Not a direct answer to your question, but two of my sons, in an Australia-first, launched their hang gliders from the bottom of a hot air balloon at a town called Canowindra.

An aircraft takes off or lands into the wind, it gives them the ability to be traveling slower relative to the ground and still have lift. Suppose a small aircraft has a stall airspeed, or the speed below which it doesn't produce enough lift to stay aloft, of 50mph. If it comes in for a … Read more

I'm very thankful for what remains of my Mom's physical health, as well as my own and my father's and also that of any of my Dog and his brothers' and their descendants' who are still alive. I'm also very thankful for my family because they help us out a bunch.

So many things

- I'm thankful for having a wonderful mother

- For so many great friends that i have regardless of their physical existence or virtual form. At the end to me, what counts is heart. I care about my virtual friends as the same level as those that i hang with physically. Some … Read more