Jacaranda Festival Program
Saturday 28th October
11. 30am–1.30 pm
Lunch
A lunch sponsored by the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia will be held at
the Grafton Racecourse with special guest speakers John Dickenson, Rod Fuller
and Pat Crowe to tell their story of the invention and first flight of the Hang
Glider.
Venue: Grafton Racecourse,... mehr

Steve Crow <>
writes:
Jocky is giving a talk on Friday 3rd November. Arrive, 8pm at the
Spa Hotel.
Jocky will be bringing along his new DVD "Performance Flying" which he will show
bits of and will have copies for you to... mehr

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/10/06/news/californian/22_58_0510_5_06.txt
The latest plan for a high-voltage transmission line that would
serve a proposed hydroelectric power plant in the hills southwest of the lake
calls for a segment of the line to be buried underground, federal administrators
said Thursday.
That would eliminate the... mehr

U-Turn bringt DHV-1-Kappe mit spezifischer Ausstattung für weibliche Piloten auf den Markt
Es gibt Damen- und Herrenfahrräder, schnuckelige Autos, die mehr Sie als Ihn ansprechen, und ab sofort gibt es auch einen Gleitschirm speziell für Frauen: Der LADYGUARD von U-Turn wendet sich mit spezifischer Ausstattung und femininem Design an die... mehr

Geoffrey Rutledge
sends this picture of Dr. Jack giving a presentation on the future of BLIPMAPS
to the USHPA BOD and the members of the Bay Area hang gliding and paragliding
clubs:


Click on above to see who is really there and what they... mehr

http://www.oregonhanggliding.com/StrategicPlanSummary.pdf
John Matylonek <>
writes:
I have been an instructor in the Pacific Northwest for 10 years
now. I have done the best that I could do with some ideal natural resources. My... mehr

http://hangglide.com/
Matt Tabor writes:
I really believe that the scooter tow training tool as shown at
the various classes can make a substantial difference in the USHPA's ability to
meet the 10 year goal of doubling the membership. One of the big stumbling
blocks for instructors has been a good training hill -- the scooter is an... mehr

From the USHPA BOD package:
This data includes fatalities that have occurred that meet the
following guidelines in order to be consistent with USHPA Accident Reporting
Guidelines:
· The incident occurred within the calendar year of which is covered in this
report.
· The incident occurred within the United States.
Statistics
Hang Gliding... mehr

Ich habe mich immer gefragt warum es eigentlich keine Trikes ohne Turm gibt. Vom hören sagen habe ich mal gehört es gibt oder gab irgendeinen Hersteller!? Aber gesehen hab ich so nen Ding noch nie. Fakt ist Aeros baut jetzt welche siehe Bilder - etwas gewöhnungsbedürftig mit dem Alurohr als “Unterverspannung” aber nett oder [...] mehr

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Dan Shell writes:
Team Challenge is well under way and will conclude with
OktoberFest, the annual TTT Fall bash, this Saturday evening, October 7. It
promises to be one of the best ever! Social Committee Chair Mark Poling's slate
for entertainment includes a band, a bonfire, and a bird show. Kathy Lee's
organizing a fish fry and pot luck... mehr

Richard Heckman <>
writes:
POWERED HARNESS TASK FORCE
REPORT
The Powered Harness Task Force (PHTF) was formed at the request of President
Lisa Tate late in 2005 to obtain information for the Board of Directors(BOD)
that would allow it... mehr

Rik Bouwmeester writes:
Several years ago I bought myself a payout winch . Although I
stored it for several years I had every intention of blowing the dust off of it
some day and getting it operational. I have been playing with it off and on for
the last couple of years, ever since Raven Sky Sports shut down. Since Raven
shut down I produced... mehr

Continued from the Executive Director's packet of material for the
BOD meeting:
Overall, Rogallo Division (HG/PG/Both, Rogallo, Family, Life)
continues to hover around the 9600 mark, with growing trends in PG and Bi-Wing
and declining trends in HG and the overall figure. From August 2005 to August
2006 along the trend line, the Association... mehr

Der Download von Filmen aus dem Internet ist illegal! Es sei denn…

Die Flugsaison neigt sich dem Ende. Noch ein paar Dolomitentage und dann verbringt ein Großteil der Flieger seine Wochenenden wieder daheim - z.B. bei einem gemütlichen Videoabend. Neben diesen lange geplanten Massenevents, bei denen man sich nie auf einen Film einigen... mehr

Der Traum vom Fliegen ist so alt wie die Menschheit selbst. Den eigenen Traum vom Fliegen verwirklicht hat sich der abenteuerlustige Josef Matzohl vom Schlanderser Sonnenberg.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Der Vinschger mehr

Auf dem lu-glidz Blog findet Ihr nicht nur die “Windsausen und Variopiepen Cassette” sondern auch jede Menge Informationen zum Flugwetter …
Wenn Ihr selbst eine Cassette erstellen wollt surft einfach zu http://www.says-it.com/cassette - Viel Spass mehr

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The most recent rumor? Riss Estes is planning to resign as
chairman of the planning committee (after the BOD meeting). mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIEakY2EK90 Thanks to Mike Hedblom mehr