...Martens gelesen haben in dem er beschreibt, wie sein Versuch 200 km mit dem neuen GIN 1er, dem Borelo 3, verläuft. Er hatte von AEROSPORT den Schirm bekommen mit den Worten: Flieg 200 km und er gehört dir. Er musste zwar den Schirm zurückgeben, aber erfreute uns alle mit seiner kleinen Geschichte über seinen Südafrika Urlaub und diesem... mehr

... The word from Colima, Mexico ...



Gilles Arfeuille <>
writes:
Last week I had the chance to participate to the Wills wing/Blue
Sky scooter tow clinic at Wallaby Ranch. Steve Wendt impressed me being the
scooter towing Master.... mehr

... Polypropylene ...



Steve Kroop at Flytec USA <>
writes:
For years we have been struggling with different materials and
manufacturers trying to make really good speed sleeves and these are by far the
best we have seen. These are... mehr

... The warm up get together before the Worlds ...




http://flexwing.org/flexwing/txopen/jsp/home.jsp
When: Aug 3-5 2007. Where: Real Co. Airport, Leakey, Texas What:
Your opportunity for:

* The National Fly-In in the heart of the Texas Hill Country during the best
part of the season

* Fun competitions and excellent XC potential

*... mehr

... The new version is out ...



FAI Secretariat <>
writes:
The 2007 edition of Section 7 of the FAI Sporting Code has now
been published on the website at
http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/documents/sc7. mehr

... Dig here. ...



Dave Swanson sends:
If you think that if you dig a hole deep enough straight down into
the earth, you'll wind up in China,
guess again. This Google maps feature will get it right for you. Now you'll know
for sure.
http://map.pequenopolis.com/index.php?lang=en mehr

... Bob visits Marty's place ...



Bob Grant <>
writes:
We had a great weekend near Rochester a week ago and got some of
our new photos. The hang gliding photos can be found at -
http://www.skydogsports.com/hg-1/ and for paragliding... mehr

Belinda is driving and I am looking to hook up with a pilot with
a truck to form a team.

We are arriving on Saturday night. We are looking to hook up with
a pilot or pilots with a truck to retrieve who are looking for a driver (we found them). We have
a mobile base station and big antenna.

Contact me. mehr

Die querschnittsgelähmte Petra Kreuz sucht die große Herausforderung - Ein Sportler aus Deggendorf begleitet sie mehr

Bereits bei den X-Alps 2005 durfte Gleitsegelwetter exklusiv das Team Schweiz-III Hofer/Haunschild zum Sieg des härtesten Alpenflugrennens im Gleitschirmsport begleiten. Auch bei den diesjährigen X-Alps-2007 bietet Gleitsegelwetter wieder den meteorologischen Vollsupport an, öffnet diesen jedoch für alle teilnehmenden Teams. Daran... mehr

Alle Gäste und Gastpiloten sind herzlich willkommen zum diesjährigen Drachenfliegerfest Bärenpokal bei den Althofdrachen vom 6. bis 8. Juli.

Das Festzelt steht auf der Landewiese, direkt an der K4331 zwischen Moosbronn und Bernbach. Parkplätze und Campingmöglichkeiten stehen ausreichend zur Verfügung.

Ablauf:

Freitag 06.07.2007ganztags... mehr

Ein 38-Jähriger aus dem Landkreis Regen ist gestern Abend am Geiskopf mit seinem Gleitschirmflieger abgestürzt. mehr

... What it takes to have the world record ...



http://www.paperplane.org/Aerodynamics/paero.htm (Thanks to David Glover)
I developed the world record paper airplane when I was about 13
years old, and I'm still trying to figure out exactly how it works. I was trying
to "invent" new types of paper airplanes, combining folds... mehr

... The coming revolution ...



RAUL LARENAS <>
writes:
In my experience I know now this technique will revolutionize the
world of the hang gliding, because in a short time we will have lots of students
learning in a safe way. I... mehr

... A place to stay in a hang gliding paradise ...



Dave Carr <carrs.>
write:
For international pilots that wish to stay in Newcastle at any
time. The centre is ideal and is very close to all the costal sites Newcastle
has to offer.... mehr

... Late August. ...


42.54776483172,2.97205,Saint-André, Languedoc-Roussillon,
France
Neville Almond
writes:
As well as being the UK nationals, pilots are reminded that these
competitions are also run as a FAI category 2 competitions... mehr

... Better than degrading your glide ...



Jim Yocom <>
writes:
Rather than trying to regenerate electricity and degrade my glide,
I recently purchased a very portable AA solar battery charger and used it
exclusively to recharge the... mehr

... On the way to Casa Grande ...



John 'Ole' Olson <>
writes:
Hey all you towsters heading for Casa Grande- please feel welcome
to stop through Rodeo, NM and take advantage of my runway. I'm just 26 miles
south of I-10 at... mehr

Glimpflich ist ein Absturz eines Gleitschirmfliegers am Geißkopf ausgegangen. Kurz nach dem Start hatte gestern Abend eine Windböe den Gleitschirm erfaßt und ihn einklappen lassen. mehr

... Checking to make sure everything is okay ...



We received a message earlier today that a pilot was unable to get
a hold of Wallaby Ranch. Just to be sure things were still operational down
there we headed south to a turnpoint at I4 and highway 27. Yup, there seemed to
be seven gliders tied up on the ground and about six pilots... mehr