The King Mountain report in PDF format.
This report in PDF format.
The following is the report by David Glover (meet organizer and director) and Davis Straub (scorekeeper, task committee member, weather man) to the USHPA BOD regarding how it went at the 2009 Big Spring co-Nationals:
Attendance:
This year’s event was very well received by... mehr

What does the USHPA Competition Rulebook say about the biggest safety issue at competitions, dealing with dangerous weather conditions that come up during a task?
http://www.ushpa.aero/compinfo.asp
2. Safety Director: Strives for the safety of all participants, officials, spectators, etc. and has the authority to stop or postpone a pilot or... mehr

Glenn Bachelor <<hangliding>> writes:
Some of the Western Vic Hang Gliding Club Members flying at Ben Nevis in Western Victoria. Conditions were quite light and crossed by 90deg, but still launchable with the right technique. Pilots - Mike Dempsey, Brad Elliot and Glenn Bachelor. Music - Fiction by Rook, Live at Manchester Lane EP... mehr

John Wright <<john>> writes:
The wuffo love for this video has been strong. Must be the Yosemite thing. I guess that, while I see a sled ride with pretty views (and crappy landings on my part :P ), they see the dream of flying through the Valley and make the connection that we make every time we launch, cheating gravity and the whole... mehr

How exactly did Lisa Tate, the organizer and meet director of the King Mountain co-Nationals (and not incidentally USHPA President), entice pilots to come and fly at the meet? Let's see what she wrote about the upcoming competition.
The July 1st press release
“The ‘Ironman’ nature of the week long event is one of the most grueling... mehr

Paul Tjaden writes:
We have had a couple of last minute cancellations for our Tandem/Instructor clinic at Quest Air taking place Sept. 11th through the 14th with Paul Voight. We can keep the costs very reasonable so if you have ever thought it would be fun to fly with your friends, contact me at <info> or call me at 703-727-3423. mehr

Day four results Here.
http://www.jonnydurand.blogspot.com mehr

Juaki writes:
I'm really sorry about the clash with the dates. We have moved the European championship one week because we will be holding our National Championship just before at Ager, as well. These are the dates for both:
Spanish National Championship 1 to 8 July
European Championship schedule
* 8th July 18:00 - 20:00 registration * 9th July... mehr

Walk along glider mehr

http://ozreport.com/13.151#1
John Bilsky <<udaleaf>> writes:
I read the short article in the Oz Report about there being some confusion between the printed word .... hang gliding and the actual picture .... paragliding out in Kamloops BC.
After a quick look at the site showed there indeed was a discrepancy, I sent a friendly email to... mehr

Results, translated results, more pictures.

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Dmitry Rusova (Ukraine)
Vladimir Leuskov (Moscow)
Maxim Sadovnikov (Chekhov)
Arthur Dzamihov (Pyatigorsk)
Yakimchuk (Ukraine)
Natalia Petrova (Pyatigorsk)
Anton Minsk (Moscow)
Anton Struganov (Moscow)
Alexander Barvinsky (Chelyabinsk)
Julia... mehr

There were a few weaklink breaks at the Big Spring meet right after pilots came out of the cart. I had one. I believe that the major reason for the weaklinks was the pilots had set the back cradle too high and this made the gliders "stick" on to long and then come up abruptly. I almost always lower my cart to the proper angle, but in... mehr

I'm going to write a series of articles about certain aspects of the King Mountain co-Nationals (although not the actual meet itself). I trust that these articles will prove to be insightful and informative. I wanted to start off with a few caveats, so that perhaps the reader can view these articles with an open mind.
First, I have nothing... mehr

http://goflyxc.com/node/14232/signup
Dustin Martin, Ben Dunn, Brian Porter, Jeff Shapiro, Jeff O'Brien, Zac Majors, Bill Soderquist, Larry Bunner, and many more. Thirty pilots have signed up already. This looks like it will be a high value meet. How about some Sport Class pilots? mehr

Photo by Dave Glover:
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The article in the Telluride News.
Being a writer isn’t easy. Look at Shakespeare. He was one of the best writers there ever was, and now he’s dead.
John Q. Olson knows torment. The publishing houses won’t put out his books. The big newspapers won’t review them. And now the Telluride cops hassle him and threaten to put him in... mehr

Lucas Ridley <<lucasridley>> writes:
My film "A Soaring Life" is in the top 10 finalists! Thank you to everyone who took the time to try and figure out the difficult voting system and for everyone's support in all my video endeavors.
What this means is that a panel of Hollywood folks (including Kevin Spacey) will view the 10 films... mehr

Here. mehr

Gregg Ludwig <Skycruiser3> writes:
I have been on a mission to demonstrate to lake flyers that the huge (and expensive) pontoon inflatable floats are not needed. My customers/friends can easily fit these small floats to their personal gliders instead of using one "special lake flyer". The boats platform also does not need to be a... mehr

We get a chance to defend ourselves after Anatoly's blatant
twisting and misrepresentation of the facts.
Guy Ron <<guy.ron>>
writes:
As the chairman of the IPA (Israeli Paragliding Association),
I
would like to shed some light on the incident involving Adam Wechsler after
reading Anatoly Kohn's post.

First, the incident in question... mehr