http://www.thedesignblog.org/entry/safest-way-to-glide-a-simulator-of-course/
Tom Wilksch's Portable Gliding Simulator offers two improvements
over a traditional simulator installed in a fixed location. Built on a trailer
base, this can be towed to public events to serve as a recruiting tool -
offering a taste of soaring to many more people.... mehr

You'll find the article in the latest USHPA Hang Gliding and
Paragliding Magazine. For USHPA members, you'll find it
here. mehr

NY Times article.
...the prairie dog, is campaigning for a Prairie Dog Day, with the
support of several zoos and animal rights activists in the United States.

BBC
A tiny rodent may have the most sophisticated language of any
animal.This bold claim comes from US-based academic Professor Con Slobodchikoff who has
long studied the vocal... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF_anaVcCXg mehr

http://www.monarcaparaglidingopen.com/The results are found above.  Britton wrote on the Region six forum:
Region 6 had several PG pilots competing in the Monarca PG Comp,
Valle De Bravo, Mexico. The comp began on Monday, 1/25, and concluded on
Saturday, 1/30. Some of the Region 6 pilots included: Britton Shaw, Paul Condron,
Justin... mehr

Jonathan Dietch <res007jc>
writes:
As luck would have it, on Saturday I managed to set a modest but
important, unofficial site milestone for Falcons by flying a 20-mile round trip
from Kagel Mountain to Mt. Lukens and back during the bi-weekly Falcon League of
the Sylmar Hang Gliding Association. An article about our club's single... mehr

Thanks to James Bradley

http://www.paraglidingforum.com/xcplanner/pick a location
pick a flight type (triangle, open distance etc.)
click "put turnpoints here" drag the turnpoints
FAI triangles have to have the turnpoints in the colored areas mehr

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_sc/us_wind_record_toppled
New Hampshire's Mount Washington has lost its distinction as the
site of the fastest wind gust ever recorded on Earth, officials at the Mount
Washington Observatory said Tuesday.The concession came three days after the World Meteorological Organization
posted a snippet on... mehr

The part time school administrator writes:
I have been ordering and buying materials and we start
construction of the new classrooms on Monday. Thanks to you and the other
pilots!I am also checking into a way to get English workbooks down here.  A few
weeks ago I had to pick up a parcel for me and I had to wait five hours to pay
twelve... mehr

http://airandspace.org/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1683
6:30 p.m. Pre-Show Big Blue Sky (Run Time: 78 minutes) is a
feature length documentary about hang gliding, the first Extreme Sport, and how
it started.8:00 p.m. Lecture Watch and listen as Bill Liscomb, a pioneer of modern hang
gliding, shares the story of this extreme sport’s... mehr

I flew the first one, which was actually the very first prototype
version of the REV, not a production model, at Forbes. I flew Scott Barrett's REV at the
Bogong Cup. I had a great time flying them and very much appreciate the
opportunity that Airborne afforded me to get on their latest creation. As I do
every year I trade use of a hang... mehr

Lauren Tjaden writes:
Check out Quest's Sweetheart Special! 'Cause how lame would a box
of chocolates be when you could give the gift of flight instead? Now through
Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14, 2010) you can buy a gift certificate for a Tandem
Discovery Flight to 2500 feet for only $99.99 – more than 20% off the normal
price! Call... mehr

Articlehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te6KIl_Cy7w mehr

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v463/n7280/full/nature08723.html
Humans have engaged in endurance running for millions of years,
but the modern running shoe was not invented until the 1970s. For most of human
evolutionary history, runners were either barefoot or wore minimal footwear such
as sandals or moccasins with smaller heels and... mehr

http://mathaba.net/news/?x=622725
Brazil’s president has appealed to Indonesia for “generosity” in
an appeal on behalf of Brazilian hang gliding instructor Marco Archer Cardoso
Moreira. The pilot, 48, from Rio faces the death penalty after he was arrested
in Indonesia in 2003 for smuggling 13.4 kg of cocaine into the country.... mehr

I believe that the Italian team and Alex Ploner deserved to win
the 2009 World Championships
We are staying with Scott Barrett and Monica in Belmont North near
Newcastle (Australia) for a few days and we were discussing
telemetrics in the
evening of my first day here. He stated that he had earlier been interested in
developing a telemetric... mehr

http://www.coolarrowsmexico.com.mx/

http://ozreport.com/docs/sanmarcosenglish.pdf mehr

Cody Dobson <cody.dobson>
sends:
This is just a quick note to tell you about the 450,000 acre
Hidden Gem Wilderness Campaign that is going on right now in the White River and
Gunnison National Forests! The bill being proposed for this wilderness is going
to be sent to Congress in mid to late October by a group of environmental... mehr

Armand <xcswift> writes:
I just completed a 200km triangle of 52.13 km/h. It beats the old record of 45.5 km/h.
Phil Schroder must have been flying the Swift a few days earlier out at Forbes as the FAI sends:
Type of record : Speed over a triangular course of 200 km
Course/location : Forbes, NSW (Australia)
Performance : 46.19 km/h
Pilot :... mehr

There
has been and continues to be
into the
foreseeable future a low hanging out over NSW.
Daily Updates.
Provisional results on the first day:
* 1st: Dominik Frei (CH, Gin Boomerang 5) with 258km.
* 2nd and 1st Serial class: Mike Cavanah (GB, Ozone Mantra 3) with 256.5km.
* 3rd and 1st Fun class: Mark Graham (GB, Axis Vega II) with245.6km.
*... mehr