http://www.piedrahita2011.com/
http://www.xcmag.com/2011/07/paragliding-world-championships-2011-task-1-scores
Charles Cazaux (FR) won the first task of the Paragliding World
Championships in Spain’s Piedrahita on an Ozone R11. The top five were Charles,
Rafal Luckos (PL), Neil Roberts (GB), Josh Cohn (US) and Lucu Donini (IT).
But thirty... mehr

Pete and Mike hung in Zapata and went flying before 11 AM as I
fled to Austin. The over running was running when I got up at 8 AM, and the
cloud streets formed nicely, but not fully. The clouds were thinning out by 11.
Lots of cloud further east and northeast.
I listened to Pete and Mike on the radio as we drove to Hebbronville and Freer.... mehr

Ed Ewing <<editor>> writes:

Xavier is Missing: Paragliding World Cup boss Xavier Murillo went
missing while paragliding in Peru on Friday 1 July. He hasn't been
seen since and an extensive search is ongoing.The Paragliding
World Cup Association (PWCA) is appealing for donations to help fund
the aerial search.... mehr

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2011/07/05/Fossil-of-ancient-giant-wombat-unearthed/UPI-79931309905428/
Australian paleontologists say they've uncovered the first
complete skeleton of a giant prehistoric marsupial described as being like a
giant wombat.In what they're calling a major find, researchers from the University of South
Wales and... mehr

Rob H at Airborne <<RobH>>
sends:

The Airborne T-Lite Soaring trike will be ready for Australian
production in September this year. Already available in the USA and most other
overseas countries the T-Lite is undergoing certification to Light Sport to
comply with Australian regulations. Current pricing is from $20,000 including... mehr

We are addicted to early morning cumulus clouds here in Zapata.
When they didn't come this morning, we didn't go out to the runway (we were in
the hangar) to get ready to tow up.The cu's did start appearing far away around 11:30 AM, and then as we packed up
and headed out they started over the airfield. By then I had packed up the
Northwing... mehr

Despite all the denials it is clear that Flavio
Tebaldi kicked Tullio off the Italian team going to the 2011 Worlds because
something in the June 22nd
article that I wrote
about the Italian team selection process offended him. In addition,
Tullio's article on
June 23rd reaffirms that it was something in my article that offended Flavio.
It is... mehr

bubba goodman <<flytater>>
writes:
Tater Hill Open July31-August 6th. Hang gliders and paragliders
welcome.http://www.flytaterhill.com/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9uPgxPts90 mehr

Yves <<yves>>
sends:http://www.flymovies.de/www.flymovies.de/3D.html mehr

On Sunday Belinda and I listened on our 2 meter mobile base
station,
Yaesu 
FT 2900R, with a 2 meter 5/8 wave antenna,
Diamond M285SNMO mounted on the roof of the Oz Report World Headquarters.
Also see
here and
here.
We were able to hear Pete and Mike from seventy miles (112 kilometers) away
(while they were in the air). After that we... mehr

http://www.piedrahita2011.com/http://www.usparaglidingteam.org/http://www.facebook.com/pages/US-Paragliding-Team/209439312410942 mehr

http://wre500.blogspot.com/
http://tinyurl.com/petezapata 
http://tinyurl.com/mikebarber
Links to the SPOTS.
Launched between 10:30 AM and 11 AM. At 11:30 Mike is 12 miles out and Pete 7.
They are on a line to go well east of the Laredo airspace. Cloud base 3,400'
AGL. 400 to 600 fpm lift, winds about 10 mph (light).
Many doubts about... mehr

The tomatoes from Florida. It's too wet there, but it is sunny and
warm. They are grown in sand (which is what we fly over).http://www.npr.org/2011/06/28/137371975/how-industrial-farming-destroyed-the-tasty-tomatohttp://www.gourmet.com/magazine/2000s/2009/03/politics-of-the-plate-the-price-of-tomatoesAmazon book
here.Excerpt
here. mehr

http://wre500.blogspot.com/
Gary had to leave, so even with two vehicles down here and no driver he headed
out in his sailplane with his new wife, Christen. Russell pulled him (and no one
else) up behind the Scout and by afternoon he was up on the Edwards plateau
heading for the border of Kansas and Colorado.

A shot from a few days ago.... mehr

53° 55.120'N, 1° 21.448'W,Thorp Arch, Wetherby,
United Kingdom

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1315518/Segway-tycoon-Jimi-Heselden-dies-cliff-plunge-scooters.html mehr

http://wre500.blogspot.com/The Brazilians have left for home or for Europe and the Worlds.Arlene is here and is affecting south Texas. Spots of heavy rain here in Zapata.
No flying today and overcast all day. mehr

This is what it looked like yesterday at 5 PM from the air:Today the sky is a bit more congested with cu's:BJ is out trying to fly a fast 100 km triangle. Gary and Robin Hamilton should
be out there also. mehr

28° 15.266'N, 99° 35.953'W,Harrison Piloncillo Ranch
Airport
The estimate above came from
here.
But, I'm more interested in what is happening here in Texas, and in particular
with the lands over which we fly. North of Laredo and up to south of the hill
country you'll find the Eagle Ford Shale. One estimate is that within a decade... mehr

Ron Gleason sends:
The URL's for the various tracking sites:
Google Maps:
http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/tracking.htm 
Google Maps Large:
http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/trackinglarge.htm
Mobile:
http://www.hawketracking.org/hobbs/files/mobile.htm
Results at:... mehr

Jacques Bott <<jacques.bott>>
writes:
When? From July the 15th till August the 6thWhere? Serres (Klaus Ohlmann's airfield) in the southern French Alps:http://www.quovadis-aero.com/?_Lang=_enFor who? Any Class 2 or 5 XC experienced pilotFor what kind of flights? Let's have a look at my last sessions'... mehr