Mark Dowsett <<email>> writes:
I ran an events registration site (Dowsett Events - http://events.dowsett.ca ) from 2005 to 2007 to help me manage the events I organized. I had almost 400 users in North America use it in that short time. I let it slip last year and go inactive as it needed a major face-lift and I didn't have the time... mehr

US National Snow Analysis
Snow Depth
Jackson Hole (interactive).
I put this out because the pictures are great and just so those of us in the southern hemisphere would see what we are missing. Is there a similar analysis web site for Europe? I assume so. In English? Please write and tell me. I'll be making up a weather web page for southern... mehr

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/meetings/plenary/2008
I've read the agenda items so that you don't have to. Not much of great interest. It looks like there may be a definition of Sport Class, so that CIVL can encourage Sport Class competitions. It will basically be king posted gliders. This came out of the US-based Sport Competitions and was... mehr

After a week of on and off rain (half day sunny, half day rainy), it finally got clear (I wouldn't say sunny) on Friday afternoon and Scott Barrett and I headed for the Scenic launch. Scott brought along a Fun 190 for me to fly.
This is a cliff launch and it was amazing to not feel more than a light zephyr on launch. Still it was an easy run and... mehr

Im Himmel über Parsberg war ein motorisierter Gleitschirm-Flieger ohne Lizenz unterwegs - und am Boden wartete schon die Polizei… mehr

Flugschule Stubaital meldet: 1988 wurde der Stubai Cup ins Leben gerufen. 20 Jahre späte avanciert der Stubai Cup 2008 zum Publikumsliebling.

Trotz niederschmetternder Wetterprognosen, konnte das Stubaital wieder mit seinem Mikroklima punkten. Überall in den Alpen stürmte es, an Elfer und Schlick wurde geflogen.

Das Stubai, oft zitiert als... mehr

Jonny Durand sends this picture of him at 10,000' just south of Omarama, flying with a hang glider pilot flying a sailplane. He flew 85 km on that day, the longest flight of the meet so far.

Click on above for the higher resolution version. mehr

Jamie Shelden <<email>> writes:
Registration opens for the Santa Cruz Flats Race on Sunday, February 10th at 9 AM Pacific Standard Time (Noon, EST, and 4 AM, Monday, February 11th, AEST, daylight time). The limit is fifty pilots this year and we expect that it will fill up very quickly, so don't miss out. Registration is at... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B0hGyKV9qs

Thanks to Bruce. mehr

http://ozreport.com/freeClassifieds.php
Jim Staniforth wrote:
I sold my WW Eagle. Thanks for your excellent website! Just returned from an Australian trip to Lake Keepit Soaring Club, and of course a visit to Vic and Tom's Royal Hotel in Manilla for dinner. They're great people. Al Giles "Doctor Death" was trying for his 300k FAI... mehr

Im warten Sinne des Wortes mehr

Bereits zu Jahresbeginn ging die modernste und vielseitigste Gurtzeugtestanlage Europas in der Prüfstelle der Academy in Betrieb.

Die Anlage ist ein wahres all-in-one Testwunder. Auf dieser Anlage können nicht nur Gurtzeuge belastet, sondern auch Protektoren getestet werden.
Die von Jürgen Uthoff, seines Zeichens Academy-Mitglied und... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LRNIKxiMVM

Thanks to Paul Olsen mehr

Jason Reid <<email>> writes:
No surprises up here at the moment, its wet like the rest of eastern Australia. Dalby has recorded approx 130mm of rain in the past 48hrs and there is definitely more on the way over the next few days. Obviously, it's great news for the local economy (which relies heavily on farming), but what about the... mehr

Gil Souviron <<email>> writes:
Flight summary here: http://ozreport.com/data/Flight-Summary.htm. The total budget has been 3800€, overall it makes a bit less than 1€/1km, not so bad. mehr

The NY Times article here.
You know what is supposed to happen when you grow old. You will slow down, you will grow weak, your steps will become short and mincing, and you will lose your sense of balance. That’s what aging researchers consistently find, and it’s no surprise to most of us. But it is worth remembering that the people in... mehr

Die German Open der Drachenflieger ist einmal mehr verschoben worden, aktueller Termin ist vom 18.08 bis
23 August in Altes Lager. Die German Flatlands findet jetzt schon 21. bis zum 25. Juli statt und kann somit optimal zum warmfliegen genutzt werden mehr

http://airborne.com.au
I mentioned in my report on flying at Forbes over the weekend (http://ozreport.com/12.024#6) that I wanted to adjust my Airborne C4-13.5 so that it wouldn't require high siding while thermaling in the kind of thermals I experienced at Forbes (no sharp edges, big, soft). I also wanted to get it adjusted to reduce the bar... mehr

http://www.cucco08.org/
And Julia from Russia is registered. She flew her first comp here in Australia at the 2008 Bogong Cup. Jamie Shelden is listed on the German team. mehr

don banas <<email>> writes:
It seems common that people tend to congregate with their existing friends and make little effort to bring new people into their existing social circle. I have experienced this in all types of activity (scuba diving, bicycling, hang gliding, car clubs, etc.). It seems that the larger the club the less... mehr