Stef-CIVL <<stefmalbos>>
(The CIVL President and Jury President) writes:
The first allocation is taking place on May 6, in 3 days! You MUST
register your pilots at the latest on May 5! The following countries have not
done it yet. If you don’t do it, you will not participate !

Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Chinese Taipei
Finland... mehr

The last task of the 2019 Nationals.
https://airtribune.com/play/4019/2d
https://airtribune.com/2019-quest-air-nationals-week-2/results mehr

https://airtribune.com/2019-big-spring-nationals/info/details__infoThis is a unique opportunity. This is the test event for the first Pan-American
Championships (Class 1 open class). We are looking for pilots from Central and
South American to join us and get a taste of that Big Spring air. mehr

Gregg Ludwig <<gregg.ludwig.cfi>>
writes:
I know that you are sometimes just “a regular competition pilot
(your words)”, but just wanted to mention that I hope you all will continue to
use me for event aerotowing. The last few weeks have been really fun for me. It
was a good crew of tug pilots as usual (and a great line... mehr

https://www.redlandsdailyfacts.com/2019/05/02/paragliders-flying-in-for-a-beer-have-a-death-wish-redlands-airport-advocates-say/
“Nothing like a cold beer after an exciting flight, and you know,
honestly, people at the airport do the same thing,” said Ted Gablin, president
of the Redlands Airport Association.The flight-themed Hangar... mehr

https://airtribune.com/springmeeting-2019/results
Task 3:



#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Christian Ciech
Icaro Laminar
03:02:25
995


2
Alessandro Ploner
Icaro Laminar
03:02:34
988


3
Peter Neuenschwander
Aeros Combat
03:03:17
951


4
Suan Selenati
Wills Wing T3
03:08:05
936... mehr

Jörg Ewald writes:
At the request of IGC, FAI's "New Technology Expert Group" (NTEG)
is being re-activated (it was inactive for the last 5+ years), to create the
next generation of tools that can be used in different airsports for recording,
transmitting and evaluating flights. "Tools" meaning mainly data exchange... mehr

Or you could work your butt off for change over the next few
years
Steve Kroop <<info>>
writes:
I have been listening to the USHPA bashing and scapegoating that
has been going on and it makes me think of one of my favorite sayings, You
Should Complain, That’ll Help.People complain about USHPA like it is some external force... mehr

Steve Pearson writes:
The USHPA is one of many entities, Wills Wing included, who have
failed to stem the decline of hang gliding over the last 40 years. No one is
blaming them for that. However, they are solely responsible for the precipitous
decline in the US over the last few years that is directly associated with the
implementation and... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/flymoyes/videos/vb.200979349973896/393752811354285/?type=2&theater


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Michael Howard <<mickhoward100>>
writes:
Those of us who attend aerotow events such as Cross Country
Clinics and Competitions love what we do. Organizers, hang glider pilots, tow
pilots, mentors, event hosts and the many volunteers form a community bonded by
our common goal of helping each other to fly safe, have fun, achieve... mehr

A few pilots have been caught out lately having not upgraded or
used the WGS84 Ellipsoid setting on their flight instruments. First Kevin Dutt
didn't get the first clock despite his Flytec 6030 giving him the happy sound.

The start time was 2:20 PM. The last time he was in the start cylinder according
to the WGS84 ellipsoid as illustrated... mehr

We had a couple of protests regarding the day we went around the
Green Swamp:
https://airtribune.com/2019-quest-air-nationals-week-2/results
https://airtribune.com/2019-quest-air-nationals-week-2/results/task4007/day/open-class
The problem is that after the pilot meeting a waypoint was added. The waypoint
added a very slight increase in the... mehr

https://airtribune.com/springmeeting-2019/blog__day_5
Pilots are already on takeoff. Weather seems perfect today, so we
expect to go in the air early in the afternoon for a consistent task.
Because pilots weren't assigned Flymaster trackers through
Airtribune, live tracking on Airtribune doesn't work for this competition.
Follow the pilots... mehr

https://www.willswing.com/the-t3-stands-out-at-its-first-official-competitions/

The Italian version for Filippo. By official Wills is referring to the fact that
prototypes were flying in competition previously.
3 Comps
6 Day Wins
7 of 9 Overall Podium Places
2 Overall Victories mehr

Dustin writes:
Right around 300km on Saturday in the Zeno and gto light. A smooth
start after an hour of hiking, full on aerial battle mid day, and alarming
tailwind at the end of the day. Had sights set on the foot launch record but was
held back by lighter than forecast winds most of the day and hard to find,
broken climbs all day. Topped... mehr

https://airtribune.com/springmeeting-2019/blog__day_4
Wednesday is a possible recovery day due to all the bad weather.
Pilots are on the takeoff, we had rain during the morning but we
plan a late task in the afternoon, when weather should improve enough for a go.
Pilots will have a briefing at 13:00



The first flying day:... mehr

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Larry Bunner <lbunner>
writes:
Join Larry Bunner and Robin Hamilton on an epic journey as they
fly ~1600 miles (2700km) from the shores of the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian
border. They will be attempting this challenge by aerotowing aloft and then
soaring their way northward over Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska,
the... mehr

On a day to day basis it is likely Martin and Tim. Month to month
there is input from the executive committee. Twice a year the BOD meets and
makes some policy decisions. But there are important, in fact crucial matters
left up to Martin and Tim because basically no one else is taking the time or
has the time to provide the strict guidance... mehr