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• Decorah Eagles LiveCam: The Raptor Resource Project (www.raptorresource.org) brings you the Decorah Eagles from atop their tree at the fish hatchery in Decorah, Iowa. Below is the LiveCam.  The feed will st ... 51 comment(s) | 8125 view(s) | posted on March 28, 2011


• Concordia: One Photo A Day – May 5th thru May 11th: Dick Butler (DB) is feverishly working to complete the Concordia by summer. He has limited time to provide updates; however, one photo a day is doable.  Today's update offers a new form ... 46 comment(s) | 1550 view(s) | posted on May 14, 2012


• Wingsuit daredevils achieve world-first: The Red Bull Skydive Team recently performed a spectacular performance high in the skies above Austria well worthy of any James Bond film. As part of the project Akte Blanix III, the fi ... 0 comment(s) | 1001 view(s) | posted on May 14, 2012


• Ride and Glide: Choices - as most cross country glider pilots know, life and a good flight are full of them. I was one once a pilot. A number of factors, including advancing middle age spread meant th ... 8 comment(s) | 741 view(s) | posted on May 11, 2012


• First Photos from Mifflin, US 15m Nationals: Thank you Leigh Zimmerman for this photos. -- Ed. ... 0 comment(s) | 738 view(s) | posted on May 13, 2012


• Rain Day 1 at Mifflin 15m Nationals: This is Frank Paynter, reporting from lake Mifflin, site of the 15m water gliding nationals, with the Rain Day 1 results.  We started the day with the morning pilots meeting at  0930, w ... 0 comment(s) | 427 view(s) | posted on May 14, 2012


• Day 1 at Mifflin 15m Nationals: It was  a short but eventful competition day today, as CD Jackie and her task advisors raced to get in a task before the encroaching overcast shut everything down.  Initially, based on ... 1 comment(s) | 392 view(s) | posted on May 13, 2012


• CONCORDIA – SUPERSEGLER: The Soaring Café is delighted to have the privilege of presenting the Concordia Project from inception through design, building and flight testing.  Dick Butler, Gerhard Waibel, and ... 8 comment(s) | 382 view(s) | posted on January 1, 2011


• Random thoughts about the 15m Nationals: Some random thoughts about the 15 meter nationals here at Mifflin.   The contestant list this year is incredible! Chip Garner (CG), perennial standard-class national champion ... 1 comment(s) | 366 view(s) | posted on May 12, 2012


• Second official practice day at Mifflin 15m nationals: Well, today was a day of pluses and minuses.  On the plus side, the sun was out, no rain in sight, and we were getting occasional climbs to above 8000' msl, and although weatherman Rich ... 1 comment(s) | 364 view(s) | posted on May 13, 2012