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There are low clouds in the morning, below the top of Sugar Hill and below the tops of the Warner Range east of Lakeview. It is supposed to be blue late in the day. Winds 16 knots up at 10,000'. West northwest.
The task committee and the meet director sent us to Black Cap... mehr

NY Times article and video here.
In his presentation to the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas yesterday, Dan Reicher, director of climate and energy initiatives at Google.org, suggested that Enhanced Geothermal Systems, or E.G.S., might well be “the killer app” of clean energy technology.
Google EGS here.
The energy from the... mehr

Lake Lefroy here.
Article here.
Two British men are preparing an attempt on the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle. Eco-entrepreneur Dale Vince and engineer Richard Jenkins will try to beat the record of 116mph (187kmph) at Lake LeFroy in Western Australia.
In the same way that air flows over an aircraft's horizontal wing and... mehr

Bernhard Greindl at Skyline <<email>> writes:

Skyline Party and Moyes Meeting on the 30th and 31st of August, 2008 in Germany
Skyline will hold the traditional Moyes Meeting in conjunction with the Skyline Party and Testival Air show and Red Bull Fly In near the CHIEMSEE. There will be a big flight event with hang glider,... mehr

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The forecast was for strong winds later in the day. Stronger even than Tuesday. The ground winds are supposed to be 18 to 21 mph gusting to 31 mph (according to the NWS) during the day. Great forecasts for Zapata or Big Spring, but probably not for Sugar Hill.
The RUC... mehr

Das Fliegerfest des DGC Siebengebirge und der Fliegerfreunde Rhein-Mosel-Lahn am 16. und 17. August stand unter einem besonders guten Stern: Nach den ersten Schleppstarts am Samstag erwachte gegen Mittag die Thermik am Hang und dann wurde geflogen ohne Ende. Mehrere hundert Starts, zum Teil gleichzeitig am Hang und aus der Seilwinde... mehr

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The forecast is for a sunny day but there are low clouds (about 3000' AGL) along the Warren Range to our east and cirrus over them. Towering cu's are embedded in the low clouds. The temperatures have dropped each day and it is quite cool this morning in the lower... mehr

David Glover writes:
High Resolution compilation video of the Big Spring 2008 requires a fast internet connection - 7 minutes. Enjoy - http://gallery.me.com/gloverdavid#100008
All the videos here. mehr

FAI sends:
Type of record : Swift (Class 2) Speed over a triangular course of 300 km Course/location : Big Spring, TX (USA) Performance : 49.1 km/h Pilot : Robin HAMILTON (UK) Hang Glider : Aeriane Swift Light Date :09.08.2008 Current record :  no record set yet
Type of record : Swift (Class 2) Distance over a triangular course... mehr

Spy Kite Flies High to Capture Low Blows [Toys]
Any child older than seven knows that there are times when ground surveillance just won't do. And while we're waiting for the best airborne military concepts to be democratized to our Wal-mart toy aisle, we'll have to settle on the Spy Kite. This "high performance" fiberglass-framed kite... mehr

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Mark Hollon and John Bilsky <<email>> write:
The Riggins Resurrection of 2007 is not dead. The Fun fly last year was attended by some 25 to 30 pilots and is still the talk of the town. This year the event which supports the Riggins Search and Rescue Dive team has been scaled back a bit and Septemberfest will only be held on one... mehr

The story here.
Tony de Groot  writes:
Tony Deleo just set a new site record flying from Pine Mountain in Ojai to White Mountain Ranch in the Owens valley. Site Record 8.25 hours 212.5 miles on his Atos. We had a lot of tropical moisture come into the area and he was on it. He told me a couple years ago he was going to do this. It's a... mehr

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There was thunder and lightning in the early morning with rain a bit later. A forest fire was started on the west side of the valley by the lightning. The rain didn't put it out and it was still burning in the evening. After the rainbow before sunrise there was a double... mehr

Raul Guerra <<email>> writes:
This year we have great meet here in Ecuador, we have obtained a great sponsorship with largest beer company in Ecuador whom will be supplying prize money, free beer and beautiful Latin models to entertain the pilots.
Open
1 place 4000 dollars 2 place 2000 dollars 3 place 1000 dollars
Sport class:
1... mehr

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From 7000 feet I began to wind my Boom 5 up tighter than I have ever spiraled before. With its long lines it only took about 20-30 seconds before I couldn't handle the G's any more so exited and looked at my instruments again to notice I was now at 7100 feet. This is when I began to realize the... mehr

Talk about micro targeting:
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$1.00 button, but $9.23 for the UPS postage. If you order $25, there is no postage.
David Glover has agreed to "retail" these button. $2.50 for a button including the $1.50 for shipping and handling. $1.50 for each additional button on... mehr

Mickey Spillane <<email>> writes:
The boys in Brazil are going to buy a number of these to see how they work out there.
http://www.sun-usb.com/product/details/S-GPS-014.htm. The price quoted is USD$ 112.60 at factory in China.
• Portable, compact size • Build-in GPS personal locator. • GSM /SMS communication or GPRS... mehr

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We're here at the hot springs in Lakeview.
http://www.mtexpress.com/2001/01-03-07/01-03-07alligator.htm
When Leo Ray lists the animals he raises on his aquaculture farm in Buhl, it is hard not to focus on alligators despite the many other unusual aspects of his business.
Yes, he raises alligators for... mehr

Jim Yocom <<email>> writes:
I want to say a huge thanks to you and all the generous competitors at the Big Spring Internationals. Over $800 was given by the competitors towards the rebuilding of our Dragonfly that was damaged Monday. Russell and Lori Brown are taking my broken Dragonfly back to Quest and Bobby Bailey for repair and I... mehr