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Maximum temperature:
This is the easiest factor to consider. Melbourne and much of Victoria had record high maximum temperatures on 7 February (2). Melbourne set a new record maximum of 46.4°C, 0.8°C hotter than the previous all-time record on Black Friday 1939 and 3°C higher than the previous February record... mehr

Der Google Earth Blog warnt vor einem virtuellen Drachenflug in Google Earth mit den Worten “Von dieser Google Earth Datei kann dir schlecht werden”. Der konvertierte GPS Flug ist aufgrund des Aufzeichnungs-Intervalls wirklich relativ ruckelig - aber probiert das ganze am besten mal selbst aus - Ihr könnt ja zur Sicherheit nen... mehr

The Forbes Proposal for the 2009 Worlds (check this out).
Vicki Cain and Jonny Durand Jr. are in Europe ready to argue their case for Forbes as the site of the 2011 Worlds at the the CIVL Plenary meeting at Hall, Austria. Vicki has made a concerted effort to get the Worlds for Forbes and bringing Jonny along is part of that effort.
The brochure... mehr

It wasn't too long ago that rigid wing gliders came without tails. Then someone who had a big megaphone tucked and tumbled. Rigid wing sales fell off a cliff and soon there was a tail available (and as part of standard equipment) for ATOS gliders.
Recently, a flex wing glider tucked and tumbled under very similar circumstances to the tailless... mehr

Jonathan Dietch writes:
To my knowledge there are no thoroughly narrated cross country flight videos available for free download anywhere. And so I have been honing my craft in order to make the kind of video I want to see myself. This was my second true cross country flight ever, and although not particularly long at 19.5 miles, it was never... mehr

Jonathan Dietch writes:
I have used IGC Flight Replay to replay my recent flight and was amazed at the quality of the recreation of the flight. mehr

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http://www.thefloridaridge.com/pages/comp2009.php
If you're going to the Flytec Race and Rally and you have some extra time free (lose your job?) you might as well come to the flight park where it starts and have a great time at the early USHPA and CIVL sanctioned meet. mehr

http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/2008/07/blay-day.html

Thanks to Gakuta Toba <<email>> for pointing me in this direction. mehr

http://ozreport.com/13.023#0
http://ozreport.com/13.031#1
http://www.goflyxc.com/2009/flytec_race_and_rally
Only seventeen slots still open. More may open up later as folks have to get their money in quickly or lose their slot. mehr

Bald Hill
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It wasn't on that day.
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Thanks to Scare. mehr

Bart Doets <<email>>, editor, Delta Magazine, Holland, writes:
Holland is a small country, with a hang gliding population of about 500 pilots. Nevertheless, there have always (since the late seventies) been a number of quite active hang gliding schools, that were backed up by dealerships of the world's most important hang gliding... mehr

One day during the NSW State Titles I watched Blay and Jonny launch the west side at Mt. Borah near Manilla. They put their bodies so far through the control frame that their backs were essentially horizontal. Their gliders maintained their same angle through out their runs, and they were pumping with their feet way back (but obviously not... mehr

http://www.dcb-ruhpolding.de/
http://www.dhv.de/typo/index.php?id=498&backPID=2&tt_news=2435
The Angerer Open 2009, the Glide Ratio Contest for hang gliders in the Führmannalm in Anger, organized by the DCB Ruhpolding is cancelled due to the bad weather. There is no other alternative dates. mehr

http://ozreport.com/13.023#0
http://ozreport.com/13.031#1
http://www.goflyxc.com/2009/flytec_race_and_rally mehr

Find the accessories that make your hang gliding life a little bit better. The Oz Report is a niche store, with just a few key items that you can't get any where else. Assuming, of course, that you still have a job that allows you to continue flying.
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These two often flew together as well as "against" each other in the three competitions this season in Oz. The flights from the NSW State Titles give us an opportunity to assess how well they did. All the flights are available here.
Day One.
Jonny and Blay fly together leaving the start circle at the same time. After the first... mehr

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Mike Meier <<email>> writes:
Scooter Tow Clinic - April 1 - 4 2009
Wills Wing has arranged for Steve Wendt to conduct a clinic on the Blue Sky Scooter Towing Method during our Wallaby Ranch Fly In event this year.
The dates for the clinic will be April 1st through April 4th. The location... mehr

http://www.dcb-ruhpolding.de/
http://www.dhv.de/typo/index.php?id=498&backPID=2&tt_news=2435
The Angerer Open 2009, the Glide Ratio Contest for hang gliders in the Führmannalm in Anger, organized by the DCB Ruhpolding is cancelled due to the bad weather. There is no other alternative dates. mehr

http://www.watchmyspot.com/user/register
I'm just in the process of launching a new site to assist extend the sharing of SPOT locations and tracks. Register for an account, set up your units to send their tracking messages to my site and help me collect some test data. I've got a lot of work ahead of me but I need data to play with.
Please share... mehr