Showing up every day at the pilot meeting to educate us about the
"new" wool
http://woolerina.com.au/This is a local Forbes business. Warwick has come to each pilot meeting to show
off his lovely Merino wool garments. The fabric is amazing. So comfortable,
thin, and lightweight. The clothes are made at a local farm. It was 100%... mehr

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Name
Glider



1
Jonny Durand
Moyes RX 3.5


2
Paris Williams
Aeros Combat GT 13.2


3
Michael Bilyk
Moyes RX 3.5


3
Steve Blenkinsop
Moyes RX 3.5


5
Filippo Oppici
Wills Wing T2C 144


6
Adam Stevens
Moyes RX 3.5


7
Jeff... mehr

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http://www.forbesadvocate.com.au/story/2001618/americans-top-guns-in-sky/?cs=719
Americans top guns in sky
American pilots Michael Bilyk and Paris Williams were leading the Australian
National Hang Gliding Championships yesterday after the completion of four tasks
of the Forbes-based event.
The US pair were first and second respectively after... mehr

The tail of the cyclone that is falling apart covered us and
brings a light rain:The light rain approaches in the morning and gets here by 1 PM:The task committee cancels the task as the weather forecast calls for higher
winds, light to no lift, low top of lift.XCSkies with the GFS model shows poor lift in Forbes:2000' winds at 2 PM are... mehr

But I did anyway.I have to make sure that I'm feeling as good as I can when I'm flying. I tend to
push hard on my toes especially in the Convert harness where the boot plate
slopes back. My right big toe starts to ache if I'm wearing even the lightest of
shoes. I have to often remind myself to push with my heels, not my toes.Today I flew... mehr

Attila, Lukas, and Glen (with input from Steve Blenkisop) formed
the task committee today. After changing their task based on my weather forecast
they called a dogleg to Stockinbingal with the turnpoint a thirteen kilometer
cylinder centered at Crow:

Unfortunately my forecast included this:

The cyclone in Western Australia sent out a long... mehr

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Stephan Mentler writes:
As a pilot with a vested interest in the Sport Class competition
and the selection of a U.S. team, I would like to provide my perspective
regarding a U.S. sport class national team selection system and who can fly in
the sport class generally. I have provided my inputs on U.S. team selection to
the USHPA decision... mehr

Conrad Loten, Glen McFarland and Trent Brown were the task
committee today. I've been asking various pilots to be on the task committee one
day at a time so as not to over burden any three pilots for the whole meet. Many
pilots will not serve on the task committee (it is a lot of work and you get
little or no reward). So it comes down to... mehr

In the landing zone yesterday (December 31st) at Wellington Attila
"mentioned" to me that I hadn't written anything nice about the Moyes Litespeed
RX 3.5 that I have been flying here in the competition. I guess he forgot about
this: http://ozreport.com/17.253#6. Attila is a big supporter of the Oz Report, so
it is hard to imagine... mehr

Kit at Lookout Mountain Flight Park,
<Fly>, is planning for a Sport
Cass Only competition to take place before April 1st 2014 and have at least
thirty participants. This will allow the top 2/3rd's finishers to qualify for
the Sport Class Worlds in Annecy. It will be a USHPA sactioned and CIVL Category
2 competition. We'll keep you... mehr

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With the help of Aeronautical Radio Incorporated (ARINC), the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and SpectraSensors, 87
Boeing 737s have been equipped with Water Vapor Sensing Systems (WVSS-II) that
keep tabs on humidity when the planes take off and land.The... mehr

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They last about a year.
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The forecast was for lift better than the day before but not quite as good as
the first day. We would be able to get to 8,000'. The winds would start light
but build to 11 knots south west. Again no cu's.The task committee called a dogleg to Tomingley (with a eleven kilometer
cylinder) just to keep us on the mountain range and then to... mehr

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#
Name
Glider
Time
Total



1
Michael Bilyk
Moyes RX 3.5
02:29:20
1000


2
Paris Williams
Aeros Combat GT
02:29:23
998


3
Glen Mcfarlane
Moyes RX 3.5
02:29:24
997


4
Jonas Lobitz
Moyes RX 4
02:29:44
990


5
Conrad... mehr

A tough day with many down early. Mike Bilyk wins the day:

His glider at goal at Trang. 153 kilometers north of Forbes.
My forecast was for poor lift (450 fpm minus 200 fpm for your sink rate) and low
top of lift (6,000' later in the day, 4,000' when we were launching at 1 PM)
with 15 knot winds out of the south and no cu's, a strong... mehr

http://www.flytrace.com/tracker/map.aspx?group=184http://tinyurl.com/davisspothttp://www.livetrack24.com/users/davisstraub/2dLive track worked pretty well yesterday. Didn't get the turnpoints and there were
some big gaps, but not bad for GSM in Next G territory. mehr