Andrew Vanis is working on the final document of the results of
his survey
One result stands out for me:


Do not yet feel ready for competition42
I don't want to compete38
No time21
No comps close to my home20
Can't afford it16
Don't know how to learn about it12
No foot launch competitions (or too few)11
I feel that the competition pilots are... mehr

http://www.cucco2011.org/
Apparently hang gliding is not dying at the level of World competitions (or at
least pre-Worlds) The Italian based pre-Worlds is over subscribed already, just
a few days after opening the registration to the waiting list. The local
regulations state:
Registration will open on 2nd November 2009. Priority will be... mehr

Mike Glennon <<mikeglennon>> writes:
As mentioned in Canoa, we will be holding a comp (open) in
January here in Colombia. The dates are Jan 9th - 17th. It will be held in
Roldanillo, which is the prime flying site in Colombia and where all the
Nationals have been held for the last 20 + years.

January is known for the great... mehr

37.522252,-118.277435 Paiute launch,Owens Valley, California,
USA

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17743
I watched the impact from above approximately 800' higher and
could tell there was no movement right away. I instantly got on the radio and
stopped our driver Erik Otterholt who was half way down he mountain and had him
turn... mehr

The morning glory short video mehr

Lucas Ridley <<lucasridley>>
writes:
I created a short film, "A Leg to Fly On" for LG's Film Fest (http://lgfilmfest.com) and my submission is below.
There is no public voting, but I'd appreciate any good ratings and comments
people could leave on my video on its YouTube page, and check my blog for
updates. (I'm going to have a... mehr

Scare <<Gerry>> writes:
Andre R. Sirois, 47, of St. Albert, Alberta, died at about 1:15
p.m. on Thursday (October 29, 2009) while flying the Battle River Valley. He
dragged a wing tip on top of the ridge and spun into a pile of rocks. He'd first
become an HPAC/ACVL member in 1995 but hadn't gotten an official rating past... mehr

Homolgated:
Type of record : Out-and-return distance
Course/location : Sorica (Slovenia) - Piombada (Italy)
Performance : 164.6 km
Pilot : Nicole FEDELE (Italy)
Paraglider : Airwave Magic 5
Date :19.08.2009
Previous record : 100.6 km (18.07.1999 - Karin WIMMER, Austria) mehr

Ricker Goldsborough <<gci>> writes:
It is departure day from Ecuador today and I have to say that I
have strong and mixed emotions this morning. A good part of me wants to get home
to what my brain thinks is normal life, but the other part is compelled to stay
in Ecuador. The flying in Canoa is just that good. Not to mention that... mehr

Ricky Duncan <<Ricky>> writes:
When Airborne decided to work on a new topless glider we were
aiming to increase high-speed performance, reduce weight and retain the great
handling, which has been a characteristic of AirBorne gliders. We had the luxury
of starting from the ground up, with only the basic control frame hardware to... mehr

Jorge Andant <<jorgeandant>>
writes:


(Switch to English.)

ALAS DELTA
LOS HOMBRES PAJARO HICIERON DELIRAR A CANOA
Un espectáculo de acrobacias, velocidad e intensa emoción fue el que vivió
Canoa, Manabí, con el desarrollo del Campeonato Internacional de ALAS DELTA
"Hombres Pájaro 2009",... mehr

Jamie
Shelden
Jeff O'Brien
Jeff Shapiro
Alex Cuddy

The second and last day of the Canoa Open was run in slightly
lower winds. Cloud base was again about 1,200'. In the start cylinder all the
pilots were striving to get to cloud base at the edge. If you are eleven seconds
off the edge of the start cylinder (as I was) you are already 300... mehr

I reported the other day that Dustin and Kraig Coomber had set the new Ecuadorian cross country distance record and that the old record was 40 km. Well, the old record was the Guayaquil record, the previous Ecuadorian cross country record was as follows:
Rafael and Fausto Arcos at Rarcos Ingenieria <<rarcos>> write:
The standing... mehr

Sander van Schaik <<info>> writes:
For the 4th time I designed the Hang Glider Calendar, which is on sale from  svs-design.nl/webshop.
• The A3 Calendar of is made out of beautiful pictures send from all over the world by competition and recreational hang glider pilots.
• Every picture includes the name of the pilot,... mehr

Jamie
Shelden
Jeff O'Brien
Jeff Shapiro
Alex Cuddy

Day Two:

Dustin Martin
Kraig Coomber
Jeff O'Brien
Jeff Shapiro

Overall:

Dustin
Shapiro
O'Brien
Kraig

Sport:

Jamie Shelden by a long shot on the Moyes Litesport.
mehr

[youtube PQ1V9dQB-rw] Kerim Jaspersen und Christian Menn haben mit Rush Hour Dream den Kritikerpreis beim Filmfestival in Saint Hilaire gewonne. Der Film wird momentan auf den DHV Regionalversammlungen gezeigt und ist nun auch bei youtube zu finden.  Kerim ist in den letzten Jahren schon öfter auf entflogen erwähnt worden und hat sich... mehr

Kerim Jaspersen und Christian Menn haben mit Rush Hour Dream den Kritikerpreis beim Filmfestival in Saint Hilaire gewonne. Der Film wird momentan auf den DHV Regionalversammlungen gezeigt und ist nun auch bei youtube zu finden.  Kerim ist in den letzten Jahren schon öfter auf entflogen erwähnt worden und hat sich mittlerweile vom... mehr

Jeff O'Brien
Jeff Shapiro
Jamie Shelden
Alex Cuddy

The day started with sunshine and an off shore flow. The race
didn't start until 4:30 PM, so there was plenty of time for the winds to turn
around. By the time we got up to launch at 2:30 PM (after a day at the beach) we
were surprised to find quite strong winds which made us think a... mehr

Enthusiastic support from Wills Wing and the new Quest Air
management team
Saturday, March 27th through Tuesday, March 30th.
Steve Pearson writes:
I'll have a full trailer of demos and I'm hoping that we can
arrange some other activities in conjunction with the event. I'm pretty sure
that Jeff Shapiro, Jeff O'Brien and, of course, Dustin will... mehr

Alex Brieba <<alex.brieba>>
writes:
Forty pilots will attend the race on the 7th of November. The Atlantic
Delta Race runs 13 km between the beach of le Pin Sec and Hourtin Plage
(France near Bordeaux). This is the first time in Europe that a race has been
organized like the Marina beach steeple chase in California. We hope... mehr