Do you fear of heights?

Here you can find some scary pictures:

http://thechive.com/2012/07/18/knee-knocking-palm-sweating-terrifying-heights-33-photos/

Towing - Airport Greiling (near Bad Tölz)

I started my towing training at the Airport in Greiling.

The wind was tricky, but the conditions improved, so I had good flights.

After 7 successful starts I drove home really tired but happy. There was a wonderful rainbow - and later extreme rain.

Flying season started - Flying Hochfelln

After a short visit to the Zillertal I went to Hochfelln.

Fantastic weather, warm as in summer (20 ° in the valley), in a T-shirt on the Hochfelln, despite the deep snow at the launch site. Here are some pictures.

A video will follow soon.

Hanggliding in German TV and internet (in German language)

The WDR shows 1 hour about hanggliding (in German language). You can find the videos in the web too. There are Interviews with Corinna Schwiegershausen and other stories.

http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/index.jsp

Interviews with Corinna:
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_rekorde.jsp
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_orientierung.jsp
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_thermik.jsp
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_gefahr.jsp

Story of hanggliding:
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_wissen100.jsp
Failed escape with hangglider from DDR:
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachen_kienoel.jsp
Tandem hanggliding with Dirk Soboll:
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachenfliegen_jo.jsp
Angelo d´Arrigo:
http://www.planet-wissen.de/natur_technik/luftfahrt/drachen/av_drachenfliegen_angelo.jsp

Airborne REV 14.5 - soon DHV certified?

I´m searching for a new toy for the 2012 season. Either an rigid ATOS VR or a topless flexible glider.

I asked Rick Duncan about the DHV certification of the new AIRBORNE REV 14.5. Rick told me, the certification is expected soon. Dirk Soboll just have to write the manual.

I look forward to a fligth test. In Forbes 2012 AIRBORNE beat the rest. It would be nice if finally a bigger high performance glider would be certified.

... the colors like my current (only changed black and red)?

Bikes make life better

People for Bikes -http://www.peopleforbikes.org/

There are many reasons for biking:

• 10 USD saved every day by commuting 10 miles round trip by bicycle instead of car
• 3 hours of riding per week reduces the risk of heart desease and stroke by 50 percent
• 8,000 USD spent on average each year owning and operating a car
• 50 % of trips Americans make are less than 3 miles
• 1 pound of CO2 pollution cut for every mile pedaled
• 47 % of Americans would like to see more bike lanes, trails and bridges in ther communities

Jos Guggenmos - rare Videolinks in memoriam

Videos from August 2010 (files found on DHF-Forum)

Jos plays and sings the "Drachenfliegerlied" (hang-glider-song)

Jos plays and sings the "Tegelberglied" (Tegelbergsong)