Andre had some trouble with his passport being stolen and other
items at an AutoGrill (restaurant) on the way to Sigillo. Decided to take care
of the problems and not come to the Worlds. Gerolf dug himself a pretty deep
hole refusing to fly with any helmet other than his own. Decided not to
register.
See here:... mehr

She crashed on launch at Tegelberg, destroyed the glider, and
hurt herself

http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/2011/07/world-championships-at-monte-cucco.html
The Women's World Champion had her knee operated on after
blowing launch a few days before the start of the World Championship and is not
able to attend. mehr

The meet organizers here at the Worlds apparently aren't checking
helmets that have passed EN 966 for "modifications." Fine by me. I have no idea
what constitutes a "modification." I have no idea if the meet personnel are
qualified to determine if a helmet has been modified. I have no idea if the CIVL
oversight people are qualified to... mehr

Competition Class Paragliders banned or not in Category 2
competitions
National Federations decide whether to allow competition class
gliders or not

http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=40365
Banning Competition Class paragliders
1. Spain
2. Belgium (Laragne)
3. Romania
4. British Open St-Jean de Montclar
5. Swiss Championships
6.... mehr

USHPA magazine editor calls on CIVL to mandate how we run our
competitions

http://teton.outerlocal.com/paragliding/wagging-the-dog-outpost
CIVL was right to stop the competition when they did. But what
else should they have done?1) They should have created a working group of qualified participants to analyze
data. This group should have, in... mehr

http://westcoastbrit.blogspot.com/
Results when ready here.
More
here.
mehr

USHPA BOD allows competition class paragliders in US
competition
On Thursday the USHPA BOD met on a conference call to
discuss how to respond to John Aldridge's statement:
Organisers of FAI Category 2 events are also strongly advised to
consider whether Competition Class paragliders should be permitted to compete in
events with racing tasks... mehr

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USHPA BOD to discuss CIVL suspension of competition paraglider
certification
Should they follow many other national associations and not allow
competition class gliders in their Category 2 competitions?
On Thursday the USHPA BOD will meet on a conference call to
discuss how to respond to John Aldridge's statement:
Organisers of FAI Category 2... mehr

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Sander van Schaik <<noreply>>
writes:
Most of us made their hang gliding planning for this summer. I
hope you have nice flights and make nice pictures of your hang gliding
experiences.If you like, these pictures can be used for the Hang Glider Calendar of 2012,
which I start making after the summer.I want to try to get sending... mehr

MetLife Hang Glider Providing Aerial Footage For This Year’s U.S.
Open mehr

Joerg writes:
This week Stefan Boller and I will write a Fiesch-Open-Report with
some more pictures and all will be published on the
DHV-Homepage. mehr

We fly to Rome this afternoon (Wednesday) and arrive in Sigillo on
Thursday. Reports from the Worlds soon. mehr

http://www.syndergaard.dk/wp/?p=77Mads Syndergaard, XC Magazine's man at the 2011 Paragliding World Championships,
writes:
All in all, for me personally, what comes out of this whole mess
isn’t actually very important as I have flown my last FAI-run event. I refuse to
take part in anything as potentially dangerous as paragliding race... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
writes:
You can see the live tracking here:http://livexc.dhv1.de/tasks/45/3d .The same system will be used during the upcoming Worlds:
http://livexc.dhv1.de/tasksIt is not working the same as it was the other day.Also not on http://livexc.dhv1.de/tasks/45. In this list you can click on someone's
name,... mehr

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http://westcoastbrit.blogspot.com/Results when ready
here. mehr

Jacques Bott <<jacques.bott>>
writes:
Thanks to Bill Thar, I had the opportunity to make an almost 3hr
demo flight of the Sparrowhawk in Wurstboro airfield 80 miles northwest of New
York July the first.The Sparrowhawk is an 11m wingspan, 70kg empty weight glider whose airframe is
made of carbon fiber by Windward in Bend... mehr