Check out the
NY Times article on men happily not at work:
Millions of men like Mr. Beggerow — men in the prime of their
lives, between 30 and 55 — have dropped out of regular work. They are turning
down jobs they think beneath them or are unable to find work for which they are
qualified, even as an expanding economy offers opportunities... mehr

Benjamin Cate
writes:
I'm trying to get some information on the death of a paraglider
near Chamonix in the French Alps. His name was Jean-Marc Koller and the accident
was July 23. I haven't had any luck using the traditional news sources etc. mehr

Stein Edgar Strandli Http://www.strandli.net
writes:
The 2006 version of the extreme sport video is now out on my
webpage and you can find it directly
here or select the video menu choice on www.strandli.net. The video is 19 minutes of pure hang gliding (54 Mb)
Enjoy :-)
I also made this picture of the raft landing Jon Gjerde did on the last... mehr

Ron Gleason <>
sends:
http://ushga.org/competition/results/2007class1ntss.htm
There you will find the latest NTSS ranking.
mehr

Here:
http://ozreport.com/images/WRE20060729
Photos by Belinda Boulter. mehr

The 205 mile Falcon 3 170 world record flight on the
HOLC and
Google Maps/Earth.
The flight claim: http://ozreport.com/falconrecord2006.php
http://ozreport.com/compWorldRecords.php mehr

The flight
Dara Hogan <dara.>
writes:
Australian Team Advance pilot, Enda Murphy, has just broken the
Irish paragliding distance open record with a flight of 140km on his Advance
prototype on 27th July. My son, Eoin, held the previous... mehr

… wer hat die größte Drachen- und Gleitschirmfliegerwebsite im Internet ?
 
Nachdem der DHV sich im DHV Info 140 selbst zur weltweit größten Website für Gleitschirm- und Drachenflieger gekürt hat, wollten wir das ganze mal überprüfen.
Ob oder ob nicht, wer folgt auf den Rängen … erfahrt Ihr ab jetzt monatlich in unserem... mehr

Having missed the day before, Gary made an attempt on the day with
light winds and almost no over running. Even with a tow to 6,500', he was not
able to stay up as there was a strong inversion near Laredo and after a couple
of attempts to get through it he landed in plowed field near highway 359 on the
south east side of Laredo. mehr

Thursday flight on Google Maps/Earth.
Friday flight on Google Maps/Earth.
Pete had two long flights on Thursday and Friday. The one on Friday at 265 miles
approximately was his second longest flight ever.
On Thursday his average L/D was 44:1 with a wind at 22+ mph at 155 degrees. On
Friday his average L/D was 26:1 with the wind at 17 mph at... mehr

The 205 mile Falcon 3 170 world record flight on the
HOLC and
Google Maps/Earth.
The 350 mile Swift world record flight to declared goal on
Google Maps/Earth.
The over running started at 4:45 AM. Gary got up late to check it
out. The sky was black with low fast running cumulus clouds and it only got
blacker when the sun rose. It was old time... mehr

Robin Hamilton set the new Swift distance to goal record of 351
miles. I set the new single surface world record at 205 miles on Saturday. More
details to follow. I'm writing and sending this from the truck on the way back. mehr

Dave Prentice, towing out the Zapata IBC bank president's field
east of Zapata, went 246 miles, pretty much along the same course that Pete
Lehmann took west of highway 83 and east of Del Rio. This is the standard route
for paraglider flights here. Looks like he got stopped by the same high clouds
that convinced Pete to stop and come back. mehr

My little Falcon 3 record attempt on the
HOLC and
Google Maps/Earth
We've been watching the winds forecast for the last ten days and especially the
last three days as it came into the view of the NAM model. We've been jumping up
and down given how great it looks and today it came. Unfortunately, it also came
with a good chance of... mehr

The flight on the
HOLC and
Google Maps/Earth.
Gil Souviron <Gil.>
writes:
Yesterday, I broke the old European record for free fly distance
with a flight 535 Km from Caceres. This record was previously held by my brother
and I since 1994,... mehr

David Glover <>
writes:
Meet Hhotel where most people are staying: Super 8/Whitten Motel
(432) 267-1601.
Towing begins August 4th and 5th for practice days. If you have not yet paid
bring US Dollar Check or cash or PAYPAL on arrival,... mehr

Bjørn T. Hammer <>
writes:
Unfortunately the Goggle Earth map is not that detailed for
Norway, and furthermore the Vågå area (our prime cross country launch and flying
area - and where Frodes had his nightmare nimbus experience) was... mehr

http://www.glidersport.net/
Howell, Daniel <daniel.>
writes:
We are currently constructing multiple microlift sailplanes (we
have started number four) and should be making our next delivery (number two)
early this fall. In addition, we have... mehr

Vicki Cain writes:
Wow what a couple of weeks we have had! Michi started it all off
with the Europeans
1st European Championships Michael Friesenbichler Moyes Litespeed S 3.5
1st French Nationals Gerolf Heinrichs Moyes Litespeed S 4
1st Spanish Nationals Carlos Punet Moyes Litespeed S 4
1st Dutch Open Ujhelyi Balazs Moyes Litespeed S 5
1st... mehr

 
Die letzten Tage war das Wetter einfach fantastisch, von allen Seiten hörte ich von riesen Basishöhen … leider musste ich im Büro (ohne Klimaanlage) bei täglich um die 35 Grad schwitzen. Die Fenster soweit verdunkelt das man den Himmel nicht mehr sehen konnte, Flugwettervorhersage und Onlinecontest habe ich zu meiner eigenen... mehr