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3.00am is a pointless time of day!

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 22 days ago
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3.00am is a pointless time of day or should that be night!! That great moment when I still find myself wide awake on occasions (though less and less which is good!) When I beat myself up ask myself ludicrously stupid questions for which there is clearly going to be no answer, satisfactory or otherwi... (original story)

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Race & Rally: Day 5

Posted from SkyOut 22 days ago
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We left Quest Air today and headed north. The daily meeting was repeatedly postponed as we waited for the task committee. That usually means the committee is having a tough time designing a task and it also usually means the task will be difficult. The committee sent us north with ... (original story)

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Race & Rally: Day 4

Posted from SkyOut 22 days ago
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After spending the night at yesterday's goal, Lake Wales Florida, we got a text message telling us to move to Quest Air for the day. After a quick breakfast we drove to Groveland Florida and setup. Davis gave us the weather forecast; light winds, blue skies, and relatively low top-of-cli... (original story)

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A View From Above

Posted from hang-gliding « WordPr... 22 days ago
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Each day our students will blog about some of their experiences on the Brazil Travel Course. Our third entry for Sunday, 1/22 comes from Jess MacMillan. Sunday here in Rio turned out to be a sunny and clear day with unlimited possibilities to take in the beauty of the city. One way to get a bir... (original story)

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Wallaby Ranch - Flight Park Birds

Posted from SkyOut 48 days ago
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Arrived at Wallaby Ranch Monday after a "refreshing" 19.5 hour drive that started in Massachusetts at 4:00am. I rigged the tent and fell asleep under a full moon. I took it easy the next morning while tugs pulled eager pilots into the air. I relocated my tent, signed waivers, cau... (original story)

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Coming into the home stretch!

Posted from hang-gliding « WordPr... 39 days ago
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I had an appointment with Dr. T yesterday. The good news is: there is an end in sight. The bad news is: I’m still fully banded through the 20th! He was very impressed with my banding technique and deemed the way I had my teeth set “perfect.” He took pictures of my mouth (did I men... (original story)

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GLIDER CHRONICLES 2011 : September 28th : Big Wings & Blue Skies

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 48 days ago
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Just a small post for the Glider Chronicles today. The weather recently has not been good during the weekends but wonderful during the week. Enough of wistful gazing out of the office window already! It was time to stop being conscientious and take a day off from the work week as sunny skies and a h... (original story)

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Paragliding North Brother

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 64 days ago
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North Brother is an intermediate site and can only be flow with a local who has the key to the landing site. Contact Lee Scott at High Adventure if you want to fly it. It’s a fantastic spot to fly, catching an E-NE and often getting good thermic activity. North Brother is in Dooragen National ... (original story)

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Come Fly with Me

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 64 days ago
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I recently joined the Adelaide Camera Club in south Austalia and entered the monthly Club competition with 6 Photographs, 3 in the printed section and 3 in the projected section. Mixed responses from the Judge with score of 5, 3 x 6, 7 and an 8, all out of the ten. Here is the Photograph that got me... (original story)

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Icarosaurus, Kuehneosaurus and the So-Called "Rib" Gliders

Posted from gliding « WordPress.c... 64 days ago
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An Introduction While pterosaurs were experimenting with flapping flight in the Late Triassic, several arboreal lepidosauriforms were gliding with hyper-elongated, rib-like, dermal extensions anchored to their reduced and modified ribs. Welcome to the world of the Triassic gliders, their Permian pre... (original story)