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13.10.2009, The Oz Report
Eric Troili <<eric>>
writes:
First of all, thank you for participating in my CAF fund raising
effort for this year's Furnace Creek 508. And also, thank you to your readers
who also chose to donate to CAF through
my fund raising site. The funds donated will go directly to a deserving CAF
sponsored athlete. Thank you very much.As...
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12.10.2009, The Oz Report
http://www.triptera.com.au/canungra/classic2009/results_page.htm
D Tim Cummings <<tim>>
writes:
We used FS to check Rohan's flight and he exceeded the height limit based on
coordinates from an old chart, on the 4500 limit coming into Moogerah. We
checked with the current chart and found new coordinates for this boundary.
After...
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12.10.2009, The Oz Report
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One part of the CWG/LMR proposal is to count each entrant as bringing 1% or 6 points (assuming the maximum was 600 points). US NTSS ranked pilots bring additional points as per the chart below:
Pilots ranked:
Points brought:
1-5
3.0%
6-10
2.9%
11-15
2.7%
16-20
2.4%...
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12.10.2009, The Oz Report
First of all, the USHPA can't sanction these meets until the fall BOD meet, November 13th and 14th, but all the meet organizers will be getting in their sanction applications at the fall BOD meeting.
Second, only a few of the dates are firmly fixed, so some could change over the next few weeks.
Third, the USHPA may upset the applecart by...
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12.10.2009, The Oz Report
Joe Street <<racingtheclouds>>
writes:
I heard today that Nav Canada, a private corporation tasked with
setting Canadian airspace regulations has announced new changes to take effect
in southwestern Ontario setting basically the whole region with a controlled
airspace floor for class E at 2500' ASL.
Previously in the area that I...
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12.10.2009, The Oz Report
You may have recently received an email from Lisa Tate, USHPA President, regarding proposed changes to the USHPA Competition Program. Lisa states that the Competition Workgroup has recently made some changes to their original proposal. We applaud this change: the separation of the Race-To-Goal type meets from other types of events/competitions....
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09.10.2009, The Oz Report
#this #pointsBrought th,#this #pointsBrought td{text-align:center}
The CWG/LMR proposal is to count each entrant as bringing 1% or 6 points (assuming the maximum was 600 points). US NTSS ranked pilots bring additional points as per the chart below:
Pilots ranked:
Points brought:
1-5
3.0%
6-10
2.9%
11-15
2.7%...
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09.10.2009, The Oz Report
Official results
All tasks in Google Earth
Trent Brown - TheBombout.com
It looks like a lot of pilots got penalties of 100%. I assume for airspace violations.
Task 5:
#
Id
Name
Glider
Time
Total
1
4
Jon Durand snr
Moyes Litespeed S 5
01:34:14
845
2
20
Regan Kowald
Moyes Litespeed S 5...
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09.10.2009, The Oz Report
Josh Cohn <<jbcohn>>
writes:
I was curious to try to test the idea coming from the Competition
Workgroup that there is an elitist bias to our ranking system. This ought to be
an empirical question, open to analysis. I compiled all the data I could find
from the USHPA website in a spreadsheet with a chart.I think it shows that...
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09.10.2009, The Oz Report
Jeff's blog
32 kms from Signals to Scarborough. A really fun flight and a new
personal best for me at this site. The flight itself was easy, just a point and
shoot ridge-run. The only tricky bit came navigating some cloud in Hout Bay and
thus having to go deep downwind along the steep cliffs of Chapman's Peak over
the ocean before finding...
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08.10.2009, The Oz Report
The 2009 US National Hang Gliding Championship on Good Morning
America
Niels Dachler <<dachler>>
writes:
As of this morning, the video of the 2009 US Nationals at Big
Spring Texas is scheduled for October 18 in the Good Morning America Weekend
Adventure window. This is a national broadcast. The piece will run for two
minutes and...
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08.10.2009, The Oz Report
Official results
Tasks 1-4 in Google Earth
Trent Brown - TheBombout.com
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08.10.2009, The Oz Report
I've adopted the proposals first proposed by paraglider pilots for changing the NTSS points brought to a meet by NTSS ranked pilots in my proposed changes to the USHPA Competition Rulebook. You can find the proposed changes in this document. This is the proposed change:
1. Each competing pilot in the meet (a competing pilot is one who has...
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08.10.2009, The Oz Report
http://www.gulgongclassic.com/william olive <<william.olive>>
writes:
The Airborne Guglong Classic comp dates are drawing nearer. The
comp website is open for registration and on-line payments at
http://guglongclassic.comThe Prince of Wales hotel/pub has informed me that they have a house available
to rent. Some photos and a link...
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07.10.2009, The Oz Report
The Lisa, Mike, Riss proposal ignores quality foreign pilots and the
points that they bring to US meets
There are many good reasons to go to the
Rob
Kells Memorial meet at the Florida Ridge (the link is to the 2009 meet). It
a beautiful and exciting place to fly. It is very convenient. It is well run. It
is warm in April. There is a high...
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07.10.2009, The Oz Report
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13452818
Thanks to Adam Palmer
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07.10.2009, The Oz Report
Sander van Schaik <<sander>>
writes:
The weather is getting bad over here in Holland. For me this means
I need to push the realization of the 2010 Calendar. There are two weeks (till
Oct. 18th) before the Calendar is designed, so it will be for sale half November
(instead of half December) via
www.svs-design.nl/webshop/.Until now...
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06.10.2009, The Oz Report
Official results
Jonny Durand's blog
Tasks 1-3 in Google Earth
Trent Brown - TheBombout.com
Task 3:
#
Name
Glider
Time
Total
1
Jon Durand jnr
Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5
02:00:22
1000
2
Rohan Holtkamp
Airborne Rev 13.5
02:10:43
801
3
Rick Duncan
Airborne Rev 13.5...
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06.10.2009, The Oz Report
I believe that competition is a key to promoting the sport of
hang gliding
Pilots are a competitive lot and it given the opportunity to
compete they will. And if engaged in competition they will improve their flying
skills and increase their enjoyment of flying. Competition is a means of
sustaining our sport and encouraging individual growth...
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06.10.2009, The Oz Report
Lauren writes:
Quest got on the cover of Active South Lake Magazine this month
(Lauren and a reporter in the tandem hang glider).http://www.questairforce.com/index.html
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