... Where to go to win ...


http://ozreport.com/docs/GoalLine.pptDiscuss Goals at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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... Attila with his three wins in a row ...




Photo by Joerg Bajewski.
Attila won the first three days in a row and won a hat for each day.
The Big Spring airport from above with Joerg:

Audio blogs for the Worlds:  http://2007worlds.blogspot.com/Discuss Big Spring at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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... Breaks the record set by Dave Sharp ...


 http://hang6.blogspot.com/
Dave Sharp, who set the first rigid wing world record in Zapata in 2000 when we went down there together to set the world record, held the Utah record that he set in 1994.
Jeff O'Brien writes:
Steve Rathbun had the base tube on his ATOS break in half (completely)... mehr

... Look good, 'eh ...


Mark Dowsett <> sends:
http://www.cafepress.com/cdnnatteamDiscuss Canada at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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In Lüsse fand vom 14-27.7.2007 eine Vor-WM (15Meter, 18Meter, Open Class) mit integrierter Deutschen Meisterschaft der 15Meter und Open Class statt. Auf der Website http://www.wgc2008.org findet Ihr einige schöne Videos mit spektakulären Endanflügen (16-17) … Unglaublich diese Gleitleistung. mehr

... Goeff Loyns, Big Spring site record holder ...



Jim Herd writes:
Our very good friend, Geoff Loyns, took his last thermal Friday. Fittingly, at Boundary Peak in the Owens Valley, near Bishop, California. He knew and loved this entire area better than anyone I know.
He was flying a well-trodden path in his Ventus motorglider (“BM”)... mehr

... Forty five pilots at goal ...



It looks like we nailed it today. A long drive home, but the pilots can rest tomorrow. Tomorrow is the rest day and a good day for a free flight by the meet director.
This task sets the world record for the longest task called and made in a competition. The fact that it was made by almost 50% of the... mehr

... Thirty five pilots at goal by 6:40 PM ...



http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
Did I say that the sky was full of cu's today? This (and yesterday) is like the Big Spring we remember.
Christian Ciech won the day. Dustin in seventh or eighth. The whole British team in and they are winning the team competition so far. Looks like a... mehr

... Jeff O'Brien goes 220 miles ...


We got word this morning that Jeff O'Brien set the Utah state record flying 220 miles yesterday (Sunday). I'm sure that he will write it up here: http://hang6.blogspot.com/Discuss Utah at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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... 185 kilometers at 5 PM ...



Only a hundred more to go. Smaller and thinner cu's.
http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
BTW, for a women who won't talk to me because I put it in the Oz Report Molly Moyes has been very talkative and today she gave me another quote, saying that pilots would make it to goal, "And you can quote... mehr

... The forecast changes to east south east with more south as you go north ...



Who's reporting on the worlds:
http://ellefsen.net/
http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/
http://scottgravelle.blogspot.com/
http://brasilnomundial.blogspot.com/
http://jonnydurand.blogspot.com/
http://bretthazlett.blogspot.com/
The task is 284 km to the northwest... mehr

Im Google Earth Blog habe ich die neuste Spielerei von PictEarth gefunden. Genial und nicht nur was für Modellflieger !! mehr

... Now with triangles ...



Mike Kelsey <kelsey.> writes:
The Ouachita Mountains Hang Gliding Series adds "Triangle Tasks".
With the rain over, and moving into what appears to be a dry summer, the pilots flying the Ouachita... mehr

... Hasn't this been tried before in other sports? ...


Pepe Leyva <> writes:
Due to a tendency to diminish participations in Hang Glider world wide, which is clearly reflected in World Championships in Male as well as Female... mehr

Wir hatten gestern super Dreieckswetter, Bernd Otterpohl nutzte das ganze am besten aus, weitere Flüge findet Ihr bei xc.dhv.de. Ich habe mich leider ziemlich früh zu Boden geheizt und stand direkt zwischen Vlotho und Exter an einer viel befahrenen Schnellstrasse. Während in Altes Lager regelmässig Autofahrer und Radfahrer... mehr

... The forecast is for east northeast winds ...



http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
http://ozreport.com/2007worldsscores.php
http://ozreport.hgcomps.net/comps/index.php?op=show_comps
We had a slight accident on launch yesterday when Alejandro Diez from Guatemala came out of the cart too slow and dove into the asphalt. He was... mehr

... Goeff Loyns, Big Spring site record holder ...



Jim Herd writes:
Our very good friend, Geoff Loyns, took his last thermal Friday. Fittingly, at Boundary Peak in the Owens Valley, near Bishop, California. He knew and loved this entire area better than anyone I know.
He was flying a well-trodden path in his Ventus motorglider (“BM”)... mehr

Thomas Sterzing trug sich mit einem Rekordflug über 165 Kilometer Luftlinie bis in die Nähe von Dinkelsbühl in die Annalen des Drachenfliegervereins Spaichingen ein. mehr

... I blow it and call a poor goal field ...



http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
http://ozreport.com/2007worldsscores.php
http://ozreport.hgcomps.net/comps/index.php?op=show_comps
But, pilots have a great time anyway as the sky is full of those things that we have missed - cu's.
Yes, I really made a big mistake and called Denver... mehr

In Big Spring (Texas) USA finden momentan die Drachenflugweltmeisterschaften statt. Berichte findet Ihr neben dem DHV unter anderem bei Corinna Schwiegershausen, OZ-Rpeort, Brett Hazlett, Jonny Durand, Øyvind Ellefsen, Jamie Wanders … Ergebnisse gibt es hier. Die WM findet leider ohne den verunfallten Weltmeister Oleg Bondarchuk statt. mehr