Dust Devil on top of Chelan Butte during the Chelan Cross Country
Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FDJTApk5HwThis can definitely happen to you on the Butte and where you set up or wait to
launch is very important.Aaron Swepston writes:

The first one to get whacked down is a woman, in the foreground, the second, I
think nearly... mehr

http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/07/the-great-plains-boom
It seems like only yesterday that the Great Plains, the
magnificent center of the country, was being written off as an economic basket
case. Towns boarding up. People leaving.
The case was made to give the region back to Mother Nature. To make it a
“buffalo commons” again.... mehr

Lance Armstrong's bicycle shop in Austin, Texas.

Had my bicycle adjusted here and they fixed a long running "creaking" problem that I had with my stem (carbon fiber rubbing across carbon fiber) for $25. mehr

They are apparently one women short of what they need to have a
valid new European Women's Champion crowned at this upcoming (July 10th through
24th) European Hang Gliding Championships. I hear that the flying has been great
there recently.It seems that the DHV is unwilling to let one women fly for the team to get the
total count at the... mehr

The results so far are
here.



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Total



1
Anton Struganov
RUS
Aeros Combat L 13 09
3763


2
Primoz Gricar
SLO
Aeros Combat 13.2 GT
3741


3
Pedro Luis Garcia Morelli
ESP
Aeros Combat L 13.2
3582


4
Marc Utrillo Gibert
ESP
Aeros Combat L 13,7
3532


5
Rafael... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20682
Wills Wing and designer Steve Pearson have been staying on the
innovative edge of sail fabrics. I recently blogged about how the Technora
topped T2's look and are holding up.

Further explanation of PE or
PEN fabric from Steve Pearson: PE - (or PEN fabric) is similar in construction
to the PX... mehr

Easy to break them doing aerobatics.http://www.willswing.com/blogs/PilotBlogs/tabid/38/EntryId/307/-Thicker-is-better.aspx mehr

Record FAI <<record>>
sends:
Type of record : Speed over a triangular course of 50 km
Course/location : Kobarid (Slovenia)
Performance : 21.75 km/h
Pilot : Nicole FEDELE (Italy)
Date :01.07.2010
Current record : 15.80 km/h (20.07.1994 - Judy LEDEN, UK) mehr

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/world/europe/09plane.html?hp
Slender as a stick insect, a solar-powered experimental airplane
with a huge wing span completed its first test flight of more than 24 hours on
Thursday, powered overnight by energy collected from the sun during a day aloft
over Switzerland.
The organizers said the flight was the... mehr

This helmet isn't allowed at the pre-Worlds and at Category 1
competitions, despite the fact that it is seen by some as much more protective
than the helmets that pass the EN 966 standard:
This is the helmet that Lance Armstrong wore during the prologue of the Tour de
France:
See the article on this $15,000 helmet
here. mehr

From Nigel at the British Nationals <<british.nationals>>:
22-28 August. Laragne, France.Why not take this opportunity to make the most of the European competition
season in a stunning flying area competing against a number of national and
international pilots?At the site of last year’s World Hang Gliding Championships we will... mehr

Ricker Goldsborough writes:
We have successfully raised enough money to complete two projects
in Dunlap, TN. and one in West Africa. The project in Dunlap, TN. Included our
providing educational equipment and much needed supplies for a special education
school. In West Africa we provided enough money to purchase and install a very
large... mehr

The Chelan Mirror article
"She was in shock," said hang glider pilot Aaron Swepston, after
pointing to deep divots in the turf where the woman landed. "She hit the ground
pretty hard."
She had a cut on her arm, and was bruised and groggy after the crash, Swepston
said. She was conscious and talking at the hospital Monday night. Chelan Falls... mehr

This is for Monday at 9:45 AM. It gets better by 11 AM. Cloud base looks much
higher than Sunday at the same time. This is a line of clouds with some
thunderstorm activity up into Oklahoma City. The cloud obscure our route from
Zapata north for the first two hundred miles. mehr

Vicki Cain <<moyes>>
writes:
Tom Weissenberger claims a new FAI European Record for speed over
a 345.4 km triangle in Austria flying his new Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5.
The flight.

As well, Tom moves into 3rd place on the
CIVL
World (WPRS) Rankings after a great start to the 2010 European competition
circuit:
7th Monte Cucco Italy... mehr

http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=-1615386405
We're here in Austin, Texas having not gone to Zapata given the multiple
disasters there that the WRE (World Record Encampment) turned into when the tug
pilot didn't make the start date (21st of June) and then Alex (the first named
hurricane of the season) came... mehr

http://www.fastretrieve.com
The status of all competitors is tracked from the start of each
competition day and status indicators are set as this changes throughout the
retrieve process. Should a competitor be absent or choose not to compete on a
given day they will be listed as a non-participant so that their status is not
in question later... mehr

Belinda and I went to see this guy last Thursday:
http://www.pinetopperkins.com/ for his 97th birthday party. He rocked out. He's performing in Spain this week.
Also: http://www.marciaball.com/index.shtml at
http://www.antones.net/index.php?content=news&newsId=111
Pretty lively music scene here in Austin. mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD-mdi-CLUA

Mike Harker <<mikeharker1>> writes:
Last week two big men swan out to my boat and came aboard my boat,
WanderLust 3 at about 4 am. They pulled me (still sleeping) from the bed to the
floor and stomped on my arms. The little man said "I know you are rich, where is
your money?" I replied... mehr

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128268492
Reporting in the journal Science, researchers write of finding
certain sets of genes that are more common in centenarians than in the average
population. Study author Dr. Thomas Perls, founder and director of the New
England Centenarian Study, discusses the results. mehr