The article
here. mehr

James Bradley <jb183> writes:
The Yak is the new lightweight mountaineering version of the Gin
Bobcat foot-launch speedwing. I have a Bobcat. It's very squirrelly while you're
still on the ground, but it is solid and forgiving in the air and surprisingly
easy to land. You just have to remember how fast you come down when you turn it.... mehr

Brett wrote:
"... why I was so keen to fly Torrey. Well, I've wanted to fly
Torrey for the last 16 years. Ever since I first saw a photograph of a modern
hangglider on the cover of Hanggliding and Paragliding Magazine, sometime in
1993. It was John Heiney flying upside-down on an all-carbon airframe black and
rainbow UP TRX 140, high... mehr

See the article and pictures
here.
At the COP 15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, M.I.T.
students introduced the technologically advanced Copenhagen Wheel. In addition
to including various sensors and Bluetooth capability, the tire stores kinetic
energy from braking for a later burst of speed.The makers of the Copenhagen Wheel from... mehr

Ole <ole> writes:
Thanks for helping out purchasing books at
www.TalesFromTheWildBlueYonder.com and donating to the
Cloudbase Foundation.
I'll have Ole's books advertised in the Oz Report for the next
week. mehr

We head out Christmas day for Oz from the Los Angeles
International airport. I'll be reporting on the upcoming competitions in Forbes
and Mt. Beauty. Also on the new Airborne Rev. On sundry goings on in Australia.
The Oz Report will pick up again on Monday or Tuesday (as we lose a day going
over). mehr

Sascha Gibson, Gibbo's phone number 832-4342642,
<flytiburon> writes:
I suppose by now you have all heard Gibbo had an accident last
Sunday. Last Sunday afternoon, Gibbo, Greg, and Doc, all flew from the airport
north to Lake Conroe, under a 1,000 foot cloud base. Upon the arrival at the
Conroe Airport skies were blue with unlimited... mehr

Andrew Vanis sends this:https://www.rflimited.com/Site.asp?CID=3https://www.rflimited.com/ShowProduct.asp?productID=36&NodeID=c2If you have a Motocomm headset and want to listen to music while you fly this is
the ticket. mehr

Rick sends:
A flyer for the 1976 Dog Mountain National Championships: mehr

A reader writes:
This is by far the coolest and most educational videos that I have
ever seen about the Space Shuttle.
Steven Burley <<BurleyS>>
writes:
This Friday Email features an outstanding video clip of STS-129
from friends at the SE&I imagery team at JSC and complied from all of the
ground, air, ET and SRB assets at... mehr

Check our their spread sheet for scoring
here. They'll be using Google Docs for pilot registration and scoring at the Tree
Topper's Team Challenge. Thanks to Dean Funk. mehr

Brett wrote:

Here
is a recent PG video from Brazil using an ankle mounted GoPro HD.
I responded
Nice disclaimer given the recent CIVL action re helmets.
He wrote back:
Yes, I know. Ironically, I just upgraded to a EN 966 certified
helmet; part of growing up, I guess. I'm going to hang up my carbon shell
sticker holder on a wall somewhere or... mehr

http://flytecraceandrally.wordpress.com/pilot-list/Thirty five pilots so far have signed up in December for a meet at the end of
April. Still no Dustin or Jeff O'Brien.Still no pilot list for the
2nd Annual Rob Kells Memorial Competition. This is a great meet and you'll
wnat to come to it to get ready for the Flytec Race and Rally. mehr

This test determines if you have what it takes to become a hang
glider pilot. It is interactive and gives you a score on line. Thanks to Scare
for coming up with it from John
John Matylonek.
You'll find the test
here. You are free to use it for your incoming students. mehr

A few days ago I published a pilot
registration system here:
http://ozreport.com/pilotregistrationmanual.php, that folks are free to use
for their own benefit. I didn't expect it to be used quite this fast, but a
whole new implementation is up and running for a speed gilding contest. You'll
find it
here. The happy meet organizer comments
here. mehr

Stein Edgar Strandli <stein.strandli> writes:
I asked Andrea Iemma sometime back where he could recommend me go
flying in Italia. He told me that I must go to Campitello di Fassa in the
Dolomites its a fantastic place. Well, I did as I was told :-) and I brought my
SLR and HD camera. Here are the result of that trip, and yes you where... mehr

Lucas Ridley <lucasridley> writes:
Several hang glider pilots submitted films to the Nikon Festival,
mine (Lucas) and BJ's are about hang gliding, Marc's is about his art and hang
gliding.
It would help to have people make comments and view ours. They will announce a
top fifty on December 22nd that will be eligible for the judges prize... mehr

Ole <ole> writes:
From this morning on until the stroke of the New Year all
proceeds, 100%, from sales of my thrilling novels Tales From The Wild Blue
Yonder RECIPES FOR DISASTER and LIVING DANGEROUSLY will be donated to the
Cloudbase Foundation,
the only stipulation being that they in turn donate in addition 100% of the
amount spent... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18270As I've reported earlier, Ozone came out with the Baby HPP, a paraglider with a few carbon battens, that allows them to reduce the number of strings connecting the pilot to the paraglider thereby reducing drag and making a small but significant (at the top end of competition) improvement in L/D and... mehr

A reader send this in:
Here are the results of the election for the 2010-2011 term.Region-Name-Total vote count-(write in votes in region) *Win1-Mark G. Forbes-55-(1)*2-Bill Cuddy-45-(18)*
2-Urs Kellenberger-75-(18)*3-Brad Hall-111-(4)*
3-Jerry Katz-72-(4)
3-Rob Sporrer-151-(4)*4-Ken Grubbs-86-(0)*
4-Tim Meehan-16-(0)5-Lisa... mehr