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The translated article here . Thanks to Serge. Discuss "Pedro Bernardo" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

The wind has been all out of the southwest all day. It has been red and yellow all day up Interstate 4 with most of the red near Tampa and Sarasota. Discuss "The Interstate 4 Express" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

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McClure, central California. http://www.mlsr.net/index.html MLSR 2014 Coyote Howl Events Only $30 to get in on the action T-shirts by our own Doug “dirty” will be available for sale Keel stands made by Tim M will be available for $25 S Saturday May 17 Rides to launch at 0730 Speed gliding 0900 – 1000, Two classes - two courses. Spot Landing - Cleanest landing near the spot This will...

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  The UK’s annual North South Cup starts on Friday – and pilots are heading north to Scotland. The North South Cup is an annual XC flying event that pits two teams of up to 30 cross country pilots from the north and south of the country against each other. Pilots travel to wherever the weather […]...

  The second edition of the Bornes to Fly hike-and-fly race kicks off on Friday 2 May. It will see 56 pilots race against themselves, each other and the clock around the mountains near Annecy in France. The race is similar in concept to the Red Bull X-Alps, but based over a long weekend and […]...

http://towforce.blogspot.com.au/2014/04/an-open-letter-to-tandem-hang-glider.html Immediately after the accident, acting on behalf of the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada, I began an accident investigation. The investigation concluded in the summer of 2012. Recommendations were formulated over the fall and in late 2012, submitted to the HPAC via a senior instructors seminar in Vancouver...

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=37343 A first video is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex7RO8u5gvo A pictured report here (scroll down for English translation): http://www.abschweb.de/fleunde/windfried/hindu.htm Bir-Billing at the southern edge of the Indian Himalayas without doubt can be counted among the best flying sites in the world. A passable forest road leads up to the launch...

If you want to continue to fly hang gliders you'll need healthy shoulders. Unfortunately, hang glider pilots are often damaging their shoulders, which as a rule trade flexibility and range of motion for robustness. Pilot can damage their shoulders with poor landings and we've seen a number of pilots who have hurt themselves. Here is a shot of Wolfgang Siess after his recent shoulder surgery: He is...

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The article here . The family of a 28-year-old Mexican woman killed while tandem hang-gliding is suing the instructor who was given five moths in jail for causing her death, as well as the sport’s governing associations. The organizations are alleged to be endangering the public by not ensuring that launch and flying sites are chosen, constructed and operated in a safe manner. The plaintiffs...

Sup’Air have issued a safety warning about reserve parachute handles for the Evo XC2, Skypper, Shamane and Shamane FR paragliding harnesses. They say that a few reserve parachute deployment handles equipping these harnesses have a manufacturing defect. The defect means the deployment system is taken out of certification, and that in “specific instances” it is […]...

http://www.livetrack24.com/ http://www.livetrack24.com/docs/setapn If you cannot see your tracks live, you will need to update the settings of your onesimcard. Discuss "Live Tracking with the Onesimcard" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

On Sunday Quest was again packed with pilots flying under the cu filled sky. We had to wait until noon for the cu's to appear, but plenty of pilots and tandems were flying in the morning. The wind was out of the south southeast at 7 mph on the ground but higher above (I recorded 15 mph). I called a triangle task to the north for Olav and I. The lift was weak and streeted at first. In addition it was...

Greg Knudson was followed by a US news crew on his paragliding speed record expedition to the Kerio Valley in Kenya in January. This report was aired at the weekend on ABC Nightline. A great insight into flying in Kerio. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero […]...

We decided to go around the Green Swamp with no designated turnpoints. That means that you can cut into the swamp as much as you are willing to risk. I was willing to risk a bunch to follow the clouds. http://www.onlinecontest.org/olc-2.0/para/flightinfo.html?dsId=3583750 And there was a sky full of cu's. We got up right away and headed west. After the first thermal away from Quest I didn't follow...

On Sunday, 13 April 2014, Armin Harich flew 302.9km in the German flatlands to set a new national German record. Armin took off at 11:24am from the west launch in Schriesheim, near Heidelberg, took advantage of the WNW wind and, touched down at 7:41pm near Dingolfing. A partner in Skywalk, he flew a low-level EN […]...

Paragliding pilots Nate Scales, Nick Greece, Matt Beechinor and Gavin McClurg attempt a bivvy line from Hurricane Ridge, Utah to Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Filmed by Michael Paul Jones and Jeremy Canon. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home...