Non justice and non police officials at the DHV (and CIVL) are pretending that they are the police without a real understanding of the deep philosophical basis of justice and fair play. They seem to think that it is easy to figure out who are the criminals and they have no trouble branding those as criminal. This is true whether they are... mehr

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Zak Hargraves <<email>> writes:
Earlier this week David Prentice, legendary Hang Glider and Paraglider pilot, was severely injured during a training session in Florida. After reconstruction of his right arm and stabilization of spinal injuries, David has been released from the... mehr

http://news.therecord.com/article/533650
In the world of hang gliding, the difference between life and death could come down to a small bundle of nylon.
Packed away in a small pouch, the parachute is the one piece of equipment pilots never want to deploy. Ask around a group of veteran gliders, and you'd be hard-pressed to find one who's ever had... mehr

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Marc Fink <<email>> forwards this paraglider pilot's report:
Finally got to my room before sunset today. Wonderful weather, very nice people, lots and lots of flying and long retrieves.
So far we have flown six out of six days. My shortest flight was 74 km’s and my longest today was 115 km’s. I was going for the 100 mile... mehr

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Raining hard. The storm is just coming through here in central Georgia. We will
be traveling today to a new location, and not flying.


We are back at Quest Air for the last two days of the Flytec Race and Rally. mehr

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Dung beetles (Listen to what he says about ground coffee) mehr

LA Times story.
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Paul Murdoch writes:
Please join us at Woodrat Mountain for the 33rd Annual Starthistle Fly in this Memorial Day weekend.
In a nod to current economic times, our theme is “The Grapes of Wrath”. Dress up like the Joad family from the Great Depression, or you won’t get any wine.

We’ll be focusing our events on the wineries of... mehr

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Results here:
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It didn't... mehr

http://www.moultrieobserver.com/local/local_story_126181417.html
Hang gliders in actionAdelia Ladson, The Moultrie Observer, May 6 2009 6:14pm
Video on YouTube.
Folks might have seen some strange 'birds' in the sky yesterday. A rally-style hang gliding competition made the Moultrie Municipal Airport one of its stops. With about 30 pilots... mehr

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Jim Rooney <<email>> sends:
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09123/967024-140.stm
Hang-glide pilots will find a soft place to land in Clinton County, where The Nature Conservancy and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources have teamed up to guarantee landing rights near Hyner View State Park.
The agreement is part... mehr

Flavio <<email>> writes:
The final results of the fantastic competition in Laveno, 1-3 May. First Task: 113 km with 3300 m cloud base and fantastic strong lifts. Second task 95 km with 2600 m cloud base.
Alex Ploner beat Manfred by seven points, Christian Ciech was third elevn points from Alex. Three Laminar Z9 in the first three... mehr