http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/15/swiss_birdman_backpack_jet_stunt/
Thanks to Stephen Whalley. mehr

Benedikt Liebermeister vom DHV schreibt uns:

DHV Technik Air Turquoise

Das DHV-Technikreferat nimmt die Zusammenarbeit bei Gleitschirmtests mit der schweizerischen Prüfstelle Air Turquoise von Alain Zoller wieder auf. Alain Zoller hatte im Sinne einer internationalen Zusammenarbeit angeboten, den Testbetrieb seiner Prüfstelle mit dem des... mehr

http://jonnydurand.blogspot.com/
Lee Gardner <<email>> writes
We had two great days of Racing along the Bluffs of Monterey Bay. There was a bit of controversy over the final results as you will see. I spoke with the parties involved and all has been rectified.
Saturday's course was a race from the launch ramp at Marina St. Beach to... mehr

http://goflyxc.com/2008/bigspring
David Glover <<email>> writes:
Space limited - register now. Big Spring has the most incredible, consistent and best flying weather and conditions. Eight day contest this year.
You really have to muck around to find the actual registration, what a pain in the neck. Sometimes I wonder about Mark and... mehr

http://www.aerotechdesigns.com/whitelightninglube.htm
There was so much dust at the Santa Cruz Flats Race that it was imperative that pilots do everything to keep their harness zippers clean and lubricates. The dust would just eat up the zippers.
I was using silicone lubricants and cleaning the zipper after every flight. One suggestion was... mehr

Barry Morwick <<email>> writes:
In response to all the talk on the Oz Report lately about glider prices and specifically Wills Wing Prices - Pilots across Canada are already aware that the lowest prices have always been available from "Adventure At Altitude" www.altitude.ca - a dealer in Central Canada located just one hour... mehr

http://www.bushnell.com/gps/gps_onix400.cfm
Navigate using an actual satellite photo of your surroundings - layered with all your tools, waypoints and other points of reference. Subscription access to real-time XM weather and more than 170 channels of XM Satellite Radio programming featuring news, sports, talk, entertainment and music.... mehr

Randy <<email>> writes:
Get Ready For THE THIRD ANNUAL LUMBY AIR RACES June 13,14, 15, 2008 For Hang Gliders and Paragliders in conjunction with Lumby Days.
$50.00 advance entry fees before May 15th includes dinner and dance and the MEGA FIRE OF LIGHT Saturday night. Entrants after May 15th will be $75.00.
This is a fund raising... mehr

Alejandro Isaza <email> writes:
After reading the article in the Oz Report "The problem with landing" (and see here) about Zac Major's bad landing in Santa Cruz Flatlands. I realized I have being doing just the same in many landings, that is pulling too hard on the downtubes to "rotate up" and to "add some speed", resulting in the... mehr

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This is the polar automatically created from the data that Dustin took from his flight this morning:

Click on above for the high resolution version.
Find the filtered and corrected data here.
Find the bare IGC track log here.
Dustin was not quite as steady holding a given speed and his "error bars" are a bit bigger. mehr

http://www.deltaclub-stans.ch/sm08/
Mario Ammann <<email>> writes:
Martin Haerri is the 2008 Swiss Champion with his LITESPEED
The competition was in Stans (near Lucerne - Central Switzerland) from 8. May to 12. May. The third task were cancelled because of rain.
Flex Overall 1. Primoz Crigar (SVN) 2. Christian Ciech (ITA) 3. Alex... mehr

http://www.awstruewind.com/news.cfm
AWS Truewind will release a 200-meter resolution wind map of the United States. The 9 million square kilometer map is the highest resolution map ever created of the US, according to the company and will be released on June 1st. Unfortunately, you’ll need to purchase access to the Truewind online app... mehr

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpstrack/
This is intended to be a repository for Pilot messages and a central resource to check to see if a pilot is reporting in as OK or in need of help/retrieve.
Thanks to David Glover mehr

Daniel Vélez Bravo <<email>> writes:
http://www.reperion.com/
I have been using another "somewhat" free tracking software similar to ReliRescue on my Qtek (Windows Mobile 6) cell phone. It's interface is not as nice as ReliRescue, but it can be used for simultaneously reporting to SMS and also via GPRS to a web... mehr

Salamone, Linda <<email>> (50% of the US Women’s Hang Gliding Team) and Lisa Verzella (the other 50%) writes:
Thanks to the Wing of Rogallo group, who recently had a fundraiser for the US Women's Team. Carmela Moreno was the likely organizer of this event and it really moved me to know that this woman and her friends, whom I... mehr

Andy <<email>> editor Schlechtflieger MAGAZIN writes:
Alex Neuhaus did 104 Loops with a Swift Light on the BaWue Airgames (www.bawue-airgames.de) last Weekend! Felix Rodriguez tried to beat Chrigel Maurer's Infinity Tumbling Record (155), but had to stop after No. 149 because he was too low.
Several thousand visitors came to see the... mehr

My mini barrel release and thin Spectra or Vectran bridle systems are now back in stock. I got Bob Lane out to Quest today to make up a batch and he'll be out again next week to do another batch.
You can order these especially made, low drag, low hassle bridles here. Along with my super cool extended distance 2m antennas. Unfortunately, I've... mehr

Seit dem letzten Update meldet die freie Antivirus-Software Antivir von Avira den Trojaner TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen in einem Teil von Maxpunkte. Der Trojaner soll in der Datei combine.exe stecken die nicht vom Maxpunkteprogrammierer Dieter Münchmeyer stammt.  Eine Stellungsnahme von Dieter Münchmeyer zu den Meldungen findet Ihr im DHV... mehr