Monday, July 28, 2008

Metalcore Wheels For Sale

III, 07/26/2008 Arcones

Hundreds of drivers entered in the competition, plus many others from outside, but wanting to enjoy this wonderful day of flying. Huge cloud streets dotted throughout the area inviting cross a great day. Although in principle there was no wind at takeoff, soon began to enter thermal gusts pilots allowed to leave waves. The loose height wind W did propose a sleeve in the direction E, think to El Burgo de Osma (I could not attend the Briefing). Over 90 km of road and about 75 straight. Hundreds of pilots reached goal, both entered in the competition, and fans who just flew for pleasure. In short, a spectacular day for free flight, either in gliding, paragliding or sailing, also joined the party, but too close to the gliders in my opinion (some photos are seen close together). To round off the day, a roast of lamb in Bunkers and after a few drinks with friends in the beautiful village of Pedraza. What more could you ask to life!

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The Final Rankings of you can see here:
http://compe.parapente.net/halcones_clasificaciones.action

Thursday, June 19, 2008

What Your Career Aspirations Are



For those not familiar with the area or the problems in which is, I will tell you the impressions I got from her when I flew there and told me about the issue that were held against the adjacent property owners.
Since the beginning of paragliding has been using this area for its excellent conditions. Not for nothing is set in a small cliff face the sea that although there is little drop, the moisture-laden sea breeze, allowing us to fly it from morning till night with a superb laminar wind, about 15 km / h. And all this with a series of small beaches at their feet. We fly our fill in the morning, landing 50 meters from the beach, a swim, eat at the snack bar and in the afternoon to fly for hours. In short, is the paradise of smooth flight, without heat or fold rise adrenaline us more than recommended.
Yes, I know this may end up boring, but if we start, we have a few miles Palomaret and there we find all the heat you want. Of course, all this was before the damn speculation that plagues us. Then came the rezoning of land and indiscriminate construction. Built around a development that literally take off. Although, at least in the Register of Real Estate, consisting as gliders take off zone. " Of course, the owners of new houses, they were annoyed that pasasen paragliders as they considered their property. So, who closed with a fence, the way to the street allowing access to takeoff. Thus violating the right of way that existed on the farm that was built urbanization. And worst of all with the approval of the council. This made for access to off, you had to surround the development, walking through a ravine with the glider back. And with the uncertainty of whether finished building in the ravine, making it impossible to access end. Luckily, as I read in " http://www.diarioinformacion.com/ " the Superior Court of Justice has put things in place.
At the time when I flew there, I had not yet amateur video recording of flight, so as I only have photos that we made the wife with whom I was flying, and images from Google Earth .


De Santa Pola



As usual I also include a map of the area.




Below I transcribe literally the news instead of putting the link, because sometimes after a while, the newspaper removed the link page is orphaned.

"The High Court of Justice (TSJ) has estimated the appeal by Air Sports Federation of Valencia against the decision of the municipal council of Santa Pola that the July 25, 2003 privatized the way access to the ramp from which to launch gliders from Gran Alacant vacuum. The said road has always crossed the land on which sits the urbanization of El Olivo de Oro The owners of the same were found to acquire the bungalows that your neighborhood was crossing a road to open access that prevented them from something as normal as have closed the gate, and that athletes were expedited entry at any time of year. For this reason they went to City Hall requesting that define the legal status of same since, he claimed, the road has not always been public. In fact, this condition finally lost the May 26, 1999 when the full approved the amendment of detailed study and set as a condition to "ensure the continuity of the free use of the wing area, as well as private property or through its transfer to the City." Record. The City Council initiated a proceeding, which concluded with the agreement of July 25, 2003 that was the reason the neighbors and was used by paragliders through its federation. The Supreme Court ruling canceled the agreement based on a question of administrative procedure and that the full City of Santa Pola what made July 25, 2003 was to rescind the previous agreement of May 26, 1999. The City understood that 1999 was null and void but should go to the review procedure required by law Valencian passing a favorable preliminary decision and Legal Consultative Council, which was not done. This motif is more than enough for the judges to give the reason for Air Sports Federation, without going into further consideration, although the decision adds that is especially relevant in this case "where the road gives access to an area public use, not only for those who practice the sport of paragliding, but for other citizens, and to keep the road private domain status would remain isolated and accessible only to owners of urbanization. "
Published in:
http://www.diarioinformacion.com/secciones/noticia.jsp?pRef=2008061200_13_765215__Elche-reabre-camino-rampa-parapentes-rechaza-privado

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Make Music Notes Friendship Bracelet

Liga Centro Santa Pola. Pedro Bernardo, 24 and March 25, 2007

I keep looking at the Hard disk of my PC and I think interesting things are coming. On 24 and 25 March last year I attended the Central League competition held in Pedro Bernardo. In two days off the W was elected and then came the two videos that I present to you now.

On 24 I was enjoying the Briefing and takeoffs of competitors. By the time they finished off all, had become so strong it was impossible to leave at this time, so I had to wait until the return of late to flying. This video

displayed twenty-offs and a few landings. Although some of you may seem hard to see so many take-offs, I think you can always learn something watching others do it. I have personally seen many times videos of takeoffs of other competitions and I have not bored at all. In any case, I guess those who were there you might be interested.



On 25 I decided to take off before the competition pilots they did. This will not bother them and I get off on a more loose than they do. Not in vain hope that the conditions are put enough heat to ensure, or at least try, to reach goal. While on the other hand, take off too soon as I did, is to run the risk of sinking for not finding enough thermal activity on which to rely. Luckily, I managed to stay there during the time that elapsed between my departure and the pilot of the competition. This allowed me to see everything from the air. Furthermore, although he knew the route to follow, I followed them for a while, so you can say I completed part test. It was pretty fun for me.

video camera placed me in the leg. Sometimes let go of the controls and the other taking pictures or video camera. In reality few times because I was very moved and felt like no-drop controls. This video I think it can be more entertaining to watch than the last.


Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Intitle Network Camera

La Muela strong wind

Once, while waiting in a take-off to go down the wind, some pilots were wondering about what would be the best technique to quickly lower the sail when we landed strong wind and no play us a arrastrón, of course.

emerged there all kinds of techniques, some I would say that to pilgrims. Some claimed that it was best to use bands "B", other than "C". It was also suggested that once on the ground could cause a frontal collapse by pulling the center lines of "A". Another technique was targeted, only to pull a brake on top, turn quickly to the wing hit the ground and flipped. To accelerate this shift in slow candles, made sure it was best, not even cause a collapse, pull the band "A" plane used hand brake. But what everyone was using the technique descartábamos usual, turning and put both brakes.

As I had time and we did not reach any conclusions, we decided to ask one of the experienced pilots who were at launch. If I remember correctly, he said, the best technique was to put bands "B". And he argued that putting the "C" would generate a lot of lift and drag us to rise or fall before sailing. And if they chose to generate a folded pulling the "A" could be reopened at once and drag as well. That conversation

completely forgotten until a few days ago, reviewing the videos stored on the PC hard drive, I found that I present on this occasion. Are a number of landings wind between 35 and 40 km / h. and used different techniques. From the traditional, turn around and run like mad toward the candle until it falls. To generate a "helicopter" to a meter above the ground so that the pilot and given the candle fall over.

sure we can make a great game to decide the best technique for landing in strong winds.

As usual here are the coordinates (40 50 42, -3 June 1938) to see the area on Google Earth.