https://www.fai.org/news/european-hg-postponed-2022 ?type=node&id=24473
The Class 1 World Championships are still scheduled for 2021. Like
somebody's thinking that this pandemic will miraculously disappear after 2020.
The organizers of the World Championships (again scheduled for 2021) refuse to
postpone their championship for one year.... mehr

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/us-canada-border-coronavirus/index.htmlOttawa, Canada (CNN) — Calling the border with the United States a clear point
of "vulnerability" for Canada in terms of Covid-19 infections, Canadian Prime
Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that by mutual agreement, the border
will remain closed... mehr

From the USHPA newsletter:
https://www.ushpa.org/page/insurance-changes-2020
Removal of Insurance Coverage When Flying Certain Sites
Due to inadequate management of risks and exposure to potential liability,
USHPA's GL (general liability) and PL (personal liability?) policies no longer
cover USHPA pilots while flying at the following... mehr

https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/peopleandplaces/airplane-makes-emergency-landing-on-missouri-highway/vi-BB14ngoc?ocid=spartandhp


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While I have rarely experienced these as a problem flying in the
west, there was quite a response to my article on the almost perfect hang
gliding shoe, https://ozreport.com/24.098, which decried the mesh tops of my favorite
shoe.
Wayne Michelsen writes:
When looking for hang gliding shoes, I'm specifically looking for
gusseted tongues and... mehr

https://youtu.be/OeCpKL9-WDM


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https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/recent-headlines-from-hang-gliding-daily-magazine
“If You’re Hang-Gliding, and You’re Up There, I Mean Really
Carving Cloud, Could You Cough Droplets Seventeen Thousand Feet Back Down Onto
the Earth’s Surface? Experts Won’t Answer Our E-Mails"
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/opinion/reopen-america-coronavirus-lockdown.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
We need universal masking.China gives the earliest preview of a reopened society after a harsh wave of the
virus. And while the Chinese Communist Party has not been honest about its
coronavirus handling,... mehr

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/05/quarantine-fatigue-real-and-shaming-people-wont-help/611482/
Public-health experts have known for decades that an
abstinence-only message doesn’t work for sex. It doesn’t work for substance use,
either. Likewise, asking Americans to abstain from nearly all in-person social
contact... mehr

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-coronavirus-spreads-in-close-quarters-that-should-factor-into-reopening-decisions/2020/05/12/f34b6868-9159-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html
HOW DO you catch or spread the coronavirus? Much has been said
about keeping six feet away and avoiding someone’s cough or sneeze. That’s fine,
but... mehr

I fly using a racing harness, Wills Wing Covert. It has a small
back end for your feet. There is not enough room there for my feet if I have on
bulky shoes or boots. I most often fly barefoot in Florida, but not in Texas or
Arizona. I've tried lots of different options. None of them worked out that
well. Then I found these and gave them a... mehr

https://chessintheair.com/climbing-into-the-boulder-convergence/
Climbing Into the Boulder ConvergenceThis past Saturday we had another textbook convergence line form above the
foothills west of Boulder. Climbing into convergence was quite tricky – as it
often is – but there are amazing rewards for those who can make it.I was able... mehr