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Volume 14 - 2010  (Click on Issue # to display that issue)

Issue #176(Sep.10): Paraglider and hawk collide, USHPA Fall BOD meeting, GoPro firmware update (finally released)
Issue #175(Sep.9): Pilots taking responsibility for their own IGC files/track logs, 2011 Forbes Flatlands - room at the Apex Caravan Park, Another Brasilia Open 2010 video
Issue #174(Sep.8): New Oregon Rigid Wing record, The Zippy Show, Yet Another Aerotow Release, 360 degree hang gliding videos, Bogong Cup - room to share?
Issue #173(Sep.6): North Carolina Flying, iPhone tracklog recorder, OLC compliant, CAA takes over commercial hang gliding operations in New
Issue #172(Sep.3): Videos from the Nationals in Brazil, Canoa Open Race, Guayaquil Open Cross Country, GoPro Remote, Scooter Tow Instruction in South Africa, Getting feedback from the Ada County Commissioners
Issue #171(Sep.2): Team Challenge and The Superman of the Sequatchie, Cheap socks for Five Fingers, A witness to Lindberg's flight, Mountain biking in Boise, The North Fork of the Payette - high water, 2010 US National Paragliding Championships, part 2
Issue #170(Sep.1): Pilots helping children wherever we fly, Big Spring version, 2010 US Nationals Survey, Fire Tornado, On-line Contests Results, Tar Sands in Canada, 2010 US National Paragliding Championships, part 2
Issue #169(Aug.31): One more US hang gliding association startup, 2010 US National Paragliding Championships, part 2, Ellenville, NY - 20th annual “Labor day weekend FUN-FLY-IN”
Issue #168(Aug.30): Jonny wins in Brazil, The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring, Moonlit Century
Issue #167(Aug.24): Oz Report to go on a short vacation, September Fest at Lookout, Canoa Open Race, The spot landing contest at the 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring, Flying in Macedonia
Issue #166(Aug.23): The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring, Summer flying in Bulgaria, The bad airspace definition at the pre-Worlds
Issue #165(Aug.20): The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring
Issue #164(Aug.19): Looking for a new USHPA Executive Director, The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring, Rolling smog, Hot weather icon
Issue #163(Aug.18): 2010 Canungra Classic, Old videos on the weather channel, Alps flying, The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring
Issue #162(Aug.17): Hung star goes barefoot, AAT, The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring, The Dish at Parkes in pictures, USHPA Executive Director - gone
Issue #161(Aug.16): Altitude, Glide computer, 3D hang gliding video, Delicate landings, 2010 Dutch Open, Big Spring - we're back, The 2010 US Nationals at Big Spring
Issue #160(Aug.13): Running a landing clinic, ATOS cross country, Sixty broken bones, Paraglider Mid Air at Torrey Pines, Mid Air at the 15-meter Nationals in Uvalde, Tandem infinite loops on a paraglider, 2010 Dutch Open
Issue #159(Aug.12): USA team in Montecucco, Montecucco video, Getting ready for the US National Hang Gliding Championships, 2010 Dutch Open
Issue #158(Aug.11): Checking airspace with FS, 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, Airspace - undefined, 2010 Dutch Open
Issue #157(Aug.10): Is the CIVL Jury fair?, Mike in Michigan, Jonny flew a different glider on the last day, What were they thinking?
Issue #156(Aug.9): 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, Which altitude limit?, Helping children wherever we fly, The original August 1st HGFA newsletter, The day after
Issue #155(Aug.6): 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, Whose airspace?, Montecucco videos from the Brazilians
Issue #154(Aug.5): 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, The appearance of a conflict of interest, Big Spring beckons from the sky, Hang gliding Corsica, King Mountain video
Issue #153(Aug.4): 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, Wills Wing towing anspace craft, Daydreaming about flying, Margaritowville at Cloud 9, New Zealand Fly Girls
Issue #152(Aug.3): 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco, Airspace at the 2010 pre-Worlds, Hang Gliding Tour in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah, Team Challenge 2010, Zippy on Camera
Issue #151(Aug.2): Wet and cold in Sigillo, South of Monterey flying, New shoes, Raising funds for the Canoa school, Paraglider World Records, Windy, cold, low cloud base on Montecucco, Dinner with the Rinaldi's, 2010 pre-Worlds at Montecucco
Issue #150(Jul.30): Barometric and GPS altitude revealed, pre-pre-Worlds on Montecucco (Cucco Mountain), Flying King Mountain - the video, Further analysis of Christian Ciech's track log on the last day
Issue #149(Jul.29): Icaro downtubes - an optical delusion, King Mountain Meet covered by Sports Illustrated web site, The 2010 European Championships video
Issue #148(Jul.28): Who was the second loser at the Europeans?, Mike Barber's Remora Racks, Getting a tow in Texas, Christian's Track log
Issue #147(Jul.27): Twenty seventh Trofeo Guarnieri Deltaplano, I'm a mountain pilot, Landing the Icaro 2000 Z9 13.7, Weekend
Issue #146(Jul.26): The 2010 European Championships, I'm a flatlands pilot, Twenty seventh Trofeo Guarnieri Deltaplano, Landing Clinic, PWC in Chelan
Issue #145(Jul.23): Flying from Mount Grappa, Second impressions of the Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 13.7, The 2010 European Championships
Issue #144(Jul.22): 2010 Bogong Cup, Grappa Mountain, First impressions of the Icaro 2000 Laminar Z9 13.7, The 2010 European Championships
Issue #143(Jul.21): Laveno and Icaro, The view from Rinaldi's porch, The 2010 European Championships
Issue #142(Jul.20): The 2010 European Championships, The two meets at Forbes, USHPA Survey Monkey, Talons out, HGFA newsletter - July 15th
Issue #141(Jul.19): The 2010 European Championships, European Record Claim, Valle in the summer, Is my head still functioning?, Wide body planes, ReliRescue GPS 1.17.7.17 Update
Issue #140(Jul.16): Condors, The 1999 Worlds at Montecucco, Moyes Side Wire Advisory, Traveling to Italy, The 2010 European Championships
Issue #139(Jul.15): The 2010 European Championships, Freaking Bloggers, Quest Air to go scooter towing, Going to Venice, GoPro mounts, ATOS climb out
Issue #138(Jul.14): The 2010 European Championships, 2010 Santa Cruz Flats Race, New Smyrna beach, Aeroclub Montegrappa, Texas Tornados, Advertisement for Brazil, Winter in Newcastle, The 2010 Chelan XC Open
Issue #137(Jul.13): The 2010 European Championships, SIM cards for the pre-Worlds in Italy, Flying under Class B airspace, Tom Weissenberger
Issue #136(Jul.12): Bad air at the Butte, Opening up the Great Plains, Mellow Johnny's, 2010 Spanish Nationals at Ager, Suchanek's sailplane hit in World Championships
Issue #135(Jul.9): 2010 European Championships, 2010 Spanish Nationals at Ager, Sailcloth, Thin side wires - not a good idea, Female paraglider pilot triangle speed record claim, Twenty six hours in a solar powered sailplane, Zapata - flooding in Laredo
Issue #134(Jul.8): Helmets, British Hang Gliding Nationals 2010 and Chabre Open, Cloudbase Foundation, The 2010 Chelan Cross Country Classic
Issue #133(Jul.7): Texas, all ready to go by 9:30 AM, Tom Weissenberger - fast triangle
Issue #132(Jul.6): Columbus, Texas - a taste of what's possible, You get retrieval?, Speaking of a good long life, Mike Harker
Issue #131(Jul.5): Condor flight, All filmed with a little camera, Meat missiles, Good long life, Macedonia - for lovers
Issue #130(Jul.2): British Open, Carbon pogo sticks, Paragliding over Mosul, Chester retires to go hang gliding again at 95
Issue #129(Jul.1): Packsaddle accident report, Encouraging camping, Searching for sunrise and sunset, Alex, HGFA Airwaves
Issue #128(Jun.30): Make sure that the media doesn't know, Wills Wing Demo Days at Lookout Mountain, The Memphis Flyers
Issue #127(Jun.29): New Italian Champion, 35th Anniversary, Another new pilot, Out in the sun?, Spilt milk, Alex, Oil and Water
Issue #126(Jun.28): Wills Wing Demo Days in Switzerland, Colbert in High Energy hang gliding harness, Induced drag, Dangling?, Paragliding videos, Aerodynamics, Alex set to scuttle WRE?, I'm dying here
Issue #125(Jun.25): US airspace Vs. Australian airspace, Airspace lifted at the European Championships, The USHPA quickly corrects an error, Aeros Alatus (AL 12), Packsaddle death
Issue #124(Jun.24): Tracking Devices, Dangle Mount, Pilots downloading their GPSes, Ole busted at Fort Funston, Cu's in the heart of Texas, Toy Story 3
Issue #123(Jun.23): Canadian Nationals Video, AIM, Back to the past, cheaply, Flying the Northwing Freedom 170
Issue #122(Jun.22): Dustin at Quest Air, Get High, The 2010 Boy Scout Jamboree (near Blue Sky), Eaglets can't fly!
Issue #121(Jun.21): Umpteenth annual festival of free flight, The Hang Gliding Spectacular, Punching Holes in Clouds, Jonathan goes flying, AIR ATOS V10, Oz News you probably missed
Issue #120(Jun.18): Flying high in Rio, After Dana's first soaring flight, Blay - 300 km out and return, Benefit for Patty
Issue #119(Jun.17): "Automated" scoring with SeeYou, 2010 British Nationals, West Tennessee payout winch towing, Boise - flying the foothills
Issue #118(Jun.16): Origami hang gliders, hope for humanity, Save the Tollhouse launch, 2010 Austrian Nationals, Blue Sky training with the Eaglet, It's been hot here in the east, WRE (wish we were there now)
Issue #117(Jun.15): The Screamer, What BJ Herring learned at the WRE, East Coast Championship reprised
Issue #116(Jun.14): Jim Rooney is personally killing the sport, 2010 East Coast Championships, Wills Wing T2C - 144, 154, Flying in the 2010 East Coast Championships, Looking very good in Zapata
Issue #115(Jun.11): Jim Rooney does tandem one handed wing overs, 2010 East Coast Championships
Issue #114(Jun.10): WRE, Swift out and return record, GoPro upside down, 2010 East Coast Championships, Jim Rooney does tandem aerobatics
Issue #113(Jun.9): Follow the smart guys, IGC2KML update, Currency, Aaron on aerobatics gone bad, 2010 East Coast Championships
Issue #112(Jun.8): GPS Tracking, Flipping once or twice, 2010 Midwest Competition, Trike tow pilot certification, Big tow machine, This man will be measuring your sprogs, 2010 East Coast Championships
Issue #111(Jun.7): JUST FLY! Fun Comp Series, A little trike flight in Victoria, Australia, Paragliding Record, Jamie makes up for the Worlds, Eaglets, Looks like they may have their second task at the European Paragliding Championships, Live updates, Fun from the European Paragliding Championships, Breaking gliders at Crestline, 2010 East Coast Championships
Issue #110(Jun.4): WPRS world ranking updated, Flying in Sweden – Skånes Fagerhult, Zapata, Hang-Glider Gang Terrorizes Elderly Hot-Air-Ballooning Couple, Blue Sky
Issue #109(Jun.3): AAA Sprints, Texas Single Surface Shootout
Issue #108(Jun.2): 2010 Midwest Competition, Cross bar fairings, CIVL rules and the European paragliding championships, The European paragliding championships
Issue #107(May 31): New USHPA competition rulebook, Dana Nelson - new pilot, Tim Travers, Rising, Fatten up to go flying, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 5th day, 2010 Midwest Competition, German Open, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 6th day
Issue #106(May 28): Texas Single Surface Shootout - 4th day, The 2010 World Championship videos, 2010 Midwest Competition
Issue #105(May 27): Teaching Yourself, SeeYou Competition Documentation, "Live" European paragliding championships, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 3rd day
Issue #104(May 26): Canadian Nationals, Winch tow instructor certification - Canada, Repaired and updated Flytec 6030, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 2nd day, Looking for early flights in the Himalayas, 2010 Midwest Competition, Tour of California
Issue #103(May 25): European Championships - open slots, Zac and Jonny over Andy Jackson Flight Park, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 1st day
Issue #102(May 24): The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Underwater Kite Turbines, King Mountain, Rio, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 1st practice day, Texas Single Surface Shootout - 2nd practice day
Issue #101(May 21): A quick ride to the launch, Cloudbase Foundation in Ghana, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Training Hill wanted at Torrey Pines, Nickelodeon Green Screen shot, Otto Lilienthal meet in 1971 - a virtual plaque, Australian dollar falls off a cliff
Issue #100(May 20): Spring Air Festival, Sylmar to Mt. Wilson in 71 seconds, Mara Fly-in Okanagan BC, Launching, Able Pilot, The Utah AAA Paragliding and Hang Gliding Sprints, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle
Issue #99(May 19): SeeYou Updated to 3.95, Run out landing, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Dustin pods before the pre-Worlds, Curt Warren skimming at Stanwell, Unlisted YouTube videos, GoPro, You are not as poor as you feel, Cheer on Zac's dad, David Glover's Résumé (video)
Issue #98(May 18): 2010 Midwest Competition is on, The first Sequatchie Sprints over Memorial Day weekend, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Run out landing, Simulator Video, Flying from Quest Air on Sunday, Missing Predator
Issue #97(May 17): Santa Cruz Flats Race - registration opens soon, National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Day Celebration, Your club's contests, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, It still needs a parachute, Dustin wangs it over Wallaby
Issue #96(May 14): The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, SD memory card in your Flytec 6030, Spanish National Championship Ager 2010, Drug Testing at the Upcoming Pre-Worlds?, North Carolina pilots, A Rob Kells Thank You, Wills Wing Covert, Thermaling at Quest Air, Flying with the sprogs unzipped
Issue #95(May 13): Dealing with the press, Hang Gliding Theme for Firefox, Corporatism, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Pounding in after landing, A possible option for Evgeniya Laritskaya, Another beautiful day in Florida
Issue #94(May 12): The Texas Single Surface Shootout, The 2010 Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, BaWü Airgames 2010, On-line Contests Results, Flying in Florida - it's like Zapata
Issue #93(May 11): The Women's and Rigid Wing Worlds at Neuschwanstein castle, Compare your flight to the weather conditions, Latest NTSS results are up, Looking down with a camera, Putting a GoPro camera underwater to look at the oil spill, Paraglider pilot summits Everest, Flight Reboot, The winds yesterday at Leesburg, Florida, Flying under the bridge and over the river
Issue #92(May 10): Our classroom is built, The Swan King, Ludwig, St. Helena Fly-in, 2010 Midwest Competition space still available, Flying into the ground
Issue #91(May 7): CSS/SoCal Regional Hang Glider Aerobatics Competition - June 5th, Wolfi on-line, Big Blue Sky, Spinflyer, Paraglider pilot climbing Everest, Europe - It's cheaper
Issue #90(May 6): A little glory, Cloud Surfing in SoCal, Wave cloud over Baja, East Coast Paragliding Championship, Able Pilot Newsletter, The Flytec Race and Rally, Thanks to Oz Report supporters
Issue #89(May 5): Results up on CIVL and the USHPA web site, The birds, License to fly, Ewa - the movie, Jet-Dri on your leading edge, Embracing Uncertainty
Issue #88(May 4): The Flytec Race and Rally, Canadian Aviation Expo, Cu's in Kansas, West Coast Adventures TV
Issue #87(May 3): The Flytec Race and Rally, 2010 Mexican Nationals
Issue #86(Apr.30): The Flytec Race and Rally
Issue #85(Apr.29): Rob Kells Competition - retrieval, Tennessee Tree Toppers on-line competitions for others, Pictures from both competitions, Storm watching, Tail-less aircraft, The Flytec Race and Rally
Issue #84(Apr.28): Playing with and on and in between Blaniks, Promoting hang gliding at Canada largest aviation air show, The glasses didn't help, The Flytec Race and Rally
Issue #83(Apr.27): Hang Glider pilots hanging out, Pictures from the Ridge, Stingfest, The Flytec Race and Rally, Thanks from James Tindle
Issue #82(Apr.26): Rob Kells Competition - Task 5, The Flytec Race and Rally - Task 1
Issue #81(Apr.23): Rob Kells Competition - Task 4, Forbes video, Marina Wind Festival Hang Gliding Race Cancelled
Issue #80(Apr.22): The Yaesu FT-250 radio, Adam Parer is back flying, Flying at the Florida Ridge, Big Blue Sky, Rob Kells Competition - Task 3
Issue #79(Apr.21): Moyes Malibu 166, Flymaster, Desert Soaring, Rob Kells Competition - Task 2
Issue #78(Apr.20): WRE, Flying in Bulgaria, Tennessee Spring Flying, Rob Kells Competition - Monday, Rob Kells Competition - Task 1, Rob Kells Competition - The Blogs, Rob Kells Competition - the scores
Issue #77(Apr.19): WRE, Wallaby Ranch during Wills Wing Demo days, National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Day, Hang Gliding Video channel on Vimeo, Flight of the day - practice day, Rob Kells - day one, Rob Kells - day two
Issue #76(Apr.16): WRE, Flying really really close to the ridge line, The 1st Women's Paragliding Open, USHPA BOD minutes available on-line
Issue #75(Apr.15): World Record Encampment - June 21st, Waving in Florida, Forecast for the Practice Day at the Rob Kells Meet, Venturi Vs. Falcon, Another landing, Paraglider pilot climbing Everest
Issue #74(Apr.14): Landing a hang glider in Florida, Spring flying, Counting at Andradas, The longer range weather outlook, World #1 and #2 coming to fly at the competitions in Florida
Issue #73(Apr.13): Northwing Freedom 190, East Coast Aerobatic Championships, Google Calendar - almost there, Cheap Meet, Sunny with cu's and windy
Issue #72(Apr.12): Condor at Sylmar, Launching at Quest Air in HD, The Development of the Wills Wing Covert, US Hang Gliding Competitions, On-line Contests Results, After the front at Quest Air, Continuing to look at soarcasting
Issue #71(Apr.9): No one listens to Matt Taber, 8000' altitude limit at the European Championships?, Brazilian Nationals photos, Powder paragliding, Manfred checks out the Wills Wing T2C 144, It didn't work out
Issue #70(Apr.8): The Texas Single Surface Shootout - registration is open, Coming to Quest Air, Lots of Pictures from the 2010 Wills Wing Demo Days, On-line Contests Results, How did it turn out?, Swinging for the fence
Issue #69(Apr.7): Glider Rider Vs. Remora racks, Bassano del Grappa, South Florida Skies, Flatter - last day, You can still ride your bike, Lucas video, Is this what is coming?
Issue #68(Apr.6): Tin Cup, Flatter, Help Save the Williams Peak site in Colorado, Sunday at Quest Air, It's hot in the Mojave Desert
Issue #67(Apr.5): Tin Cup, Disc brakes for tug pilots, Canadian Nationals, An extra long video, On-line Contests Results, Flying with Condors in Santa Barbara, Two recent aerotowing incidents, USHPA Question and Answer, Friday at Quest and Wallaby, Saturday at Quest and Wallaby
Issue #66(Apr.2): Tin Cup, Padded down, Dune Gooning at Dune du Pyla, France, Sport Class, The Lone Ranger, More fun in Florida
Issue #65(Apr.1): Tin Cup, Front Rack, Wills Wing Keels - not just aluminum tubes, Playing in front of a Dream, On-line Contests Results, Spring arrives in Florida
Issue #64(Mar.31): Tin Cup, Safly, Moyes Malibu 166 is ready, Helmet Vario, Air to Air at Funston, Getting ready to ride, 2010 Brazilian Nationals, Christopher McKeon's Hang Glider crash
Issue #63(Mar.30): Tin Cup, 2010 Brazilian Nationals, IGC2KML, Moyes pre-Worlds deals, Standardized European Rules of the Air (SERA)
Issue #62(Mar.29): Tin Cup, Six Sport Class Pilots, Singles clubs - giving them something exciting to do, Matt's Presentations, How to Train Your Dragon, On-line Contests Results, Weather Balloon photos from 21 miles up, Wills Wing Days at Quest Air, Covert
Issue #61(Mar.26): Tin Cup, The meet organizer assistance package, Small/women hang gliders, Surround photography, Paradise Hang Gliding, Tennessee Tree Toppers Competition registration, On-line Contests Results
Issue #60(Mar.25): Tin Cup, Wills Wing Demo Day Soaring into Quest, Reading the McCready Dial, Hearing your vario, Cloudbase Foundation, On-line Contests Results, Soaring Forecasting
Issue #59(Mar.24): Tin Cup, The new USHPA Site Creation Manual, USHPA Lead Generation Program, SIMS for the pre-Worlds?, On-line Contests Results, Mount Rainier clouds
Issue #58(Mar.23): Tin Cup, National Hang Gliding and Paragliding Day, USHPA - all cool on the competition front, Tour of California, USHPA On-line Renewal, Tossing and repacking our chutes, On-line Contests Results
Issue #57(Mar.22): Tin Cup, USHPA question and answer session, USHPA Executive Director to attend Rob Kells meet, Oz Report on Facebook, Three Contest Registrations Open, The Wills Wing Covert - the prototype edition, The USHPA BOD meeting video, On-line Contests Results, Actual Soaring forecasting, Quest Air Fly-In, a great soaring and cross country day
Issue #56(Mar.19): Tin Cup, Registration Open for the 2010 Midwest Competition, On-line from the TTT, Speed wings - they are small paragliders, Updated IGC2KML, Chute Packing video, Excitement in Ecuador, On-line Contests Results
Issue #55(Mar.18): Tin Cup, Jura Open 2010, No glasses - can't see, Judging their own, Maybe you are covered, Will Gadd - Paragliding Across America, Vario on RC sailplane, On-line Contests Results, The reports from the USHPA BOD meeting
Issue #54(Mar.17): Tin Cup, US Nationals at Big Spring Registration opens, Template for registration, My apologies to Dennis Pagen, Trouble with Authority, Paragliding in the Himalayas, A Sailing Adventure, Underwater Glider, On-line Contests Results, Aeros Winter Race
Issue #53(Mar.16): Tin Cup, Dustin's record homologated, Towing to the big one, Instructor Insurance, Carl and Julia coming to the Rob Kells meet, Aeros Winter Race Results, East Coast Championship - register now, On-line Contests Results
Issue #52(Mar.15): The 2010 Spring USHPA BOD meeting, day 2, Tin Cup, Northern California Cross Country League 2010, On-line Contests Results, Pictures from on high, The 2010 Spring USHPA BOD meeting, early roundup, Change to the CIVL certified glider statement
Issue #51(Mar.12): Tin Cup, Paragliding Testival, The WXC, Glider on eBay, The USHPA BOD meeting, On-line Contests Results, Always like to have Koala pictures
Issue #50(Mar.11): Tin Cup, Triangle at the Ridge, Forbes - it's raining, Women's and Rigid Worlds, TTT weekend series begins, Skiing and flying, On-line Contests Results, Google Maps on bikes, Flying without Joe Bostik
Issue #49(Mar.10): Tin Cup, The proposed USHPA Competition Rulebook, Contest Registrations opening up soon, The Covert, Flying with Joe Bostik, On-line Contests Results
Issue #48(Mar.9): Tin Cup, Proposed 2010 Midwest Hang Gliding Comp, Free FAA Sectionals, The pre-Worlds shop, Our classroom is being built, On-line Contests Results, The Everglades
Issue #47(Mar.8): Tin Cup, CG 1000 harness, The proposed USHPA Sanctioning Manual, Electrical Drive Train, Another use for the electric drive train, On-line Contests Results, Wills Wing Demo Days
Issue #46(Mar.5): The latest Wills Wing T2C, You've got issues (with the USHPA), The Aeros Winter Race, On-line Contests Results, March issue of USHPA Hang Gliding and Paraglider Magazine, Earthbound - Wallaby Ranch in the movies
Issue #45(Mar.4): The latest Wills Wing T2C, Tennessee Tree Toppers - on line contest, The Dragonflies as paper weights, Should the USHPA talk to its critics, face to face?, On-line Contests Results, Steve Roti (from the USHPA) answers the accusation
Issue #44(Mar.3): Central Florida so far, Wiley Pow Warren, Talking about hang gliding, Kill the Crows, On-line Contests Results, Moving sky behind landscapes, USHPA accused of serious ethical breach
Issue #43(Mar.2): Competition - it's heavy, Electric Nano Trike, USHPA BOD meeting agenda, Proposed Midwest Competition, On-line Contests Results
Issue #42(Mar.1): Checking out Luling, Texas, Able to fly, No Special Observers, Golden Eagle attacking a deer, On-line Contests Results
Issue #41(Feb.26): The USHPA and its discontents, Fun with not so tall and thin blue people, Sending Australia overseas, On-line Contests Results, Valle de Bravo
Issue #40(Feb.25): Come for the Full Week of Wills Wing Demo Days, The Aeros Winter Race, "Prototypes" and CIVL, LA Video, On-line Contests Results
Issue #39(Feb.24): Another US competition?, The Rob Kells Memorial, Wings Over Wasatch 2010 Clinic Schedule, Born to Fly tee-shirts, Live online tracking, On-line Contests Results
Issue #38(Feb.23): Competition and liability, The Rob Kells Memorial, Linking to the USHPA Hang Gliding and Paragliding Magazine, Faraday suits, On-line Contests, CIVL and the Women's Worlds
Issue #37(Feb.22): Xcamp 2010, A glass coating, This seems to me to be crazy, NSW State Titles, Val gets a World Class Record, CIVL Plenary meeting, "Prototypes" banned at the Worlds
Issue #36(Feb.19): What is the USHPA's Number 1 goal?, Where is the US in all of this?, Open Distance proposal to the USHPA, An approach to flying, XRace, NSW State Titles
Issue #35(Feb.18): Competition - a losing proposition?, Scooter tow instruction or not, The power of a dust devil, Flying with HUD ski goggles, Me eat meat, NSW State Titles
Issue #34(Feb.17): Linking to the USHPA Hang Gliding and Paragliding Magazine, The USHPA Magazine article on Sport Class, USHPA Governance, part 2, Bare Bones USHPA BOD Agenda for the Spring meeting, Continental records
Issue #33(Feb.16): Looking for parachutes?, XCSkies, Open slots for the European Championships?, Previous World Champion Leaving Airwave, USHPA web site down, Maybe the glasses helped
Issue #32(Feb.15): Video Immersion - flying with two wide angle cameras, iVariometer, USHPA Governance, CIVL Plenary meeting mext weekend, NSW State Titles start on Sunday
Issue #31(Feb.12): Hearing from the USHPA, Situational Awareness, Part 3, Continental records, Insects, Instrumentation for powered harnesses
Issue #30(Feb.11): Hearing from the USHPA, Situational Awareness, Part 2, Brazilian Nationals, Records
Issue #29(Feb.10): Hearing from the USHPA, Situational Awareness, Part 1, Moths, Ecuadorian hang gliding family
Issue #28(Feb.9): Hearing from the USHPA, Not Hearing from the USHPA, Spring 2010 USHPA BOD meeting, New directions for competition
Issue #27(Feb.8): USHPA Competition Committee voting, Your brain on GPS, Paraglider Classes, Portable glider simulator, Sport Class, Every dog has its day, Risk Management
Issue #26(Feb.5): Monarca Paragliding Open, Falcon League, Cross Country Planner on-line, Open Ocean hang gliding
Issue #25(Feb.4): Australia holds the wind speed record, La Escuela Bilingue los Algarrobos, Big Blue Sky
Issue #24(Feb.3): Flying the Airborne REV 13.5, Valentine's Day, Pileus cloud, De Feet
Issue #23(Feb.2): Did the Italian team break the rules at the 2009 Worlds?, 2010 Mexican National Open, Hidden Gems, 200 km triangle world record at Forbes, Appeal of death sentence
Issue #22(Feb.1): Tennessee Tree Toppers, Wills Wing pilots, New Colombian Open Distance Record, Don't land in the water, Glider slide show, 2010 XC-Open Manilla, Records fall in Forbes
Issue #21(Jan.29): Flytec Race and Rally, Pilots' twittering, Valle de Bravo, Iceland, Jonathan flying toward the snow, PORN and FART Party at Cloud 9
Issue #20(Jan.28): Women's Worlds, Multisport Race, High School hang glider project, Lanzarote, The last day winners at the Bogong Cup, Bogong Cup rumors
Issue #19(Jan.27): Aeros Winter Race, Hang Gliding Dealers and Schools, Dolly outriggers for ATOSes, Paddling through the air, Flying at Stanwell, Cleaning out the containers, Hangdogs, USHPA Regional Director Recall Election
Issue #18(Jan.26): How could this accident happen?, Morning Glory Uruguay, Flying Prone, Video yourself videoing, Eleven year olds
Issue #17(Jan.25): Dustin's record flight in Puerto Rico, US Region Six pilots want support, Flying when it rains in LA, Helmet-mounted display, Flytec Race and Rally, 2010 Bogong Cup, Twenty one spots opened up at the pre-Worlds, Driving up to Mt. Emu on the last day, Fourteen minutes
Issue #16(Jan.22): 2010 Canadian Nationals, A cool head, 2010 Bogong Cup, The Morning Glory Flight now on TV, Jamie and crew go to Stanwell instead
Issue #15(Jan.21): Carbon Keels, Australian Aviation Law, Archaeopteryx News, 2010 Bogong Cup
Issue #14(Jan.20): New Aus RASP, Corryong Cup Track logs, Wind speed at the America's Cup, Florida Spaceport, 2010 Bogong Cup
Issue #13(Jan.19): Francesco Rinaldi on Forbes, The Top Ten Placers at Forbes, Air movements near the ground, Tuffs, Weather Map, 2010 Bogong Cup
Issue #12(Jan.18): Flytec Race and Rally, Rob Kells Memorial Competition, Youngsters flying, 2010 Bogong Cup, Spots opening up at the pre-Worlds, Delay in opening slots at the pre-Worlds
Issue #11(Jan.15): NTSS update, XCSkies updated, Get air time with your bicycle, Frank Brown at eleven years old, Namibia Records Fall
Issue #10(Jan.14): Electric Swift, An eleven year old takes a hang gliding lesson, NSW State Titles, Jonny's video, On to Mount Beauty
Issue #9(Jan.13): The flying cart picture, Coastal Boogie, Orientation - a slide show, On to Mount Beauty, Kathryn's stories
Issue #8(Jan.12): 2010 Forbes Flatlands, Pay up for the pre-Worlds, Corryong Cup results
Issue #7(Jan.11): 2010 Forbes Flatlands, It is supposed to be 109° tomorrow, Bennett Standard
Issue #6(Jan.8): 2010 Forbes Flatlands, The flying cart
Issue #5(Jan.7): On-line pilot registration systems, NSW State Titles, Auto accident with pilots in Namibia, Scoring Program Updated, 2010 Forbes Flatlands, Texas Dance Halls
Issue #4(Jan.6): HGFA eNewsletter is out, 3rd FAI World Sailplane GP final, Ed Cesar obituary (belated), Bogong Cup Update, 2010 Forbes Flatlands
Issue #3(Jan.5): 2010 Forbes Flatlands
Issue #2(Jan.4): 2010 Forbes Flatlands, pre-Worlds - who's going?, Flytec Race and Rally - it's full, pre-Worlds - update
Issue #1(Jan.1): Down south, 2010 Forbes Flatlands, More luck from Adam Parer, It looks like a successful Corryong Cup is in store

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