June 12th, 13th, and 14th (as well as 9th, and 11th) canceled.
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It will be hard for me to keep up with the Europeans as I don't have great internet access out here on the farm near Grasse. But it looks like the first day was flyable. And the first day was the 10th of June. Find results here.
Day One:
1 HEINRICHS, Gerolf (Moyes Litespeed RS 4) AUT 02:04:18 1000 2 HÄRRI, Martin (Moyes Litespeed RS 3.5)... mehr

Robin Hamilton <<email>> writes:
I can report from Houston, close to the front line, that this is so far developing into a very different year in Texas compared to the last three or four. It is much drier (even here in Central Texas), all of west Texas except the panhandle is in drought and there has been so far a very good boundary... mehr

We flew from the Dulles International airport just west of Washington, D.C. on Monday afternoon. I must say that it was a wonderful experience going to and leaving from this airport (unlike, say, LA International). Quite beautiful, very relaxed and quiet, uncrowded (at noon), way out in the country, easy long term parking, quite easy to get to... mehr

 Tullio Gervasoni <<email>> sends:
"I learnt how to hang glide in 2 minutes." You can achieve the same result by listening carefully to Danilo's instructions. This aspiring hang gliding pilot from Sigillo would also like to invite all the World Championship pilots in Cucco next July to try a slice of his delicious... mehr

Ich sag es ungern aber die Fahnen an den deutschen Autos sind nicht für die EM der Drachenflieger die gerade in Greifenburg, Österreich stattfindet - sondern für die Fussballer. In den Medien stößt man ca auf das gleiche Verhältnis - ich hab bisher keine Bericht entdeckt Trotzdem kann man sich von hier über... mehr

Jim Rooney <<email>> at Highland Aerosports taking Brett (Amtreker) for a tandem flight.

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My parents went and saw her in hospital a few days ago. I asked my Mom for an update on Helen for the Oz Report or any pilots who asked.
Helen said " Tell them I am doing well, progressing everyday. I have another six... mehr

Rob Kells <<email>> sends:
Wills Wing Featured on The Discovery Channel
The Discovery Team shot over 40 hours of design/production footage at the Wills Wing factory. They compressed it into an 11 minute segment which should be exciting to watch.
Factory Made - Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 8:30 pm
Find out how much safety can be packed... mehr

Die Prüfstelle des DHV und die der EAPR hatten bei Protektortests unterschiedliche Ergebnisse erzielt. In den vom LBA herausgegebenen Lufttüchtigkeitsanweisungen sind nur Eckwerte vorgeschrieben. Solange der DHV die einzig anerkannte Prüfstelle war, konnten die Einzelheiten in der Verfahrensanweisung der einzigen Prüfstelle geregelt sein.... mehr

Sehr schöne Werbung von der Washington’s lottery .
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Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone

But we all have a great time. Dustin shadowed Jonny on the last day to make sure that his 60 point lead would hold. Only at the last thermal when Dustin got there first and was climbing and Jonny had to... mehr

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2jOiNqfGT8
While I was here at Highland Aerosports I had an opportunity to get pulled up by their great electric scooter tow with the BlueSky turnaround pulley. But the golf cart got a lot more use as a speed boat for wake boarding, etc, on the lakes that appeared here due to the heavy rains (up to 5 inches on... mehr

Nick Purcell is the organizer again and meet will be sanctioned.
http://www.hgfa.asn.au/~dhgc/contents.htm mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
7:27 PM: Dustin Martin upset the World Number 1 flex wing pilot, Jonny Durand, beating him decisively, on the last day, as well as on day 2, 3, and 4. Jonny won the first day and Dustin was second, far... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
6:50 PM: The forecast was for weak lift, a low cloud base, and a light wind out of the south. We called a twenty three mile task to the north to Masse and a fifteen mile task for the Sport Class both... mehr

Rob Kells <<email>> sends:

Discovery Film Crew with hundreds of parts that make up a T2C.
Wills Wing Featured on The Discovery Channel
The Discovery Team shot over 40 hours of design/production footage at the Wills Wing factory. They compressed it into an 11 minute segment which should be exciting to watch.
Factory Made -... mehr

http://ozreport.com/12.096#0
Vicki Cain sends this picture of Elio with his daughter:
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Unter dem Motto Fly and Fun Ruhpolding veranstaltet das Flugzentrum Ruhpolding am Sonntag, den 22. Juni, ab 10.00 Uhr ein Testival am Parkplatz der Unterbergbahn mit zahlreichen Herstellern und einem reichhaltigen und abwechslungsreichen Rahmenprogramm, was Ruhpolding außer dem Flugzentrum sonst noch für Freizeit-, Sport- und... mehr

Open flex wing results, Rigid wing results, Sport Class
Blogs from here: Jonny Durand, Jamie Shelden, Tom Lanning, Ben Dunn, and Linda Salamone
8:48 AM: Up to five inches of rain fell last night. We now have lake front property at the flight park. The forecast is for moderate conditions with a north wind turning south by 5 PM. The lift is... mehr