Joerg Ewald <<email>> sends:
Hang gliders in Swiss mainstream roadside advertising. The ad is for a health insurance company, the text says "your insurance shouldn't be more complicated than your hobby". I've been wondering if the pilot in the center (Aeros, Number 33) is aware of the fact that he was plastered all over... mehr

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The flight and task.

Similar forecast to the day before. We are looking for OD later in the day, with
isolated thunderstorms. The day starts with a blue sky and it stays that way
until a few clouds appear near noon. Very dangerous as it is an inviting sky
with the prognosis for dangerous conditions later.

We called a 142 km... mehr

http://moyes.com.au/productdetail.asp?ID=49
With results. So that makes it very hard for them to market the Moyes Litesport (or the Malibu either). Pilots don't naturally choose to fly the Litesport (sport not speed after all) in high level competitions, so there is very little results to point to.
Recognizing this "problem," Gerolf was very... mehr

Seit heute gibt es auf portaflieger.de einen Live Stream von der Startrampe an der Wittekindsburg. Die Kamera liefert ca 2 Minuten Live Stream steuert dann ca 1 Minute einige Positionen an und streamed dann wieder die Rampe … Technisch realisiert wurde das ganze mit einer Axis 213, Umsetzung und Programmierung von Sugardesign. mehr

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I set up and have the pilot briefing but only two of us setup. The rain, thunder
and lightening comes and the safety committee calls the day. mehr

Just before they came out to Forbes from Rylstone, a strong wind blew through there and picked up Bobby's special new tug and put it in the trees after ripping the engine off it's engine mounts. When the wind died down the Dragonfly landed back on the ground on its wheels. The Dragonfly was tied down to buried concrete cylinders that were pulled... mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/plenary/2009
Turkey bid (zip file containing Word document)
The following are PDF's:
Oz bid
German bid
Italian bid mehr

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The day is blessed with light winds and plenty of cumulus clouds. A good day for
a triangle or out and return task after many days of substantial winds. Plenty
of people were doing out and returns. Scott said that he found 600 fpm to 1000 fpm
with lift streets. You could fly 5 km and lose 300' to 600'.

Leroy got caught by a... mehr

You can find the IGC files here (Davis) and here (Blay) from the fifth task. mehr

Steve McCarthy <<email>> writes:
As the pilot of the tow plane that towed Nick into the dusty/grass devil I had less than two seconds from seeing the severity of this wind to take decisive action. I decided that it was best to hit the dusty square on rather than risk having a glider on tow turning on entry. Nick agreed that this... mehr

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The
flight and task.

On day five (Wednesday) the winds died off in the afternoon but there were thick
clouds all day with intermittent rain. It was a good call not to go out to the
tow paddock. Pilots seemed to enjoy a day off. It rained steady in the evening.

On Wednesday the pilots voted for a "rest" day on... mehr

You can find the IGC files here (Davis) and here (Attila).
Attila headed out just a few seconds before I got to him. Starting at 14:42:06 he went on a 11.2 km glide losing 2280 feet over 8:48 minutes. He flew at 38 mph, with an L/D at 16.1.
I flew right behind him at 14:42:34 flying 11.3 km losing 2628 feet over 9:08 minutes. I flew at 38 mph... mehr

You can find the IGC files here (Davis) and here (Michi).
Michi headed out with Attila just in front of me. Starting at 14:42:22 he flew 11.2 km losing 2815 feet over 9:02 minutes. He flew at 39 mph with an L/D at 13.1.
You can see how I did over the same path above. mehr

Here and here and here. The CIVL server doesn't seem to be showing any 2009 flights. mehr

Gil Souviron <<email>> writes:
Jean Souviron did 350km Out and Return World Record and 360km on flat triangle.
For the second time we have organized the Namibia Encampment at Bursdorf farm.
The farm is located 300km south of the capital of Namibia Windhoek. We are set at 1380 meter elevation on high land between the Namib desert to... mehr

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Xcontest Info <<email>> sends:
We would like to announce some new features of Xcontest we have prepared for the 2009 season, which hopefully further improve usability and enjoyment from browsing Xcontest flights. In brief new features are:
Flights QuickView - a fast view of any flight you select SkyWays map layer... mehr

When I caught up with the gaggle just behind Jonny (who was now on his own). I flew right with Gerolf and behind Attila and Michi. You can find the IGC files here (Davis) and here (Gerolf). You can see in the IGC files how close we were.
Starting at 14:42:59 we glide together for 8:42. I glide 10.6 km at 38 mph for an L/D of 12.6:1. Gerolf... mehr

The doctors have told Trent that he can't fly for at least two months. No hitting his head within that time period. He hit is pretty hard. That's why we wear helmets.
Nick Purcell states that he didn't pin off, but was kicked off and the weaklink broke. But he does admit that he went back into the "dust devil" before it kicked him out.... mehr

http://www.corryongcup.com/
Katharina in third in the floater class. mehr

While I was flying next to Robert Reisinger I was flying just behind Jonny Durand, Jr. You can find the IGC file file here (Davis) and here (Jonny). I flew with him for 12.5 km until we hit the strong thermal.
From 14:00:22 to 14:09:35 Jonny flew at 39 mph, for 13.5 km and had an L/D of 40.6. I flew at 36 mph for 12.5 km and had an L/D of 45.2. mehr