Surreal photos from a two-year odyssey experiencing rural
Australia’s Bachelor and Spinster Balls. mehr

Harry Martin writes:
Beautiful day at Sand Turn yesterday.
First flight on my new Wills Wing S3 135. I would have flown it sooner but I was
recovering from a shoulder and foot injury. So, here is my first impression for
them folks wanting to know what I think of the S3 135.
Saturday had perfect flying conditions. Crows were ridge soaring and... mehr

Undoubtedly the best foot launching site in the World.
Elena writes:
The CIVL Bureau has been in contact with potential organisers for
the 21st FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championships. Monte Cucco team, led
by Flavio Tebaldi, has answered positively and a bid is under formal
consideration by the CIVL Bureau and Hang Gliding... mehr

All three pilots landed short of Rock Springs.

Glenn is on a paved road RM 335. Larry, like yesterday is out in the boonies on
a ranch road, and Robin is near RM 336, which appears not to be paved. Light
conditions at launch. Larry had a relaunch.
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https://xcmag.com/magazine-articles/top-landing-mont-blanc-banned-after-record-day/

Top-landing Mont Blanc has been banned followed a mass landing on Wednesday 26
June, when record-breaking cloudbase allowed an estimated 150-200 paraglider
pilots to land on the summit of the 4810m mountain.
A high pressure system and heat wave in France... mehr

Williamson David <<postmanexpat>>
writes:
But there may be a question of legality. Authorities have said
that it's a €300,000 fine and 3 years inside.
https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2019/06/27/mont-blanc-des-gendarmes-vont-faire-de-la-prevention-aupres-des-parapentistes
This Thursday and Friday, the soldiers of the... mehr

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Larry Bunner has gone back to Dilley, Texas and there meets up
with Robin Hamilton and Glen Volk for flying to the northwest.

Forecast looks a bit iffy near Uvalde.
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Larry flew from Dilley to Uvalde and that is apparently where they
are going to launch from on Thursday after a pause on Wednesday. The forecast
looks iffy on Wednesday, so it's a good idea to wait until Thursday. Rocksprings
is a concern at the moment for Thursday. Get to Sonora and you're golden.
Friday looks great also. Time to get to... mehr

https://youtu.be/a2Tfe4QIXNg


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https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/06/24/potentially-historic-deadly-early-summer-heat-wave-roast-europe-peaking-midweek/?utm_term=.77c989f28905
An intense heat wave is set to bake Europe in coming days, and it
could be historic, potentially shattering records across a large portion of the
continent.

The heat wave is expected to peak... mehr

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/06/24/colorados-snowpack-is-over-percent-normal-after-rare-summer-solstice-dump/?utm_term=.250584e922c2

At Arapahoe Basin, so much snow has fallen since the winter that
it has stayed opened for skiing on weekends through the month. It declared
Saturday a powder day after a fresh coating of two... mehr

https://livetrack360.com/livetracking/3d/2874Gregg Ludwig writes:
Six pilots on course, Larry, Rich, Mick, Nate, Robin and Ty. The X
Flight crew had technical difficulties with the Flight Trackers yesterday but
they should be tracking today. SE wind about 17-20 mph. We are launching from a
smooth ramp pad (tarmac) just a few steps out in... mehr

Ron Gleason writes:
The SSA, via members Bruno Vassel and David Lessnick, have been
doing regular webinars covering various topics. The recordings can be found here
https://www.ssa.org/Webinars
On June 4th they had Mathew Scudder, author of Skysight.io, on their webinar
sharing and showing tips and tricks for using Skysight. I feel this... mehr

https://lt.flymaster.net/bs.php?grp=2874
The general idea of the task today;

Live 360 here. mehr

Gregg Ludwig <<gregg.ludwig.cfi>>
who is there with his trike writes:
1200’ BKN. Waiting for some clearing. 6 ready to go. First launch
maybe 12noon: Mick, Rich R., Robin, Larry, Sara, and Ty. mehr

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