Adam at Highland Aerosports Inc. <<email>> writes:
Registration for the 2008 East Coast Hang Gliding Championships is now open!
Please go to http://www.aerosports.net/ECC.html to sign up. Early registration will save you $50 for both the sport and open classes and lasts until April 15th.
You can watch last years video at... mehr

CIVL passed this Sport Class definition:
Sport Class
1. These are hang gliders that meet the FAI definition for Class 1.
2. In addition:
They must be production models of hang gliders for which a certificate of airworthiness for type is in issue from either the HGMA, BHPA or DHV.
Must be currently available for sale to the general public or have... mehr

oliver gregory <<email>> writes:
The ramp funding is going great! We expect to have the radial part replaced and redecked by the end of this month! We'll redeck the rest of the ramp if we are moving fast enough, but may wait a little while to finish the flat decking since we don't want the ramp down for a long time.
We are going to... mehr

Dan <email> writes:
Raef and I will be doing up a full Manilla video soon. It's normally more of a feel good style rather than documentary. The last few year's footage is already in YouTube, if you search for them (Manilla hang gliding 2007). mehr

On Wednesday morning Jonny launched early from Beechmont on an excellent day and beat his previous Australian distance record of 500 km, flying 517 km (321 miles) landing 40 km west of Roma, QLD,  past Muckadilla. He should be back in Beechmont at 2 AM, and be ready to go again on Thursday as it looks like a better day.
While we were in... mehr

Wenn man die Ergebnislisten der letzten Wettbewerbe in Australien durchguckt, kommt man an dem Namen Johnny Durand nicht vorbei. Aber auch im freien streckenfliegen ist Johnny Durand mehr als erfolgreich: von Beechmont flog er 517 km und verbesserte seinen alten australischen Rekord um 17 km. Der Flug ist zudem Weltrekord in der Startart... mehr

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/04/science/04angi.html
In the latest issue of the journal Science, Anders Hedenstrom of Lund University in Sweden and his colleagues report that when a nectar-eating bat hovers in midair to sip liquid sugar, the mammal’s sharp-edged flexible wings generate the same sort of precision whirlwind lift detected... mehr

This last week I had the opportunity to compete, put out the Oz Report, assist with the scoring (after setting up the scoring system and computer), and test my scoring system against the FS scoring system that is being supported by CIVL. This was as much a real world test for my program (it has been used in about half a dozen competitions, and... mehr

Conrad Lotten is again the hero of this story.
On Wednesday I blew a launch on the north launch at Mt. Borah. I did something very similar what you saw in the video of my launch on the west side later in the day. Likely I took two or three steps with the glider horizontal then let the glider nose come up. Also I launched on a flat slope with no... mehr

Als Hund eines/r Gleitschirmfliegers/in  ist man manchmal ganz schön arm dran: entweder man muss Stunden am Landeplatz ausharren oder das Herrchen/Frauchen nimmt einen mit - das dies auch nicht die optimale Lösung ist kriegten ein Chihuahua und sein Herrchen in Australien zu spüren - nach einer Baumlandung mussten die beiden... mehr

After climbing back up from below the west launch at Mt. Borah (assisted by two other helpful pilots including Pedro) I got a well thought out examination from Dr. Lotten (head of the emergency room at the John Hunter hospital in Newcastle). He determined (without the use a an MRI, which we didn't have on launch) that I most likely had a Grade 2... mehr

 http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10966&start=31
Frame 2 shows the pilot beginning to run. While it is not a fast or jack rabbit start, the relaxed hands allow the arms to lose contact with the downtubes. Arm contact with the downtubes, where the hands are wrapped around the downtubes and the forearms are held firmly against... mehr

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ho8bVuAa1TA

Watch the launch (on a flat slope) and the landing (at Dixon Park). mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/news/meetings
I'll have a roundup of the most interesting and important decisions from the meeting in a few days, so if you can wait you won't have to wade through these minutes. mehr

Joerg Bajewski sent this:
http://video.web.de/watch/3565061
Landeversuch während des Sturmes Emma am 1.3.2008… - WEB.DE Video mehr

After climbing back up from below the west launch at Mt. Borah (assisted by two other helpful pilots including Pedro) I got a well thought out examination from Dr. Lotten (head of the emergency room at the John Hunter hospital in Newcastle). He determined (without the use a an MRI, which we didn't have on launch) that I most likely had a Grade 2... mehr

Ein Airbus der Lufthansa hatte am Samstag mit dem Orkantief “Emma” zu kämpfen, kurz vor dem aufsetzen erfasste eine Böe den Flieger und drückte die linke Tragfläche auf den Boden, das Winglet reißt ab, die Piloten beweisen jedoch nervenstärke und starten durch. Im zweiten Anflug klappt die Landung in... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AW_lmVtn1Ek

This is a bit of the aftermath of my crash on Friday. In this case there was a good wind on Mt. Borah coming up the west launch. I had Belinda out in front telling me whether the trees down below were shaking or not. The streamers  were coming straight up the launch. The wind sock up high was... mehr

Why?
Most likely not concentrating on the mechanics of a foot launch. Getting the nose down, holding the downtubes back. Spending a lot of time aerotowing and less time foot launching, although I've done a lot of that lately, some times as poorly as the example shown in the video (which is why I had two other poor launches with less good... mehr

Ein kleiner Chihuahua-Hund ist in Australien bei einem Gleitschirm-Absturz mit seinem Herrchen mit dem Schrecken davongekommen mehr