We are heading north nine days before the NSW State Titles to see if it is possible to head out from Beechmont or Mt. Tamborine or Dalby.
http://ozreport.com/ozweather.php
It rained in Newcastle on Wednesday as the southern change came through. Forbes is on this weekend and it should be fine. mehr

http://www.comics.com/wash/redandrover/archive/redandrover-20080210.html
Thanks to Tom Curbishley mehr

Vom 22. 30. März veranstaltet die Flugschule FLY-Hohe Wand im Rahmen des Hohe Wand Cup ein großes Testival mit den Neuheiten des Jahres 2008 aller namhaften Hersteller.

Dabei können alle Schirme ausgiebig getestet werden, Gurtzeuge und Zubehör werden ebenfalls präsentiert. Außerdem gibts einen Flohmarkt mit massenhaft Schnäppchen:... mehr

Michael hat uns ein Zeitraffer Video vom Windencheck der Himmelstürmer am Wochenende gecheckt. Schön wie Sie so um die Winde flitzen, der Fuhrpark war scheinbar auch sehr beliebt mehr

Scott Barrett has told me numerous times that the glider will find the core of the lift by itself. I asked him again today to explain himself. First, as you no doubt have experienced, there is an inflow of air (air moving horizontally) toward the core of the thermal. Sometimes this flow is quite strong and you can really feel it. If you are not... mehr

http://goflyxc.com/2008/santacruz
Dustin writes:
Keep registering. Waiting list registrants are highly likely to get a spot and we may increase the pilot limit if we get more tugs. Also, no one is confirmed until they have paid in full, and after a certain date, if still unpaid, their spot will be passed to you on the waiting list.
No info on... mehr

http://www.skydogsports.com/hg-1/Wallaby-Feb-08.htm
Bob Grant sends his usual slew of photos of the flying at Wallaby Ranch in central Florida. He includes a bit of the story also. mehr

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080204172203.htm
A Blackbird jet flying nearly 2,000 miles per hour covers 32 body lengths per second. But a common pigeon flying at 50 miles per hour covers 75. The roll rate of the aerobatic A-4 Skyhawk plane is about 720 degrees per second. The roll rate of a barn swallow exceeds 5,000 degrees per... mehr

http://youtube.com/watch?v=lsAZV23wiu8
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The very detailed Wills Wing article here. Thanks to Steve Pearson. mehr

http://www.a-i-r.de/ger/air_03.php?kat=118&par=0&gp=3
Bertold Meier plans for the summer of 2008 a special flight adventure. According to the X-Alps Redbull he plans a crossing of the Alps from east to west - with the ATOS. mehr

Motorola buys Vertex
The VX 150 (from Yaesu)
Thanks to Steve Prater. mehr

Scott Barrett <<email>> sends this URL: http://www.thinkgeek.com/. mehr

http://goflyxc.com/2008/santacruz
Thirty nine pilots have registered in less than 24 hours. mehr

With the wind east at 15 knots tending toward east north east Scott Barrett and I headed south from RedHead to Catherine Hill Bay and its 100 foot launch site at the beach (see the link above to Google Maps). This is the smallest top landing site in the Newcastle area.
Scott had two C4's to test (unlike almost all the gliders that he tests,... mehr

Wer einmal dabei war weiß, die Erde ist eine Scheibe und deshalb ideal zum Gleitwinkelfliegen.

Termin: Sa. 16.02.2008
Ausweichtermin Sa. 23.02.2008

Am besten einfach hier klicken:
www.dcb-ruhpolding.de/aktuell/Einladung_Anger_2008.pdf mehr

http://goflyxc.com/2008/santacruz
I'm registered and looking forward to the meet in April. mehr

Check out the launch at the coordinates above on Google Maps or Google Earth. Imagine the upper half (northern half) full of parked gliders and a dozen or so in the air on this sunny blustery day. Now imagine putting down a topless glider in the front half of the launch area.
Not me, I put down an Airborne Fun 190 for my first top landing at... mehr

Als zu Anfang der zweiten Halbzeit ein gelb-schwarzer Gleitschirm über dem G-Platz an der Kasseler Damaschkestraße schwebte, vermutete ein Zuschauer den ganz großen Coup mehr

David Glover <<email>> writes:
It's August 2-9, 2008. Eight full days of flying. One of your days, you get to drop from your score. Practice day the 1st at the airport. Prize money on the Spot Landing Contest.
Big Spring has superb flying conditions and this year with an eight day meet we'll be able to get in more flying.
Sport and... mehr