http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/02/10/2487147.htm
The blaze at the Albion Hotel in Forbes broke out shortly after 2:30am AEDT.
"But essentially, the whole inner structure of the premises has come down on itself." mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14896&start=2
There is not a "new" T2C sail "coming out." The T2C, along with the entire WW line, receives minute, nominal, and perhaps negligible sail tweaks frequently. When there's a significant sail change it's announced. What's happened lately isn't a significant change. mehr

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14877
Target Falcon Fun --- Sting Sport 2 Sonic Pulse ----- U2 Discus ----- LiteSport LiteSpeed T2 Combat mehr

It was forecasted to be 104 degrees (42) today at Mt. Beauty. High winds were being recorded at Hotham at 56 km/h gusting to 72 km/h at 10 AM. The day was called as it would be unpleasant to fly in these conditions. mehr

Tony Lang <<email>> writes:
On behalf of the 2009 U. S. Paragliding Team, first and foremost, we would like to wish everybody a very Happy New Year!! We would also like to give our sincere and heartfelt thanks to all those that have made a donation to "Our Team". The U. S. Paragliding Team pilots are very excited and... mehr

Dawson Brown <<email>> writes:
I spent Xmas at my parents place in Cargo, about 100km East of Forbes. This was the sky on Boxing Day looking towards Forbes. I could have turned 180 degrees and taken the same photo.
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Carol Binder <<email>> writes:
Just a reminder that the Bogong Cup 2009 Hang Gliding Championship is just around the corner (14-22 January 2009). Registration/HQ will be at Settlers Tavern, Tawonga South 4 - 7pm then 9-10pm sharp!!!
This year to try and maximise prize money and cut costs due to low entries at this stage we have... mehr

Nick Purcell <<email>> writes:
http://vimeo.com/2635082
We all headed out to Dalby for what felt like the first real flying weekend in ages. It's been raining loads for the past few months. Saturday was a cracker, great looking sky. The first part was a bit slow but things got better the further west we went wit most of us getting up... mehr

http://www.hgfa.asn.au/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=2209
The HGFA was established to give members insurance cover and mediation with all relevant authorities. The Cunungra Hang Gliding Club (CHGC) wants to get the HGFA back on track to working for the membership and not the membership working to support the HGFA.
The CHGC recognizes the... mehr

http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2009/01/air_crash200901?currentPage=1
http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14337
The Devil at 37,000 Feet.
There were so many opportunities for the accident not to happen—the collision between a Legacy 600 private jet and a Boeing 737 carrying 154 people. But on September 29, 2006, high above the... mehr

Stewart Midwinter <<email>> writes:
Check out Jean Souviron's 360 km free triangle flight yesterday... in a flex-wing!:  http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?flightId=1103328244 There are three other good flights made that day, two of which were on flex-wings and one on an Atos. mehr

Mike Meier <<email>> writes:
We will be having our 2009 Wallaby Fly-In, Party and Anniversary Celebration, Tuesday, March 31st through Saturday, April 4th.

Please come and join us for our 12th Annual Wills Wing Fly-In and Party at Wallaby Ranch, Davenport, Florida, (www.wallaby.com/) and help us celebrate 36 years in Hang Gliding!... mehr

Previous articles in this series
The following is a critique of the presentation made to the USHPA BOD at the Fall 2008 BOD meeting by the Competition Workgroup. The presentation is found here:
http://www.ushpa.aero/documents/pres_comp_restructure_bod_fa08.pdf
Text from the presentation is in blue below. In black is the critique. Mike Haley... mehr

I've pointed out three successful regional competition: King Mountain, the Chelan Cross Country Classic, and the Tennessee Tree Toppers' team Challenge. None of these meets have used NTSS points to be successful. The USHPA has sanctioned the CXCC a few times, but it doesn't affect anything. Lisa Tate, the organizer of the King Mountain meet, as... mehr

You go here to make a comment:
http://www.ushpa.aero/member_comp_restructure.asp
http://www.ushpa.aero/crp_submit.asp
1. Can you publish the comments received on the USHPA web site? Make this comment under the General Section.
2. What is the "burden" that you speak of regarding foreign competitions? Make this comment under the... mehr

http://vimeo.com/2276540
Thanks to Jon and Moria. mehr

Instead of having just one meet called the Nationals to determined the US National Champion, why not have a Nationals Series that includes all the USHPA sanctioned meets? The National Champion would be the pilot at the end of the series (2009 series) that has the most total points from two (or perhaps three) of the meets in the series (all the... mehr

http://www.gpscentral.ca/newsletter/oct-08.html
WINNERS OF GPS CENTRAL'S 3RD ANNUAL SUMMER PHOTO CONTEST!
On a three month trip to Australia [from Manitoba], my goal was to buy a hang glider and fly around the country enjoying the flying season. One of my stops was in the small town of Lennox Head in New South Wales. mehr

James Bradley <<email>> writes:
A bald eagle raised in captivity goes for his first mountain flight in France. http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=10178891 mehr

Michael Robertson at High Perspective Inc <<email>> writes:
We're entering our 40th year teaching and have had an excellent year. Here new students are not rare, thankfully:) I'm always looking for footage for teaching ridge soaring 'cuz we're so bereft here in the flat lands.
I happened to look at the YouTube opening today's Oz... mehr