The Forbes Flatlands begin January 3rd, Saturday. On Thursday there was plenty of activity at the airfield as seven tugs were all setup and staged in the hangar read to pull the over seventy pilots into the air. But with the gusty wind out of the southwest that only got stronger during the day, no one was flying.
The forecast is for winds at 10... mehr

Be sure to go to http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp, log in as a USHPA member, and add your comments. Please mention, if you agree, that the proposed changes should not take effect until the USHPA BOD votes on them at the Fall BOD meeting and that the USHPA should follow its own rules.
The deadline is December 31st. mehr

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Delta-wing pilot reaches speeds greater than that of a body in free fall.
Thanks to David Glover. mehr

Bob Reich writes:
This is a video from my neighbor Lynnwod Stevens. He flies sailplanes in the same area we fly hang gliders in East Tennessee. . If you watch the video you will see the launch at Dunlap. One might also recognize the abandoned launch on Clinch Mountain where the 1979 Regionals were held.
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=INP9nOiiiuQ... mehr

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=PCAXvjT27CA&feature=channel_page
Thanks to Simon Treloar. mehr

Bob Grant <<email>> writes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCrE4MSJsOw

There is a short clip of Burke Ewing flying with his German Sheppard in there too. mehr

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Stein Arne Fossum <email> writes:
Just wanted to point out that Bohuslân is in Sweden, the neighbouring country of Norway. Once upon a time Bohuslân was a part of Norway and many people from that area wish that would still be the case, as we got the oil! mehr

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raef mackay <<email>> writes:
February 15 to 28th
The tour that was held in October was a great success we only lost two days to the weather. We flew three sites Manilla, Killarney and Canungra. We missed out on Rainbow due to the lack of east northeasterlies. But the guys were... mehr

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On our way to Australia, we got diverted to Nadi airport in Fiji after a medical emergency on the airplane. The airport was a bit short for the A380 but we landed there anyway. The airport was a bit small for the plane, but after hanging out on the runway for quite a while we got a jet port.
On landing a light came on in the cockpit that wasn't... mehr

Scot Trueblood, Estero, FL writes:
The flying has been good here on Florida's Paradise Coast. Last Sunday we took a really fun family of five for tandem flights above the Gulf of Mexico, and they all walked away with big smiles. Teri Bruno brought her flock of two sons and two nieces, meeting us on the beach at New Pass after arriving in their... mehr

Peter Loeskow <<email>> writes:
http://www.vimeo.com/2581490
When it comes to reliability, this site is not at all in the same league as that Norwegian one in Hvittingfoss SW of Oslo, but on the other hand it poses an interesting challenge and an up until now elusive air space promise. Hang glider pilots carry their equipment up the... mehr

We'll take a break as we fly to Australia on the day after Christmas. We'll start the Oz Report again back on Monday with a report on south Florida flying. Just in time for the winter flying season here in the northern hemisphere. mehr

In response to my recent article on flying conditions at Altes Lager Niedergörsdorf, Markus Hanisch <<email>> writes:
1. The new airspace restrictions (FL 75) will not apply above Altes Lager and Luesse during competition flying. We have reached respective agreements with the aviation bureaus.
2. Schoenefeld is not a new... mehr

Jarka and Petr Tucek send:
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Ein Arbeitskollege hat mir schon von dem abenteuerlichen Anflug zum Toncontín International Airport in Honduras erzählt. Sieht wirklich irre aus wie die Maschine in dem Talkessel einlandet :-)  Laut Focus Online gehört der Toncontín International Airport zu den 10 gefährlichsten Flughäfen der Welt. Wenn Ihr selbst mal... mehr

Flip Koetsier <<email>> writes:
You are right that the national representatives (the CIVL delegates) will have influence on the decisions that are taken for the worldwide hang gliding and paragliding pilots in the CIVL Plenary meeting. That includes of course the site for the 2011 Hang Gliding World Championships.
You know that I am... mehr

Bob Grant <<email>> sends:
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Cas Wolan <<email>> sends:
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You may have read my previous articles on the flying conditions at Altes Lager Niedergörsdorf or my comparison of its flying conditions with those found at Montecucco in Italy and Forbes in Australia. Recently I have been made aware of another issue with respect to Altes Lager Niedergörsdorf, its changing airspace regulations. But this... mehr