http://flyingthevoid.blogspot.com/2011/10/x-sertao.html
Eduardo Jacintho W Oliveira <<eduardo>>
writes:

www.tinyurl.com/tacima
Right now, we are northeast brazil trying long distance, Brett is here too as
Konrad, Glauco, Davi and seven more pilots we are flying 300+ up to 410km almost
every day.... mehr

38 58 10.92 N,75 52 0.00 W,Highland Aerosports, Ridgely,
Maryland, USA
The ECC will be held June 3rd through 9th, Sunday through
Saturday. Registration opens March 15th.This is a great competition up on the DelMarVa peninsula out in the rural areas
over the Chesapeake Bay east of Washington, D.C.I am so sorry that I missed it this year,... mehr

Gerolf is apparently working on two new intermediate gliders for
Moyes. First, the Gecko, which is a kingposted glider which would replace the
Sonic and would be about equivalent to the Wills Wing Sport. Here are some
pictures of testing flying the Gecko at Stanwell:



The Moyes Mojo is apparently a topless glider that has been "detuned" to... mehr

http://www.triptera.com.au/canungra/classic2011/index.html


Place
Pilot
Time
Total


1

Jonny Durand Jnr
2:22:44
966


2

Steve Blenkinsop
2:30:06
914


3

Dave May
2:30:05
912


4

Scott Barrett
2:39:51
910


5

Trent Brown
2:43:25... mehr

Thanks to Mike Degtoff mehr

http://willswing.com/news.asp?newsSeek=773
This year Ryan Voight will again be hosting
one of his very highly regarded landing clinics on Thursday and Friday, April
5th and 6th. The clinic will include video and analysis of your landings and is
free, other than the cost of your tows. mehr

http://ozreport.com/calendar.php
The 2012 Midwest Championship is moving to the Albertus Airport in Freeport,
Illinois. Freeport is about 100 miles west of Chicago. In addition, the meet has
been moved to a time of year that promises better weather, July 2nd through 7th.
Registration opens on the 15th of December.
www.midwesthgcomp.org mehr

They have opened a new on-line store here:
www.minigliders.com
* Mini Hang Gliders 16" Wingspan* Life Like Hang Glider Pilots 2.5" Tall* Hang Glider Displays* Aerotow Carts 5" Long* Trophies and KeychainsNew and improved scale model hang gliders. The main improvements are:1. Use of nylon cord instead of elastic cord which ensures... mehr

http://ozreport.com/calendar.phpYou'll find most of the registration dates and times there also. More updates
soon. mehr

Ricker Goldsborough writes:
Ricker Goldsborough, President and founder of the Cloudbase
Foundation was granted a time slot during the USHPA BOD meeting on Thursday to
give a presentation about the Cloudbase Foundation accomplishments, status and
future plans. This included a request of USHPA to add the Cloudbase Foundation
donation option to... mehr

http://www.damninteresting.com/rider-on-the-storm/
In the summer of 1959, a pair of F-8 Crusader combat jets were on
a routine flight to Beaufort, North Carolina with no particular designs on
making history. The late afternoon sunlight glinted from the silver and orange
fuselages as the US Marine Corps pilots flew high above the Carolina... mehr

http://www.triptera.com.au/canungra/classic2011/index.html


Res
 
Glider
Total


1
Jonny Durand Jnr
Moyes Litespeed RS3.5
2585


2
Jon Durand Sr
Moyes Litespeed RS4
2558


3
Rohan Holtkamp
AirBorne Rev 13.5
2368


 
Steve Blenkinsop
Moyes Litespeed RS3.5
2368


5
Dave May
Moyes... mehr

Brett Hazlett in North Eastern Brazil attempting world records. He
writes:

http://flyingthevoid.blogspot.com/2011/10/x-sertao.html
Launched at 8 am, left launch at 8:54 am, landed early at 3:45 pm
(I'll explain later), and flew 310 km, through 3 states. This is the furthest I
have flown a hang glider and is sufficient to break the FAI... mehr

David Glover reports:
All the proposed hang gliding competitions (seven of them) were
approved. Only one of the two proposed paragliding competitions was approved so
far. The Santa Cruz Flats Race will be the US Nationals. The Big Spring
Competition will also include the Open Distance Nationals (how ironic). The
Texas Single Surface Shootout... mehr

charles baughman<<big-bird>>
sends:
At Pine Mt in October we had extraordinary conditions that I have
never encountered before. I was able to gain 2000' above the clouds (12100' MSL)
in very smooth dry air. I made diving passes along the side of the cloud in
strong lift to get shots of the RAINBOW GLORY. Notice the glider shadow... mehr

http://www.idahostatesman.com/2011/10/21/1848069/missing-paraglider-from-boise.html
In addition, a member of the public found paragliding gear near
the bottom of the canyon and called Crime Stoppers Thursday morning. It is
unclear exactly when that equipment was found.Schepp did not have a paragliding harness on when he was found. Detectives... mehr

Harry Martin <<harry>>
writes:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVaZ0NkQh54

Hang Gliding Canada with Sailplanes and Dragonfly. A good day in
October 2011 at the Southwestern Ontario Hang Gliding Association club field
near Arthur Ontario, Canada. I got close to 4,000 feet above take off and
enjoyed the available lift and Steve Younger took my wife Mauren up in the... mehr

Graeme Henderson <<flyingfree>>
writes:
I regret to inform you that John Revelle, creator of the original
hang gliding harnesses, died last Thursday in Sydney. John's contribution to the
modern hang glider is second only to John Dickenson. John built the first
Dickenson Wing Clone and with his late wife Angie, pleased many crowds... mehr

Fabiano Nahoum <<marusco>>
writes:
Two friends, Alipio Loyola and João Machado, put together a very
nice little movie about what a week of free flying hang-gliders is all about.
It's short, unpretentious and very uplifting (pun unintended)!
Filmed at Carmo do Rio Claro, a really, really pretty backdrop, that recently
held... mehr