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Michel Didriche se souvient: « En 1978, je faisais partie du « Paraclub d’Annemasse ». Un dimanche de juin , Jean-Claude Bétemps, André Bohn et Gérard Bosson sont montés au Perthuiset, une pente située au-dessus de Mieussy (France – Haute-Savoie). Ils ont réalisé un premier essai avec un parachute de saut. Et ça a marché ! »… Continuer la lecture IL ETAIT UNE FOIS LE LE PARAPENTE→

When entering a strong thermal, you feel yourself swinging forward under your wing and being pulled up.
You must reduce you braking and give your wing speed during this phase. If you initiate a hard turn at this time, you risk a Spin (Recovery)…
Once installed in the thermal, reduce your speed but not more than minimum sink rate speed.
More important than using your wing’s best sink rate, you must concentrate on Centering the Thermal (using a Vario). When exiting a thermal, get ready to control the dive of your wing (ahead of you), by increasing the braking during the wing’s dive (release the brakes when the wing is at its most forward point)

If one follows the indications of his variometer : If it indicates an increase in the climb rate, open up your turn (you may even go straight). If the rate of climb diminishes, tighten your turn as we would otherwise be moving away from the center of the thermal.

There is no need to delay your response to your variometer, since it typically indicates the average over the last second of readings.
This technique is good for wide thermal lift without a sharp increase in climb rate at its center.
It can also serve to find better thermal cores when multiple thermals merge with altitude.
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Source: Jérôme Daoust

Winner: Patrick Bérod (France)
2nd overall: Jean-Marc Caron (France)
3rd overall: Peter Von Kaenel (Switzerland)

1st Woman: Louise Crandal (DK)
2nd Woman: Petra Krausova (CZ)
3rd Woman: Nicole Nussbaum (CH)

1st Contructor: Gin Gliders
1st Nation: Switzerland

Source: pwca.org

Classement général

Homme:
Thomas Mérigout
Vincent Sprungli
Christophe Desplats
Patrick Bérod
Serge Simondi

Femme:

Sandie Cochepain
Caroline Brille
Claire Revel
Marie-Aline Boutan
Elodie Laffaire

ffvl.fr

Position Points Name Gender Country

1 323 Cox Steve M SUI
2 299 Joos Achim M GER
3 297 Tamegger Christian M AUT
3 297 Henny Kaspar M SUI
5 296 Bollinger Hans M SUI
5 296 Tsuji Tsuyoshi M JPN
7 294 Berod Patrick M FRA
8 286 Caron Jean-Marc M FRA
8 286 Brunn Martin M AUT
10 285 Pacher Jimmy M ITA

Source: fai.org

Free Movement of HG/PG Pilots document updated
23/08/01 – The Free Movement of hang Gliding and Paragliding Pilots document, which gives information (provided by each country) on recognition and acceptance of IPPI cards and insurance requirements has been updated and is available at

http://www.fai.org/hang_gliding/general/free-move.pdf

La carte IPPI permet maintenant de voler en Suisse Continuer la lecture IPPI card update – Voler dans les autres pays→

La coupe Icare est un événement qui a lieu une fois par an, en septembre, et qui a pour objectif de faire décoller tout ce qui peut décoller dans une ambiance décontracée, de fête, d’humour et de bonne humeur.
St-Hilaire du Touvet (Isère, ~15km au Nord de Grenoble)
Festival Site: www.coupe-icare.org Continuer la lecture Coupe Icare 20-23 Septembre 2001→

August 23, 2001

NEW YORK (CNN) — Thierry Devaux turned in his passport to federal prosecutors on Friday, a condition of his bail, one day after he was arrested for parasailing into the Statue of Liberty. Continuer la lecture Frenchman hung up on Lady Liberty→

Photos from Zinal Switzerland here – ici Photos de Zinal