Chris Smith had an interesting thing happen to him here at the Santa Cruz Flats Race. On the first day he was towing behind a trike. Somehow the tow rope at the trike end got caught (just how is unclear), couldn't be released and was twisting up. It started vibrating at Chris's end. He wasn't aware of what the problem was and he decided just to... mehr

Was there a language problem?
When I spoke with Nene on the practice day about what he did to change his Wills Wing T2C from stock he said that he lowered the outboard sprogs four turns and the inboard three turns. Then he lined up the keel horizontally and wanted the outboard rib two fingers below the keel.
I asked him twice about this and did... mehr

The flex wing results.
The rigid wing results.
The Swift results.
The blogs of pilots here:
http://skyout.blogspot.com/
http://www.goflyxc.com/
http://naughtylawyertravels.blogspot.com/
Finally the RUC forecast gets it right. We get super high, with really strong lift and the wind is strong out of the west southwest. With the wind there is... mehr

My partner at the Oz Report (and president of the HPAC - http://www.hpac.ca) adopted the Australian Towing manual for use in Canada and improved upon it. You can check out his work below.
I begin a series of articles specifically on carabineers building on the US/Florida experience. Where else are you going to find this kind of material?
Can... mehr

You'll find the Canadian Towing Manual here. It is great to see it in HTML format (with a very nice index) with lots of new pictures and diagrams. mehr

http://ozreport.com/9.188#1
I once had a pro-tow Spectra bridle snag or wrap around the end of the tow rope when there was no ring or carabineer at the end of the tow rope, just a loop. I had two barrel releases and I just released the other barrel and let my bridle go by-bye.
So the loop at the end of the tow rope was the real problem. With... mehr

The T2C has carbon fiber sprogs and carbon outboard leading edges. These changes lead to other changes. Wills Wing can turn down the carbon fiber sprogs on the T2C four turns compared to the T2 and get the same pitching moment. They in fact ship the T2C with the sprogs turned down two turns. They would appreciate it if you left them there.
Steve... mehr

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Rohan Holtkamp at Dynamic Flight <<email>> writes:
I knew Bernie from the Aussie comp circuit, he was a nice guy, loved the hot weather and strong thermals of the outback. Bernie did a lot of flying in areas remote from mainstream hang gliding groups so getting hold of the latest equipment may have been... mehr

Kunstfliegen mit Gleitschirm-Weltrekordler Mike Küng, ein Swimmingpool-Landewettbewerb, ein Testival und viele Mitmachaktionen machen den Landeplatz am Merkur zum idealen Ausflugsziel für Piloten und Familien.

Piloten aus der ganzen Region sind eingeladen, am Pool-Landewettbewerb teilzunehmen. Die Preise sind hochwertig und reichhaltig.... mehr

The flex wing results.
The rigid wing results.
The Swift results.
The blogs of pilots here:
http://skyout.blogspot.com/
http://www.goflyxc.com/
The RUC forecast, which hasn't been doing all that well, called for a bit more lift, climbs to 10,000', and light winds. So the task committee gets excited again and calls a 70 mile triangle, like the... mehr

The is the Oz Report. I make every effort to promote a conversation back and forth between Australia and the US. There have been a number of benefits from this conversation, with the US competition procedure greatly benefiting. Changes have also occurred in Australia due to the practices that arose in Florida flight parks.
I hope that these... mehr

Vicki Cain <<email>> writes:
What a relief when we heard that OUR Brazilian is charging. Andre, go you good thing!
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From section 3.4 of the 1999 HGFA Towing Manual:
Recommended breaking load of a weak link is 1g. - i.e. the combined weight of pilot, harness and glider (dependant on pilot weight - usually approximately 90 to 100 kg for solo operations; or approximately. 175 kg for tandem operations).
Each pilot should have his/her own weak link of appropriate... mehr

Christian Ciech <<email>> writes:
We invite you to the "1° Alatus Trophy". Competition will be held in the City of Levico Terme - Trentino - Italy, from 16 to 18 May 2008. The enrolment fee is 60 euro (for entrants enrolling by 06 May), or 80 euro after that date.
A maximum of 100 paraglider pilots and 50 hang glider pilots can... mehr

I opened up the bag and grabbed the battens. The batten bag was so light. They felt great. These are the 12 mm by .045 mm aluminum battens. They are 20% stiffer and 20% lighter (1 lb weight saving on a T2 with 20% stiffer ribs) than the standard 10 mm aluminum ribs. The only disappointment was that it was the same old single slot batten bag that... mehr

Tracy Tillman http://ozreport.com/emailer.php?toName=Cloud9SA&code=436p6s756439534120617420616s6p20646s7420636s6q <<email>> writes:
I have copied/pasted section I(B) from USHPA's aerotowing guidelines below. Pagen and Bryden provide similar advice in their "Towing Aloft" book.
USHPA AEROTOWING GUIDELINES
These... mehr

The flex wing results.
The rigid wing results.
With a stronger forecast and less winds in the offing, the task committee goes whole hog and calls an 83 mile parallelogram compared to the 63 mile triangle on Sunday. Maybe Dustin and Jonny are trying to push their competition a bit too hard.
Things get exciting in the launch paddock when Rhett... mehr

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The flex wing preliminary results.
Check out the new results (the guys who made goal):


1.
Andre Wolf
BRA
Moyes Litespeed RS 4


2.
Nene Rotor
BRA
Wills Wing T2C 144


3.
Dustin Martin
USA
Wills Wing T2C 144


4.
Leonardo Dabbur
BRA
Wills Wing T2C 154


5.
Filippo Oppici
ITA
Moyes Liespeed RS 4... mehr

Wurznsepp hat das Video entdeckt - unglaublich was die Leute alles ins Internet stellen Wer macht die Drachenversion ?? mehr