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Tom <email> writes:
I would like to give my understanding of what happened regarding Dean Williams' accident flying his Millennium. I believe he was distracted trying to help Christian after his failed launch. From all accounts, Dean did not secure his nose... mehr

Olli.Barthelmes <<email>> writes:
For all of you that can not imagine real snow in Australia, here is the evidence. The flying season in the North East Victorian Alps has started with cloudbase up to 3000 meters and good climbs averaging 5 m/s. A few paragliding pilots and I had the rare chance to watch people skiing on Mt. Hotham... mehr

Nick Purcell <<email>> writes:
Dalby Big Air 2009: 08 Mar 2009 - 14 Mar 2009
The link to the registration page is http://www.hgfa.asn.au/~registration/index.php mehr

John Wright <<email>> writes:
We've got wireless at the LZ now.  SSID: CSS, Password: crestline mehr

It has been mentioned previously in discussions in the hang gliding community, that your eyes can dry out if you are flying high. I didn't know that this was happening to me, but I noticed that I was getting blurry vision at times. I noticed when I was low (1000 AGL) over the gas wells west of Andrews on day five of the Big Spring International... mehr

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A few days ago I put a link in the Oz Report to an article in the local paper about Linda Salamone going to the Women's Worlds in Italy. She wrote back:
The guy who owns the Genesee Sun said the hang gliding piece was his most read article. He said there was another onslaught of clicks after the Oz Report came out.... mehr

The FAI sends:
Type of record : Distance over a triangular course Course/location : Fiesch (Switzerland) Performance : 104 km Pilot : Anja KROLL (Switzerland) Paraglider : Gin Gliders Boomerang (HG) Date :30.08.2008 Current record : 92.8 km (11.05.1998 - Karin WIMMER, Austria) mehr

Adam Palmer <<email>> writes:
I recently spent a few days in the Chattanooga / Lookout Mountain area, an area well-known for its hang gliding. On the way home, I looked out of the airplane window and I noticed that the cloud streets were awesome. Here is a picture (taken out the airplane window on the flight back home to Florida)... mehr

Die Anmeldefrist für Red Bull X-Alps 2009 ist fast vorbei, eine letzte Chance zur online Anmeldung gibt es allerdings noch. Wer sich der Herausforderung stellen will, kann sich unter www.redbullxalps.com, noch bis Ende September, bewerben.

Die Rekordzahl an Anmeldungen übersteigt die Erwartungen bei weitem. Alle Athleten die sich der... mehr

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Two of nature's most spectacular forces produced an incredible brew in the skies of Chile as a volcanic eruption met a lightning storm. Tons of dust and ash from the eruption of the Chaitn volcano poured into the night sky just as an electric storm passed overhead. The resulting collision created a... mehr

Picture here.
Thoughts in advance: I must say I'm not great at going to memorials. For one thing, I hate going into churches. I don't like the fact that someone died which brings about memorial. It seems to be such a shame that the person of honor is not here to hear how much his friends appreciated him.
In this case, I do like that fact that... mehr

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A few years ago I received a couple of seat belt type straps from Rusty Whittly, Gunnison Gliders (970 641-9315), when I purchased a water proof ATOS travel bag. I really liked them. The wide seat belt material was great for my gliders. I loved (and still use) these straps.
But there were a few problems with... mehr

Mark Dowsett sends:

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Six Senses.
Zighy Bay is located 120 kilometres, or 90-minutes drive from Dubai International Airport, which is the gateway city to Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay. Guests have a choice of arrival experiences which include a scenic ten-minute speed boat trip or a drive down from the top of the hill overlooking the bay. For an additional charge,... mehr

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/helmet-debate-is-over.php
"If you just look at that, then the average of deaths pre-[legislation] and average number of deaths post-[legislation], there is a significant reduction. ... And it turns out it's a 52-per-cent reduction," said Patricia Parkin, senior author of the study and director of... mehr

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So he says he's going upstairs to USHPA to check it out and say, "Hey, I was Linda Salamone's 7th grade English teacher, how about that????" So that's what he does while he has me on the phone.
He asks loudly, "Who's in charge here?" and he tells me some skinny guy answers, "Me", and... mehr

Arizona Hang Glider Association
Announcement:
A hang gliding accident occurred yesterday, August 30, on Mingus Mountain, near Prescott, that resulted in the death of Kunio Yoshimura of Phoenix.
The incident happened at approximately 1:30pm, when Yoshimuro launched his hang glider from the mountain without first attaching his harness to the... mehr

From the FAI:
10 July 2008
Dear FAI Members,
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List 2008 specifically prohibits the artificial delivery of oxygen, whereas the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) mandates the use of supplemental oxygen to counter the effects of hypoxia.
WADA agrees that the health and safety of our... mehr

Thanks to the Slovenian paraglider pilots and Andrej Kolar, I've added the ability to do penalty points to my hang glider and paraglider scoring system that works inside of SeeYou. I've checked out all the documentation and brought everything up to date.
See here. You can download the new version here.
Or here on the Oz Report forum.
I used this... mehr

Steve Kroop <<email>> writes:
We are pleased to announce that we now have two new exceptional pods for the 6030/Compeo+. One for the 6030 by itself and one for the 6030 with the Garmin Geko. They are both very aerodynamic and light. The 6030 only pod is designed to attach to the base tube and can be extended forward about 5" in... mehr