Die Jungs von thermik.net veranstalten vom 2.-4. März den ersten Air and Snow Race am Mölltaler Gletscher. Erwartet werden an die 20 besten Speedflyer, die bei dem Event um 1000? Preisgeld, Sachpreise und um eventuelle Wildcards für den ersten inoffiziellen Worldcup ?Speed Flying Pro” in Les Arcs kämpfen!
Weiter Informationen findet... mehr

Mit dem Gleitschirm ist ein 22-Jähriger am Sonntag Nachmittag bei Zaar abgestürzt. Die Rettungskräfte konnten den schwer Verletzten nur mit einer Seilwinde vom Rettungshubschrauber aus bergen.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei tvaktuell.com mehr

... Tiny floats ...


Gregg Ludwig writes:
I have been on a mission to demonstrate to lake flyers that the huge (and expensive) pontoon inflatable floats are not needed. My customers/friends can easily fit these small floats to their personal... mehr

We get a chance to defend ourselves after Anatoly's blatant
twisting and misrepresentation of the facts.
Guy Ron <guy.>
writes:
As the chairman of the IPA (Israeli Paragliding Association),
I
would like to shed some light on the incident... mehr

... Aerotowing in Canada. ...


The details:
http://ozreport.com/docs/AIRnatsposting.pdf

Canadian Nationals turnpoints:
http://www.ozreport.com/9.237#5

Mark Dowsett http://events.dowsett.ca
writes:
The Canadian Hang Gliding Nationals will be in Vulcan, Alberta
from the 18th to the 24th of June:

http://events.dowsett.ca/?q... mehr

... Wasn't it a little windy? ...


Anatoly Cohn at Apco Aviation <>
writes:
Following Wednesday's (23/11/05) news in the Israeli and
international media regarding an illegal crossing of the Israeli/Lebanese
border
by Adam Wechsler... mehr

... Three days, then rain ...


Carol Binder writes:
The last few days of Gulgong were cancelled due to bad weather
but
the area still rewarded us with three tasks total. It was a fun and relaxed
competition with a comfortable 55 pilots. The team/locals at the airfield
worked
hard to feed, entertain and get to know each pilot which made the... mehr

Extrem tiefe Temperaturen und kaum Sauerstoff in der Luft: Ein Sturm hat die Gleitschirm-Pilotin Ewa Wisnierska in eine Höhe von fast zehn Kilometern …
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Spiegel Online
Die Nachricht wurde mithilfe von Google News gefunden - Suchbegriff “Gleitschirmfliegen“ mehr

Eine deutsche Gleitschirmfliegerin ist von einem Gewittersturm in Australien binnen weniger Minuten in zehn Kilometer Höhe gerissen worden - und hat überlebt.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Märkische Oderzeitung

Die Nachricht wurde mithilfe von Google News gefunden - Suchbegriff “Gleitschirmfliegen” mehr

... Gee, it looks like cu-nimbs ahead ...




http://flygirl.co.za/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=86
To the west looks nice: 
http://flygirl.co.za/gallery/albums/Manilla/normal_ManillaXC-Open2007_15.JPG
Not so nice to the north:
http://flygirl.co.za/gallery/albums/Manilla/normal_ManillaXC-Open2007_14.JPG
Time to land:... mehr

... Godfrey will release track logs and Good Morning America ...



Godfrey writes:
In order to understand better the forces at work, the luck of Ewa
and the other nearby pilots, and of course the sad lack of luck of Zhongpin, I
will disseminate the track log information and provide a technical analysis for
our "pilot' readers after... mehr

Ein Sinneswandel steht der Welt bevor. Es wird wieder Zeit für Helden und Geschichten mit Happy End. Scheinbar hat man genug von Horrormeldungen, Toten und Verletzten. Na ja, zumindest von Toten…
Ewa fliegt in eine Wolke und überlebt wie durch ein Wunder. Nur wenige Stunden später stürzen sich die Medien auf ihre Geschichte, geben der... mehr

Die Gleitschirm-Weltmeisterin Ewa Wisnierska überlebte einen dramatischen Unfall auf 10.000 Meter Seehöhe mit Erfrierungen.

Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Kleine Zeitung mehr

... Ewa talks to the Australian Broadcasting Company ...




http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2007/s1850120.htm
Godfrey writes:
The track logs are VERY interesting.
We have placed 10 pilots in the area with Ewa and Zhongpin and ran the horse
race in 3D. The difference between getting sucked up and getting away was a few
hundred... mehr

... New rules, not so open ...




http://canadianparaglidingteam.blogspot.com/
Due to the new rules (flying open distance along a specific
bearing, to keep people together and keep an eye on the weather, a result of the
day 1 fiasco), everyone was to fly to the NW of launch. Basically do a GOTO to
Mt. Borah, and try to keep a bearing back... mehr

... Maybe you can interpret this for me. ...



I can't figure out what Godfrey is saying and he won't tell me
what it means. Maybe you can figure it out for me. Notice above that Godfrey has
access to ten track logs of paraglider pilots including Ewa who were near the
cu-nimb that sucked up Ewa and He Zhong Pin and has been displaying... mehr

... Ewa talks to the Australian Broadcasting Company ...




http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2007/s1850120.htm
Godfrey writes:
The track logs are VERY interesting.
We have placed 10 pilots in the area with Ewa and Zhongpin and ran the horse
race in 3D. The difference between getting sucked up and getting away was a few
hundred... mehr

... New rules, not so open ...




http://canadianparaglidingteam.blogspot.com/
Due to the new rules (flying open distance along a specific
bearing, to keep people together and keep an eye on the weather, a result of the
day 1 fiasco), everyone was to fly to the NW of launch. Basically do a GOTO to
Mt. Borah, and try to keep a bearing back... mehr

... Maybe you can interpret this for me. ...



I can't figure out what Godfrey is saying and he won't tell me
what it means. Maybe you can figure it out for me. Notice above that Godfrey has
access to ten track logs of paraglider pilots including Ewa who were near the
cu-nimb that sucked up Ewa and He Zhong Pin and has been displaying... mehr

Maybe you can interpret this for me. mehr