Has been hot, dry, blue, very windy with south southeast winds in
south Texas. See
here and more Texas weather
here. Cu's
throughout the state this morning with over running this morning in Zapata
starting at 2:35 AM.Mike Barber and Pete Lehmann are in Zapata (we're in Austin) with Gary Osoba and
David Glover and are ready to go at 9 AM. The... mehr

What they'll have at the America's Cup
here.You should be able to find live tracking for the Worlds
here. Don't see a
specific page yet. Don't know if it is going to be delayed or not. mehr

Jonathan Dietch & Moria Fainberg <<res007jc>>
writes:
I don't recall seeing much HD video footage from hang gliders
soaring above the Sierra Nevada mountain range and so I jumped at the chance
when my cross country partner, Alex told me that conditions looked good last
Wednesday. Alex flies an Axis Venus paraglider and has... mehr

http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2011/06/17/06 mehr

9:30 AM visible satellite.A lot less cumulus development near Zapata (located just north of horizontal
portion of the Mexico/Texas border in the south east). A front line northwest of
Abilene.Pete Lehmann launched at 9:25 AM but went down seventeen miles out. Says that he
was climbing good with 300 fpm lift, but got cocky and went down trying... mehr

Gregg Ludwigg towed them up and then reports:
Robin Hamilton is flying his Swift. Launched at 11 AM.I just heard from Mick Howard. His driver is on the way. He is not sure exactly
where he is but he reports near Corsicana, well past and NE of Hearne and east
of IH-45, about 150 statue miles from Columbus. Highest climb 6,800ft and best
climb... mehr

http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=22252The Oz Report, bringing you the signal, cutting out the noise. In this case
you'll see quite quickly who to ignore. mehr

I was informed (by Flavio and Claudia) on Friday, June 17th that I
was eligible to go to the 2011 Worlds and was now on the pilot list. I was the
eighth US pilot made eligible to attend the Worlds. I was ranked ten in the US
at the end of 2010. Two pilots ranked higher than me (Glen Volk and Ben Dunn)
decided not to attend the 2011 Worlds,... mehr

Yves <<yves>>
writes:
Recently, I got my hands on a Sony 3D camera and a GoPro 3D as
well and we took some scenes with Corinna in the air in 3D. You can watch that
50's-style like on your plain 2D screen with paper glasses (youtube does a good
job there) or I am also offering an ISO-file which you can burn on a blue-ray
and... mehr

Belinda and I are on the road, and tonight in Texarkana, Texas.
We'll be in Austin tomorrow. Russell is in Zapata with the Dragonflies. Louie is
there with him. Gary Osoba is there also. They are all there a few days early.The wind is blowing out of the southeast in Zapata. Hot (105), dry (no cu's
there, but cu's to the east), strong winds... mehr

Randy Rauck <<rauckon>>
writes:

The Lumby Air Races ended Sunday June 12th at the Freedom Flight
Park in Lumby BC Canada.This annual event was held again in conjunction with
Lumby Days. Hang Gliding competitions have been running in Lumby since 1976.The
weather was not great for all days however Saturday was good and most of the... mehr

Arkady A. <<araverbukh>>
originally from Moldavia and now in Jupiter, Florida writes:
One of my designs (HG with a very lightweight mountable engine
plant) built and flown by the author:
mehr

The video
here. Interview
here. Web site here.
Thanks to Hugh. mehr

http://www.youtube.com/user/ETHZurichIDSC
Thanks to Mad Scientist. mehr

CJ and George Sturtevant <<georges>>
write:
Annual Chelan (Washington) XC Classic is also the 2011 USHPA
Open-distance Nats, July 4-9
Across much of the country it's hard to believe this, but summer is right around
the corner, and shortly after the arrival of summer comes the annual Chelan
Cross-country Classic (CXCC), July 4-9.... mehr

David <<icarusts>>
writes:
The site of the race is the ridge just few kilometers south from
Feltre, where it was so unlucky (considering the weather) at the 2011 Italian
National Championship.  Until seven days before the Nationals the weather
was great for a month, like in the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9KsHKFo1D4 mehr

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/interactive/2011/jun/11/history-modern-music-timeline mehr

If you are thinking of coming to the 2012 pre-Worlds or 2013
Worlds please check out this short survey so that we can better gauge who is
coming to the pre-Worlds and Worlds in Forbes, Australia.Forbes 2012/2013 Questionnaire mehr

http://www.willswing.com/news.asp?newsSeek=767http://www.mcnett.com/Tenacious-Tape-Repair-Tape-P139.aspx mehr

Daniel Vélez Bravo <<danielvelezbravo>>
writes:
Last weekend we had a small three day friendly Cat 2 Hang Gliding
Competition down here on Roldanillo, Colombia.
The rainy season is somehow still doing damages even when everywhere they are
saying that "La Niña" is gone. The roads to the three different takeoff sites
are... mehr