Alex Rauter wird am 5. November in München zusammen mit Special Guest Toni Bender den spannenden Film seinens extrem Hike Fly Abendteuers präsentieren: 8848 Höhenmeter, 7 Gipfel in 24 Stunden.

Einen kleinen Vorgeschmack mit Hintergrundinformationen sehr schönen Trailer des Films gibt es bereits auf seiner Homepage zusehen:... mehr

Tex <<email>> writes:
Even though we have had (as we are usually blessed with) a pretty good winter's flying season at Dalby we are now entering the best flying time of the year for the Darling Downs where conditions give the right mix for some top rate soaring. Even when the weather is quite changeable it can still turn it on.
Last... mehr

Unlike most of the time that we've spent here (Jackson Hole, Wyoming) since leaving the US "nationals" in Lakeview (we got here August 25th) the last three days have been very quiet, i.e. light winds. They have also been warm in the mid seventies to eighties. Great of bicycling, which is what I'm up to, and good for soaring.
Two days ago. I saw... mehr

Jen at Lookout Mountain Flight Park <<email>> writes:
The response to the Women's Hang Gliding Festival has been amazing, and over forty women pilots are coming to Lookout to fly together September 25-28. There will be fun flying and fun flying tasks, clinics with Claire Vassort, a launching and landing clinic on the training hills,... mehr

Morningside Flight Park <<email>> writes:
October 11,12,13th 2008
Morningside Flight Park
Come One, Come All to our Annual Columbus Day weekend festivities.
This year Steve Pearson will be conducting Wills Wing Demo Days. Come fly a new Wills Wing and enjoy the Fall Foliage! Flying will be happening all day all weekend! Saturday is... mehr

Nina Colditz hält das für ein absolutes Gerücht. Am 11.Oktober wird daher bei der West-Allgäuer Flugschule ein Frauen-Motor-Schnuppertag stattfinden.

Was die meisten Frauen nicht wissen ist, dass die Technik so viel weiter gegangen ist. Die Motoren sind im Vergleich zu früher richtig leicht geworden und angenehm in der Handhabung... mehr

Erick Vils <<email>> writes:
Today I flew with my HTC smart phone (with GPS integrated) and http://www.trackr.eu  software installed. Two hours of online flight transmitted over Internet to Trackr website at (http://www.trackr.eu/user/erick.vils/live). More info (in Portuguese) in Vils Brothers Blog... mehr

Gary Osoba sends:
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Bob Grant <<email>> sends:
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Jamie\'s article.
Jimmy Prahl towed me ridiculously high above cloudbase and then played among the clouds with me. It pays to be a girl around here! mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfNz6KgEJyU
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In Idaho (my home state) stop signs can be treated by bicyclists as yield signs. I do anyway, of course.
http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=490070020.K
http://www.ebbc.org/?q=node/2025
http://www.bclu.org/stops.html
http://bikehugger.com/2007/05/thats_it_im_moving_to_idaho.htm
http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=6346... mehr

Keith Atkins <<email>> writes:
Thank you for the tie down straps. They arrived today.
The antennas work great and the sweat shirt will keep me warm at cloudbase. Cafe express lost my first sweat shirt shipment, but immediately sent another, at no charge, once I contacted them about it, great customer service!
Many thanks for your... mehr

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From Icaro2000:
Police are trying to track down a man filmed riding a skateboard down a steep stretch of a German motorway at 100 km an hour. Even if he made a severe infringement, we are happy that for safety reason he used our helmet 4fight LT. We don't know his identity, he didn't buy the helmet... mehr

brieba alex <<email>> writes:
This is a video we made last month with several hang gliders on the beach.
http://www.mytv7.net/video/iLyROoafYjE9.html
This is a vidéo we made last week after some flights on the beach north of Bordeaux and with Mosquito above the "chateaux du médoc."... mehr

http://ozreport.com/goodies.php
Thanks to all of you who have purchased the straps designed specifically for hang gliders. I've got a few sets left in stock in both sizes at the current prices, but the price will have to go up in the future, so if you are interested in these straps, you might want to order some now. See URL above.
The prices for... mehr

http://www.chrisdrake.com/hgfa/
Late last year, I proposed to the HGFA to investigate the feasibility of a repeal to the NSW Parks prohibition on hang-gliding and paragliding. This investigation was blocked by the HGFA.
Later, a long list of my official requests under #8.12 for information were all refused (eg: to see our insurance policy, to... mehr

From a reader who wishes to remain anonymous:
HGFA annual fees just went up from $280 to $390/year!
A comparison of fees charged by similar organisations:
Britain: BHPA £84 ~ AU$180 US of A: USHPA US$75 ~ AU$80 Germany: DHV €61 ~ AU$105 GFA: $200 RAA: $160
The HGFA fee is twice the price of the next closest organisation. Obviously this... mehr

Pere H. Casellas, Laboratori d'envol, Barcelona, http://www.laboratoridenvol.com, <<email>> writes:
I am very sad to inform you that Stephan Nitsch passed away last 9th august 2008, after a long illness. My condolences to his family and friends.
Stephan was the master making replicas of the wings of Otto Lilienthal, as well as a... mehr

Bernard Winkelmann <<email>> writes:
I took some video of the speakers at Rob Kells' Memorial Service on Saturday morning. I wanted to share this with the people who could not make the memorial due to distance, time or money. Please excuse the quality and shakiness. The room was quite dark and I did not have a tripod. The original... mehr