The USHPA writes again.
Vote (Again) 4/16-5/16 on the Governance ProposalWe hope you'll participate in the governance proposal re-vote between April 16
and May 16. The USHPA board of directors does its best to set the organization's
focus and direction on issues including preserving and restoring hang gliding
and paragliding, improving... mehr

With the continuing north northeast wind we again sent the
students south along highway 33. For the first time in four days we had
sunshine. The upper level clouds thinned out and it looked like we would have
thermals. We again had four landing fields for them as well as a look at other
possible fields to land in.The sun kept coming out and... mehr

https://sistema.cbvl.com.br/evento/resultado/265
Task 5:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Time
Total



1
GLAUCO PINTO
BRA
ICARO 2000 LAMINAR 14.1
01:25:28
984


2
DAVID BRITO FILHO
BRA
AEROS COMBAT GT
01:25:35
981


3
MARCELO ANDREI ROCHA
BRA
ICARO2000 LAMINAR 13,2
01:25:40
968


4
NENE ROTOR -... mehr

We have received some very generous donations this month. The
SYDNEY HANG GLIDING CLUB INCORPORATED, the Forbes Flatlands, sent in $250, a
very nice contribution. Mike Duffy and Mike Harrington both have contributed
$200. And we got a number of $100 contribution from pilots that I have already
mentioned here in the Oz Report. It's amazing to... mehr

https://www.volirium.com/en/volirium/support/software-maintenance-for-flytec-6020-and-6030/
V 5.02b(2019-03-18)In rare cases, the screen appears rotated by 90° after an update, and with very
low contrast. Now the screen can be correctly aligned again with the key
combination "Arrow right" and "Arrow down" directly... mehr

https://www.businessinsider.com/trek-bontrager-wavecel-helmet-48x-less-likely-get-concussion-2019-3

America's No. 1 bike company just unveiled a helmet that it says
is 48 times as safe as those on the market
"Every Bontrager WaveCel helmet received a five-star rating in Virginia Tech's
safety rating system," Trek said. "That's perfect marks... mehr

https://vimeo.com/324782896


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https://www.vox.com/2019/3/1/18241489/electric-batteries-aircraft-climate-change

The y-axis also shows what would happen to fuel prices if a
$100-per-ton carbon tax were imposed. Electric airliners would only be as clean
as the electricity that charges them, so pricing carbon would be one way to
ensure that they aren’t trading emissions... mehr

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/dangling-experience_paraglider-pilot-temporarily-loses-licence/44837190
The Swiss aviation authorities have suspended the licence of a
hang glider pilot following a harrowing incident with an American tourist last
year.The Federal Office for Civil Aviation confirmed on Tuesday that the pilot would
lose his... mehr

https://sistema.cbvl.com.br/evento/resultado/265
Task 4:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
Distance
Total



1
JONNY DURAND JNR
AUS
 MOYES LS RX 4 PRO
51.20
909


2
GUSTAVO SALDANHA
BRA
 MOYES LITESPEED RX
49.47
888


3
BRUNO SANDOLI
BRA
 WILLS WING T2C
47.98
876


4... mehr

We have two women and three men in our cross country clinic.

This is Katherine Brackett finishing up her pack up after landing out in a
pilot's choice field (not one of our goal/turnpoints) along with all the rest of
the pilots and Mick, the mentor, except for Tim Conover who kept heading south
and landed at the Seminole Glider Port.
The... mehr

We are finally able to find with Felix's help, the daily results
from Brazil
Thanks for the generous support from Ken Cobb and Tim Collard, who
followed my instructions and sent their email addresses along with their snail
mail checks so that I could thank them directly. Thanks to JOSE MANUEL SANCHEZ
GARCIA (Juaki), Keith Barghahn, and Glen... mehr

http://www.airframer.com/news_story.html?release=69689
Tests were successfully carried across three system
configurations:- Series Hybrid: In this configuration, the engine operates as a turbo-generator
that charges an on-board battery system, and does not contribute to thrust
directly. All power required for thrust and other onboard systems... mehr

https://www.weathernerds.org/

Thanks to Dan DeWeese, who writes:
Was searching for info on when the new GFS model was going to be
operational and found this site.
https://www.weathernerds.org/  Go to the numerical models and it
accesses both the new and old GFS, the euro and Canadian and several others
models. A bit cumbersome to figure... mehr

https://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=58996
R. Miller writes:
Accident- 19th February Manilla NSW hang gliding state titles 2019
History- logged about 520 hours in a hang glider over 19 years. I Spent a lot of
my childhood tandem flying with my dad and hanging around the hill.
Parachute -Free Flight Enterprises PDA 20 gore pull down... mehr

https://sistema.cbvl.com.br/evento/resultado/265
Task 1, 3/16/19:



#

Name
Nat
Glider
Time
Total



1

ZAC MAJORS
USA
WILLS WING T2C 144
01:16:21
954


2

DAVID BRITO FILHO
BRA
AEROS COMBAT GT
01:17:07
925


2

FILIPPO OPPICI
ITA
WILLS WING T3C
01:17:08
925


4

JONNY... mehr

The Oz Report begins its season of clinics and competition
support
Thanks for the very generous support from Knut Ryerson, Dean
Engler, Rachel Allen, and Patrick Pannese.Thanks to all the fans of the Oz Report in Norway. We don't know exactly what it
is that causes us to have supporters from Norway. Is it their famous school
system? The lack... mehr

Joerge Ewald writes:
1. Running Update on Windows 8 or 10 for a vario that was built
before August 2014 and never had the communication chip upgraded. Solution a:
Have the chip upgraded at a repair center (see
https://www.volirium.com/en/volirium/support-and-repairs/repair-centres/)
Solution b: Find a Windows 7 computer, do the update there,... mehr

The day was almost completely overcast throughout the day except
for a little bit of blue around 2 PM. The wind was out of the north 9 - 12 mph.
It was a little over 60 degrees (Fahrenheit) . I didn't think that we would be
able to do anything. Then Mick Howard, my fellow mentor, suggested that we tow
everyone to 3,000' and have them go... mehr

Joe Schmucker <<wingloader>>
writes:
I'll soon have paid off my business loan early. As soon as I
finish paying it off, Sarah will allow me to fly again. In Nov 2015, I bought
the business unit I created while employed at a local company here in Buffalo. I
took out a five year loan and told my wife I wouldn’t fly again until... mehr