... Quest Air is number one ...



Quest Air is the leading club in the Hang Gliding (and paragliding) On-line Contest. They are far ahead of number two with over 11,000 points compared to number two at almost 8,700 points. You'll find the club results here: http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/getScoring.html?scoringId=316.
Speaking of... mehr

... Larry goes for a long one from Mahantango ...



Larry Bunner <> writes:
Aaaaahhhh, I love the feeling after a long flight. The next morning my mind is still churning over the good and not so good decisions from the previous day as I... mehr

... A great time in the summer ...



Jono Fisher (The Photographer) <> writes:
Great flying at the Florida Ridge last week. No one flew any distance. Just a whole bunch of pilots having a lot of fun. There was a weak high pressure over... mehr

... Insulation? ...



http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/27/falling.ice.ap/index.html
Large chunks of ice, one of them reportedly about 50 pounds, fell from the sky in this northeast Iowa city, smashing through a woman's roof and tearing through nearby trees.
David Travis, a professor of geography and geology and an associate dean at the... mehr

... It turned out to be a super day at Cloud 9, but I went down early. ...



The flight
Well the forecast was correct and it turned out to be a great day. I got out to launch at 12:20 with cu's popping over head. The wind was out of the northeast at 15 mph.
The lift was weak, except for one thermal where I got 400+ fpm to cloud base at... mehr

... By 13 points out of 5400 ...




http://hang6.blogspot.com/
http://www.vip2comp.com/?q=node/50
Jeff O'Brien writes:
Looks like I beat Jonny by 81 points today, however the totals are just thirteen points apart.
Jonny 5410 Jeff O'Brien 5397
Then:
Zac Majors 3rd. Tom Pierce (Atos) Rob Burgis Dustin Martin Dave Scott Jeff Shapiro Patrick... mehr

... Jeff wins the day over Jonny by 3.5 minutes - is it enough to win the meet? ...




http://hang6.blogspot.com/
http://www.vip2comp.com/?q=node/50
I'm out riding my bike at about 7:30 PM EDT down a dirt road south west of Cloud 9 when I get a call from Jeff O'Brien. He's in the goal field at the Hang On meet having just won the day and... mehr

... The winds should be out of the northeast ...



The forecast is looking good for Sunday. Moderate northeast winds, high cloud base, higher top of the lift.
http://ozreport.com/wisweather.php
We'll see.Discuss Cloud 9 at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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Wir haben gerade die Details geklärt, morgen Nachmittag gehts los und morgen Abend werden wir dann hoffentlich nicht im Regen die Zelte in Altes Lager aufgeschlagen. Die Wettervorhersage sah eigentlich selten soo gut aus siehe GFS Vorhersage oder …. Ab Montag werde ich euch dann hoffentlich hier mit Bildern … auf dem laufenden... mehr

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... Jeff O'Brien continues far in the lead ...




http://hang6.blogspot.com/
http://www.vip2comp.com/?q=node/50
Jeff (who is in the lead by approximately 500 points) continues to lead after coming in second a few minutes behind Jonny Durand on the fifth task. There are two more tasks, Friday and Saturday.
Jeff O'Brien didn't qualify for the... mehr

Während es bei den X-Alps jeden Tag zur Sache ging, haben die Teilnehmer der 4. Internationalen Deutschen Meisterschaft im Gleitschirmfliegen in Oberstdorf ein bisschen Pech. Die heutige Aufgabe sollte aber für gute Stimmung im Fliegerfeld sorgen, fast alles was in die Luft gekommen ist stand anschliessend im Ziel. Berichte, Bilder,... mehr

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30 Jahre Drachenfliegen am Pfrontener Breitenberg wurde mit einem Wettbewerb bei bestem Flugwetter gefeiert. mehr

... Weak conditions (perhaps characteristic of the site) ...




Jeff (who is in the lead by approximately 500 points) writes:
Chris Smith is going to have surgery on his foot today to screw the piece of broken bone back together in his foot. This is going to shorten his recovery time, and he's still intent on flying in the worlds if there's... mehr

... I missed this move ...



http://www.hgfa.asn.au/Competition/compcalendar.htm
http://www.hgfa.asn.au/~dhgc/
I didn't realize that the Dalby boys had moved their Dalby Big Air meet forward to be a week after the NSW State Titles. Nick Purcell n. writes:
A recent shot while working my way down to the landing field. Sweet weather, sweet glider, sweet flight! Ahhhh...
Discuss Aaron at the Oz Report forum
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... Finally enough rain in Florida ...



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/26/us/26brfs-dry.html
Summer rain has begun to replenish Lake Okeechobee in the heart of the Everglades after an 18-month dry spell led to severe water restrictions, officials said. The lake, a backup drinking source for millions of residents, remains four feet below... mehr

Längst hat er den Boden unter den Füßen verloren und schwebt mit dem Gleitschirm über den Bäumen. mehr

Vor einigen Tagen habe ich ein paar geniale Bilder von einem Red Bull Fotoshooting in Australien auf Jonny Durands Blog gefunden. Weitere Bilder findet Ihr bei Red Bull Photofiles. mehr