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Columns 12 USHGA Reports

Features 14 A Practical Guide To Airsickness

by Vic Powell Nominations are solicited for the 1986 USHGA awards.

21 USHGA President

16 A Custom Launch

by Russ Locke Communicating with your USHGA Directors and committees.

by Joseph Bova and Dave Baleria The Rogue Valley Hang Gliding Association builds a custom-made launch at their Woodrat Mt. site.

Departments

21 Antique Fun-In by Vic Powell A group of pilots gather at Nags Head, NC to reminisce and fly some old machines.

32 The Chelan Nationals - Chapter Two by CJ. Sturtevant photos by John Stephens The nationals return to the spectacular Chelan, Washington site for a better-than-ever competition.

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40 Classified Advertising 44 Stolen Wings 44 Index To Advertisers

Page 32 COVER: Dan Uchytil and Rob Kells work light lift just south of launch on Chelan Butte at the Nationals. Photo by John Stephens. CENTERSPREAD: Mitch McAleer stands on his head in his HP II for the Dan Racanelli July 4th fly-in at Ellenville, NY after a 10,000' balloon drop. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES IN PUBLICATIONS: The material presented here is published as part of an information dissemination service for USHGA members. The USHGA makes no warranties or representations and assumes no liability concerning the validity of any advice, opinion or recommendation expressed in the material. All individuals relying upon the material do so at their own risk. Copyright © United States Hang Gliding Association, Inc. 1986. All rights reserved to Hang Gliding Magazine and individual contributors. SEPTEMBER 1986

4 Airmail 6 Update 8 Calendar 8 HGMA Certificates Of Compliance 24 USHGA Chapter Newsletter 27 Competition Corner 29 Ratings and Appointments

TWICE AS MUCH FUN

THE SENSOR FOR EVERYONE. Seedwings introduces the NEW STANDARD MODEL SENSOR 510 B, a glider that offers the ultimate in sink rate, handling and stability, for the pilot who flies primarily for pleasure. "Weekend warriors" will find they can soar to the top of the stack with the Standard Sensor 510 B, by virtue of its superior turning ability and the best sink rate in the business. Pilots who thought they weren't strong enough to fly the most high performance glider cross-country can now fly more miles with minimum effort by utilizing the Standard 510 B's incredible climb rate, thermaling ability and effortless handling. Overall handling, stability and performance is unmatched by any other intermediate, (skill level 3) glider.

THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SENSOR YET. The Standard B is every inch a Sensor 510, with all racing options removed except those that improve handling and stability - the keel fin and the faired kingpost with its elevated suspention point. A supple sail with a small increase in twist (billow) is the key to handling ease, and the Standard 510 B's sail offers what our customers have come to expect - the finest in quality, innovation and workmanship. If its pure fun you want from your hours in the air, you can't do better than a New Standard Model Sensor 510 B. (For intermediate pilots and above.)

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Feature Pilot: Donnita Kilbourne

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Gil Dodgen, Editor/Art Director Janie Dodgen, Production David Pounds, Design Consultant Leroy Grannis, Bettina Gray, John Heiney, Staff Photographers Erik Fair, Staff Writer Harry Martin, lllustrator Office Staff: Cindy Brickner, Executive Director Amy Gray, Manager Joyce Isles, Ratings Marian Fleming, Membership

USHGA Officers: Russ Loc!{e, President Dick Heckman, Vice President Bob Collins, Secretary Dan Johnson, Treasurer Executive Committee: Russ Locke Dick Heckman Bob Collins Dan Johnson Cindy Brickner REGION l: Ken Godwin, Jeff Bennett. REGION 2: Gary Hodges, Russ Locke. REGION 3: Ken de Russy, Steve Hawxhurst. REGION 4: Bob Thompson, Jim Zeiset. REGION 5: Mike King. REGION 6: Steve Michalik. REGION .7: John Woiwode, Bruce Case. REGION 8: Robert Collins. REGION 9: William Criste, William Richards. REGION 10: Steve Coan, Rick Jacobs. REGION 11: Warren Richarson. REGION 12: Paul Rikert, Pete Foumia. DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Dan Johnson, Rob Kells, Dennis Pagen, Vic Powell, Elizabeth Sharp. EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR: Everett Langworthy. HONORARY DIRECTORS: Bill Bennett, Walt Dodge, Eric Fair, Bettina Gray, Doug Hildreth, Mike Meier. The United States Hang Gliding Association Inc. is a division of 1he National Aeronautic Association (NAA) which is the official U.S. representative of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), the world governing body for sport aviation. The NAA, which represents the U.S. at FAJ Meetings, has delegated to the

USHGA supervision of FA!-related hang gliding aclivilies 'iuch as record attempts and competition sanctions,

HANG GLIDING magazine is published for hang gliding sport enthusiasts to -create further interest in the sport, by a means of open communication and to advance hang gliding methods and safety. Contributions are welcome. Anyone is invited to con-

tribute articles. photos, and illustrations concerning hang gliding activities. If the material is to be returned, a stamped. self-addressed return envelope must be enclosed. Notification must be made of submission lo other hang gliding publications. HANG GLIDING magazine reserves the right to edit contributions where necessary. The Association and publication do not assume responsibility for the material or opinions of contributors.

HANG GLIDING magazine is published monthly by the United States Hang Gliding Association, Inc., whose mailing address is P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, Calif. 90066 and wh?50 offices are located at 11423 Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. 90066; telephone (213) 390-3065, 398--0198. Second-class postage is paid at Los Angeles, Calif. and at additional mailing offices. The typesetting is provided by !st Impression Typesetting Service, Bueoa Park, Calif. The USHGA is a membercontrolled educational and scientific organization dedicated to exploring all facets of ultralight flight. Membership is open to anyone interested in this realm of flight. Dues for full membership are $39.00 per year ($42.00 for foreign addresses); subscription rates are $29.00 for one year, $S3.00 for two years, $77.00 for three years. Changes of address should be sent six weeks in advanre, including name, USHGA membership number, previous and new address, and a mailing label

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SEPTEMBER 1986

AIRMAIL BOGUS RECORDS 171e following letter was sent to USHGA President Russ Locke-Ed.

Dear Russ, Just a note to let you know I agree with you completely in your disagreement with the NAA concerning endurance stunts and bogus records set by Hang I pilots. If the NAA refuses to accept the guidance of the USHGA on matters relating to hang gliding, then there would appear to be no reason to continue our affiliation with that organization. An attitude which holds stunts more important that safety, and one person's ego more important than the integrity of all true record attempts is not consistent with the goals and purpose of the USHGA. Thanks for the good work. You've got my total support. Fred Leonard Tucson, Arizona

WHAT A DEAL Dear Editor, Hey, has everyone noticed that Maralys Wills has made a special quantity offer on "Manbirds" (see classified ads)? This seems to me like an opportunity for the real footlaunch soaring enthusiasts to spread the word by buying five copies for a mere thirty bucks, keeping one, and donating the others to school libraries. I figure there are great masses of potential future flyers sitting in high school classrooms, bored with life, and not yet prejudiced against human flight. What do ya think? John Heiney San Clemente, CA

free and very fun sport! It would be great for the USHGA to suggest our sport be in the 1990 Goodwill Games! Every little bit counts! Cathryn Harris APO Miami, FL

LITHIUM BATTERIES Dear Editor, Eastman Kodak will be offering the first mass-market lithium cells by Chrisimas. The nine-volt lithium battery has a ten-year shelf life, lasts twice as long as the popular alkaline battery, and does not "freeze up" at low temperatures. This is great news for pilots who soar for hours in sub-freezing weather or at high altitudes. The lithium cells will be made by Kodak at its Ultra Technology plant in Newark, NY, and should be available this fall wherever Kodak film is sold. They are not rechargeable. The price is expected to be about 1.7 times the price of alkaline batteries, but may be discounted to about $5. This works out to around 20% less per electron at ambient temperatures, and there's no competition at all by the time you get to cloudbase. Kodak will also offer a corrosion-resistant gold-tipped alkaline battery (made in Japan) for wimpy West Coast pilots who land in the surf. Previously, lithium batteries were only available for specific high-tech applications such as computer back-up, heart pacemakers, and neutron bombs. They were considered too combustible for general consumer use (the same thinking goes for the bombs). Kodak has patented a safety mechanism that shuts down the power cell should it short circuit. 1 use a "Nosquikii" pellet vario myself but I thought you electron burners who are heavy into noise pollution might want to save a few bucks. It could be the last battery you 'II ever need. Besides, we've got more lithium around here than you can shake a research director at.

GOODWILL Dear Editor, I was just watching the 1986 Goodwill Games on television. During the interview with the director of the 1990 games, which are being held in Seattle, Washington (near Chelan!) they mentioned suggestions for new sports categories and/or expeditions. I said to myself, "What about hang gliding, it's an international sport?" It would really expose our

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haunted by the look of the thing and an ancient warning. After two nights of searching through my own private archives of hang glider memorabilia I finally found the thing that had struck me and the dire warning that it contained. Here is a copy, it comes from Low And Slow #21; near as I can tell the month is December, 1972. Jerry Sorenson Sacramento, CA

THANKS Dear Editor, I am a senior in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Tennessee, and I am having a great time learning the sport of "Sky Sailing." I am writing this letter to thank the USHGA for sending Hang Gliding magazine to the library here at U.T. on behalf of Bruce Hawk's chapter. Your magazine got me interested in this sport two years ago. Since then I have read many books and decided to buy a used Wills Wing Raven 209 back in February. Along with this letter you can expect my application for a full membership to your organization. I want to thank Bruce Hawk for being the great instructor that he is, for the personalized lessons at Clinch Mountain, and the efforts he has made to procure the land at Clinch for all of the hang glider pilots. Also, I would like to thank Nick Hein for the computer program he sent to Hang Gliding. I adapted this hang gliding flight simulation program for my Radio Shack Tandy 1000 Computer. It works great, and I look forward to using the program many hours in the future in my spare time. Thanks to Bruce and Nick for helping me look forward to my first flight off of Clinch Mountain, and the USHGA for getting me interested in the great sport of sky sailing two years ago.

ANCIENT WARNINGS Dear Editor, The article on the ULF-1 was very interesting. Like Richard Dreyfus in the movie "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" I was

Chris Brock Knoxville, TN

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AIRMAIL HOW ABOUT IT? Dear Editor, This is my first letter in ten years. How about a "How about it?" page? Remember Hang Glider Weekly or Low Blow or whatever it was called? Here are a couple of "how about its." How about plastic outer sleeves for down tubes that are dimpled like golf balls to reduce drag (turbulator effect), provide a better grip and protect the tubes from damage and scratches? They could also come in bitchin' colors. How about a towing pod with wheels (and wheels on the base tube) and a built-in release? W.T. Prahl Melrose, Florida

XC CALL-IN Dear Editor, Here in New England things are a bit different than elsewhere: CB radios have inadequate range here if you have to cover several pilots, many pilots dislike flying with CBs. I'm often the only knowledgeable launch crew, so I tend to stay on the mountain until long after "my" pilots have gone XC to help others get off safely. All of this adds up to the necessity. of phone calls for retrieval. Well, we've come up with an answer that really works well for us. The pilots interested in XC flying all chipped in to buy me an answering machine which can be accessed from any touch-tone phone (and I have a pocket-sized tone coder, as well). Each pilot who contributed to the system has a card with the phone number, access code, and information on how to get the messages, leave a memo after hearing messages, turn the machine on from a remote location if I forgot, etc. It's great, and working better as we all get used to it. I can call as soon as I come down any mountain, find out if anyone has landed, make judgements as to whose vehicle to drive and head out. Any other driver can do the same, and leave a message saying which pilot(s) they are going to pick up. As I get further out I can call back to see who else has called in, and continue on. Because of the geography here, with long expanses of trees with no LZs, pilots often split along two tracks (or declare a goal that's somewhere else entirely), and the answering machine means fewer drivers can cover more

pilots in more directions with a minimum of hassle. And a pilot who landed in a touchtone area can find out what's going on with everyone else. (You can leave a message from any phone, of course, but it does require tone to get all the messages.) I definitely feel appreciated around here, I frequently get fed, but also have had pilots do plumbing, electrical work, carpentry, buy me a subscription to Hang Gliding for my birthday, and put oil inn my tank for Christmas! Beth Gordon

THANKS DAN Dear Editor, Congratulations to you and the staff of Hang Gliding for an excellent magazine every month. I'm writing to thank Dan Skadal for his piece in the October '85 issue on the crescendo flare. I've had trouble with flare timing ever since I move up from the old billow ship to more high performance gliders. His article helped me by giving solid values to some things that seemed very abstract and were hard to do right consistently. I've logged 18 flights since learning Dan's method and except for twice when a bad approach resulted in a bad landing, all of my landings have been either good or great. I recommend this technique for anyone having problems landing. It's amazing to me that someone I've never met could have such a positive effect on my flying from so far away. I think that's what this magazine is all about. Now, how about a definitive article on landing approaches. John Platte Fortsmith, Arkansas

NO, I'D RATHER NOT TOW AND I THINK SKY SAILING SOUNDS DUMB Dear Editor, Nothing is worth having if it comes too easily (at least not over and over, with a few exceptions). Soaring flight is a tremendous treat we earn. But how soon its thrill dulls when it is handed to us. I submit that at least 50% of hang gliding's appeal is 1101 soaring, or even getting into the air. For those times

are what make flight so sweet, and bring us back for more. High-tech videos aren't where its at, and neither is easy air time. F--- the masses, let them destroy the desert in their ATCs. Towing (and other easy air time devices) are insidious tools designed to move us apart. When we lose our challenge we lose our sport. Where is the "sport" to just towing up again when you sink out? I'm scared, I see towing swaying my friends. I see towing undoing what ultralights could not! Challenge is, has always been, the essence of hang gliding (not "sky sailing" - gag me). Mountains, ugly trucks, and occasional triumphs keep me in the air. Maybe I'm a dinosaur, time will tell. But if this beautiful sport is distilled into an easy recreational event, please do change the name because it won't be hang gliding. John C. Johnson Phoenix, AZ

Hang Gliding According to Pfeiffer: Skills For the Advancing PIiot The most comprehensive guide yet for expanding your knowledge and skills. With 244 richly illustrated pages, loads of true stories, and complete subject index. You'll learn: • Soaring Principles • Competition Flying • Cross-Country Flying • Equipment • Speed-to-Fly Calculations Please rush me copies of Hang GI idi ng According to Pfeiffer at $9.95 each, plus shipping: $1 first copy, $.25 each additional (airmail $2.50 first copy, $1 each additional in North America, $6 each elsewhere). Cal itornians please add $.60 sales tax per copy. Total: . Mail form with check payable in U.S. dollars to: Publitec, P.O. Box 4342, Laguna Beach, CA 92652. Name

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"HANG GLIDING U" VIDEO SLIDE SHOW Rice has released a to his I video slide show. John Hawk Kites, hired Doug a show that would cover many of the East's sites with added to each site. The new show was produced on 3/4" broadcast-quality tape with the slide reflected from a mirror straight into the camera for dearer reproduction. The sound track was in a studio. The show includes 350 slides to make a story. It includes: a look at the Brothers to fly, mnrlPrn ..rl students to fly, and a tour of popular eastern sites including 'fop, Sauratown, Bear Den, Rock, Raven's Roost, The and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Price: $37.00 plus $2.00 Rice, 3920 Blue NC 27612 (919)

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v"'""'"'"'" of aviation down to the sur· face. The Wind on a mast to then lift the pilot, and board off the surface to dynamically soar above the surface like a flying fish. Invented by Tom a sail .. boarder, and Robert Crowell, a the Wind came 6

from the desire to fill the gap between flying and sailing. Tom Magruder, from Greenwood, South Carolina, is the year old and partner who felt a need to combine night and sailing. Around November of 1983, he beeame friends with his gliding instruetor, Robert Crowell, a professional pilot and product living in Boone, North and discovered they both felt the same urge to unite the two sports loved the most. On October 17, 1984, they applied for a patent, after their pivoting wing and a very unique way to bring aviaton closer to the public. The cost of a complete Pivot Wing is which includes a wing stmcture consisting of booms, mast, leading and keel (made from high grade Easton 7075/T9 aluminum tubing), a membrane by Bill Hansen of Wind Wing sails), made of rip proof Powerknit, pre.-bent battens (Easton T9 featherweight), and a six-foot long bag, which the entire system folds down and fitq into. Contact: Wind Weapon Associates, Box 1518, El Cerrito, California 94530

flying contest. Due to the unique nature of this wc urge everyone to get to the park early. Take highway 237 east through Milpitas and follow the signs. Gates at 8 AM. Admission is $5 per carload. Beer, soft drinks and munchies will be sold. Picnicking is encouraged! For further information contact Watson at ( 408) 262-1055.

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Rick Romero, Yosemite National ranger, checked in with the USHGA fice to ask for pilots' assistance this part time paid "hang glider super-· visor" position at Yosemite was vacant of this August 22. The summer ranger has returned to school and work. Hang activities are still permitted on Fridays through Sundays until SeJJternt,t:r close of the season. If you plan on flying the Yosemite sites, please check in with Rick first volunteer to supervise the site for the yon have available. This mutual helps preserve Yosemite as a site.-CB

SILENT AIR SHOW

SILENT AIRSHOW VIDEO

The of Rogallo Hang Gliding Club and 7 Eleven stores will be the third annual Northern California Silent Air Show on Sunday, September 28 at 9 AM at Ed Levin County Park in the foothills east of Milpitas. This event is a fund raiser for the Muscular me,rrrn~nv Association. The air show will feature a hang gliding contest (spot landings, duration, etc.), demonstrations (aerial ballet, syn .. chronized flying team), stunts, and (including a hang gliding night simulator open to the public). Other silent air sports include sailhot air balloons, land sailors, windsurfing, parachute jumpers, RC and boats, a world class frisbee demonstration and a falconry demo. As bonus for the kids we'll feature a kite

CoVision, a San Francisco-based production company, announces the availability of Hook Inf The Second nual Silent Airshow. This 27-minute video features highlights of hang activities during the Wings of Rogallo· sponsored event at Ed Levin Park in Milpitas, California. "Many of my friends think that hang gliding is scary, so I wanted to produce tape which would show how much fun is just to fly a hang glider," recalled III pilot and profesKirk Knight, sional video producer. "The Silent Air· show is a perfect example of people flying for fun. So I made a long rock video by cutting great shots to music to create an as mellow as smooth ridge lift." The tape also includes segments with

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UPDATE pilots reflecting on their favorite aspects of flying and their motivation to fly hang gliders. "Far from corning off as a bunch of crazy daredevils," Knight mused, "the tape really shows the range of people who fly, from young women with 10 seconds of airtime, to 67-year-old ex-test pilots. What's fascinating to me is that they all express a sincere interest in intraducing the sport to other people, rather than taking an elitist attitude." Several people who received prerelease copies of the The Silent Airshow found it was a great introduction to hang gliding. By seeing the broad range of flying included in the tape, not just aerobatics, people discover an aspect of hang gliding which has been lost in all the news stories. Knight added, "I really want people to come away from watching the tape with the feeling that they could fly if they wanted to fly, and that it's a beautiful experience." VHS format $24. 95, Beta format $29. 95 plus $2 shipping (7 % sales tax in California). Professional 3/4" copies

available for large group presentations. Contact: Kirk Knight, CoVision, 1559 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 563-2020. Editor's P.S.: Don't forget this year's Silent Air Show at Ed Levin Park, Milpitas, CA Sunday, Sept. 28 this month. Call Roger at (408) 262-1055.

OWENS VALLEY RECORDS Larry Tudor has astounded everyone with a string of spectacular performances. On June 21 he reached the McLeod Ranch in the Big Smokey Valley north of Tonopah, 186 miles (Great Circle Distance) from Horseshoe Meadows. Two days later he flew his HP 170 on an official world record goal attempt to Austin Airport, falling short but accumulating 211.89 miles (GSD) for an official open distance claim. Then on

July 6 he flew even closer with 214 miles. These represent the three longest flights from the Owens this year. On June 11 Geoff Loyns of Wales declared Gabbs Airport as goal for an official world record attempt. Rick Masters witnessed his launch and landing. It presently stands as the only successful goal attempt with 168 miles. On June 25 Steve Moyes made an incredible out-and-return of 187 miles, flying from Horseshoe to Benton and back.

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On July 23 Larry Tudor, flying an HP 170, launched at Horseshoe Meadows in the Owens Valley, CA for an official world record of 214 miles. Tudor landed between the Austin Airport and Austin, Nevada short of a highway intersection which was his declared goal. The flight was 9-1/2 hours long and he reached elevations of up to 17,000 feet. Tudor was flying with a barograph, had witnesses for landing and is expected to have no problems filing with the FAI. This flight supercedes his previous flight of 212 miles on June 23, and 186 miles on June 21, 1986.

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Calendar April 1-Nov. 30: Region 7 XC Challenge. Open distance XC. Prize money to top 3 XC pilots. Entrance in to the competition will be the postmark date of your $5 entry fee. Contact: John Sackmeister, 15302 County Road. 30, Elk River, Minn. 55330 (612) 263-2997. Aug. 30-Sept. 1: THe Ninth Annual Free Spirit Hang Gliding Festival held at Draht Hill, Elmira, NY. Club Team and Open Class competitions. Beginner to Advanced pilots welcome. Also, Ultralights, Towing, Aerobatics. Nearby camping facilities. PRE-REGISTRATION NEC ESSARY. Competition limited to 125 pilots. Contact: Free Spirit Flight HGCI, P.O. Box 13, Dept. HG, Elmira, NY 14902. Sept. 1: Andy Jackson Memorial Fly-In. Contests, games, trophies. Contact: Pine Crest Air Park (714) 887-9275. Sept. 4-17: Masters of Hang Gliding. Invitation only. Contact: Joe Foster or Hugh Morton (704) 733-2013. Sept. 11·14: Fourth International Hang Gliding Film Festival, St. Hilaire du Touvet, FRANCE. Contact: 38720 Saint-Hilaire du Touvet, FRANCE telephone 76 OB 33 99. Sept. 8-14: Telluride hang gliding festival. $60 entry. Send to Telluride Air Force, Box 456, Telluride, CO 81435. Contact: Hugh Sawyer (303) 728-3475. Sept. 28: Third Annual Silent Air Show, Ed Levin County Park, Milpitas, CA 8:00 AM to sunset. Hang gliding contest, refreshments. All proceeds to charity. Contact: Roger (408) 262-1055. Oct. 11-13: Ninth Annual Collegiate Hang Gliding fun flying at Morningside Flight Park in Claremont, NH. Beginner to Advanced pilots. Pre-registration requested. Contact: University of Lowell Hang Gliding Club, 1 University Ave., Lowell, MA 01854 or Morningside Flight Park, Box 109, Claremont, NH 03743. Nov. 29-30: Great Race, Lookout Mt., TN.

HARTRANFT WINS ELDER STATESMAN OF AVIATION AWARD FREDERICK, MD - J.B. "Doc" Hartranft Jr., former president and chairman of the board of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, has been honored with the National Aeronautic Association's 1986 Elder Statesman of Aviation Award. Hartranft is currently on AOPA's Board of Trustees and is president of the International Council of Aircraft Owner and Pilot Associations with member groups in 28 nations. Doc has been with AOPA since its inception in 1939, becoming the first employee of what is now the world's largest pilot organization. Hartranft's many accomplishments on behalf of aviation include preparation of the first pilot's manual on how to use the VOR system; organization of the AOPA Air Guard, which became the Civil Air Patrol; coining of the word "Unicom;" and, assisting the U.S. government in organizing general aviation aircraft and pilots in the national defense effort for World War II.

HGMA COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION SPECIFICATION SHEET All dimensions in inches; weight in lbs. NITTE: These specifications are intended only as a guideline for determining whether a given glider is a certified model and whether it is in the certified configuration. Be aware, however, that no set of specifications, however detailed, can guarantee the ability to determine whether a glider is the same model, or is in the same configuration as was certified, or has those performance, stability and structural characteristics required by the certification standards. An owner's manual is required to be delivered with each HGMA certified glider, and it is required that it contain additional airworthiness infmmation.

GLIDER MODEL: Sport AMERICAN 167 MANUFACTURED BY: Wills Wing, Inc. 1) Weight of glider with all essential parts and without coverbags and nonessential parts: 66 2) Leading Edge Dimensions a) Nose plate anchor hole to: 1) Crossbar attachment hole: 131 2) Rear sail attachment point: 230.75 - 232.25 b) Outside diameter at: 1) Nose: 2 2) Crossbar: 2 3) Rear sail attachment point: 2 3) Crossbar Dimensions: a) Overall pin to pin length from leading edge attachment point to hinge bolt at glider centerline: 119. 9 · b) Largest outside diameter: 2.25 4) Keel Dimensions; least and greatest allowable distances from the line joining the leading edge nose bolts to: a) The xbar center load bearing pin: 41 - 42.5 b) The pilot hang loop: 57 .5 - 59.5 5) Sail Dimensions a) Chord lengths at 1) 3 ft outboard of centerline: 76. 5 2) 3 ft inboard of tip: 45.25 b) Span (extreme tip to tip): 402 6) Location of Information Placard: Keel Location of test fly sticker: Keel 7) Recommended pilot weight range: 140-240 8) Recommended Pilot Proficiency: III

GLIDER MODEL: HP II 170 MANUFACTURED BY: Wills Wing, INc. 1) Weight of glider with all essential parts and without coverbags and nonessential parts: 70 2) Leading Edge Dimensions a) Nose plate anchor hole to: l) Crossbar attachment hole: 131 2) Rear sail attachment point: 231.375 - 232.375 b) Outside diameter at: 1) Nose: 2 2) Crossbar: 2 3) Rear sail attachment point: 2 HANG GLIDING

UPDATE 3) Crossbar Dimensions:

a) Overall pin to pin length from leading edge attachment point to hinge bolt at glider centerline: 121.375 b) Largest outside diameter: 2.25 4) Keel Dimensions; least and greatest allowable distances from the line joining the leading edge nose bolts to: a) The xbar center load bearing pin: 38.875 b) The pilot hang loop: 54.75 - 56.25 5) Sail Dimensions a) Chord lengths at 1) 3 ft outboard of centerline: 73 2) 3 ft inboard of tip: 45.75 b) Span (extreme tip to tip): 413 6) Location of Information Placard: Keel Location of test fly sticker: Keel

7) Recommended pilot weight range: 150-250 8) Recommended Pilot Proficiency: N

GLIDER MODEL: LITE MYSTIC 155 MANUFACTURED BY: Delta Wing 1) Weight of glider. with all essential parts and without coverbags and nonessential parts: 57 2) Leading Edge Dimensions a) Nose plate anchor hole to: 1) Crossbar attachment hole: 129% 2) Rear sail attachment point: 223% b) Outside diameter at: 1) Nose: PA 2) Crossbar: 1Ys 3) Rear sail attachment point: 13A

Quality: Every Magic IV is hand crafted with the finest materials available. Trend setting fittings and hardware have been incorporated to make the Magic IV a flier of engineering artwork. Minute details (in the sail) ensure that the sail is clean at all speeds. Wear points are eliminated with protective covers. Performance: Just set your goals and the Magic IV will be the superior instrument to help you achieve it: • Be top of the stack through superior sink rate • Flat glide at speed with lower twist • Endurance with easy handling turn coordination • Fast climb rate; self centering in thermals We know that when you find all of the above characteristics combined together in one great glider, your enjoyment in flying will improve. Service: U.S. Airwave provides a warehouse of parts and information to service the Magic line. Our continually growing inventory of replacement parts and accessories insures that your new Magic is never out of commission for longer than necessary. By improving on the service with excellent factory support, we've eliminated the fear of buying a European glider. No other distributor can otter you such a complete inventory. We offer next-day UPS delivery on most parts, and our professional dealer network is required to stock high turn-over parts to instantly fix your dinged Magic wing. Furthermore, you can rest assured Airwave Gliders are here to stay in the USA. Resale: High demand for a quality used glider in most guarantees that your investment will not be Jost when you resell your Magic (if you ever choose to). A used Magic is always well sought after.

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a) Overall pin to pin length from leading edge attachment point to hinge bolt at glider centerline: 1181/2 b) Largest outside diameter: 2.0 4) Keel Dimensions; least and greatest allowable distances from the line joining the leading edge nose bolts to: a) The xbar center load bearing pin: 49% to 50Yi6 b) The pilot hang loop: 65 ± 1 5) Sail Dimensions a) Chord lengths at 1) 3 ft outboard of centerline: .82 2) 3 ft inboard of tip: 36 b) Span (extreme tip to tip): 398 6) Location of Information Placard: Keel Location of test fly sticker: Keel 7) Recommended pilot weight range: 120-190 8) Recommended Pilot Proficiency: ill

Availability: In the past, demand for Magics has exceeded supply. For 1986, we have booked more production slots for the peak season, ensuring faster delivery times. Some stock gliders are immediately available. Call the dealer nearest you (see dealer ad, page 11) for further details. Options: Your custom-ordered Magic will be built to your exact specifications: Choose from these options: • Speed Bar; comfortable hand position at all speeds, extra reach for speed • Magic Trimmer (VG); change the geometry to suit existing conditions • Pitchy; lighter bar pressures at speed, lower drag body position • Spring Tips with Tip Fairings; cleaner tip area • Half Ribs; superior high speed glide • 4.2 oz. Trailing Edge Cloth; handling, versatility • 4.4 oz. Firm Dacron TE Cloth; performance stabilized dacron cloth • Sandwich TE Cloth; the ultimate in performances, for pilots willing to sacrifice handling Standard Magics come with the following: • Airfoil Uprights• Airfoil Kingpost • Ball Tips• Breakdown LE • Nose Cone • Choice of Colors, Rainbow or Stripes• 4.2 oz. Main Body • Inspection Zippers Price: Simply put, the best form of economy is buying Quality! Just ask some one (could be you) who has jumped on the "bargain buy" and ended up saying, "I should have bought a Magic." Tubing and Fitting Specifications: The Magic is crafted with 6061T6, corrosion-resistant Aircraft tubing in 1L§. sizes. Aircraft quality nuts, bolts, fittings, in U.S.~. And ~certified to stringent European standards. Available in three sizes ... 155, 166, 177 square feet. Contact: Call the dealer nearest you (page 11) for more information on how you can become a Magic glider owner. Dealer inquiries invited (see dealer ad for specific area).

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positive manner upon the Chapter and the sport, Activities include beginner and novice programs, site procurement, safety, membership development and rctcn· tion, USHGA membership development, and civic service. Past recipients arc: 1983 Capitol Hang Glider Assn, and Maryland Gliding Assn. 1984 Tennessee Tree Toppers 1985 Wings of Rogallo

by Vic

NEWSLETTER OF THE YEAR year the United States Association presents its major awards to individnals and organizations who have performed significant service in advancing the sport of hang gliding in this country, The awards arc a method whereby the national association publicly says a "Thank You" to the people who arc rerirc1,cn,tat1ve of all those who work at making gliding a successful and rewarding outdoor recreational sport. Th,: Awards Committee is its call for nominations, Any member may submit a nomination directly to the USHGA office, The five awards arc:

PRESIDENTIAL CITATION

EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE the member who has provided the most outstanding volunteer service to USHGA at the national, regional, or local level during the current year. The award is deliniatcd from the Presidential Citation which recognizes service to the sport of hang gliding, Exceptional Service focuses on a member's service to the Association, and is USHGA's leading award for such service. Past recipients arc: 1983 Vic Powell 1984 Erik Fair 1985 Liz Sharp

COMMENDATION Recognizes a member who has in the current year exhibited volunteer service to USHGA that is of excellent quality

CHAPl'ER OF THE YEAR the USHGA Chapter considered to have conducted in the current year the most outstanding programs in various activities which reflect in a ,_~,vuµ,,.,.,,v,

1<e,coF.:m:ws an individual, group, or organization that has made a significant contribution to the sport. The contribution need not have occurred in the current year, It is USHGA's highest, most prestigious, and oldest award with a history dating to 1972, lt was previously known as the Ed Gardia award, Past arc: 1972 Volmer Jensen 1973 Francis Rogallo 1974 Bennett, 1975 Richard Miller 1976 Lloyd Lieber 1977 R.V Wills 1978 Bill Bennett 1979 not awarded l980 John Lake 1981 not award,:d 1982 Pete Brock, Roy 1983 Dennis 1984 Donnell Hewitt 1985 Mike Meier

Recognizes the most ontstanding hang gliding newsletter series in the current year that has been supportive of the sport and the sponsoring Chapter's activities, Consideration is given to member service, layout, article variety, safety pro· motion, and pictures. Past recipients arc: 1983 WINDWRITER, Houston Hang Gliding Assn, 1984 AIR TIMES, North Carolina HGA 1985 SKY LINE, Capitol Hang Glider Assn.

awards, top to bottom, left to Mike Meier, Hildreth, USHGA President Russ Locke, Dick Heckman, Vic Powell, Liz Sharp, Pat Denevan, Pete Foumia.

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and of significant importance to the Association. The volunteer work may have begun prior to the current year, but must be ongoing or have been completed this year. The award was established at the 1985 Spring meeting of the USHGA board of directors. 1985 Doug Hildreth Free Spirit Gliding Club, Elmira, NY BRANCHES Newsletter, 'I'ennesee Tree Toppers

HOW TO SUBMIT A NOMINATION A nomination letter must cite actions or activities of the member or tion for which they are being nominated. Provide accompanying material, such as at least three different samples of a newsletter, or additional information that supports the nomination. Include dates, locations as appropriate, name, address and phone number of the person or organization you arc nominating. Remember, the only information available to the Committee for its consideration is what yon provide. Communicate, help Committee members understand the significance of events cited. Deadline for RECEIPT of nominations is November 30, 1986. Send the nomination to: Awards Committee USHGA P.O. Box 66306

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(Stanwell P.,ark

most excited at the thought of flying against Dan. We had bought a beautiful trophy for first place, a hand-carved Italian Alabaster just superb. All involved were in agreement with making the become not just a trophy but a memorial trophy the Dan Racanelli Memorial Trophy dedicated to the spirit of free flight, of graceful, skillful flight and to a dear friend and brother of our beautilill sport. God blessed him with a great gifr and we'll all miss him. The competition was won by Rick Duncan; second place, Danny Scott; third place, Steve Moyes and fourth place Bmce Daniel. Great flying was seen by many other pilots as well as these first four. It was filmed by three cameras and 16 hours of raw material is to be edited down to a spectacular 1-1/2 hour freestyle flying delight. It will capture the spirit of and the ability of pilots like Dan, who is mourned here in Australia, as well as by his friends and family in America. The Dan Racanelli Memorial Trophy, "Rae", is a perpetual trophy. The pilot who wins the Stanwell Park Freestyle Hang Gliding Championship gains the

honor of being its custodian for a period of approximately two years. Should an Australian win he or she must return it to Stanwcll Park for the next Freestyle. Ricky Duncan will return with the trophy for Freestyle '88. (This will commence three days after the completion of the World Cross Country championship.) Should a non-Australian win he gets "Rae" for two years and as importantly he wins the right for his country to host a one-on-one sudden elimination competition two years later. Should that country forfeit the right to organize a freestyle competition the trophy must come back to its bilthplace, Stanwell Park. We hope that everyone accepts the custodian of "Rae" as being the world's best freestyle pilot. If anyone doesn't, come and prove differently in '88 and win your country a great competition. For information regarding the freestyle competition format and entry please write to: FREESTYLE '88, 3a Raymond Road, THIRROUL NSW 2515, AUSTRALIA, PHONE: (042) 671 880.

BELOW: Rick Duncan past vertical. Photo by Adam Hunt.

RESULTS

During the month of December the Awards Committee will consider nominations and forward its recommendations to the board of directors for vote. Those selected by the board will be notified and invited to receive the award at a presentation ceremony during the spring meeting of the board. Herc's your chance to help your Association say "Thanks" to your or someone you know who deserves to be considered and recognized for their outstanding work in hang gliding.fl

SEPTEMJJRR 1986

A Practical Guide to Airsickness ©1986 by Dennis Pagen There's an old saying that goes: if you don't know which doctor to call, call the witch doctor. Simply put, this means when conventional methods don't provide a clear solution, try the unorthodox. In medicine itself we have Chiropractic, Homeopathy, Osteopathy, Reflexology and the laying on of hands among other less scientific methods. Their very existance implies that AMA-approved medical techniques are unable to cure all of humanity's woes. And so goes the case with airsickness. Last year we published an article on curing airsickness for hang glider pilots. In that article we explored both conventional and unorthodox methods. Here we reopen the subject. You may ask, "Who wants to read about nausea ad nauseum?" Well, no one who doesn't occasionally suffer from airsickness. In fact, due to the psychological factors that contribute to airsickness, we suggest that such individuals limit their reading of this piece to the introduction. On the other hand, if you have ever felt a twinge of upchuck fever in flight, this bit's for you. The real reasons I choose to reopen such an unpleasant subject are twofold. First, as a consequence of the earlier article, many pilots, including some of national prominence, have come out of the closet and admitted to an unhappy relationship with airsickness. I suspect it is a more common ailment in the realm of hang gliding than 14

anyone cares to acknowledge. Secondly, a couple of new methods have been suggested and should be explored by those for whom the original cures didn't work. Unfortunately, a few tough cases linger that necessitate calling the witch doctor.

OVERVIEW Before we proceed with our new prevention methods, let's review the causes and previously mentioned cures for airsickness. As you know, the body's balance system resides in the inner ear. When the inner ear senses a different orientation or input from that of the eyes, vertigo and nausea can occur. A good example of this was experienced last winter at the USHGA meeting in Las Vegas. Luigi Chiarani, Betty Mayer and I went to the I-Max film "Speed" that produces a 360° image. In one sequence the camera was mounted on the front of a formula I race car running through a series of turns at high speeds. The experience was almost like being in the driver's seat. The only problem was that our inner ear was telling us we were sitting still while our eyes were telling us we were A.J. Foyt. The three of us started feeling queezy as did the rest of the audience judging by the groans and comments. In a regular theater this problem does not occur because your peripheral vision indicates that you really aren't moving

and reassures the inner ear that the laws of physics are being maintained. When flying on a turbulent day, the constant movement of the fluid of the inner ear can confuse the senses and cause nausea even though the eyes register the movements. This is the same situation that occurs with seasickness and carsickness. In the air, it seems that quick changes of direction caused by turbulence is the main cause of airsickness, although general bumpiness is enough for susceptible pilots to begin feeling green around the gills. Multiple 360 ° turns pulling high Gs can also produce vertigo and accompanying nausea. This is especially true if you move your head around during these maneuvers. This brings us to the first of our cures. That is, try to avoid quick head movements when performing maneuvers or flying in turbulence. Look towards the inside wing when pulling off multiple tight 360s. When you are coordinating turns close to the ground your inner ear says you are not moving once the inner ear fluid settles down, while your eyes indicate constant movement. The trick here is to avoid looking directly at the ground during continuous turning, especially at a point right below you. Another factor that leads to airsickness is an extreme of temperature (either hot or cold). In my own experience this most often occurs when I've dressed for cool cloudbase cross-country flying and found myself in hot HANG GLIDING

rodeo air at treetop level working up a sweat. I've found it helpful to wear a jacket I can zip open and closed at the neck to let some air ventilate my body when necessary.

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THE PSYCHE DRUG CURES No one in recorded medical history has ever died from motion sickness although many suffering such misery have wanted to die. On the other hand, there are recorded deaths in aviation (including hang gliding) directly attributed to the use of drugs. The FAA prohibits the use of most prescription drugs when flying and warns against the use of over-the-counter drugs such as antihistamines and aspirin. I have always felt that drug highs and flying highs don't mix. However, I feel that severe airsickness can impair flying and create a safety hazard due to disorientation and a suspension of judgement. For this reason I am willing to use certain motion sickness drugs on an occasional basis. The use of any such drug should be preceded by a careful test on the ground to see if it causes drowsiness or affects balance (try walking a 2 x 4 suspended a foot off the ground). The classic drug, Dramamine, produces drowsiness and should not be used. Scopolomine (the drug used in the behindthe-ear tape) also can produce drowsiness in some individuals. Thus it was that I was happy to be introduced to Bonine (available at most drugstores) which is supposed to have no side affects in most people. I used Bonine and it worked perfectly for me. I thought the problem was solved until John Heiney related the story of his struggle with airsickness. John has had some impressive cross-country flights in Southern California, the enjoyment of which has been sometimes compromised by a prodigal lunch. He told of one long flight in the Owens Valley when he decided to disregard the demands of his stomach and ended up retching six times before dehydration and malaise forced a landing short of his goal. I don't know about beeping varios, but I'm sure raining vomit distresses the Bighorn sheep. John tried all the methods I recommended last time (including ginger capsules for the naturopaths) to no avail. He even tried a breakfast of Gatorade and soda crackers suggested by one witch doctor. Nothing solved his problem (not even Bonine) until he tried a product called Travel Calm. This pill contains the drug Dimenhydrinate. The dose is SO mg. If you have not had success with the above remedies, I suggest you try Travel Calm with the necessary preliminary test. SEPTEMBER 1986

I suspect that part of our problem with motion sickness is that mankind has not come in contact with the causes until the 1st century or so. Since we quit swinging through the trees there has been no need to evolve a solution to the inner ear/vision conflict. However, voodoo and hocus pocus have been with us since the ascent of man and therefore enters into the picture. The important point to realize is that psychological factors can greatly affect the course that airsickness takes. For example, if you think you are going to get sick the chances are much greater that you will. This is voodoo but even the most hard-nosed scientist is susceptible to such a phenomenon. Once you have contracted motion sickness you know you can get it so you start expecting it every time the air gets rowdy. On the other hand, you can put the psychological factors to work in your favor by a form of self hypnosis. It is beyond the scope of this article to teach self hypnosis techniques, but the essential methodology is to achieve an exceptionally relaxed state and repeat the positive statement that you "will not get airsick." I have experienced the working of hypnosis and feel that for susceptible individuals hypnosis can effect an airsickness cure. Another psychological factor is fear. Pilots who experience anxiety in the air change their breathing pattern to that of rapid, shallow breaths. This builds up carbon dioxide in the bloodstream that helps bring on nausea. The old nurse's trick that definitely works is to take a series of slow, very deep breaths. I use this method whenever I feel a twinge of upset stomach and it always helps. The ultimate psychological trick is to keep your mind off the problem of airsickness. I have noticed that when I'm really concentrating on coring a thermal my airsickness subsides. Using that cue, I learned to get involved with the details of flying, such as mapping the lift contours in a thermal or noticing the subtle airstream shifts, in an airsickness-threatening situation. Of course, these psychological methods only work if you apply them long before your lunch is being reviewed in the wrong direction.

PERSONAL HABITS

sickness. Obviously a breakfast of raw oysters, pizza with onions and chocolate milk can produce a volatile reaction when it gets jounced around. The idea is to eat easily digested foods. That means non-fried and non-spicy. Carbohydrates are best. Even an empty stomach will go through the motions of retching, so skipping meals is no cure for airsickness. Hangovers and lack of sleep are two additional contributors to airsickness. Smoking is also implicated due to the resulting increased heart rate and reduced bloodstream oxygen. If you indulge in any such diversions, you might try altering your patterns slightly so you are stone sober, well rested and well ventilated a day before those cranking cold front conditions. If all else fails, you can go the route of the guy with such an extreme susceptibility to motion sickness that he couldn't even enjoy sex. He eventually had the nerves to his stomach blocked. Of course, he never knew when he was hungery after that, but that may be an asset on those long, long XC flights. But I think he should have called the witch doctor first. •

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wish you had access to massive earthmoving equipment so you eou,1 j turn that favorite site of yours into a textbook launch, setup and parking area? That's just Valley Hang what the members of the Association have done with their already renown Woodrat Mountain site in Southern Our launch was at the end of a dusty dirt road in a narrow saddle near the summit, a shallow midlaunch was barely usable but our beautiful, privately owned, fifty-plus acre LZ was and is the envy of many associations. It began in March, 1982, when Flight Director Joseph Bova met at the top launch with officials from the Bureau of Land Management, the owner of the mountain. The BLM was planning a timber sale on the back side of the mountain and needed a quarry for crushed rock to prepare existing roads for log truck traffic and for a possible new connector road to the state highway to the west, which just happens to be adjacent to our privately owned LZ. We invited them to consider our launch

finally logging in the summer of 1985 and rock crushing started in the fall; 17,000 cubic yards of rock were removed from the existing set-up area, leaving a two-tiered area more than one acre in size. The upper onethird aere area is for set-up and launching while the lower two,-thirds is for vehicle parking and spectator observation. But that wasn't enough. The admittedly level surfaces consisted of large, sharp-edged rocks neither conducive for glider set-up nor launching. Negotiations with the BLM and Weathers continued in earnest. BLM agreed to trade us 150 yards of the finely crushed roek they were stockpiling for future road repairs in exchange for many man-hours of labor donated by association members doing trail brush clearing, slash piling and campground improvements on several area BLM sites. We now had the crushed rock but no way to get it spread over the area and launches constructed. Weathers Crushing to a token payment of nearly the remainder of the association account balance to provide the otherwise unaffordable addi-

tional crushing, cat and catskinner to finish the site. Association Flight Director Joseph Bova, President Terry Tibbetts and V. P. Mark Holiday spent many days taking time off work to be at the site to ensure the work progressed properly, especially the construction of two front west elevated launches and the backside east launch, and to supervise the donated labor around the county. Association members provided hundreds of hours of labor, in addition to the gas spent driving to the various project sites, plus clearing brush from below the launches. The timber sale was being appealed at the time by the local environmental group Headwaters. We joined with the BLM in support of the timber sale and we gave a hang gliding demonstration in November, 1985, at launch when Headwaters and BLM had finally reached agreement on the areas where the timber was to be eut. Local media attended with extensive coverage of the event and the multiple-use benefits of the project appeared in the

LEFT': Valley HGA Treasurer/Editor Dave Baleria making the first 1986 launch of his new Lite Dream 205. BEWW: The Woodrat launch to the construction project.

quarry and encouraged the construction of the new connector road to the front. Our existing roundabout drive from LZ to launch was 12.8 miles and the planned connector would shorten this to 6.6 miles. The BLM accepted our "quarry" site and after three years, two environmental impact and one logging contract default, the rough of the front connector road was completed. An immediate by-product of thanks to the donation of some time by catskinner Dick Wallace, was improvement of our mid-,Jaunch. Cornett Lumber Co. SEPTEMllER 1986

newspapers and on two local sion news programs. The dust was settling and the association, now with a the 56% USHGA

the insurance, even law exempts property owners from they don't a fee to use their land for recreational purposes. Association dues, which includes a monthly were raised from $10 to ~r,,.1v,~::ir and the BLM, also covered under the RVHGA/USHGA site insurance, agrees with the RVHGA Woodrat minimum pilot Woodrat has become a stickercxl site and visiting non-member pilots $5 season helmet a waiver form. Pilot reare possession of a current USHGA Intermediate rating or Novice if under the direct supervision of a USHGA·certified, RVHGA instmctor), corr1plllmce with FAA Part 103, USHGA Part 100, which includes prohelmet and functional Since RVHGA is allowed to 18

the BLM site and insures the BLM and the LZ owner, the members have no choice but to enforce the site requirements to ensure no potential pilot jeopardizes the future for association and responsible visiting pilots.

Woodrat is the site of the 8th Annual RVHGA Starthistle X-C meet on June 21-22. This popular thermal site has produced altitude gains to 12,000' MSL, countless outand-retum flights to Grant~ P.ass of 36 miles, an open distance record of 31 miles and a duration record of 7-1/2 hours. Some

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What We Have Here Is A Failure To Communicate by Russ Locke

quote the famous philosopher, Airwreck Fear, "What we have here is a failure ta communicate." Yes, Boys and Girls, Uncle Russ is once again sniveling about the lack of input the USGHA Board of Directors receives from the local pilots. Since we are now focusing upon the business of the next board meeting (October in Chattanooga), it might make sense to discuss the best ways to do that. Typically, in the past, pilots have resorted to the following methods to get their points across. • Letters to the Editor of the magazine. • Telephone calls to their Regional Director. • Telephone calls to the USGHA office. • Letters to the office or to a particular Director. • Cornering the local director on the hill and refusing to let go of the flying wires until he/she listens to your story. • Calling some other influencial person (such as one of the manufacturers). All of these methods work to some degree, but unfortunately the one that is most effective is used the least. That is, writing directly to the Director who has responsibility for the area of concern. Phone calls are OK, but letters are much harder to lose in the order of things. If you recall previous articles about how the USHGA board of directors works, you will remember that it operates as a committee system. Commit-

tee systems are terrific for generating ideas, but are lousy at implementing them. Our Board is no different. We tend to cram the idea generation process and the implementation stage into a three-day window twice a year and the results are somewhat predictable. The ideal would be to utilize the time between board meetings to organize ideas and clarify issues so that we don't waste so much time at the meeting trying to decide who's on first. This is where you come in. The more ideas/comments/complaints you get down on paper and into the hands of the committee before the board meeting, the more time they have to adequately evaluate them. This also has another positive side effect of putting more pressure on the committees to get their work/preparation done before the board meeting. The current committee structure is as follows: Committee AWARDS BYLAWS & ORGANIZATIONS COMMERCIAL RELATIONS COMPETITION RULES US OLYMPIC COORD. COMPETITION ADMIN. ELECTIONS & ALLOCATIONS FINANCE INSURANCE MEMBERSHJP & DEVELOP. NATIONAL COORDINATING PUBLICATIONS RECORDS PUBLIC RELATIONS RESEARCH & TECHNICAL

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We have a number of issues we will be dealing with at the next board meeting. In addition to the normal discussions concerning such standing topics as finances, safety and competition, we have situations concerning insurance, our involvement with the olympic organizations/NAA, changes in FAR 103, updating our rating exams, etc. If you have ideas, complaints, suggestions, etc., write them down, address them to the appropriate committee chairperson and send them to the USHGA office. They will be quickly forwarded on to that person along with copies being sent to other appropriate directors.•

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beginning student making his first flights, on a Chandelle, with all the accompanyinfectious adrenalin rush, knees bouncing like engine cylinders dancing nnder the kite after each landing. Ah, God it was good.

TIME ZONE It borders on miraculous that any early hang glider exists in one piece. In the early '70s students often learned as much from crashing as in a successful flight Shops did a brisk business in down tubes and keels. Another leaming technique was the stalled, sidesliding maneuver where the student shortens wingspan upon ground contact. And for wind with the kite fully assembled in baking sun day after day took its toll on sails. But a few made it through the years on the basically intact, and dunes at Head, North Carolina during the July 4th holiday weekend to celebrate freedom by casting off the years. Any kite built in the 1970s was welcome to in the Antique Fun··In. The time zone was The dunes were still steep, high and hot, the breeze full of cooling lift. Boo-wahing off the top was still a indncer. was a snap, parachuting straight down to a rm-step stop. And the sight of kites and equipment made it comA Bill Bennett Delta Wing Kites and Gliders 1973 T-shirt with tow kite illustration, Formance ball-breaking harness, and kites by Chandelle, Seagull, Horizon, and Electra gave

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OBSERVATIONS to today's equipment the machines were not the easiest on which to learn how to fly. I had forgotten that many kites were time consuming to assemble, requiring hand tools, and that they turned like tanks and flew like cement trucks. But they were light, even when folded 'rinm~nvl

ABOVE: Bruce Kunze airborne on a 1974 Chandelle 19-foot standard at Jockeys State Park in Nags Head, NC. Photo by Vic Powell. BEWW: Not all flyers attending were old l.eft to right: Bruce Kunze was a student flying the Chandelle, Scott Snyder brought his Rod Horizon, Vic Powell flew an boogied with his Olympus and Wood Jones zipped a Falcon 5, and found Photo by Norma Mills. a

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USHGA Chapter Newsletter

50 Miles by Mike Maxson Reprinted from SKYLINE, Newsletter of the Capitol Hang Glider Association, Rockville, Maryland.

Over the back ... the final frontier ... on a three-hour mission to seek out and explore strange new landing fields ... to fly further than ever before! This is the voyage of the hang glider Enterprise. I included this section of Star Trek wit because when I completed my epic flight I felt like a modem day explorer embarking on a quest for adventure. Soon after launch, I found myself climbing boowah style toward Rob Tedder who was hanging out at a cool 5,800 feet. Although I didn't quite reach his altitude, I decided it was time to snip the proverbial apron strings and leave the protective womb of the ridge to head downwind in search of High Rock. Soon, my vario was singing the "leeside sinkout blues" and this flight had all the makings of a short post back hop. When I was about 1,000 feet above the valley triple citrus appeared on the one arm bandit and I cored this jackpot to a comfortable 4,200'. Things really turned around! Boooooowaaaaah! At this time, I saw Rob Tedder about 1,000 feet below. This was his first over-the-back experience. Once I was comfortably situated at a reasonable altitude I could rest awhile and think about the flight thus far. One thing that really amazed me was the relative abundancy of post back thermals. The valley was just filled with hundreds of well-congealed thermals begging to be cored! In retrospect, these were some of the most outrageous conditions that I have ever experienced. The lack of rain and the cool dry air combined to create stupendous XC conditions. At first, I began heading south because the wind was crossing from the north at launch and this direction seemed optimal

for maximum distance. However, I soon realized that the weatherman was right for a change and that the wind direction had changed to westerly. It now seemed possible to attain my goal of reaching High Rock from the Pulpit. I remembered from the map that I had to cross three major towns to reach the Rock and I was now nearing the first town of Upton. Thermals were numerous, but they didn't seem to go all that high. Since thermals were so numerous, I didn't really try to milk each one because that would waste valuable time. I worked them to about 4,200' and then I flew until I reached about 2,900' and then I found another thermal. I didn't really wish to get any lower than 2,900' because conditions became rather gnarly and thermals became hard to work below 2,000 feet. Slowly but surely I passed over Greencastle and then Waynesboro, and now the Rock was plainly in sight. The characteristic radio tower and double hump shape of the Rock was unmistakable. This was the Rock alright. As I passed over the landing field another glider was preparing to launch. It really is neat arriving at another site where gliders are flying. Skip Brown then launched, but there was marginal sustaining ridge lift due to the westerly cross and we were both losing valuable altitude. Luckily for me the rock pile paid off and I hooked into a boomer to 5,000 feet, my greatest altitude gain of the entire flight. This thermal was so strong that my vario whined a high C and shattered my glasses. (This didn't actually happen, but no war story is complete without some melodrama.) It was nice being high again. Time seems to slow down and turbulence subsides as the environment takes on a certain surrealistic flavor. This brief philosophical digression was shattered by my vario's incessant chatter telling me that the malevolent dentist of sink was doing his best to drill me into the ground. I lost nearly 3,000 feet by the time I reached the last ridge at High Rock and I

found myself looking at two landing fields nestled between two rotor-infested hills. I didn't want to land here if it was the last landing spot on earth! I found myself thinking of previous Star Trek episodes for inspiration: "Scotty, I need 500 up right now or you're fired!" "Captain, I canna do it! The poo' baby won' ta' much more!" Eventually, I managed to scrounge up some lift which carried me safely past the rotor zone. Some post back plowed fields then provided the impetus which carried me to a comfortable 4,200 feet. I was now flying high both mentally and physically. My airsickness was not bothering me too much due to liberal use of ginger root and I was not very tired. In short I was primed for more air time and more mileage! Thermal abundancy was now decreasing somewhat as the day progressed, but I managed to eek out about 23 more miles to land at the intersection of route 140 and Tyrone Road, to accumulate a total distance of 51 miles - give or take a few feet. When I landed I was greeted by a mother and her kids and I posed for pictures with them. I sort of felt like a modem day barnstormer re-awakening the spirit of flight in an age where flying has become routine and banal. When asked if my arms get tired, I replied, "They sure do, but what a way to exercise!" •

Crazy Landing by Richard Staudinger Reprinted from the NCHGA Pilot

It was the Southern California League Meet and I was on hand for "Wind Dummy" service if necessary. I tossed dust and gave wind direction as 39 of the best pilots in the country took off the shallow launch below Crestline on the last day of the meet. Some of the takeoffs had "insincere" runs but everybody did make it. About 2 PM I took off and topped off with Greblo and

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several other competitors who had already run two laps around the pylon course before starting the cross-country task. 1\vo other pilots started east on the course so I followed. About a mile out they turned back, but since I had topped out before leaving, I decided to continue anyway. The higher points on the ridge were far back from the foothills, so I didn't want to chance getting stuck back there. Out front, the thermals were hard to stay in so I was gradually losing altitude as I continued to work down range. I left the takeoff area with only about 4,500 feet and was lucky to make the eightmile flight. There were a number of potential landing areas available when I had only 300 feet. One of the largest and softest was a large field of tall grass near a "school" and some homes. I performed a good "bonk" landing into a light wind. After packing the kite and stuffing it in the grass, I started to walk to a phone as a police car drove up. Like most of you, I wasn't familiar with Southern California so I asked, "Where am I?" The officer said "You're in Patton." "Is that the name of a city?" "It's a hospital." Then the officer started out of his car and came toward me. I said, "I hope I didn't break any laws. I was flying low over the hills and this looked like a safe spot for an emergency landing. Is there anything wrong?" "Where is your airplane?" he asked, as he looked around. "I flew in on a hang glider." "Where is it?" "I packed it up and hid it in the grass," I told him. "Do you have any I.D.? This is the Patton Hospital for the Criminally Insane." Now I understood why he acted so cautiously when I told him I "flew" there and asked, "Where am I?" I decided to show my USHGA card first, to clear up the flying issue, then my driver's license. "I already packed my glider and stuffed it in the grass." He looked around and I told him it was "over there." By then I believe we SEPTEMBER 1986

had started to understand one another "sanely." Ah, the joys of out landing. That was a new one on me. It had been a great meet. Ever hear of Joe Greblo, Rick Rawlings, Larry Tudor, Rich Pfeiffer, Rob Kells, or Mark Bennett? Yes, nine of the ten top pilots in the nation were there. Ever hear of Rich Sauer, Howard Osterlund, or Dick Cassetta? (Hint - the last three are in our club.) Well, I did feel honored to fly in such company. Howard had his first 100-mile plus flight down there, and a new Elsinore record of 161 miles was set by the Canadian Champ, Randy Haney.•

Thunder boomers Reprinted from SKYRIDERS, Hang Gliding Club of New England. Ever wonder what it's like inside one of those towering cumulo nimbus clouds? A recent project, called TRIP (for Thunderstorm Research International Project) has produced detailed radar maps of the vertical air motion within a storm cloud. In the typical three- to four-minute lifetime of an active thunderhead, the region of maximum updraft and intense lightning strokes climbed steadily from six to eight miles! Updrafts in a thunderhead can reach 100 mph. Lightning seems to come almost exclusively from this region of intense updrafts, while rain falls primarily from the downdraft region. Only 10% of lightning strokes are to the ground, while the rest are within or between clouds. These storms can also produce intense downdrafts of air, some of which have been responsible for airline disasters. One of the by-products of a storm and its rapidly rising warm air is the condensation of water into ice crystals or rain as the rising moisture is cooled near the top of the cloud. This air then falls back around the edges of the cloud, creating the cool blast of air that radiates from the base of the storm. •

(Antique Fun-In) and on one's shoulder, and easy to carry up the hill. A flared stall stopped forward speed and produced a delightful parachute landing. Some of the late 70s single surface machines had decent performance characteristics - the Olympus and Seagull 10-meter come to mind - clearly outperforming the early standard stuff. They could be flown again at many mountain sites, but were largely put aside by owners who sought improved performance in exchange for a doubling in weight.

ON THE DUNES AGAIN As each year goes by the opportunity to have access to these machines becomes rarer. In the intervening years I regretted that I had not flown all those different kites brought to the hills by hopeful owners. When I was asked at the Fun-In if I'd like to try the Chandelle, I grabbed it and ran for the hill. Chandelle standards haven't been produced in over ten years. At one time it was a hot number. The one I flew hadn't been out of the bag since 1975 - original tubes, stiff sail of bright blue and gold. Winds were a little cross. I ran full-out but the launch was near stall. It resisted anything but a straight flight, so with shallow turns I drifted to the bottom and flared, a decade-long dream fulfilled in a few seconds. Neat. I loved hearing again the wire hum of a 1974 Eipper. The sight of those proud old machines once again depositing their operators safely on the sand was a real trip. They don't make them that way anymore ... thank God. But I'm grateful that in their time they were made. The lesson was that they are still fun. NEXT YEAR? Jeez, I dunno. But it seems to me that once in a while we ought to get out the old equipment and run it off a small hill. Come join us. No fees, no contests, and any 1970s equipment qualifies you to tell a bullshit story at the Updrafts Pub.• 25

Flying Kangaroo wins U.S.Nationals Flying the GTR 162, Mark Newland from Queensland Australia, produced one of the biggest upsets in international hang-gliding, at Chelan, Washington. Mark outdimbed and outglided some of the best pilots in the world to take out 1st place in the 1986 U.S. Nationals, ahead of Rick Rawlings and Randy Haney. Mark said, "the GTR 162 gave me the edge I needed to win!"

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' XC tow meet in Nebraska? Yes, Virginia, there's 011 besides Red football. (Airhead) Maitin and Bob Ha1sti1t1gs and respechavc been working with the Hewett system for a couple of years now. A Tow and Instructor Certification Clinic was held near Kenesaw, Nebraska in 5 June 1985 which had our Director Mike present along with pilots from Arizona, Wyoming, Minnesota and Kansas. This meet was held at ue:au;aia, located near Lake Mcconaughy which is a major recreational area. we had the of having Mike and his wife Lisa attend. The three-day event, held June 13, 14, and 15, had a pilots' meeting/breakfast get-together at 9 AM each After "parking out" we'd head to the tow roads located six miles south of town to take advantage of the high pressure system, which allowed towall three days! Also attending the meet was Jim Taulman, who is touring the region demoing Bill Bennett's gliders. Jim had some Lite Mystics which were towed during the meet. I think

Scott Andrews, Bob (Air Head) Martin, Ken "'''"''"'"""' Jim Bowman, Lisa and Mike

5 XC Tow Meet

Results:

Nebraska

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3. 4. John Greene Lincoln, NE

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Magic 4

4.0

Shadow

6.0

C-1

7.0

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39.0

7.0

18.0

6.5

12.5 7.0

Uncle Bill has something here. What a way to show off new divers, and what better way than by towing! And speaking of towing, seven of twelve pilots attending were tow experienced, so the main goal was to tow up and go for it. Day one had Mike King, Hugh Martin and John Green getting four, six, and seven miles respectively. Day two had tows throughout the day but only Mike King got away for a seven-miler. Mellowing evening conditions allowed Jim Bowlan of Parkman, Wyoming and Huizenga of Lead, South Dakota to get in a couple of first tows. I elected to get "hand-towed" for my first attempt. A light north wind just allowed my feet to clear with five guys towing me on a 70-foot line on two attempts. I say two attempts because these guys were too tired to go again. I figured they were just wimps so I thanked them for letting me get a hands-on feel of the tow bridle anyway. The bridle, by the

way, that is used by Hugh and Bob and majority of us is the "Mini Owens Release" which was marketed by Paul Lundquist. This simple and light weight release has worked nicely during its use. Donnell Hewett's Skyting was strictly adhered to during the meet. Observers were present on all tows for as well as for training as tow drivers. Now on to day three. This was and conditions were stronger with west/ northwest winds around 15 mph and devils scooting through occasionally. tows went off well and by afternoon things were calming down with en's developing to the east and south of us. Martin, Mike and John Woiwode took off on XCs. Hugh turned in a 6.5-miler and Mike a 7-miler. It was late afternoon and most pilots were departing for home. We still waiting on John, so Mike and Hugh figured it was time for me to tow. The wind was shifting north and getting smooth so we drove to the south road and to set up. Hugh was to my ground observer while Mike and would drive and observe. Twelve hundred feet of line was used and pre· instructions were to tow up and release any problems were encountered. After and upon command, I off with 400 fi,m gain. pro· so smoothly that I towed up to released and flew back to takeoff, landing with a grin from ear to

ear! Bob Hladky finally showed up from retrieving John Woiwode. John's flight was figured at 39 miles, thus becoming the new Nebraska record, beating Hugh Martin's 29-miler set in April. What made this amusing was that John showed up at the meet on a motorcycle, borrowed the flying equipment and then took first place in the meet. Only in America, eh John? \.,v111o:,""~ to John and many thanks to Hugh Martin and the work he put into getting things ready for the meet, to the tow drivers who got us high, to the wives and girl friends for their support and help, and last but not least, to Donnell Hewett's system that allowed us to get high in Nebrasky! 11111

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Hang Gliding's Dan Racanelli article it was made quite clear what a great pilot and nice fellow he was. Everyone in Australia who met him echoes this feel·· ing. As you know, Dan was in Australia to fly in several competitions. One competition Dan didn't make was the "Stanwell Park Free-Style Hang Gliding Competition." We were all really excited about Dan flying in this competition and so was he. Not many pilots have the ability to fly good cross country and the skill and finesse to fly freestyle. It is not aerobatics. Pilots are judged on four aspects: Style, accuracy, maneuvers and landing (spot and timing involved) along the lines of Olympic diving and gymnastics. Australia can boast of some amazing pilots who have such skills and all were (continued on page 13)

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Rick Duncan a one-armed wi1ru1:o,ver. Photo by Adam Hunt.

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RATINGS AND APPOINTMENTS BEGINNER RATINGS NAME

CITY, STATE

INSTRUC1DR

REGION

David F. Biser Lee Burghardt Mike Debaise Alex Difeo Sean Donnelley Jeffrey Nason David Yonenaka

Tuolumne, CA Mountain View, CA Concord, CA Santa Clara, CA Larkspur, CA Redwood City, CA Berkeley, CA

Pat Denevan Dan Murphy Rob Engom Pat Denevan Jeff Mott Dan Murphy Jim Woodward

Minos Dounais Edward Wilson

Waban, MA Guilford, CT

Chris Crescioli Rob Engom

James Blackshire Edward Croteau Alden Desoto Dean Fenstermaker Eduard Price

N. Ridgeville, OH Cary, NC Washington, D.C. Nazareth, PA Willowick, OH

Steve Wendt Mark Kline Chris Crescioli Rob Bicknell Ken Swarm

Ken Harter

W. Lafayette, TN

Matt Taber

Scott Billings Brian Fitzburgh Owen Jones Raoul F. Lange Matthew McIntyre Alison V. Rogers Richard Snyder

Convent, NJ Caldwell, NJ Pompton Plains, NJ Woodbury, NJ Browns Mills, NJ New York, NY Altamont, NY

Chris Crescioli John Harris Chris Thompson Rob Bachman Steve Wendt Chris Thompson Dan Guido

12 12 12 12 12 12 12

INSTRUC1DR

REGION

NOVICE RATINGS NAME

CITY, STATE

Bryant Christensen Paul Scirotta Allen Swingle

Medford, OR Seattle, WA Beaverton, OR

Terry Tibbetts Mike Daily Russell Tworoger

Eduardo Garci-Aguirre Larry Drake Susan Femyak Virginia Freeman Ron Lem Billy McNair Tor Raubenheimer Richard Ripley Gary B. Walkins David Wayne

King City, CA Sausalito, CA Stanford, CA Willows, CA San Jose, CA APO San Francisco, CA Mountain View, CA Madera, CA Aromas, CA Hayward, CA

Dave Freeman Mark Bennett Paul Eikens Dave Freeman Chuck Staedler Paul Eikens Paul Eikens Dan Fleming Chuck Staedler Colin Perry

Lee Barker Frank Cazares Jose Cruz James Hall Lowell Grant Randy Lehfeldt Brian Skuthorpe John T. Wood

Coronado, CA El Monte, CA Coronado, CA Santa Barbara, CA Captain Cook, HI Redlands, CA Honolulu, HI Spring Valley, Ca

John Ryan Joe Greblo John Ryan Ken DeRussy David Darling Debbi Renshaw Foreign Equivalent John Ryan

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2 2 2 2

2 2

Jeff Allen Greg Atwell Barry Brown Russell Brown John Fowler Danny Gamer Eugene Lopez John Robinson Joe Don Sartor Porter Lee Wheeler David Yetter

Phoenix, AZ Tempe, AZ W. Valley City, UT Phoenix, AZ Tucson, AZ Tempe, AZ Phoenix, AZ Mesa, AZ Boulder, CO Tempe, AZ Denver, CO

Doug Gordon Doug Gordon Gary Lagrone Doug Gordon Russ Gelfan Doug Gordon Russ Gelfan Doug Gordon Scott Westfall Doug Gordon George Greer

Donald Lamb, MD

Fargo, ND

Dave Rodriguez

Richard Decommer Chris Rider Ronald Wiesner

Grand Rapids, MI Kentwood, Ml Cullom, IL

Matt Taber Rob Kreske Matt Taber

Kenneth Loehle

Lynn, MA

Bill Blood

Mark Komer Shirley Purvis

Charlottesville, VA Baltimore, MD

Kevin Huner Eric Logan

George Reeves Jae Robinson Kuan Kee-Sin

Kill Devil Hills, NC Tryon, NC Memphis, TN

Mark Kline Gary Elhart Matt Taber

Bruce Baxter, Jr. Dennis Bledsoe Stephen W. Bridges, Jr. Charles Green Joel Lehman Steven Lupsiewicz David Lyons Fred Miller John Murphy Rick Roberts Robert C. Rollins Charles Shackleford

W. Millford, NJ APO, NY APO, NY APO,NY Lindenhurst, NY APO, NY Fly Creek, NY Middle Grove, NY New City, NY Woodstock, NY APO, NY APO, NY

Thomas Aguero Gary Elhart Gary Elhart Gary Elhart Greg Black Gary Elhart Dan Guido Dan Guido Roger Coxon Greg Black Gary Elhart Gary Elhart

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12

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INTERMEDIATE RATINGS NAME

CITY, STATE

OBSERVER

Robert Allard

Everett, WA

Al Gibson

David Griffin Michael Haddis Larry Roberts Brett Wing

Woodland, CA Fresno, CA Rohnert Park, CA Vallejo, CA

Jon L. James Dave Bowen Dave Bowen Walt Nielsen

Livio L. Bognuda, Jr. Chris Ducharme Kevin Frazier Jeffrey S. Locke Bill Porada Paul A. Savaria

Santa Maria, CA Santa Barbara, CA La Canada, CA N. Hollywood, CA Redondo Beach, CA Huntington Beach, CA

Ken DeRussy Ken DeRussy Gary Elhart Larry Mace Craig Baker Erik Fair

REGION

2 2 2

RATINGS AND APPOINTMENTS Ed Duerkse Marty Goss John McConnick Bill Poore John Samuel Porter

Denver, CO Loveland, CO Phoenix, AZ Glendale, AZ Albuquerque, NM

Richard Annis R. Al Godman Russ Gelfan Russ Gelfan Chuck Woods

4 4 4 4 4

Mark Kenworthy

Renton, WA

Michael Daily

Dennis Prough

Hazel Park, MI

Norman Lesnow

Ken L. Miller, Jr.

Pleasanton, CA

Rick Canham

Susan Dallaire

Bristol, CT

Rob Bicknell

Briggs Christie

Kill Devil Hills, NC

Steve Wendt

Joseph Duffie William Hartke Herbert Harttig David Rado

San Diego, CA Huntington Beach, CA Covina, CA Irvine, CA

Michael Tryon Dick Farnsworth Joe Greblo John Heiney

Morrison Bordinger Marcia Colquhoun Wilhad Reuter

Davenport, NY New Rochelle, NY Stormville, NY

Dan Guido Paul Voight Thomas Aguero

12 12 12

David Crabb

Lakewood, CO

Richard Annis

Ron Kenney

Elkhart, KS

Charles Hall

Henry Maek

Neuisenburg, Germany

Rob Kreske

For. Daniel Maslanik Guido Terry Presley Ron Trobaugh

Southfield, MI Prescott, WI Portage, IN

R. Al Godman Bruce Carlson Rob Kreske

Gregory Ball

Kill Devil Hills, NC

Steve Wendt

John Moody Louis Presley

Conroe, TX Ft. Worth, TX

Steve Brenner Gary Scheer

MASTER NAME David Lindberg

CITY, STATE Snohomish, WA

DIRECTOR Ken Godwin

REGION

ADVANCED RATINGS NAME

CITY, STATE

OBSERVER

REGION

INSTRUCTORS B -Basic A - Advanced R - Recertified

NAME

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CITY, STATE

ADMINI/ DIRECTOR

B - Roy McMinn

Chelan, WA

Daily/Godwin

A - Eric Beckman

Santa Rosa, CA

B - Dan Bond

Pittsburg, CA

B - Jay Busby

San Francisco, CA

A - Pat Denevan

Fremont, CA

B - Lee Grisham

Concord, CA

B - Steve Herman

Fremont, CA

B - Colin Perry

Palo Alto, CA

B - Jim Woodward

Morgan Hill, CA

BR - Steve Espinosa B - Paul Philips A - Jeff Mott

Aptos, CA Quail Valley, CA Sonoma, CA

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hen the a sub-fraction of Cloudbase Club, puts on a National competition, don't expect it to be ordinary! Last year, our first attempt, was the year of the Iron Man tasks the first Nats to be nm in cross-country amazed themselves format. Dozens with flight~ of 100 miles, and many more went home with a new "personal bests" to be proud of. We must have done OK last year, because this year, for the first time in the Nats was completely filled a month before the contest Over 90 pilots sent in their deposits, putting us well over our limit of 85. Since several had last-minute we did not have to turn in down anyone who had followed the entry We ended up with 85 pilots, what we'd planned for. familiar with the Butte, 85 pilots doesn't soum! like an unmanageable number. There's room to set up 120 gliders on top, and on a good day up and gone before the can get too hazardous. When it comes to launching, though, 85 pilots get in each other's way. 1b solve the launch problems (and there were definite problems!) Meet Director Harold Locke introduced a new first in hang gliding competition: The Grand Prix Start. More about that later. When we meet arrived in afternoon, it was like comto a family reunion. About half of last year's Nats competitors were back for more of that great Chclau XC, and the town was full of trucks and excited pilots. Those who remembered Chelan as hot the. and comwarm in the were shiver·· in the 60 degree afternoon temps, and a concerned eye toward the sky. Clouds alrnost overeast in Chelan? and a blown-out on The weather was everyone know early that this was not to be your typical Chelan XC event. :Saturclay, Day l, started out ordinarily Harold held the pilots' meeting on the bleachers in the schoolyard, going over the meet rules in detail while Director Scott went up to launch to check out conditions and Head Launch Timer/ pilot Mike Newton the weather data. The conclusion was an early launch was neecssary. Harold quickly answered any questions, clarified any confusions, drew numbers for vehicle passes, and sent the pilots on up. SEPTEMBER 1986

OPPOSITE: Wind dummy tests the air before Tuesday is declared a no-task Rob Kells out over the lake on his way to the park for aero demo.

Because of the extreme fire danger on the Butte, the road to the top was closed. Our special use permit allowed us to issue five vehicle passes for each day of the meet. glider pilots are probably the most creative snivelers you'll ever meet. At least 30 pilots gave me absolutely compelling reasons why their vehicle should be allowed up on top every day. Tip Rogers, who has only one leg, did convince us that he should have a pennancnt pass. We finally solved the controversy by putting everyone's pilot number in the cookie jar (someone had eaten all the cookies) and pulling for the remainfour each day. Those with the passes became instantly popular, at least until their vehicles were filled up! Everyone else loaded and gear onto the now-famous Dan Uchytil Diver and hopped on the cattle truck for the dusty ride to the top. On that first day, those with the vehicle passes up to launch and set up in what they deemed to be prime spots, while the others plodded along in the big trucks, about a half-hour later. Harold quickly went over the weather details, suggested that everyone try to launch early before the wind picked up, announced that the launch window would open at noon and the task was Wilbur! With just a little over an hour until the window opened, everyone rushed off to find a spot and get set up, put on glider numbers, study maps. For many, this would be their first attempt at a 60-mile

flight. The Butte soon showed it was up to its usual tricks. Just 15 minutes before the launch window opened a huge dust devil whirled through "dust devil alley," ripping hats off heads, skyfog out someone's glider numbers ("If they make it to goal, I'll you the task!" Harold joked), and then snatching and smashing Rick Rawling's new HP, damaging a couple of other gliders in the process. Not an auspicious beginning Jor the #1 ranked pilot! Luckily the rules allowed for glider changes; Rick set up his old HP, other pilots made repairs, and eventually everyone was on their way. Launch that first day was, for many, frustrating. Harold had suggested getting off early, but with 85 gliders crowded as close to the edge as possible, it was impossible for those who'd set up in back to get up to the launch. The lemming rush began at about 12:30; with four launches working, almost everyone was off before 2:00. A few who'd gotten themselves stuck in back had a long wait for a decent cycle, and many of the late launchers went down before they got to the flats. But 37 pilots made it to Wilbur! Riek Rawlings was the first to arrive, flying the 60 miles in 2 hours 52 minutes, the best time of the day. Uchytil had the next best time, 2 hours 57 minutes, with Mark Bourbonnais Jess than a half minute behind him. Mike Daily, with the eighth best time for the 33

and received an anonymous protest, objecting to the crowded conditions on launch, and pointing out that those with vehicle passes had an unfair opportunity to get set up near launch, thus stuck in back. The objections were at least partly valid, and the meet oriian1zers spent a long evening working out a plan that would everyone an equal shot at an launch. The $25 which accompanied the protest provided the contestants with cold pop on launch the next morning. At the pilots' on Sunday mornHarold announced several additions to the rules. Private vehicles could not go up before the Uchytil Special left for the top.

No one could set up a glider, not even a control bar, until after the task was announced. There would be a marked-off area for setup, and all gliders had to be behind the line until the launch window opened, thus assuring that no one set up in "dust devil alley." Each launch area would be marked off, and no one could bring a glider inside the launch area unless clipped in and ready to go. Thus Sunday began with a little parade of vehicles two big trucks, five little ones, one fire wagon up to the top of the Butte. All the gliders were unloaded, and pilots found a comfortable spot within the set-up area. Pilot~ being the independent souls they are, a few tried to assemble control bars before the task announcement. But Safety Director Scott Rutledge, armed with his long staff with wind streamers and obvious in his blazing red "BoogieBaggie" shorts, patrolled the area and supervised the disassembly of any early starts. Harold called a short pilotf meeting to clarify the new procedure, went over the weather, announced that the was Davenport, then shouted, "Gentlemen, assemble your gliders!" and the rush was on. Since it was over an hour until the launch window opened, everyone had plenty of time to set up and check gear before they could move any nearer to launch. It's a good thing everyone was friendly; gliders were crowded so close together it was next to impossible to walk between them. Those in back, though, had clear passageways to the launch area once the window was opened. The opening of the launch window was the most spectator-popular event of the day. 1b many pilots it was critically important, for various reasons, that they get off the hill early, or at least be in a position to leave when they wanted to go. Harold, therefore, would shout, "The launch window is open!" and run for cover, because at least half the competitors would grab their gliders and race, for a position close to launch. We called it the Crab Run. All you could see were feet and sails scuttling toward the edge of the hill. Luckily hang glider pilots have a welldeveloped appreciation for the ridiculous, and since this method seemed to ease the pressure on some, why not be silly for a few minutes'? Thus the Crab Run became an established routine for this Nats. Even though Sunday's task was a long one it's 90 miles to Davenport most pilots waited until after 1:00 to launch, hoping to catch stronger conditions later in the day. Rick Rawlings once again was the first to arrive at the goal and had the best time of HANG GLIDING

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Bruce Case, Rogers, and Jim Lee star! a ABOVE: Rich Sauer launches. RIGHT: Mitch McA!eer CJ's bear Snuffles, with parachute, who dropped in on the aerobatics demo.

the 4 hours 2 minutes. Bruce Case had the second fastest time, 4 hours 14 minutes, and Steve Luna was third with 4 hours 19 minutes. At the end of the second day of competition 23 pilots had completed the 90-mile task. Rick was still in first Uchytil held on to his was third, second slot. Randy Bruce Case was fourth. Mike Daily retained his first place in the Sporting Class, but dropped to 17th overall; none of the SportClass competitors made it to goal. Monday was cool and Down folt good on launch, and no one was working on their suntan for very long. SEPTEMllllR 1986

Harold announced the task as Coulee City, 38 miles away, and the rush to set up was on. The first pilot was off the hill by 12:15, and by 2:00 everyone was in the air. Willi Muller was the first to arrive at Coulee City that aftemoon, but Mark Bennet had the best time, smoking out there in 1 hour 40 minutes. Dennis Pagen had the second best time, 1 hour 42 minutes. Mike Pesavento had the best Sporting Class time, 2 hours 6 minutes. Rick Rawlings remained in first place, Uchytil in second, Bruce Case in third. Mark Bennett moved up to fourth and DeWolf was fifth. In Sporting Class Mike Daily was first, Bob Corbo second,

and Mike Pesavento third. Tuesday morning was overcast, with the weather report talking about snow at 6,000' and possible hail and thunder showers. We all went up top, but Harold suggested not setting up gliders right away, since he wasn't sure if he would call a task without some improvement in weather conditions. A show of hands indicated that most pilots thought the day would probably be a "crap shoot," and sending Fuzzface Snuffs out on the RC sailplane determined that it was "beady soarable." A Windseeker, however, headed for cloudbase, and when Harold announced the task: "Free fly, or load your glider back 35

on the tmck", a number of pilots followed the toy up to the cloud. mid ..afternoon it was and our head timer Paul Clock did some impressive aerobatics into the After the many ap~>rec:iat<~d in potentially conditions. Wednc:sd11y was a scheduled rest/PR day. Aaron an aerobatics Kermy and demonstration over the city Rod Brown had brought their simulator, a of T..shhts were displayed, and the post office had set up a station with a stamp cancellation. Even with the cool, cloudy weather, a few pilots and tourists were milling around the park by 9:30, for the upside .. down crew to appear over the Butte. Sreve Alford was first off, streamers from his wingtips and an American flag from his kingpost.

Steve's maneuvers were well done, but the kids were most impressed by his dropping dozens of streamer.. tailed candies over the park. Once Steve was down on the ground

there was a mad scramble to retrieve the goodies! Dan Skadal and Rob Kells followed, using smoke to highlight their maneuvers. Mitch MeAlecr demonstrated his superior aerobatics skill, looping his way through the leaving circles of smoke behind him. As he came in to land he tossed out Fuzzface Snuffs, who made a perfect bearachute drqp into the LZ. The kids who raced to capture the prize were disappointed to find that the bear was not up for grabs! Aaron Swcpston finished off the show with a top .. quality series of loops, the final one close over the heads of the spectators, much to their delight. The aerobatics show, the simulator, the pilots who wandered around and answered questions, all added np to a clay of positive publicity for our sport. The Chelan Jaycees had once again pro .. videcl us with fire protection equipment free of charge in exchange for our purchasing tickets to their chicken barbecue. Unfor.. tunatcly the barbecuing equipment could not produce enough food for 150 peo·· pie, and many grew tired of waiting in the rain for their dinner. Even water balloon fights and hackey lose their appeal when.it's cold and wet. A number of people turned in their tickets and went somewhere else for supper. The rain had its good points, however. Thursday's weather looked finally! like July in Chelan. Shorts and sunglasses were back in style, and with not much wind predicted, the task was to Coulee City and back to the Chelan Airport, a total of about 78 miles. The noontime Crab Run occurred on schedule, and the lemming rush began just minutes later. Only five pilots made goal, but several others reported quite in .. tercsting flights. Jeff Hershkowitz "developed dizziness and winclchill phcno .. mena soon after launch. After being sucked into a cloud and spinning down wind for several miles, my companions and I landed in a grassy area with friendly natives, who served us cocktails and invired us swimming. We catnapped on the ride home, which the locals happily provided, so we are unsure of the exact location of our LZ." Jeff estimates his flight to have been about 102 miles, which would him the longest flight of the meet. His photos indicate that he did indeed land among friendly natives, but the pictures were of no assistance in locating his landing area. As a result, he only received credit for a one .. mile flight, since a launch timer could vouch for his having flown at least that far. HANG GLIDING

Dennis Pagen also had an exciting flight on Thursday. He launched early "to avoid the gaggles. AB I augered up through the riffraff I set my onboard glideslope computer for Coulee City. After factoring in the wind speed and my glider's advertised 15 to 1 glide ratio, the computer spit out: 22,000 feet. That's how much I needed for a straight glide to Cool City. When I reached cloudbase I pulled the VG tight, tucked in my elbows and climbed through the clouds as the rest of the field wallowed below. I could barely breathe as I passed through 21,000 and climbed to victory. At twenty-two grand I headed straight for the tumpoint. By then I couldn't distinguish terrain features, but my computer would take care of that. After gliding for an hour and a half a buzzer sounded warning me to descend apd take a turnpoint photo. Imagine my surprise when I spirnlled down and saw the distinct outline of Jameson Lake below me. Then it struck me: I forgot to factor in the rotation of the earth! I was nowhere near the tumpoint, so all I could do was thermal back up and forge ahead. Much to my chagrin the farmers for miles around chose that time to irrigate their fields. As I passed over all that moist ground I began to wax philosophical. I was bound to land short of goal, but in the cosmic scheme of things, who cares?" Dennis did indeed land short, about 14 miles short of Cool City, but with a flight like that, he's not complaining. Meanwhile, back at the Chelan Airport, we were beginning to give up hope that anyone would ever show up. Finally, shortly after 6:00 we could distinguish five tiny specks on the horizon. Ricky Rawlings streaked across at 6:2:7, with Randy Adams only 20 seconds after him. Mark Bennett, Randy Haney, and Mark Newland were all across by 6:43, and that was it for goal timing that day. Mark Bennett had the fastest time, 5 hours 28 minutes. Rick Rawlings was second with 5 hours 44 minutes. Randy Adams's third place time of 5 hours 46 minutes moved him from 34th place up to 16th in the World Class. Rick Rawlings remained in first place, Mark Bennett was in second, Randy Haney third, Mark Newland fourth, Bruce Case fifth and Gerry Uchytil sixth. The Sporting Class standings did not change. Friday looked to be another perfect Chelan day, so Harold decided to send the gang out on a 49-mile triangle, from Waterville to Mansfield and back to the Chelan Airport. This was the first time a triangle task had been flown in the Nats, and 55 pilots comSEPTEMBER 1986

pleted the course. Mike Daily was the first to arrive at the goal, but Bob England had the best time, 2 hours 24 minutes. Randy Haney was next fastest, with 2 hours 28 minutes. Rick Rawlings, with 2 hours 46 minutes, was still in first place, Mark Bennett was second, Randy Haney third, Mark Newland fourth, Bruce Case fifth. Gerry Uchytil did not compete in the task, and dropped to 15th. Mike Daily continued way out in front in the Sporting class, and 20th overall. Mike Pesavento moved into second place in Sporting class, and Bob Corbo was in third. Since Friday's triangle went so well, and because Saturday's weather looked even better, Harold called a longer triangle for that day's task: a total of 88 miles to Brewster, Sims Comer and back to the Chelan Airport. Plots began launching around 1:00, and within an hour only two were left on the hill. Unfortunately, all but nine of them were on the ground before completing half the course, and only six managed to cross the goal. Mike King's experieqce seemed to be typical: "I immediately got up to 9,200' MSL right over the football field, and went to max glide, then to min sink, then to ... uh ... (search mode), then to PANIC as I approached the face of Wells Dam." Mike reports swooping under the huge crackling power lines, soaring the dam face, getting up enough to hop along sailboard masts and apple wind machines, and finally planting it between road/ wires/ trees /fence/ etc. Dennis Pagen found himself in more unusual circumstances, but the end result was the same: "I was getting low over Bridgeport Point when I spied a monstrous dust devil. I flew into it full tilt and started turning right, against the counterclockwise flow. Because my left wing was moving faster in the hustling dust, it eroded more, causing a continuous left roll until I was upside down. Since the ground was obscured I thought I was still right side up. I cored the sink in the middle of that dust devil until I saw what looked like blue sky above me. With only 200' to spare I came to my senses and realized I was upside down over the river sinking fast. I did a split S to right myself and barely glided to shore." It was a glum lot of pilots drifting back into town that afternoon. Even the thought of a cool swim on a hot day couldn't compensate for the frustration of being on the ground on what should have been a good long day. Over at the airport the timers waited, watching all the usual finishers come driving in, wondering if

anyone was left out there to cross the goal. Shortly before 6:00 several gliders appeared above the rim, and at 6:04 Howard Osterlund came across the line. Jim Lee had the fastest time, 4 hours 52 minutes, moving him up to fourth place. Mark Newland's 4 hours 53 minutes completion put him in first place, with Rick Rawlings dropping to second, Randy Haney in third, and Mark Bennett in fifth. Mike Daily's completion gave him a 1200-point lead in Sporting class, and 11th place overall. Kevin Bye and Josef Bostik also completed the task. There was much discussion among pilots and meet officials as to whether this day should have been considered equal in value to the other competition days. However, since no provisions had been made in the rules for de-valuing a day, and since no one had raised any questions when only five pilots completed the Coulee City and return task, Harold decided to let the results stand. Sunday was another typical Chelan "dehydration special." The final task: a 63-mile triangle, Withrow to Sims Comer to the Chelan airport. Getting high meant getting out of the heat; pilots were doubly grateful for their 10,000' or more altitude gains this day! Making goal also carried extra incentive: there's shade and sprinklers at the airport, no such amenities out on the Flats. Fifty-four pilots made that goal, and were able to wash dusty gliders and sweaty bodies while waiting for the final results to be computed. Howard Osterlund was first across the goal line at 3:57, and Tip Rogers was last in at 6:14. Bob England had the fastest time, 2 hours 37 minutes. Rick Rawlings beat Mark Newland's time by less than a minute, Ricky just under 3 hours and Mark just over. That wasn't enough to move Rick ahead, so the final results were Mark Newland in first place, Rick Rawlings second, and Randy Haney third. Rick Rawlings also received a trophy as National Champion, the pilot who accumulated the most CPS (Competition Points System) points during the year between the '85 and the '86 Nats. In Sporting Class Mike Daily was first, Mike Pesavento second, and Doug Johnson third. Bob Corbo's tumpoint photo indicated that he had not rounded the pylon, so he was scored as not having finished. Other pilots' photos, however, seem to show that he did make it. Sporting class results, therefore, are not final at this time. AB for the Leisure Class, it was a tie between John Woiwode and Mike King. Both had formally requested that their World

Class status be changed to Leisure Class, and then set out to prove that they were worthy of the They were awarded Erik Fair's $50 of domestic beer, and went off to console themselves. to have USHGA Prez It was a Russ Locke and Exec Director Cindy Brickner in Chelan for the last two days of the meet. They officiated at our sunset awards ceremony, handing out trophies and prizes, and with great agility the water balloons aimed at the meet official. Obviously it takes more than the official authority of USHGA to make hang glider pilots behave! Thus, in a torrent of water balloons, ends another Chelan Nats. Was it as good as last meet? Probably, but it's hard to compare. We had different weather, different tasks, different personalities involved. Some pilots were disappointed that no 100-mile task was called, others were delighted to have flown the triangles. Most were impressed with the miles flown: a total of20,601 miles for the 85 competitors over the seven tasks, 12,884 hy the finishers and 7,717 by those who landed short. A t.")'nical few declared the Grand Prix start and the Crab Run "-M"•"A bogus to the max," and some exa desire that their barbecued chicken at least be heated through, but nobody grumbled very loudly, not where I could hear them. What I did hear was lots of positive comments about the site and the meet format, from folks who've flown at Chelan before and from those who were here for the

ABOVE: Mark Newland (right) receives in the Nationals for first from President Russ Locke. BELOW: Rick second in the Nationals and by virtue of his accumulated CPS points, receives his trophy.

first time. There were numerous requests that we do it again next year, a good indica·· tion of success. All the smiles and the hugs and the warm feeling of being part of an evergrowing family made the energy expended more than worthwhile. Those of us who put it all together this year feel strongly that it's time for someone else to give it a try. We've introduced some new concepts into our Nationals competitions, probably just because of Chelan's unique characteristics as a flying site. Other sites in other areas of the country certainly have equal potential for interesting and exciting competitions, and Chelan could use a rest. Hosting a Nationals does wonderful things for your local flying community, and creates plenty of positive publicity for your hometown sites and pilots. All it takes is a handful of energetic and dedicated people, generous offerings to the weather gods, and a townful of friendly locals. If that sounds like your group and your site, go for it! 11111 The final overall results were: Place 1) 2) 3) 4) 5)

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PRO STAR II 190-$550., Pro Star 160-$450. (619) 1J0-667\. FOR SALE-Wills Wing Raven 229. Good condition. 2 hrs. airtime. $950. (402) 475-0622. 180 SENSOR-Blue, spectrum. All new rigging, bridles, mylar, kevlar TE, great for towing, $950. O.B.O. (602) 683-2002. SENSOR 510 VG 165-Excellent condition white wlorange L.E. Exce\\en\ price $1350. Larry (SlS) 234-5388. SENSOR 510 - 165 - White/red - Literally like new. $1200./0BO. Also Handbury harness, Kevlar chute, Ball Vario (619) 436-9418. VISION IS-Supreme condition. Inland flights only. Harness/chute extra. (916) 934-24ll. WANTED-Used hang gliding equipment. Gliders, instruments, harnesses and parachutes. San Francisco Windsports, 3620 Wawona, San Francisco, CA 94116 (415) 753-8828. 1974 FREE FLIGHT SYSTEMS STANDARD ROGALLO-Keel 17', Sail damage on leading edge, some mildew spots. Control bar slightly damaged. $200. (703) 832-5315 (Virginia). ECUPSE l7 $1600.00 HP 170 $1300.00 VIS VISION $ 950.00 C2 165/185 $ 900.00 Parachutes $ 190.00 Also Magics, Ducks for sale. Dealer for all major man. We need your used equip. (619) 450-9008.

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COMET 165-Red LE, White TE, excellent maintenance, under 40 hours, clean, $900. OBO. (413) 528-1371. Call 6 - 9 Eastern.

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COMET-I 165-Custom span-cut multi-colored sail. (Black, red, orange, gold, yellow, white.) SHARP!! Well cared for. $600. References/ Escrow/Shipping supplied by HANG GLIDER EMPORIUM of SB. Gary (805) 682-0904.

ARIZONA WINDSPORTS-Certified instruction utilizing skyting and the World's only man-made trainer hill. New & used gliders, accessories, parts & repairs. ll14 W. Cornell Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283 (602) 897-7121.

135 COMET-Very hot, very clean. Factory 1/2 ribs, VG and much more. Small or standard size control bar available. An exceptional wing. $1350. (7fJ/) 525-9698.

DESERT HANG GLIDERS USHGA Certified School.- Supine specialists. 4319 W. Larkspur, Glendale, AZ 85304 (602) 938-9550.

151 CONDOR-Great shape. $500. obo. WW Stirrup harness - Small $75.00 (805) 963-4896. Rita, evenings. 180 ATTACK DUCK-Wills team colors, near mint cond., $995. or BO. (707) 763-8884. 130 DUCK-Excellent condition, factory performed/ approved modifications, clean at all speeds, low time, light handling. $1250./offer. (415) 644-0614. DUCK 180-Great shape, low hours, need cash. $700. 6' HE harness, chute $400. (904) 247-0318. PACIFIC WINDCRAFT ESPIRIT 178-Great condition. $800. (408) 338-6515. 134 GEMINI-Expectant mother needs to sell. Only IO hrs. airtime. Well cared for. Like new. Only flown inland. Excellent sail. $900. (209) 294-7337 evenings. WILLS WING HP-Good shape. Flies great $1500. Doug Levy, San Diego, CA (619) 744-7680 or 434-2664. HP-Low airtime. Beautiful white with spectrum sail. Cincinnati (513) 681-1448.

CALIFORNIA BRIGHT STAR HANG GLIDERS- Sales - service - restorations. All major brands represented. Santa Rosa, CA (707) 576-7627. CHANDELLE HANG GLIDING CENTERUSHGA certified school. "The best damn hang gliding shop in the world." Dealers for Wills Wing, Delta Wing. Five minutes from Fort Funston (415) 359-6800. HANG FLIGHT SYSTEMS-Certified instruction program. Featuring Wills Wing gliders and accessories. HP, Skyhawk, demos available to qualified pilots. 1202 E. Walnut, Unit M, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (714) 542-7444. HANG GLIDER EMPORIUM-Quality instruction, service and sales since 1974. Full stock of new and used Wills Wing, Delta Wing, and UP gliders plus complete accessory line including harnesses, helmets, varios, and spare parts. Located minutes from US 101 and flying sites. 613 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, California 93103 (805) 965-3733.

THE flANG GLIDING CENTER-Located in beautiful San Diego. USHGA certified instruction, equipment rentals, local flying tours. Spend your winter vacation flying with us. We proudly offer Wills Wing, Pacific Windcraft, Airwave, High Energy, Ball and we need your used equipment. 4206-K Sorrento Valley Blvd., San Diego, CA 92121. (619) 450-9008. MISSION SOARING CENTER-Serving the flying community since 1973. Complete lesson program with special attention to quality take-off and landing skills. All major brands of gliders, parachutes and instruments sold. Sail repair and air frame service available. ll16 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035 (408) 262-1055. MOYES CALIFORNIA-22021 Covello St., Canoga Park, CA 91303 (818) 887-3361 or l73 Bronte Road, Waverley, 1014 N.S.W. Australia 61.2.387.5ll4 PINECREST AIR PARK-Landing area for world famous Crestline. Certified instruction and tandems. Dealers for Delta Wing, Moyes and Wills Wing. "Ask about a trade in". Used gliders and equipment. 6555 N. Pine Ave., San Bemardino, CA 92407 (714) 887-9275. SAN FRANCISCO WINDSPORTS-Gliders and equipment, sales and rentals. Private and group instruction by USHGA certified instructors. Local site information and glider rental. 3620 Wawona, San Francisco, CA 94ll6. (415) 753-8828. SANTA BARBARA HANG GLIDING CENTER-Certified instruction, glider and equipment sale. 29 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101. (805) 687-3119. WINDSPORTS INT.-Since 1974 (formerly So. Cal. Hang Gliding Schools). Largest and most complete HANG GLIDING center in Southern California. Largest inventory of new and used gliders, ultralites, instruments, parts and accessories. Complete training program by USHGA certifml im\ruc\ots. 16\45 Vic\ory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406 (818) 988-0lll. COLORADO GOLDEN SKY SAILS-USHGA Certified Hang Gliding School, dealers for Wills Wing, Delta and Pacific Windcraft. Bell Helmets in stock. 15801 W. Colfax, Golden, CO 80401 (303) 278-9566. CONNECTICUT CONNECTICUT COSMIC AVIATION-14 Terp. Rd., E. Hampton, CT 06424, c/o Bart Blau, Lynda Blau, (203) 267-8980. Hang glider dealer for Wills, UP, and Airwave. Ultralight also available. USHGA Certified Instructor. Been flying since 1975. Call me where to go in CONN. HAWAII MAUL SOARING SUPPLIES-Certified Instructors. Sales, service and rentals. RR. 2, Box 780, Kula, HI 96790 (808) 878-1271. MINNESOTA NORTHERN SUN, INC.-Dealer for all major nonpowered and powered brands. USHGA certified instruction. Owners/managers of the Hang Gliding Preserve, soarable ridge with tramway lift. When in the North Country stop by and test our line of gliders and enjoy the sites. 9450 Hudson Blvd., Lake Elmo, MN 55042 (612) 738-8866.

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING NEW YORK FLY HIGH HANG GLIDING, INC.-Serving New York City/Albany, Jersey, Connecticut areas. (Ellenville Mtn.) Area's exclusive Wills Wing dealer/specialist. Also carry all other major brands, accessories. Certified Instruction. 7 years experience. Quick repairs. Featuring area's most INEXPENSIVE prices. Contact: Paul Voight, RD 2, Box 561, Pine Bush, NY 12566, (914) 744-3317. MOUNTAIN WINGS, INC.-6 miles from Ellenville. Five training hills, five mountain sites, USHGA certified instruction and towing. Delta Wing, Pacific Windcraft, Seedwings, Wills Wing and Skylines and Manta. Sail, airframe repairs on all makes, RIC equipment. Main St., Kerhonkson, NY 12446 (914) 626-5555. SUSQUHHANNA FLIGHT PARK JNC.-Central New Yorks Hang Gliding Center. Certified instruction, sales & service for all major manufacturers. Training hill O - 160', jeep rides, 600' NW soarable ridge, camping. RD 2, Box 432, Cooperstown, NY 13326. (315) 866-6153. THERMAL UP, INC.-Most complete hang gliding shop in area. Located on top of Ellenville mountain. USHGA certified instructor and observer. Concentrated hang gliding instruction with emphasis on launching and landing techniques. Dealer for all major brands. Offering expert sales and service with lowest price in area. Large mail order inventory. Tom Aguero, PO Box 347, Cragsmoor, NY 12420. (914) 647-3489.

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Delta Wing Products, certified instruction, 9173 Falcon Cr., Sandy, Utah 84092 (801) 943-1005. WASATCH WINGS, INC.-USHGA certified hang gliding school, dealers for Wills Wing. 12129 S. 2160 W. Riverton, UT 84065 (801) 254-2242.

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SWISS ALP HANG GLIDING SAFARI-On vacation in North America until February 1988. For showing of film and slides of flying in Switzerland contact Ron Hurst, 1600 Hatch Road, Jackson, MI 49201. Agenda 1987: East Canada, Northeastern US September/October. Southeastern US November/December. Mexico, February/April. Western US, May/June. Western Canada, July. Alaska, August.

SKY SAILS LTD. Hang Gliding School.-USHGA certified instructors. 1630 Lincoln Ave., Williamsport, PA 17701. (717) 326-6686 or 322-8866.

WESTERN NEW YORK-Hang gliding and Certified Instruction. Rochester Area Flyers. Call Dave (716) 454-2179.

KITTY HAWK KITES, JNC.-P.O. Box 340, Nags Head, NC 27959 l-800-334-4777, In NC, 919-441-4124. Learn to fly over soft sand dunes just south of the site where the Wright Brothers learned to fly. Beginning and Advanced packages; complete inventory of new gliders, accessories and parts. Ultralight training and sales available as well as windsurfing sales and instruction.

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SAURATOWN KITES-Winston Salem (919) 760-1390 or 983-3570. Hang Gliding School w/certified instrucot; dealer of Seedwings, Wills Wing & Delta; new and used equipment.

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AIRSTREAM HARNESS The low drag profile harness

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ultralight Powered Flight AJRWOLFE TRIKE-Rotax T/7, Ultra Prop, pod. Five hours time. $1800. (216) _245-3619. MITCHELL WING-Virtually new! Excellent condition, flown once - with fully enclosed trailer. Must sell. Best offer. All offers considered. (612) 432-3339.

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features: • Adjustable C.G. f • Faired parachute & ballast container. • Adjustable fool stirrup_ • Custom sizes to fit all pilots • Large choice of colors_ ._._.._ _......,..__ __, • Price_ S340 -,_Q.

Publications & Organizations SOARING-Monthly magazine of the Soaring Society of America, Inc. Covers all aspects of soaring flight. Full membership $28. Info kit with sample copy $3.00. SSA, P.O. Box E. Hobbs, NM 88241. MANBIRDS: Now really affordable! Authentic history of Hang Gliding. Over 100 photos and input from Hang Gliding's greats. Inside look at heydey of sport. By professional writer Maralys Wills, and first U.S. Champion, Chris Wills, M.D. Only $7.95 plus $LOO shipping. 5 or more, $4.95 plus $LOO each. Write "Manbirds," 1811 Beverly Glen Dr., Santa Ana, CA 9T/05.

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TRUCK TOWJNG SYSTEMS-Finally, a break through in towing technology. Safe, smooth launches in no wind or crosswind. Just ask any pilot who has tested our system. Write or call for free literature or send $19. 95 plus $3. shipping & handling for introductory VHS video. Airtime of Lubbock, 2013 - 68th St., Lubbock, TX 79412 (806) 745-6039.

Business & Employment Opportunities Experienced USHGA Certified Instructors needed NOW! Lots of students ... not enough instructors. Send resume to: Mission Soaring Center, ll16 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035.

HIGH ENERGY SPORTS "BUS" PARACHUTE

High quality chute designed to withstand hiqhspeed openings_ • Built to TSO standards. • All seams reinforced. • V tabs at each line attachment • Type XVIII bridle rated at 6000 lbs. • Deployment Bag 1•1/conL ' - - - - - - - - ' • Price -.. S39.5 BULLET BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM

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ROMER HELMET Made by German manufacturer with over 125 yrs. of experience. it was designed to provide a light weight helmet that gives maximum protection. • DOT approved_ • Exe. temporal protection. • Special ear openings. • Made of polycarbonate. • Available in Y. 0. White • Price_ _.S 75 L--...:==----.l

Miscellaneous SAILMAKING SUI'PLIES & hardware. All fabric types. Catalog and colorful samples $L Massachusetts Motorized, P.O. Box 542-G, Cotuit, MA 02635. (413) 736-2426. PATCHES & DECALS - USHGA sew-on emblems 3" dia. Full color - $L Decals, 3'h'' dia. Inside or outside application. 25C each. Include 15C for postage and handling with each order. P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, CA 90066. BUMPER STICKERS - "There's No Place Like Cloudbase" $2.00 postpaid. Flight Realities, c/o 1830 Clove St., San Diego, CA 92106 (619) 455-6036. TEE-SHIRTS with USHGA emblem $8.00 including postage and handling. Californians add 6% tax. Men's sizes in BLUE - S, M, L, XL. Limited supply of ORANGE, sizes S, XL. USHGA, P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, CA 90066. The rate for classified advertising is 35C per word (or group of characters). Minimum charge, $3.00. A fee of $10.00 is charged for each photograph or logo. Bold face or caps 50C per word extra. Underline words to be bold. Special layouts of tabs $20.00 per column inch. AD DEADLINES - All ad copy, instructions, changes, additions and cancellations must be received in writing IV, months preceding the cover date, i.e., November 20 for the January issue. Please make checks payable to USHGA: Classified Advertising Dept., HANG GLIDING MAGAZINE, P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, CA 90066.

The bullet is a ballistically (spring) deployed chute that is easily attached to any glider. It virtually eliminates any chance of chute entanglement. ~ ,,,,- -- , 'f:_ • Fast deployment time_ _- _ • 18 gore chute. ~-- -• 20.4· canopy_ ,, • To_tal system wL 3.3 kg_ , ·'>,,_ i1; • Pr1ce _ __ __ .S545 -- - DELTA WING TRAINING WHEELS.

A must for all beginner and novice level pilots no more sudden stops with these high impact. urethane landing wheels. Prevents in1uries to hands. etc. Less chance of damaging your glider with a hard landing_ • Lifetime guarantee. • Dealers inquire about additional voL disc. • Price _ _S40 INSTRUMENTS

Ball 620H Vario/Audio _ -.$280.00 Ball 651 Vario/Audio-Altimeter w/10 IL steps. - .$495.00 Ball 652 Vario/Audio-10 ft Altimeter-Airspeed ... $590.00 Retrofit Airspeed to Model 651 _ .. $130.00 Ball 670 Airspeed. 2.25 inch. 70 mph -.$125.00 Ball M-20 Wrist mounted AudioNario . - $200.00 Ball M-20 w/earphone jack__ -.$250.00 litek VE t 2 wrist mounted .$169.00 lilek VE 12 w/earphone jack _ . _.$179.00 Litek VE 7 _ __.$169.00 litek VE 35 _ -.$198.00 Roberts Vario & Alt .S295.00 Hall Windmeter _ - .S 21 .50 MISC, MATERIALS & SUPPLIES

Delta wing T shirts ... $ 8.50 Golf shirts .. S t 2.50 Streamline tubing-1" x 2v,· X .058 wall. _.$ 7.50/n. lnslabushings-1w·. 1%", Pl,·. 1w· - .S 2.00 Order 100 _ .. $ 1.00 lnstabush insert for 11,· bolt .. S .20 Delta Wing stocks all Progressive Aircratt parts & accessories. See your Della Wing dealer nearest you or contact:

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Stolen Wings TYPE: Raven 229. SAIL: White with orange leading edges and keel pocket. Serial #4900. WHERE AND WHEN: Palm Springs, March 29, 1986. CONTACT: Art Kassel Detective Agency (714) 540-9391. Reward. TYPE: Lancer 145. SAIL: Center out gold, brown, yellow, gold, orange, brown, black tips. Blue bag with orange tips and Flight Designs patch. U.S. Lancer on underside of right wing. WHERE AND WHEN: April 12, 1986, Morristown, TN. CONTACT: Mack Lipe, 653 Central Church Rd., Townhouse, Apt. 6, Morristown, TN 37814 (615) 581-HANG (collect). TYPE: 165 Comet I. SAIL: Red undersurface, orange and yellow upper. LE red. TE white. Keel pocket yellow. WHERE AND WHEN: Kitty Hawk Dunes, NC May 16, 1986. CONTACT: Dave Slodki, eves (718) 454-4734.

TYPE: Orange Wills Wing Harness with blue bag, Advanced Air 26' chute. WHERE AND WHEN: Roadside, 20 miles SE of Dallas, TX June 3, 1984. CONTACT: Mark Wadsworth (817) 777-5174 or 292-1578. $100 reward. TYPE: Ball 651 vario, Robertson cocoon harness (red exterior, gold-black-gold chevron), parachute and Bell helmet. CONTACT: Robert Fullam, 551 Jean St. #302, Oakland, CA 94610. TYPE: 165 Demon. SAIL: Brown LE, orange TE. Disconnected nose batten, slightly ripped velcro on underside. CONTACT: Scott Nichols, Box 3035, Aspen, CO, 920-1295. TYPE: UP Gemini 164, 81', #164053. Orange leading edge and keel pockets, white sail, no mylar. FROM: hangar at Morningside Recreation Area, Claremont, NH. WHEN: Sometime in November, 1983. CONTACT: Jamie Burnside, 12012 Broadway Terrace, Oakland, CA 94611, (415) 654-4539.

TYPE: '78 Elite 174. Stolen Dec. '85 Billings, Mont. COLOR: Red leading edge, keel pocket and tips. Yellow sail, blue bag, orange training wheels. CONTACT: Dick Irwin, 512 S. 36th St., Billings, Mont. 59101 (406) 259-2901. Reward.

Index To Advertisers Airwave ........................... 9, 11 Airworks ............................. 41 Ball Varios ........................... 11 Bennett Delta Wing Gliders ...... 42, 43, BC Hall Brothers ......................... 39 High Energy ...................... 15, 20 Leaf ................................. 39 Litek ................................ 30 Lookout Mt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Mast-Air ............................. 43 Mission Soaring ....................... 11 Moyes ............................... 26 Pagen Books .......................... 31 Para Publishing ........................ 44 Publitek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Seedwings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Systems Tech ......................... 39 USHGA .................... 39, IBC, IFC Wills Wing ........................... 19

TYPE: Olympus 160, red & yellow w/windows, black Litek vario, black harness w/blue chute container. WHERE AND WHEN: Roadside near Hwy. 1, 30 miles south of Cannel, CA on 2/26/85. CONTACT: Peter Rosen, (408) 667-2345. TYPE: Sensor 510-180 #165. WHERE AND WHEN: Outside Galeana Mexico, near Saltillo, April 29, 1984. PATTERN: Reddish brown LE, orange undersurface, remainder dirty white. Logo on top right panel #3. CONTACT: Stephen Rudy, 5309 Roosevelt, Austin, TX (512) 467-8078. TYPE: Sensor 510 180. SAIL: Blue LE, Bayberry double surface, white main body. Many rips in LE. Was not in bag when stolen. WHERE AND WHEN: Hart Park, Bakersfield CA May 6, 1985. Was seen leaving the bottom of the hill on a small red hatchback car! CONTACT: Larry Broad (209) 784-4618.

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USHGA MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM (#4)

USHGA BASIC SAFETY REGULATIONS {PART 100)

USHGA MERCHANDISE ORDER FORM (#14)

USHGA PILOT PROFICIENCY PROGRAM (PART 104)

USHGA LILIENTHAL AWARD FORM

ACCIDENT REPORT FORM (#15)

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USHGA, PO BOX 66306, LOS ANGELES, CA 90066

DEL1A WIN& RIii 'lllil . The '8& Lit~ Dream combines the best features of any intermediate' glider on the market today. Thal'..s why it continues to be'the #1 se,Jling glider! The Lite Dre•m offers:· more siz~./i·.~ 145, 165, 185 , 205 & 220 ; light weight - 42 lbs . (145 Gream); smooth 41redictable i"nflight · · handling; excellent performance ' & best price . ., ll'rlce ." •... ; ...from .$1595 .

. Ll1E Known for its excel lent performance & ease of handling , the highly competitive Mystic has undergone significant re-engine/fring to provide this year's pilot with the lightest all American- airframe glider available today! Weight savings have been gained without having to use more expensive & exotic thin-walled tubing ... The Lite Mystic also features: 5 sizes - 144 , 155, 166, 177 & 188; foam leading edge pockets; streamline kingpost and best of all the price . Lite Mystic ......... . $2295 Reg. Mystic with VG & all OP,tions .. . $2495

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