98 Pilotinnen und Piloten aus 21 Nationen trafen sich Mitte Juni im kärntnerischen Drautal zur Europameisterschaft im Drachenfliegen.
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The average score by manufacturer (thanks for the analysis to Scare). The number of flights used to determine the average score per task flown is in parenthesis. You'll notice that Scott Barrett had four of the six flights used to determine the Airborne average score.

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http://www.xcontest.org/world/en/
From now you can enjoy flight view in 3D mode directly in flight detail at Xcontest! In the flight detail simply click on "G Earth 3D" button and allow installing the Google Earth Plug-in to your browser for the first time. Then you will be able to see all flights in 3D mode.
As the first product of... mehr

http://goflyxc.com/2008/bigspring
Attila (1 minute):
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Jeff Nicolay, Morningside Flight Park,
Today at about 11:15 AM on July 6, 2008 Phil Haynes died. Several days short of his 78th birthday Phil leaves us with his dream for Morningside complete. To turn his farm into a flying site.
Morningside’s inventor and hang gliding icon Phil Haynes died from a fall he took and a subsequent coma which he... mehr

Noch ein weiteres Video vom Vertigo 2008 aus der Schweiz diesmal am Ende der neuste Trend in der Gleitschirmszene - Waterhandling mehr

Leider war ich die letzten Tage sehr beschäftigt und so ist die Vor-WM in Frankreich ganz an mir vorbeigegangen. Dabei haben sich die Franzosen sehr viel Mühe geben mit Blog und beinah täglich Videos … Ich denke wir dürfen uns auf eine fantastische WM freuen !! Hans Kiefinger wurde übrigens auf Platz 11nicht nur... mehr

#
Name
Nat
Glider
Total



10
Jeff O'Brien
USA
Wills Wing T2C 154

2883


17
Davis Straub
USA
Wills Wing T2C 144

2623


48
Jeff Shapiro
USA
Wills Wing T2C 144

1955


51
Zac Majors
USA
Wills Wing T2C 144

1916


88
Derreck Turner
USA
Moyes Litespeed S5... mehr

98 Pilotinnen und Piloten aus 21 Nationen trafen sich Mitte Juni im kärntnerischen Drautal zur Europameisterschaft im Drachenfliegen.
Den kompletten Pressebericht findet Ihr bei Passauer Neue Presse mehr

Results
The official pre-Worlds blog
Jeff O\\'Brien\\'s blog
Jamie Shelden\\'s blog
Friday, July 4th
The task and the flight.
Despite coming in 21st on the last day Scott Barrett held onto his lead and won the pre-Worlds. The last day had very little spread in points between 5th and 25th. These were all guys that made goal quickly, so they all... mehr

Tony de Groot <<email>> writes:
We have a pretty big fire going in the Santa Barbara range just west across Hwy 154 from the Eliminator launch in Santa Barbara. It's raining ash on my house here in Goleta. It is also threatening to move toward some other pilots houses near Hwy 154 in the Trout Club. As long as it stays west of 154... mehr

Tisseau Vianney <<email>> writes:
While the pre-Worlds were starting, I drove down to Col de Bleine to meet up with ATOS VR pilots Gil Souviron, Bruno Capelle and Fred Pignet, and local flex wing pilot Jean Charles Balembois. We flew 245 km on the 25th (triangle Bleine-Briançon-Dormillouse-Bleine -... mehr

#
Name
Nat
Glider
Total



10
Jeff O'Brien
USA
Wills Wing T2C 154

2883


17
Davis Straub
USA
Wills Wing T2C - 144

2623


48
Jeff Shapiro
USA
Wills Wing T2C 144

1955


51
Zac Majors
USA
Wills... mehr

Jahre nachem die Lithium-Polymer-Akkus den Modellbau revolutioniert haben passiert auch bei uns Fliegern was. Neben dem bereits vorgestellten “Elektro-Atos” erpropt Manfred Ruhmer aktuell einen “Elektro-Swift”. Weitere Informationen findet Ihr auf der Swift-Light Website von Manfred Ruhmer mehr

Results
The official pre-Worlds blog
Jeff O\'Brien\'s blog
Jamie Shelden\'s blog
Coming across the goal line when it wasn't clear that I would make it (photos by Jamie Shelden):

Landing with a crumbling castle in the background:
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FAI Office <<email>> sends:
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km Course/location : Mansfield, WA (USA) Performance : 28.9 km/h Pilot : Mia SCHOKKER (Canada) AIR Atos VS Date :15.06.2008 Current record : no record set yet mehr

Since when is it okay for a meet organizer (and chairman of the competition committee) to dis competition pilots in the USHPA magazine? Or to dis another means of getting them in the air?
"Be there or be a clone?" Where is that coming from?

It appears to me that the meet organizer, Mike Haley, is a desperate man. Too few pilots are... mehr

Results
The official pre-Worlds blog
Jeff O'Brien's blog
Jamie Shelden's blog
Thursday, July 3rd
The task was called off at the team leader briefing. The clouds covered eastern France.
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http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12457
...I grabbed the haul back strap and gave it a tug hoping to tension my glider. Instead, I found myself picking myself up off my butt after the strap came loose in my hand. The nylock nut had somehow worked loose from the bolt holding everything together and the bolt had chosen that moment to let go. mehr

Results
The official pre-Worlds blog
Jeff O'Brien's blog
Jamie Shelden's blog
Wednesday, July 2nd
The task and the flight.
Notice the emphasis in the tag line above. Why do I start off with Scott Barrett winning the day? Because it is news! It is news because it is against type, against expectations (general expectations, anyway).... mehr