Vicki Cain <<email>> writes:
Before Blay’s first comp in Australia he was 235th on the World Ranking, now after a very successful competition in Australia he is 10th.
http://www.moyes.com.au/People.asp?Cat=TeamMoyes
Blay writes:
I started flying hang gliders solo when I was fifteen years old, in 2005. But before that I flew many... mehr

Keith Atkins <<email>> writes:
The first issue of the Branches Newsletter for 2009 is now loaded on our homepage and ready for download courtesy of our web master, Buddy Cutts. I want to thank all the authors and photographers that made this issue possible; it's another great one! Like earlier issues, there are a variety of terrific... mehr

http://ozreport.com/13.46#2
I asked some questions in the article above, not all of them directed at Max Bishop, but I sent them to him anyway and he was good enough to answer them as best he could.  Max Bishop <<email>> writes:
What competitions was Max Bishop referring to?
All competitions that are sanctioned by FAI, but... mehr

The other day I linked to a video which showed a problem with a tandem aerotow. I asked why there was a problem. This question generated a very nuanced discussion about the issues involved from very knowledgeable pilots.
You can find that discussion here: http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15234. mehr

http://hang6.blogspot.com/2009/03/stability-system-verification-of.html
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Die DHV-Jugend veranstaltet auf dem UL-Flugplatz Bösingen bei Rottweil vom 17.bis 19. April 2009   ein Ultraleicht Schlepp Camp. Teilnehmen dürfen alle Drachenflieger und Drachenfliegerinnen bis 28 Jahre mit gültigem A-Schein oder Sopi und DHV- Mitgliedschaft. Der UL-Schlepp-Schein ist nicht erforderlich die vor Ort... mehr

If you are a regular reader of the Oz Report we (Scare and I) ask you to contribute to our little on-line publication. Just click the tin cup above.
Please, help us out. Support something that you find useful so that it can continue to be there for you.
You can send $20 or more for a yearly subscription/donation. To pay for your subscription... mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/node/1097
The bar is about to be raised on anti-doping regulations. Out of competition testing comes one step nearer for hang glider and paraglider competition pilots.
The FAI has, to date, taken a minimalist stance on drug testing, and today is not the only international federation to be deemed non-compliant for... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO0FUDF2cYk

The video that went along with the bid from Vicki for the Worlds at Forbes. mehr

http://ozreport.com/13.044#1
Steve Kroop <<email>> writes:
If the organizer at the worlds (or any organizer for that matter) assigns a zero score for violating airspace they are making a mistake. A zero is an absolute penalty, yet we have no way to measure altitude absolutely.
Absolute penalties should be reserved for infractions... mehr

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Over 120 pilots have signed this petition. What we are asking for is pretty minimal and pretty reasonable. But the USHPA EC doesn't like it when the members rise up. mehr

Bart writes:
Cowboy Up Hang Gliding is conducting a Tandem Clinic the last weekend in May. Not Memorial Day weekend but the weekend following: May 30th and 31st (Saturday and Sunday). Ratings of T1, T2 and Tandem Instructor are available to qualified pilots who successfully complete the clinic. Email (<email>) or call (307) 413-4164, for... mehr

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We have we gone to all the trouble of getting up a petition? Because the USHPA (other than Rich Hass, USHPA Secretary) and the Competition Work Group have failed to address any of the legitimate issues (and for the most part has chosen not to engage in any communication) that we have raised about the process as well as the... mehr

A big thank you to those who are supporting the team can be found here: http://flytec.com/worldteam/thankyou.html
Our air fares are about $9,000. Our accommodations in the cabins and tenting at the LZ (cheapest available in France) are about $2,500. Our van and driver expense will be at least $2,500. So we've got a ways to go.
You can donate to... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofe_aFV87l0

The instructor is very experienced. Any thought on how this can be avoided? mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/node/1099
The dominant theme of the 2009 CIVL Plenary meeting was how to improve competition safety. With an increasing number of accidents and incidents at recent international competitions, both the FAI board and CIVL delegates are strongly motivated to address safety issues swiftly and effectively. FAI... mehr

http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&ladder_id=1

Blay is tenth. Gerolf is fourth. Jonny is second. Michi is first.

http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&l=0&ladder_id=1&ranking_date=2009-03-01&nation_id=235


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Jeff O\'Brien... mehr

Roman Dobler email
From May, 29th until June 1st 2009 the "Jura Open" as well as the Swiss Championship is taking place (in the region of Biel). It's planned that this FAI class 2 - competition will be held every other year and it's open for class 1 and 5.
In the Jura you will find a perfect setting for this competition with many possibilities... mehr

The article
It has been a long and often frustrating journey for Curt Warren, but the hang-gliding champion can now officially call Australia home.
Co-owner of Warren Windsports, the Stanwell Park man proudly became an Australian citizen at a ceremony in Wollongong this week, eight years after he first soared onto our sun burnt shores.
A regular... mehr

Mark Stucky writes:

Photo of Owens Valley I took from the cockpit of an SR-71 in 1997. I was climbing through 60,000 ft and accelerating through Mach 2 at the time. mehr