A hang gliding competition is not like a soccer match, a gridiron football game, a basketball game, a baseball or cricket match. You are not faced with an opponent that you must defeat by engaging with them physically. In these matches you are beating your opponent. Not just performing better, but doing things to encourage your opponent to... mehr

Arrived late on Monday night. We'll be here for almost a month.
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Mike Meier <<email>> writes:
Trish has arranged for a special "Kells Rate" at a hotel near the location of the memorial service, and Rob McKenzie has given me a motel recommendation for the vicinity of the fly-in.
Accommodations for the Rob Kells Memorial Service and Fly-In
Ayres Suites Yorba... mehr

Arrived late on Monday night. We'll be here for almost a month.
http://www.cuhanggliding.com mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.163#2
Mike Meier <<email>> writes:
Trish has arranged for a special "Kells Rate" at a hotel near the location of the memorial service, and Rob McKenzie has given me a motel recommendation for the vicinity of the fly-in.
Accommodations for the Rob Kells Memorial Service and Fly-In
Ayres Suites Yorba... mehr

Results here.
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Lakeview is situated in the high western desert with a nice little mountain range to its east and north northwest. It's kind of a poor man's Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Isolated, small, dry, hot, wide open, beautiful. Full of unspoiled small town charm. The Safeway has San... mehr

Nova video here. Thanks to Jim Rooney. mehr

Arrived late on Monday night. We'll be here for almost a month.
http://www.cuhanggliding.com mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.163#2
Mike Meier <<email>> writes:
Trish has arranged for a special "Kells Rate" at a hotel near the location of the memorial service, and Rob McKenzie has given me a motel recommendation for the vicinity of the fly-in.
Accommodations for the Rob Kells Memorial Service and Fly-In
Ayres Suites Yorba... mehr

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And now some of the controversies of the comp for dear Davis.
Concerning the competition, I'm still not sure who really deserves the title. Hans Kiefinger won the first day way ahead, he was the only one in goal, but he had touched a restricted area that was close by, just a few kms north of the airfield. What... mehr

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September 20th and 21st, 2008
The Sixteenth Annual McConnellsburg Hang Gliding and Paragliding Festival
Our festival features a Just-For-Fun XC Contest with individual and team trophies, a Pilot's Raffle with great prizes, and a Cook-Out and Party on Saturday night mehr

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Check out the video of the record day in Big Spring. mehr

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I came home from Greifenburg last Monday night, where I had been to the DHV Junior and Ladies Challenge. That is a comp for competition beginners, especially for girls, and guys who are not older than 28 years of age. It showed me once more how few hang glider pilots there are, and when it comes to comps, there are even less. So we were... mehr

Results here.
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Jeff O'Brien was second for the day and for the meet. Dave Gibson came in third.
With a forecast of south southwest winds up high, and climbs to 17,000' we headed back to Sugar Hill. It was supposed to be 90 degrees on the ground so the hot weather was finally going to... mehr

Robert Anderson <<email>> writes:
Dean Stratton, US Paragliding Champion and XC Distance Record Holder, is putting together a XC Contest Series in Southern California to mirror the Northern California XC League series.  First contest is this weekend at Marshal Peak, Crestline.  Open to both paragliders and hang... mehr

Results here.
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In the morning: The forecast is for east wind 5 to 8 becoming calm on the ground. It was blowing all night from the north. The RUC forecast for winds at the top of the -3 is for south southwest winds at 12 knots. No cu's. Good lift.
In the evening: The wind was west... mehr

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Pos
Name
Points
Comp 1
Comp 2
Comp 3
Comp 4


1
Jeff
O\'Brien
1870 

 501 

(For2007)

 476 

(Crz2008)

 450 

(Fly2007)

 443 

(BSI2008)


2
Dustin Martin
1687 

 520 

(Crz2008)

 460 ... mehr

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Today the wind is really strong again, so the day was cancelled for the flex wings, for the rigids they are still waiting for a decision.
Yesterday's task was judged valid, as the protest did not get approved. Again not exactly a decision for safety and fairness, just a decision to keep enough tasks for a valid... mehr