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34°28'52.27"N, 119°41'6.31"W,Eliminator launch, Santa Barbara, CA, USA Zac posts this: Discuss "Zac's panorama of the seaside landing area at Santa Barbara" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://www.forbesflatlands.com/ Discuss "Moyes Team Challenge is on" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

Flavio Tebaldi writes: Alex Ploner and Falken Club have organized, in Campo Tures, a day of flying in memory of Guido Ghermann. https://vimeo.com/92125698 Discuss "Fly with GUIDO" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://www.gizmag.com/united-airlines-split-scimitar-winglets/31587/ Thanks to James Stinnett. Discuss "Split Scimitar Wing" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26969150 The Kazakhs of the Altai mountain range in western Mongolia are the only people that hunt with golden eagles, and today there are around 400 practising falconers. Ashol-Pan, the daughter of a particularly celebrated hunter, may well be the country's only apprentice huntress. Thanks to Patrick Kruise. Discuss "Huntress" at the Oz Report forum   link»...

  Armin Harich flew a massive 302km in Germany on Sunday 13 April. He took off at 11.24am from Schriesheim, near Heidelberg, and touched down at 7.41pm after over eight hours in the air. Armin, who works as a kite designer, was flying a Skywalk Tequila, a low-level EN B glider. The flight is the […]...

Greg Hamerton and the FlyBubble team test fly the new Skywalk Tequila 4, EN B paraglider. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home...

As featured on the cover of Cross Country issue 152, Olivier Laugero hits hypoxic heights in Zanskar, India where cloudbase is 7,400m.. • Got news? Send it to us at news@xcmag.com Buy and sell gear on Skyads.aero Home...

http://www.deltaclublaveno.it/dcl/index.php Discuss "XXVIII TROFEO VALERIO ALBRIZIO" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

http://delta.ffvl.fr/compet/13 http://world-phoenix.blogspot.fr/ Organized by Atout Vents - What: Cat. 2 FAI event for Class 1 and 5 - When: May 8th to 11th - Where: St Andre les Alpes - FAI license/IPPI Level 5 Card and Pilot's Liability Insurance required - Pilot’s registration will start on May 7th from 17H to 20H and then May 8th from 8h to 9h @ Aerogliss (HQ) - Entry fee of 60 euros (15...

http://ihpa.ie/index.php/component/gcalendar/event/3/knrhgpdrql2jk4582kijmj3el4?Itemid=126 https://maps.google.com/?q=Achill Island, Ireland Discuss "Achill Fly-In" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

We are surrounded by a lake. Discuss "A day to pause and reflect" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

There are now GT and EZ versions of Little Cloud’s Spiruline miniwing: The GT is a little bit hotter, and The EZ is a little bit, well, easier: The Spiruline GT, pictured above, the Gran Turismo version, has a slightly greater aspect ratio (4.5) than the 2012 Spiruline (4.3). Little Cloud say the GT is […]...

35.960431,-75.633144,Jockey Ridge State Park, OB, North Carolina, USA 42nd Annual Hang Gliding Spectacular May 16-19, 2014 ~ Nags Head, NC http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/#!about/cfvg The Hang Gliding Spectacular and Air Games is a true example of what hang gliding is all about, fun! Originally named the 1st Annual Tactile Meet, the Spectacular has endured over 40 years of continuous years of...

Available in race configurations. Discuss "Malibu 2 166 updated" at the Oz Report forum   link» ...

Sup’Air say the Evo XC3, which is a “general purpose and versatile harness” for everyone from school pilots to XC-chasers, represents a significant upgrade of the EVO XC². Its structure makes it very stable, and they say it filters turbulence with an efficient chest strap set-up. The back protection is a new, compact and high-performance […]...

  Niviuk have released their branded down jacket in a women’s fit. Niviuk say it has the same features as the men’s (or “unisex”) version, and is made of “top quality materials”. The outer shell is 100% nylon with 90% goose down insulation. Available in two sizes: S and M. Any colour, as long as […]...

The Perroix landing field below Planfait in Annecy has doubled in size – great news for the many pilots that use it. Pilots have been asked to please respect the no-fly zones, particularly the strictly forbidden zone over the house, and to note that the glider packing area has moved to the upper edge of […]...

Himalayan Sky Safaris are offering two vol-bivouac tours in the Himalaya this autumn, for adventurous experienced pilots. Both start at Bir in October, but the second is a new-format Temple Tour, with more bivouacs in extreme locations. It will be run on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis so places are limited. The first Himalayan tour […]...

The forecast was for light winds and the cu's started forming early. Dean Funk, Tom Lanning, Greg Dinauer and I were ready to have a joint task - the square around the Green Swamp. We set a launch time of 1:30 and a start time about 2 PM. I got up first in light lift and watched as the others got pulled up. Then I went out to find better lift, didn't find it and can back in low under the other three....