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He writes:
Voting begins today and continues until the 13th of this month.
You can vote three times per day! Use the little 'VOTE' box above and to the
left of my video. The top three will each get a budget of $200,000 to produce a
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Lauren Tjaden <tjadenhors> writes:
Lots of new photos and staff pictures, Dustin's page, picture of
the day, a link to our Facebook page, new copy throughout, a media gallery with
some new videos, and a link to "visit Florida and Lauren's blog on the "local
attractions page. Other cool things are planned. Dean Funk has done a... mehr

With a story from Kathryn O'Riordan on flying Sport Class at
Gulgong

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Cas Wolan <<frogparts>>
writes:
Max Fandrel sez these and electric Atos's are all the rage in
Germany this year.
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Mark Taggart <flystandre> writes:
Snow is piling up at the ski resort here, stopping any flying. I
thought I would take a look back a month or so - October here in Saint Andre Les
Alpes. AMAZING! Times for class 5 flying. Check out my little video and see why.Http://flystandre.com/news.html mehr

Tim Ettridge <timothyettridge> writes:
Kathryn took me to a beach south of Sydney a few days ago to try a
bit of dune soaring on a single surface Malibu that the Moyes factory loaned me
for the day. As my new harness was still under construction, Steve Moyes
graciously offered me his own.To amuse ourselves while we waited for the... mehr

Leo Bynum, USHPA Chair, Membership and Development,
<leo> writes:
This serves as your seasonal reminder and call to action to think
of all of the people, organizations and staff that keep us flying. Please remind
the chapters in your regions to remember the land owners, park officials, local
airport control tower, forest ranger, or... mehr

Steve Kroop very nicely reimbursed me for my extra airline ticket
to Austin that I had to purchase after I used the wrong date for the USHPA BOD
meeting taken from the USHPA web site. Steve usually doesn't ask the USHPA for
partial reimbursement for his travel expenses to the BOD meeting, but in this
case he did so that he could reimburse... mehr

“Hang Glider and Paraglider pilots assisting children where ever
we fly”
http://www.thecloudbasefoundation.org/The Hombres Pajaro has morfed into the Cloudbase Foundation. The idea is for
hang glider and paraglider pilots to help children where ever they fly. We/they
are currently supporting the school in Canoa, Ecuador, and a... mehr

Flavio Tebaldi <<worlds>> writes:
We want to introduce this next year and that we would like to use
to score the next Worlds.
Lucas Marchesini <<lucas>>
writes:
I have been talking to Flavio Tebaldi, who is the responsible for
the organization of the pre-WC 2010 and WC 2011 of hang gliding, in Italy. His
desire is to... mehr

“Hang Glider and Paraglider pilots assisting children where ever
we fly”
Ricker Goldsborough <gci> writes:
I am proud to announce the formal filing of our new non profit
organization.
When all the work of setting up this non-profit 501 (c) 3
foundation is done, then it will be able to accept tax deductible donations.... mehr

“Helping children where ever
we fly.”
Hombres Pajaro has a new official non profit foundation name and
Ricker is moving ahead getting it all set up.More information soon.Jeff O'Brien reports that we have raised an additional $1,900 since we returned
from Ecuador. All that money will go directly to the school and to the clinic in... mehr

Round trip ticket from Ontario, California to Austin, Texas: $226.One way ticket from Palm Springs to Austin after USHPA puts the wrong date on
their web site: $274.Super shuttle to the Radisson: $20One additional night at the Radisson: $62Three nights in a shared room at the Radisson: $84Cab ride at 4 AM to the airport: $40Lunches and dinners:... mehr

Let's get with the program.The Mentor program: http://www.ushpa.aero/info_mentors.asphttp://www.ushpa.aero/faq_mentors.asp
What is the USHPA Mentor program?The USHPA Mentor program supports advancing pilots by pairing them with more
experienced pilots who can introduce them to the local flying community,
introduce them to new sites, help them... mehr

Mark G. Forbes, produces charts for the USHPA. You can click on
them to see high resolution versions as PDF's.The financial position of the USHPA.The declining membership of the USHPA due to declines in hang gliding
membership.The declines in US sailplane membership. mehr

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A pilot reports the following:
We had a fatality at Henson's Gap (the Tennessee Tree Toppers main
launch) today. Mr. Chris Thale from Indiana. A 66 year old pilot blew his
launch. His left wing dropped, his nose popped up and he spun into the rock
face. Nasty.
Jeff Nibler was the first on the scene. He is pretty shook up about it as you... mehr

Tracy Tillman, Draachen Fliegen Soaring Club, Michigan sends:
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