The video link
A very nice look at tandem hang gliding. Excellent publicity for the sport. Malcolm Jones doing what he does best. mehr

entflogen.de zieht momentan auf einen neuen schnelleren, besseren …. Server. Leider sind die ersten 2 Versuche gescheitert also verzeiht mir wenn es in den nächsten Tagen mal hängt, weiss bleibt oder Umlaute fehlen … mehr

Paul Olson writes:
Paul Olson of Racine, Wisconsin and Bill Fifer of Traverse City, Michigan have been invited to participate in the first International Motorized Gliding air show in Islamabad, Pakistan on December 29th and 30th. This... mehr

December rainfall until the 9th:

November rain fall:

The rain forecast: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/ahead/rain.seaus.shtml will be updated on December 17th. mehr

http://ozreport.com/ozweather.php
The Oz Report's Oz weather page focuses on the forecasts and the observations of most interest to hang and paraglider glider pilots. This includes the XC Skies Cross Country Soaring forecasts (subscription required) and the Regional Atmospheric Soaring Predictions (Dr. Jack's RASPs) for the three eastern... mehr

NY Times article
Roy Haggard offers to help. mehr

!Noch vor Weihnachten werden die ersten Testgeräte bei eurem Ozonehändler sein!

Das Entwicklungsziel für den Addict 2 war klar: Die Leistung und der Komfort sollten im Vergleich zum Ur-Addict gesteigert werden, jedoch ohne Kompromisse in den Bereichen Handling, Spass oder Sicherheit, einzugehen. Nach einem Jahr Prototypen, Tests und... mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10253
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10243 mehr

Nach ersten Problemen läuft das Live-Tracking jetzt wie verrückt -> siehe live.thenet.gr. Ich werde in den nächsten Tagen mal gucken ob ich das ganze hier irgendwo einbauen kann, damit Ihr keinen Flug mehr verpasst mehr

Das ist mal nen Reim - Via OZ-Report mehr

On Thursday we went out to test fly the new Sting 3 configuration (it still hasn't been sent to the DHV), and soar the coast in an east wind. The wind was actually east northeast.

Photo by Belinda Boulter
That's Ricky Duncan on the Sting 3 in the front with Scott Barrett on a customer's C4 back in for a retune. The launch is down the ridge line... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_O9Db4wrcw

Thanks to David Glover and Michel Cosner mehr

If you can use MP3 files for your ring tone: http://ozreport.com/docs/vario.mp3
Another option: http://www.flyahangglider.com/varioringtone.html mehr

Fliegen vor einer unglaublichen Kulisse (Horse Thief Canyon) mehr

Rob Kells <> writes:

Photo by Trish.
Come to the 11th Annual Wills Wing Fly-In and Party at Wallaby Ranch, Florida USA, March 25-30th. Help us celebrate 35 years in the Hang Gliding business! We will have all our new models available to demo,... mehr

Clouds have to be cirrus, at least 20k feet in the air, with just the right amount of ice crystals and the sun has to hit the clouds at precisely 58 degrees.
Thanks to Bill Greening. mehr

http://ozreport.com/recordHistoryFAI.php
Thanks to Scare's programming magic.
The link above will list all of the records that FAI has in their "Hang Gliding & Paragliding World Records" section, and you can sort them in many different ways. If any records were set on the current date, give or take a day, they will appear automatically on the... mehr

http://www.abc.net.au/newcastle/stories/s2111695.htm?nsw
We're at "Smithy's Airport", a wetlands area about 20 kilometres east of the Newcastle CBD, favoured by members of the Hunter's ultralight community, and blokes like Paul Roche.
With engine started up, and safety gear on (helmet, wrap-around sunnies, knees pads and a parachute, meters that... mehr

Ewa fliegt von De Aar 300km und stellt alle in den Schatten. Ihren Flug findet Ihr hier einen ausführlichen Bericht auf Ihrer neuen Website. mehr

Rob Kells <> writes:

Photo by Trish.
Come to the 11th Annual Wills Wing Fly-In and Party at Wallaby Ranch, Florida USA, March 25-30th. Help us celebrate 35 years in the Hang Gliding business! We will have all our new models available to demo,... mehr