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The word from Big Spring is that the oil price has been down for a
while now and things are not all that robust in Big Spring. Looks like there
will be plenty of room and rooms for us.https://airtribune.com/2020-pan-american-championships/info/details__info mehr

Pretty excited about who is coming to the Nationals before the
Worlds
All the Sandoli's (like last year, Nene Rotor and Sons), Robin
Hamilton, can you believe it, Butch Peachy, Filippo, Jonny Durand just signed up
for both competitions and a total of thirty nine pilots so far. Many of them
with a chance to win and at least be in the top... mehr

Cause I'm cutting down on the induced drag (ground, or in this case water,
effect).
Thanks to David Glover. mehr

Starting next year I'm thinking about only using Facebook at the
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/business/saudi-arabia-oil-prices.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage
Saudi Arabia slashed its export oil prices over the weekend in
what is likely to be the start of a price war aimed at Russia but with
potentially devastating repercussions for Russia’s ally Venezuela, Saudi
Arabia’s... mehr

http://www.andrewvanis.com/HangGliding/McCready_display_and_sounds_users_guide_Flytec_5030/
mehr

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/08/business/nestle-florida-water.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

The clash started when the family that owns the land around the Ginnie Springs
recreational compound filed a water permit renewal with state water regulators.
For years, the family has allowed various corporations to draw water from... mehr

Two miles of single track right at the Park.

Keep the flags on your right if you start at the spot shown above. mehr

Lately I've taken videos of what my Flytec 6030 and my Naviter
Blade tell me what should be my Speed to Fly speed.
Here are the videos:
https://youtu.be/ULz1rP9Do_s
https://youtu.be/4Q55XowXkBc
https://youtu.be/7Z6YOo6ivdQ
On the Flytec 6030 the STF indicator is the fat arrow on the right hand side
half way up the speed scale.

On my Blade the... mehr

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https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus_band.php?sat=G16&band=GEOCOLOR&length=12

https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/conus.php?sat=G16
Larry Bunner likes
this version. Just scroll over to the part of the country that you wish to
view. mehr

https://news.yahoo.com/bizarre-snow-strip-forms-over-174214522.html

Integral to its formation was convergence, or the gentle collision
of two air masses at the surface. The "pileup" of air causes it to rise,
blossoming into a band of heavy snow showers. That can also cut back on
precipitation outside the band, since air exiting the clouds is... mehr

Gregg Ludwig writes:
I’ll fly in, when the weather allows, for a show'n'tell for you so
you can see what I’ve been working on. The upgrades are complete with a
different engine and prop. It’s powerful and very smooth running. I flew it all
last week at Buckeye, AZ and got it all tuned up.
mehr

https://www.fai.org/news/4th-asian-paragliding-accuracy-championships-suspended?type=node&id=24473

Due to the coronavirus threat, the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the
Republic of Kazakhstan recommended that all international sports events should
be cancelled.
The organisers of the 4th Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championships (FAI ID... mehr

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Tom Curbishley <<tomcurbishley>>
writes:
The news in your last post that the Oz Report was going away came
as a bit of a surprise, but it also made sense. The hang gliding community is
shrinking and it's very difficult to recoup any kind of costs from those of us
who are left. Although I am an automatically renewed subscriber, I... mehr

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Stephane Mentler writes:
The prize helmets are in. I will get these to
Davis Straub sometime in the next two weeks. Icaro2000 USA (https://icaro2000usa.com),
a proud sponsor of the 2020 Hang Gliding World Championships at Wilotree Park in
Groveland, Florida.
Three for sport class, one for the women's. I also have two women's tee-shirts
for... mehr