... The DHV pounces on pilots with lower sprog settings ...



http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/2007/07/118-km.html
...yesterday's day winner scored zero (Mr. Dalby from Denmark) because his sprogs were too low, also five other people's points were taken because of the same reason, measured in the goal field. Today they competed with... mehr

... The local press picks up their information from the Oz Report ...



David Glover sends:
GLIDING TO A TITLE: Congratulations are in order for Paul Kelley of Annapolis for capturing first place in the recent East Coast Hang Gliding Championships. The event that took place at Highland Aerosports in Ridgely, Md., was shortened by three days... mehr

... Do you think it used the wave? ...



Bruce and others send:
"Ancient American bird was glider" : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6262740.stm
"Argentavis magnificens , which lived six million years ago in Argentina. With its seven-metre (23ft) wingspan"
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8500... mehr

Auf der German Open wurde heute die 3te Aufgabe geflogen. Bericht wie immer bei Corinna Schwiegershausen, der DHV ist noch nicht so weit. In den Ergebnissen ist mir aufgefallen das der amtierende Deutsche Meister (FAI1) Steffen Hertling seinen Titel scheinbar gar nicht verteidigt !? Zudem fehlt schon wieder Guido Gehrmann. Schade mehr

... The local press picks up their information from the Oz Report ...



David Glover sends:
GLIDING TO A TITLE: Congratulations are in order for Paul Kelley of Annapolis for capturing first place in the recent East Coast Hang Gliding Championships. The event that took place at Highland Aerosports in Ridgely, Md., was shortened by three days... mehr

... Do you think it used the wave? ...



Bruce and others send:
"Ancient American bird was glider" : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6262740.stm
"Argentavis magnificens , which lived six million years ago in Argentina. With its seven-metre (23ft) wingspan"
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8500... mehr

... The pilot is in good shape ...



On Sunday, while Mark Bolt and I were out flying to the south, there was a landing mishap here in the huge open soft green landing field at Cloud 9. An ATOS V pilot (no need to name him) was coming in on approach at 30+ mph when at about twenty five feet the glider nosed over and dove straight into the... mehr

... The DHV pounces on pilots with lower sprog settings ...



http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/2007/07/118-km.html
...yesterday's day winner scored zero (Mr. Dalby from Denmark) because his sprogs were too low, also five other people's points were taken because of the same reason, measured in the goal field. Today they competed with... mehr

... Tumbling in Kari's favorite spot ...



Oliver Barthelmes <> writes:
Oleg tumbled in very rough turbulence very close to the same place Kari Castle tumbled during the women's worlds. It happened two days after the pre-euros near... mehr

... The university allows hang glider pilots access to Sentinel mountain again ...



http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8419Discuss U of M at the Oz Report forum
   
 
 
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... Boat towing ...



http://www.wiscnews.com/wde/news/198504
A new hang gliding school can use the public boat launch in the town of Lyndon, the town's board decided at a meeting on Thursday.
The new school, Hang Glide the Dells, will teach hang gliding over the Upper Dells of the Wisconsin River. It will begin instructing students by the... mehr

... The title of this article was Larry's ...



Larry Witherspoon writes:
I am not usually one of the more vocal USHPA members but sometimes there is an issue, where and when, one feels an overwhelming need to speak out, for the sake of ones’... mehr

... The old west ...



The NY Times article.
...in what may be the most overlooked part of the West — the Big Empty of north-central Idaho.
I drove once until there was no more road, and then hiked, with two of my brothers, until there was no more trail. Like leprechauns at rainbow’s end, we found a deep pool at the base of a waterfall,... mehr

Mit einem Landeplatz-Festl feiert die Venetbahn am Sonntag, 1. Juli, ihre jüngste Errungenschaft: Den Landeplatz für Para- und Hängegleiter im Zammer Hinterfeld, der bisher vom Landecker Flugpionier Seppl Sturm betrieben wurde. mehr

Nachdem der DHV bei der German Open 2006 keine Pitchvermessung … durchgeführt hat und sogar Geräte ohne Gütesiegel teilnehmen durften ist man 2007 ein bisschen heißer. Laut dem Blog von Corinna Schwiegershausen wurden einige Piloten mit 0 Punkten bestraft. Auf den aktuellen Ergebnislisten ist davon allerdings noch... mehr

In Werfenweng (Pongau) ist am Sonntagabend ein 22-jähriger Paragleiter abgestürzt und in 30 Metern Höhe in einem Baum hängen geblieben. mehr

... We are flying with the cu's here in central Michigan ...



http://members.aol.com/cloud9sa/
Saturday, I finally was able to complete my 50 km FAI triangle that I've tried to complete on and off for a couple of weeks here at Cloud 9. The cu's formed around noon and the winds were light. The Hughes internet satellite was malfunctioning so... mehr

... If you are going to use science to prove something, you had better use good science ...


http://blog.environmentalchemistry.com/2007/06/floyd-landis-wada-lndd-chain-of-custody_26.html
If the evidence presented thus far does not convince you that the testing procedures used to evaluate the Floyd Landis' urine samples were so seriously... mehr

... We've had a few sources indicate that Oleg Bondarchuck may have had a wild ride winning after the pre-Europeans ...



A few of one my correspondents have said that Oleg Bondarchuck may have had some sort of accident in Europe after the pre-Europeans. I've also heard that he is probably okay. Hopefully someone out there knows more and... mehr

... The latest version of SeeYou appears to communicate without errors ...


http://naviter.si
SeeYou has been updated with a new Brauninger/Flytec communications module that apparently doesn't create the errors that were a problem before. You can download waypoints without a problem and upload flights that are valid for the on line... mehr