USHGA Ground Skimmer March 1975 by US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

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ISSUE NO. 26

MARCH,1975

GROUND

SKIMMER

TERRAIN

EFFECTS: VALLEY-SLOPE

8 CIRCULATIONS, John Aldrich 10 USHGA HANG RATING PROGRAM, John Lake

STREAMLINING, Douglas A. Malewicki

RIDGE, NEW YORK, & HAWAII by Tommy 22 JOCKEY'S Thompson, Dan Chapman Maralys Wills &

WORLD SNOW FLYING CHAMPIONSHIPS 28 LABATTS by Bill Bennett

THE INTERMEDIATE SYNDROME: A DANGEROUS CONFIDENCE, Robert V. Wills

WINDLORD • A SKETCH IN TIME, Bob Skinner

CLASSIFICATION SESSION, William L. Pregler

DEPARTMENTS

2 Ultralight Conversation 38 Public Flying Sites Report, Trip Mellinger

42 Classified Advertising 44 Calendar of Events

MAGAZINE STAFF Editor: Carol Boenish Price Art Director: Rich Grigsby Production Editor: Chris Price USHGA OFFICERS President: Lloyd Licher Vice-President: Kaz DeLisse Secretary: Carol Velderrain Flight Director: John Lake Treasurer: Ford Walters Office Staff: Carol Velderrain, manager, Chon Aranda, Susan Mann, and Ronda Leggett. CONSUMER AOVlSO,RV: GRQUNO S!(tMMER and USHGA, Inc., d~not endorse or t.ake any responsibility -for the products .advertised or mentioned wi.thin these pagei,. Pleas~ consult the HMA, or pilots and . ' oealers in your-arna. '

THE COVER: Jack Schroder soars the cloud-filled sky in his modified Seagull Ill. Pt. Fermin, California. Photo by Mike Caveney.

Dear Sir, I would like to propose n unique lH:)W flying site Llrnt l found this woekond for Urn Jocatio11 of the next Nc1,ti01rnl Championships, The launching site offers a magnificant panoranrn of oceans and rnoun tn,ins, After an easy takeoff' in to tlrn prevailing wind, a flyer can look forward to a super mile,, long flight But the best was yet to come, as l found out Sunday, l sett.led onto the soft sand to the claps and cheers of two or three Jrnndrecj nurle brown lmdies, At this flying site Urn typical irate landowner was replaced by n dozen or so curious, beautiful naked young ladies, As I answered their questions, of course l lrnpt my eyes on my work and gingerly l'oldod up my 1,ito,,in an hour! Those wing' nuts kept falling out of rny slrnking hand, It must have been tlrn flight, On second thought, this site may not he very ri:ood for the Nationals, because it will talrn everybody too long to fold up their kites! Dix Hoper Los A ng;oles, California

Dear Sir, Things arc looking up in Western Tennessee, Yes, we tLro a little behind times hero, but we aro closing' the gap fast, l have been following hang· gliding for about two years now and finally took to the 1oky last woek, It's everything l had hoped it would be, I would have gotten started sooner lrnt everyone seemed to bo more intorosted in beeom ing millionaires off mo instead of helping nw get started, I W!,Lsn't expecting a J'roo ride, hut did expect to find some help, My nearest dealer wasn ·1, a bit of help, but I must give eredit to Seagull Aircra.ft; it w,ts the only oornpan,y that seemed interested in helping mo build, I also contacted some very nice people at Dyna-Soar; tlrn,t was the greatest thing to happen to me since m,y interest in hang gliding hogan,

Western Tennessee doesn't have many hi]]s, but I do have a groat blu!'f (about 1'7;j feet high) overlooking tho mighty Mississippi Hiver, Some training hill!!! l really expect thi1111;s to pick up with the coming warm weather, Tlrnro's lot of interest hern, I appreciate OHOUND SKlMM/<JH ,tncl eagerly await H every rnontl1, H's my only source of information here since I'm the only one flying,,or Jor that matter, the only person I've ever seen fly, Keep up the good work and let al 1 help the sport rmd not just concentrate on getting rich of it

tho higher hi!L Tlle local organization should do th is every time a flyer wishes to

go higher, Tllo tests conlc! bo held every weekend, ~,At oacl1 popu!M flying sight there should be one rnprosentati ve frorn the local organization to make sure no one flies without the proper permit, The sites could be ratecl A, B, C,D, and E, Urn "E" si le being Uie training hill, the "D" being tho noxt highest, and so on, The sites so " rated to

John K Braddy Dyersburg, Tennessee

Dear I am only l[j old and have been in hang gliding for only a year, bnt J have strong views on it,, I do not have my own glider but I enjoy watching other people fly, It really affected me when they closed down Sylma,r because I have flown there and I know must have affected other people, too, I feel that it is time for someone to really speak out on self-regulation, I believe that if' hang gliding is going to remain a. free sport then wo should do something about the accidents, ,Just recentl,Y there has hoen a nurnber of hani; glider deaths around the country oJ the deaths were caused by pilot error, problem can be solved very easily, I wish to suggest some points I think should bo emphasilmcl, f?LIGIJ'l' SCHOOLS': L Flight schools should require their Btudents to weiu protective clothing such as helmets and gloves, Flight schools should issue a permit after tho student has sittisfactorily passed tho oourse, This wou Id permit the student to fly on a spcicifiod training hill until he is ready to go on to a higher hilL ORGAN JZA 'l'ION S L After the student has become proficient on the training hill and is ready to go higher, tho local organization should require the boginnor to take a test and obtain a permit before he can attempt

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by the usual wind conditions, e.g., a.30-footcUff along·the oceftn with 20 mph winds might be rated as "B" whereas a 30-foot hill with 5-10 mph winds would be rated as an "E." 3. The gliders should be rated for eondition. They could be rated 1, 2, and :3; 1 being in satisfactory condition, 2 being in good condition, a.nd a being in excellent condition. The gliders should be oheclrnd at eaoh popular flying sight just like the permits; a "3" might be okay for a "IJ'' or "E" hill, but you would need a "1" g·lider to fly an "A" site. MANUFACTUHJ.iJHS: L Manufacturers should be required to bui Id quu.Iity gliders.

2. Before a person can buy a glider, tho manufacture should requini him to take l<~ssons from a known flight school or have a permit. These are my ideas on regulating· lumg gliders without the aid of the F'AA. If we want to keep the FAA out of ha.ng gliding and keep more flying sites open, then we've got to do something about the accidents. I think my ideas might help to do that. Dale Lofton Huntington Park, California.

The USHGA is already sett.ing up programs similar to some you propose i11 your lotter. The "Hang Hating Program" is being established to classify pilots. Thare ara l'iva lavels of ability whieh demand progressively more difficult tasks. When a pilot has sueeossf'lllly demo11strat,ed his ab.ility to fly the required mammvers, lJe is issued a "Hang Card" specifying his level. He must present his card at; each new site (which llas been rntocl accorcli11g to dil'f'iculty !Jy the local flyers to oorrespond with the "Hang Hat.ings. "). (See tlle October, 1974, GROUND SKIMMrnR.J Tho Flight Instruction C'ommittoe is sotting up sta.nrlnrds for t'ligllt schools and will soon begin cortif'ioa/;io11 under tho supervis.ion ot' Flight Directot ,John Lake. The Hang G.l.ider Ma1mt'aeturers Association is in tlrn process of' l'innlizing its roquirement;s for oert.ificntion of' "C'ntogor.Y One" glid1ers. We agree that definite solf-regulo.tion progranis must be activtily carried out, but renwmbor, it all depends on oaoh t'lyer's pa.rtioipation and support of'these pm grams. BfJ surn /.o read tllo roport in this issue on t/Je highly suoccssfl!J classiffoat.ion program carried 011 l>y Urn "Pel.low Foatlrnrs" (the San Fr1meisoo t'ly ing club.J-od.

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Dear Sir, There it was--1200 feet high, a good take off site and ii good landing· area. So I flew off the top. (As a matter of fact, I was the first one to fly off the top of Butte Mountain in ,fackson, But today, I ,inst look at that 1200,foot sweethea.rt and HE'MJ.iJMBJJJH how it was. I went through all the procednres, did all the rig·ht things, contacted the right people, but the stte is closed. Reason? "lfyou get hurt, sue. We can't take the risk." I offered to write an,ythingdownon paper they would want and I even offered a few suggestions. No luck. Offered to lease the land. No lnck. So I tn.weled two hours to Ravi.do, imd there it was, another 1200-footer, Kingsbury Grade, and guess what? 'I'lHJ pcmple were happy to have us fly off and land in their fields. I really enjoyed those flights. It's a, shame that I can't fly them anymore. You sec, two weeks ago a flyer (who hadn't flown in a year) lost his life them. Another site closed. If anything I've written rings a boll with yon (and I think it might), then you've probably a,skcd tho same question I did.

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[ don't What can done? Arn wo doomed to lose all our claim to have all Urn answers, and a.s a matter of fact, l have very few, but hero a.ro rny thougMs on this problem: L Tho !Iang Ftatlng Program good sta,rt maybe even an essential ono···but it not ,tn end in with tlle greatest safoty program in tho world, sa,dly enough, some killed. [t mi impossible task to take aJJ risk out of a sport of th is 1mturn, espeeifdly considering the hunrn,n element of error. l cert.a.inly endorse the lmng rnting progTam and all othor a.nd provontativo nrna,sures, but they, in my opinion, only one in ma,intaining we have u.nd possibly regaining some of our lost sites. ProfiL. ,th is, I believe, is the key to more ha,ng glider sites. We must 1nako known to those who own possible sites or to thoso who oould finance thiB type of venture, Urnt hang gliding eould be a profitable enterprise. Hight J lrnow Urnt of you mtcy hn,ve winced at thiH though. Maybe you rocall tho dnys when you had cmrofroe day of flying and didn't pay f.t cent other tl1an for you gits to get to tho Those days were good but appear to on the way out. l boliove Urnt witb l0,000+ members in tlrn 1JSHGA (and probably twice that.many flyers who aronon,members), we boomning a, good 1narkot for someone who will guan1nt.ee us g·ood site, p;ivo us tr,.tnsportatjon to the top, and take eare to meet our safety requirem,mts. Ski resorts eater to ski.ors despite all tbe broken bonos. Why not flying resorts'? Ji)scn.pe Country lrns sueh a progra.m and a.ppea.rs to be doing well. lt is true that there !lave boon injuries Eseape Country, just t.hero t,re injuries at ski resorts, but the ski resorts don't olose down, iu1d neither has Esoa,pe Country. 1 believe sites like Esea.po Country a.re tlw key to sites without lrn,ssle. Ski a.roas are giving thonght to lrnng gl.iding in tho summer. Maybe we should give tllom a, push.

DAVE MUEHL

Rohort Bussell ,Jaokson, California

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Dear rnnclosod find photo of Hogallo known "F'Iip;ht SaiL" Tl!is maohine, built ctnd flown by an engineer from Raleigh, North Carolina, tost-flown b;y an astronaut. I rnoall, NASA was considering this type of era.ft in tho reeovery of spa.co capsules. If my memory serves mo eorrectly, Mr, Harris advertised in Afr tho ava.ilabi lity or ph.ns and kits, and even completed floats for this glider around 1964, I think I could still find set of these pla,ns somewhere Urn house. lf an,yono would like more information on Mr. Harris ortlrn "!•'light Sail," please let know. Norman D. Grossborg 250:3 South 2nd Street ,laeksonville Beach, Florida.

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The which appeared in . Naval Aviation Review some time ago, were to our attention by Houston Damron of Club. for Marine pilots, have for the occupa.nt of an C\tt.HJ,'LttlH:J •UJI llci,HE 1'!. .Utu;:1 • in these patterns we mind the word "classica,l" in the and also that these are "no-wind" there many and around, corrections must be be useful to cons:1C10,r

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11eating of one of the sun, while the other side remains in the sh~tdow. This would result in warmed air on the i:nmn,y side and cooler air on the shaded In the afternoon

An appeal of hang gliding lrn,s been freedom. J assume i.t still is. It seems froedom and security conflict;. The Director of the Passport Division of the State Department thinks that all U.S. citizens wiJI be required to ca,rry federal id,mtifieation at all times--for the purpose of seeurity, if you will! It is oharaeteristie of government to inerease watehfulness over citizens in the guise of security. We should heed our Passport Direetor and see tlrnt she is kepi, under leash. However, we in hang gliding are not, I hope, of the government mind. Natnre, Lilienthal, Moyes, Rogallo, Bennett, Dickenson and our own desire have given us wings. It should not lie within the province of the USHGA, or an organization ca.lled the PF'A, to clip our wings with control and rnstriction even tighter than tlrnt found in sailplime flying, which has been regulated by the federal government for some forty years. In this report, I shall present the Hang Rating as .it will go into effect this rnonth. In the process, I'll discuss the latest Accident Review Board findings and, as 1 do both, I shall allude to the PF'A Hang Rating suggestions which were published in Wings Unlimited, and so deservi, the courtesy of a published response. 'I'he Hang Ratings not permission nor iiuthority to fly. with walking, hang gliding is a learned personal activity. The USHGA has uo eredentiu.I of authority for either. We are not, nor should we want to be, an elite of the sport issuing di eta a.nd regulations. A USHGA I:l:ang; Hating simply the introduction of a strange pilot to a new site. It is up to the site reg·ulars as to whether he should fly there. By way of introduction, the rating presents a, statement of witnessed pilot ability to perform stimdard maneuvers with a standard of proficieney so othc,rs 1nay more easily determine a pilot's ability to fly safely from a given hill. This is to help keep the si.te open for flying and avoid public pressure for governmental regulation of the sort described by John Winkler (p.a, February Ground Skimmer), Loeal flyers rate IL site A stoop

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beca.use lihey know the site best. The pilot carries a card of introducti.on which states the abil.ity att(,sted to by those who know him. The USHGA brings them together by means of a standardized measure. 'l'he hang .Ratings are a. service, not restriction nor license, Hang Rating·s require progressive skills a.nd, in some different ski.Jls. There is no way to demonstrate proficiency for high altitude flight when flying· from a 250-foot hill. Because a pilot does not have a aooO-foot hill from whieh to fly does not mean he can't. It mNms he has not been seen doing it. When that pilots travels to a site where lligh altitude possible, then the pilots there ean properly assist him into the 1.1speets of such After he has been witnessed aetually flying· safely under such conditions, they oim say so to other areas by means of the I'!ang Ratings, so the next area won't have to eheck him out so carefully all over again. Let's consider some of the recommendations made by the PFA in Wi11gs Unlimited. The primarily a Western organization. Death has taken ll, toll in the West over tlrn past year and a lrnlf. The PF A is determined t.o reduee it. But why this toll? Here are some faets, facts which obtain from the Accident Review Board clrnired by Mr. Wi!Is. We have ana.lyzed each fatal accident in foot-launched hang gliding for which the l3011rd had information and facts (not conjecture). They totaled about. 50 in all. We have no information or knowledge of any fatal aceidents in the Eastern United States, ,...,,,,""·"'"' the lDast doesn't send us reports; however, it seems safe to think thitt fatal accidents have been predominately phenomenon of the West. (Six happened in Europe.) Slightly less than one-third involved the Chandelle Competition (not the It app,mrs that the Comps were, in most cases at least, a, problem of aerodynamies rather than pilotage. As we are now diseussing a pilot rnting system, they will be excluded.

gTound speeds eneountered in downwind flight. The proposal of the PF A does not 11ddress this problern. In the months I've asked for suggestions attacking this need, l'vc received none and tried to think some up on my own. They won't be final answers, but hopefully they will be better than shnple, unstructured time in the air with admonitions not to fly more than 30° downwind. 4. The "360" ki /ls when t,ried close) t,o

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wind blowing at .it. This is where Urn experienced die. There is Just lot, of social pressure to do 360's. By unnecessarily emphasizing them in the Hating Program, we just continue the pressure. All forms of flying have gone through the stage of glorifying the 360. The Wright Brothers celebrated their first, ns did the enrly gli.der pilots in Germany. Hang gliding had to go through tho stage, but surely our sport has passod the time when complete turn is cause for noUce. The final rrmjor c11usc of fatal accidents has been dives from which recovery was not effected, (I do not refer to any of the Comp accidents.) N atnrally, many fat.a,lities occur iis tlrn resu.l t of dives because that, and flying downwind, are efficient ways to hit the ground hard. The dives were entered into in various ways: some by imprnper turning technique, so.me out of stalls, and one by clucking under another glider to avoid a mid,,air. One dive was explnined by tho faet that the kite was an improperly eonstructcd k.it glider making its maiden fiight off a steep 1.200,foot slope in the Sierra Nevadtt Mountains. Tho glider had severe reverse dihedral a,nd negative reflex, In all these dives 1.lrn pilots were seen to be attempting recovery, Most certainly should have had room to recover, as the heights invo.lved went to well over 1000 feet. The majority of these pilots would ha.ve been ohtssed experienced flyers. Tbe fact oven excluding the "Comp," unrecoverable dives have accounted for la.rge portion or hang gliding dea,ths, This fact is openly recognized in E]urope and tacitly accepted in this country h,y the severe limitations of recommended flight m,mcuvers. It is an incredi/Jlo indic:tment of dive recovery capability that it is not just assumed dive reeovery can be pilot,initiated successfully tlie very moment flying speed is att,aincd. Sufficient flying speed should mean just that: suffieient .. not sufficient except in a dive. More of this at another time. One other death occurred wl1i.ch stands alone, A pilot flew off a hill and then seemed to faint. He just relaxed and his glider slowly turned and flew into tile hill. The pilot was 45. Those are the facts we have, in brief, about the fatalities, The majority of the pilots were expericmced. Most had been flying over a year. They were from the West. In other forms of flying, there problem of pilots, with 100 to 200 hours of flying time, who think they have lea,med it alL Perlrnps have the same luing 'l'lworizirig: with the weather and out in Urn West, to "big time" gliding rather quickly. After a year or really "know" it and push too too fa.st, seeing their friends die, often pass this stage and sober up. These become safe and eareful pilots who don't seem to have the elose calls anymore. Pi.lot judgment is the word, An example: µ;roup wa.s flying Yosemite last fall. Among them was Mike Larson frorn Colorndo. AU the experienced pi.lots took off from a p6 int that was easy to get to, but notforgivingof rnista,kes, Mike alone walked to another plaee because it was safer a,ncl resulted in the same flig:ht anyway. That's what the expert does: he leaves a margin whenever he can. wasn't there, but couple of the pilots told about it later,,,that's l1ow much Mike's attitude impressed them, No logbooks or ealendar time guarantees this attitude. It is not a function of skill or proficiency, It is being mature and thoughtful. knowing a person and si~eing him in action over a period of time reveals this side of him. The PF A suggests requirement for physieal examinations. Assuming that the USHGA ca.n require an,ything, considerthe problems. I might go to a doctor and ask for a physical in order

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!JANG HATING :J: Tho holder tilts cer'tiflmctu !ms lmtst 4 nxpericmeo and has been witnessed flying safoly from hills, Ho has domonstrntod sots of precjse Jinked sl,eop n,nd g'ontlc turnf:> along a predetermined path to spot Jandjngs withln :JO Jcot of targnt. He has flown ropoatodly to heigh Ls of '75 feet above tho ground in smooth winds of 20 mph n,nd gusty winds to 1nph. lfo has demonstratod precise Jeft a.nd right entry turns and the ability to diffornntin.te bHtwoon airspoed and gTmmdspoed,

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1f not Cl'ossecJ out on front of cortHicmte, ho has d01nonsJ.mt.edthe abilHy to fly: in turbuJonco, at high 11ltitt1det:, controlled :<m1°u1ms.

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to show l'n1 and to what rlPo'r'<,P,'> ,.,,,,,,.r-,11µ· r The has never required them flying sail p J,anes believe it or ciu1 arduous. They not required for skiing, mountain climbing, motorcycling, or snl'fii n,1·. Why us? What happened freedom? If sign,ifioant history indicftting might be validity to tho sug~:imitl,on, out that Logbooks require them. sense. 1t would be way to show what flying you have would hold

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ratings. In hang gliding, the Jog·book irritu,nt. It axiomaUc that you don't enforce. Nevertheless, the benefits of that answer simple log of significant flights that won't

There ,tre, and will be, excellent instructors who might not necessarily be Hang J:i'our pilots. ft however, difficult to imag·ine instructon; who couldn't qualify for Hang 'l'hrne Ratings. It would be patent nonsense to attempt to require many of the experienced pilots flying today to qualify in sequence for ea.ch rating. During 19?5 pilots rnay qualify for any initial rating they merit. After the .initial rating, the time and flight requirements would apply. This does not itpply to Hang l 1'ive, so it will be next year before any Hang Fives can be issued. [t antieipatod tha,t the Nationals will require at loast a Hang Throe. It is anticipa.ted that in the future all USHGA sanctioned contests will require appropriate minimum Hang Ratings. A significant cost wrn be involved in the Hang Rating System hecauso of printing, clerical work and mail. Hang One and Two win bo 11 problem of the schools and instructors, so ,my fee will he up to them. The cards will be supplied as a sorviee by the USHGA. Ji'or Hang Throe and I•'our Ratings, woll as for the special skills, there will ho a fee of $1 for each card mailed. For non-lJSHGA mombors, tl1e foo will $2. Thero will be no foe in the case of Hang !i'i ve. Now for the description of the Hat in gs ..Remember, they are witnossocl tasks and not awards. Some may soem to require excessive precision or attention to minutiae, but tho practice preparing for them will prove honoficial. H,emernbor also, it up to looal site to decide who flies there. A pilot may fly a hill if the loeal people feel that he capable of it. The Hang Fl.f.iting is to introduce pilots at stra,ng·e sites. Think of i1. this way: a, non .. ra.ted beginner bas to fly a hill to loaru, but there can't be loss thau a Hang· Ono hill. However, the possession of a. !fang One tells other sites that the pi.lot can set up his glider a.nd generally get off tho ground, but there is no assurance he can do more, a.ml if more is needed, eheek his flying carefully. HANG ONg 1. Unassisted takeoff: just that,, .. no keel push. Shouldn't jump onto the glider. 2. Sa.fo straight flight: a) Minor correetions in flight so that pilot lands into wind on his feet. b) Should oontrol tho airspeed without undue overoontrol. :!. Knows material in GUIDE 1'0 HOGALLO PLJCJFl1'-BAS1C, excluding turns. The Observer sbou Id be convinced that the pilot understands it. 4. Fl.ies beginner hills in gentle conditions with a ground clearance of up to 20 feet. Should feel confident tha.t he can fly a.noth9r beg·inner hill without causing troubles for others. 6. Should he i,ble to set up and check his own glider.

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HANG TWO L Pliumod fl ig·ht paths with turns a.t J east 90 degrees azimuth points presolooted hy pilot. These must bo alternating turns and shonld be smooth a.nd without very much speed change. Pi.lot should never have to roll out of a turn hecause of either too mueh or too little airspeed. Landing within 40 feet of spot. Ground oloaranco of at least 40 foot. 4, Flies in smooth winds to 18 mph, gnsty to H mph. Knows all material in GUlIJll: TO ROGALLO Ji'LIGH'J' ...

HANG THREE held }fa.ng· Two Rating at least two months a1,,u ,,rn,ve at least 30 flying da.ys and total of at least HO flights. For applicants with 200 hours of flig·ht experience in other airoraft tbeso time and flight requirements ma.y be waived upon endorsement of two Observers, one of whom must be a qualified instructor. However, in no oa.se nrny the time be less than one month or loss tlrnn :!O flights. Must

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2. Demonstrates precision gentle and steep linked mo 0 turns along an applicant-predetermined track. 3. Three spot landings in a row must be within 30 feet of a spot. 4. Depending on the terrain, tile pilot will fly what is considered a standard task for the sit,i to provide assurance that he differentia.tes between airspeed and groundspeed, as well as between flight path and ground track. 5. Demonstrates precise 180° entry turns as follows: a) These a.re mo 0 turns whioh are entered from a slight dive. b) A given turn rate is established and held. c) The airspeed is reclueed at a constant rate throughout the turn so that, as the glider is rolled to level at the 180-degree mark, the a.irspoecl is approximately that of minimum sink d) The bank angle should be smoothly reduced throughout tho turn so that, as the airspeed drops, the turn ra.te is Gonstant. e) No stall should be evident. f) The maneuver should he witnessed in both directions. The entire demonstration should leave no doubts in the of the Observer. 6. Pass oral qu.iz whioh will soon be published with answers in GROUND SKIMMER. 7. Ground clea.rance of 75 feet in at least ten flights. 8. It will not. he assumed that a Fl!ing 'I'hree pilot luis flown in smooth winds greater tlrnn 20 mph or mildly gusty winds greater than V5 mph. HANG FOUR l. Must bold a Hang Three Rating for at least four months

during which ho will have made at least 60 one-minute flights. Pilot must make five flights at eaoh of five different Hang 'l'hree sites of which at least three will have been inland. 2. Must make five 5--minute flights. 3. Must soar above a low point for at least five minutes on three different flights. 4. Ground cloaranoe of at least 250 feet on five cli.fferent flights. 5. Demonstrates figuro eights: a) The pilot will choose two points which are across the wind. The wind must be sufficient to oause definite ground dri.ft. The pilot will fly towards the midpoint between the pylons; at the proper time he will turn aeross the wind to enter the figure eight with an upwind turn. Tllo crosswind leg is used to help establi.sh ground drift information. b) Tlrn turns in the eight will he gentle to medium as required to fly the turns so that they describe a constant radius ground traok around the pylons. c) 'I'he turns must be altered smoothly as they are flown around the pylons. cl) The cross in the eight should consist of straight line segments which should be entered eonficlently and require only very minor corrections for drift changes so that the entry to the seeoncl turn of the eight is at the same ntclins as the other turn. e) The important points to consider are preeision of conection for wind drift and the smoothness shown while turning. f) Height will reduee the accuracy possible in judging distanoe around the turn a.nd should be allowed for, both from the point of view of the pilot and observer. 6. Must demonstrate three oonsecutive landings within 20 feet of a spot after flights of at least one minute. 7. Must fly over an imaginary l5foot-bigh barrier and land no more than :.lO feet past the barrier and within ten foet of a center line. 8. Must pass oral quiz. 9. The log available as part of the rating card may be used to substantiate portions of these tasks if they are individually signed by an Observer.

MARCH, 1975

HANG F'!VF: After possessing a Hang Four for at .least one year and after having been witnessed for all the special ski.lls, a, pilot may receive ,i Hfmg l<'ive H,ating. Tbe will indicate that the pilot is skilled and has indicated tl1e maturity a,nd judgment to act prudently so 11s to not be hitzard to himself or the sites whieh he visits.

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SP]!}CIAL SI{ILLS (Allowed with Hang Three and l~our,,not to be witnessed until pi.lot holds ft I.fang Three at least 2 months) Turbulence: Controlled and unpanieked fli.ght ln conditions resulting in multiple sa.il inversions and requiring quick, deliberate, correct, and substantial contra.I applications. High Altitude: a) Jl'Jights in whi.ch terrain cleararwe exeeods at least 1000 feet for at least three minutes. b) During such altitude conditions, 720-degrec turns arc accornptished in both directions. c) The pilot will have flown flights of over ten minutes. d) Balloon,Iaunchod flights over flat termin are not to be used a,s ovidonce for this skill. Cliff La,unches (2 categ·ories): a) Cliffs to be precipitous and over lOO feet high. b) Launches must be either: 1) Unassisted in near-mtlm conditions, or 2) Assisted in windy conditions with strong lift right at take off. 4. Cross-country: a) Demonstrated a,bility to recogni7,e landing areas previously visited on Urn g1·ound, but not visible at take off or during the first few minutes of flight. b) Must be able to determine wind direction from natural sources while in flight. c) Must be ablfl to set up conservative planned approaches to strang·e landing anH,s allowing for surprises. d) Must be able to cxpla.in various means of determining possible locations of wires, fences, poles, etc. o) Must be able to discuss wind and lift in various reg·ions such as canyons. f) Must be able to explain the correct use of in striving for mii.ximum distance travelled over the ground in various cond.Hions of wind and lift or sink. 15. 360-dogree 'I'ums: The following forms of the 360 must be witnessed: !b) Basic 360: l) Left a,nd right; gentle H,nd 2) Precis<, pitch and lateral control must bo witnessed. Just "banking and cranking" will not suffioo. b) turn so flown to be 360 instead of a 180. The turn should bo entered from a crosswind so that the portion downwind, c) FJnter turn that begins at minimum sink airspeed, smoothly increase airspood, ma.intaining· maximum safe turning rate, that at the 180-degree mark tho airspeed the nrnximum L/ D airspeed or slightly greater. Maintain this itirspeod and maximum safo turning riite to completion. Tho roll out should not exhibit nrnrked pitch up. cl) Enter turn tha.t must least Maximum airspeed to a rnodimn bank. At the 90·dogree rnark, decisively roll to a maximum safo turn rate wi.thout pitching obviously up or down. Resume the original bank a,nd turn rate at tho 270· degree mark until completion of 360. g!l,Ch dernonstration will be to the left and right without noti.ce11ble slipping or skidding.

I would likc1 to thank all the people who have suggested ideas the Bang Rating have been over 300 !otters written between me 1111d people all the country. If we just understand thnt it for introducing pilots and mt,rit award, I think it will hBlp us and help avoid suwere, bnt ill·advised, outside tegulation.

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fairing on the right. Rosul ts: A definite swing· to the left was noticed. This signified that drag· was reduced on tllo faired side.

dra,g i the resistance force that results from the air as it moves (smashes into "But," you may as!{, "min a tensy molecule of air reall.y smasll with any It doesn't have to! As an example, assume you have a kite with a ! 1/2'\·diarneter, Hr foot long cross bar tube and are at 30 n1ph . .lt turns out each second or time, the crossbar alone has to push its way "' L, v '" ·"'"

EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS rn order to compare a. streamlined crossbar to the standard eylindrical crossbar, ha,ng glider pi lots up tho fo.llowing· but

'I'est Full,Y stroamJinod airfoil on left, flat fairing on the right.

70,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 ( 7 102r,) molecules tlrnt lie in its patll.

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the full effect of all in our those mo.lecules crosslmr's pu,th ea,n be minimized by st1·ea,n11ining. In tlli.s way, .most of the molecules which tend to flow sn101Dtll1:1, over and under the tube

rammed head on.

Test Plain tube on the left, fu streamlined airfoil on the right. .Rosu Us: A considerably faster swing· to the left was observed. This tlrn.t rlrag wa.s reduced on the stream Iincd side ( even thickness increa,sed frorn 1.5" to 7") and that drag wa,s even lower than the trailinp; system.

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any the rotati.ng about tho toward the side Also, the the

fully streamlined on the left has less than the flat ,,, ""'' '""" the What was that the time to

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their air currents, and have tJXµJ.u1u:,u them for world-record

a themselves be swept thousand feet into the clouds. But the idea spread, more and

(Continued)

grm1t excitement you.1~ethoughtof becoming airborne builds up inside you -intensified by tho re1tlization tha,t you are about to sail aloft at. tho same location where tbe Wr.ight Brothers made their first Your heart beats a little faster as you see fellow Obit front. Suddenly your Hogallo with its stylish ri ng· becomes an aeromachine from the turn of the century that may have sailed the 75 years ago. /\fter down the north end of the you drea.m a last thought while down to the Memorial. An east la.unch has the awesorne appeal of the Atlantic Oeean. A west la.Unch lets you check out the ma.inland after across the Albamarle Sound. In fact, any flight made at the is re11J ly an ego You realize that you arc between two bodies of wa.tcr with the wl1olc island and Hs tiny clusters of beach cottages out before you. Some the thrill of in Llrn da.rk. A full moon g'lows on tile saud ~ u , , ~ ~ . u for reasonably vision. and NASA rockets whose vapors 041..avu.co into rain bows lend a touch of Many the because it:s a to soar in the cvcr-constan t occ1:w breezes. are now around five minutes in duration. All Urn trials of pilot a

worth it when you achieve it. the 9 min., 45 sec. flight record set by tile Brothers at the turn of the centur,y an The talk of the year was when Hobert H:eelcr of Manhattan Beach, California., soared the site in a III for 13 min., 20 sec. All in all, a fantastic to fly. One reason is tha.t you meet the best of there. If you ever visit here, look around and 1 sec THE MAN ... F'.M. with his kite and the to fly with you!

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All tournaments with the and hospitality of the area, and as the Canadians were fantastic. Under the of the Ski Area manager, Holmes, and his wHe Marion, every effort was made to surpass the r,r•ff,;nn,ns great tournaments. The result was the safest tournament to date. The event with the usua.l hassle at the border; the officious Customs nien dernanded up to $600 on U.S. kites Canada--more n10ney tha,n most could muster even colle,ct:ivEily! But Holmes came to the rescue and posted a $15,000 bond to cover all the kites brougt1t in from the States. and l<~riday served as a day, and the early began SE,tu.rdav 1rn:)n1u1g. Since the sc<)nng was completely and quite only a mfaimum of discussion was needed at the prePoints were circle · pts.; 3rd circle 50 Jn the Air: "360's" 50 pts.; "l80's" · 25 pts.; reversals · 1l Contestants came from all over Canada, the United States, and one, Ed Cesar, the eventual 3rd-place winner, came from far aw,ty Hawaii. separate division created for the four entered. (Those the H,c1ga.uo class.) with the rest of the great spectator tt1,,1µtJa,J was created. The order was determined by a draw, a1,d the 99 made to match their skills against the rest. The first round went off sn1o()tllly with one unfortunate incident

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round of Of course, there were the usual "hard luck" stories, the one flight in Phoenix. This was his first flight on the new model bird; after making great run, he came in for perfect bull's but, alas! He pushed his eontrol bar forward to flair and the eager bi .rd took and new him out the and Al.l

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A four-hour session of the Accident Review Board ha:nn,en.ed at the Wills' home on 21, 19?5. The cast of characters .included ,your Chairman, who was ]ate for his own meeting from the n1alpractic:e wars); Licher, your President; .John La,ke, your Director; Dr. Albert Puskas, internist n1,ect.11cane; HM.u ...., v"' Wills, tardy and had reduced all the months ,,~ui..:u,,• :3" cards, we will use for tlrn data bank. n~,u~.;''"'.Y half of the known fatalities occurred in that period, with only three known since the first of the year. The da,ta came from various sourcos: accident reports rocoivod in tlrn Associ.ation office; letters from conscientious reporters, relatives, a.nd friends; accounts i.n regl.onal newsletters like 1'1le lt'l·1rn,u1r•r 'l'lle Flatland Glider The A.uckla.wl C.lub, a.ml even a South African newsletter; 11s well as from some newspaper and m1,tg·1azi.ne art.ic.les. We hope soon to receive an official accident on every serious accident, but, in the me11nwhile, we the letters and .lists sent in such stalwarts as Barbara Shea,-H.an of "The Lookout" (above Lake liJlsinore, Thoma,s Area, Dick Garnmon of W 13,sJ:1ir1g1ton Stuck:v of Kansas, a.ml Dan vtti:LJ.JL111:1,11 Thet>e people really care about the sport and its record. So do dozens of other who took the ti.me sit down and narratl ve account h,~''"''"' thanl{ you all in<::!1,rid.U!l,Hj, henceforth will aclu1mNl,edgB 0 ,..,,n,,a1ui,: of

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mmo. CAL-GLTDEH,S 0ustom performance gliders. J\lbatn>ss Sa,ils-custon1 matched sails. Cal-Gliders, 11545 Sorrento Valley Rd, #3-:30:.3, San Diego, CA 92121. (714) 452· 0351. CHANDE;LLin l8'. New sail out. Hod & gold sail. Flown three times. Includes sailbag, harness, helmet, 12' 60Gl tubing. $400. Doug Nunn. (213) 826-1451 (evenings), 828-6053 (days. CHANDl~LLE; standard 18' with seated harness & bag. Airframe & rigging in good condition; sa.U showing .its age. Sets up without too.ls. $:300 or offor. (213) 793 .. 002a. Elff'PER-FOHMANCJD 18' Flexi-Flier. Custom eolor sail. Can be flown prone or seated with converter bu,r. Barely used. JDxeellent condition. Bag & seat included. $400. (213) 278--8575. Ask for Lou. EIPPIDH-Ji'ORMANCie with carrying case.

18' Flexi-Fl.ier New. Perfect

MANTA Hf, Fifteen flights. Factory mint condition. Harness, holmet, hardware, eover, nrnter, etc. $476 firm. (208) 232-72tH. MUST SE;LL Hf Rogallo kite. Custom sail, new hardware, cover, prone harness, many extras. $270 or best offer. (714) 842 .. 308[i. PLJABLg MOOSJD · 18'. Red & blue. Like new eondition. Only $395. (714) 544·7900. 18:.382 Santa Clara, Su.nta. Ana, CA 9270:5. SEAGULL l ll New, red competition saiJ. Also Seagull Ill used, reel & white sail, fair condition. Hea.sonable. CaU Russ. (213) 675-7088 after 6:00. SE;AGULL III factory-bum, exce.llent eondition, flown very Little. It looks and is jnst like new! $620. Call Mark Thies sew at (213) 675-8294 or 675··5385 anytime. ST:DAGULL III new with nylon leading edges. Purple, white & gold wi.th new bag. $500 or best offer. (213) 675-6085. SPORT KITES 18' Wills Wing. $425. I!]xcellent eondition. Call (714) 541-84:39 or answering service, 1333-1428. SPOHT KI'I'IDS 18' Wills Wing. Wing posts, custom m,il. $:395. Call coUeot after 5:00 P. M. (714) 8:38-:3(l64. WAN'l'I!~D • 1?' or 18' new or used kite. Must he reasonable. Call after 3:00 P. M. Kas DeLisse (213) 936-5650.

ICARUS II $426. Ribs completed, metu.l fitt.ings cut, tubing, eable turnbuckles, bearings, Dacron, elope, pfans. (707) 9968027. Sonoma, CA.

QUJCKSil,VlGH :!2' wingspan, colored sail, flown several times, good eondition. $450. Gu,ry Grisham. (405) 224 ·6254. Chiclrnhsa. Okla.

CAL·GLTDFarn Ii'LJGHT TRAINING. Ground school test'' Guide to Hogallo Flight Hasfo. Basie conrse: lfang I qm,lification, Hang II preparation. Instructor: Dick Messina, 11546 Sorrento Valley Rd., #:J .. :30~1. San Diego, CA 92121. (714) 462-0:351. D!LLON BI;JJ\CH F'L YING SCHOOL formerly Ma,nta Marin. We've changed our na,me but not our expert instruction and service. Buy your Manta Wing from us & receive free .lessons. 1ntroclnctory lesson · $20; this lesson gets you in the air. Call Banana, ( 41.(5) 069-1162 or Michael, (415) 4fi4-6289. D.illon Beach Flying Sehool, Box 529, Pt ..Heyes Station, CA 94956. THE HANO GLIDIGH SHOP, 1361·-E Beaeh Blvd., La Habra, Calif. 90GaL (21:3) 94a-1074. Come in, visit, and see our displays featuring I!! ipper-F'ormance hang gli.ders parts, and other equipment. Hours: 4-B Tuesday through Friday, 10-B Saturday. Sunday flying lessons. THEJ HANG GLIDING STORrn for Manta Wings and Zephyr Kites. Kits u.nd complete kites for immediate delivery. Parts, re.pairs, in struetion. Dan Chapman, Ridge Hoad, Marlboro, NY 12542. (914) 236-7994 a,n,ytime. HIGHMAN KITI~S, 40 miles north of New York City. Complete line of Zephyr Aircraft produots. Fully equipped sehool for students of all weig·hts. James Aronson, He!. #1, 4B Mine Hd., Monroe, New York 10950, (914) MIDWEST F'L YKRS: l1'ly the best from out West! Phantom Wing is now here: Phantom Sport Gliders, Bob Kessler, 5405 Hollis Ave., Loves Park, IL 61111. (815) 8 77 .. 8714. MINNE SOT A: Complete instruetions, filrns, and hang gliding demonstrations. THE place to go in Minnesota,. Northwestern Liang· Gli.ders Assn., Inc., 1.215 Washington Ave. South, .Mirmea,polis, Minn. 554 rn.

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April 1st Annual Schmidts Beer Hang GI icier Meet. Up to$6,000 in pril'.es. c!i,.sses of competition. gntry roe: $5. Location is set tentatively for tho Catskills in New York. Hegistra.tion by lotter or phone. Attn: Valley Forge Hang Gliding Assn., 513 W. Marshall St., Norristown, PA Hl401. (215) 27D--:~088. April 2f:l--2'7, Connecticut ]fang Gliding Assn's Spring Kito F'ostival. No cornpetition. 5fi0-foot Sundown, Now Hart.ford, CONN. Attn: Bill Boyko, Clear St., Enfield, CT 06082.

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2nd Annual Hocky Mountain Gliding· CJ1amplonships at Telluride, COLO. Purse to excood $a,ooo. Attn: Christine Drnmtko, l'.0. Box :38, Telluride, COLO 814aE,. Hang

,July Sup;arloaf Annun.J C:ompetHion, Sugarloaf Mountain, Kingfield, Maine. 2GOO' & 1400' ta.ke ofJ's. August

May (}alena Torrit.ory 1st Annual Hang Gliding Fosti va.J in Gn.lorrn, Illinois. Over 'eo. Attn: Pa.ul ,ago, 10[) W. Prospect Avo., Mt. Prospect, IL GOOfiG.

El aster, CanadJan Snow Kite Championships at Rossland, B.C. Contact Ken or Rick Greene, Box 1044, Hossland, B.C., Canada. April 21, USHGA Membership Meeting·, Dept. of Water & Power, 111 N. Hope St., Los Angeles, 7:30 P.M.

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April 4 G, 1st Annual 'l'onnessoo Ifa.ng Glider Meet at Crystal Caverns, Clrnttanooga. 1,;ntry $8. 10f'i0-ft tn.ke ofJ. Sponsored by the Tennessee Troe Toppers. Attn: Don P.O.Box 2:rn-H1 to or ~:JB-~!4f'i7

Juno 28-20, Contcmnia.J Hang Glider Championships, Cochrane Hill, Alberta, Canada. This moot to coincide witll Centennial Calgary. Attn: Willi Muller, Box 40f:l:3, Postal Stn. "C," Cu.lgary, Alberta T2T 5MD. Ciurnda.. June 20-,Ju.ly f:l, National Soaring & Hang Gliding Festival at Frankfort/ J<]lberta, Mich. Attn: Cindy Pumstead, Box 102'7, Ii'rankfort, Mich. Sponsored by the Botsie Bay Bluff Buzzards.

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