FAI/CIVL Class 1 & 5 Cat II Championship July 10th - 16th 2011
Gem.Berg, Emberger Alm Greifenburg/Kärnten/ÖsterreichRegistration: In the competition office in Greifenburg/FliegercampCompetition and Event Management: Volker Kastenhuber, Austria, phone: + 43 664
1606 559, email: <volker.kastenhuber>. mehr

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http://www.aeros.com.ua/
We are glad to announce serial production of our new competition
glider - Combat 13.5 GT. Wing area of the new glider is 13.5 sq.m, with a span
of 10.7m. It has an aspect ratio of 8.5. The 13.5 has been successfully tested
in Germany on the DHV vehicle, with sprog settings surprisingly low, lower than
our other... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/nswhgst/http://soaringspot.com/nswhgst/results/flex/total/day3.htmhttp://twitter.com/jonnydurandhttp://www.warrenwindsports.com.au/user/*/tweetsJonny wins the day with Curt in second and in first overall. mehr

The charts
here.This for March, April, and May:Temperature stays normal in Florida. Likely warmer up in Georgia.La Nina stays around as seen
here.Flying conditions have been good in Florida with a long dry spell. Looks like
this will continue through May at least. Should also be good in Texas for the
Single Surface... mehr

Here is our setup (Oz Report World Headquarters) driving from
Cathedral City in California to Quest Air in Groveland, Florida:I didn't come up with a way to put the hang glider on the roof. So where was it?This 5th wheel trailer is a tow hauler. (It is the Heartland Cyclone model,
which seems appropriate.) The back end is a ramp:There is the... mehr

http://soaringspot.com/nswhgst/
http://soaringspot.com/nswhgst/results/flex/total/day2.html


#
Pilot
Glider
Total


1.
Curt Warren
moyes litespeed
1429.85


2.
Dave May
moyes litespeed
1304.17


3.
Jon jnr Durand
moyes litespeed rs4
1298.55


4.
John Smith
aeros combat 14
1200.10


5.
Sam... mehr

http://jonnydurand.blogspot.com/2011/02/budgewoi-dune-gooning.html
Talked to Cameron and he said if you can get up to the big hills
to the north you could potentially fly all the way to Newcastle. He did tell me
that it was something that no one had ever successfully done before. That only
got me more excited but I knew that there was good... mehr

Tracy Tillman <<Cloud9SA>>
writes:
I have asked that the issue of solo-only hang gliding aerotow
instruction be placed on the Towing Committee agenda at the upcoming USHPA Board
of Directors meeting, being held on March 4-5. To help the committee and board
have a better understanding of the issue, I am asking for practical and... mehr

Agust Gudmundsson <<ag>> writes:
CIVL has published new document explaining the GAP2008 scoring
formula and options. The document is available at
http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/competitions/gap (see bottom of the page).
The document is a great improvement over previous explanation documents.
This can be improved even further, but... mehr

The sky was filled with cu's all afternoon and they were quite
high as we drove from central Louisiana through to Chattahoochee. The reports
from Florida have been very encouraging this year and it continues to look like
a great flying season.The cu's on Sunday as we drive from Tallahassee to Groveland:The winds were east about 10 mph during... mehr

http://www.williamolive.com/nswhgstatetitles/index.html
20th February to 26th of February 2011.
http://soaringspot.com/nswhgst/
First day done. Results: Dave May, Curt Warren and Jonny. mehr

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/02/17/hummingbird_flies/
Amazing news from the world of tiny robot spy ornithopters today,
as developers have announced successful flight trials of the tiny robot spy
ornithopter "Hummingbird" prototype – so named perhaps because it is roughly the
size of a hummingbird, weighs as much as a... mehr

The airfield (Phoenix Regional) where the towing takes place
northwest of the Francisco Grande
Dustin Martin <<flydustin>>
sends this panoramic view:


We drove through there on Monday. All blue then. The
Santa Cruz
Flats Race will take place here in September. mehr

http://vimeo.com/19997106
Paragliding Cross Country Competitions, interactive presentations from Niceclouds on Vimeo.
Inspired by Gliders GrandPrix, this is the way I see task
reporting should be done. I made one example where I tried to show all in two
videos and interactive kmz file that you can open with your Google Earth and
explore. I... mehr

http://www.alpenopen.at/index.php?option=com_alpenopen&Itemid=74&func=sign
It is time for the 24th hang gliding club Innsbruck International
Alpine Open. More than eighty hang glider pilots from different countries will
compete from 02 to 05 June 2011. The Alpine Open is a world-renowned competition
with much tradition.Start in... mehr

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Tom Curbishley <<TomCurbishley>>
writes:
A short hang gliding sequence on the Discovery Channel’s “Flying
Wild Alaska”. If you’re not familiar with this show, it focuses on commercial
bush flying in Alaska. A recent episode included a clip of Doug Stewart taking a
sled ride in a Falcon.... mehr

http://www.dhv.de/typo/Home_English.3.0.html
Thanks to Soren. mehr

More info
here.
This 3rd year of STINGFEST promises to be huge. There'll be all
the usual treats and a few new ones to raise the bar even further. All pilots
flying all types of wing are welcome, so please, come along and be a part of
history.
The venue is Yarrawa International at the Marhiene's place near Denman.

They have airstrips,... mehr