David Aldrich <<Dave>>
writes:

Demo Days event at Sonora Wings is scheduled for January 19th
through 21st. Winter time always brings us lots of north (blowing down) winds so
we thought why not escape that and get some mid-winter aerotowing practice and
demo some crispy new gliders. It will also be a good time for Southern... mehr

https://www.fai.org/sites/default/files/civl/documents/sporting_code_s7-common_2018.pdf
2.5.5 Minimum Representation
For World Championships a minimum of 4 countries with a total of 8 competitors
available to fly during the Championship is required for the title of Champion
to be awarded; for Continental Championships, a minimum of
3... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/beto.schmitz
Capital Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
https://chgpa.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=7550
Video here.


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We opened registration for all our competitions in the first week
of November (along with a few glitches). Well, you have responded, and your
response is much more than we anticipated. We're able to handle it all, and it
is very gratifying to see that so many pilots want to come to our competitions.Quest Air Nationals and pre-Worlds (week... mehr

https://ozreport.com/22.222Earlier I asked:Sport Class pilots, have you asked
CIVL
to allow us to run the 2020
Big Spring Sport Class Nationals as the 1st 
FAI
Pan-American Sport Class Championship?  We will be running the 1st
FAI Class 1
Pan-American Championships at that time (along with 2020
Big Spring Nationals).Goran... mehr

https://vimeo.com/297875063


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https://www.ksl.com/article/46423533/draper-to-restrict-future-mining-in-wake-of-proposal-that-sparked-pollution-worry

The city of Draper will restrict future mining operations in the
wake of a controversial proposal to expand a local gravel pit that many said
would lead to dangerous levels of pollution.
At the end of October, the City... mehr

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Check out the instructions here:
http://ozreport.com/waivers.php
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You'll find it here:
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Just download Acrobat Reader DC, not the Acrobat Pro DC. You can... mehr

https://airtribune.com/2019-big-spring-nationals/info/details__info

The 17th Big Spring Nationals, site of the 2007 World Hang Gliding
Championship, the finest cross country hang gliding competition site in the
World. Big Tasks (world records), smooth thermals, unrestricted landing areas,
easy retrieval on multiple roads, consistent cumulus... mehr

Instinct Windsports <<info>>
sends:

To help those hang gliding Flymaster enthusiasts, we have
developed a carbon/fiberglass instrument pod for the Flymaster SD Series and are
now taking orders for them. The prototypes are now airborne and the first run of
commercial pods are out of the molds are getting their finishing touches... mehr

https://twitter.com/NWSAWC/status/1058377720676184064

Check out these Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities that were taken
over southern Missouri by pilot Shawn McCauley! These clouds look like breaking
waves in the ocean, because it is the same physical process. #ScienceIsCool mehr

http://ozreport.com/22.221

Daniel writes:
Short version:
Overconfidence. Was trying to pull out a "Montecucco" takeoff run, from the top
of the ramp.
Long version:
The wind was "somehow" blowing light at the top, but was a fake wind. Actually
it was harder and I helped some fellow pilots to take off from below, next to
the cliff so they got... mehr

https://vimeo.com/298908041


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https://www.naviter.com/2018/11/seeyou-everywhere/

Will SeeYou for PC continue?
Yes. In fact SeeYou X for Windows has been released together with SeeYou.Cloud.
The two work hand in hand. SeeYou for PC will continue to be the tool to use in
an environment where internet access is difficult and for features that are not
implemented in... mehr

https://www.facebook.com/leagull/posts/10212677388866040

Long break from flying on a hang glider brings especially sharp
and vivid sensations.
Technically, the body, of course, remembers how to control the wing. It took a
couple of minutes, though, to remember the ground control tricks in a strong and
gusty wind and that was it.
Even the... mehr