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Today, Zsuzsa Ákos at Eötvös University in Hungary and a few pals
suggest another approach inspired by videos and GPS tracking of peregrine
falcons in flight. It turns out that these masters of thermal soaring employ a
counter-intuitive strategy: instead of spiralling... mehr

Oregon. Thanks to Roger Hoyt. mehr

The Australian article
In 1958 a young Rupert Murdoch, then owner and editor of
Adelaide's The News, wrote: "In the race between secrecy and truth, it seems
inevitable that truth will always win."His observation perhaps reflected his father Keith Murdoch's expose that
Australian troops were being needlessly sacrificed by... mehr

John Matylonek <<john>>
writes:
I have noticed some agony regarding the legality of using ham
radios for the transmissions on business band (USHPA official) frequencies. Most
new pilots are confused. My own dilemma is that I have to teach the proper
regard for regulations and to have cost effective communications for my... mehr

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Bob Grant <<caskydog>>
sends this story by Trevor Gildersleeve:
There are days in everyone’s life when things happen for the very
first time. Some things are simple like learning to whistle or snapping your
fingers. Others are bigger like a first kiss, first date, first time driving a
car, getting married, kids, etc. As we... mehr

Nick Greece writes:
Report Niels Dachler, USHPA member and professional producer, will
release a piece on the famous Coupe Icare on Good Morning America, ABC network,
Sunday morning around 8:30 a.m. local time. The three minute piece will focus on
the largest free flight festival in the world which is located in St. Hilare du
Touvet, France.... mehr

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http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/30/health/nutrition/30best.html?_r=1
“It’s known as the just world hypothesis,” he said, “this notion
that the world should be fair.”Dr. Glassner said “we get especially outraged” when the world is not fair, as
with a cycling crash. Or, he noted, “we blame ourselves”... mehr

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Thanks to Alistair McKay. mehr

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Do paraglider pilots just think that they are too slow to get out
of the way?
Are some newer pilots flying in areas that have too much traffic?
A pilot writes:
The key point is that there seems to be a feeling that there is
little that can be done to avoid airplanes because of the disparity in
maneuverability and speed, coupled with the... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22149
Rob Wenban writes:
So you’ve forgotten all the lessons about landing setup, you’ve
misjudged the wind direction, you’ve stalled in the final turn… You’re going
in, an up close and personal meeting with Mother Nature, you are about to crash.
So, what now hot shot?
You... mehr

http://www.moyes.com.au/Forbes2011/Vicki Cain <<moyes>> writes:
We will be changing the arrangement of a ten day competition for
Forbes 2011. I understand it's a late change but we do so for the benefit of
all. Instead of one single ten day competition, we will run two five day
competitions with a rest day in between.The main... mehr

Bogong Cup here:
http://www.sacra.biz/bogong/
Wesley Hill <<wesleyianhill>>
writes:
Last comp we had a Temporary Danger Area we activated to get an
extra 1000 feet above the Pines by splitting the CTA step into 2 parts. This has
now become a permanent change. It doesn't change the airspace in the Kiewa
valley, just the area from... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22128http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mosHRAl-myQCheck out the comments at the Oz Report forum (URL above). mehr

Bogong Cup here:
http://www.sacra.biz/bogong/Forbes Flatlands here: http://www.forbesflatlands.com/
CASA is saying that it will be charging $600 for the "instrument" that will allow hang gliding
competitions to take place without requiring hang glider pilots to fly with
aviation frequency radios. One instrument will likely be applied... mehr

Lauren Tjaden
<<tjadenhors>> writes:
I took my mother hang gliding for her 77th birthday, something I
thought that she'd never do, since she is terrified of all kinds of flying, even
in a jumbo jet. I'll bet not many mothers and daughters have gone tandem hang
gliding together! Here's a video of the action:... mehr