Nach gut 5 Stunden Anreise sind wir auf der Thermik angekommen. Großartige Innovationen haben wir bisher aber noch nicht gesichtet. Auffällig sind aber die vielen Motorschirme die hier überall rumstehen. mehr

Die letzten Wochen wurden wir ja nicht gerade mit Flugwetter verwöhnt, ich hatte also viel Zeit an meiner Webcam zu basteln und kann euch jetzt auf www.portaflieger.de einen Blick auf die Rampe in unserem Fluggebiet am Wiehengebirge präsentieren. Bei guter Sicht kann man gut erkennen was der Windsack macht, ob jemand aufbaut… Das... mehr

Harry Martin <<email>> sends:

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http://www.thefloridaridge.com/pages/comp2009.php
$2,600.00 In Prize Money!
Cross Country Race to Goal with Gap Scoring. Three Classes Rigid Wing, Flex Wing and Sport Class. GPS required for scoring except for Sport Class. Prize Money will be distributed between the three hang glider classes and first three places in each class. Must be a... mehr

Ian Clark <<email>> writes:
I took my son 'Julian' for his first high flight from Coronet Peak, Queenstown on Saturday. He's just turned six and has been pestering me for a while to take him up.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/sports/ncaabasketball/10player.html?hp
Mink said he joined the Air Force in November 1956 and played regularly in military tournaments for four years. He then went on to a career as a newspaper editor, continuing to play basketball in recreation leagues. Since retiring in 1999, he and his wife said, Mink has... mehr

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/sports/othersports/11surfing.html
Malia, now 15, of Kauai, Hawaii, won two more heats that day to become the youngest champion since the Open began in 1959. Coco Ho, 17, was second.
Those two teenagers belong to a new generation of women who are shaking up the professional surfing establishment. Most are still... mehr

David Daniel <<email>> writes:
We are using my Dragonfly to do the Aerotowing, from a town called Postmasburg in the Norther Cape Province, near Kuruman.
Only three pilots arrived on the 3rd December: Toni Raumhauf, Reinhard Popl and Gunther Tschurnig. Stefan arrives tomorrow.
Toni and Reinhard fly ATOS, and the other two fella's are... mehr

Obviously this issue has hit a nerve for me. I just couldn't stop writing about this topic. There were just so many things that were wrong about the direction that the Workgroup has taken.
In addition to the articles I sent in many responses to the request for comments at the USHPA web site and I wrote to all of the BOD members. In addition, I... mehr

http://www.paradisehanggliding.com/?page_id=20
Scott Trueblood <<email>> writes:
On Saturday night, myself and the merry crew of Paradise Hang Gliding, Inc. had the pleasure of participating in the annual Bonita Springs Boat Parade up the beautiful Imperial River. Our "float" consisted of the vessel "Reel High"... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6br6DJ1Dis4
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Mike Kelsey <<email>> writes:
I just finished publishing a YouTube Video that was from footage of a Hang Gliding competition in the mid 1970's. Lot's of Wills Wing product, Delta Wing, Seagull, Easy Riser, Mitchel Wing and others going for the Bulls eye as well as a few of the aerobatic component. I am trying to get input to see if... mehr

Markus Hanisch berichtet in einer E-Mail an den OZ Report darüber das der Drachenflieger Club Berlin sich um die Austragung der WM 2011 beworben hat. Seit dieser Mail arbeitet OZ Reporter Davis Straub sehr aktiv daran Argumente gegen eine WM in Altes Lager zu finden.
Neben dem Wetter (Wetterdaten Segelflug-WM 2008) gibt es natürlich... mehr

Gerolf Heinrichs has talked me into flying a Moyes Litesport 4 (the latest version with an S shaped wing) in the upcoming competitions in Australia (maybe not in all of them, we'll see). How could this happen? Am I crazy? Maybe.
Here's how it works. Over a number of years I have traded Oz Report ads (over a set number of months) from companies... mehr

Carol Binder <<email>> writes:
NOTICE TO ALL PILOTS INTENDING TO FLY THE BOGONG CUP.
Please note that the cheaper online registration/payment date to fly in the Bogong Cup is tomorrow December 10th 2008 but we have extended this another 2 days to 12th December just incase its slipped your mind. To save money and to help the... mehr

Mike Tryon <<email>> sends this picture and description from Eddie Kisfaludy, one of his colleagues at Scripps:

I took this photo at 8,500' while flying offshore Laguna Beach, CA on November 19th at 9:30AM with a Cannon G9 handheld camera and thought you would enjoy it.
Miguel Miller, a forecaster at the San Diego National Weather... mehr

When we went hang gliding in Australia or France (as we did this year) we paid about $8/gallon for gasoline or diesel fuel. Somehow we all managed to continue hang gliding and getting retrieved, even on very long flights. How can these democracies institute high taxes when that doesn't appear possible in the US?
Our lack of high fuel taxes has... mehr

You need a fast internet connection to open this web page: http://www.maysdesign.com/davinciplane.html
Pictures showing the building of the wings. mehr

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Chris Zimmerman <<email>> writes:
It is a Northwing Maverick RT with a Rotax 447 and a B-box. It would be over weight if you added a C box, a 503 or electric start. You get a 24 pound credit for the parachute, but it weighs about 24 pounds, so no help there.

It tows as good as or better than our 503 powered N-numbered Tukan club... mehr