The first day is filled with a bit of chaos as the organizers try out an
Australian/Bill Moyes version of the standard Quest Air/Flytec/Big Spring system
for launching and staging folks. Attempting to do three lines spreads the ground
resources too thin (I've mentioned and written about this numerous times,
but no one ever listens to me)... mehr

BERGISCH GLADBACH. Unerfreuliche Post für die Kreisverwaltung: Der Regierungspräsident schickte dem Kreis die ?Genehmigungsakte? in Sachen Start- und Landeplatz für Hängegleiter und Gleitsegel, gelegen in unmittelbarer Nähe des Naturschutzgebietes beim Hoverhof in Schildgen, zurück.

Den kompletten Pressebericht finden Sie bei Kölnische... mehr

roderick stead <>
sends:
 Dan Simmons writes:
"Should Have Turned Right……"
Got the call from Big Trev at about 8:30 am Saturday morning, He was already at
the Outpost car park with no one to be seen. I knew it was a... mehr

Carol Binder <>
writes:
The Bogong Cup will be kicking off for it's 19th year in Mt
Beauty!
The fires that were raging here in the north east are slowly being put out and
flying is back on track. A few days ago bases are up around... mehr

Gil Souviron <Gil.>
writes:
We went with twelve pilots, six in rigid and six in flex, and the
expedition was a remarkable experiment, where we discovered an exceptional hang
gliding site, and exceptional people, Bill Moyes and his family.... mehr

http://www.naviter.si/home/index.php
http://ozreport.com/10.248#1
http://www3.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/
The only problem that I have run into is that it doesn't take the hang glider
manufacturer name or model from SeeYou. You need to upgrade to version 3.6.1. mehr

There are nine Austrian pilots here vying for six places on the
Austrian National team to fly at the Worlds. Why has the CIVL Bureau been deaf
to our requests for instead of one six person team from each nation, two six
person teams, or one eight person team, or one six person team plus additional
individual pilots? Their resistance to the... mehr

http://www.flytec.com/Events.htm
Jamie Shelden <>
writes:
We have scheduled registration for the Flytec Championship to
begin for the top 50 CIVL flex wing and top 30 US flex wing pilots to begin at
noon (EST) on the 7th (4 AM on the... mehr

Apparently it hasn't rained much here in seven months, since last May.
It is raining here now (Monday evening). There have been thick clouds in the
area for the last few days and this afternoon you could see the rain east of
town while we were out at the airport taking test flights. I set up but didn't
fly as the wind came up from the cell... mehr

An Board von Tim Grabowski am Tegelberg drachenfliegen. Leider sind die schönen Überflüge… nur in mässiger Auflösung
Gefunden im DHV-Forum mehr

Ich hoffe Ihr seit alle gut ins neue Jahr gerutsch !? Wir wünschen euch alles gute, viele schöne Flüge und vor allem happy landings. Ich will die Gelegenheit nutzen und kurz auf das letzte Jahr zurückblicken:
Unser Blog hat sich in den letzten 12 Monaten sehr gut entwickelt, die Besucherzahlen sind fortlaufend gestiegen, wir haben [...] mehr

Article
here.
Mr Berry, of Queenstown, told the Otago Daily Times he was
performing aerobatics on a recreational flight in his Swift glider when the
accident happened about 2.30pm. He was diving down to build up speed, having
earlier been as high as 5500ft, when the glider began to buck and shake.
Moments later there was a “catastrophic... mehr

Quinn Cornwell <>
writes:
The Deni competition is in full swing with the third day of action
starting today. Conditions have been great and the air is booming just north of
the town. Blue skies have not limited competitors to some good... mehr

Or at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esk_MuXYPIA Jim Rooney writes:
Behold! New Zealand's Amazing Flying Gimp!
Rumor has it that it's the embattled John Smith, but as we all know, he's been
banned from flying. It does appear to be his glider. The mask makes
identification impossible. He landed in front of a large crowd at... mehr

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/121494.html
At the 2007 hang gliding world championships in Big Spring, Texas,
European competitors protest over new regional variations. "This just shows what
a bunch of bleeding-heart, liberal, cheese-eating surrender monkeys these guys
are," says the Republican Senator Hank Grit. "I mean,... mehr

http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Ski_Holidays/article-90601.html Thanks
Cliff, also on the Oz Report web site. mehr

http://ozreport.com/10.250#4
The video: http://jet-man.com/actuel_eng.html Thanks to Cliff and Steve Kroop. mehr

cazaux charles <charles.>
sends:
www.paraglidingtv.com
ParaglidingTV.com will propose several solution too:
- advertising support to promote your company, event, team, partner... on
Paragliding TV (banner, logo, billboard, shop).
- filming... mehr

Mick Morris <>
sends:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHUydbIMTyA mehr

Remember this was all about the CIVL President being upset with me for reporting (publicizing?) that
there was an upcoming meet called the "Flytec World Championship." Why
does Flip use the term publicize? Because he would sound silly if he was
berating me for merely reporting something, so he has to make it sound like I'm
part of... mehr