Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
7:27 PM: Dustin Martin upset the World Number 1 flex wing pilot, Jonny Durand, beating him decisively, on the last day, as well as on day 2, 3, and 4. Jonny won the first day and Dustin was second, far... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
6:50 PM: The forecast was for weak lift, a low cloud base, and a light wind out of the south. We called a twenty three mile task to the north to Masse and a fifteen mile task for the Sport Class both... mehr

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Discovery Film Crew with hundreds of parts that make up a T2C.
Wills Wing Featured on The Discovery Channel
The Discovery Team shot over 40 hours of design/production footage at the Wills Wing factory. They compressed it into an 11 minute segment which should be exciting to watch.
Factory Made -... mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.096#0
Vicki Cain sends this picture of Elio with his daughter:
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Unter dem Motto Fly and Fun Ruhpolding veranstaltet das Flugzentrum Ruhpolding am Sonntag, den 22. Juni, ab 10.00 Uhr ein Testival am Parkplatz der Unterbergbahn mit zahlreichen Herstellern und einem reichhaltigen und abwechslungsreichen Rahmenprogramm, was Ruhpolding außer dem Flugzentrum sonst noch für Freizeit-, Sport- und... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
8:48 AM: Up to five inches of rain fell last night. We now have lake front property at the flight park. The forecast is for moderate conditions with a north wind turning south by 5 PM. The lift is... mehr

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Scot Trueblood <<email>> writes:
It is comforting to hear that our Oz Report Correspondent, indeed the Rigid Wing World Record Open Distance holder, has resorted to the low and slow method of scooter towing to help strengthen his launch skills. In fact, most of the scooter towing we do here in south Florida... mehr

Dale Branham <<email>> writes:
Lipton has just concluded a contest named something like "Free your Y". It was about how an individual frees his youthful spirit. The 2nd or 3rd place finisher was a hang glider out of Lookout Mountain. His video is excellent.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7Y6ckQvq8s... mehr

Nick Purcell <<email>> writes:
I have been working on my own version of a racing pod that also has the 6030 out in the front. After talking to some of the top pilots here in OZ and as well as Jeff Shapiro at Forbes, they all seemed to like the idea of having the main instrument 6030 out the front with the 76CSX behind.
My Pods are... mehr

Jen Richards - Lookout Mountain Flight Park <<email>> writes:
Lookout Mountain Flight Park is hosting the first annual Women's Hang Gliding Festival September 25-28.
The three main goals of the festival are to fly with a bunch of female pilots, to create a comfortable and safe environment for inactive pilots to regain their... mehr

russ gelfan <<email>> sends:

Coming in on the south end of the LZ.

Going right to the cone. Click on above to really see the pictures. mehr

David Glover wrote to Wills Wing on Tuesday:
I have heard from a number of tug pilots and hang glider pilots that the all gray cloth gliders with the gray leading edges are very difficult to see and there have been numerous close call mid-airs. Just an fyi these are good pilots saying this.
I myself haven't had this problem with other Wills Wing... mehr

Matthew Holevinski <<email>> writes:
For the record, Kansas is not flat, relative to the curvature of the Earth because the earth as a whole is flatter than a billiard ball. But when it comes to Kansas, depending on whether or not you judge flatness from highest point minus lowest point relative to sea level, or height differentially... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
The forecast shows lots of upper level clouds all across the country north of the 37th parallel. Just a bit further south and we'd be in the sunshine all day. There is rain to our west supposedly coming... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
The winds from the south are cross to the 310 degree run way and the main weakness of Highland Aerosport's location is revealed, the lack of a cross runway. The winds are about what they have been the... mehr

Dainius Liegus hat ein Video voller Starts und Landungen der Montegrappa Trophy 2008 in Italien zugesammengeschnitten. Die Bedingungen waren scheinbar sehr anspruchsvoll. Fotos und Ergebnisse findet Ihr auf der Website vom Aeroclub Montegrappa.Gefunden im OZ Report - Untertitel: Launching and landing clinic mehr

Mark G. Forbes <<email>> writes:
Telluride's position on the condemnation of the Valley Floor was upheld today by the Colorado Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision. This is the last legal hurdle in the way of permanently preserving the Valley Floor forever. The Foundation made a $10,000 donation in support of the effort, which raised over... mehr

Steven Pearson <<email>> writes:
The Falcon 1 was produced from 1994 until it was replaced by the Falcon 2 in 2002. It was a very successful model, with nice flight characteristics and a great safety record. Considering that some Falcon 1s have been in service for over ten years it's very important to make sure that it has been... mehr

Paul Voight / Fly High <<email>> sends:
Here's my cool and so coordinated custom cocoon by Mitch:
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The bag manual.
The glider.
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