mehr

http://blog.chron.com/climateabyss/2011/11/texas-drought-the-executive-summary/
The 2011 drought in Texas has been unprecedented in its intensity.
The year 2010 had been relatively wet across most of the state, except for
extreme eastern Texas. Beginning in October 2010, most of Texas experienced a
relatively dry fall and winter, but the... mehr

Andrej Kolar <info>
writes:
We're having fun developing SeeYou further. The next big thing is
that we are adding pictures to the IGC files and creating a new format IGCX
which will incorporate both IGC and pictures in a single file:


See
here. mehr

Mitch Shipley <<elektratow>>
writes:
A very well done (but kinda long) video of Quest towing Jana
Banana up on a mile high flight. Jana is an awesome lady, a radio talk show host
and free spirit. It was the first time I have flown with a paraplegic and she
just made it seem like nothing. Very cool experience and nice press for... mehr

Charles Baughman <<big-bird>>
writes:
A nice article from twenty five years ago. Larry Tudor flew the
tandem record out and return with a non pilot.
http://ozreport.com/docs/LARRYTUDORTANDEM.jpg, LTTANDEM1.jpg, LTTANDEM2.jpg, LTTANDEM3.jpg mehr

Mike Glennon <<mikeglennon>>
writes:
Roldanillo, Colombia Jan 21-28 2012
Practice day and registration Jan 21
Task days Sunday Jan 22nd - Saturday Jan 28
Closing ceremony and prize giving Saturday Jan 28 pm

Contact : Mike Glennon
Email: <mikeglennon>
Phone : 57 - 315 550 4857
COST : Col$150,000 (approx US$80)
Location :... mehr

I will be serializing Cloudsuck, my book
about setting the current rigid wing world record for distance, in the Oz Report
with a new chapter every week. If you want to read the whole book without
waiting you can find it here:
http://ozreport.com/cloudsuck.php. You can also find a very inexpensive
eBook version on Amazon.The prolog and first... mehr

They roll their bodies to turn, and do not adjust their wings
differentially

http://www.npr.org/2011/12/02/143055124/flight-of-the-wild-pigeonThe method for slower flying birds.http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=5&prgDate=12-02-2011.
Go to
Flight Of The Wild Pigeon. mehr

Here.
If you want to spread your wings this holiday season – or buy the
gift of flight for a special someone,
Quest Air Hang Gliding
in Groveland (by Clermont) has some holiday deals to make your heart soar.
They’re offering
Soaring
Santa Discovery Tandem Flights, with flights starting at $99, and discounted
packages, too. mehr