Für die langen Winterabende momentan empfehle ich die Diskussion über das Happy Landing System im DHV Forum - ein Bild vom Systemkönnt Ihr euch vorab bei Fliegerböhm machen. Ich benutze schon ein paar Jahre das System von Pedro, funktioniert gut und wenn man überraschend doch nochmal aufdreht stecken nicht gleich 110 EUR auf irgendeiner [...] mehr

We arrived yesterday, December 27th (Oz dates). There are fires on
the Bright side of Mt. Buffalo and you could see the smoke high in the sky as we
came in from Melbourne. But the smoke is quite thin and the fires small, and
there were plenty of cu's over the mountains and over the fires.
The fires continue today but there is no threat from... mehr

http://ozreport.com/data/Accidentspot.kmz
http://ozreport.com/10.257#7
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5751
So, I asked him, why was he wearing a helmet, when just about
everyone else was not? His answer: "I noticed that most of my teammates have
never had a serious accident and do not wear a helmet, but those who have had an... mehr

John Matylonek <>
writes:
Two recent research studies have implications for instructors
teaching hang gliding. The first one has demonstrated that sleep has the
function of consolidating long term memory. That is, disregarding the... mehr

Other than the instructor liability insurance program, that is:
Richard Heckman <>
writes:
I crunched the numbers in the FAA database of pilots/instructors
(7/1) and then our (USHPA) ratio (23/1). I brought that up at the Safety and... mehr

http://bjorn.ellefsen.net/
Bjørn T. Hammer
writes:
Inspired by the reports in the Oz Report of Steve Wendt at Blue
Sky and Wills Wing's scooter towing initiative, we finally found the training
alternative we have been looking in our club, the Oslo... mehr

After seeing my article (http://ozreport.com/10.257#1)
about how the USHPA had repeatedly failed to put the most recent NTSS points
calculation up on their web site (may still not be there). Ron Gleason, who for
six months after I was fired did the calculation, and who had stopped doing it
and asked the USHPA to do it, jumped back in to get... mehr

Do I have a "Conflict of Interest?" I am both the publisher of the
Oz Report and starting on August 7th, the 2007 Flexwing World Meet Director (as well as
the "unofficial" liaison to CIVL for
the Worlds Organizer). Is this a "Conflict of Interest," as far as FAI/CIVL is
concerned? Well, let's look at the FAI... mehr

Bergtouren, Snowboard fahren oder Sportklettern: Thomas Belz aus Steinmaur betreibt zahlreiche Sportarten, und dies am Liebsten in den Bergen. Die Zeit am Gleitschirm geniesst er besonders.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Zürcher Unterland Medien mehr

Peter Loeskow
writes:
Normally at this time of year, a large stable high pressure system is established over Russia. Not now
This is a great forecast chart animation provided by the USAF in Europe:... mehr

http://www.2upparagliding.co.uk/reg_rose_innes_record_flight.html
This got a lot of play in the MSM as you could tell by the number of articles about it linked to on the Oz report home page. Thanks to Dave Williamson. mehr

Mike Kelsey kelsey.
writes:
Jason Gray of Greenwood , Arkansas, flying a WW Sport came in
first place. Jason proved his endurance by gathering many duration points at a
number of sites. This guy loves all of the sites and his home in Greenwood... mehr

Flip states that the NAA is our NAC. He writes with respect to my
second question above about sanctioning (the "Flytec Word Championship" is not
looking for sanctioning):
We are not at all suggesting that the USHPA or NAA are at fault
here. But we would expect them to withdraw the FAI Sporting Licence from any
pilot who flew in a... mehr

I respond to Flip:
In this case I am just acting as the editor of the Oz Report (not as the
Worlds meet director) and I am just reporting what I have been told by the
organizer of the Flytec Worlds Championships. I hope that you can see the
difference. :-)
A couple of questions for you, if you please.
Our NAC I believe is the NAA, correct?
If... mehr

Last week I reported (http://ozreport.com/10.252#2) that there will be a competition next April after the
Flytec Championships called the "Flytec World Championships." The key word here
is reported.
Flip Koetsier, f.,
the CIVL... mehr

http://ozreport.com/data/Accidentspot.kmz
It wasn't until about two years ago that I started wearing a helmet when I rode
my bicycle. I grew up in a time where bicycle helmets were unknown and for fifty
seven years I had not really seen a need for one. I had never had an accident
that would have necessitated a helmet to keep me from harm.... mehr

UltraSport <>
sends:
The Soaring Society of Boulder (SSB) scientific study of 'thermal
waves.'
http://www.ucar.edu/communications/quarterly/fall98/glider.html mehr

http://www.programmableweb.com/api/GoogleMaps/mashups
Search for "hang gliding". mehr

Check
here (zoom in to the 3rd closest step). Tracy Tillman writes:
A Mapquest aerial view of the Cloud 9 Field. Your trailer is shown
in our back yard, and your ATOS VR is shown out in front.
See here: http://ozreport.com/10.185#1 for a satellite photo of us at Quest Air. mehr

http://www.willswing.com/news.asp?newsSeek=291
Leo Dabbur
writes:
Last weekend we finished our season of competitions with the state
of Sao Paulo Championship which I won and Nene took 2nd place. Both of us were
flying Wills Wing T2's. mehr