Let's start somewhere. Let's look at glide performance. You want a glider that will have the best glide ratio and the "best" glide speed. The best glide speed will vary. The best glide speed between thermals may be slower than the final glide speeds (it depends on tactics). You'd like a glider that would have a better glide ratio at all "higher"... mehr

Attila Bertok <<email>> writes:
Your analysis on prices is not complete. For example, the resale value of the glider is not emphasized, but it is important. Some gliders might be cheaper and people quickly realize that there is a good reason for that. Usually this time comes when they try to get rid of the bird and people avoiding it... mehr

Russell Brown has brought the extra Dragonflies that normally hang out at Quest Air to the Francisco Grande hotel in Casa Grande Arizona in anticipation of the Santa Cruz Flats Race which begins this coming weekend. Russell brought a couple of tugs out last year also. Lori sends this picture:

I am really looking forward to this meet. Jonny... mehr

steve bellerby <<email>> writes:
Whether you're a hillbilly rigid pilot, a top ranked flexie flyer or one of the poke-a-long bottom feeders that learns from them, you've had nothing to complain about at Quest Air, this spring.

Dustin Martin helps a slowpoke to goal, at Quest.
Triangles, out and returns, and perhaps twenty pilot... mehr

We hear from Brett Hazlett over at the Oz Report forum and take a look at how what he says applies across the board. Another Moyes pilot, the World Champion, chimes in also.
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Let's start somewhere. Let's look at glide performance.  You want a glider that will have the best glide ratio and the "best" glide speed. The best glide speed will vary. The best glide speed between thermals may be slower than the final glide speeds (it depends on tactics). You'd like a glider that would have a better glide ratio... mehr

Die letzten Tage war hier relativ wenig los -  sorry - ab sofort wird sich das wieder ändern. Mein Umzug ist abgeschlossen und ich wohne jetzt nur noch 5 Minuten vom Landeplatz entfernt, Blick auf Startplatz, Weser und Inline-Skate Strecke - alles in allem nen Traum und wenn alles klappt wie geplant teile ich diesen [...] mehr

Am Samstag fand bei uns ein DHV Sicherheitstraining für Drachen statt (wie im vorletzten DHV Info vorgestellt). Während ich die Reise zur FH antrat feilten fast 20 Piloten mit Fluglehrer Dirk Soboll an Ihrer Start- und Landetechnik. Auf der Website von Flightblogger Detlev Hoffmann findet Ihr ein schönes Beweisvideo - viel Spass. mehr

Our series of articles on hang glider prices have now led to a discussion about innovation and who was the innovator. Steve Pearson from Wills Wing has responded to a claim from Moyes: "...we were the ones to introduce carbon tubing and new Mylar alternatives,..." with claims of his own as well as a look at history.
I hope that out of... mehr

jon durand <<email>> writes:
I have been reading your discussion on glider prices and performance and could not help but make some comments myself.
First, I just want to make a few comments on the letters that have already been published from Moyes and Wills Wing. I think there are some misinterpretations from the letter Moyes sent... mehr

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The VX-150 is not the smallest, lightest, most powerful or even prettiest radio on the market; but it has to be one of the most rugged. My VX-150 is about 4 years old and has been dropped, rained on, thrown in the car and buried in a rucksack. It still keeps going. I think that it was one the best... mehr

Steve Kroop <<email>> writes:

These kits come in several configurations to accommodate different radios, open face and full face helmets. The speaker/microphone harness has 2 ultra-thin speakers and microphone. The image above shows the large PTT switch, however, the kits that we stock have the compact finger PTT and a longer... mehr

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In general you want the "hybrid" or "pre-charged" varieties, and should ignore ridiculous claims about capacity.
Most bundled battery chargers are junk. Given the inherent compromises of charging, you need something smart. That's why I ended up tossing my generic... mehr

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http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/04/09/the-ghosts-of-casa-grande/index.html
Casa Grande was the nation’s first archaeological preserve, an earth-colored fortress of wonder set aside in 1892. For years, visitors flocked to this desert monument, as much a part of the culture of our land as anything built by bewigged colonists in... mehr

We don't ask for much, but we are among many worthies who ask for your support. A mere pittance at $20/year for your subscription/donation to the Oz Report, but you have other mouths to feed. Or we assume that you do.
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Left my 9-year-old at Bloomingdale's (the original one) a couple weeks ago. Last seen, he was in first floor handbags as I sashayed out the door. Bye-bye! Have fun! And he did. He came home on the subway and bus by himself.
Was I worried? Yes, a tinge. But it didn't strike... mehr

Damien "Tex" Gates <<email>> writes:
I have been pretty well out of action now for nearly a year having only flown 3 times in the last little while due to other pressing commitments. Two of those flights were on the same day with low weak link breaks that I never got away from.
After checking out the RASP (BLIPMAPS -... mehr

Steve Blenkinsop <<email>> writes:
Congratulations to Craig, Phil and Olli. Mt Bogong is a magic spot. It has been twenty five years since John Penery and I overnighted on Bogong after launching from Buffalo. From the archives: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~blenkinsop/Bogong photo album.pps. mehr

David Glover <<email>> writes:
A different kind of hang gliding video from Michal Cipra. Just some short cuts of some of his work. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13S1uz82_5Y
Michal would appreciate your comments and ratings. mehr