http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/04/electric-airpla.html
The Taurus Electra mates an electric motor to a glider with a 48-foot wingspan. The lithium-polymer battery pack weighs 101 pounds and provides enough power to climb to 6,000 feet at a climb rate of 560 feet per minute.
Thanks to David Glover mehr

http://www.newschannel5.tv/2008/4/29/990447/Congressman-Wants-Border-Wall-North-of-Brownsville
Maybe Tom feels that all those brown faces in the audience belong in Mexico. I suggest that south Texas is very much influenced by Mexico and the Spanish empire from 1700.
I'd hate to have to start in Mexico and fly over the wall first to get those... mehr

The Flytec 6030 (and Brauniger Compeo Plus) use the simpler FAI spheroid method for determining whether you are within the turnpoint radius or not (and thereby beeping at you), while the scoring system probably uses the WGS 84 Ellipsoid method. This can cause a problem. See here.
There are different methods to calculate distances on the... mehr

I scored a couple of meets in Australia in order to test my SeeYou scoring system against the FS scoring system. I was able to squash a couple of bugs in each program using these comparisons.
http://ozreport.com/12.067#2
Even though both programs gave the same competition results, I never did get the programs to give exactly the same distances... mehr

raef mackay <<email>> writes:
The Canungra Record Challenge has finished and we have a WINNER
Best overall WARREN SIMMONSEN 669.09 pts
Second TREVOR PURCELL 632.52 pts
Third SCOTT TUCKER 526.26 pts.
Full results are at http://goldcoasthgpg.com.au/index_Page398.htm
Thanks go out to all those that entered. The enthusiasms from the... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEau4wC51m0&NR=1
Eagle takes down a mountain sheep (or goat), and has an incredible wing loading!
Thanks to Aaron Swepston mehr

Gary Osoba <<email>> writes:
George Steinmetz, Zapata WRE photographer, shot much of the featured stories on China in the May National Geographic. Page 189: His "teeth were pushed through his cheek" in a powered hang glider crash which occurred during filming.
George's aerial photos, usually from powered paragliders but... mehr

We are on the road to Florida and the spring fund raising drive has ended. The Oz Report may be a little thin for the next few days as I have to drive and write and it is hard to do both at once.
I hope that you are looking forward to reports on Blue Sky and scooter towing instruction, Highland Aerosports and the East Coast Championships. All... mehr

Drought Monitor
http://ozreport.com/wre.php
The WRE is planned for July 16th through July 30th. Russell Brown is dropping off the Dragonflies in the next few days and he will come back to tow us up by the 16th of July. Pilots who want to try for long flights, personal bests, or World Records should contact the WRE organizer, Gary Osoba at... mehr

http://aerosports.net/ecc.html
Twenty five pilots have signed up for the open competition (five short of the current limit) and twelve for the Sport Class competition. This will be the biggest Sport Class competition (in any meet) so far. Sunny Vennesky says that this is quite a few more pilots that have signed up than in previous years by this... mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.072#5
While there seem to be a few minor bugs, the program is now working on my Samsung Blackjack II, a Windows Mobile 6.0, 320x240, phone. I haven't enabled the SMS yet nor tried it in flight yet. That will come next week when I get to Florida.
It gives your altitude. That's a pretty sophisticated GPS output. It's finding... mehr

Be sure to check out Stan's flight here, you won't be sorry as long as you have a broadband connection.
An amazing opportunity presented itself on April-14-2008 in Ellenville, New York. I Stan Roberts, completely unexpectedly, set the new, New York State cross Country Rigid Wing Hang Gliding record of 177 miles from Ellenville, NY to the Jersey... mehr

http://chabre2009.com/ mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11705
The dialog needs a lot of help, although there are already some cool lines. It would be good if a lot of folks checked it out. Tell your friends. mehr

Das gute Flugwetter sorgte scheinbar für zuviele Zugriffe auf dem DHV XC Server. Gestern Abend konnte ich Ihn gar nicht zum login bewegen, heute morgen lädt er schon Minuten. Mal gucken ob ich meinen Flug von Sonntag noch hoch kriege - bei manch einem wird der Upload wohl länger als der Flug gedauert haben mehr

The flex wing results.
The rigid wing results.
The Swift result.
The blogs of pilots here:
http://skyout.blogspot.com/
http://www.goflyxc.com/
http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
With a forecast for a 10 mph northwest wind we call a 50 mile task to the southeast to the Marana airport. Some folks want to come back against the wind, but most... mehr

Nach meinem letzten Flug kurz vor dem Regen hatte ich scheinbar in der Hektik, bloß den Drachen trocken ins Haus kriegen, die Winglets nicht eingepackt sondern im Clubhaus liegen gelassen. Da lagen sie leider auch noch als ich heute bei schwachen Bedingungen auf dem Berg stand
Eine erste Bestandsaufnahme verriet zudem, da fehlt ein [...] mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11705
One reason no one makes hang gliding movies i.e., feature narratives as opposed to docs is that the sport seems to be declining and Hollywood bean counters think the target audience is too small. Two things are flawed in this thinking. 1) You do not have to play football to enjoy the story line of... mehr

The flex wing results.
The rigid wing results.
The Swift result.
The blogs of pilots here:
http://skyout.blogspot.com/
http://www.goflyxc.com/
http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
Well, not true, two rigid wings (Johann and Yocom), but not the Swift, make it in.
The preliminary results for the day, show Nene winning, and I think that he... mehr

Heute erreichte mich diese Mail von Andreas Becker: Hi Peer, hab gerade bei eBay mal wieder eine tolle Drachenauktion entdeckt: 30 Jahre alte Drachen versteigern ist ja nichts neues, hier wir aber gleich auch noch prima Zubehör angeboten:
Zitat: “In weiteren Auktionen biete ich noch einen Neopren-Badeanzug und 2 sexy Spielsachen an,... mehr