http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyhuytP7Vpo

Thanks to Brent. mehr

I've linked to this before, but it's still cool:
Video

Thoughts on the video.
Press release on the video
Product specs
Product review
Thanks to Cas. mehr

Still getting ready to break the sound barrier

"How fast will Baumgarter need to go to beat the speed of sound?
Sound travels at different speeds through the atmosphere (as well as through
different mediums), depending on atmospheric density and temperature. For
example, at sea level, in average conditions of about 15 degrees C (59 degrees... mehr

http://www.kwtx.com/news/headlines/97604559.html?ref=559http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128246020The story on NPR was the best with him saying how great it was to fly in Brazil. mehr

http://bhgc.wikidot.com/start/p/1http://rogallo.co.uk/2010-bos:flexwing-r3t1http://rogallo.co.uk/2010-bos:flexwing-r3t2Bruce Kananagh wins both days. mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20596http://www.willswing.com/blogs/PilotBlogs/tabid/38/Default.aspx mehr

WRE doesn't even begin with a bang.
Weather Underground blog.
Alex is the first June hurricane since
Hurricane Allison of 1995. Allison briefly became a minimal 75 mph hurricane
before weakening and hitting the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm. Alex is
the strongest June hurricane since
Hurricane Bonnie of 1986, which had 85 mph winds.... mehr

http://hgfa.asn.au/~news/The requirement for aircraft radios continues to be a very sore point. mehr

http://ozreport.com/14.125#4
Nestle Shane <<president>>
writes:
Here is some of the report submitted to USHPA regarding the death
of John Seward at Packsaddle Mountain. It has been re-edited and the last names
have been deleted for the sake of privacy.
I had only recently met John Seward several weeks earlier through my... mehr

http://www.aboveandbeyondcanada.com/Last year a flight across Canada to encourage kids to go camping. mehr

In the Google search pane type in "sunrise" or "sunset". You can
add your city name or zip code if you like. If you have a local city indicated
for Google as a default, just "sunrise" or "sunset" will do. mehr

You may recall
this article that I
wrote about dealing with the press. It followed
this accident at
Quest Air. The reporters, Dan Criswell (camera man) and Drew Petrimoulx
(reporter) from WFTV in Orlando, came out to Quest Air because they had been
listening on the scanner and heard about the accident. Mitch Shipley had called
911 right... mehr

http://www.hanglide.com/news/?page_id=116
Dan Zink <<dzink>>
writes:
Happy Independence to everyone! Let's celebrate with Wills Wing
Demo Days and some flying and a super fun weekend. The fun starts Thursday the
1st and goes through Monday the 5th.
Steve Pearson and Mike Meier will be here along with the Lookout Mountain Flight... mehr

Miller Stroud <<vrodtn>>
writes:
The video shows our method of obtaining flight and includes
platform towing in our area of Dyersburg, Tennessee. Our group is called "The
Memphis Flyers". Included on the video are Wills Wing Sport 2's, U2's, and
an Atos VQ. Something for everyone. Our tow area consist of agricultural fields in... mehr

Anton Moroder is the new Italian Championhttp://www.flafly.net/Flavios_web_site/FALZES_2010.html mehr

Shawn MacDuff <<macduff202>>
writes:
The Hyner Hang
Gliding Club, which merged with the Wind Riders HG Club a few years ago, is
celebrating their 35th anniversary this year. On a cold, February day back in
1975, Dennis Pagen and two other local pilots positioned picnic tables up to the
wall at Hyner View State Park for a... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r0e5AbDJbM&feature=player_embedded
mehr

http://www.peplin.com/pipeline-products.php
http://www.peplin.com/research.php
The likelihood of you getting skin cancer is linearly related to
your exposure to the sun. The treatment indicated above came from Australia
(this is the Oz Report, after all) and came from a herbal source: Euphorbia
peplus (radium weed), "a traditional remedy for... mehr

It's pretty clear that last Saturday was a world record day in
Zapata and now the hurricane (Alex) comes to wipe out any chances for a record
for at least a week. We might get a chance or two after that before we head for
Italy and the pre-Worlds on the 13th, but our really good chances are gone. I've
never seen the conditions set up... mehr

http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201001_5day.html#a_topad
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/085231.shtml?tswind120#contents
Looks like the hurricane will make a direct hit on Zapata. mehr