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http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp
http://www.ushpa.aero/crp_submit.asp
The USHPA is soliciting comments regarding the Competition Workgroup's Working Draft. You can submit them (as well as download the Working Draft - the same one that was submitted to the USHPA BOD in October) from this site.
I... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp
Points for World Team selection are calculated from the pilot's best four Class B and C events over a two year period with at least one event being a Class C event.
I believe that all of the current US National team has stated that they won't be flying at the 2009 US National at King Mountain or... mehr

Previous articles in this series
I have already written that the USHPA Competition Workgroup should restart its process (good luck on that) by looking at the goals that they are trying to accomplish with their reworking (slash and burn) of the competition system. Sure there are some general goals in the strategic plan, but that's the problem,... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp
The USHPA recognizes the many benefits of competitions in the United States. Developing and maintaining a strong team to represent the U.S. internationally is very important, however, there are many other important areas which competition may also serve. These areas include site retention,... mehr

http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp
http://www.ushpa.aero/documents/info_competition_rulebook_2008_draft1.pdf
http://www.ushpa.aero/documents/pres_comp_restructure_bod_fa08.pdf
Mike Haley <<email>>, USHPA Director at Large, Competition Committee Chair writes:
A draft of the new competition system was reviewed and... mehr

Day Three:


#
Pilot
Country
Glider
Speed
Dist.
Points


1.
Olmos Blay
Spain
Moyes Litespeed S 3.5
42.9km/h
103.4km
1000


2.
Elliot Steve
AUS
Moyes Litespeed S4.5
40.3km/h
103.4km
905


3.
Warren Curt
Aus
Moyes Litespeed RS 4
38.1km/h
103.4km
869... mehr

http://goldcoasthgpg.com.au/index_files/Page398.htm
raef mackay <<email>> writes:
Due to the high cost of gold I wont be able to afford any gold as first prize for The CRC09 I don't want to do cash as it is spent really quickly and wont help anyone in the time of need. I am considering shares in a gold mining company but am unsure on... mehr

laura quinn <<email>> writes:
Anyone looking for Accommodation at Forbes?
We have a 2 bedroom Cabin at the Apex Tourist Park that is no longer require, it has a Queen bed with Kitchen, Bathroom, TV etc. and another room attached with two single beds which also includes own Kitchen and TV. The two rooms connect with a connecting door,... mehr

Day Two (93 km task):


#
Pilot
Country
Glider
Speed
Points


1.
Durand Jon Jnr
AUS
Moyes Litespeed RS
55.4km/h
1000


2.
Flockhart Rod
AUS
Moyes Litespeed
52.1km/h
876


3.
Olmos Blay
ESP
Moyes Litespeed S 3.5
52.6km/h
834


4.
Warren Curt
Aus... mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/bureau/2008_nov
The parts I found interesting:
Paragliding Europeans Serbia.
Problems here were also discussed. Some of the team fees held by the FAI continue to be held for now while more details are determined. The CIVL Bureau recognised that the situation at this Championship had been highly... mehr

http://www.tennesseetreetoppers.org/tc.html
oliver gregory <<email>> writes:
Team Challenge 2009 starts Sunday September 27th and ends Saturday October 3rd. We'll have the same emphasis on learning and mentoring with multiple seminars from the experts and video launch and landing clinics every day. We hope to have great food and... mehr

Paul Voight <<email>> sends:
Joe Faust (one of the first "modern day" hang glider pilots circa 1970's) wrote: We were all pretty young when this LIFE Magazine archive photographed a hang glider: armpit hang, engineless, harness, seat while he hung by the tether of his forearms and braced a bit with his feet in the triangles of the... mehr

#
Pilot
Country
Glider
Speed
Dist.
Points


1.
Durand Jon Jnr
AUS
Moyes Litespeed RS
46.1km/h
207.9km
1000


2.
Warren Curt
Aus
Moyes Litespeed RS 4
43.3km/h
207.9km
942


3.
Dall Peter
AUS
Air ATOS
42.3km/h
207.9km
884


4.
Wynne Bruce... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12935&start=11
There is a proposal for the 2010 Worlds from Tegelberg. See the URL above. mehr

http://chabre2009.com/index.php?page=/compRego/registration.php
Individual pilots can now register for the 2009 Worlds assuming that they know that they are going to be on their National team in June 2009. Each country's NAC (in the USHPA acts as the US NAC through the US NAA) needs to fill out a PDF form and email it to the meet organizers. A... mehr

http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&ladder_id=1


Rank
Name
Points


43

Davis Straub
197,4


52

Jeff O\\'Brien
186,0


53

Dustin Martin
185,1


58

Glen Volk
178,9


65

Jeff Shapiro
173,2


86... mehr

Phil Lardner <<email>> writes:
An astronomer's perspective on what thermals look like on the surface of the Sun. The movie clip (about 4Mb) was shot by the Swedish 1m Solar Telescope and shows an incredible level of detail and movement! You might want to bring your zinc cream if you fly here!!... mehr

2 Base Jumper sind vom höchsten Gebäude der Welt dem Burj Dubai in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten gesprungen. Im Video seht Ihr alles von der Planung bis zur Durchführung.
Gefunden bei Current mehr

http://lucasridley.blogspot.com
Lucas Ridley <<email>> writes:
Hey everyone! Thanks to your help I am one of eight finalists for $15,000! Now it is a bracket style voting system, starting today through the end of the competition you can vote for me ONCE A DAY!
After the next three days of voting the first round will end and if I make... mehr

You can find polar data from the Litespeed RS 4 here and for the Litesport 4 here. I took that data and "created" polars going through the two points on each curve assuming a total weight of 110 kg. I used Peter Gasparovic's interactive polar tool found here. Peter's program is a stand-alone JAVA application. I assumed fourteen square... mehr