Somehow I missed it that Airborne had released a bigger version of the Sting 3, 168 squares. I then went looking on the Airborne web site to see if there was a press release or any notice of the new glider. Couldn't find it.

Then I began to wonder, was I just clueless. Maybe I just don't remember. But I went back and looked at the Oz Reports archive, and there was nothing about the 168 version.

I had the opportunity to fly the Sting 3 154 last spring while it was being developed and had a great time with it. I had heard that there might be a be a bigger version later, but I was surprised to see it on the Airborne web site after being clued into the fact that one existed.

I made a stop over at the Airborne factory earlier Thursday morning when I took my car into get a new water pump at the garage next door. I spoke with Rob Hibbard and all the Duncan brothers. I told Rob that he had to be sure to get the word out to me and to other hang gliding news outlets (are there any other?) about whatever developments were coming out of Airborne. That their promotion was just too sketchy.

I was at the Moyes factory on Tuesday and said the same thing (and Gerolf more than agrees). I also heard a rumor, maybe I heard this wrong, but that Gerolf is going to develop a new Moyes intermediate glider. I guess to replace the Sonic and/or XT. Maybe we'll hear more about that later.