Oz Report
Volume 12, Number 202Friday, Oct 10 2008
Sparks, NV, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."
US World Ranking
It changes month to month
(Lausanne, Switzerland)
Even if nothing happens:
| Rank | Name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Davis Straub | 198,6 |
| 53 | Jeff O'Brien | 191,9 |
| 54 | Dustin Martin | 191,3 |
| 56 | Glen Volk | 189,4 |
| 72 | Jeff Shapiro | 174,2 |
| 89 | Zac Majors | 156,0 |
| 97 | Chris Zimmerman | 147,8 |
http://civlrankings.fai.org/?a=326&ladder_id=1
Mario is number 1.
Discuss US World Ranking at the Oz Report forum link»
2700 km in one day
Orlando tickles some ribs, and bothers others
(Mt. Binga, Mozambique, Africa)
A while back I received a great story from Orlando Stephenson and he asked me if I thought USHPA's Hang Gliding and Paragliding Magazine would publish it and whether he should send it in. I encouraged him to do so. You'll find it in the latest issue.
Orlando Stephenson <orlando> writes:
You were right. They loved my story and published it. Now I see there are folk out there that think it's real. I did do a lot of research to insure that the places, animals, parks, distances, etc. were accurate.
http://www.paraglidingforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=129212#129212
Hell, I almost believe it myself.
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Mt_Binga_Mozambique.JPG
http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11230
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Over Lake Elsinore
At the last market plunge
(Lake Elsinore, CA, USA)
C. David Gibson <cdavidgibson> writes:
I seem to remember taking the photo in the sequence with a camera borrowed from LeRoy Grannis, at Lake Elsinore where I lived from 1979 until 1989. It would've been about twenty one years ago this week, October 1987, while I was still working part time in the Wills sail loft, right about the last time that the stock market crashed.
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George Ferris, where are you?
Is this where?
(Sparks, NV, USA)
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Comparing the Airborne Sting 3, Wills Wing Sport 2 and Wills Wing U2
A lightweight pilot flies all three in one day
http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=8833
So what am I going to buy? I'm not sure yet. If I were to have only one glider, it would definitely be the Sting 3. But as I fly a combination of floater plus higher performance (for big coastal sites or for XC) I'm tending towards the U2 with a dacron (hydranet) LE and TE (lighter, better in rain, more durable) but now I will have to wait for the to improve. I'm also waiting on a U2 price and I have to save up a bit more anyway. The Sting 3 is certainly way cheaper.
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