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The task committee does it again. We had an iffy forecast which showed weak lift
in the... mehr

The second or maybe third longest task called and made in a
competition in Australia.
The task was not 318.8 km (as indicated by SeeYou which doesn't
not optimize the task) but 308 km as determined by FS, which does.Peter Bolton <<pbolt>>
writes:
I guess I won't be the only one to point out that, although the
318km task at Forbes... mehr

http://www.midwesthgcomp.org/Gary Solomon <<gary>> writes:
Really great to see you are signed up. We are excited about the
strong response! Apparently one of the rigid guys (Miller Stroud) got some of
his buddies to get on board, so we have a nice class goin’ there. We’d like to
see more flexie’s, but we may fill up... mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results2011.phphttp://www.jonnydurand.blogspot.com/http://kathryn.typepad.com/http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/flyingtrenthttp://www.flockhartrod.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/warrenwindsportThe task committee is amazing. Gerolf, Attila, and Jonny set a 318.8 km task,
the longest... mehr

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Steve Kroop <<info>> writes:
I am pleased to announce that there will be a significant firmware update
for the 6030 very soon.  It is being tested at the January HG comps in OZ and PWC comp in Columbia. If there are no significant bugs reported that cannot be quickly fixed we expect to release it at the end of this month.... mehr

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On the first completed task, Lukas Bader had borrowed some flight computer and
didn't realize that it was set to miles instead of... mehr

http://ozreport.com/14.108.3Michael Karmazin <<m.karmazin>>
writes:
This site has the link to my flight:
http://www.livetrack24.com/live_show_track.php?trackID=56094&2d=0.  It
also can be viewed in 2D:
http://www.livetrack24.com/live_show_track.php?trackID=56094&2d=1  When
flying, the position is updated in the... mehr

http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/travel/02sydney.html?hpw
On Feb. 6, 1788, a fortnight after the male prisoners arrived, the
first female convicts were delivered from their ship, triggering pandemonium. As
the women — gussied up for the occasion — began mingling with the male convicts,
they were joined by lonely British sailors... mehr

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The one-day-old Australian brush turkey, he says, may behave as
theropods once did. Theropods were early winged and feathered dinosaurs that
walked mainly on their hind legs and were incapable of flight.Ground-nesting birds like the brush... mehr

http://www.jonnydurand.blogspot.com/http://kathryn.typepad.com/http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/http://twitter.com/flyingtrenthttp://www.flockhartrod.blogspot.com/With no chance of thunderstorms and light winds, the task committee calls a 168
km "triangle" task. I make sure that we start early (launch at noon, first start... mehr

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About eight years ago a wild Australian Sulphur Crested Cockatoo
flew into a car and broke its wing.
http://www.juliusbergh.com/cocky/
The motorist took it to the Vet in Nerang, Queensland, who had to
amputate the wing. We adopted her - for which we needed a National Parks and
Wildlife permit - and kept her in a cage outside where she was... mehr

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The safety and task committees recommended calling the day after
we watched a cu-nimb pass by south of the airfield. I was for holding off on a
decision for a late day task, but it was an unpopular stand. I asked the safety
committee to relax for half an hour when we first arrived at the airfield, but
that wasn't enough.The sky had plenty of... mehr

Again this year I'm playing the role of Executive Director of the
Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships, essentially a part time meet
director position. I get to deal with rule changes, the weather and encouraging
the task committee. It's been a good time so far.
We've got a bee hive of a task committee - Gerolf, Jonny, and Attila. I... mehr

Cutting the boot down to size - harnesses are always custom
fitted
My shoulders were suffering from the first few flights with the
Covert and lengthening the shoulder straps was just not solving the problem. For
one thing, the shoulder covering was in the way, restricting how much difference
the shoulder strap adjustment made.
Gerolf offered... mehr

With another blue day and light winds in store for us here at
Forbes, two groups set up two tasks, one a 150 km FAI triangle and the other a
67 km triangle nearby for the cross country students. The pilots going for the
longer task got off earlier, but not that early, waiting until after 1 PM to get
going.The launch situation was a bit... mehr