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

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EDITOR: Rich Grigsby LAYOUT & DESIGN: Mark Allison OFFICE STAFF MANAGER: Carol Velderrain Chon Aranda, Susan Mann, Ronda Leggett USHGA OFFICERS PRESIDENT: Vern Roundtree VICE PRESIDENT: John Lake SECRET ARY: John Harris TREASURER: Lloyd Licher

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ISSUE NO. 32 SEPTEMBER, 1975 USHGA REGIONAL DIRECTORS REGION 1. Vern Roundtree, Gil Dodgen. REGION 2: Lee Sterios, John Grace. REGION 3: Lloyd Licher, Dan Poynter, John Lake. Chris Wills. REGION 4: Don Beuch. REGION 5: Gary Osaba. REGION 6: Darryl Smith. REGION 7: Mike Ziaskas. REGION 8: Tom Peghiny, Dan Chapman. REGION 9: Vic Powell, Chuck Slusarczyk. REGION 10: John Harris. REGION 11: David Broyles. DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE: REGION 1: Bill Johnson. REGION 3: Kaz Delisse. REGION 8: Al Mulazzi. REGION 9: Dennis Pagen. REGION 10: Harry Robb. REGION 11: John White.

CONSUMER ADVISORY: GROUND SKIMMER and USHGA, Inc. do not endorse or take any responsibility for the products advertised or mentioned within these pages. Please consult the HMA or pilots and dealers in your area.

GROUND SKIMMER IS published for hang gliding spar t enthusiasts to create further interest in the spo1 t. be a means of open communication and to advance l1ang gliding methods and safety. Conti 1butions are welcome. Anyone ls invited to contnbute articles, photos, and iJlustralions concerning hang gl1d1ng activities. If the material is to be returned, a stamped, self-addressed return envelope must be enclosed. GROUND SKIMMER rese1 vcs the rigt1t to edit contributions where necessary. The Association and publication do not assume respons1bll1ty for the material or opinions of contnbutors. Tt1e only form of monetary payment is $6 for the pirntograph or illustration that is used on the f1ont cover. GROUND SKIMMER is published monthly by the Uni led States Hang Gliding Association, Jnc., whose ma1l1ng address is P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, Callf 90066 ancl whose offices are located at 113121/i Venice Ellvd .. Los Angeles, Calif. 90066; lelepl10ne (213) 390-3065. Second-class postage is paid at Los Angeles Calif. GROUND SKIMMER is printed by Sinclair Printing & Litt10, Alhambra, Calif. Subscr 1pt1on 1s available only as part of membership in USHG/\, a non-profit. member-controlled educntional and scientific organization dedicated to exploring all facets of fuel-less, self-launched ultralight fligt1t. Membership is open to anyone interested 1n tt11s realm of flight. Dues are $10 per yea1 1S11 for foreign addresses) of which $4 are designated for subscription to GROUND SKIMMER. Changes of address slwuld be sent six weeks in advance. including name, USHGA membership numbe1·, previous and new address, and a mailing label from a recent issue.

CONTENTS 2.

ULTRALIGHT CONVERSATION

12.

FIRST NATIONAL BOARD MEETING: SUMMARY by Vern Roundtree

13.

COMMENT

14.

FLIGHT DIRECTOR'S REPORT by John Lake

16.

UNITED STATES HANG GLIDING CHAMPIONSHIPS- RESULTS

18.

THE FLEDGLING by Larry Hall

20.

WATCHING THE WORLD'S NEWEST BIRD by Don Dedera

26.

THE EAGLE Ill by Michael Markowski

25 MILES OUT & BACK by Dave Quiggin and Chris DuPlaga

30.

THE TOW LINE by Larry Robb

32.

ACCIDENT SUMMARIES by R.V. Wills

33.

HANG RATING PROGRAM

35.

MEET RESULTS

KESTREL CLINIC by Mike McCarron

44.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

44.

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

COVER PHOTO: Pete Brock photographed Roy Haggard soaring hrs Dragonfly in the afternoon sun at Pt. Fer mrn, California.

Dear l<Jditor, This lotter lengthy and might be considered criticitl. I hope there will no offense taken beeause there none intended. I feel very strongly that we are in a critical phase of our sport and it essential that we conduot ourselves professionally possible order to avoid serious accidents and possible government intervention. First, my credentials. am an enthusi11stio hang gliding novi.ce, having flown no more than twelve times and from maxim nm height of just over 100 feet. l built my own kite following l.•'lexi-Flitff plans. am graduate electronic engineer, 48 years old and the president of an electronics firm that manufa,cturors radar equipment. I have fought the FAA over various issues many, n1any times during the past 20 years of my professional career in General Aviation. I don't pretend to have all the answers. l can only say that I know the FAA, and I lrnve a strong fee Ung that we are heading for trouble. The following paragraphs should be read with the above in mind ,md oonsidoring the fact that I am fairly conservative "flat··footed" engineer who has to have the facts b!ifore ho can make decision. Now, regarding Dive .Recovery. At the present time I am not certain if Dive Recovery really a problem not, but if it is, tho terrible itmount of unprofessional attention being given it is apparently causing a great deal of confusion. Unless these discnssions can be handled i.n more professional manner, we are opening the door to serious accidents followed by outside influcnm,s we won't relish. 1 am not advocating hiding anything. Whitt 1 am suggesting having more complete understanding without the confusion that is presently being generated. Without going into detail, a review of Ground Skimmer itrt.icles and "Conversation" letters coneerning Dive Recovery, starting with the now famous "Panic Cord" letter to the present will show a great quantity of clai.ms and counter claims, statements and rebuttals, and on and on. It is my opinion, iifter

carefully dissecting the written word, lhat in 11 ]most the writers lrnv e beon at lea.st parth111y correct. The confusion arises over minintcrpretation of what the writer intended. This misinterpretation results more letters, etc. I would li.ke to make two suggestions: 1. Scientific American has 11 wlrnrn any comment provoking .letter nm by tho author of the origimtlly pub! islted piece for an answer before H printed. This way both the letter and the answer ,1re printed at the time. This infant industry ba.dly needs the stabi ti.zing hand of mature expert to rovicw articles and letters before publication. Unfortunately this smacks of censorship, but wi.th a little planning J th ink a satisfactory a.rrangemm1t could be worked out. Now, on to noble experiments. I am in the process of inventing 11 brand now lrnng glider that was first flown in 1926. Before making full version, l lrnvo been working with 1/6 scale model. The big· flap over Divti Recovery made me worry about these characteristics in tho new (?) design, I made a .l /fl scale model of my l<'lexi-Flier attempt to collect data on this phenomenon. My Lust procedure crude, but hopefully effocti ve. I stand on 6 ft. ladder and drop the model, nose down, in "no wind" environment. By varying the angle of attack and the height of the drop m1n dotcrmine the pull-out characteristics, i.e., if it doesn't make it, I have a. repair job l.o do. To date the ri,sults are confusing in I.hat 1.lrn Flcxi·-Flier model, propm·ly loaded wiil1 u souled weigllt, and in full "push out" configuration will recovor from a 7:,u (from horizontal) dive in feet. This is as steep as I ean get without a. special fixture to hold the model. Twelve feet will hopefully scale tq 72 feet i.n my full sized Flexi-l<'lier. Although l cannot get my Rogallo model to go into an uncontrolled dive, I have arrived at some remarkable con cl us ions: !. Insufficient weight causes an im:rnasc in the heightreqnired to recover, (flying too big a kite). 2. Pulling down the tail with ,L dcflectinp;

the height recover, (Sa.U.l•'eather). Getting the bod back far possiblcJ the height required to recover, (Panic Cord). '1. well properly loaded kite is almost irn.possiblc into a.n m.1co11trolled dive. I realize all of these old known facts, and that precisely the point. Please get sonHJOJHJ to ,t filter for your rtrticlcs and Jotters they published "without comment" That includes tllh, lottor l.oo. If to publish this letter, he11d it with a huge no one will a.ssumc I 111n a.n of the imagination. Wallace 11' Wiley

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long /wen w1 probably the most cont.roverninl in Jrn.ng g.liding. Heal.izing tlrn sig11ifion.1wo the problem and tile of data, /Jas /Jee!l olJl.igod to print miy mu.t.orin/ tlmt mig/Jt, /Jave sonw reclooming v1tl1w nt least; provoke fmtlwrdisow,sion. Wo thutitwoulri help Uw roarlors to of i [ /.lw /ot/,or n11d tlw rclrnttnl were run t.lw saIJw time. We will considertllis llw f11turn. Fow oxpm·ts todny would nrgue tlla.t dive rooovory not a prohfom. After sm-voyi11g ;wcidont reports, ii appears tlml mos/, rngallos nro swweptible to t.lrn Jull luff syndnmw. W. Hewitt, 1'1Jil1ip n.rlic/o, "Hecovmy from Vorlicnl ]Jive" (August, 19'?/S), ea.lied aUm1t.ion t.o w1 rcpmt. Ba.serf 011 tho,•w cla.ta, lw drew some eo11c/11sio11s that .from a luffing; dive is 1wssi/Jlc /Jut is dangerously slow. Di sscm inn/, i rm of nucu ra.t,e information ouqn11'poso. 'l'lw article wrUten by Hewitt Plii11 ips 1,hods some lighi on tlw pm/Jfom. Starting wi/.11 tho Octo!Jor issue of' GS, we will loa/,11n) a :!part article on pitcl! stabi lil,y /),JI (fary Valle. So/u/.irms mn.y eve11 lw a.I. lmml; full lengt.11 lmttmu,, Joa.ding that inflate in 1/igl!/., ur tho Snilfoatlwr, However, until tint.a. colleot,ort nnct mmlysod from wind l.mmol and balloon drops, we can on Jy 1,1wo11 li!te! l~d.

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Bditor, The following a,n account of a that I lmd f5/2B/7::i: I1. was a calm. l couldn't detect even sl Lgh t flu t;ter of leaves on the top of mo· poplar. My regular driver was out of town !mt l optod to fl,y behind driver who lrnd boen flyin1J for about 5 evidonUy he had only been flying, We beaded out <)f tho cove on a 213fi' line but not before I Imel to be released beet.use l was pulled out of the water about 3 times too fast (I'm an expert skier and I hud lmd approx. :30.,40 towed flights at this time) m,y pin man 1 had the girl who always does it a.nd an extn, observer I had flat wing flyer wlw thinks deltas death in Urn skis. I the signal to go up boy did l go up, luckily this flight was without mishap. [ did notiee that it was little bumpy around 150 to 200 ft. I had a .landing with no skis (I had just started kicking off my the time that had gone out bel:ore this) and got re1tdy for my next flight. was now out in the ma.in ehannel c1.. :~ to mile wide) and the kite slowly turned towards the opposite indicating that I had about :3·.Ci MP.H wind at the most. This time when left the water l didn't taxi It, was jerked right up, l kicked off my ,tnd started an ascent that I have relived hundreds of ti.mes. After I was 1,bout 25 ft off of the water the kit.e st1trted to shudder, I was pulling with every bit. of strength that I had m1d l eou ldn 't oven budge the bar, I mean I felt lucky to hang 011. The kite went up like damn 747. People that sa.w it couldn't

believe it (about of rny good friends wero witnossinµ; it from other boats.) 'I'ho noise tho kite mu.de went from shuddflr to 11 rmtr in abont seconds (I've counted tho seconds over in my mind many timcrn and othorn to do t.lw and Lili the figure we up with) J lmd just enough time to think ono sent.Em co and Lhat "If he doesn't slow up this kite 14oing to fail" When I thought tho word fail, the kite just explodnd, I moan it rnally sounded like muffled explosion. AH I could think was to Irmn the kite I almost to the top or my climb so I would tlrnt I about 200· high, I reached down and undid my seatbelt and sLicl out of my l then startod ldeldng, pushing·, shoving l~nd a,11,ything I thought might expiditc remember looking over rny rig·ht shonldor to how much time I had loft (I falling with my body at about a degree angle, my shouldern and lmck and l10ad hit tho water 1st) that's the last thing that I remember until they got me to the shore. When tho kite l:olded something hit helmet so lrnrd that it was broken like an egg, (how l helmets let me eount the ways) l had craclrnrl vertebrae, tthell of headaclrn and fairly bad cut on my ankle whero l think it ha,d been laying over the guy wirn when I hit tile water, .I also had several minor cuts and abrasions. I was knocked ont from t.110 impa.ct and laying race down in the water nntil 2ofthe people in tho boat tilted me up. I got conmrnnts from the driver of the boat and tho flat kite flyer, driver,"Your kit.e way to big" (I was flying B sk;ytrok I'm and weigh lbs.) fhtt l,ite rtynr· "II' you knew you trouble why didn't ,you (That not uvo11 in rn,y thoughts at tho time, was petri fiod, he doesn't know how olosc came to getting punohed) I learned couple or invaluable lessons that which :,ro a.!l self explanatory, I want to close tha,t I feel lnoky to be alive, I still think Bennett makes Urn best tow kite available, sta.rtecl rlying after week layoff which l lrnd ,iworn off kite flying forevor. Flying a.n extension of my thoughts, loves and mysBlf that I never phln to up. Very Si.nct1reJy, Scot.t Lambert Chnrlotl.e,

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Points

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We didn't make it into either first but, if that was not then we could not be happier than to see the honors go to two f f , Chris PriCEl Class Lightning) and Dave Muehl points witt1 his Standard Class Ei Short Keel). lations to tllem plu Chris Wills and John Volk, champions of the Advanced Standard and 11 111 classes ( in which there were no gliders). We would like to thank John Lake, Competition Director, and hi crew for a well run meet. And we also would like to thank Hugh Morton, owner of Grandfather Mountain, for providing such a endid site and facilities. Sky Sports was proud to be there.

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Dear Mr. F;verhardt: offichtl comment on pLtbl.is.hed in the Au1,ust :2ott1 Federal , whi.ch wou.ld ,~rnhi hit poworloss flig;ht in N,,tionaJ Parks and other your jurisdiction. Our Board :z7.:28th and voted our Th.is .letter

Uw proposed re1;ulation,

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We note provision for the conduct of motorless nicnmt.ioual that may be uuc,,,1411.,uou by the Superintendent. Thi.s would no doubt aIIow the activity to extent, if the were inclined, bn t would close the most desireable areas which not as recreational. Yosernite and elsewlrnre """"~'""'"" in the that there have been no serious iwcidents (whereaB rock eu,1nb11,1g at Y oimmi Le !rns resulted in lO fat1tHties since last year) ,tnd the has been confined to times when it is not cl istracting to the vi.sitor. tlrn very least a continuation of this scope of activity slwuld be allowed. The re;.1.s,CJns for the proposed ,.;;fo4u.1t~uc,,,, in tho Fedora] fron1 our point of view, and 1tppe1tr to have been cited without fu 11 Im ow lodge about the actu1t1 nature of hang /J;lictimii;, it has condueted in the Parks. We are mm.ware of that have been held to obtain this inform1ttion, or request for from I.he hang Such uninformed action could hardly best interests of aH concerned. Your pn)te·cti,on of future g·orw,rt1,il(Jn;s. l Iang in no way of those future here now, wanting to enjoy the benefits of tho preserves. Prnv isions for the of the Parks by such as roads, trai.ls 1tnd and other facilities have added for their occasional

Your second reason says that hang is not prerequisite for the or understirnding of the fea1.u ms for which the Parks were establislwd. That is ra,thcr 1rn.rrow view because form IJad not been conceived estalJlislrncl. Cars as we know them were unknown then. a.I so, yet also roads have been built to permit morl1 µ"'"!."" to the Parks than would otherwise have beon possible, from vantage men ti on. We su bm.it that ex tend those v1tntage points in a urncrwe, The third mason says that; the spec:ta,ctwi.r hang gliding distracts from the enjoynrnnt of Park Jeatu res by oltwrs. but practiced in the I"1trks it is confined to ti.mos when few persons would be so distracted. We a.re unawn,re 8inµ;le complaint that may have been by anyone wl10 has been distr1tcted. If it is an added for those who witness such fh.gl:1ts and, if the truth were known, most such witnesses envy the fliers and their experience in such superb surrouuding·s. Oll the b1tsis of the foregoing, we 1tssert that the reasons given for the fail to show need for it. l1'urther, the regulation is arbitr11rily discriminatory, sing·ling out hang gliders and other forms of motorless while allowing· the oi:ier·1tt;ion of certain other types of aircraft and other vehicles and 1tnim1tls, all of which require spaee, supervision, and darnage the environment, £tnd could have the same reasons cited for their Please reconsider rep;ulation and instead explore reasonable alternatives and workable compromises tha,t available. Use of the Parks gliding could be allowed a.t times that would minimize any conflict or distraction, and the present level of supervision it should be to maintain tlrn same safety record. We trust Urnt our position has been made clear and it, wi.th other comment n;;;i;.u..,.,,,,,c,u, will convince you to withdraw it.

Vern Hound tree President All \JS!IGA Directors GFWUND SKIMMEf:,

I this will be my last as Flight Director. It is my the office wU I cease to exist with the of the N ationaI Board. H is too time for one unpaid person and I'm not sure one person should have such a broad area of apparent power. the title Director" seems counter l,o the idea of free I know I've felt a of embarrassment when introduced as "The Fl Director". None of this should indicate that the past year, and more, has not been and I've had the chance to meet hundreds of fliers around the country--an nr,nr,vtnn otherwise reserved for whose is I've had the cha.nee to influence the I I've not abused. Stove Coan a of the Nationals for Ground Skimmer. The fact that he did so well himself can rmtke .it more We all owe thanks to Morton, President of The Grandfather Mountain who a truly beautiful site. Thanks are due to the residents and members of the Grandfather Golf and Club

tranquility that we have to land. We must remember it was Al Waddill of Sail who si.te and contest Mike Addison, of the Southern the

with tho greatest total of scores in thc.ir respective classes. The Overall National with the I1. m

is a testa,1nent to his skill, fairness ,ui.d 1Ju,L.1t,uL"'' Of course there were dozens of others whose hours of hard and sometimes work made it all To mention one would be to exclude anotlrnr. You know who you are. Thanks. The results of the contest elsewhere. H will be noticed that the Assisted Class was an Advanced Sta.ndard Class. Dave Muehl, Irv Alward, Chris Wills and Tom up a chance for acted as the Committee to ,tnd, in effect, establish the Advaneed St11ndard

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task for the '75 Nationals was the best ever. A few weeks before the eontest, John Harris and I Grandfather Mountain with tasks in mind. We wrote down about That we

received l,000 Pilots in each elass thon received a of

The average scores class were: Standard 465, Advanced 442 and 423. out the winner from ea.ch ela,ss, the averages class were: Standard 41?. Adva.ncecl 412 and 415 (a 1.2°/ri The number of 4 fliers clftss were: Standard . 13, Advanced 9 and 16. and most fact that Dave Muehl, the new National was the ONLY in the eontest 85) who exceeded hi.s, and ftll other, elass averag·es on every he made.

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soft terrain, could fly oach

or no

b<0tween the boats a gate. The first crossing of the gate would switch the clocks . Then each crossing after a turn around a.Iternate boats would count turn. problem remained: turns are simply counted and each one earns a set number of but this way ea.ch turn less ininn,.1, ,.nt. than the last. This makes life more difficult for the Lld.lJ""'""' of only a, few turns-··· he laces gTeater pressure than per rornrnnce pi.lot. felt it ne,cm,sa,ry that all classes of gLic!Eirs have sirnilar pressures them into that one turntoo The solution became clear. The importance of each succeecti:ng wou Id increase so that improved the score by a set percentage. All that need be done is B/A by "T", a many times as the pilot turned and crossed the line: B/ A(TTTT .... ). A notation is fl/ A T 11 , n being the number of turns. llow much should the score be im,t>roved by turning'? It should be a lii.1.le more than enoug·h to compensate for time lost by perHict turning· technique so that the good turns n.re rew.arded and slopp,y ones penalized. ,rust after a few hundred trials on the calculator, I T Now, a.fter the contest, I .migl1 t choose T 1.15. ahead by the wa.s rewarded by the situation he faced for a approach a.t the 0

At Grandfather, the lift generally right after take off with the c11anee of somo tbormals on tl1o way doeidod, to

would

him for good the available lift, but penalize him for wasting basic error country. We'd use the ti.me in sec011 ds, from off to lake for the bottom of call it time The Jikelihoodof I.Ht over the Jake would felt it would to n1easurc minimum Calling it time "ff', would reward the pilot for ta.king time between arriving at tile lake and his la1:1din1r,. do it by for the fraction, lake rneasurnd minimum sink and L/D with little stratE1gy In soaring skill indeed, pylons on IJw .la,ke, a.round pilots would turn. These bmtLs could provide a. switch from to time B. a. line

pylon

GFlOUND SKIMMER

fairway

completion of turns. It to set up sketch of a site and this task and fig·ure out the best direction to go between the boats a.nd which wa.,v to turn. I'd say the rnost common error n.t the contest, was turning until .it wa.s time to set up a landing, instead of turning until H was time to sot up an approach to 1t,,,.1u111~,. an that was one, or two or at most three which wa.s well thoug·ht out in a.dvance. An error of great irn porta.nce in a.i rnmnshi p! .Judg·unient was importa.nt in many ways: minirnizing A, but still 12:cittin1g to the gate with altitude; 1n:axn111z,ir1g turns, but not to the exteut of reducing B too much with excessively turns; and, of eourse, breaking off tho turns with enough alti tudo left to cross tho foul line, which was rn,ancta1.to,ry under pressure was ensured b,Y the foul line and the fact that all flights would be for score. Mike Arrambide mademepromi to tell the story of his third flight, which caused him to be renamed Greocly Arrambide by Monica. Lake. ln Open Glass, Hoy Ha,ggard led, after fl with scoro of Mike followed with 1471. On his third 14 turns with the number beinii; .John Lasko's 9 turns. Only one problem for Mike--he blew his approach and landed in boonies, getting a zero for the flight. H is to his credit that Mike blamed anyone but himself and it must ha.vo been a to swallow. J am pleased the way task worked out. Chris Wills described an English mirror that allows really accurate mea,suren1ent of whether the glider g·oes around that sounds gnmt. [ believe the task for all but the smallost of sites. The task may be morl.ified for different levels of skill. For example a school could l1a.ve turns r111,•n,.,.r t.ime H or even and level minimum sink. The tb at the form measure of all the elements of at a reasonable site reasonable time. Food toir t11oug!1t those that like this sort of would be: what would be the result of ATn /KB, where K is a. constant, greater or less than one, which compensate for a, short or .long time of H relative to

ii The United States were held at Grandfather Mountain, N.C. 2-7. Our press dat.o only allowed us to the meet results in this issue, but the October will carry the complete with a photo essay by Bettina

First Flight

l. Chris Price, Price Special 2. Tom Kestrel 3. Sean Keslrel 4. ,John Lasko, Kestrel 5. Roy Haggard, Dragon Fly 6. Barry Gordon, Dragon Fly 7. Dave Arrambide, Cumulus 8. Burke I<estrcl 'l. Mike Cumulus 10. Charles Baughman, Sun 4

I I

171 1S'/ 182 159 154 217 175 165 165 170

35 89 97 78 67

2948

% L A B T 222 I 151 109 6 738 I 217 39 2 2588

9796 5 11935 900 3 8478 639 6265 472 7168 S40 1066'/ 804 8692 6S[) 13268 1000 8132 613

75 90 83 88 80

I I I I

166 72 188 64 176 138 198 61 180 64 165 95 158 84 185 67

1. Chris Wills, Swallow Tail 0 2. Doug Heath, Sun lfl I 3. Rob Reed, Sierra !I I 4. Dan Marshall, Thermal Shark I 5. Bob Sierra II I 6. ,John Osborne, Per. 11 I 7. Dale Huff, Swallow Tail )( 8. Irv Alward, Sierra 11 'l. Brian Huston, Sun II

120 123

124 134

BB 24

115

128 122 138

38 54 31

0 9504 9:JO I 4781 468 2 10220 JOO{) 2579 252 l 4800 470 0 2672 261 l 5311 520 2695 264

189 X

17'/

I X

243 31 206 39 246 50

Average 1768.3 442 Average per fliqht 442 average (4) 1768.3 Avenige per flight 412 average of (4) without firsl

1. Dave Muehl, 2. Steve Coan, 3. John Sears, Rrnck 4. Larry Fluvelling, Skylack 5. Paul Nicholson, Zephyr 6. Lon Kubeski, Bennett 7. Stewart Smith, Brock 8. Richard Boone, Bennett 9. Don McCabe, Bobcat 10. Bill Elwood, f7reedom II

120 143 123 136 1.34 131 ]20 137 118 130

44 54 37 31 40 3'/ 42 41 34 58

4400

674

:l 6525 1000 I 0

0 0

3610 2279 3582 3389 4200 3592 2881

4462

553 349 549 519 644 550 442 684

150 168

142 187 170 1.54

46 47 26 65 35

2 l

162 182

15S 159

29 50

Averng<~ 2030.4 S08 Average per /lighl 465 ilvernge of (4) flight Averarie per flight

I I I I I I I

II 164 163 167 168 161 157 143

R T L 69 17040 I 93 17040 275 I 160 9b 11800 190 I 175 202 62040 1000 0 115 6 21330 344 I 178 130 8 35610 S74 I 167 106 6 22130 357 I 180

147

I I I

160 191 197

14540 71') I 2989 147 I 20279 1000 I 8754 432 x 1!90'/ 242 I 4702 232 I 6:l96 315 I

200

14720 ()

15S

158

43830

2:37 0 706

{Yo

ll 11 164 69 157 139 140

120 7:3

'X>

79872 1000 48357 605 () 0 4 8040 101 8 40425 506 8 :33206 416 7 31351 7 22511 80 3 6403

2124 1962 1941 1917 1809 1796 1795 1753 l'/20

485

7052 1000 6043 857 4541 644 0 0 3294 467 5005 710 5082 '721 0 0 () 0

2717 2422

699 606

2409

602

1747

437 381 380 369

531 490 479 452 449 449

438 430

1659.il

81,59 1000 417:3 488 2545 297 2692 315 4828 564 920 107 lfi3l 179 2272 26[i 3512 410

78 5'/

I 198 42 I 214 48 I 204 57 I 16:J 15 I

111 6246 267 4 7060 302 6 2341.3 1000 4436 1.89 2 5120 219 4 11941 510 4 ]1()26 471 l 321 4

Average 1899.7 475 Average per flight 42'.l average all (4) 1619.9 Average per flight 415 average of (4) without firnt

Fourth Flight

Third Flight

Second Flight

I 178 l04 I 159 :l3 I 187 127 6 I 152 77 3 I 162 46 3 I 147 48 I 154 57 3 I 172 80 :l I 184 53 0

80:l7 4977

163 241

188 !83

170

:J96 0 245 0

1525 1519 1476 1181 919

295 230

1649.8

4416 fill 4029 466 2197 254 8648 1000 2965 343 1714 198 1296 150 4842 560 2345 271 4528 524

I I I

149 188 173

fi5 57

0 0

I 186 I 175

44 33

164

6379 1000 I 6289 986 X 4495 705 I

164 183

3 5

45 83 46 52

4 4 2

179

I 180

0 4088 2715 0 5268 0

()

641 I

426 I 0 I B26 0 0 I

2 3

2955

'189

2843

7ll 628

6849 770 :l484 392 8896 1000 5185 S83 8374 941 3542 :J98 4431 498

2512 19'.l2 1833 [747 1718

s1:r1

5T7

1687

2933

330

1539 1538

483 458

4:l'J 430 422 385 384

18S9.5 1666.8

HI 1. ,John Volk 2. Chris Huffines 3. Tom Haddon

138 174 151

Average

6:1

2 5214 1000

2783 2053

534 394

192 18'.l 230

65 31

l 0

4062 1000 1694 417 783 193

I I

181 173 160

89 40 40

3 1

7647 1000 I :l995 522 I 3000 392 I

205

4425 1000 3534

]76 234

3273

3015

740 681

2679 1660

2624.3

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this need in a

way. We call it the During its dovel.opment the Fledgling went throu11;h

some

modit'ied Grmmn Ha/Jy. He it

canw

time was building an put aside to ooncentrate on footlamwlwd built a11d f'lown 1 a di.ff'ere11t u Hie latest and most, dosiroa/Jle among hangliclor

We for it

Mountain Green co II ble

and feol

'18

have

very

Seven different were built, each to an unknown dimension in or control. Sometimes we went to tho extreme to prove a to ourselves. Almost every detail of the exists Urn way it because every alternative was tried in order to find the best way. One of the prototypes had large chord and under loads the reflex hold in tho ribs would be forced out which caused an unstable condition. This Jed us to 1nove tho nmr spar forward of the and it in a streamlined sewn into the sail with the ribs past the spar. Besides allowing the for kind of spar ttrrangement also Both spars could now carry loads and both ,ire made of l W' added strength to the The is now very thin all smoother a.ir flow in this a.rea for better A was tried and the even at the slowest between ea.eh rib which

the need

and modifications. been and SEPTEMBEH 1

GFlOUND SKIMMER

1111

I I Von /Jedera Gliding: The Nol'thland Press. lllustrated with

Smile if you must, my unfeathered friends, but you have been watched a co1npulsiv,e, lifelc)UJg', far-out birdwatcher. ! f l :~.vrn, the rim helmet,

with binoculars lense scrawny neck, his with field identificationmanua.ls and notebooks. A bird lover. To some of that, I eonfess. Tho spy·· The books. The cameras. And not to the subtraction my affection for women ... I do love birds. ,.,_,uvur.; my earliest memories of northern white··brei.tsted nuthatches inverted the trunks of trees in and of bob whites from the stand of popcorn across the lane. f.irst reader was about birds, and the first book I with my own was Peterson's Field

MeCarroll, eovers virtually overy fasoet of' our sport. For tlw spectator's of v few, read on ...

Guide to Wrens raised families in houses of 1ny invention, and one an robin survived diet of Pablum and housefHos, and lessons from g .. yoar .. old outgrow such sentiments, many do not. But for fascination 1,1uc-u1J.1411 a life enriched seaplane, by Plumtom 747, by stol··Craft, hover-craft. The of age of was world-wide to the world of birds. In Colorado, there were the nrngpies. In Africa, the mousebirds. Tn Adzona, thi, In Russi.a, the chaffinches. In Vietnam, tlrn red fowl. In the nG,sung murres. In New Mexico, the In Ha.w11,H, the nenes. In Holland, the storks. In Mexico, the trogons. In Alaska, Urn snowy owls the North

wilderness, the :red oJ:Jtalarot>es in mating frenzy, and the periiirine fa.Icons from the cliffs of the Brooks 11,,H1141,;. To the birder, the endless. what marvel do robin-size 14 u,1ui:;u olc.iv1irs every iiutumn cross 3,000 miles of open water, each bird consuming two ounces of fat en route? How does hatched western grebe chick know it is to hop upon its mother's back'?What is more efficient than a black .. footed albatross its seven-foot-wide twice rninute to skim at 30 knots down swells far at sea, hour

25,000 the Arctic tern, miles each year in order to bask in hour at the earth's

first

SEPTEMBER 1975

for

so often in the past) will be of what i.t does not consider traditional. Hemo.mber the cross carried by Lilienthal: foul iI!tendod fly, would have llad man born .into modern fined $150 for from the South to Phantom

Powell in l869 had gone through

the question of GROUND SKIMMER

l,ids sans without so rn.ucll as ti res, and

for

mountain grades. the same who would

taking notes. My own observations of tho in,eo:m1,1e,te: The new standardiza,tion. the long,

lean muscles of the swimmer-surfer. Chunkier builds

known,

at sexes, hair can be coarse and fine; and short, and black, colored or white. Some strut and preen like while others waddle around as foathored molting mudhens. A net cast over freaks ensnares the ""''""'·'"up; knows he irnmortal, along with lhc buzzard whose own brittle fractured lmmcrus.

trickle awa.y The covey includes a that even in ,,.,,Jv•m,, denims, helmet, harness and boots, she fills with covetous sighs. IIere a poet. There, a prag1m•u1.st. Here, a scientist. There, a sensualist. Here, the doer. There, Yet for all their are bound by a kinship that transcends age and tongue and race a.nd 1notivation and

mont,1lity. Homo

argumentative. to fold winp;s, national meets. Constantly watches birds of a,l.[ kinds tO kAAnAl' flocks. New York, and loon, gobble spruce whHe, squawk heron, trumpf!t crane,

Haunts and always for life. Difficult to determine which the aggr1asE;or v,,,u,uu,?; antics most bi:~a1·re

and drink almost of

vol ans,

Common na1w9-- tt:anll:

Other na.1n19S··oKY flier, Kite Freak, Hot Dog.

pi.lot. Flexible Sa.Uor,

sites,

sa,ndwiehes and hot grow in!?; wHl be the years to corne, you make a place for us, squinting against the sun and and number

amf!ricanus cal.ifornicus.

is times

spectators

inches 0

(1nore or breeding knit suits and body shirts of all colors; plumage, helrneted crown, body of deni.m and flash; eclipse plunuq4"e, molt accelerates in be observed in public and locations. Adult female double-breasted and robes; pl'un1a11;e, helmeted crown, tee shirts seenes, sneakers; ecli.pse cutoffs and bikinis, to nude when m.ales are Irnmaturc occurences of this subspecies more revealed by actions than by urban porcentagci near schools, and universiti.Eis. N(ist;ing materia,ls often include of

erea1,ures which remain within the limits of their strength and skill. The supHr bird i.s the bird. The other day my feeder an of small pe,:rcni:ng birds were a,ssembled for breakfast, wlrnn bandit cat, boll bounded from the shrubs. One finch mistook

prinrnries, Abruptly it consci.ousness, and with startled it off the launch pare11ts waiting in an orange made this birdwatehGr's for that what my all about: life. SEPTEMBER 1975

Coming in for a landing on lhe beach, Markowski pu!h. back on the stick in affrct a fu]] .stall lunding. Note up-elevator. ,

The recent has seen both new and old to foot-Immched aircraft. , u . .,, . . = flexible

NASA

tube, and

are the

site. A situa,tion that doesn't fair too well with the average enthusiast. Most folks want to with a minimum of fuss and bother. then, foot-launched need a. combination of the best features of the flexible kite and the

Further incrmtses built in making camber stiII rnore tha,n for a eon ventional the Ii.ft curve "bard" What accounts for the remarkable '>The airfoil formed'? The fabri.c used [or The diameter or The wire tension'? Or whn,t'? True, all of these factors contribute to the overall level of the sa,J but we think. it's more basic than that. If

isn't it? After hundreds of airfoH curves, wond10r about i.t all. all did the same certain subtle differences, of course. 1). The lift showed lift coefficients of attack. had conceived in 1948 as an advanced sai.l horizontal for boats. In 1952, could a. effect machine ,is an device for use a,t cruise. What, with to be folded, it could be and stowed at will. was seized and has led to ""J"w, .. of the EAGLE series of The construction of the is

diameters a coefficient. 4). The airfoils Ii.ft c:oeff'Icl.ent. Lower a more rearward location of the Summing it an up, one gets tlrn airfoil could be described as one a moderate nose diameter, moderate camber located more aft than the normal 25cp;J to and smooth the form of the SEPTEMBER 1975

l;he camber, simultaneously. This action allowed re:sponse remained good up mush condition. '""«"!','''~ I and

I but,

ratio of Previously, it had too nrncl1 with yaw. into tho tips s tru ctu re strcs sod

elevator wore r?,imrnr,,n.l,le unit, from the fuselage keel. rudder a.nd dihedral

wing COUlbination Of Wing· U7'1.rr11n,r The "warpcron deflected mtch wing tip riroduce coordinated

engineering; l'inn. designed, built

llo Jon his

TENNESSEE GEORGIA

Tennessee, what a sites, fine a,nd , what more could you ask for? J ,ast several of us "Northerners" made the drive to 'J'ennessee to in their 4th wasn't !lard to leave our Clevela,nd Ohio ft. vertical, for the A mere 12 hours of Caverns. It has a 1050 ft vertical wi.th a A c£Lble car takes you to the top and the view is beautiful. Chris and I (Ihwe made several in our new UUralite About noon the wind shi.fted so we set out for Trenton miles away. Trenton is the solid 1400 to moo ft that extends Lookout Mountain which overlooks Tenn. When we arrived the winds were too strong· U30 at so we waited for a lull. Soon the wind calmed to 1 and ,John Weiss made a nice takeoff .in his stand,trd . I ran for my kite and two minutes later ! was in the air. We had a 15 and the rose Jlke it, was filled with hell.um. I rode out about 150 ft and p the at takeoff for Chris. Next time I looked there was his green and black arti l'ici al bird 150 ft above the takeoff to the spectators. now I was a good lOO out from the cliff and still in not.rouble. One turn, a pass down the and I was above the top of the mountain. We had told Chris's wife lforbara that if looked we would head out to 121/2 mi.Jes ttway, then

try to return. One look at our altitude and 1 knew we had chance. We wouldn't be the first to out to because Lee Pack and Bruce Ketchel had one way about month earlier, but we to go the 215 mi.les out and return distance. l looked back and saw that Chris had of so I banked off toward "'·"'"""""" the first t/4 mile the we the access road the lift seemed to die. The fantastic ratio came to our 11id and we made .it to the steeper cliffs on the far side. The view wa.s incredible. It was very but we could see the floor almost two thousand feet below. The mountain Itself tree covered with j rock cliffs out of the trees near the top. We flew beautiful homes aII of which seemed to have would look up and we'd wave back up a.nd we had to erab more and more. At times we'd encounter turbulence and we both found that we don't the bottom out 300 feet above the cliffs. About four miles out we came upon the l'irst set of tension power lines. We worked for little more imd crossed over Three miles farther on, more power lines confronted us. These were and we had to go out away from the hill to over. Fortunately tlrnre ani cliffs on the far side and from here on we had no trouble with altitude. ,Just flew over the campus of Covenant SEPTEMBER 1975

n,,,..,,,,,ou that my foot short. I couldn't lock my

and

was too l tirocl, m,y knPes

would ride up and 1 wou.ld ride

would bend, the out

tho bar. (l•)von long soar] ng; some but there

outskirts floated about 1/R of a of the

Devlop()d r,xpec1ally for 11y111g pro11r, 111 trnnq ~Jliders, the Simpson F'rnnc, H,micss 1s 111u ullimatu 111 comfo1t, safety ,met m111imurn clra[~

Chattanooga of the The winds seemed like tlrny were now didn't want fly out from "'""'111o·how outihe

end of the

Price $72 ,GO

GFiOLJND SKIMMEF{

stainless steel frnme welded to the control bar. When a V bridle is used, a second release is mounted the of the control the of its spar and keel of attachment are circled photo). An additional release i mounted in the boat, either at the stern at of atta,chment, or on the wttter in the

line must be

inadvertent release, but in hand to instant release at the moment of decision. 'fhe three most used bru.nds ·· honrn made models due to lack of

available o<tui..11.,..,u., release used

Jack Hinson of Dall.as, Texas on their control bars for Schweitzer

Q. What type of tow line A.

for novice feet and increased in

the tow line is with a stainless shackle with an 3/ rn inch shank which fits in the slot of the release hook. The screw of the shackle is inserted of the tow line which has been braided back into the tow line at least 2 or ;3 feet, friction to

release, is not recommended as it accelerates the abrasion and of the line. Once the line shows very many strand breaks, its tensile is decreased and should be discarded. No should ever be made with a knot in the tow line. Aside from the abrasion

caused the tensile

every tournament, the Lineman Starter can of the Uno on

Tho tow line life line and must be trnated with utmost :mechanism, and how it used? A. This essential item of u. stainless steel hook, to open and close with base attached to the Delta control bar frame for attachment of the tow line. It is aeti.vated with a release handle mounted on the control bar near the normal of the hands on the eontrol bar for take-off. A cable in a from the handle to the release meclianism activates the release of tho hook the tow line. The rele11se with the hook mounted at the forward apex of

to been

exist at the present t.ime. The is the man since the must g-rasp tlrn control bar take-off and may be una,ble to shift his re~Me a era.sh in the water in case of a.n unsuccessful take-off. towed it may be necessary for Urn to release from the tow line in ease he he may be into a locked-in bank. Release the in this reserved for discussion. At the of release for free the will for the tow boat to release in and with a slack tow line, to

SEPTEME3EH 1975

harness of a

water with the sail

and in boat tow launch, all are oontact 1tt the a.bove address.

Greg M 1tclwll at

Date: June 1, lB7f5 Place: Bluff, ]<'lier: John Amor Unknown as

i I RV Will

More than any other factor, the future of may on the accident rate in the sport. The media seize on every accident and seem to ultraha,zardous. Whether future individuals may the

Maneuver: into prone after takeoff. APC: Amor was of boots the which havo hooks on the sides for the laces. He got one boot hooked on a. rear wi.re and dived in while to get a result of this accident, the British H.G.A. has taken a stand with hook boots.

to a

measure up to the demands of the sport. Jt is a sport. not for ever;yone ...... The news is tha,t the rate of fatal accidents seems to be below tho 1974 rate, thus far. We have data on 49 fatalities in 1974, 42 self-launched and 7 This year to we have data on 2B, two of which wore we will finish tllc year with fewer fatalities than were ""'n"''""' for 1974, in of many more fliers know of seven fatal accidents outside tho U.S. this year Smith,

get our hands on. We in Canada (Muller) and and for more like them in the other countries. As most of you know, is now growing· in France, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and no doubt in numerous other counttres. In the that we will be favored with more information on accidents, and that Ai:nerican fliers are more and more interested in the are smne sumnrnries aceidents, that the risks and Uw lessons to be learned are universal.

9, 1975

Date: Place: ML Swanseo, Invermere, British Columbia Flier: Ken Greene seated Muller Model 1820 with helmets and boots and internal Fatal. Shattered Died five hours after rescue. after takeoff, continued Maneuver: St,tll Turned and dived into the stall .in a turn to the mountain ;,W' below takeoff cause: stall, fai.lure lfi mph wind. Greene h!Ld 2 years of and an "Advanced Mountain Insufficient and to take off accident shows how even a poor takeoff can Breene h.it feet first, feet on the control bar, on a cliff below takeoff

Zaza, c,ge Manta. Danis, a French-made prone. from thora.cic and of 360 in area from

Maneuver:

Prenrnture insufficient room to flare. Another accident close to the you care to dive).

than

Date: June 15, 1975 Pl a.ce: N orthurnberland, Flier: ,John Smith Qnieksilver "B", built Smith and another flier. Nature unknown but Srnith died as result. Maneuver: Soared for l0-12 then turned into the wind and was wind folded up five feet out from the root". Glider spun into the hillslde from 60'. which held the The one inch a.luminum had held two dozen area have now the because of the human element in

bulldog

Date: June 1, 1975 Place: Verbier, Switzerland Flier: de 17' Manta Danis, I•'rench-rnade, with prone harness Fatal. Hmu:I or neck Died on the Maneuver: down the hill with the kite for about 50', de either stumbled or tried to across a ditch, fell forward head first into the SEPTEMBER 1975

11111

can be the first time, with a friend, and lutd flown 30' on the nm, He rrnd not even taken off when he hit his head and killed,.. Both the

will report

I W:!JGJON 1 Bob Balrleck Fru.nk Knnpp Vern Houndtrne

rope attached to another sad accident to report from where hmncrnade to common and instructors

HEGJON llunoda Bob llussol I Jeny Hmnmank Vic Musser Hon Hupp

Marty

Wilson

HEGJON :I ,lerr 01 Albiston Bill Bonnett Bob Dart Burke Ewing

ma,teriuJs. fracture of 4th at the and motor function in tow down 200' hill, with two friends After liftoff, Cheatum went into left

around the control forehead first, then feet. No helmet. instant Neither Cheatum nor friends knew much about 01· had ever had any instruetion. This Cheatum's first time off the and didn't know what to do he in blow to the head with the flexed forward immediate caused noted that suffered

n,.. ,,,,.,,11.,,,1 when everyone

thi.s GFmUND SKIMMER

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Trip Mollingor Stove M11rray

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HEGJON 1 Kenneth Kuklowski Gary Lichto Rick Loop Larry Newn11u1

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Vallo #I•', San Clom,mto,

Gnry Zender

!J4fi Melrose !Jr, Hono NV 215.16 N. Volliue, Tucson, 7:JOU Wost f'lLrk Ave, Las Vegas, I\JV :l111) M:ttoo Albuquorqmi, NM NV 1200 South Wei 3tl20 Parn.diso Hd, l•'lagstaff, IMOb Altn. Monte N.1,;., Albuquerque, NM

REGION h Bou.g Chumbley Gary Osaba

1:i2:, Park Dem Moines, 243 Mn.ttlwwson, Wichita,

Steve Shoohan W.RWillis

RbJGION U ,Joe Sp1:rngle

HEGJON '7 Daniel .Johnson Don Krueger Mark Langenfielcl Harold Lowis David Nelson

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l,awton,

Boris Popov Michael Hoinnke Ditve V'Doviek

20B7 W. l<'arwoll Chicngo, 8620 W. Anur, Mi!w,mkeo, Wl 28fll Guilford Hd Madi;;on, WI RH.. 111. Fieldon, [L, Main l•'rankfort, Ml 240 N. McCarrons illvd, Paul, MN 2002 Garfield So., Minneapolis, MN Lako !Jr S.K, Grand Rapids, Ml

REGJON 8 Toni Peg·h lny Brian Pitre

2202 Commonwealth Newton, l04 Gettysburg, llt1ffalo, NY

HBGJON fl Gale Mac Dom\!d Hoobnor Oreg MoJonn.a,r Chuck Slusarc,:yk Bernie Yag-ud

Dragon Way, Cincinnati, 311 Nimil.:<, SI.ate College, PA 560:J McKinley, Hetilsodu., Mll 860 Jefferson Ave, Cleveland, OH 5fJ4 Snyder Box :m, Berkely Hgts., NJ

REGION 10 .John Hnrris David ,Job

Rte, 158, Nap;s He,1d, NC RL 5, Morg,mton, NC 1194:l W, Cumberland Ave, Knoxville, TN

RBGJON 11 Dave Broyles

l40!l Austin

ErrHJHt .Morgan

REGION 1 Jerald Chisum David Froonrnn Joel Grego,, Kent Hudson Bill Johnson Vern Ftoundtroe Bob Stmlslrnug Bruce Waugh REGION Marty Alameda Dave BosL Miko llrny Jrunes CouJter John Grace ,Jach llall Richard llardwicl< Rich Manfredo Vic Musser Bruce Paxton Lee Sterios Glenn Woodbury REGION :I Gerald Albiston David i\rn,mbicle Miko Anambide Busty AnLlos John C, Baird ,lack llonmlict Bill Bennett Dick Bonno ,John R Brnnt ;Jack Britt,on Kon DoRussy i\lox Duncan Chuck Flaig Tom Cibford Tom Glendenin Joo GredlJ!o Richard Grigsby Bu,ny ,Jay Mike Kelfmy ,John Lasko Lance Leonard William Liobscher Pat McDonald Trip Mellinger Dave Moyers Miko Miller Allyn Perry Rich Picerelli Chris Price Mark Sohwiiige

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415 'll St, Colma, CA 164'7 'K 14th St, Oakland, CA 244G Roosovelt,, 13erl<o1oy, CA 1ao Olive, Fresno, 2744 E. Sussex, Fresno, CA 2842 N. Hiwionda, Fresno, 4048 K Gouyslmrg, l"l'(}SIIO, CA 212:l .Junipero Serra, Daly City, CA 2123 Junipero Serra, Daly City, CA

Eel Stewart Russell Volderrnin Ford Walters Jim Woods

12424 Gladstone, Sylmar, Ci\ 343 llornlrnn! JJr Ventura, CA :l43 Borchanl Dr, Vontura, CA 222251/s Pac, Coast Hwy,, Malibu, CA !l80 I<~ I wood Beach Dr, II 11, Goleta, CA 28431 St.irrnp HrL, Hanoho Palos Verdes, Ci\ Box 48:l, Vrm Nuys, CA l371i0 Vanowen, Van Nuys, Ci\ ?02 Cedar A, Von\urn, CA 304 S. S1u1set, La Habra, CA 013 N, Milpas St, Santa Barbara, CA 135 J<;, Hermose Dr, San Gabriel, CA 120[, N. Main, Santa Maria, CA 4668 M ayfiold, San Bernasrdino, Ci\ :l2107 Ortega, lilsinore, CA W157 Gothic Ave, Sepulveda, CA 1515[3 Dickens SL Sherman Oaks, CA 128 S, Nornrnndio, L,i\,, CA 1883 W, Highland, San Bernardino, CA 6565 Oak Hlc!go HrL San Diego, CA 2291!l i\ Oak St Newlla.11, 5213 Crest Wind !Jr, Palos Vordes Penn,, CA 4l09 W, lfJOth Lawndale, 7537 Alaba,nm, C,moga Park, Ci\ 1:l419 Kornblmn, Hawthorne, CA 20332 Trnbueo Oalrn Rd, Trab1,c;0Canyon, 8?41 Hosocrans, Downey, CA 32942 Perrot, J<:lsinore, CA 382fil/:, Sawtelle, L,i\,, CA 1331 Berea Pl, Pacific Palisades, Ci\ :3210'7 Ortega,, lslsinore, CA :31820 Mocltado, l•ilsinore, 14906 Condon, Lawndale, Ci\ 1?800 LaSalle, Gardena, Ci\ 2094, Ventura, Ci\

liEGJON Louis Abruzzo Charl.io Baughman Bill Allon Art Anderson Don Bouch George Boyden Neil Bakkum

9 Sa,ndia Hgts,, i\lltuquerque, NM 2022 S, Dennison Ci,, Denver, CO 3:120 N, l st Ave, Tucson AZ 32 W, 500 So,, Sandy UT 28 W, bOO So,, Sandy UT 3313 Britt N,K, Albuquerque, NM '7208 Arroyo Del Oso, i\lbuqnerque, NM

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Lucky Campbell ,Jack Dtwis Clarence Gerdes Gttry Lichte Charles L11t7, Miko Lm,ior Matthew Martin Willfam Night.wino Robert Pruil,1, Rodney Svrmrn Joe Westmoro ,John Wio?.ycki

1465 W. Prinuo, Tucson, A7. 26Hi N, Venice, Tucson, AZ 282a Speedway, Tucson, AZ 815 #i\ l'lunrns, Heno, NV #1 Juniper Ilill Loop, i\lbuquorque, NM 2:l Pino Doi J)r, Ji'lagstaff, AZ 10001 Hendrix Ct, N,K, Albuquerque, NM 9812 N, 301,ll, l'hoonix, 6:385 S, Va.lloyviow, Littleton, CO 11024 N, 2;lml, Pl10onix, AZ

BEG/ON Michael Laal<ko

308 K Pino 11:1, Wichita, KS

RE:GJON /J Mike Allen

:3117 N, Portlctnd, Okla, Clt,y, OK

lllEGJON '1 Brad Boose Harry Hrnddock Jim Brn.ddock John Di (,tell John Grobe] Miko Gr7.eskiewicz Dennis Halrloman Mark Hays Kurt Hollantisch Bill Hulett Marc Kntm' Marl< Langenfeld ,Toe Pettit Hori s Popov Gordon Quick Toni tJrba11Jrs; Dnvc V'Doviek Scott Weiner Dave Witt

2890 !'mt Oneida Hd, Maple City, Ml 11[)21 Rod Arrow llw,y, Bridgeman, MI 11fi21 Hod Ar1'ow Hwy, Bridgeman, Ml 4fi00 Grnrniwond, Skokie, IL 121b Washiugton So, Minn, MN 26013 Kenwood Dr, South bend, IN 90:l Wost Ave La Crosse, WI 10835 W, Mill Hd, Milwiwkee, WI 240 N, McCanorn, Blvd, St, l'aul, MN IJO:l W, Ave So,, La Cros,;e, WI 26:JH Roedsla,ke Blvd, Grand llapids, MI 2801 Guilford Hd, Madison, WI 1822 i\rlenn l'L J•;n Claim, WI 240 N, McCarrons Blvd, St Pa,ul, MN 440 N, Parker llr, Janesville, WI 102 W, Buffn,lo, New Buffalo, MI 1011 Chester S,K #1, Grand Rapids, Ml 34 Forest Dalo, Mimioapo.lis, MN 4429 K Suporior, Deluth, MN

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mm10N11 Chris Duplaga Peter Gale Mike Grinder Georg,e Gross Gone llilborn Grog Molenaar

Phoenix, AZ

452b E~. Eastlnnd, Tucr-:mn, AZ

Syru,cuso, NY

811)7 Edgerton RrJ, N, Hoyaiton, OH

Vie Powell Dnve Quiggin Chuck Slusi,rczyk Don Underwood John Williamson

5'72f\ Drngon Way, Cincinnati, OH 881.l Arliss SL Silver Springs, MD R,D, #1, Pittston, Pennsylvania 122 StraUunore Gardens, Matawan, N.J 6G03 McKinle,y Bethesda, MD 3155 W, Aarnn Dr, State College, PA '7358 S!wnandonh Ave, Annadale, VA 2f:i46 Ma,yfield Hd, Clevol11nd Hgts, OH 4200 Royalton Rd Breckvillo, OH 1'71 Governors Park ltd,, Bellefonte, PA 465 Darby J>aoli, l'aol J, PA

REGION 10 ,Joe Carnwoll John Harris Glenn Hocket David ,fob Peter Milne IDrnest Morga.n HiclHtrcl Stem

100 Magnolia Dr, Morganton, NC P,O, Box :l8fJ, NFLgs !lead, NC Wingi1m St, Manteo, NC l91l"l4 W, Cnmbel'land, Knoxville, TN RT, JO, Box 1:.11, Morganton, NC RL 5, Morg'anton, NC R #3, Box Gtl, Ooltewah, TN

,REGION 11 Doug'las S, Baxtor Dnve Broyles Phil Cannon Wn.ynn Clomm Art Payne E;ric R!l.benolcl David R(mms Carl Wiseman

64GO Regal Crest, fi:l Paso, TX 1403 Austin, lrvinp;, 2'722 San Jose, Dallas, 8422 Capricorn, Universal City, 3150 Vu.Uoy Meadow, Dallas, TX 919 Dallas, TX i\nrnrillo, TX 4, 214 Nmrn, Canyon,

Dennis Pagen

SEPTEMBER 1975

I, Al Bla,ttor, Ft.

The Summer Championships were hold virtually !000 miles from anywhere. Fnr north in British Columbia, thirty flyers vonturnd the long trip to H the reports from Terrace, Urnt lrnd trickled back to civilization true. And you better believe .it: twelve mile long range of mountains, takeoff at 2000 vertical feet, stmtdy bnm,ms which conrn unhindered off the ocean fourty miles away. Tho locals don't fly unless the wind is up. Tlrnt ent1tils driving up the winding, bumpy road of Thronhi II Mt., walking rotl.on bushwacking trail with rigl1 tangle turns, and finally nn1.clling tho perfect launch 'I'hcn, two stops and minute lator yon' 11 Ii wl yourself probably three or four thousand feet above tho takeoff point, You can travel Urn whole ranµ;o of Urn m ilo ridge and eome down only when you fly J'nr oul. from tho tlie lift, involved in the meet, from buy scouts selling; tickets to spectators to thtl mountain rescue team. First aid pooplo worn launch and landing sites, and wlJen mie fellow disappoa.rod from sight plane wa,s up within one minute to search. Not one aocident oecurred, but if one ha.d them would have been immedfote relief. Thoso who traveled for to there were not disappointed. Tlle wi!ld was UJJ··the flying superb. Timo in the u,ir was clocked with timing device which a.llowed ,u1 ini'init.c nmnbffr of kites in the air at one Urrrn. woll, two targets were up, worth 1500 points, tho other wor1.l1 l 000. The winners: Blalrn WaUoy, Harrison Hot B.C. CiD4? Clmrlos Russell, Twinn Butte, Alberta Dmtn Kupelrnnko,

,Ja,mes, B.C, G Jen Cryderman, Calgary, Alta. :3. .Barrio I I owie, Invermoro, B.C, 4, Alan l•'arris, Calg"ry, Alta. f), Miko Mitchol, L,/\., Calif. 6. :Roy H,w;ga.rd, L.A., Calif. ?. Ly lo Hrown, Laeombe, Alta. 8. Heggie ,Jones, San Diego, Calif. !J. Goorge /\loxander, Spokane, Wash, 10 Da.vn Toop, Torra.eo, B.C, 11 ,John Woods, Calgary, Alta.

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Misision Viejo, Calif. Albuq1rnrquo, N. Mox. Sydne,Y, AustraJi1t Cypress G,1rdnns, !<'I.a. Toronto. Austrn,lia Milwn.ukoo, Wisconsin

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Allyn Copp, Butte, Alberta Mnff, •p.,,,,.,,,, Barb Vall,11wo, Calgary, Alberta Crydermmi, Ca]gery, Alberta Miclrnel Allore, Heffley Harvey Ilornor, Ternu.:e, 10. Willi MuJlor, Calga.ry, Alborta 6.

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Cyp:resN Gardens, J1'1a.

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lOT Ricky Thm,mn !O'l' Ln.rry N ewrm1n

Tho Al bcrta H a,!1/,\' Glider Association held ,tnmrnl Championship Meet in conjunetion with the neighboring city of Calgiu,y's 100th birthda;y. Ninety.four contestants came from all over Canada and tho to partieipate in tho largest, best organized, tea.st lmsslod meet in Canada to da,te. It held in Wil Ii Mull or's backyard, wllioh bappens :300' hill in Cochrane, Alberta. Ninety.four peoplt;,,not bad for bump on the prairies. "Century Calgary" committee gavo the AUGA $1100 to put on the meet. And did we spend it! Two of walkie talkies, trophios, offioials, booze, banquet, and portable johns! Tho wind had boon down hill for month, but five minutes before the eornpetition flights were scheduled to hrw;in it switclrnd, Un believable, The of tho weekend saw superb flying margimtl eonditions, Target and competitions determined the following Alberta Summor Champions:

GROUND SKIMMER

Moyes Dni,gonfly Moyes J8 .. 18 Sen.gull Ill Moyes 18 1(i Moyes 18--18 ID .. 1(l Moyes 18 1B rn l(i Moye,, 18- Hl Bennett I H. rn Bennotl.18--IG Moyes lln,,gonfl,Y

Mission Viejo, C,tlif. Chicago, 11\lnois Gardcms, Ji Ja,, Cypress Gardens, l•'ltt. San lliego, C:tl if, Ann H!Lrbor, Mid1ig,m Milwa11keo, Wisconsin Toronto, Australia Albnqunnpto, N. Mex. 1mnctrH CJJ'rus 1

Moyes Ilrn.gonfly Sydney, Australif1 Moyes 18--\H Chien.go, Illinois Seagull llf-\/1 Mission Viojo, Cal. gJectrft San Diego, Calif. Bennett Phoenix Cla,Yton, Georgi,, Cyprens Ganten8, l 'la.. Moyms .18-18 U)· lfl Albuquerque, N. Mex. Electra, Cirrus Larry N otvrnan 8, Steve File Cypress Gardens, !<'la. Moyes Hl- rn rn. 1(l 9, Robbio l londricks Cypress Gnrd01rn, !•'la, MoyeH 18·18 Willl'i Sw,illowta,i! JO. ChriR Anderson Bm·nsville, Minn L Stovo Moyes 2, Kurt .Johnson ;J, Greg Mit.chell ,John Dunlrnm 5. Mike Kendrieks 6, Rollie Davies

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On August l8 thru 21 SKY SPORTS sponsored a "KESTREL" clinic in Dunbarton New Hampshire. The purpose of tho clinic was to introduce the attending fliers to SKY SPORTS' new high performance bang glider, the KBSTREL. The KESTRl:n, is a double surface stretclrnd membrane roga,llo. The sail slmpe is maintained by a largo keel batten and six trailing edge battens. SKY SPORTS has not released official figures but I estimate the glide angle to be a minimum of 7 to lat 22 mph. in the seated position ttnd slightly better than that in the prone or supine position. The sink rate v11ries with pilot weight but is in the neighborhood of 4 fps. The KrnSTHE;L was thi, brain ehilcl of Tom Peghiny. Tom along with Torry Swoenoy did most of tho development ttncl testing of the various prototypos. AHhough flight testing was completed and the .KIDSTHEL proven to be stable a,nd easy to handle, SKY SPORTS felt that by allowing a few experienced fliers to fly pre-prnduction prototypes and noting their impressions, much could be gained in the wa.y of putting the finishing touches on this fantastic flying machine. All the attending fliers wore G.S.L Class IV or better and we had all purchased tt pre-production KI~STREL after observ.ing its performa,ncc during many meets this spring and summer. Because of their involvement with the KE:STHEL during its development, Terry and Tom guided us in our initiation to Kf•!STREL flight. On Monday the fliers were shown how to set up and break down tho KESTREL. About half of the pilots got their first flights on an 80 foot hill close to Torry's house. After each flight the pilot was critiqued thoroughly by Terry, Tom a,nd the other pilots. This group feedback helped the p.ilots transition smoothly and rn.pidly to tho KESTREL. Monday afternoon we went to Mt. Kearsage to familiarize ourselves with the terrain a,nd if possible to allow the newly exporien ced KE:STREL pilots a flight from this 1700 foot west facing mountain. No flying was done however due to winds gusting in excess of ao mph. On Tuesday the rest of us who had not tried the KESTRIDL did so off tho 80 foot hill. We all made 4 to 8 flights until our take offs and landings were relatively smooth. Most of us found that the only real difference, outside of performance, from tho gliders we normally flew was in the landing. If the KESTREL is flared like a conventional rogallo it will continue at tho same altitude (over flat terrain) until stall occurs and a, fa.st run is necessary as it touches down. However if the control bar is pushed up abruptly while you are ska.ting along in ground effect the glider will drop to the ground neat.Ly with little forward spood. If the glider is moving qui tc a bit faster than

stall speed this abrupt pushing out on tbo bar will cause the glidtlr to rise to 10 feet and descend in a parachute mode. Lttter Tuesday we wont to Mt. Kearsage aga,in to try otrn luck. 'I'ho winds were westerly a,t H:i-18 mph. and Tom Peghiny flew his KE]STHEL off and climbed et,sily to a point some 600 feet above take off a.ncl stayed there tts if suspended. Having never flown this mountain before I eloctcd to fly m.v BOBCAT. I took of!' and found that I couldn't maintain altitude. After several passes across the fa.ee I headed for tile lttnding area. After landing I wa.tchod the flying on the ridge. I saw three other KES'J'HALS take off and park some three hundred feet above take off. This came as a shock to me because these throe fliers had never been more than a few feet off the ground with tlrn KESTREL and now they wore son.ring this ridge with tho greatest of ease soveral hundred feet above take

B,v Mike McCarrcm

off. Tom Peghiny oame in for landing after i, one hour flight and some time later the other three KESTRELS cam.e in with a duration of one hour and minutes. Most of tho fliers had eomplaints a.bout tho comfort of their harnesses. Until tho clinic most of them had never stayed in the air long enough to be uncomfortable! The now KESTHE:L pilots were all freaked out on the control of this ship, its flat glide angle and how smoothly it handled 360 degree turns. At this point I wished that I had flown a KESTRlllL that day insteacl of my BOBCAT but I trusted that Wednesday would provide soitring conditions on Mt. Kearsage for my first KESTRI~L soaring flight. Ear.Ly WednHsday morning a bunch of us were developing foot supports for our httrnesses to allow us to fly in a supine position. We spent the morning hang.ing

from Torry's adjusting onr harnesses so that Jong duration flights wou.ld be more comfortable. Wednesday a.fternoon we went back to Mt. Kea.rsage to find strong westerly winds. But about one hour before sunset the wind di eel down to a, smooth rn mph. so we prepared our KJ,JSTHl•]LS for flight. My take off consisted of two fast steps nnd I was climbing ont like homesick angel, even though I was flying to fast. As I climbed pa.st first tho standards then tho BOBCATS on the ridge, I got out my foot support and proceeded to get comfortable. Tho KESTRgL handled with more grace and smoothness than I thong·ht possible in a, weight sbHt controlled glider. The foot support worked out quite weJl and l wa,s 11ble to lie back flat, eyeballing the setting sun between my boots. At ono time there wero ten gliders in the air, half of them Kb}STrtrnLS. People split for .la.nding a.s the sun went clown until them wore three KESTRELS left. As the moon came up and the twilight faded I sta,rted losing sight of the landing areit from my perch some 200 feet above take off. I lrncl my sunglasses on which made the situation worse. Safety dictated that I should land even though I had been in the air less than my one hour goal. HaJf way to tho landing a.nm which was a, 4 to 1. glide from tho take off I was l500 feet above the landing area with two other KiiJSTRl!JLS below me. It was reitI!y an exporionoe to watch tho other two gliders make their approach from above. 1 came directly over the landing aroa at 1000 feet A.G.L. and proceeded to :360 away my altltudo. The only difficulty with landing was I couldn't see very well where I was going and I landed in some juniper bushes with no damage to myself or the .KJ!;STHEL. Much happy shout.i.ng nnd laughing followed as we packed up our gliders by the li.ght of tho moon. When we got back to Terry's a. grinning Ji]d Vickery was there with a supply of cold duck to celebrate our gradutttion. It should be noted that on both soaring ditys, Tuesday and Wednesday, Terry Sweeney did not fly bocuuse he was too busy getting the rest of us into the air. Many thanks Terry for all your help. SKY SPOHTS is presently allowing sale of the KESTRE:L to a limited number of experienced fliers, but in tho not too distant future this now glider will be 11,vai.lablfl to experienced fliers everywhere. 'I'he KESTHElL represents a qua.ntum jump in the state of tho art of ha,ng glider design. S.KY SPORTS is to be commended on the design as well as the moans used to present it to tho public. The clinic participants and SKY SPORTS benefited mutually from this experienee. We, as fliers, lea.med safely how to fly this new glider and the people at SKY SPOHTS were able to gauge tho impact of the K1'JSTRE;L on the average experienced flier.

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brands of contact 1he neares1 one about wh11tever you quality and need. Make sure to rnanufoctu of we think you'll like and short,,keeled the lark and Bobcat advanced lo. and the Conneeticut SOUTHERN

SCHOO\

and Andy Kosch Avenue

06460 87B-9903,

We also offer personal on sand dunes, guide you into the sky with and teach you as much our combined flying Please write or call tis more information,

FLIGHT REAI... ITI

BRUCE VON KUMMER

ROCIIFSffR HANG GLIDERS To1n 7'1 PMk Pit1sford, NY 14534 (1161 :rn1 001:0

North Carolina FREWOM

Pierre and Stene

68 CT 06002

, 072-:J530

Route

Dc:vils Resort I

Elk, NC 2fl604

Maino

(704)

Pennsylvania CIE/\N /\Ill AVIATION

298-1962

1945-CAdarns Avenue CA 92116

San

CLEAN AIR I\ VI/\TIOI\J Box 142

04947

Rd.

246-4971

M•ssachusetts WINn

Rhod" island

w1r,cs N THINGS Al Ardrnte /\lwels Avenue Providence, RI 02909 (40 I) 27 4-0050

FLIGHJ'

Stewart N.

SPORTS

Box l 69·A

New Hampshire SKY

and Europe MINISPORT

John Farnan 10

INC.

Road

Don 898 SKY

COMPLETE K AND ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE

TERRY'S GLIDER SUPPLIES Swee11ny 2 Concord, NH 0330 I

INTFRI\J/\TIONAL

Alike l/11rkcr!Un:c /(1111//1 7021 Slclten/Filderr,(!rnhduser

(603) 774-3700

New York DIXSON'S GLIDER SUPPLIES

I., NY 11738

Dublin l, Ireland

ROMAN CAMPS Beethoven l

GLIDER llAllN

Barcelonn (6), Spoin

Kim llolicrts P. 0. !lox 189 NY McC/\RRON /\!:RO l NY 12866

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holp want to fly, but short of tra.de anything to help you Delta Wing Kites Gli.dors (21a) 787·6600.

FnPPKRl<'OHMANCE .1 bhrn and yflllow sail, incl.uding cover, lrnrness. Good eond ition $300. (21::l) 1870. EJPPEH 18' Comes with $3fj(), (714) Ask for .John. EJPPJ;--;H-FOHMANCID Purple ,.rn d condition. after 6:00 Coiner (714) 54fi-9647) FRF;Ji; FLIGHT Good Condition. Two of tubing, including (213) 896,5751.

SI!JAGULL V excel.lent. $850. Firrn. With

Redtail and Drngonfly.

ICARUS excellent Hoch ester,

tho lm,iost han9 (Jl1do1 munufact11rnr in put into o!foct a complololy now I ino··UP nnd pricinq policy twpponing available in

bnginnor nnci 111tenno11111to flyr,rn nsprJcially do1;iqned 1or mountain work and flaky wind conditions It fl ins fast and In it ollors maximum ;md rnliability. Wo fool this is thrHigl1\ kite !or1ho mnJority ot now flyers orthrisr, who trioel tl,ey don't nood this typo ot construction 01 might llo1rn1rc, cr1mto1•tahlcJ with liol1ter nirframo, we offer ti"w STAND/\HD LIGI ITWEIGHT form above, but 1·· 1/?" lubing and li[Jhtor hardwaro Tt1es1J changes brimJ tlHl total weight of the 9lidor down pounds and should be a welcome rnliof for ladies, liltlo r:Juys thosn who long llike to their favorite take oft Everyday we see more empl1asis boinq put on anrl rtevoloprnent of a fcmnnla kite fer intornationfll alrnady been ustablisilnd. Zepl1yr its W0f1LD to hoen doing rrnmbm on the lrnowled[JORille who It

Tt1at's the line-up of what's available from stock

YOHK 40 north New York City. F'ully equipped school with Certified i.nstructors. Specializiug "/\.dv:uwed Complete line of Mantu. Wings. James Mine Rd. Monroe, New 10950 ([J!4) or Dan Chapman (014) 25!5·152:3.

stn!.ighten ing Ltd, (71 l:!J H:Jt•,.;1t1:.rn.

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Bennett, Sea.gull, Kenison (201) lJU,l,l:i!'it>'l. l!Jdl P,0rr·v OlOfl. Bernie Yagod waLer tow tra.ining hour Write Kiiefl, Box :m, Bc,rli:eley lfoights, N.,J. 07!:l22.

offCipper C,Otte,LIU. Hln:rn., I, producLs

WJNlJ SCHOOL

Complete line of I-Jang Clliden;, Tow moclel8. Many new and used stock. Island Kite Distributor lnc. Ili.cksv ille, N. 11801 (516) NI<;W YOH!{

Bonnett !:lOOflO.

Hawk

two-color

(circle ono) Small, Medium, Large, X·Largo

Design (circle one)

for T-shirts or visors and handling for each shirt and NC residents add 4% lax,

Fly A Kite ........... ,,, ... ,. .. ,.,.,, ........... "'~·"·" (5 color Surf the Sky (5 color Fly A Kite (5 color Kites (2 color Name .... ,, .., ....... ,.......... ,, ..... ,.. ,., ...,,, ...... ,.,,,,,,. .... ,.. ,.,.,, ...... . Address ........ ,. ........... ,, .. ,.......................... ,... , ... ,.. , .... ,. .. , City .... ,.... ,. ............ , .... ,,.,, .... ,..

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RECEIPT

Kites

0, Box 386, NC 27959 $1 for poster/catalog

SEPTEMBEli 197!5

Build somothi.ng exc;iting· and di.lJerent. Build a, W11sp'. Plans only on finished gl.iden;, Box Salem,

te!I you how to Hog111lo Hangglidor from the ground up! stamped more information to Jack Hall, Roosovelt, Berkeley, 94703 p1:1.rn\11'<: 1 JA ltNlrns.rnustratod plans,

Hoosevelt, Borkeloy,

"FLJGHT MASTER HELMETS" Approved. $23.75 (ontsido eontirnmt,tl U include necessH.ry S,M,L,XL, Sorry no C.CLD. 1 lelnrnl Del Miu,

OL]J)El{ STICKEH for your window m· bumper must for enthusiast of tills fine sport· "show them you do!" including·postH.ge and handling to: Tllo Factory, Gateway West Mall, ispell, MontH.na. 59901. USHGA sew,on inside or outside 11.pplicittion, each. Ineludo 10¢ for and handling with oaeh order. GG:lOG, Los Ang·eles, Cnlif 9006G,

'.l'EE,SIIJHTS with including post,1ge and handling. Califor11ia1is add 6% S,M.L,XL. only. cm:30fi, Los Angeles, Calif. !l006fJ.

1DG9Ba,ia oil temp

Rite Hack

lNTE!mSTEI) Wing emlmrkinµ; on program to promote the sport, tho product the flyor. Wo roquiro numbor of (~xpert fl,yern to sponsor with the, unreleaserL high performance and g.liders plamwcl for H)7G. Initially those flyers snlectocl will be supplied with all equipment to train with in their locale. Those flyors who exceptional ability handle equipment will be e.ponscr:ship to local. Ov•er·seas toun1anwnts. in suell Hl!ould write to Dick Boone at Wing 48:l, Van N flying experience, lnwel rrnsues, ,,,,,""""' equiprnenl, llf.!,'C, olc. We do not lmve on the 1nu11bor or S1J0t1,sc,rod however it lo ymir a.dvantago t.o as soon H.S possi blo.

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POI,Y·TUBE

Pilots: Be crm1tive with

those I

l9'7b JlANG GLIDING ful l·pago black and white photographs,

ea_sy.trH·e,u! crnlondar format. A must for every u!trnlight J'Jight enthusinst! Maims good gifts. Order from Box Gfl:30fi, Calif. 9UOHG.

on your glider. you mm design el!airs, couehes, hook i,h0hu,,, evcm a, carport or boat canopy. "'' '" ''''"'" fitting kits inc.Jude fittings 11ml l'oly,Tubo complete kits include , .. ,,.......... a.nd pins, along with pre,eu t and drilled rmrn, and two inoh thiek tut'tod eush ions. For information, drop us a ca.rd. The ,J .c; Finisl!ing Company, '7844 Shaver Portage, Minh, 94081.

The l'orclassifiodadver1.isingis per word (or group cliarH.cters). Mi11imum clrn,rge: $L50. of chn.rg·cd for make chocks na.va.llJJe

This is Collins The film Hental

IPMENT INCLUD Custom·colored sail x stainless cablo wiros areas sleeved and doweled for your

!Iii Viny/.coated,

main

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ESCAPE COUNTRY

EARBOB FEflRV MARINA

Jim Hobinson nobinson Hanch rrabuco California rn6'J8 1714)

Gilber1

Chuck Weiler

Fl/2 Box

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(HiAI\ICiE, Cl\. 92(367 rcleplio1w 1714199 / 0701

SAIL WING, INC. AIWarldill 11 Hi Eighth S1rcct

Memhur of Nanglir!or

Mnnhattan 13c:wch, California 0026G {213) Hl

Loc11st

Manu of QUALITY kites and components

400~11 Popper I .mm

San

California 92672

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HANG GLIDER

BflOWNSVILLE

Oklahoma 74352

{918)

HANG GLIDER Jack Br it1on

1 I

Manufacwrers Association SOLO Of SAN CLEMENTE Jan Davis

VICE

/\ND

/\!?/ I\ VI\ILI\BLE /OF/ TIJEM FOi? ANSWERS TO YOUrl OUEST/01\/S

THESE OUI\Ll!!ED SOLO EL/Ci/fl DEl\l.ER MANU FACTLIH I N(;/SAI

UP·IT

bleach ll lvd. California 9063'1 1074

ATTENTION BUYERS

11s a 111a11ufac111rerofq11ality glider h11rd\\iare and software we will he

ha/'l'Y to 111101c q11an1 it.1' f)rices of

am· S/Jcci(ic111ions. ll'e earn· ON /!1IN!) a large i111'ento1Tofs11111il

Write or DEALER INOUIRI

INVITED

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NATIONALS·-·ESCAF'E COUNTRY Fixed l

Fixed

Men' Women

Place--David Cronk, Cumulus IV Place···Tina Trefethen, 1 Flexi Flier

For more information about tile Hang Glider ManUc,I, including

list of authorized dealers, send $1 tor catalog. $10. Mc,nl)c,r I lane Gl1clcr Ma11ufac:lurc1·s Assoc1at1on

Inc., P.O. Box 246--GS, Lomita, CA 90717

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