Belinda Boulter <<belinda.boulter>> writes:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/08/yellowstone/achenbach-text
Look at the "Interactive" tab to see how the Snake River Plain was formed as the crust moved over the plume, making the mountains collapse. mehr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rogallo mehr

Luke <rlw> writes:
When you fly in Alpine you are actually flying on the south west side of the Snake River Range, specifically just west of Ferry Peak (the big mountain Tiki tows you over). If you were flying on the west side of the Teton Range, you would be flying from Victor, Driggs or Tetonia, in Idaho. Not much going on over there in... mehr

I'm going to go back and look at my flying and decision making at the 2009 Big Spring US Nationals in order to provide you with a way of looking at your own flying and decision. Doing well in a high level cross country competition depends on four factors: piloting skills, glider/pilot performance, decision making, with a minor role for luck.... mehr

Article from the Dallas Morning News
Add stars Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick to the mix as television production continues to be red hot in Texas.
The married couple is producing a series for TNT tentatively titled Zapata, Texas, and has been scouting locations in Austin for the show's pilot. Bacon will direct.
The story is set on the... mehr

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The video is a little slow on the cuts, but I thought a fairly thorough view of some test flying procedures might be educational.
The WW Crew headed out to the San Bernardino hills to put a dozen new ships through their paces Wednesday.
We began the morning with a round of Falcons from the 750. It was my first day as a WW "test... mehr

Mark Taggart <<flystandre>> writes:
Scroll down half a page: http://www.flystandre.com/news.html . Those ATOS VR's go like stink.

Hangliding Saint Andre Les Alpes from Mark Taggart on Vimeo. mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.026#3
Anonymous Hang Gliding Web Master writes:
Skyride usurps clients in your geographical area by pretending to represent us on the web, makes promises to clients that may be difficult to fulfill given our weather dependent sport, charges twice the going rate and then leaves you to fulfill the service. This is not in... mehr

NY Times article
As the high-profile attorney general for Ontario, Michael Bryant championed severe and controversial traffic safety laws. On Tuesday, he was charged with criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death in an unusually violent episode of road rage involving a bicyclist.
The arrest of Mr. Bryant stemmed from... mehr

An eye witness reports:
Approximately 10 emergency vehicles were parked all over the runway.
The EMTs were carrying a (presumed) pilot out from under the wreckage of a hang glider next to the runway. They loaded the victim/stretcher into an ambulance, but didn't drive away. Stayed parked on the runway for at least a half an hour. I don't yet... mehr

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On-line here.

I, the undersigned USHPA member, have lost confidence in the ability of the current USHPA leadership to competently and fairly manage the National Team Selection System (NTSS). I respectfully request that the competition committee chairman... mehr

http://www.jacksonhole.com/info/ae.summer.tram.asp
After two years of being under construction, the new revitalized aerial tram is back in operation at Teton Village a few miles northwest of Jackson, Wyoming (travel north on the Moose-Wilson road and you'll easily see it high, silhouetted against the sky on your left). And the new bright red... mehr

http://www.lib.unc.edu/blogs/morton/index.php/category/sports/hang-gliding/
As Morton was handing out those awards on that windy June afternoon, I’m sure it never crossed his mind that twenty years later, another young man (though much older than Lineberger and Cooke) would come to Grandfather Mountain seeking permission to fly his... mehr

Shigeto <<shigeto.ishizaka>> writes:
Mt. Ikeda Cup 2009 had been held in Gifu, Japan from 30th Jul to 2nd Aug. 75 Japanese pilots flew the comp, and Manfred Ruhmer participated in as well. ("Birds Eye View", Japanese ICARO2000 dealer, invited him. He stayed in Japan for three weeks.)
Unfortunately, the conditions were not good due to... mehr

Jeff O'Brien <<jeffobrien4>> writes:
The first one is the doozy. I think it's hilarious to watch the kids sitting on the rail for the first pass holding their hands out and the biker boy and his mate back away from the rail on the second pass. Instincts taking over.
Wow - it was cool getting my arm knocked off and killing that base... mehr

http://goflyxc.com/node/14232/signup
Be sure to make your payment if you want to secure your spot. mehr

John Harris & Bruce Weaver <<kbarnes>> write:
Our longtime friend and inspiration and the inventor of the flexible wing which led to the hang glider, paraglider, ultra light aircraft, delta kites, stunt kites, and kiteboarding kites, is now 97. I know that all of you would want to know that his health has recently been declining... mehr

Today's article.
The previous one. mehr

Jonathan Dietch <<res007jc>> sends:
http://imageevent.com/aero92/20090830
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http://www.smartplanet.com/technology/blog/thinking-tech/lithium-the-new-oil/1228/
By some estimates, we would exhaust the world’s supply of lithium building six million small cars a year (10 per cent of the world’s total) with lithium-ion batteries.
Besides where would we put all the schizophrenics? mehr