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Volume 16, Number 135
Monday, July 9 2012
World Record Encampment, Zapata County Airport, Zapata, Texas, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

to Table of Contentsto next topic How Giro Made a Cooler, Faster Helmet

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 8:17:01 am CDT
Get your head around this

helmet

Article here.

The California company spent 18 months developing the Air Attack helmet, which makes its official debut when the Rabobank and Garmin-Barracuda teams wear them during flatter stages of the Tour de France.  We’ll also see them in London during the 2012 Summer Games, helping riders slice the wind and keep cool, thereby saving energy — and time.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic Thermaling drone

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 8:20:24 am CDT
Full autonomous Cross Country Soaring flights

Brad Gryder

Article and pictures here.

Thanks to Brad Gryder.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic 2012 Nationals at Big Spring

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 8:20:54 am CDT
Get ready for the competition

US Nationals 2012

Ramon Holguin «ielbow_64» sends this shot from Big Spring last year:

See pilot list here and sign up here.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic Mitch and the ET for landing practice

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 8:21:32 am CDT
Carlos' example (he later dislocates his shoulder), a fix from a previous incorrect video

Highland Aerosports Flight Park|Mitchell "Mitch" Shipley|Mitch Shipley|Paul Voight|video

Mitch Shipley held a landing clinic during the East Coast Championship.  It was well attended.

Mitch Shipley «elektratow» writes:

http://youtu.be/dMlHNAdZrpQ

This is an example of a high round out that Paul Voight mentioned, with trouble getting good body/hand position that allows for a good flare.  The pilot slows to near trim speed high (gradient or wind lull might not have helped either), gets hands up, but never achieves a good upright position that allows high enough hand placement for a strong flare.  A bit of pitch bobbling bleeds off even more energy and a late flare from a weak position results in a belly landing.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic 2012 World Record Encampment - 475 miles

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 8:21:48 am CDT
2012 World Record Encampment
Dustin flew for a new record of 475 miles

Dustin Martin|Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Manfred Ruhmer|record|video|World Record Encampment 2012

Dustin's pending world record is 475 miles or 764 kilometers.  This exceeds Manfred existing official world record by 63 kilometers.

start 10:04:46
height: 3407’ MSL
ground level 421’
release location: N 26 59.498, W 99 11.564
landing: N 33 36.299, W 101 25.942
landing time: 20:59:21
landing altitude: 3096’

Jonny flew 472 miles or 759 kilometers.

start 10:16:56
height: 3578’ MSL
ground level 421’
release location: N 26 59.758, W 99 11.494
landing: N 33 34.335, W 101 23.632
landing time: 20:58:27
landing altitude: 3119’

3D animation of the flights here.

Glen flew about 290 miles yesterday (his last day here) and landed past El Dorado, Texas.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic SeeYou Recorder - it's free

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 1:05:02 pm CDT
Android and soon Apple App

record|SeeYou Recorder

http://www.naviter.si/content/view/160/1/lang,en/

We have all been eagerly awaiting this.  Naviter's first Android app with a similar iOS app to follow immediately after Apple approves it for the AppStore.

It's an IGC flight file recorder and its name is SeeYou Recorder.  It's free.  And it's actually an IGC flight recorder on steroids.

All of this for free.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.naviter.recorder

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to Table of Contentsto next topic 2012 Chelan Cross Country Classic

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 2:00:38 pm CDT
After Thursday's results

Ben Dunn|Chelan XC Classic 2012

Ben Dunn flying a Northwing Liberty 148.

Ben Dunn «ben.a.dunn» sends:

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to Table of Contentsto next topic 2012 World Record Encampment

Fri, Jul 6 2012, 7:25:46 pm CDT
Jonny going for distance to goal record

Jon "Jonny" Durand jnr|Lawrence "Pete" Lehmann|Pete Lehmann|record|World Record Encampment 2012

http://tinyurl.com/jonzapata

http://chorlton.homeip.net/spotmap/zapata.html

http://www.flytrace.com/Tracker/map.aspx?group=32

At 7:24 he was about 60 miles out.

Pete Lehmann still in the air (launched at 12:30 PM) near Camp Wood.  Glauco down just north of Pete.

Jonny landed thirty miles short of goal.  Pete landed near Glauco.

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to Table of Contentsto next topic 2012 Chelan Cross Country Classic

Sun, Jul 8 2012, 8:09:05 am CDT
Final result

Chelan XC Classic 2012

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