Michael Coetzee <<michael.iwannafly>>
writes:
At the beginning of January my video of one of students doing a
hang gliding course in nine days this included aero-towing was published by the
Oz Report. Since then many pilots and instructors have contacted me regarding
the Mantis Hang Gliding Simulator I developed and built last... mehr

Mariano Pugens:

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Fly Guatemala <<flyguatemala>>
writes:
Hang Gliding Guatemala Maya Open: FAI Class 1 and Sport Class Cross Country Foot launch competition from 4 to 10 March 2012
Maya Open Special offer: glider, all transportation, guide, entry fee and
lodging: $400 a week
For more information contact Mario Palacios:
<flyguatemala> or... mehr

Surgery went well, lot of inflammation. Lots of pain now, but I'm
still here at Oz Report World Headquarters with updates on the news. Left hand
typing. mehr

http://www.xcmag.com/2012/02/paragliding-world-cup-superfinal-2011-light-conditions-and-no-one-in-goal-ontask-6/Today is canceled due to continued weak conditions:
http://www.paraglidingworldcup.org/node/10787 mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.htmlhttp://leagull.blogspot.com/2012/01/by-way-fittings.htmlhttp://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/forbes-day-5-217-km-to-dunedoo.html mehr

Moyes: 56 gliders in the competition, three in the top ten, 5.6%
Airborne: 15 gliders in the competition, four in the top ten, 26.6%
Wills Wing: 11 gliders in the competition, zero in the top ten, 0%
Aeros: 11 gliders in the competition, two in the top ten, 18.2%
I ignore Jonny and myself.
A more detailed analysis of the interim results is... mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.htmlDay 3:



#
Name
Nat
Glider
SS
ES
Time
Total



1
Attila Bertok
HUN
Moyes Litespeed S 5
14:08:23
16:58:04
02:49:41
940


2
Jonny Durand
AUS
Moyes RS 3.5
14:44:29
17:28:22
02:43:53
884


3
Roberto Nichele
SUI
Wills Wing T2C 144... mehr

The forecast is for a windy day with light lift and low cloud
base
The satellite shows a large area of clouds over us as do ground
observations (looking out the window here at the caravan park).Forbes is in the right hand lower corner.The GFS model as interpreted by the NSW RASP shows  a mixture of lift, but
the XCSkies, using the same... mehr

Curt Warren is blogging here:
www.warrenwindsports.com.au/blog/curt-warren
Day May has a new video of interviews on launch here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNLKpKeiOv8

Spoke briefly with Scott Barrett, the winner of day 2, on the launch situation.
Seems that he got let off down wind in zero sink, when we were pretty clear that
the tug... mehr

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/results.html
Minute by minute updates at Fly Moyes
here.
Jamie's twitters here.
http://leagull.blogspot.com/2012/01/preworlds-task-1.html
http://www.kathrynoriordan.com/2012/01/05/forbes-2012-pre-worlds-practice-day-and-day-1/
http://corinnaflies.blogspot.com/2012/01/forbes-day-2-133km-around-3-tp.html
Jamie... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ww-Burv8U

Mike Glennon <<mikeglennon>> writes:
Foreign pilots confirmed: Dustin, Jack Simmons, James Stinnett, Dean Funk, Luis Rizo, Raul Guerra, Jelko Loor.
On the fence: Jamie Sheldon, Ricker Goldsborough.
http://ozreport.com/15.240#0 mehr

Raul Guerra <<dr.raulguerra>>
writes:
http://vimeo.com/33954948

Look minute 4:00. The emergency parachute opens. Just over Lake San Pablo,
Andes, Ecuador. mehr

http://vimeo.com/34014823
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http://www.forbesflatlands.com/pilot-list.html
Pilots from around the World are coming to the Forbes Flatlands, and pre-Worlds
in January 2012. See you there. mehr

http://www.willswing.com/blogs/PilotBlogs/tabid/38/EntryId/388/Mold-making-part-II.aspx mehr

33° 0'50.24"S, 151°42'6.71"E,Airborne factory, Redhead, NSW,
Australia
http://www.airborne.com.au/airnews/?p=1343
Rory Duncan from the Airborne factory flying the Mylar Sting 154.
Rory has been flying the standard Dacron version and this was his first flight
on the Mylar version.  He had a big smile on his face on... mehr

Dan Gravage <<dang>>
writes:
One of Montana's favorite soaring sites has recently been listed
for sale. While Roy and Sandy Rose (the current owners) have welcomed soaring
enthusiasts for over thirty years, the grim reality is that a new owner may feel
differently.
Soaring enthusiasts everywhere might relate to both the evolution... mehr

Brett Hazlett is going to North Eastern Brazil attempting world
records. He writes:
Blog:
www.flyingthevoid.blogspot.com
Livetracking: http://bretthazlett.tk/
The first attempt is planned for this Saturday mehr

http://www.sacra.biz/bogong/Wesley Hill <<wesleyianhill>>
writes:
The Bogong Cup is cancelled.There are currently twelve entries for the 2012 Bogong Cup. As stated on the
website, if there were fewer than twenty entries by 15th October then the
competition would be cancelled. mehr