http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/13879244Thanks to Lorenzo mehr

With a forecast for east winds, no one was ready to head north of
such a day. That didn't mean that the conditions here weren't excellent for
flying, and Pete Lehmann, BJ Herring and Gary Osoba did go flying while the
Brazilians went to Laredo. The cu's were present only here in south Texas and along the coast. The winds
were east below... mehr

Adem Hasgul <<ademhasgul>>
writes:
The 18th FAI European Hang Gliding Championships will be held in
the city of Kayseri (Turkey) in 2012; therefore, we will have the practice event
this year!
The Pre-Europeans is a Category 2 event open to everyone!
Kayseri is a mayor city of one million inhabitants making it one of Turkey's... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejm6g6Q0lf4
Thanks to Jeff Shapiro mehr

Owen Morse <<owen>>
writes:
I am trying to rack up some local miles from Crestline. Here is a
3D animation of my first flight on my new Wills Wing T2C 144
http://vimeo.com/25336896 mehr

Peer Hoffmann <<p.hoffmann>>
writes:
One month ago we read about Jochen's experience with aerotowing
with a cart and launching with a tail. I don't have any experience with
launching with a tail from a normal dolly's because I'm not crazy enough to try
it. Perhaps it works one hundred times but what when it doesn't? Our club... mehr

http://wre500.blogspot.com/There were thick cu's this Monday morning. Gary took this shot at 6:45 AM:The thick (lots of vertical development) street persisted through most of the
morning which encouraged BJ Herring to launch his ATOS (after flying for seven
hours and 270 miles on Sunday) at around 9:30 AM. Robin Hamilton in his Swift
was... mehr

Jeff Nibler <<jeffnibler>>
writes:
The 2011 Team Challenge is nearly full. We have five openings
remaining and due to the overwhelming response this year, we aren't able to hold
reservations without payment. If you'd like to attend the meet, please register
at www.tennesseetreetoppers.org and send payment through Paypal before... mehr

Ryan Voight <<airthug84>>
writes:
Just a heads up to anyone considering becoming a certified hang
gliding instructor, Wings Over Wasatch is holding a clinic here in Utah (Point
of the Mountain area) about a month from now, July 22-24.
Clinic fee is $200.
For more info or to register, visit:... mehr

Janyce Collins writes:
They're going to attempt to put a surface mine on the face of
Kagel Mountain, which will shut down Sylmar as a flying site. Ken Andrews has
set up an instant signature on the petition via email and the link is on our
forum (GHGA). The more stakeholders, the better.
Http://www.shga.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2586 mehr

Co-author: Davis Straub (actually, the real author). mehr

http://wre500.blogspot.com/It started off as a record day with the over running in place and strong winds,
and nice cloud streets setting up with a south southeast (170 degree) wind.
After going down early yesterday I was set to go a little later, but the day was
obviously much better much earlier. BJ Herring in his ATOS was launched first... mehr

With the morning winds and the cu's forming before sunrise, the
Zapata we know and appreciate returns. I ride my bike out to the airport and
still I'm the first pilot to get his glider positioned next to the runway at a
little after nine. It's a constant back and forth to get all the equipment out
of the hangar, setup and ready to launch.BJ... mehr

BJ Herring goes for a 260 mile (418 km) triangle in his ATOS VR.
He started at around 11:30 AM with a sky full of beautiful cu's.This shot is taken looking east from near the hangar at around 10:40 AM.Pete Lehmann was going to fly south launching a little after noon. Mike Barber
was going to try out a Moyes Litespeed RS. He normally flies a... mehr

I am completely ashamed that I got Tullio kicked off the
Italian team
As you are no doubt aware I published an article a few days ago
that discussed the Italian team selection process. I did this after Tullio
Gervasoni had been selected to be on the Italian national team by Falvio
Tebaldi. The article came out of discussions that I had with... mehr

The subjective criteria for choosing a pilot on the Italian
team
A pilot on the Italian team sends me his view of the criteria used
to choose pilots beyond the first four (which use objective criteria):
To understand better the system you have to consider that normally
the choice is for one pilot out of five or two out of six top. Everything... mehr

Ryan Wood <<ryawood>>
writes:
My three year old girl Amelia had been asking over and over to go
hang gliding this spring. So I took her for her first (hang glider) tandem on
Saturday and she was just chattering away happily the whole time pointing out
all the things she could see and she was begging and pleading to fly again the... mehr

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/06/21/3246956.htm

The researchers then demonstrated that stimulation of the wing
hairs, with brief puffs of air from different directions, led to stimulation of
the sensory nerve cells at the base of the hairs. This was distinct from tactile
responses due to physical indentation of the skin in... mehr

Videos
here.Thanks to Dick. mehr

Video
here. Should we invite this guy to the Worlds?

peterlangenhahn.com
<peter>
Thanks to Carlos. mehr