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Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2016
Monday, 18 January 2016Category: Competition
Forbes Flatlands Hang Gliding Championships 2016
What started out looking like it was going to be the worst Forbes comp ever turned out to be one of the best!
I think we’ll be talking about this one for a long time to come!
It’s all about the numbers!
Our 10th consecutive Forbes Flatlands competition.
62 Pilots from 13 Countries
22 Crew from all over
42453.1 kms flow by all pilots (with a grand total of 712,394.92 km flown by all pilots from 1999 - 2016)
All together in 1 place, for 10 days, doing what we love, having fun, seeing old friends, making new friends and making the most of this amazing sport.
Malibu bottom upright fitting wire wear issue
Thursday, 20 August 2015Category: Technical Advisory
Malibu bottom upright fitting wire wear issue
Applies from: 17th August, 2015
Applies to: Any Moyes glider using round uprights.
Inspection: Whenever an upright is broken or bent it may cause damage to the top and bottom upright fittings, these parts should be inspected closely and replaced at any sign of wear or damage.
Service Requirement: Replace bottom upright fitting after 300 hours or if wire slot widens to greater than 4.8 mm.
It has been bought to our attention of a potential problem of the bottom upright fitting on gliders with round uprights.
The wear has occurred on the slot where the ball swage fits into.
The photo shows a fitting from a glider with 600+ hours airtime where the slot has been worn and widened.
The photo shows a broken fitting from a training glider.
It is now mandatory to replace the fitting
when the opening exceeds 4.8mm or after 300 hours airtime.
Italian Open Championships
Wednesday, 15 July 2015Category: Artical of Interest
Italian Open Championships
Corinna Schwiegershausen
Recall Expansion AustriAlpin DELTA
Tuesday, 04 November 2014Category: Technical Advisory
Recall Expansion AustriAlpin DELTA
Please find attached the expansion of the recall of the austrialpin DELTA carabiners.
