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ISSUE NO, 29
JUNE, 1975
MAGAZ INE STAFF EDITOR Ric h G ri gsby LAYOUT & DESIG N Mark Alhson USHGA OFFICERS PRES IOEN r Lloyd L,ch er VICE-PRESI DENT Kaz Dellsse SEC RET ARY Carol Velderra1n FLI G I IT D IRECTOR J ohn Lake TR EA SURER: Ford Wailers OFFICE ST AFI-
CONSUMEH llllV ISUHY G RO UND SKIMMER anti USHGI\ Inc do ,,01 endorsoor take any ,espons1bi l1 ly lo r l h(! p1odt,c1:; ildvf'11t:,vd o, nHmt1onW w1lh1n thesr.- pa9os Pl(!aseconsult tno HMA .01 p ilots a nd dealers in
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M ANA GER Carol Velderra ,n C ho n A randa Sus.in Mann Rh onda Leggell
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Dear fi!ditor, In your
1975 E:dition
GROUND SKIMMER
that
variou air unrelhtble tests with that
technicall.y factual. In that John Lake
person has rnass, and kite can allow control".
way true zero-g conditi.on accelerate his mass in controllable way kite. Jolm for all purposes, correct and your readers should be made aware. Let us all be careful to the of any 1tnd all Urnt come frorn well intentioned but sometimes novists, bnilders.
recommendation to add De.flexers to
Carl New
Dear E:ditor
These three foot conclusive, but results obtained. One characteristic that became evident was that all of or other variations, have no inherent to recover from a dive once the air foil or sail
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Missoula G Hder Assn., Missoula, Montana, members, Pres., David Pearson. # 4, Arizona Gii.der Phoeni.x, Arizona, 50 members.
#6, Pacific Northwest Glider Assn., A.uburn, 53 Vern Roundtree.
consider Crta1Jte1rs should u ca1u,t1 Item which benefits and po1Hc]1E1s and tells how to apply. The election of the new National Board of Directors in process this is written. Ballots will be counted on June 20th, after which an nominees will be 1na.iled the winners. Board will have .its first in July, probably in Denv~1r to more equalize travel. All nominees have been nui,Hed agenda and li they would like to ha.ve any other
expEicted to ""'""""""' in order to tl]1)r<:mt;hl.} nmtters of con Ol3rn structure. One l,o serve for the
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counted so number neec1eo than 1/4 of total tailies, (a mr1.inrltv 3 where 4 Directors were e1Eicti:3d, were countt)d and it took one more thanl/s the total tallies to win. If there not the first tally, the votes for those with the fewest tallies were redistributed to the on the ballots
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