Der Vorarlberger Christian Tamegger und der Salzburger Alex Schalber flogen auf Platz 14 beziehungsweise 17 ins Ziel, womit sie ihre Platzierung in der Gesamtwertung nach dem verhängnisvollen ersten Task deutlich verbessern konnten. Einem Großteil der WM-Teilnehmer wurden die miserablen thermischen Bedingungen zum Verhängnis: Von 150 Piloten... mehr

... Fly along the ridge lines to stay out of the lakes ...




http://canadianparaglidingteam.blogspot.com/
http://www.pgcomps.com/
http://www.manilla2007.com/Portals/5/2007worlds_overall.pdf
http://www.manilla2007.com/Portals/5/2007worlds_t2_prov.pdf
1 CARON, Jean-Marc, (Niviuk Icepeak 2) FRA 987 887 1874
2 LIVOVA, Petra, (MAC Para Magus)... mehr

Robert Bernat fliegt mit seinem verkleideten Gurtzeug am ersten Tag der Weltmeisterschaft in Manilla allen Favoriten davon. Mich erinnert das ganze an eine Art Seifenkiste Gibt es bei den Gleitschirmfliegern also in Zukunft ein ganzjährliches Verkleidungsfliegen? Das würde Veranstaltungen wie dem Coupe Icare in Saint Hilaire natürlich den... mehr

... After the floods ...



Pilots go up the hill to try out a short task over wet ground. mehr

... The storms continue and continue ...



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Pictures of downtown Manilla and video. mehr

... Wills Wing is producing these ...



Mike Meier <>
writes:
The Steve Wendt Blue Sky scooter towing manual is basically done,
at least as far as what the first edition will be. We'll probably do some
formatting and clean up on it... mehr

... Dustin's little meet in Casa Grande, Arizona ...



http://ozreport.com/11.038#0
Lots of pilots want to go to this meet, eleven hours east of Los Angeles and out
there in the flats. We went through this area last week on our way east and it
looked great,
Contact Dustin at >
writes:

http://www.uncsense.com/root/2007/02/well_thats_cool.html
I love this thing. It's replacing a large Sony Camcorder and a fairly large
digital camera with 10x optical. I'm... mehr

... Before the storms ...



Billo writes:
I attended the opening ceremony and day one of the paragliding
worlds. I have to say, Godfrey has done a marvelous job of organising the show.
The opening parade was well attended. I have never seen so many people in the
Manilla main street before, and there was an equally impressive crowd to... mehr

... Strong winds, no tasks. ...




laura
writes:
After what will be six days of bad weather and Saturday and Sunday
looking like the only days left for a chance to fly, the decision was made to
cancel the comp altogether. With only... mehr

... The storms continue ...



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http://gravsports.blogspot.com/
Looks like it clears up tomorrow and gets better after that:
http://www.alpineinfotech.com.au/Weather/Weather_05.htm mehr

Draußen regnet es in Strömen. Wenn Malte Janduda jetzt mit seinem Gleitschirm durch die Lüfte schweben würde, wäre höchste Vorsicht geboten. Glücklicherweise wüsste der junge Mann genau, wie er dem heimtückischen Sackflug ein Schnippchen schlagen könnte.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr beim Kölner-Stadt-Anzeiger mehr

... The tools for teaching. ...



Craig McMillan <>
writes:
The scooter tow clinic was excellent. Steve is a professional, and
nice guy.
I have been a certified instructor for years but never actually taught due to my
fear of... mehr

... Not allowed to slide ...



Rohan Holtkamp at Dynamic Flight
writes:
It is fine to connect chute webbing to harness webbing, but the
connection point must be restricted in its movement - zero sliding must be
ensured - like in... mehr

Use this web site to display the results of your competition with
their track logs
http://www.pgcomps.net/index.php
As of 05 Dec 2006, new lower prices per task are in effect. In
order to help organizers with small events we give away for free tasks with less
than fifteen pilots along with the rest of reductions.
Also we help organizers... mehr

... An ultralite hits a sailplane towline in flight. ...



http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/2007-2-9-BallisticChuteDeployments.wmv
Thanks to David Williamson. mehr

... See who can go the furthest ...



raef mackay
writes:
The Challenge has gotten off to a great start, with some rain on
the first two days. On the weekend the clouds parted giving the boys a couple of
good days with a 152km open dist... mehr

... The storms continue ...



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9:30 AM on day 4
The first two days were canceled, then a short task on the third day, now day
four canceled.
Manilla blogs:
http://paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=10840 mehr

Skifahrer, die mit Speedflyern in die Lüfte schweben und mehr Tempo herausholen wollen, brauchen einen Pilotenausweis für Hängegleiter. Zu diesem Schluss kommt das Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt (BAZL).
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei azonline.ch mehr

... Strong winds, no tasks. ...



laura <>
writes:
Well looks like the paragliders at the Worlds aren't the only ones
having a difficult go of it . The Western Australian State Soaring Championships
were supposed to have started... mehr