... Uluru (Ayres Rock) with water falls. ...





http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22694416-5013404,00.html
The red rock, Uluru, turned mauve yesterday as waterfalls cascaded down its sides following a drenching brought on by storms that have swept across much of central Australia.
http://ozreport.com/ozweather.phpDiscuss... mehr

Welt der Wunder berichtet heute um 19.00 auf RTL2 über Adrenalin-Junkies und Ihre gefährlichen Hobbys zuammengestellt. Entgegen der Befürchtungen im DHV Forum haben Drachen- und Gleitschirmfliegen den Sprung in die Top 5 diesen Sprung aber nicht geschafft. Lassen wir uns überraschen.
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Der ehemalige Drachenflieger Dave Prentice fliegt sein RLD Suprone System. mehr

... Taking the first steps ...



Richard Heckman <> who is in charge of this program at the USHPA writes:
I'll be happy to keep you informed. Right now Jack is still writing code for the pages that will go in http://hanggliding.org and the... mehr

... Killarney Paragliding Classic, 2008 Australian Nationals, 26th January to the 2nd February 2008 ...



Eagles Launch sends:
Nationals, Killarney Qld, AAA sanctioned, FAI Cat 2 PG competition.
Killarney is two hours drive from Brisbane and offers some of the best cross-country flying in Australia; it has numerous launch sites that cover... mehr

... Largest OLC? ...


http://xc.dhv.de/xc/modules.php?name=leonardo&op=list_flights
Charlie Jöst at DHV Public Relations <> writes:
Dear DHV-XC participants!
The DHV-XC 2007 was a great success. 2,200 pilots have over 17,000 flights entered... mehr

... Dave Prentice returns to his hang gliding roots ...


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

Thanks to Dave Kinlan (and others).Discuss Pod harness at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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... Medivaced out ...



I've received a preliminary report of a hang gliding accident today at Whitewater. Apparently a women pilot flying a Falcon with a fin. She was medivaced out with head injuries.
The latest word is that she had a concussion. It was her first solo, she locked out at thrity feet, turned 180 degrees, stalled, and then... mehr

... The sign up seems a bit slow and only the US and one Swedish pilot have paid. ...



stephane malbos <stephane.> writes:
For the Pre-Worlds in 2008, we have just opened an online Priority Registration facility, to allow NACs to... mehr

... Flytec hasn't put out their version of this manual yet ...


http://www.brauniger.com/download/Manual_IQ-COMPEO_V-10-E.pdf
My review so far indicates that I can't find menu items that I see on the instrument's menu in the manual. Not a good sign.
Thanks to Jim SteelDiscuss Manual at the Oz Report forum
   
 
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... Check out this web site and send in your photos ...


http://www.svs-design.nl/nieuws/calendar-2008.html
Sander van Schaik [SvS-Design] <> writes:
After the worldwide success of the Hang Glider Tiles Poster on A1 format and the... mehr

Schön gemachte Siemens Werbung für ein Video Telefon. mehr

Ozone Caribbean XC Challenge 2008
Ozone Caribbean XC Challenge...2008
Es werden immer mehr Teilnehmer, und um sicherzustellen, dass ihr die Unterkünfte erhaltet, die ihr gerne hättet Doppel- , Einzelzimmer etc. solltet ihr euch jetzt anmelden. Alle Piloten werden im Marriot Hotel untergebracht sein, eine Unterkunft erster Klasse, sauber,... mehr

... From boxing (ended 2001), to real estate (which is not doing too well right now) to hang gliding ...



Lisa Tate, USHPA President, writes:
After a comprehensive national search, USHPA is pleased to announce the hiring of Paul Montville as its new Executive Director.
Paul's business background features extensive experience as a sports... mehr

... CIVL will add their server into the fray ...



There are at the least five world wide on-line contests now. CIVL will add another one.
http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/node/1059
Agust Gudmundsson raised the issue of setting up a world online competition (WOC) to be administered by CIVL. With so many online competitions running... mehr

... For aero speed bars ...



Andreas Ernst Becker at Flugschule Drachenfliegenlernen writes:
Now Rudi Aumer from „dfs-kelheim“ has done a marvelous update:

Wheels for profiled speed bars, the Mark II's are now on the market.... mehr

... Only about a year late, maybe more ...



http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/node/1059
Agust also announced significant progress in the FS flight scoring system, with a beta version soon available. Organisers will be encouraged to download the software, try it out and feed back comments. Meanwhile, the last planned version (6.2) of Race... mehr

... And landing in the water ...




http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
Flying was awesome again yesterday at Crucita, but the landings weren't the greatest. The problem is that the flying is so great that you never want to land. And, unfortunately, the landing field gets smaller and smaller as the day went on. High tide was an hour... mehr

Ozone Caribbean XC Challenge...2008
Es werden immer mehr Teilnehmer, und um sicherzustellen, dass ihr die Unterkünfte erhaltet, die ihr gerne hättet Doppel- , Einzelzimmer etc. solltet ihr euch jetzt anmelden. Alle Piloten werden im Marriot Hotel untergebracht sein, eine Unterkunft erster Klasse, sauber, effizient organisiert und mit vielen... mehr

Ausgabe 21 ist fertig und steht druckfrisch in den Regalen.

Gleich zu Beginn steigen wir in die brissante Gütesiegeldebatte ein. Wir selbst verkneifen uns dazu jeglichen Kommentar und lassen lieber andere sprechen: z.B. Hannes Papesh, den DHV, die PMA, Kurt Vorraber, Bernhard Greindl und einige andere. Darüber hinaus war Michel Ferrer für... mehr