Andy Long <<andylong>>
writes:
Pilots seem to be enjoying my last video, the one where I fly 103
miles from St. John mountain in California. I fly a lot with two other rigid
pilots. We call ourselves "The B Team".
http://vimeo.com/27559189
Tater Hill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgg3n-4-Oz8
Tater Hill (day 2):... mehr

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903454504576490502304693600.html

Day Three: Monday 7:30 a.m. Fill up on breakfast at the hotel and
drive 35 miles to Alpine Junction at the Idaho border, where the Snake and Salt
rivers converge. You will begin your day with a big shot of adrenaline courtesy
of Cowboy Up Hang Gliding ($265 for... mehr

Benjamin Herring <<bj>>
writes:
http://blog.4herrings.com/2011/08/09/zapata-world-record-encampment-2011-part-1/
http://blog.4herrings.com/2011/08/11/zapata-world-record-encampment-wre-2011-parte-dos/
The over-running and the attempts ahead of pace gave me the bug in a bad way. mehr

http://www.bigspringherald.com/content/giving-back-glider-pilots-provide-6000-local-kids
For years, hang glider pilots have raved about the hospitality
they find in Big Spring. Saturday night, they displayed some generosity of their
own.
On the eve of the U.S. Hang Gliding Association National Championship, The
Cloudbase Foundation, a... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/2011bsnThe NAM and the RUC were in conflict about the strength of the wind forecasted
for the afternoon. NAM said that the average wind at 2 PM would be 14-16 knots
from the southeast. The RUC was calling for 6 to 10 knots. The task committee
called a 145 kilometer triangle as the primary task based on the RUC forecast... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/2011bsnThe task committee called a big task, 380 kilometers (236 miles), the longest
task ever called in a competition. But they had a backup in case it looked like
the cu's might show up to the northwest and not to the northeast, 242 kilometers
(150 miles) to Muleshoe. During the 2007 Worlds the longest task was to... mehr

Heather <<heather>> writes:
After finishing my Steward duties at the Worlds in Monte Cucco, followed by driving cars during the Belgian nationals back in Laragne I thought I would be able to finally have some down time and not think about competitions or related issues.  Wrong.  It was brought to my attention yesterday that... mehr

I was told by Vicki Cain that Heather had signed the petition. Who
is not going to believe Vicki? Later she told me that she meant that Heather had
"seen" the petition, not that she has "signed" the petition. When I found out
from Vicki what she had actually said, I corrected the error in the on-line
editions. Perhaps... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/2011bsnThe water in Big Spring tastes terrible, so we drink bottled or filtered
water.
Texas plant will turn sewage into drinking waterThe Colorado River Municipal Water District in West Texas began considering a
wastewater recycling plant back in 2000 and broke ground last month on the
facility in Big Spring, about 100... mehr

Kevin Grosser <<litespeedrs4>>
writes:
We had/have very similar issues with our online reporting system
in Australia. The old system had the complete database falling into "a black
hole". To compound this, pilots seem to not bother with sending in reports in
the hard copy form either. Maybe they see no benefit to a report that no... mehr

I've never understood this "No Fear" slogan. I have plenty of
fears. I have plenty of feelings. I feel my feelings when I'm getting setup,
getting ready to launch and launching. I feel my feelings when I'm flying and
when I'm landing. I never stop feeling my feelings. mehr

Sander <info>
writes:
The Dutch Open has had four very good tasks. The results are:

Paolo Rosichetti
Elio Cataldi
Carl Wallbank

For the Dutch final results (Towing + Mountain):

Joost Eertman
Rob in t Groen
Paul Engelen

http://www.zeilvliegen.nl 
(official website with scores)
http://www.avda.nl/Tolmin2011/  (scorers'... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24546&start=0Ken Kinzie <<ken>>
writes:
Peter, the injured tug pilot is progressing slowly since surgery
to have a vertebra fused. He has gone from having no feeling or movement at all
from the thighs down to now being able to move his right ankle. He has started
physio and is waiting... mehr

Rik Bouwmeester <<rik>>
writes:
The Whitewater Hang Gliding Club is looking for a tug pilot for
the whole month of September and possibly also the month of October to tow
tandems and solo pilots. Please call Rik 608-206-9939. mehr

http://soaringspot.com/2011bsnIn the middle of the night on Friday, the rains came. The first rains in either
six months or a year depending on which local you're talking to. Texas is drying
up and blowing away (See
here.) There was a substantial amount of rain (maybe a quarter of an inch),
and it rained into the morning. But by Saturday... mehr

Was it Dave Broyles, USHPA Safety and Training Committee
Chairman?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWM0yIh3_mw
That's right it's gone.
I'll soon have it back up again (as I took a copy earlier when I figured that it
wouldn't be up on YouTube for very long). It is here:
http://oz-report.s3.amazonaws.com/accident.mp4
(77 MB). Please download it... mehr

We drove south from Oklahoma City on Friday to Big Spring. No cu's
until we crossed the Texas border around noon, then there were a sky full of
them all the way to Big Spring. The forecasts look good with the temperature five
degrees hotter than normal (100). We should be getting very high.
I'll be out at the hangar tomorrow setting up the... mehr

www.zeilvliegen.nl 
(official website with scores)
www.avda.nl/Tolmin2011/  (scorers' blog)
www.sanderdelta.nl 
(English blog)
http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
http://flyingjochen.blogspot.com/
Carl Wallbank screwed up and started half an hour later than the
last start clock thinking he was getting the last clock. mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24742
USHPA SOP 03-16.05A. All reports submitted using an on-line accident report forms are
automatically forwarded to USHPA legal counsel. USHPA retains no copy of
reports.B. All reports received by the USHPA office, the Chair of Safety and Training or
the Accident Review Board Chairs are immediately... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWM0yIh3_mw
1. The pilot in the video appears to be a "new" or "beginner" student. I have no
direct knowledge of how much experience the student has. But I make this
observation based on the following:
A. The pilot doesn't hold up the glider on the outside of the shoulders, but
rather on their neck. I would... mehr