http://ozreport.com/13.006#2
I flew with a Flytec 6030 and Gerolf flew with a Gecko 301.
Bruce Kavanagh <<email>> writes;
As you are aware I've been try get to the bottom the issues with altitude verification so that we can persuade CIVL to adopt a more satisfactory solution to this problem. The Garmin units with pressure transducers... mehr

On the last day of the Forbes Flatlands after the task was stopped, I came over
the sailplane field where I spotted Lenny on the ground with 4,000' AGL. It took
forever to get down and I wanted to get down before the rain or gust front came.

The actual field was a mixture of some cropped land and landing area for
sailplanes, and I caught a... mehr

Glen McFarland on the practice day at the Corryong Cup was flying in buoyant air trying to get down. He sped the glider up pushing the bar back until he was straight arming the glider at 130 km/h. Going that fast (beyond placard limits) he broke one of the down tubes on his Airborne C4-13.5. He was able to successfully land the glider with some... mehr

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See those clouds in the bottom right corner at 1:30 PM?

They came over us around noon. No one spoke up when asked if they wanted to hang out at launch on Mt. Emu to wait for the clouds to pass if ever. There was plenty virga coming toward us but I never felt any rain.
After the task was called off Scott got off first and flying straight out... mehr

http://p.b5z.net/i/u/10033685/i/91A_Corryong09_Open_tot.htm
http://www.corryongcup.com/
Floater Class:
1st Place: Greg Stroot - Airbone Sting 2nd Place: Gregor Forbes - Moyes Sonic 3rd Place: Alan Bond - Airborne Fun
Open Class:
1st Place: Rohan Holtkamp - Airborne Sting 3 2nd Place: Steve Crosby - Moyes Litespeed 5 3rd Place: Don Gardner -... mehr

I'm reporting on reports that I heard from Scott Barrett who examined the glider and spoke with Mikhail Karmazin, a Russian pilot who lives in Sydney, but not the Russian pilot who flew the glider, Sergei Sukleta. Both Scott and Mikhail have reviewed this article. Mikhail wishes to say that he is not a glider designer or engineer and feels... mehr

This is slightly edited version of how we are dealing with airspace restrictions here at the Bogong Cup:
The Pines have an airspace floor of 4500' amsl (1,372m) at launch. Well south of the Pines and over the flats by Millawa the airspace floor (above which you are in airspace) is 8,500' (2,591m). There is a general 10,000' (3048m) height... mehr

Salamone, Linda <<email>> writes:
I had read about Scot Trueblood’s operation in the Oz Report so I talked Mark into a detour to Bonita Springs en route to Naples. My new Garmin Nuvi was proving it’s worth when Lauren gave me Scot’s address. He lives on a canal near to “Doc’s”, a restaurant right on the... mehr

Simon Plint <<email>> writes:
I found SeeYou to be a big improvement over CompeGPS. Mainly because of the time saving with not having to enter results into RACE.
Simon goes on to mention two issues which were not correctly documented in the program's older ReadMe file. One is the fact that SeeYou defaults to an error band of 500... mehr

I've always noticed that my recorded barometric altitudes were different that what I remember seeing displayed on my Flytec 5030 or 6030. I just wondered if somehow my memory was to blame. Well it turns out it wasn't my memory. Joerg Ewald <<email>> writes:
Found out when talking to the Flytec developers last week that you see is not... mehr

Paula Sayer at CIVL <<email>> writes:
Two championships have been awarded since the Bureau meeting in November and CIVL is actively seeking stewards for the hang gliding pre- Europeans in Spain 11th to 18th July, 2009; and the Women's, Class 2 and Class 5 pre-Worlds in Germany around 12 to 17 May 2009. mehr

Bob Grant <<email>> writes:
I have been going through my old Super 8 movies and taking some of the best footage and putting it on YouTube. The latest on is of the early years when Bill Moyes brought a group of fliers from Australia to the USA and flew the tow competitions around the USA. This footage was taken at the Chicago Lake... mehr

Karel Vejchodsky <<email>> writes:
Season 2008 was second of the World Xcontest system. More than 3,000 pilots joined the system and 2,522 paragliding pilots was scored, 123 hang gliders.
We invite the winners to join Xcontest Xcamp 2009 which will be held in Levico Terme (Mt. Panarotta), Italy in term May 4th through 9th, 2009. This... mehr

Russ Gelfan <<email>> writes:
We had USHPA's Lisa Tate - President, Paul Montville - Executive Director, Rich Hass - Secretary, and Mark Forbes - Regional Director, at a joint meeting between Cloudbase Hang Gliding Club and NW Paragliding Club on Jan 7th.
The meeting was not well attended due to major flooding in the area that... mehr

Scott Barrett launched from Mt. Emu, with a northwest wind, flew over to Porepunkah and later back to Mt. Beauty. Other pilots flew also. Ollie flew from Mystic over the Mt. Emu.
The forecast looks like it will be hot. Maybe windy the next few days. It was supposed to be windy today if you looked at the Hotham winds, but the XC Skies showed 14... mehr

Previous article: http://ozreport.com/12.221#1
http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/plenary/2009
Dennis Pagen writes in the agenda for the hang gliding committee at the Plenary:
16. S7A, 5.5.4 Pilots Who Do Not Fly
Replace existing wording with:
5. 5.4.1 DNF A pilot who is present at the launch site for the task but decides not to fly shall... mehr

John Twomey <<email>> writes:
The HGFA received an official requisition three months ago to reduce fees and replace the board. They chose not to hold a membership-wide vote on this issue, thus granting the requisition signatories authority to convene their own meeting to hold the vote.
You are invited to attend
Date: Saturday 24th... mehr

Fred Wilson <<email>> writes:
Best club / site / informative website? Hint? Australia/Monarca combined.
My vote is for: http://fly-killarney.com.au/  SE Queensland Oz + the Monarca comp info ie: at http://www.eagleparagliding.com/?q=node/202  (Comp HQ at http://www.eagleparagliding.com/?q=node/201  )
If we all could... mehr