Here comes the thunderstorm, rain, and tornado watch at 12:44 PM on Saturday: Rain heavily through the night and now the next storm hits Saturday afternoon. Overcast and/or windy all week. Bits of rain until a lot of rain Saturday morning. The week before was good and next week looks good also. So unfortunate for these guys. Photo by Diane McKenzie who states that the wind blew the tent down. The...
http://ozreport.com/18.055#0 From the new prototype rules (as found in the local rules for the pre-Worlds): Prototypes are allowed in test competitions (Cat. 2), but not in the World Meet (Cat 1). The new prototype control rules have been adopted and will be in effect for the World Meet in 2015. Prototypes are gliders that are outside the manufacturer’s tolerances of specifications or construction...
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http://youtu.be/-wjPXg4fYqw Thanks to Russ. Discuss "Playing with Redtails" at the Oz Report forum link» ...
http://youtu.be/zFg_mlBFV2c Thanks to Kryz. Discuss "Skydive Dubai" at the Oz Report forum link» ...
Video here . Thanks to William Wood. Discuss "Does this camera make my nose look big?" at the Oz Report forum link» ...
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The first thing you notice unravelling the Goose is it is very, very stubby. Like, mid-90s beginner glider kind of stubby – but with a rather wickedly thin profile. An aspect ratio of 4.7 may not seem that mild, but combined with its huge cell openings it resembles more of a kite than a […]...
As I gather my breath I roll out the Susi on the launch. I’m using the 18m2 Peter Habeler version which weighs in at 2.8kg thanks to the use of Skytex 27. The wing still used traditional if thin risers and metal maillons and you’ll also find a normal speed system. Fellow tester Charlie […]...
April marks the start of the season in Europe, which means contests, competitions and flying events. With 40 hang gliding and paragliding comps in the FAI calendar alone we pick some highlights from what’s going on around the free-flying world. CUBAN PARAGLIDING NATIONALS Competition and fiesta 31 March to 6 April Cuban pilots are […]...
http://www.dhv.de/web/piloteninfos/wettbewerb-sport/drachen-szene/live-berichte/vor-wm-2014-in-valle-de-bravomexiko/ In English here . Thanks to Joergi. Discuss "The German team in Valle" at the Oz Report forum link» ...
He finished in the top 2/3rd's of the Sport Class competition in Big Spring Matt Christensen has his plane ticket and is ready to go to the Sport Class Worlds. He is a genuine Sport Class pilot. He came in fifth out of eight pilots at Big Spring last year (that's the top two thirds). Why is CIVL saying he isn't qualified to fly in the Worlds? Well, because the scorekeeper at Big Spring sent in the...
Whether it is a flight park, a local club, a national or international association, the primary goal of any hang gliding organization should always be to grow the sport of hang gliding. If the organization contemplates some action that makes things more difficult, that doesn't promote the sport then the organization shouldn't take that action. What is the point of coming up with a crazy proposal (since...
In Cross Country 152 (March / April 2014) Allen Weynberg returns to Manilla after 15 years away… “I don’t know what you’re expecting, there won’t be some kind of plexi-glass clubhouse. The only worthwhile infrastructure at this place the last time I came was the reliable lift to take-off.” I was wrong on both […]...
Francisco Javier Reina Lagos kept his head as the Superfinal descended into political chaos. Just how cool can this cat be? In all the controversy over the Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Brazil in January you’d be forgiven if you’d forgotten there was actually a competition on. While manufacturers and the PWCA wrangled over the […]...
Some 214 hills make up England’s beautiful Lake District. Bagging them by foot is a popular past time for walkers, but no one had ever done them by air until Simon Blake took up the challenge… In the far north west of England, in the county of Cumbria, lies an ancient landscape. Scoured over […]...
Fresh back from the Kerio Valley in Kenya Gregory Knudson talks us through what you need to do to set a world record A year ago, after breaking a world record for a speed over an out-and-return course of 100 kilometres, friends threatened to run out and buy the Guinness Book of World Records. […]...
Bruce Goldsmith explains how to deal with an asymmetric collapse on a paraglider Manilla in Australia this year has been hot and strong. The region saw drought conditions, which means stronger thermals and higher cloudbases. However, it also means more aggressive conditions, with strong thermal-induced turbulence and dust devils even at low altitudes. Brooke […]...
Jon Chambers is an expert mountain pilot and has competed in the Red Bull X-Alps twice. In issue 152 (March / April 2014) of Cross Country Magazine he draws on that extensive experience to explain how to safely navigate mountain passes when flying cross country. Taking two examples from the 2013 Red Bull X-Alps he […]...
Jonny Durand set two new hang gliding world records in January. The two-week expedition to the giant cliffs of the Nullabor Plain in the very south of Australia was documented in superb technicolour. We feature Jonny’s story and the very best of photographs across six stunning pages of Cross Country 152 (March / April […]...