Adam Parer <<adamparer>> writes:
I got out of hospital 3 days ago and tried to put something
together about the accident last night. It’s a scary incident but the outcome
has nothing but positive implications for all of us. We can survive a parachute
deployment at terminal velocity after separating from our glider. Best to... mehr

Lauren Tjaden <tjadenhors> writes:
Is your mood headed south after the long winter? What if you
headed south instead?
Wills Wing Demo Days will be soaring into Quest Air Hang Gliding from
March 27 – March 30, 2010, providing you with the perfect excuse to ditch
your jacket in the nearest snowdrift, catch a little sunshine and a lot... mehr

This is
my report from January, 2008 where I found Kathryn at the beach learning how to
fly from Curt Warren. Now you've seen her win the
Sport Class at Gulgong.Sport Class Results. mehr

http://www.xcmag.com/news/2009/11/4608/
The Ozone test and design team will be releasing a new Open Class
wing for competition well in advance of the start of the 2010 PWC Tour.Ozone say that current testing has proven that this new wing is more accessible
(easier to fly) than the R09 with performance matching the level of the BBHPP.The new... mehr

record FAI <<record>>
sends:
Type of record : Speed over a triangular course of 100 km
Course/location : Zapata, TX (USA)
Performance : 49.8 km/h
Pilot : Dustin MARTIN (USA)
Hang Glider : Wills Wing T2C 144
Date :27.07.2009
Previous record : 44.1 km/h (24.07.2002 - Martin HENRY, Canada) mehr

Vicki Cain <moyes>
writes:
Blay Olmos, Jnr. is our new Spanish dealer taking over from Jose
Galan. A big thank you to Jose for supporting Moyes for the last 15 years or
more! Blay is currently ranked 10th in the world rankings and is a keen
competition pilot who has spent the last season working and living with the
Moyes family in... mehr

<peter_loeskow>
writes:

Orust Island, Sweden, from my point of viewHttp://www.vimeo.com/7218626


This uncut video clip is not for you, if what you want is a staccato of low
video resolution clips with a music or rap audio. This is my kind of video, a
mid summer memory support from above the Swedish West Coast, including the
original... mehr

Video here mehr

Harry Martin <<harry>>
sends:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/science/24angier.html?em mehr

http://hikkaduwa.free.fr/http://www.vimeo.com/7648825 mehr

You'll find the item at the Oz Report forum
here. I'm not giving it any credence beyond the fact that I trust Rohan
Holtkamp. If you know anything about this I would appreciate any help tracking
this down. mehr

Billo <William.Olive>
writes:

mehr

John Q Olson <<ole>>
sends:
Here's a video from a Tejano named Nate, who is a member of the
Rio Grande Soaring Association:

http://www.vimeo.com/7777281

mehr

www.moyes.com.au/Forbes2010Vicki Cain is in contact with CASA attempting to get our legal height limit set
to 14,000' for the Forbes Flatlands. Phil Schroder is also in the hunt for the
Bogong Cup. mehr

Paul Tjaden, Manager, Quest Air Hang Gliding 352-429-0213,
<Tjadenhors> wrote:
Our good friend, Nick Brown, took this photo of the STS-129 launch
on Monday from one of our tow planes. I was taking Lacy Barnett (Nick's
girlfriend) on a tandem flight in the hang glider.
Bob Butemeyer <<butemeyerb>>
writes:
With the weather... mehr

See the Oz Report calendar.
All the US hang gliding competitions are found here.

Jamie Shelden tells me that she wants to open registration for the Flytec Race
and Rally on December 15th at noon Eastern Standard Time. I spoke with James
Tindle on the phone (how quaint) and he said that was his target date also. He
is still getting his web... mehr

Riss Estes writes up the resolution of the King Mountain validity
issue. You'll find it
here.
The ranking points based on the original scores (which were not changed) have
been posted and are on the USHPA web site.
USHPA would like to thank Davis and the other members and
directors who participated in the effort to arrive at a fair solution... mehr

Ollie Gregory <<olliettt1955>>
writes:
As the Tennessee Tree Toppers (TTT) competition committee chair, I
thought I'd report on some Tree Topper plans for 2010. The Tree Toppers intend
to host a season of monthly soaring and cross country competitions on the second
weekend of every month starting March 2010 and finishing November... mehr

At the last BOD meeting the USHPA BOD agreed with the
recommendations of the Publication Committee that they provide no cost ad space
in two issues of the magazine for ads for USHPA sanctioned competitions. The
impetus for this idea came to me from earlier proposals from the Competition
Committee, which weren't in the latest proposals. I... mehr

You can find the Soaring Spot Results here:
http://soaringspot.com/gulgong_2009/results/
Timothy Ettridge <<timothyettridge>> writes:
Winds blew out both yesterday and today's chance to fly so the
competition ended with only four completed tasks. Kathryn edged out Jorj to win
the Sport Class. Attila held his lead over Jonny (2nd)... mehr