1989 WORLD CHAMPIONS:
The UNITED STATES Sounds pretty nice doesn't it? And you can become part of this event. The Olympics of hang gliding are coming up again real soon. The FAI Hang Gliding World Championships are scheduled for July, 1989, in Switzerland. However, as with the U.S. Olympic Teams our own USHGA World Team receives virtually no government funding. Ours is one of the few industrialized nations which does not have a program of support for athletic endeavors, so it is left to supporters of the individual sport to assist in getting their teams to the competition arena. The U.S. team needs your help! Our team members have demonstrated a commitment to excellence through the time, energy and money spent to gain a berth on the team. They all wish to give their absolute best performances at this upcoming contest. Yet they cannot do it alone; they need your world team donations. Donations-not in this case something for nothing! There is a raffle featuring a number of great prizes donated by manufacturers, businesses and individuals. The grand prize is an HGMA-certified glider of your choice from Delta Wing, Moyes, Pacific Airwave, Seedwings, Wills Wing or UP International!
The Maryland Hang Gliding Association has already set the pace by raising over $1,000. Yet our team needs $40,000, and with our current fund sitting at a rather modest $1,500, we need a lot of involvement from the USHGA membership. You can either participate in the raffle or you can organize a fund-raiser as was done in Maryland. And any of the World Team pilots would be happy to try to make an appearance to speak and show slides or videos of past events. Listed below are the team pilots and their regions: Mark Bennett Joe Bostik Ted Boyse Bruce Case Butch Peachy Larry Tudor
Regions 2 & 3 Region 2 Region 2 Region 7 Region 2 Various Areas
Larry, Joe, Mark and to a certain extent Bruce, have cause to travel and would be happy to try to accommodate your event. Call the USHGA if you have a specific request. Send in $10 and get a World Team pin. Thirty bucks gets you a sweatshirt. Every entry goes into the raffle drawing. One entry per member please.
1989 U.S. World Team Fund-Raiser/Raffle Lots of hang gliding equipment prizes, including a grand prize of a glider of your choice from:
Seedwings, Wills Wing, Delta Wing, Pacific Airwave, UP International or Moyes $10.00 get's you a World Team pin. $30.00 or more gets you a team sweatshirt. One entry per person please.
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CONTENTS
Issue No. 1
(USPS 017-970-20)
Features
Columns
15 The Carbon Dragon
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by Jim Maupin
by Russ Locke
An introduction to a 25 to 1 footlaunchable sailplane.
Miscellaneous comments on USHCA office relocation, FARs and the rating program.
21 The Latto Brothers by Warren and Larry Latta The trials and tribulations of twin 14year-olds in their quest of flight.
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Viewpoint
28 USHGA President by Russ Locke Upcoming challenges.
24 1989 USHGA Board of Directors Election
compiled by Doug Hildreth
The ballot is attached to this issue. Be sure to vote and send in your questionnaire.
More broken arms on the training hill. Let's keep our eyes open for would-be self-taught pilots.
34 Accident Reports
29 Rules To Live By
Departments
© 1989 by Dennis Pagen What your mother never told you. Part II in a three-part series on safety.
37 Will Your Chute Open? by Buzz Chalmers A report on a recent parachute clinic at Lookout Mountain Flight Park.
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Update Calendar of Events Ratings Classified Advertising Index to Advertisers Stolen Wings
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COVER: Ken Baier and passenger Karen Morris on a daily demo flight at Torrey Pines in their Pepsi-sponsored Dream. Photo by John Heiney. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES JN 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 rel~g upon the material do so at their own nsk. Copyright e 1988 United States Hang Gliding Association, Inc. All rights reserved to Hang Gliding and individual contributors. JANUARY 1989
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WILLS WING Standing Out In The Crowd
PIiot: Jamie Lasser
Photo by Larry Tudor
Hang glider pilots are a breed apart. Only one out of every thirty five thousand people chooses to fly hang gliders; all the others fulfill their recreational needs through more conventional means. It takes a special kind of person to reject the conventional wisdom and choose the path that seems right for them. In business it takes a special kind of company to be a leader. Followers are plentiful; they can be recognized by their adherence to the conventional wisdom, and their tendency to do whatever the others are doing, regardless of the specific merits involved. Leaders distinguish themselves by consistently following their own judgements; which often lead them down a different path from that of the larger group. Throughout the history of hang gliding, Wills Wing has demonstrated such leadership time and again.
PRODUCT DESIGN In 1979, Wills Wing pioneered the use of larger diameter thinner wall 211 by .049" tubing to provide the necessary strength for deflexorless leading edges without adding unnecessary weight. In the early eighties, Wills Wing innovated once again with the first use of lighter weight 2 1/411 diameter by .049 wall tubing in place of heavier sleeved crossbars. In 1986, with the 167 Sport, Wills Wing introduced the use of high strength 7075 T6 alloy tubing in the main airframe spars, allowing us to achieve an unprecendented combination of extraordinarily high strength and true high perfonnance in a glider weighing just over 60 lbs. Over the years, the imaginative application of sound engineering principles has allowed us to consistently offer gliders which are simultaneously among the lightest and strongest available. PRODUCT TESTING Between 1974 and 1976, Bob Wills pioneered the practice of fonnal structural testing; first by flying a Wills Wing Standard with four people aboard, and later by flying six people on a Wills Wing SST. Since the first inception of a fonnal industry standard glider testing program, Wills Wing has led the way in compliance with and participation in that program; by testing and certifying to that standard every production glider we have released, and by being the only manufacturer to have done so. Wills Wing also, in 1973, pioneered the quality control concept of factory test flying each individual production glider, and fought for years, against virtually universal resistance from the rest of the industry, to make such test flying a standard industry practice. Today, Wills Wing is again expanding the frontiers of structural testing, by being the only manufacturer to conduct positive load tests at speeds significantly above the industry standard for positive loads of 65 mph. Using a specially designed test vehicle powered by 100 octane aviation fuel and nitrous oxide injection, Wills Wing has conducted positive load tests to 82 mph, and plans to go even faster in the future. SALES AND SERVICE Wills Wing has also lead the industry in establishing sales and service policies that promote pilot safety. Wills Wing products cannot be purchased factory direct, they are sold only through authorized dealers. Wills Wing actively supports the USHGA instructor certification program, by sponsoring Instructor Certification Clinics and requiring all of our class one dealers to be USHGA certified instructors. Wills Wing further supports its dealer network with comprehensive service manuals and bulletins, dealer seminars, and glider demo days. PERFORMANCE - COMPETITION PROVEN In 1973, a Wills Wing glider won the first U.S. National Championship ever held. Wills Wing repeated in 1974 and won again in 1975. Over the years, more than three times as many U.S. National Champions have flown Wills Wing gliders than those of any other manufacturer. In 1988, Wills Wing gliders won National Championship titles in the United States, Gennany, Switzerland, Austria, and France. Wills Wing gliders currently hold all three World Distance Records. STANDING OlIT IN lHE CROWD At virtually every point in time during the past sixteen years, Wills Wing has been doing something that was out of step with the rest of the industry; whether it was fonnal structural testing, factory production test flying, aggressive support of professionalism at the retail level, designing weight efficient structures, introducing no keel pocket sail designs, or bucking the lastest design "fashion trend." In the past, our approach has often been criticized, but many of our innovations are now being openly copied by the rest of the industry. As a hang glider pilot you have had the self assurance to express your own individuality through your participation in this unique fonn of free soaring flight. You don't need to follow the crowd. We invite you instead to fly with a leader. When you're ready for the best, we've got your glider.
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Miscellaneous Comments by Russ Locke
Office Stoff
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USHGA Officers and Executive Committee. Ruu Locke, President Dick Heckman, Vice President Gregg Lawless. Secretary Dan Johnson, Treasurer REGION l: Ken Godwin. REGION 2: Ken Brown. Jay Busby, Russ Locke. REGION 3: Bill Bennett, Walt Dodge, Gregg Lawless. REGION 4: Bob Buxton. Jim Zeiset. REGION 5: Mike King. REGION 6: Ron Kenney. REGION 7: John Woiwode. REGION 8: Bob Collins. REGION 9: Pete Lehmann, Jeff Simms. REGION 10: DickHeckman,MattTaber. REGIONl l: Cart Boddie. REGION 12: Pete Fournla, Paul Rikert. DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Dan Johnson, Dick Heckman, Mark Bennett, Joe Greblo, Dennis Pagan. HONORARY DIRECTORS: Liz Sharp, Mike Meler, Bob Thompson, Tom Kreyche. The United States Hang Gliding Association Inc. Is a division of the Natiorial Aeronautic Association (NAA) which is the official representative of the Federation Aeronautlque Internationale (FAI), of the world governing body for sport aviation. The NM, which represents the U.S. at FA! meetings. has delegated to the USHGAsupervlsion of FAl,elated hang gliding activities such as record attempts and competition sanctions. HANG GLIDING magazine ls 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 safely. Contributions are welcome. Anyone Is invited to contrtbute articles, photos, and Illustrations concerning hang gliding activities. If the material Is to be returned. a stamped, self-oddressed return envelope must be enclosed. Notification must be made of submission to other hang gliding publlcatlons. HANG GLIDING magazine reserves the right to edit contributions where necessary. The Association and publication do not assume responslbilily for the material or opinions of contributors. HANG GLIDING magazine (USP$ 017-970) ls published monthly by the United States Hang Gl'1ding Association. Inc .. whose malling address is: P. 0. Box 500, Pearblossom. CA 93553 (805) 944-5333. FAX (805) 944-1905. Second-class postage Is paid at Pearblossom, CA and at other entries. TheUSHGA is a member-controlled educational and scientific organization dedicated to exploring all facets of ultralight flight. Membership ls open to anyone Interested in this realm of flight. Dues for full membership are $30.00 per year ($42 foreign); subscription rates are $29.00for one year. $53 for two years. $77 for three years. Changes of address should be sentslxweeksinadvance.includingname.USHGA number. previous and new address. and a mailing label from a recent Issue. POSTMASTER: SEND CHANGE OF ADDRESS TO: UNITED STATES HANG GLIDING ASSN .. P.0. BOX 500. PEARBLOSSOM, CA 93553.
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There are a few non-related issues that have popped up in the last couple of months. My comments, in no particular order, are as follows: OFFICE RELOCATION About two years ago the Board of Directors approved our Executive Director's request to relocate the office from Los Angeles to the Antelope Valley area. That approval was made for some short-term savings, but it was agreed that a longerterm study should be made about where the most efficient place would be to conduct business. This longer-term study never really got off the ground before our Executive Director left the organization. This left us with the choice of selecting an Executive Director from the area in which the office is now located and giving that individual the responsibility of doing this longer-term study, or doing the research ourselves and hiring the Executive Director in the area that was deemed to be most advantageous for the Association in the long run. We chose the latter, and a committee made up of Joe Greblo, Dan Johnson, Gregg Lawless, Russ Locke, Mike Meier and Jim Zeiset is currently evaluating information about several cities. They will be making a final recommendation to the Board at the spring meeting in Atlanta. The Soaring Society (our sister organization for the sailplane community) went through this process a couple of years ago. They discovered that there were many cities willing to offer benefits in order to entice Association business into their communities. We took the Soaring Society's paperwork, adapted it to our organizational situation and sent it out to twenty cities across the country. Included were cities who responded positively to the Soaring Society as well as some other selected cities where local members of our organization have volunteered to work on proposals. As we were receiving bids from several of these cities we also received numerous
comments from USHGA members, that ranged from "let's keep the Association in California because that's where most of the members are," to "let's move to Washington D.C. to be closer to the FAA, NAAand other similar organizations." However, before I comment on the value of those opinions it's important to remember that the USHGA is a business, with it's chief source of revenue being the membership dues that we all individually pay. We, as members, have the right to expect that our dues are being spent as efficiently as possible. Every effort is being made to set up the office in a fashion that gives membership services we expect at a minimum cost. Moving the office should be first and foremost a business/operational decision. But the fact that we have chosen to look at strictly business issues first does not indicate that the importance of those other issues is being ignored. It was only a few years ago that this organization was almost bankrupt because we were paying too much attention to the wrong issues. We have done a reasonable job of understanding business and operational issues, but it would be stretching a point to say they are under control. The efforts of people like Jim Zeiset, Liz Sharp, Gregg Lawless and a few other members of the Board of Directors are currently keeping a lid on things. We will be completely successful when the elected officials of this organization are working with policy instead of operational issues. FARs FAR 103.lSstatesthat, "No person may operate an ultralight vehicle over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons." There are two problems with FAR 103.15 as it's currently worded. First, there is no minimum altitude requirement. Balloons, for instance, are allowed to operate over a congested area if they are above a certain altitude. If there were an altitude we were required to stay HANG GLIDING
,------------, The Next VIEWPOINT above that would solve some, but not all, of our problems. Of more concern is the lack of a clear definition of what constitutes a congested area. We have some sites that clearly operate over congested areas. However, we have many more sites that may operate over congested areas depending upon the definition of a congested area. Yosemite is a good example. In situations of conflict, the decision will be up to the local FAA officials. Therein lies the best solution. Local clubs/chapters, and/or dealers, should make it their business to know who and where the local FAA authority is in their area. If there is a potential for site conflict with other organizations or home owners it would be in the club/chapter's best interest to establish a positive relationship with that FAA/GATO office. This can be done by simply identifying yourselves to the FAA as representatives of the local hang gliding community and offering to help solve any situations that come up relative to hang gliding. (Care should be taken to minimize the contact points. The FAA doesn't want to hear independently from a number of pilots.) Should future problems arise, you have, hopefully, established yourselves as problem solvers rather than just problems. You stand a much better chance of getting things your way with this type of communication. RATING PROGRAM It is the heart of all our programs. It was set up to provide some nationally recognized standard by which to judge pilot skills and for local clubs to rate the difficulty of their flying sites. There have been several revoked ratings recently, and it's probably a good time to take a half step backwards and make sure we're doing the right things for the right reasons. The rating program is the key in our efforts to maintain self-regulation. It must be as strong as possible, hopefully without becoming a bureaucracy that is more complex than the one we are trying to avoid. What follows is my opinion and is not universally accepted by the hang gliding community, and I welcome opposing viewpoints on this subject. I believe that if we issue ratings we also have the responsibility to rectify mistakes or make adjustments depending upon pilot performance. JANUARY 1989
There are two situations in which a rating revocation should be considered. The first is if an incident has the potential of negatively impacting the sport or local flying privileges. For instance, flying in obviously restricted airspace and creating an incident that irks the FAA would be cause for considering the revocation of the pilot's rating. The second is a series of specific actions over a period of time that indicate a pilot does not have the maturity or skills commensurate with the rating. In either case, the situation must be documented and the pilot involved should be included in the discussions that lead up to any action. These kinds of decisions cannot be made lightly and a pilot should be given every opportunity to correct his/ her deficiencies. These situations should be handled by the Observer or Instructor who initially issued the rating, but that is not always practical. If it is not possible the local pilots should be responsible for making sure the right things are done. The issuing Observer or Instructor should at least be sent copies of all paperwork. Unfortunately, most of these recent situations have been handled by the Regional Directors. There are several reasons for this. Most Directors have, by virtue of being elected to office, demonstrated a willingness to work on local hang gliding issues. Considering the possible revocation someone's rating is not a comfortable process, and the responsibility tends to get passed until it reaches the Director who is forced to make some kind of decision. Sometimes it's felt that if the Director makes the decision it will carry more weight. Whatever the reason, by having the Director directly involved, rather than just overseeing the process, we lose some of the built-in controls over the process. The bottom line is this: We cannot ignore obvious problems. This is not good for anyone, including the pilot involved. If there is a potential problem in your area, try to keep it a local issue. Keep the Director involved and informed, but use him or her to verify that the correct steps are being taken, and avoid passing off any decisions that can be made by the local pilots. Document everything you do. This allows for better input from concerned parties and helps insure that the right things are being done for the right reasons. •
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Dear Editor, On behalf of Kathy Smith I am happy to donate $250 from profits made selling the video tape "A Tribute to Stewart Smith." The contribution to the World Team fund should be made "In memory of Stewart Smith."
Dear Editor, I sure enjoyed the glide comparison article and really appreciate the efforts involved to try to get accurate results. A hearty "thank you" to Mr. Pagen. I would like to suggest a comparative test of various gliders for sink rates at different speeds. It seems to me that this would be very valuable information for most pilots. This could be done by aero-towing the gliders in stable conditions to altitude, and then flying them at a specific speed for at least one minute and preferably two. With a high enough tow each flight could include two minutes at speeds of 25 to 50 mph in 5 mph increments. The same pilot with the same instruments could fly each glider, thereby minimizing variables. Maybe someone with the necessary equipment and the wherewithal could attempt this over the winter. I know I would be very interested in this information.
Doug Rice Winston-Salem, NC
THANKS BILL BENNETT
Dear Bill, At the last meeting of the Orange County, California club the membership voiced a desire to express its thanks to our regional directors. We understand that it takes a tremendous amount of work to keep a national organization running smoothly, and that we are indebted to you for the work you do on our behalf. In addition to the hours you spend for the betterment of hang gliding, we also understand the financial commitment required to attend meetings, make phone calls, and so on. That is why we wanted to say "thank you" in a tangible form. The fact that you chose to re-invest the contribution set aside for you back into the club is a tribute to your integrity and dedication. Please know that Orange County pilots support your efforts, and are proud to have you represent us. Cindy Seigler Treasurer
Having represented Region III as a director or honorary director since the inception of the board of the USHGA I have, like all other directors, sometimes considered it to be a timeconsuming, costly, and thankless responsibility even when one obviously has a vested interest in the success of the Association. Apart from those personal reasons for serving on the board it is most gratifying to be appreciated and I want to say "thank you" to Region III members for their support of myself, Joe Greblo and Gregg Lawless, their directors. Bill Bennett
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Dear Editor, Our $39 membership is a terrific offer. We get a good magazine and liability insurance for our flying. I'm proposing a moderate increase in membership fees to extend theft insurance to USHGA members. The November issue had eight gliders listed in "Stolen Wings." Someone must have thought of this before but probably discarded it because it could be abused so easily. Are hang glider pilots stealing these gliders or are they stolen by the unknowing, hoping to sell them for fast cash? Johnny Clinton OH
It would probably be impractical to make glider insurance mandatory with membership, but it would be nice to offer it as an option. In answer to your last question, gliders are almost always stolen by people who don't know anything about the sport. There have been quite a few gliders recovered that were spotted in the Stolen Wings column by pilots who were suspicious.
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Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing David Wamsley's excellent letter (excellent free advertising for an insurance agent) under the title "Life [nsurance for Hang Glider Pilots." The first four paragraphs of his letter areabsolutelyessential information. A pilot should plan for his dependents in the event of his death. What follows is misinformation, however. I know personally of one company that markets 20-year level term insurance. This means that both the amount of protection and the cost remain the same for 20 years. I have also seen four-, five-, and tenyear level term products. Unfortunately for the agent such term products generate small commissions, unlike Universal Life insurance which generates much larger commissions. In a Universal Life policy you have to ''borrow" your savings and haveto pay higher costs (higher than term). In most instances the insurance company keeps your savings and gives your beneficiaries only the death benefit. If you ''borrow" your savings, then die, the insurance companywilldeduct the amount borrowed from the death benefit. Mr. Wamsley fails to mention net effective yield, which will probably be better if you buy term insurance and invest the difference. I may be contacted at the address and phone below ifanyone is interested in more information. And please ask advertisers to pay for their advertising. Steven Blue Box 757 Kailua, HI 96734 (808) 237-8445
Over the years we have received many inquiries from hang glider pilots who have had trouble finding life insurance at a reasonable cost. I published Mr. Wamsley's letter in response to ongoing interest in the subject.-Ed.
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AIRMAIL ARIZONA REPLY Dear Editor, In reply to "Arizona Comments" by John Johnson (Nov. '88): First, my name is spelled Loyns not Lyons. The "no-brainer" article in Sept. '88 that upset some Arizona pilots was very well written by Laura Daltry from an interview using a mini tape recorder in a restaurant over dinner. The British term "no-brainer" that I used to describe the flight means it was easy with not much decision making required. It did not refer to the launch at Elden which is as difficult and dangerous as John describes. I did not go above 12,000' MSL in the Flagstaff area as my barogram can prove. In fact, I did not get above 12,000' for the first two hours. I scratched back up from 200' AGLalongsideMerriam Crater, things improved, lift was smooth, big and strong, with a great tailwind. The retrieval truck could not keep up. I'm sorry to hear John was inverted twice that day; that's only happened to me once in 11 years. John claims I flew one of only four 150+ mile days this year but Larry Tudor popped off a 160-miler when he just happened to be in town for a Wills Wing demo weekend. I'm definitely not suggesting Elden could become another Horseshoe Meadows. The launch could not accommodate the numbers and it's not as consistent. On June 13 my flying partner, Russ Douglas, flew out to Winslow and I went down in
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seven minutes. I hope this clears things up and I look forward to flying beautiful Arizona again this summer. Thank you for the chance to reply. GeoffLoyns Red wood City, CA
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HELPFUL PILOTS POWERED HANG GLIDERS Dear Editor, HangGlidingrecentlyreported the soon to be realized end of self-regulation for ultralights. To a great extent this is the final step in ultralighting's re-invention of the airplane. There are, however, a number of individuals (of whom I'm one) who are still flying "powered hang gliders," and aren't particularly interested in the direction ultralighting is going. I would like to propose that the USHGA consider re-instating the "power'' special skills sign-off to service individuals who really are flying "powered hang gliders." The sailplane community has long recognized powered sailplanes as being distinct from power planes, and required only an instructor's sign-off for a sailplane pilot to fly a motorglider. I'm aware of the fact that the USHGA made a concerted effort to distance itself from the ultralight community in the face of ultralighting's horrible safety record in the early 80s. I don't think it would be difficult to maintain that distance in view of ultralighting's move totally away from soaring. I would define "powered hang glider'' in one of two ways. The simplest definition is the one that got it all started-that it must be foot launchable. The other definition could state that the craft must be capable of being flown as a hang glider without its power pack. Quick action on this matter could enable a definition of powered hang gliders to be included in any pending legislation pertaining to ultralights, thus exempting them before the new regulations go through. It will be much more difficult to get the FAA to recognize such a distinction after the new rules are in place. I would be very interested to hear from anyone else who is currently flying or
Dear Editor, I began training with Sequatchie Valley Soaring this past spring and would just like to comment that I have never met a nicer bunch of people that the pilots at Henson's Gap. All of the instructors are great; they really care about the student and his/her safety. I have never asked a question where I did not get a quick, detailed answer and have never been made to feel stupid or like a wuffo. I have never experienced anything like hang gliding before and I'm not sure if I would have become interested in the sport if it had not been for the special people involved in it. I just hope that all hang gliding clubs and schools are as friendly as the pilots at Henson's Gap. This is one sure way to accelerate the growth of this great sport. Cindy Cole San Angelo, TX
GREAT INTERVIEW Dear Editor, Great interview Russ Locke conducted with Kari Castle in September's issue. Kari's feelings epitomize what I think most of the women in the sport feel, and the expressions were eloquently spoken. Thanks! Lani Akiona Honolulu, HI Kari is the first ever U.S. Women's National
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AIRMAIL THANKS PACIFIC AIRWA VE Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportunity to give a very special thanks to a company that deserves it. This hang glider manufacturer is a company that cares. Because of them I was able to compete this past season with up-to-date equipment along with financial and moral support. I want to thank Pacific Airwave for giving me the chance to fly with them as a team pilot. Kari Castle FACTORY ASSEMBLY ERROR Dear Editor, So your new glider finally arrived and you can't wait to make that first flight in it.
It's been assembled and inspected by a topnotch manufacturer who's been in business for many years. It's been test flown and fine tuned by a factory test pilot, and shipped to the dealer who did an airframe inspection and performed his own test flight.No need to worry. It's been inspected and re-inspected. It must be right. Wrong! I was lucky! When I performed my first pre-flight it bothered me just a little that I couldn't see the top of the wing bolt assembly at the crosstube /leading edge junction. It was inside the crosstube. Iflaunch conditions had been better I might have passed it off but since I had some time I broke down the glider enough to see inside the end of the crosstube, and to my horror I found that each nut on both leading edges had been started on the threads, but never tightened or safetied! I spun one of them 1-1 I 4 turns and it fell off!
I called the manufacturer the next day. They've since taken measures to make sure it doesn't happen again, but based on a limited check they made, they're assuming mine was an isolated incident. I'm not making that assumption, which is the reason for this letter. If you have anyassemblyon your glider which you have not personally inspected because it is hidden during normal preflight, I urge you to somehow make that inspection, by sight or touch, before your next flight.
Never trust anyone, not even the manufacturer, to properly assemble your glider. Roy Mahoney Poteau, OK
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New Members Submitted by Businesses, November, 1988 Hang Glider Emporium ........................ 13 Hawaii Airsports .................................... 10 Kitty Hawk Kites, East ............................ 8 High Adventure ....................................... 7 Adventure Wings ..................................... 6 Lookout Mountain Flight Park ............... 5 Mission Soaring Center ........................... 5 Windsports International ........................ 4 Aeolus ........................................................ 3 Eagle's Nest ............................................... 3 Raven Hang Gliding ................................ 3 The Hang Gliding Shop of Ventura ....... 2 Paragliding Review .................................. 2 True-Flight Concepts ............................... 2 Ultimate High Aviation ........................... 2 UP over New Mexico ............................... 2 The following schools/clubs submitted one new member for the month of November: Airplayin', Nova-Air, Hang Gliders West, Treasure Valley Hang Gliders, Windgypsy, Natural High, Santa Barbara Hang Gliding Center, Spectrum HG, Hang Flight Systems, Sky Sails, Connecticut HG Assn./ TEK Flight, Southland HG, Desert, Rocky Mountain HG, Klaus' HG and Imports, The Colorado HG Center, Southern Oregon HG, Hang Gliders West. JANUARY 1989
Last year marked the beginning of Lookout Mt. Flight Park's second decade of service to the hang gliding comm unity and saw the debut of The Lookout Mountain Flyer, a free newsletter for Lookout Mt.'s students and pilots with yearly Flight Park memberships. Fulfilling a campaign promise of USHGA Region 10 Director Matt Taber, The Flyer is also mailed at no charge to current members of the USHGA in Region 10 (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico). The first year saw spring and fall issues with stories about three 100+ mile flights, Lookout's Jetter of agreement with Chattanooga Air Traffic Control regulating flights to the "Point," the U.S. Nationals, Great Race, ICPs, and more. Four newsletters are planned for this year and LMFP welcomes contributions. (Include SASE for return of materials.) The Flyer is edited and produced by Buzz Chalmers (a former editor of Glider Rider) and printed by local pilot Mike Dance, of Dance Printing in Atlanta. LA MOUETIE CLUB COOPERATIVE USA La Mouette is offering a club membership to purchase La Mouette products at dealer prices. The Cooperative is available to club members and merchandise must not be resold at a profit. Contact:
USA La Mouette, 16018 68th Ave. Ct. E., Puyallup, WA 98373 (206) 535-0973. G.W. MEADOWS JOINS SEQUATCHIE VALLEY SOARING Sequatchie Valley Soaring, in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area, proudly announces the signing on of G.W. Meadows as full-time manager of their new 1500 square-foot hang gliding facility. G.W. brings to the business broad knowledge of hang gliders and hang gliding accessories. He is a certified Instructor, Observer, Class II Tandem rated pilot and is currently a USHGA Director. This new addition to the SVS staff now means that there will be full-time service and help available at the Tennessee Tree Toppers' premier site, Henson's Gap, wel1-known as the site of the world's first radial ramp. We are pleased to welcome G.W. and his "can do" attitude to Eastern Tennessee. JUDY LEDEN AND GERARD THEVENOT RECEIVE "DIPLOME DE PERFORMANCE" Hang glider pilots Judy Leden of England, and Gerard Thevenot of France recently received the Diplome de Performance award from the Aero Club de France at its 90th anniversary celebration dinner held at the Bourget Air and Space Museum. World duration record parapente pilot Jean-Yves Fauste of France also received a Diplome as did Britisher Eve Jackson for the first-ever UK to Australia ultralight flight. Guest of honor Chuck Yeager was awarded the "Grande Medaille" of the Aeroclub de France. When introduced to Judy Leden he said: "Now here's a young lady who's definitely got the right stuff!" Judy is the reigning ladies World Champion. EL MIRAGE RECREATION AREA Years of planning for improved recreation management and visitor services at one of Southern California's most popular outdoor recreation areas culminated recently in the signing of a multi-agency agreement that spells out federal, state and local responsibilities in the newly-€stab13
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The Lone Pine Hang Gliding Center regretfully announces that there will be an
increase in rates charged for launch use for the 1989 season. Starting in January, 1989, season passes will be available. From January to the end of April the cost of a season pass will be $40 (same as last year). Starting in May there will be a price increase to $50. Daily rates will increase to $5. Contact: LPHGC, P.O. Box 540, Lone Pine, CA 93545. Congratulations to a couple of unofficial record holders. John Riley and his passenger Barbara flew 113 miles tandem last year. It must have been cold at 22,000 feet! That must be some kind of record too. There was also a fixed wing record set at 140 miles. It was done in an HP equipped with spoilers, which qualified it for the class. Also, Herb Seidenberg flew a F1edge for an unofficial 188 miles.
Calendar of Events Jan. 1-13: New Zealand Hang Gliding Championships, Paeroa Range, south of Rotorua. Practice days Dec. 29-31. Contact: Geoff Christophers, 24 Basely Rd., Rotorua, New Zealand tel. 57080. Jan. 7-9: First annual Lake Huron 6-mile ridge run. Sarnia, Canada. Fun flying, competition. Contact: Norm Lesnow (313) 399-9433. Jan. 9-16: Australian flatlands tow meet. Contact: Mid North Coast Gliders, R.M.B. Hannam Vale Rd., Lome 2439 Australia tel. (065) 56 %92. Jan. 22: Glider maintenance clinic. Jan. 28: Chute clinic. Feb.18-19: Basic ICP. Feb. 25-26: Tandem I & II clinic. March 18: Chute clinic. April 9: Glider maintenance clinic. April 28-30: Steeple Chase. May 28-June 3: Ridge soaring camp. June 3: Chute clinic. June 4: XC clinic. June 11-17: Owens Valley XC tour. Contact: Western Hang Gliders, P.O. Box 828, Marina, CA 93933 (408) 3842622. Jan. 23-Feb. 4: Mt. Buffalo World Masters. Australian Nationals included. Entry $150. Contact: World Masters, c/o 14
HGFA, Sports House, 508/161 Gloucester St., Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia. tel. (057) 551724. Feb. 11-25: World Team competition, Govemad Valadares, Brazil. Contact: Rua Jardim Botanico, 182/704, Jardim Botanico, RJ Brazil, CEP 22461 tel. (021) 220-4704 TELEX (21) 21818HAEG. $300 includes retrieval, ride up hill and lunch. March 25-26: The Great Race, Lookout Mtn. Flight Park, Chattanooga, TN. 21-mile ridge race. Two classes, prizes and trophies. Contact: (404) 398-3433, (404) 3983541.
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by Jim Maupin
aving been a member I follower of the modem hang gliding movement since its inception, I have watched it's growth with pleasun~, and winced at times at our accident and injury rate. My reactions to the development of our flying machines has not in ten years. The problems are the limited to non-existent pilot protection in case of a hard or poor landing; and second, the limited performance, at least compared to with which I am much more familiar. The development of the Carbon Dragon was an attempt to address both of these problems, at least to my satisfaction. It approximately double presentperformance with a maximum to land a minimum sink of 100 feet per minute. test flights by some ten different pilots weighing from JANUARY 1989
120 to 210 pounds seem to prove these figures realistic. There is a door which is hinged on one side of the cockpit and opens 180° for foot launch. There is a wheel in the door, and landings are made on the wheel. The door is stressed for 3.0 G landing loads and 7.5 G flight loads. It is designed to take a truly disastrous landing to insure the safety of the pilot. I might say at this point that I really don't know what to call it. The most descriptive thing to say is that it is a footlaunchable sailplane. At the same time it meets the 1987 FAI definition of a hang glider-a glider capable of being carried, foot-launched and landed solely by the energy and use of the pilot's legs. At an empty weight of 145 pounds it also meets part 103 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and does not require FAA licensing of 15
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Although a lot of us have flown it, Dan Armstrong is head of our flight test program, and has agreed to write about that. At present (late October) it has about 50 flights and has been launched by auto tow, aero tow and bungee. Ideally a flight report should include foot launch. This should come shortly, after we tweak the door control system some. Dan is a 13-year hang glider pilot and instructor, with experience in both rigid and flex wing as well as sailplanes. Plans are extensive, consisting of 23 2' x 4' blueprints, and a how-to-build-it book. I know most hang glider pilots prefer to buy ready-to-fly machines. Nevertheless I agree with Les King's observation that "it's a grand adventure," and I wouldn't have missed it for anything. II
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mahoi;;an:y plywood. Aft ribs are built spruce. The D-tube is birch ply. The spar sheer web is the same. Covering is dacron. The control tubes arc carbonepoxy and arc over aluminum tubes. The aluminum is then removed with swimming pool acid. The rudder pedals are standard, and the stick is on the side in what the Australians call "the beer location." You'll notice this short introduction to the aircraft docs not say much about flying.
Jim Maupin is a 50-year pilot and flew the hump between India and China during World War ll. He has been active in soaring for 25 years, and served for three years as a Director for the Soaring Society of America from Region 12. He is the designer, in consultation with Irv Culver, of the Woodstock and Windrose homebuilt sailplanes. We'll be looking forward to the follow-up flight report. In the meantime the above-mentioned blueprints and book are available for $150. Jim Maupin's address is: Star Route 3, Box 4300-37, Tehachapi, CA 93561. 17
RATINGS BEGINNER RA TINGS PILOT: City, State; Instructor /School Region 2 DAN BARTLETI: Scotts Valley, CA; Rick Rickles/Mission Soaring- ROBERT BINFORD: Las Vegas, NV; Debbi Renshaw/Natural High BRUCE COLBOURN: San Jose, CA; Richard Palmon/Mission Soaring - GLENN GOELZ: Campbell, CA; Richard Palmon/Mission Soaring - MARK HAWK: Rohnert Park, CA; Jeff Mott - WAYNE HINEMAN: San Jose, CA; Rick Rickles/Mission Soaring - JOSEPH JASSO: Martinez, CA; Don Bums/Mission Soaring DIETMAR KURPANEK: San Jose, CA; David R. Yount/Mission Soaring THOMAS POP· PITZ: Sunnyvale, CA; Rick Patmon/Mission Soaring - PATRICK SATERLEE: El Sobrante, CA; Jeff Mott/H.G. West - CHRIS SP ARKS: Carson City, NV;DavidSmith-CA THY STARK: Chico, CA; Jeff Mott - TODD R. WHITMER: San Jose, CA; Rick Rickles/Mission Soaring KEITH WOODS: Palo Alto, CA; Richard Patmon/Mission Soaring O
Region3 JACOB ABRAMJIAN: Monterey, CA; Joel Gregor /Southland HG. DANIEL BARLEY: Woodland Hills, CA; Don Quackenbush/Trueflight Concepts - JUDSON LEE: Mission Viejo, CA; David Engel/Southland H.G. - MARK MOSLEY: Palm Springs, CA; Debbi Renshaw/Natural High - DOUG URRY: San Luis Obispo, CA; Achim Hageman/ Santa Barbara H.G. - ERIC WINSTON: San Bernardino, CA; Debbi Renshaw /Natural High Region 4 TONYGALLIRZO:Golden,CO;GeorgeGreer/ Colorado H.G. - GEORGE C. GLASS: Colorado Springs, CO; Ron Wilkinson/Eagle's Nest BRADY JOHNS: Denver, CO; George Greer/ Co. H.G. - MICHAEL MONROE: Phoenix, AZ; Bill Holmes - JOHN MONTGOMERY: Minniapolis, MN; Gordon Pollock - GILBERT R. QUINTANA:Albuquerque,NM;ChuckWoods - JERRY RATZ: Colorado Springs, CO; Ron Wilkinson/Eagle's Nest- ROBERT RUSSELL: Colorado Springs, CO; Ron Wilkinson/Eagle's Nest- BEN J. THOMPSON: Scottsdale, AZ; Bill Holmes- STEPHENWILLIAMS: Crested Butte, CO; Matt Taber /Lookout Mt. F1ight Park
Region 8 FRANCISCO AMA YA: Pawtucket, RI; Jeffrey Porter - DAVID CUMMINGS: Seymour, CT; Alegra Davidson/Tek Flight - PETER DEBEILTS: Foxboro, MA; T.C. Searle/ Aeolus GERALD MARTONE: Arlington, MA; John Harris/ Aeolus ·· CHARLES MELLONE: Farmington, MA; T.C. Searle/ Aeolus - PETER T AMPOSI: Hollis, NH; T.C. Searle/ Aeolus JIGAR A. VYAS: Lexington, MA; T.C. Searle/ Aeolus Region 9 MEREDITH CONQUEST: Earlysville, VA; Rob Bachman/KHK - THOMAS W. ESSMAN: Columbus, OH; Greg Ball/LMFP - DAVID R. ROBINSON: Hampton, VA; Chris Thompson/ KHK Region 10 NICHOLAS S. BAILEY: Coral Gables, FL; George Reeves/KHK - MARCIA BARNES: Winston-Salem, NC; Greg Ball/LMFP - TERRY BOHLEBER: Morristown, TN; Bruce Hawk/ H.A. - DAN CARDA: Knoxville, TN; Bruce Hawk/Hawk Airsports - PHIL FISHER: La Verge, TN; Joanne Reynolds/LMFP - JEFF LAUGHREY: Knoxville, TN; Bruce Hawk/ Hawk Airsports - JEFF MOORE: Homestead AFB, FL; Buzz Chalmers/LMFT - WILLIAM J. O'NEIL: Stone Mt., GA;Joanne Reynolds/LMFP - MARK SHREVE: Memphis, TN; Laurence Haney /Sail Wings - TIMOTHY SIMMONS: Birmingham, AL; Bruce Hawk/HA. - PAUL SKINNER: W. Palm Beach, FL; Greg Black/Mt. Wings - MARK TINSLEY: Smvma, GA; Buzz Chalmers/LMFP - NANCY URENDA: Coconut Grove, FL; George Reeves/KHK Region 11 TOMMY BENNETT: Jonesboro, LA; Matt Taber /LMFP- SCOTIBISHOP:Montclair,NJ; Chris Thompson/KHK- DANNY LUECKENHOFF: Ft. Worth, TX; Gary Scheer Region 12 KATHY CASE: Smithtown, NY; Chris Thompson/KHK- CLAUDIA MA YER: APO, NY; Gary Elhart/Nova Air - DENNIS PERROTT: Cropseyville, NY; Robert Hastings - MICHELLE PHILLIPS: Mahwah, NJ; Paul Voight JOSEPH SOLLOWEN: Bellmone, NY; Greg Black/Mt. Wings
Region 5 KEN JENKINS: Boise, ID; Mike King/Treasure Valley H.G.
Foreign TOM REZUCHA: Grasse, France; Jeff Nicolay I Morningside
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NOVICE RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Instructor /School
Region 7 FRED BAUMANN: Wilmette, IL; Angelo Montas/Spectrum H.G. - STEVE BRADBURY: LaGrange, IL; Brad Kushner /Raven H.G. GRAHAM KNOPP: Wausalo, WI; Brad Kushner /Raven H.G. - DAVID REIFSNYDER: Wheaton, IL; Chris Thompson/KHK- DWIGHT REIFSNYDER: Wheaton, IL; Chris Thompson/ KHK
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cisco, CA; Charlie Whitehill/Chandelle- SALLY KIMMEL: Concord, CA; Charlie Whitehill/ Chandelle - BERT LEVINE: El Cerritos, CA; Matt Spinelli/Trueflight Concepts - ROBERT PATTERSON: Berkeley, CA; Thomas Ellis WILL PRICE: Orinda, CA;Charlie Whitehill/ Chandelle - GEORGE PRONARAS: Fremont, CA; Rob Engorn - DAVID SHANKS: Eureka, CA; John Minnick - GREG SLOAN: Vallejo, CA; Ken Baier/ Torrey F1ight Park - PHILIP VERTIN, JR.: San Jose, CA; Don Bums ROBERT WARING: San Francisco, CA; Jeff Greenbaum/ Airtime of S.F. Region 3 DAVE ASBURY: San Oemente, CA; Paul Burns/Windgypsy - EDWARD BARRY: Laguna Hills, CA; David Engel/Southland H.G. - MARCELO BARSANTI: Canoga Park, CA; Henry Bittner /W.I. ART CACCIAPAGLIA: El Cajon, CA;Roger Chase/Ultimate High-AARIENNE CHLEBEK: Sun Valley, CA; Don Quackenbush/Trueflight - ARMIN ENGERT: Paia, HI; Dave Darling/ Maui Soaring - DARREN HALL: El Toro, CA; Paul Burns/Windgypsy - ANN HAMANN: Garden Grove, CA; Debbi Renshaw /Natural High- MIKE HICKS: Bonita, CA; Roger Chase I Ultimate High - DA VE JASINSKI: San Diego, CA; Roger Chase/Ultimate High - JOHN LENGYEL: Burbank, CA; Jeff Greenbaum/ Airtime of S.F. - JOHN MAUPINS: Redondo Beach, CA; Henry Bittner /Windsports Intl. MA TI MC GUNIGLE: Redlands, CA; David Engel/Southland H.G. - ICHIRO MURAT A: GONZALO PERES: Los Angeles, CA; Henry Bittner /Windsports - Los Angeles, CA; Ted Boyse/Windsports - STEVE SAMSON: Riverside, CA; Paul Burns/Windgypsy - RAY SHAPOURI: Escondido, CA; David Engel/ Southland H.G.- ROBERTTURNAGE: Oxnard, CA; Jim Woods - PEDRO R. URBINA: Santa Paula, CA; Joe Greblo/Windsports - MARINO A. VIGIL: Los Angeles, CA; Ted Boyse/Windsports Region 4 SCOTI COMFAUX: Denver, CO; Terry Hackbart - WILLIAM GOOD: Tucson, AZ; Anthony Barton - JOSE LUZ GALLEGOS: Grand Junction, CO; Kevin Stowe /South wind H. G. - WALT HEDEGARD: Phoenix, AZ; Doug Gordon/ Arizona Windsports - BRIAN KIGGINS: Rifle, CO; Kevin Stowe/S.W. H.G. - MARCUS KNOWLDEN, JR.: Touele, UT; Marcus Knowlden - AREK LAKE: Albuquerque, NM; Chuck Woods - PETE RITZOU: Albuquerque, NM; Chuck Woods - MA TIHEW SHOEMAKER: Provo, UT; Kevin Stowe-MALCOLM WALWORTH: Flagstaff, AZ; Bill Holmes STEPHEN WILLIAMS: Crested Butte, CO; Buzz Chalmers/LMFP - MICHAEL WILLIS: Albuquerque, NM; Chuck Woods Region 7 BRYAN BENEDICT: Evanstan, IL; Brad Kushner /Raven H.G. - SCOTI LESNET: Muscatine, IA; Greg Ball/LMFP - DARWIN ROBERTS: Madison, WI; G.W. Meadows - PATRICK WINTHER: Highland, MT; Matt Taber /LMFP
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RATINGS Region 8 JAMES SCHROER: Jamestown, RI; Robert Hastings Region 9 GARY GR ABB: Lakeview, VA; George Reeves/ KHK - DANIEL HAUBEIL: Chillicothe, OH; Mike DelSignore/North Coast H.G. - ALLEN HOUSEL: Ashtabula, OH; Buzz Chalmers/ LMFP- JEAN PARKE: Alexandria, VA; George Reeves/KHK - JOE SCHUCHTER: Gaithersburg, MD; George Reeves/KHK - BRADLEY TAYLOR: Salisbury, MD; George Reeves/KHK Region 10 BOB BELSHAN: Memphis, 1N; Lawrence Haney /Sail Wings - CLIFfON BRYAN: Statesville, NC; Robert Wooten - BILL CONDERMANN, Jr.: Miami, FL; Buzz Chalmers/ LMFP- BRUCE DANCE: Norcross, GA;JoAnne Reynolds/LMFP - JERRY FOWLER: Hendersonville, 1N; Buzz Chalmers/LMFP- ROBERT KA YES:Miami, FL;George Reeves/KHK- BILL OTIS: St. Petersburg, FL; Greg Ball/LMFP JAMES PITIMAN: E. Palatka, FL; Roland Whisitt - MICHAEL POLLOCK: Ft. Lauderdale, FL; George Reeves/KHK - TONY SANDRIDGE: Mableton, GA; Buzz Chalmers/LMFP - JOHN SINCLAIR: Mareitta, GA; BuzzChalmers/LMFP - KEN SUTZ: Acworth, GA; Buzz Chalmers/LMFP- JIM WITTE: W. Palm Beach, FL; Greg Ball/LMFP Region 11 HAROLDO BECKMAN: Houston, TX; Bill Misiasak- JODY LAZARO: Metaire, LA;George Reeves/KHK- SAM RAYMER: Mansfield, TX; George Greer/Rocky Mt. H.G. Region 12 ROBERTBEATY:APO,NY;GaryE!hart/Nova/ Air- CHARLES BELL, JR.: Edison, NJ; George Reeves /KHK- MARK BUSCH: APO, NY; Gary Elhart/Nova-Air - THOMAS HOGAN: Centereach, NY; George Reeves/KHK- MICHAEL KARSKI: Elmira, NY; George Reeves/KHK WILLIAM KEATING: Staten Island, NY; Thomas Aguero/Thermal Up JAMES MAL THANER: Three Bridges, NJ; George Reeves/KHK - MICHAEL SACEK: Somerset, NJ; Tom Aguero/Thermal Up - DAVID STAEBLER: Pennington, NJ; Bill Umstattd/ Sky High Hang Gliding
COTI: Pleasant Hill, CA; Ray Leonard/High Sierra Sports - MATIHEW LOBAUGH: Half Moon Bay, CA; Charlie Whitehill/Chandelle ROBERT LOBER: Los Gatos, CA; Jeff Walker DAVID O'HARA: Aptos, CA; Jeff Williamson CHRISTOPHER WORLEY: Saratoga, CA; Thomas Low Region 3 FELICIA BENTHAM: Ventura, CA;JoeGreblo/ Windsports Int'l - MARK GAL BREATH: Long Beach, CA; Dan Skadal/Hang Flight Systems JULIE HICKS: Ontario, CA; Jeff Krolopp DAVID LONG: San Diego, CA; Ken Baier/ Torrey Pines Flight Park - BOB McCORD: Huntington Beach, CA; Rob McKenzie/High Adventure- ROD MITCHELL: Escondido, CA; William Henry/TPFP - GARY REED: Westminster, CA; Chris Armenta/Natural High DORMALEEN SKADAL: Corona, CA; Dan Skadal/HFS Region 4 DAVID LANE: Salt Lake City, UT; Dave Rodrigues/Wasatch Wings - ST AN MISH: Flagstaff, AZ; /Russ Gelfan - GARY THOMPSON: Salt Lake City, UT; Gordon Pollock
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Region 2 RICHARD PALMON: Fremont, CA; Don Burns/Mission /Soaring Center - DEREK SMITH: Steamboat Springs, NV; Ray Leonard/ .High Sierra Sports - BRENTER THOMPSON: Oakland, CA; Chester Chen Region 3 MARTIN BACKE: Downey, CA; Debbi Renshaw /Natural High - GLEN BENDER: Honolulu, HI; Lani Akiona - ROGER HYDE: Sun City, CA; R. Farnsworth - MARK MALLETI: Laguna Beach, CA; David Engel Region 4 MARCUS KNOWLDEN: Tooele, UT; Mark Curtis- AD AM TRAHAN: Scottsdale, AZ; Jerry Dalen Region 7 STEPHEN DILLON: Chesterton, IN; Rob Kreske - WAYNE HOBBS: Uttle Rock, AR; Lawrence Haney /Sail Wings-KENNETH SANDIFER: Uttle Rock, AR; Lawrence Haney /SW RONWIETZKE: New Berlin, WI;LarryWittenbaugh
Region 5 HARVEY MAY:Sagle, ID; Matt Gillis
Region 9 JIM PRAHL: Mardella Springs, MD; Buzz Chalmers/Lookout Mountain Flight Park
Region 8 JAMES LaJOIE: Temple, NH; Phil Vangel KIRK WESTOVER: St. Albans bay, VTI Oaudia Holbrook/Southwind HG
Region 10 DAVID TEUSCHER: Austell, GA; Lyell Easley DOUG WELLS: Memphis, 1N; Lawrence Haney /Sail Wings
Region 9 LARRY BALL: Mineral Wells, WV; James Rowan - MICHAEL BARRY: Ambler, PA; Matt Taber /Lookout Mtn. Flt. Park- KEN CHURCH: Westchester, PA; Jim Keller
Region 11 JEAN PAUL DULRETOT: Shreveport, LA; Lawrence Haney /Sail Wings
Region 10 STEVE JOHNSON: Lenoir City, 1N; Chris Pyle - WILLIAM KING: Raleigh, NC; George Reeves/KHK- HAROLD SPRATLIN: Smyrna, GA; Greg Ball/Lookout Mountain Flight ParkMICHAEL YODER: Kill Devil Hills, NC; Rob Bachman/KHK Region 11 VINCENT Pl.AJA: McAllen, TX; Jim Johns/ Western HG
Region 12 ROBERT BASCOM: Sherrill, NY; Dan Guido THOMAS WISE: Oakland, NJ; Paul Voight/ Fly High Foreign GUIDO KNIGGE: Berlin, W. Germany; Foreign Equivalent - MIKE THEOCHARIS: Piraeus, Greece/Foreign Equivalent CLASS ONE TANDEM RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Observer/School
INTERMEDIATE RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Observer/School Region 1 PAUL BALDYGA: Chelan, WA; Kamron Blevins/Free Spirit Sky Surfing - JIM FENISON: Seattle, WA; Kamron Blevins/FSSSPETE JOHNSON: Everett, WA; Kamron Blevins/FSSS
Region 12 KIMBERLEY CONEY: Ubertyh, NY; Paul Voight/Fly High - DAVID HOMYK: Ballston Lake, NY; Ed Green - TED MAGALETII: Thornwood, NY; Paul Voight/Fly High WAYNE SUMNER: APO, NY; Gary Elhart/ Nova-Air ADVANCED RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Observer/School
Region 2 PIERRE AUBIN: San Francisco, CA; Rick Canham- DAVID GERRARD: Kensington,CA; Charlie Whitehill/Chandelle - VIC GIBSON: Orangevale, CA; Mike Lake - CHIP KAPLOVE: Novato, CA; Jim Woodward - LISA LIPPIN-
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Region 1 WES ROBERTS:Grants Pass, OR; Mike King/ Treasure Valley H G Region 2 BOB CARTER: Truckee, CA; Ken Brown/ Airplayin' -JOELCRAIG:Truckee,CA;Ken Brown - DAVID O'NEAL: Reno, NV; Ken Brown STEVE RODERICK: Reno, NV; Ken Brown DEREK SMITH: Steamboat Springs, NV; Ken Brown
Region 1 ADRIAN LEE PAULING: Olympia, WA;James Reynolds/Capitol Oty HG
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RATINGS CLASS TWO TANDEM Region 11 JERRY FORBURGER: Lubbock, TX; DeWolf/ Boddie
Region 10 A GREG BALL: Rising Fawn, GA; B. Chalmers/ M. Taber A GEORGE "Buzz" CHALMERS: Lookout Mountain, GA; Chalmers/Taber B ROLAND WHITSITT: Rising Fawn, GA; Chalmers/Taber
INSTRUCTORS Type PILOT: City, State; Administrator/Director Region 2 B ERIC KLEMENTIS: Berkeley, CA; R. Leonard/R. Locke B JOHN REILLY: Mammoth Lakes, CA; J. Johns/R. Locke A KAREN SCHENK: Berkeley, CA; R. Leonard/R. Locke A BRIAN SMITH: Berkeley, CA; R. Leonard/ R. Locke Region 4 B JEFF GILDEHAUS: Steamboat Springs, CO; M. King/M. King B JOHN WEST: Arvada, CO; J.Shaw /J. Zeiset B KELL YWEST: Arvada, CO;J. Shaw /J. Zeiset Region 5 B GREG HIUZENGA: Sturgas, SD; M. King/ M. King
Region 2 DEREK SMITH: Steamboat, NV; Ray Leonard Region 3 MATT SPINELLI: San Fernando, CA; Hardy Snyrnan Region 4 STEVE AYCOCK: Phoenix, AZ; Don Jones J C BROWN: Albuquerque, NM; Luigi Chiarani KEVIN McCLURE: Phoenix, AZ; Don Jones OR. SCOTT SINDELAR: Phoenix, AZ; William Holmes Region 5 FRANK GILLETTE: Burley, ID; Mike King Kevin Wolfe: Missoula, MT; Mike King Region 7 RON TROBAUGH: Portage, IN; Marty Bunner
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was seven years ago at the Pines of San
but to my amazement saw this guy flying over my head in this giant Warren Lat!o. multi-colored ldte---silently and I to him that "he me a putt," to which he gave me a thumbs-up sign, banked his westward towards the ocean, and overthetrees. Hwas contact with the We were 14years old when we made up our it out. As soon as returned to Los Angeles, where I live in the San Fernando Valley, I the local Yellow looked up "and Southern California and Rich shop. My twin brother, with whom I had b1c><m playing who had had the same reaction I did, signed up with me for lessons. But we had to through some unusual "jumping off" our sand dune at Redondo reluctant to teach a couple of It took a special assumed all liability, to at least give us a chance to learn to fly. We both took to it like the proverbial fish to water, and it was not Jong before we with the at Mountain in Sylmar. Because of our n"""''"''' to far
Before we could fly the mountain, 50 flights each at the 200-foot hill at Simi more than of the other students. Both Paul Burns, one were amazed that we had gone so that we wouldn't stick with it and as we had. In <!vcryone was conto convince us to up this foolishness" and go and golfing. back to Instead we ended up buying the same Raven 149 we had JANUARY ] 989
learned on, and took the maximum of eight flights each from Kagel until we were signed off. Shortly thereafter we began flying all the sites in Southern California that we had read about And in Hang Gliding to create a more permanent record of our flights we got into serious aerial photography, spending a numberofhours with a well-known commercial photographer I pilot. Our library of color photos now totals well over 500, and Elsiinclude sites like nore, Mt. Wilson, Sylmar, Horseshoe and Hawaii. Last year, after working and saving as much money as possible, we ventured to Maui where we met with Dave Darling, in hopes of flying the famous Haleakala volcano. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate; the wind never got below 50 mph and one day gusted to 80. Not being prone to giving up too easily we worked and saved for another year, and this past summer went to the island of Oahu where the conditions were somewhat more cooperative. We both had spectacular flights and came back with color photos that are magnificent, and communicate the joys and highs that only a hang glider pilot can and understand. Mike Miller, former co-owner of VP Sports with Dick Brock, and participant in the first World Meet in 1975, was our contact on Oahu, and he could not have been more helpful. He has the honor of being the pilot who found "Hidden Valley," the site that flies after Elsinore is blown out. We arranged to fly his VP from the gorgeous cliffs of Makapu ridge, which overlook the breathtaking multicolored waters of the bay below. It has to be one of the most beautiful hang gliding sites in the U.S. Because there is still so much more to see and experience we are next year. back to "working and saving," and plan a trip to We don't know where this desire to fly came from-no one in either our family or social circles is even remotely connected with hang gliding-but our enthusiasm has not waned even slightly since our first flights from the 15-foot sand dunes when we were but 14 years old. It seems like such a long time ago today, particularly when we think back on all we had to overcome just to learn how to become accomplished hang glider pilots. Ill CENTER.SPREAD: al the same site. Rabbit bland is seen in the ba,:k2.roumd Photo by Larry Latto. ®"
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I Ken Godwin-Incumbent Davis Straub-Nominee
gliding community are to help members organize to get lots of new sites open, to help members better educate the public around them so that the political environment is conducive to promoting hang gliding, and to integrate the parapentists into the USHGA without causing problems at our sites.
Gene Matthews-Nominee
I have been flying hang gliders for four years and three months, with over 330 flights and 130 hours airtime. I spent every weekend of last summer flying at Chelan and have flown in CaliforUtah, Italy, attained my 1988.
an urban for hang gliding. on since last effort has May and hopefully will continue until next May. My major strengths are an ability to write voluminous correspondence and knowledge of how to organize to win political battles against unwilling bure,aucrades. My interests in the
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I have been flying since 1976 and hold an advanced rating. I was president of the Pacific Northwest Hang Gliding Association and am currently a member of the Board of Directors of USHGA chapter #93, Cloudbase Country Club of Seattle, Washington. I am a Senior Engineer with the Boeing company there. The USHGA best serves hang gliding by providing safety information and education. In addition, the best way to keep virtually free from government ""'''""""" is self-regulation through the to the end that all pilots may continue to enjoy the freedom to fly. The reason I belong to and work for organized hang gliding is that this is the best way for myself and all pilots to preserve and increase the number of flying sites. I the nomination of my fellow Region I pilots and will serve effectively upon election.
USHGA Master rating, Instructor, Observer, Tandem rating. Member of Mission Ridge site committee; member of the Wings of Rogallo Hang Gliding Club; member of the Fellow Feathers Hang Gliding Club. Holder of the Dunlap duration record since ]983. I, Gregg Pujol, hereby accept my nomination, and if chosen will serve on the USHCA board of directors. I have been actively involved in Region II since beginning flying hang gliders in 1980. As a recreational pilot who flies for enjoyment and peace of mind, I highly value HANG GLIDING
sel!f-r·egul,1ticm. It is essential that we remain selt-r1eg111atect in ordet to best be
able to
that this
has
to offer. Issues of are the of our sites and the of new sites. Of the over 20 sites that I have flown in 2., fewer I will than one-third are USl-IGA more sites to USHGA's work to me,ml::1cm,hi]p. Of the USHGA sites that are reJ~uJ,at(Xi, local dubs have commonly ov,cr-re~:uLatcd in order to best their sites. Rather than criticize, to work for In this case, I feel that the USHGA will be perh,1ps we'll sec more for some of our prc!cicms few sites. I will work to continue to evolve Part 104.
interest is in (1evelmnng u1;:n1v.M. prr,,mc>tio,notandemph,1sis
Bob Buxton-Incumbent
am a business woman wc,r.k1mg in the field of social work, sp<JcilicaJly, Child Protective Services. I am an Intermediate-rated pilot with 15 months flying My accominclude a 34pl!shrneints in hang mile XC in the Owens co-pilot of the San tandem distance record S4 miles. The issues I am most concerned about mstrulct1on, furthering the tandem prclm<)ticin of the among women. As a member I will make every to educated on the issues the to this by attimcting me<~tm:~s tt1rm1ghout the
also like to between the various clubs in we can to know each other. I have the time and the
to become involved in issues re1Jresm1t you the national level. Your vote of confidence would ce1rtainly be apJJrcciai,ed.
JANUARY 1989
My name is David I am 40 years married for 16 and have two children. I own my and also brn,im~ss, which my wife and I gliding for ten 1011m:tm1g member of the So,1rin,g A.ssc>eiation, and have
work harder to maintain our prilvi.leg;ect status of serni-rej~ulation and local aulthoriti,cs. I think it is 1mnmrta1nt to remember that the new pilots their way up th1·ou1gh the ranks are our future.
fiUSHGA BOD committee nance, insurance, paragliding, national fly-in. I am well qualified and will continue to the concerns of all Region 7 pilots. I appnx:iate your continued support and look forward to serving you in the '89-'90 term.
would be better able to deal with these and other in that we will all be able to continue flying there is.
Ma:rk Mocln1-Nominee the nomination for the prn,1non. I have been flying since '1973 and I have held a
Robert Collins-Incumbent three editor of the club newsletter a year and a half and I have written articles for
Gordon Brown-Nominee
Hang and a dealer for I have flown own CXIJCilll'.iC, to for the Buffalo World Masters in 1987 and the World in 1988. It
activities worldwide. I am as a company compprogrammer, a job me with time and money to take on the duties of attendance at all board I attended the last board in San to familiarize with current state of affairs in the USHGA. Over the years, I have become "'""""'" with many of the directors from across the establish a believe I can with the entire Board.
will be informed of resolution.
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to utilize the most assets of the USHGA and the local and
dem Administrator, Reel Glider Pilots Assointerim 7 Director. 7 is once again a growing community mainly due to Our region has the most active towing in the U.S. As hang becomes more and more sophisticated and into general and training remain the concerning members. have actively worked towards these goals through my gliding school and as inteiim Region 7. for
achievements and involvements include: l) 1986 for Region 7, 2) coordinated and glider maintenance clinics, meetings, 4) active tandem .,.,.11,-1-.... ,. 5) Administrator of the 7 director, I have meetings since my involved in site procuremembership
My name is Gordon "Bud" Brown. I've been hang gliding for 12 years, have USHCA #25986, am an Advanced pilot, Advanced Observer and have a Tandem II rating. I have 0v,nm""""""'t1 ''"-'"-"'" snowmobile and truck towing. I enjoy assisting others entering and in our sport and have been involved in the long-term operation of the of New England as an officer and newsletter editor. I would like to see better communication between the membership and the public. An increased awareness of plus intelligent use of land and should go a long way towards making our healthier. I will towards these ideals and look forward to the support of the memand dubs of Region 8. flying and good air .
Davidsm1-N ominee I've been flying for 15 years ( about 14 of them as an Advanced pilot, for all that means). I am an lnstmctor and Observer. I got as far as my student license in power planes when I decided hang gliding was the only real way to fly. I have served on the board of the HANG GLIDING
Simms-Incumbent
X G.W. Meadows---Incumbent
Gliders Association in
radial ramp in Tennessee, so I do interact with dozens of each week.
editor. written number of articles for the Co,nncctkt1t, as well as other newsletters.
contact me reason. a lot of promises I won't your op1inicms meetings.
I could establish an effective line of communication between all of the clubs and of 8, but hold the ma1oritv
your vote.
control.
launch in my Sauratown my walk around the block almost
you made any USHGA would like to Please send of any name in news articles or mi:,n.!:! 7 in,o stories on to the office. Public Relations Committee needs c11i,p111i:1s to ass;ess and favorable on we need your news articles.
I<e,certtlV we both soared for six hours and guess which one of us was tired? All the 18 of hang gliding have been I'll not blow my whistle with ratings or awards but want others to realize I just enjoy hang gliding and do it for pure fun. Sure wish the USHGA would cater more to the regular pilots who make up the majority and would work with the regional director and directly with individuals who need help with site problems. You know, sometimes it blows down on my launch so I every rose has its thorns. I like that tow to state they set because foot launching is entirely a different ball game. All that matters in this life below is not what we fly or how far we all this sport's knowledge can the mind smart but the difference is made in the heart. safety first and vote to make a difference in this election and the future of
Paul Rikert-Incumbent
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Challenges for 1989 by Russ Locke Over the last several years the efforts of the Board of Directors have been mainly directed at problem solving in specific areas, such as insurance, financial controls, etc. With things reasonably well under control we now have the opportunity to consider what issues we want to deal with in an effort to further promote the sport of hang gliding. There are more possibilities than we have resources to draw upon, so some prioritization is going to be necessary. Some, but not all, of the possibilities are as follows: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): Our current position with the FAA is very strong and for the most part exactly where we would like it. They are allowing us to manage our own programs and are comfortable with our ability to do so. However, the worst thing that we could do at this point is to sit on our laurels with an "if it ain't broke don't fix it" attitude. The strong position we have with them could disappear overnight if the wrong things happen. While we have a good relationship we should use it to strengthen the communication lines, decreasing the possibility that there would ever be a situation in which the FAA felt they had to take over management of the problem because they perceived that we were incapable of handling it. The are enough signs on the horizon to indicate that a hypothetical problem could happen at any time. There have been a number of TCA and restricted airspace violations by hang glider pilots in the last year, as well as a couple of near misses involving hang gliders reported by airline pilots. I recently attended a meeting of a local club that had a reported TCA violation. I was amazed at how lightly the local pilots reacted to the threat of the FAA shutting
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down their site. One pilot even commented that he didn't think that the FAA had the authority to close the launch. I hope that he is the only pilot in this country who believes that. In the past, the FAA has only taken hours to shut down major airlines when they perceived something was out of control. Closing down a hang gliding site or putting severe restrictions on the USHGA could be doneveryquicklywith little effort on their part. All hang glider pilots need to understand this point. To my knowledge we have yet to pull the rating of a pilot who violated restricted airspace, but we can no longer look the other way when the less responsible pilots in our midst screw up. In essence there are two things we need to do: strengthen our communication lines with the FAA and take some specific action with those hang glider pilots who violate FAR 103 regulations. Public Opinion: Our hard work over the years appears to be finally paying some dividends. I can't remember the last time I read an inaccurate or misleading negative piece about hang gliding. However, like our relations with the FAA, now is not the time to slack off. Our long term well-being is directly related to this issue, even more so than with the FAA. The FAA works for congress who ultimately works for taxpayers. If we ever found ourselves in the position of not being able to work something out with the FAA, our only hope would be to be esteemed highly enough by the taxpaying public that some of our elected officials would be willing to jump in on our side. Our ability to acquire and maintain good hang gliding sites is also directly tied to this issue. National Aeronautic Association (NAA): Our membership in the NAA is necessary in order to compete in international competitions, as well as to partici-
pate in the national and world record setting process. However, we probably pay the NAA too much money for that privilege since we do all the work. On the other hand, the amount of money we send them is less than 2% of our yearly budget, so it's not a big issue in the overall picture. At best it's a situation that we need to manage better. We need to go from feeling that they are a necessary evil to understanding how we can benefit from each other. Membership and Development: Constant growth in any industry is important just in order to keep up with inflation. We have two choices: either grow and increase our business by increasing our membership base, or ask our existing membership base (us) to shoulder growth through increased dues, member charges, etc. Some dealers have spent time on this i;ince it directly impacts their livelihoods, but at the national level we have just let it happen. In the last year our national membership base is up somewhere around 20%, but I can't think of anything specific that the USHGA has done to cause that. Insurance: We are all fairly familiar with this subject. Without insurance we would lose most of our major sites across the country. Currently we are in a pretty good position with the insurance ind us try, but it continues to fluctuate. Insurance has cost us over $80,000 per year for the last couple of years. It would be nice if we could find a better way to finance our insurance needs, as well as a means to get us through the times when insurance is hard to come by. We have spent lots of time on this subject, but it's appropriate that we continue those efforts. The industry guidelines seem to change on a fairly frequent basis and we need to keep up with those changes. Member Services - Rating Program: These processes are fairly well under control at the office with the day coming when we will be able to guarantee two- to threedayturnaround on rating cards. The rating system is at the heart of our site management programs and cannot be ignored. Magazine: Part of our agreement with the FAA is to provide a central information source for pilots in this country. The magazine has long since surpassed that requirement. The entertainment value and quality (continued on page 38)
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RULES TO LIVE BY What Your Mother Never Told You Part II in a Three-Part Series on Safety article and illustrations © 1989 by Dennis Pagen
Sure your mother tried to raise you weJI, didn't she? She sent you to Sunday school, taught you the golden rule and made you eat all those gruesome vegetables that even now cause waves of nausea when you enter the produce department at the grocery store. She offered you her best ad vice even tho ugh some of it was of dubious merit: 'Toads will give you warts; breaking a mirror will bring bad luck; lightning never strikes the same place twice; and Mrs. Dombrowski's oldest daughter Bertha would make a wonderful wife and mother." Unfortunately, your mom wasn't equipped to prepare you for life in the 80s. She neglected to tell you a few rules like: "Don't use the telephone during a thunderstorm; don't drink and drive;don't play cards with a man named 'Doc'; never eat at a place named 'Truck Stop'." So you learned the rules of life through the school of tough lessons and by keeping your ear to the ground. Then along came hang gliding. What fun! Much to your mom's dismay you jumped in with heart and soul. She could only cringe and hope, for she couldn't understand this unnatural obsession of yours. 'And now you are left again to fend for yourself. But wait. Don't try to learn the rules of hang gliding on your own, for the hard knocks you take can leave you daunted or dead. We will take over from your much-maligned mother and offer you flying guidelines that you can depend on. These are truly rules to live by. A UTILE BACKGROUND In the process of researching and writing a new book to replace Hang Gliding JANUARY 1989
Flying Skills, I realized the need to provide students and experienced pilots alike with a standard set of rules as safety guidelines. These rules did not exist except in a few instructors' minds and as a randomly accessed vague cloud of wisdom that would wax and wane along with the ozone. I wrote them down and presented them to the instructors at the last Hang Gliding Dealers Association meeting as weJI as to Michael Robertson, chief roustabout of the Canadian instruction program. After a bit of discussion we settled on the rules that follow. These rules are, of course, not perfect or all inclusive. However, we have tried to refine some safety ideas into little nuggets that are easy to remember and dependable. For purposes of utilization I have listed the rules first, followed by discussion and explanation. So cut them out or copy them to read every night before you go to bed. Better yet, tape them to your control bar to read as you fly along. A LOT OF FOREGROUND
Rules To Live By While Hang Gliding 1) Perform a hook-in check within 15 seconds of taking off. 2) Always yell CLEAR and visually check clearance before taking off. 3) Limit yourself to 30° crosswinds in ridge soaring conditions and 45° cross in very light winds. 4) Stabilize in flight before climbing into your harness. Don't zip up until you are 100 feet up or away from the hill. 5) Clear all your turns. 6) Stay two (2) spans away from another
glider in smooth conditions and five (5) spans away in turbulence. 7) To produce efficient, coordinated turns adjust your pitch until your velocity is steady and just above stall speed. 8) Minimize your turning near the ground in turbulence. 9) As a beginner, don't turn toward the ridge. 10) Plan to arrive at your landing field with 500 feet of altitude. 11) Unzip a pod harness at 500 feet. 12) Below 500 feet stay within 45° (a one-toone glide) of your landing field. When obstructions surround the field, this 45° angle begins at 100 feet above the field boundaries. 13) Below 100 feet, increase your speed to 11 /2 times your stall speed plus 1 /2 the wind speed. 14) Stand up above 100 feet in open landing areas and above 30 feet (before final) in obstructed areas. 15) Use a downwind, base and final approach in winds below 15 mph; use a figure 8 approach in higher winds. 16) Flare to a no-step landing in most conditions. 17) Flare timing is indicated by three items: (a) velocity drops, (b) control bar pressure changes and (c) the glider settling. 18) Vary the speed of flare inversely with the speed of the glider when the flare begins. 19) Most fields within a distance of three to five times the height of a hill will be sloped downhill away from the hill. 20) When thennaling over a mountain stay within 45° ( a one-to-one glide) of the front (upwind side) of the mountain. 21) Never go over the back of a mountain
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with less than the height of the mountain over the top. 22) Never land downwind of an obstruction (hill, building or trees) closer than D= V, where D equals distance measured as multiples of obstruction heights and V equals wind speed in miles per hour. 23) Exercise extreme caution in widespread lift greater than 500 feet per minute. 24) Avoid conditions with a gust factor greater than 1 /2 the mean velocity of the wind orwithchangesgreaterthanS mph in 3 seconds or less. 25) The potential dangers in hang gliding increase with the wind velocity.
ing to wind velocity. If you feel uncomfortable, don't go. RULE 4: A number of accidents have occurred in which the pilot was fumbling and fiddling with his harness instead of paying attention to flying. The danger of zipping up too early is that you can't stand up if a crash into the hill is imminent. RULE 5: Midairs can only be avoided if all pilots look before they turn, then follow
RULE 9: Turning toward the ridge after takeoff can be disorienting and can fool you into stalling downwind due to the increase in ground speed. this rule applies even out over the landing field. RULE 10: This is a very good plan in order to allow you to check the wind, obstructions, slope and set up a landing as well as open your harness. See figure 1. RULE 11: Take care of this process early so you don't have to scrambled uring the busy landing setup period.Note that most pilots have had difficulty popping their zipper velcro if their zipper gets stuck (try yours), and it is entirely possible to land safely still zipped up. (See rule 16.)
RULE 1: The problem with pilots taking off continues. The situation seems to be caused by distractions resulting from fear, soaring anticipation, cameras or spectators. If any of these factors are around, use extreme caution. Always perform a personal check by looking at your attached carabiner and lifting the glider to feel your tightened support straps just before running, if possible. RULE 2: Yelling "clear" will clear most pilots. Visually checking clears spectators and slow pilots who may not have reacted to your signal. RULE 3: This rule is very site and skill specific but points out the differences relat30
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RULE 12: Many pilots have been surprised by unexpected sink beyond the confines of their field. Figure 1 explains it all. The lower you get the closer you must be. RULE 13: Due to wind gradient, wind shadow and general turbulence, you must have more maneuvering speed close to the ground. Most beginners can be seen approaching too slowly. RULE 14: This rule is perhaps the most controversial and warrants a little discussion. It seems that western instructors want pilots to stand up sooner than their eastern counterparts. The oriental argument says to stay down to better maneuver around obstructions. The occidentalists say that you can maneuver just as well standing up if you would only practice. This argument will not be resolved here, but we will point out that all instructors polled agree that you should be standing up on final in case an inadvertent hard landing occurs. Figure 2 shows a compromise position to use for an approach in turbulence. RULE 15: In lighter winds, the standard JANUARY 1989
aircraft approach (downwind, base and final) affords the best position and altitude control. The figure 8 approach requires greater than 180° turns to avoid creeping up the field. (See figure 3.) In stronger winds the aircraft pattern turnpoints become harder to judge and the figure 8 pattern becomes easier because less turning is required. In all cases use angles to judge height and position. RULE 16: If you can't produce consistent nose-up, no-step landings, then you will not be a safe pilot in all situations. In rocky terrain, on uneven ground, in tall weeds or crops and downslope you may pound in hard. Running out a landing is a good technique to know when landing downwind or in robust air, but you must go back to the training hill to perfect your no-steppers. RULE 17: Knowing when to flare is a problem many pilots have. These indicators can only be felt if you are relaxed. In smooth conditions try opening your hand on the downtube or holding with just a thumb and finger.
RULE 18: If you choose to start your flare early, begin slowly (your glider has more speed) and end vigorously. This is called the "progressive" or "crescendo" flare. You can learn to vary your flare as you perform it. You may stop the flare if you started too early (then finish with a hard push once the climb has stopped), but never pull back in or pump the bar if you want to land softly. Your hands should beabout shoulder height for effective flaring (higher than this and you give up roll control, lower than this and you can't push up enough).
RULE 19: In theEasttheold mountains are eroded away to form gradual slopes along their flanks. Here, within a 5 to 1 glide of the mountain, you usually must land across the slope and the wind to avoid running out of field. In other areas less eroded mountains may allow you to land into the wind closer to the mountain. RULE 20: Too many pilots to count have been surprised by the venturi and sink after losing a thermal above and behind takeoff. As figure 4 shows, a 45° angle of climb is necessary or the thermal isn't strong enough for the horizontal wind velocity to make it worthwhile-and safe. RULE 21: Turbulence abounds behind a mountain. This rule is not wind dependent, since in lighter winds thermals take you to greater height as you drift back anyway. The height of the mountain will get you beyond the turbulence in any case. (See figure 4.) RULE 22: For example, at a 1,000--foot mountain in a 10 mph wind, V=10 mph so D=10 times 1,000=10,000 feet or two miles. This is shown in figure 4. Turbulence fans out and gets weaker as it travels downwind from the solid forming it. This rule will allow you to avoid this turbulence.
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RULE 23: Widespread lift means convergence, a wave or cloudsuck. The latter can be associated with a building thunderstorm. Recently a number of pilots were sucked aloft and destroyed in Italy as the result of such an occurrence. You cannot sustain much more than 700 fpm sink, and that's achieved only by using extreme slipping turns. Cloudsuck can produce lift much stronger than this. When you blunder int.a widespread lift or a thermal turns into a wide bouyant mass, look for a cloud above you. If the cloud is large or forming fast, move to the edge of the lift or the cloud to assure your escape. RULE 24: Gustiness diminishes your control. At some point even an expert pilot will not be able to handle the conditions. If the mean wind velocityis20mphanallowable gust factor is 10 mph. This means the wind can vary from 15 mph to 25 mph. Of course, the rate at which this variation occurs is all important. Thus we have the second part of the rule. RULE 25: Since the force of the wind varies with the square of the velocity, we are tempted to say that the danger increases with the square of the wind velocity. However, this is not scientific since we don't have statistics to support this statement. But we do know that wind complicates all flying and the potential dangers may multiply at an increasing rate as the wind increases in speed. High-wind pilots are pushing the envelope and are thus gambling unnecessarily. FOLLOWING THE RULES The first question everyone will have is: 32
"Do these rules apply to me?" We tried to create guidelines that could be used by most pilots in most situations. In fact, 99% of our flying should be within these guidelines. If you are rated a Beginner you should consider these rules to be inviolate.
"These rules are, of course, not perfect or all inclusive. However, we have tried to refine some safety ideas into little nuggets that are easy to remember and dependable." If you are rated a Novice you should follow them invariably. If you are an Intermediate-rated pilot you should follow these rules with care. If you are Advanced you should treat them with respect. If you are worthy of being Master rated
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you have already been following these rules. You may detect that we begin to allow some leeway at the Advanced level, or maybe at the Intermediate level nearing Advanced. This is where mature judgement comes in, and of course that can be a problem at any stage. If you have a great urge to break any of these rules you probably shouldn't. Some rules should always be observed due to the realities of physics and human nature. Rules numbers 1,2, 4, 5, 16, 18,20,21,23 and 25come to mind in this case. An early guideline for hang gliding was: "Never fly higher than you care to fall." We quickly realized how limiting this rule was. And so the guidelines presented here may also become obsolete, but for now their observance can actually be liberating if we consider the limits imposed by our own fear and ignorance in the face of unknown dangers. Fly safely, with these simple rules to live by, and you can tell your mother not to worry.•
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ACCIDENT REPORTS compiled by Doug Hildreth Name: Earl Fritchie Rating: Advanced Injuries: Fatal Site: Mt. Gaylor, Ft. Smith, AR Event: "Flew into apparent gust front/wind shear. Went in from 20 feet." Comment: Would like more information if possible. Rating: Advanced Experience: 10 years Event: "Launch without harness thigh straps in place. Pilot let go without leaving ground, glider and harness flew perfectly, doing a passable top landing. Third time pilot had attempted to launch without hooking in." Comment: After the last column what can I say? Gals, check out those buns of every pilot before he launches. Guys, do the same for the gals. Rating: Advanced Experience: 8 years Injuries: Fractured back, ruptured kidney, internal hemorrhage. Event: 10-15 mph winds, smooth and straight in to launch. Pilot took one step, jumped into glider and pushed out. Stalled, fell off to the left, wing tip hit a tree, 180 back into hill. Comment: We all see this a lot: step, jump, and push out. It's amazing there are not more disasters. Most of the time they are able to pull it off. But it is bad technique and a bad habit. The glider is too close to stall and there is too little margin. Remember: nose down, wings level, aggressive run. Fly the glider off the ground, pull in for airspeed, clear the launch, then think about the harness and turning. Rating: Intermediate Experience: 2 years Event: "After driving 12 hours to launch. site, pilot got out on top of hill to survey conditions. However, he forgot to 'hook in' the parking brake. New Bronco, new Sport and old Vision took off without him." Injuries: Totaled one auto and two gliders. Badly bruised ego.
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Pilot: Young Male Experience: Minimal Glider: Atlas Incident: Two friends obtained hang glider. No instruction. They were teaching each other, launched glider in moderate winds, stalled and turned back into the hill. Injuries: Severe. Required helicopter evacuation. Broken lower extremities: pelvis, etc. Long hospitalization. Comment: Virtually every year we have a fatality like this. Someone buys a glider, tries to teach himself to fly, turns back into the hill and dies. Fortunately for our statistics, this fellow will survive despite serious injuries. We as responsible pilots must keep our eyes open. We must watch for garage sales
"Virtually every year we have a fatality like this. Someone buys a glider, tries to teach himself to fly, turns back into the hill and dies." and be ready to offer advice: Have a local certified instructor card immediately available to pass out to would-be pilots. We must be helpful but firm at the training hill to prevent these folks from killing themselves, and incidentally, from damaging our reputation. Pilot: 32-year-old student Experience: First day of lessons Incident: Pilot began launch but let glider get ahead of him. Glider turned to the right, nose dropped with abrupt stop. Continued to hold downtubes and broke right arm. Comment: This is another "classic." For whatever reason, the glider gets ahead of the student, starts to turn one way or the other, and the pilot flares too weak or too late, or flares too early with a drop-in. The glider hits the ground and the pilot breaks his wrist, foreann, elbow, humerus or shoulder.
There are a lot of these accidents. We should be able to figure out a way to prevent all these broken arms. Although some condemn them, it appears that training wheels on the basetube have helped, but abrupt deceleration still occurs when the nose hits. I have often thought a nose wheel would be quite beneficial. Let's hear some ideas from the rest of you as to how to solve this very important problem. Pilot: Young Male Experience: Limited Glider: Wills Wing Sport, Tow Launch Incident: Pilot launched from back of pickup truck at 35 mph. "Flew fast" and move forward over the cab of the truck. Glider then flew to the right, subsequently to the left, still directly over cab. Line came tight with glider traveling at right angles to truck and crashed from 30 feet. Pilot made no attempt to release despite instructions to do so. Comment: There continue to be reports of accidents in the early phases of truck towing. This was a responsible group of instructors. The student had been doing well, but "froze up," failed to push out enough, failed to keep straight behind the tow vehicle, and failed to release despite appropriate instructions from the truck. Is there a way to identify these pilots? Pilot: 28-year-old male Experience: Advanced. 10 years. Certified tandem instructor Glider: Delta Wing Mystic 177 Incident: 195-pound pilot and 145-pound passenger launched in evening glass-off. Despite tandem experience this was the pilot's first tandem flight on this glider. Pilot noticed immediately that handling was poor, with a strong tendency to overbank in turns. Pilot continued to fly in front of and above launch for ten minutes despite progressive fatigue. On the last pass before going out to land, glider over-banked into the hill and crashed. Pilot broke collar bones and multiple ribs. Passenger landed on top of pilot and was uninjured. Comment: Suggestions in the report include: 1) Choose the proper glider for tandem flying. 2) If control problems are evident, fly extremely carefully and go out and land immediately. HANG GLIDING
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your favor, and that's to attend a clinic. If possible, you should attend one where you can actually practice in-air chute deployments. Sixteen found just such an opportunity last 16 at a parachute clinic by Lookout Mountain Flight near Chattanooga, Tennessee. LMFP instructors Joanne Reynolds and Ball (with able assistance from master rigger Pat Hughes, skydiver Mel Beach, Janet White and Telatha Cotton) put the pilots through their paces using High Adventure Sports' hang gliding simulator at Raccoon Mountain. The simulator is a hang glider attached to a cable leading from a 100-foot ramp to the allowing hang glider flights-and actual chute deployments-··· in perfect All 16 successfully threw their chutes at once, then learned how to repack them themselves. But the start of the clinic also reminded everyone that hang
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glider chutes are not fail-safe systems. Things can go wrong. Greg Ball's demonstration flight was an eye-opener. After pulling his chute from his harness, Greg threw the chute to his side. But the deployment bag surrounding the canopy never released, and the bundle bounced on the ground and was dragged through the mud behind him. Needless to say, everyone was humorously impressed with Greg's demonstration of how a hang glider chute "works." Best guess was that the internal velcro holding the chute lines in place was too firmly fastened, preventing deployment before the chute container hit the ground. (fhe second time around, Greg's chute opened just fine.) John Sinclair, the second pilot, didn't fare much better. He had difficulty getting his chute out of the harness container before he landed. (John's in good company, however-many pilots who have never deployed their chutes have difficulty at first.) Both flights aptly illustrate the advantage of actually deploying your chute. But you should never deliberately deploy your chute in an actual free flight situation unless it's an emergency; the pilot has little or no control coming down under chute, and you're still going to hit hard! Although today's hang gliding chutes are reliable if properly packed, maintained and deployed, until you've done it, you don't really know what it will be like if you have to throw your chute for real. Other problems encountered at the chute clinic: One handle pulled off the deployment bag, and two deployment bags split open at the stitching when the chute was thrown. Finding out about these problems at the chute clinic allowed these pilots to correct the problems before an emergency situation requires the actual use of their chutes. Comments from participating pilots reaffirm the value of a chute clinic: "It's the best money I've spent on safety in this sport," said Brent Laws. "It's very reassuring that the chute will open. There's nothing like experience. And Greg Ball's chute sure does bounce! " Bill Beam noted that he "saw a lot of things that can go wrong from not being familiar with your chute." Pat Hughes, a master rigger with the military, said the chute clinic was "very reassuring," pointing out that "I am more confident in the 38
working of a chute now that I've seen mine open." Jim Traywick, like most pilots, enjoyed learning to repack the chute and found the clinic "very informative" in that respect. Bill Schwanke praised the clinic as "very successful and well organized" and recommends, ''Everybody should do it." Pilots participating in the clinic: Mel Beach, Bill Beam, Mike Dance, Forrest Johnson, Pat Hughes, Shawn Kennedy, Brent Laws,Jim O'Brien, Bill Schwanke, John Sinclair,John Sullivan, Steve Swisher, Allan Toole, Jim Traywick, Barbara Wiedemann and Tim Wood.
LMFP's next parachute clinic is schedu"/ed for April 16. Look for a clinic or seminar at a local club meeting or hang gliding dealer. Keeping up to date on your chute and its use is an important part of an overall safety program.Ed.• (continued from page 28)
(USHGA President) continues to be high, which we pay for. However, the cost of printing the issues has remained flat with the advent of desktop publishing. Consequently, the magazine has taken a smaller piece of the pie over time. Research & Technical: A committee exists within the USHGA whose responsibility it is to keep up with the technical changes in the sport. However, this committee has been fairly dormant over the last several years, primarily because the glider and equipment manufacturers have filled the gap. However, in other parts of the world the national association is more active on these kinds of issues. Paragliding: They are not us and we are not them, but we' re certainly close cousins. There are several places in the world (Europe) where the management of this sport has been folded in with hang gliding. I doubt if we will go in this direction, however, but we can't ignore any growth that takes place. Hopefully we'll form a good working relationship with the new U.S. Paragliding Association (similar to the relationship we now have with the sailplane people), that will allow us to work together on common issues. Competition: Like it or not this is one of the showcases for the sport and we are not
taking advantage of it. As well as being a proving ground for new ideas and designs, competitions, if managed right, can have high spectator value and go a long way towards increasing our positive posture with the general public. The recent aerobatics competition in Telluride is a good case in point. USA Today and Good Morning America both sent film and news crews in to cover the event. The positive press that resulted benefited us all. Safety and Training: A well-discussed subject that is at the top of our list of things to pay attention to. However, for the most part we are fairly reactionary on this subject. There are probably a number of preventative maintenance areas we could delve into, but we haven't done much in that area yet. Site Procurement: As civilization has closed in on our flying sites we have changed our focus from ways to win over landowners, in order to get new sites, to "how do we manage the sites we have so that our mistakes don't cost us the sites?" Over the next few years the Board of Directors will make a number of decisions hopefully designed to move the sport into the 1990's. This year's questionnaire gives you the opportunity to tell the board directly what you feel about the priority and importance of issues at the local and national level. It would be nice to see a significantly larger number of questionnaires turned in. We've hovered around the 20% to 25% level of participation in the past, but we are certainly capable of doing better than that. As an extra incentive to get more of them turned in, I'd like to suggest that the local clubs collect them at their meetings and send them in one envelope. That would help the people who have the energy it takes to fill out the questionnaire, but who don't have the time, energy or funds to get a stamp on it and get it to the nearest mail box. Finally, I'd like to make a personal comment about the last question on the questionnaire. Last year every region's number one response was the need for a national site manual, but the number of responses that Ron Kenney received to the recent article in this magazine (with a form to be sent in) was amazingly small. So unless you are one of the very few pilots who bothered to send in site information, don't ask for a site manual this year. Pick something that you're willing to participate in or just leave the question blank. • HANG GLIDING
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RA YENS 229 - two in stock. Excellent shape, rigged for tandem, multi-colored. Sequatchie Valley Soaring, (615) 949-2301.
172 AXIS 15-Two-tone blue, w/ airfoils, nearnew,2 hrs., will ship. $2,000 OBO. Treasure Valley HG (208) 376-7914. COMET C-1 16.5- New wires and bag, recent inspection. $300 (818) 309-4355. DEMON 175 - Low airtime, well maintained, excellent condition. $700. (704) 4.55-6082. DREAM 165 - New, late November '87. Low hours, great colors, wheels, $1100.00 (714) 678-5418, (801) 25474.55. DREAM 165-Black/red harness, low time, nice. $500. (509) 467-5647. DREAM 185 - For sale, black and red, completely tuned and pre-flighted. Sail a bit faded, but perfect flyer. $850.00. Bruce, (408)722-4721. DREAM 185 - Mint condition, full pre-flight by Mission Soaring, sail black & red, a bit faded but not degraded, $900. Bruce (408) 722-4721. DREAM 220- New, August '87, custom sail, excellent condition, $1450. Call Michael, (215) 252-6020. CTR 162- Low hours, $1200. (303) 879-3935. CTR 210 - $1700. Raven 229 $600. Dream 220, CTR 151, several others, Owens Valley Soaring, (619) 8720219 /872-0247. HP I - Excellent condition, no flutter. Low hrs. Red L.E., orange, yellow. New wires. Faired downtubes, speedbar. Recent annual. Must sell. $995. (505) 2935165. LIGHf DREAM 145 - Excellent condition, Bell He!met $1100. (303) 278-9566. LIGHf DREAM 185-Six months old, beautiful condi!ion, as new. Very low hours, color gold. House forces sale. $1700. (714) 952-8987. LIGHf DREAM 185 $1550. (303) 278-9566.
Tight sail, 5 hours, will ship
166 MAGIC IV - Full-race w/ tri-lam, metal main, aerofoils, comfort bar. 20 hrs., like new, will ship. $2,000 OBO. Treasure Valley HG (208) 376-7914. 166 MAGIC III, 185 C-2, 208 Javelin - All need a little TLC, but we'll take ANY offers & ship FREE! Treasure Valley HG (208) 376-7914.
LIGHf MYSTIC 177-Sherbert colors,likenew, $1700. (303) 278-9566.
SENSOR 510 B - VG, blue to yellow spectrum. 19 hours airtime, excellent condition. Must sell. $1600 firm, will ship, (603) 673-2616. 1987 SENSOR 510-B -Full race. Mint, very low hours, with half-ribs, 4.5 calandered TE, red Tri-lam LE, ye!low BS. $1895 or best offer. (404) 398-3541, 398-3433. SKYHA WK 188-Low time, excellent condition, $800. OVR 165, clean, must see $300. (714) 652-1031. SPORT EUROPEAN - Very clean, $1800. Dream 240, $1750 or trade for 220. (714) 858.9773. SPORT EUROPEAN 167 - Excellent condition, black, red, white, speedbar. West Texas pilot and glider will be in L.A. area in early February, $1900. Dave (806) 5923138. SPORT EUROPEAN 167 - Rainbow colors. Hardly used. $1500, firm. (714) 841-3329. SPORT 167 - 17 hours airtime, 1-1/2 hour on annual ins~ction. $2000. Ball vario 652, $500. Parachute, $250. (70 875-3623. SPORT 167 - Solid red like new $1650. Spaghetti harness & chute $250. Terry (714) 533-9850 or (213) 2929300. SPORT EUROPEAN 167 - Low airtime, excellent condition, $1850. (818) 761-0085. VIS!ONMARKIV-17,less than2hrs. Extras,$1800.00 (415) 381-2129. 159Z.1-Zoomdemow/ VG,safe~dges,speedbar. 40 hrs., looks, flies clean & fast. Will ship. $1,500 OBO. Treasure Valley HG (208) 376-7914. SUNRISE HANG GLIDING 220 DREAM $2000 165 DREAM $1600 $400 185 C-2 PRICE INCLUDES SHIPPING (619) 367-4237.
TORREYFLIGHf PARK, INC. (619) 4.52-3202 WINTER SPECIALS All Airstream Harnesses 10% off. Ball Varios 20% off with trade in. Dreams - we have all sizes new & used, 10% off. UP Axis 15 .............................. New ..... $2800 VG Mystic 155 ........................ New ..... $2700 Lite Mystic 166 ....................... Demo ... $2300 VG Mystic 177 ........................ Used ..... $1800 VG Mystic 177 ........................ Used ..... $2100 ... ........... $2300 Super Dream 185 ............... $2100 Super Dream 145 Up Over New Mexico, Inc. (505) 292-0647 New Gliders: Vision M IV 17,19 .................................. $2,000 h~lkd't~:r~: ·········································· $1,700 1988 Sensor 510C F/R .......................... $2,500 1986 HP I ................................................ $900 1987 HP I ................................................ $1,000 1988 240 Dream ..................................... $1,700 185 & 165 Dream ................................... $1,500 ea Ultralights: Pterodactyl w /340cc Kiuna
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WESfERN HANG GLIDERS USED AND DEMO GLIDERS PACIFIC AIRW AVE MAGIC IV FR 166 (DEMO) $2495 PACIFIC AIRW A VE GENISIS ..................... $1595 PACIFIC AIRWAVE MK IV 17 ................... $1795 PACIFIC AIRW AVE MK IV 17 ................... $1750 PACIFIC AIRWAVEMK IV 17 ................... $1750 PACIFIC WINIXRAFT ECLIPSE 19 .......... $1495 PACIFIC WINOCRAFT ECLIPSE 19 .......... $1195 PACIFIC WINOCRAFT ECLIPSE 17 .......... $1295 PACIFIC WINDCRAFT VISION 20 ............ $1195 PACIFIC WINDCRAFT ESPRIT 18 ............ $950 MOYES CTR 162 ............................................ $1995 DELTA WING DREAM 220 ......................... $1495 DELTA WING DREAM 165 ......................... $1095 WILLS WING HARRIER II 147 ................... $950 UP GEMINI 164 ............................................. $850 UP GEMINI 134 ............................................. $795 FLIGHf DESIGNS DEMON 177 ................. $725 PRO AIR PRO AIR 142 .................................... $595 Will ship anywhere in the U.S. Call Western Hang Gliders (408) 384-2622. RIGID WINGS MITCHELL WING B-10 - Kasper rudders, good. Center section damaged. Have blueferints and builders notes. Good winter project. Best of er. (503) 283-1648.
CASH FOR CONDORS (any condition) - and other equipment. Hang Glider Emporium. (805) 965-3733.
SCHOOLS AND DEALERS ALABAMA
WANTED - Used hang fiiding equipment. Gliders, instruments, harnesses an parachutes. Airtime of San Francisco , 3620 Wawona, San Francisco, CA 94116. (415) SKY-1177.
LMFP - Two hours from Birmingham (see our ad under Tennessee. (404) 398-3541. ARIZONA
MAGIC III 166-20 hrs. airtime. Rainbow sail, red L.E. $900. (313) 756-3653. MAGIC IV - Racer, 166, safe-edge d.t., excellent perfonnance and handling. (801) 254-6141. MAGIC IV 166-VG, 1/2ribs, 4.4, white LE., blue L.S., excellent condition. $1400 OBO. Pat (818) 332-3639. MOYES CTR COMP 162 - Red tri-lam L.E., custom spectrum middle 4.5 oz. white main body, half battens,
JANUARY 1989
WANTED-Sail for Atlas. Mark Frasca (609) 397-2579. COLORADO HANG GLIDING Glider Bags ............................................... $65 Bell Helmets ............................................. In Stock 50 used gliders ......................................... $400-$2,000 Paragliders ................................................ $1480 Brand New Chutes .................................. $325 Used Chutes ............................................. $200 Steel Carabineer, Rated, $16. Stubai 11,000 lbs. All equip. inspected; shipped anywhere (303) 278-9566
ARIZONA WINDSPORTS - Largest Hang Gliding center in the southwest. Certified Instruction utilizing the world's first man-made trainer hill. INEXPENSIVE prices on lessons and eJt'.ipment. Dealer for Pacific Airwave, Wills Wing, De ta Wing. Seedwings, Moyes, High Energy, Ball and Seagull classic parts. 1327 E. Bell De Mar Drive, Tempe, AZ 85283. (602) 8977121.
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CLASSIFIEDS DESERT HANG GIJDERS, USHGA Certified School. Supine specialists. 4319 W. Larkspur, Glendale, AZ 85304. (602) 439-0789, 938-9550.
TORREY FLIGHT PARK, INC. - At the launch of the world famous Torrey Pines Glider Port, one of San Diego's highlights! Unmatched convenience for pilots and spectators. Refreshments and souvenirs at the Cliffhanger Cafe. Certified Training program featuring tandem soaring lessons. New, used, rental and demo equipment by Delta Wing and UP. 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jolla, CA 92037 (619) 4.52-3202.
ARKANSAS OZARK MOUNTAINHANG GIJDERS-Sales, service and instruction. Dealer for Wills Wing, Moyes, Eric Raymond harnesses. 8 Blue Jay Way, Conway, AR 72032. (501) 327-0698. SAIL WINGS HANG GLIDING - Certified instruction. Authorized agent for Pacific Airwave, CG 1000. FLY ARKANSAS. 200'-2000' sites. 5-day tours, spring and summer. Guide, transportation, accommodations. 1601 N. Shackleford #131-4, Little Rock, AR 72211. (501) 224-2186. CALIFORNIA AIRTIME OF SAN FRANCISCO - (formerly 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 94116. (415) SKY-1177. BRIGHT STAR HANG GLIDERS - Sales - service restorations. All major brands represented. Santa Rosa, CA (707) 576-7627. CHANDELLE HANG GLIDING CENTER- USHGA Certified school., uThe best damn hang gliding shop In the world.~ Dealers for Wills Wing, Pacific Airwave, Delta Wing, Moyes, Seedwings and High Energy. Five minutes from Fort Funston. 488 Manor Plaza, Pacifica, CA 94044. (415) 359-6800. HANG FLIGHTSYSTEMS-USHGA Certified training program featuring the combined talents of Dan Skadal and Erik Fair. We sell and service all major brands of gliders and accessories. New and used. S-MLG Sport, Skyhawk, HP II, Genesis Vision Mark IV, Magic Kis.s. Demos available to qualified pilots. 1202 E. Walnut Unit M, Santa Ana, CA 92701. (714) 542-7444. HANG GLIDER EMPORIUM - The best training hill in the west is in Santa Barbara, a hang gliding VACATION PARADISE. High quality PERSONALIZED instruction focusing on the skills that most affect your SAFETY. Call for vacation info and glider inventory. Tues.-Fri. 10-5, Sat. 10-4. 613 N. Milpas, Santa Barbara, California 93103 (BOS) 965-3733.
'-·.: .. ;,.;,,;Lc:~sJ HIGH ADVENTURE - USHGA Certified high altitude dual instruction program. Over 2,000 tandem lessons since 1980. Instructor Rob McKenzie. Rides, ratings, radio solos. (714) 883-8488. THE HANG GLIDING CENTER- Located in beautiful San Diego. USHGA instruction, equipment rentals, local flying tours. Spend your winter vacation flying with us. We proudly offer Wills Wing, Pacific Airwave, Hi~ 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 !es.son 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. 1116 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035. (408) 262-1055. NATURAL HIGH HANG GLIDING SCHOOL Lessons, equipment, hang l(liding jewelry. P.O. Box 23073, San Bernardino, CA 92406. (714) 880-3888. SANTA BARBARA HANG GLIDING CENTERUSHGA CERTIFIED SCHOOL 29 State St., Santa Barbara, CA. 93101 (805) 962-8999 COMPLEfE FLEXIBLE INSTRUCTION PROGRAM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED, HIGH QUALITY INSTRUCTION, VERY HIGH SUCCESS RATE, BEST SAFETY RECORD, RENTALS AVAILABLE, CALL FOR QUOTE ON NEW AND USED EQUIPMENT OR VISIT OUR SHOP RIGHT NEXT TO THE BEACH AND WHARF IN SANTA BARBARA. SOUTHLAND HANG GLIDING - USHGA certified school. Pacific Airwave, Delta Wing. Try a "Magic Kiss." 28882 Woodspring Circle, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679. (714) 589-0109.
TRUE FLIGHT CONCEPTS - USHGA certified instruction, sales, and service. Only minutes from our local Kagel Mountain flying site. 13243 Gladstone Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342 (818) 367-6050.
WINDGYPSY - Certified tandem instruction, daily, year-round. Only full service facility in LAKE ELSINORE. Gliders and equipment new/used from Delta Wing, Moyes, UP, Wills Wing. MEXICAN HANG GLIDING SAFARlS 33041 Walls St., Lake Elsinore, CA 92330. Call Paul Bums, (714) 678-5418. WINDSPORTS,INTI.-HangGlidingSchool-Since 1974. Largest and most complete HANG GLIDING CENTER in Southern California. Large inventory of new and used gliders including Sports and Lite Dreams. Accelerated training program features Tandem instruction and minimizes course time. 16145 Victory Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406. (818) 988-0111. COLORADO COLORAOO HANG GLIDING - USHGA Certified School, dealer all brands. Towing and paraglider inst. Bell helmets. (303) 278-9566. FLORIDA LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FLIGHT PARK under Tennes.see. (404) 398-3541.
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GEORGIA LOOKOUTMOUNTAINFLIGHTPARK-Seeourad under Tennessee. (404) 398-3541. HAWAII MAUI SOARING SUPPLIES-Guided rentals, Pacair, Genesis, Mark IV, Wills Wing Sport. Certified Instruction. Box 780, Kula, HI 96790 (808) 878-1271.
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CLASSIFIEDS TRADEWINDS HANG GLIDING - dual instruction, rentals, equipment. (808) 396-8557. ILLINOIS
1~;011111 Your hang gliding success company. Representative for Wills Wing, Delta Wing, Seedwings, Moyes and Pacific Airwave. State of the art training with mobile flight simulator and dual instruction. Let a USHGA CPI lead you to your flight success. 1600 Carmel, Zion, IL 60099. (312) 746-1944.
NORTH CAROLINA KITTYHAWKKITES,INC.-POBox340,NagsHead, NC 27959. 919-441-4124. Learn to fly over soft sand dunes just south of the site where the W1!f t Brothers learned to fly. Beginning and Advanc packages; complete inventory of new gliders, accessories and parts. Windsurfing sales and instruction also available. SAURATOWN KITES - Winston Salem (919) 9452327. Hang Gliding School w I certified instructor. Dealer for Wills Wing, Pacific Winder aft & Delta. New and used equipment.
TEXAS
~ Tired of being a test pilot? Move up to the finest in proven towing equipment. Info pack $2.00. Trust your airtime to the ~ofessionals, ATOL, Inc.! 501 82nd St., Lubbock, TX, 404 (806) 745-9633.
OHIO NORTH COAST HANG GLIDING - Certified Instruction. New & used gliders. Specializing in Pacific Airwave gliders. Mike Del Signore, 1916 W. 75th St., Oeveland, OH. 44102 (216) 631-1144.
MICHIGAN
AUSTIN AIR SPORTS-Still the one in central Texas, quality service since 1978. Instruction, sales, rental, and a complete airframe & sail repair facility. 1712 Waterston, Austin, TX 78703 (512) 474-1669
UTAH OKLAHOMA
PRO HANG GLIDERS-Serving the flying community since 1978. Michigan's only USHGA Certified school, specializing In towing. Step Towing available lo qualified pilots, given by Advanced Instructor, Examiner, Observer Norman Lesnow. Represent~ Wills Wing, Seedwings, Delta Wing. Contact 569 . Annabelle, Hazel Park, MI 48030, (313) 399-9433.
FLY UTAH WITH OKLAHOMA HANG GLIDING CENfER- USHGA Certified instruction. Wills Wing, Seedwings, Delta Wing and other major brands. New and used equipment, instruments, parachutes,and service. OKC, (405) 943-5484.
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NEVADA PENNSYLVANIA HIGH SIERRA SPORTS - dealers for Delta Wing, Wills Wing, Pacific Airwave. USHGA certified training and ratings including tandem. Sierra tours and rentals available. Carson City and Reno locations. 2303 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701. (702) 885-1891. NEW MEXICO
UP OVER NEW MEXICO, INC. - Instruction, sales, service. Sandia Mountain guides. Wills, Seedwings, Pacific Airwave, Delta, Moyes. Albuquerque, NM (505) 292-0647. NEW YORK FLY HIGH HANG GLIDING, INC. - Serving N.Y. CityI Albany, Jersey, Connecticut areas. (On Ellenville Mtn.) Area's exclusive Wills Wing dealer/specialist. Also all other major brands, accessories. Certified Instruction. 10 years experience. Quick repairs. Area's most INEXPENSIVE prices. ATOL truck towing! Contact:Paul Voi;i, RD 2, Box 561, Pine Bush, NY 12566, (914) 744- 17. MOUNTAIN WINGS, INC. - Visit our new hang gliding center at the foot of Ellenville Mt. USHGA CPI with tandem training. Fivetraininghills, factory trained repair specialists, area's exclusive Seed wings dealer I specialist. Delta Wing, Pacific Airwave, UP with demo gliders. The cost complete line of han~ gliding accessories in stock. Many new and used gli ers. Mail orders, VISA, MasterCard and Discover Cards accepted. Greg Black, 150 Canal Street, Ellenvllle, NY 12428. (914) 6473377. SUSQUEHANNA FLIGHTP ARK INC. -Central New York's Hang Gliding Center. Certified instruction, sales & service for all ma~manufacturers. Training hill O160', jeep rides, 600' soarable ridre, Box 432, Cooperstown, NY 13326. ( 15) 1 .
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THERMAL UP, INC.- Most coffiI'elete h ~ gliding sho~ in area. Located on top of enville ountain. US GA Certified Instructor and Observer. Concen!rating on hang gliding instruction with emphasis on launchin&and landing techniques. Dealer for all major brands. fering expert sales and service with lowest ~rice in area. Large mail order invento Tom Aguero, .0. Box 347, Cragsmoor, NY 12420. ( 14) 647-3489.
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SKY HIGH - Certified instruction, tandem, service, PacAir. S.E., PA (215) 527-1687. FREEDOM WINGS SOUTHERN OREGON HANG GLIDING - USHGA certified instruction. Our students have doubled their airtime since we started using a small ATV to pull the gliders back up the hill. Scenic lakeside training site with camping near Ashland, OR. (503) 479-9531.
SOUTH WIND HANG GLIDING SCHOOL & GLIDING FLIGHT PARAGLIDING SCHOOL. Certified Instruction. Dealers for: Delta Wing, Seed Wings & Pacific Airwave. (801) 943-1005 OR 561-5208 9173 FALCON ORCLE, SANDY, UTAH 84092
TENNESSEE HA WK AIRSPORTS - New and Improved hang gliding! Attention Novice and beginners! New 360 degree training hill designed and built specificalluor you. Conveniently located. Fun! Fun! Fun! 0inch tn. - The longest ridge, two launches. The popular light wind indicator Windsok. Brochures available. Your satisfaction is the key to our continued growth and success. Hawk Air Sports, Inc., 251 North Boyd's Creek Rd., Sevierville, TN 37862, (615) 453-1035.
WASATOi WINGS, INC. - USHGA certified hang gliding school, dealers for Wills Wing and Pacific Airwave. Flight operations at Point of the Mountain. (801) 571-4000. VIRGINIA SILVER WINGS INC. - Certified instruction & equipmen! sales. N. VA. (703) 533-1965. WASHINGTON
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FLIGHT PARK - Since 1978, Southeast's largest USHGA-certlfied mountain flight school. Complete training, from grassy, gentlysloping training hills lo soaring high above Lookout Mountain. Our specialty: getting you your first mountain flights. Lesson packages, USHGA ratings, gilder and mountain bike rentals, camping, local site Information. Largest inventory of new and used hang gilders and mountain bikes, harnesses, helmets, instruments, T-shirts. Repair services. We buy used gilders, equipment! Send Sl.!lO for brochure, rates, directions, accommodations Information, Twenty minutes from Chattanoofa, Tennessee. Route 2, Box 215-H, Der:. HG, Rising awn, GA 3W38. (404) 3983541 or 39 3433.
AIRPLAY'N PRO SHOP & Hang Glidi1 School. The largest full time, full service hang gli ing shop in Washington. All major brands sold and serviced. 800 Mercer, Seattle, WA 98109. (206) 467-8644. INTERNATIONAL DEALERS JAPAN
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SEQUATOiIE VALLEY SOARING SUPPLIES Dealers for all major brands. Small training classes so you can learn to fly easily. Come fly over 100 miles of ridges and enjoy challenging thermals. Located next to the TIT Henson's Gap site. For personal service you can trust call Valley Soaring, Rt. 2, Box 210, Dunlap, TN 37327 (615) 949-3384, (615) 949-2301.
~~~ Distributor major brands hang gliders (Airwave, Magic), instruments, parachutes. Tokyo 03/ 447 /5560, YuJlr wara 0465/63/0173,KururnayamaHangSchool 02 I 68/2724 (April - November).2-19-63 Doi, Yugawaramachi, Kanagawaken, Japan 141. FAX 0465 636641.
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CLASSIFIEDS SWITZERLAND SWISS ALP HANG GLIDING SAFARI- For quick, easy flying May to October, call or write Ron Hurst, Jostenstr. 21, 8854 Galgenen, Switzerland, Dir. Dial USA 011 41 55 645229. EMERGENCY PARACHUTES Flight Designs Parachute - 20 gore, 26 ft. diameter, weight=4.5 lbs. New kevlar bridle line. $200. Call Patti or Cap, (503) 283-1648, evenings. ALL BRANDS- Bought, sold, and repacked. Inspection and repack $20.00 - Kevlar, nylon, s/ s, bridles installed and replaced. Airtime of S.F., 3620 Wawona, San Francisco, CA 94116. (415) SKY-1177.
Cocoon Harness -- High Energy, 1 year, mint condition. Black with rainbow, radio backpack, o,. 5'10" 6'1". $200. (303) 482-5754, MAXON RADIOS - $2951 New hang gliding legal frequency (see July Issue). Includes charger, case and warranty. Best prices on Maxon radios and accessories plus fast, reliable service facility. Rocky Min, Glider Company, Box 281, Conifer, CO 80433. (303) 331-2841. RAYMO ND STREAMLINER POD- harness, silver and gold, large, 5'9" - 6'1". Clean and pretty. $300. (513) 961-2817. SYSTEK VARIOS-Small, lightweight, rugged. Dual batteries. One model with altimeter. Prices start at$195. Contact Systems Technology, Inc. PO Box 585, Seymour, TN 37865.
Brand new 20,22 gore parachutes $325. Colorado HG. (303) 278-9566. PARTS&: ACCESSORIES
LIND'3AY RUDD<XJ<, PROBABLY TIIE FINEST INSI'RUMENfS AVAILABLE Standard features: volume control, lift and sink cut-in control, dual range, very sensitive and very stable, fully compensated altimeter, altimeter millibar setting, flight levels switch, 8 hr. battery warning, 1 year warranty, money-back guarantee. Option: total energy. Bob Fisher, 110030asis, Houston, TX 77096 (713) 728-4146. STEEL CARABINERS-$16.20. Stubai 11,000 lb. Colorado HG. (303) 278-9566. BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WANTED - Full-time shop/service employee, Mission Soaring Center in beautiful Milpitas, CA. Position available now! Mechanical experience a must. Glider maintenance experience a plus, but not necessary. Call (408) 262-1055.
TIIE CRUISE X-C SUPRONE POD - Total comfort and customized to your needs. For details contact: Steve Oyer, P.O. Box 4504, Federal Way, WA 98063 (206) 383-4675. Glider bags - Generic, light, strong, 22' length. $65. (303) 278-9566.
QUICK RELEASE CARABINER - Breaking 10,000 lbs. $24.95. Extra 5 /16 ball lock pin $10. Dealers wanted. Patent pending. Thennal, 19431-41 Business Center Dr., Northridge, CA 91324. BELL HELMETS -- in stock. (303) 278-9566.
Colver Variometer - In faired case. Recent factory inspection. $110. (209)431-9698.
Experienced USHGA Certified Instructors needed NOW! Lots of students .... not enough instructors. Send resume to: Mission Soaring Center, 1116 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035. INSI'RUCTORS WANTED - Prefer certified but will train qualified people. Advancement opportunities include tour guiding and management. Western Hang Gliders, P.O. Box 828, Marina, CA 93933. (408) 3842622. PUBLICATIONS&: ORGANIZATIONS BINDERS FOR HANG GLIDING MAGAZINE Brown vinyl with wire centerfold spines to allow library reference organization of your issues. Keeps up to 16 issues tidy and handy. Only $9.00 from USHGA, P.O. Box 500, Pearblossom, CA 93553. SOARING - Monthly magazine of The Soaring Society of America, Inc. Covers all aspects of soaring flight. Full membership $35. Info kit with sample copy $3. SSA, PO Box E, Hobbs, NM 88241.
PRIMO AIR MITTS- standard with shiny Lycra exterior. $28.50 per pair. Plush or terry cloth interior, $35/ pair. Shipping $2.00 per pair. Mitts in stock for fast delivery. 8 Blue Jay Way, Conway, AR 72032. (501)3270698. Grade A sheepskin hand fairings. Designed specifically for warmth and comfort throughout all temperature ranges. Stops the problem of sweating, which leads to frozen hands. Tested by XC record holder, Kevin Christopherson in the trying conditions of Whiskey Peak: '1 flew with a pair all summer and never once had cold hands. These fairings are so vastly superior to gloves or the neoprene version that I can't believe this wasn't tried· years ago." Guaranteed satisfaction or your money back. Send just $47.00 to WYO, Aerolites, 1739 South Mitchell, Casper, Wyo. 82601, (307) 2654621, and stop your misery now. One million sheep can't be wrong.
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TUBING, WHEELS, BOLTS, BRACKETS, DACRON plus much more. Free tubing price sheet or send $5 for complete catalog. Leading Edge Air Foils, Inc., 331 S. 14th Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904. Phone (719) 632-4959.
MANBIRDS:Supply Limited. $7.95 /1, $4.95 /5 or more, $1 ea. shipping. 1811 Beverly Glen Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92705. VIDEOS &; FILMS PAUL'S VIDEO PRESENTS - Tom Tatum's "Daredevil Flyers" with Chuck Yeager featuring '82 aerobatics in Telluride,$45.00. '88 World Meet "USA in Australia" $40.00. '87 Telluride Festival & Aerobatics $35.00 P.O. Box 1662, Telluride, CO 81435. (303) 728-3217. MISCELLANEOUS '1 SOAR" - Bumper sticker, 3 colors with picture. $2.00 plus .50 cents postage/handling. Ron Smith, Box 394, West Frankfort, IL 62896. TIIEY'RE BACK! AIR BRUSHED THERMAL SHIRTS - At Sky Gear gift shop. 2 designs, winged, and mountain sunset with hang glider, deep earth tones
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and bright multicolors. Cost, $49.95 M, L, XL. Add $3.00 postage. Hand painted especially for you by Suzie Burke. Crystal Air Sports Motel, 4328 Cummings Hwy., Chattanooga, TN 37419. HANG GLIDING IN MEXICO- We do the organization, you do the flying. Enjoy country and people especially in winter. For information E. Heyer, Apdo. Postal 1416, Pueblo, Mexico. COLLECTOR BOXES for Hang Gliding Magazine. Blue vinyl, heavy duty, with clear label inserts on spine. Holds up to two years issues. Only $9. 75 from USHGA, Box 500, Pearblossom, CA 93553. SAILMAKING SUPPLIES & hardware. All fabric types. Massachusetts Motorized, P .0. Box542-G, Cotuit, MA 02635. (413) 736-2426. CRYSTAL AIR SPORT MOTEL at Raccoon Mountain; Bunkhouse, private rustic rooms, regular & waterbeds, video in-room movies, private jacuzzi room, pool, sky gear gifts, fliers work program. FFI: 4328 Cummings Hwy., Chattanooga, TN. 37409. (615) 821-2546. Chuck & Shari Toth. PATCHES & DECALS- USHGA sew-on emblems 3" dia. Full color- $1. Decals-31/2" dia. Inside or outside application. $.25 each. P.O. Box 500, Pearblossom, CA 93553. TEE-SHIRTS with USHGA emblem $8.00 including postage and handling. Californians add 6% tax. Men's sizes in BLUE and TAN - S, M, L, XL. USHGA, P.O. Box 500, Pearblossom, CA 93553. (805) 944-5333. The rate for classified advertising is $.40 per word (or group of characters). Minimum charge, $4.00. A fee of $11.00 is charged for each photograph or logo. Bold face or caps $.55 per word extra. Underline words to be bold. Special layouts of tabs $22.00 per column inch. AD DEADLINES - All ad copy, instructions, changes, additions and cancellations must be received in writing 1 1/2 months preceding the cover date, i.e. November 20 for the January issue. Please make checks payable to USHGA: Oassified Advertising Dept. HANG GLIDING MAGAZINE, P.O. Box SOD, Pearblossom, CA 93553. (805) 944-5333. STOLEN WINGS MAGIC III 177- Gold LE. (small tears on LE.) Blue undersurface. Small blue wedge on main body. Stolen in Portland, OR, In August 1988. Contact Oregon Airwave (503) 245-2636. LOST- Large blue gym bag with brown strap. In II was a blue boulder cocoon harness with an odyssey chute sewn lo the belly of it. Also a black nose cover. It fell off the top of my van, somewhere between the dunes at Cape Kiwanda Oregon, and Pacific City a few miles south. Any info please contact Bruce Kissler at (206) 431-0929 home, or (206) 623-8572 work. RAYMOND POD HARNESS W/PARACHUTE Bright blue, rainbow stripe up both legs. White bell helmet. Lltek vario held together by duct tape. Stolen August 2, Madison, WI. All In a bright blue brand new bag with black straps. Call Tammy Burcar al (608) 256-1599.
WILLS WING SPORT 167 - Red LE., yellow under surface, white T.E. Competition numbers 64 on glider, serial number 14095, smashed nose al the keel. Stolen in Oakland. Contact: Sarah Kurtz, 5809 Florence Terrace, Oakland, CA 9%11, (415) 652-0129. ECLIPSE 17- Yellow L.E., purple midsection, white T.E. Serial# EM6158. Stolen July 20th, Marina storage area. Contact Steve Brown, (408)286-4130.
HP I - Stolen Lake Elsinore, 6/16/88, white canvas bag. Black tursh, white top, yellow undersurface. Contact Dick Farnsworth, (714) 678-2021. HIGH ENERGY - Cocoon harness, converts to back pack, blue with rainbow chevron stripe. Odyssey parachute with red bridle, Ball vario 652, SN 4.588, ICOM FM: radio, model & number OC02AT and SN 406-066115. White Bell helmet w /headset, blue ski jumpsuit. Canyon Lake, CA the weekend of June 4. Contact Tom Oeftering. (714) 843-0711. $300 reward if found. WILLS WING SPORT EUROPEAN 167 - Serial Number 14034, orange leading edge, spectrum cloth, white rear body. Stolen 4/21/88 at Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the Nationals, from Super 8 motel, off Rich Pfeiffer's car, along with Steve Luna's W.W. H.P. II. WILLS WING HP II - Full Race, pacific blue leading edge, rest is white. 2sets of competition numbers on the trailing edge. Stolen on 4/21/88 at the Nationals, from the Super 8 motel in Chattanooga, TN. $200 reward, no questions asked. Contact Steve Luna, (714) 980-2378. STOLEN WINGS are listed as a service to USHGA members. There is no charge for this service and lost and found wings or equipment may be called in to the office for immediate inclusion in Hang Gliding. Please do call to cancel the listing when gliders are recovered. Periodically, this listing will be purged.
INDEX TO ADVERTISERS
Aerial Tease .................................... 14 Airtech ............................................... 2 AirWorks ........................................ 20 Ball Varios ...................................... 44 Brede! Tours ................................... 27 BRS ..................................................... 7 Colorado Hang Gliding ................ 32 Delta Wing .......................... 18,43,BC European Thermal Tours ............ .44 Hall Bros ........................................... 2 High Energy Sports ....................... 44 LMFP ..................................... 10,20,32 Moyes .............................................. 33 Pacific Airwave ................................ l Publitec ........................................... 20 Robert Reiter .................................. 44 Ron Hurst ......................................... 2 Saphir America ................................ 2 Seedwings ......................................... 9 Sport Aviation ................................ 11 UP International ............................ 36 USHGA .................................... 12,IFC Wills Wing ..................................... 4,5 Worldwide HG Safaris ................. 36 World Team ................................. IBC
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ROMER HELMET Made by German manulaClurer w1lh over 125 yrs of experience ii was designed lo pro· v1de a lighl weigh! helmel lhal gives maximum protec11on • DOT approved • Exe_ temporal protection • Special ear openings • Made of polycarbonate • Available m Y. O. While • Pflce $110 L - - - - . . ; ; . . - - - . . 1 HIGH ENERGY SPORTS "BUS" PARACHUTE High qual1ly chute designed :o w1fhsland h1qhspeed openings • Buill to TSU slandards • All seams reinforced • V tabs al each line attachment • Type XVIII bfldle rated al 6000 lbs • Deployment Bag w conl .__ _ _ _ _ ____, • Pflce S395 BULLET BALLISTIC RECOVERY SYSTEM The bullel 1s a ballisl1cally (spnng) deployed chule thal 1s easily attached to any gilder_ !I virtually el1m1nates any chance of chute. enlanglement. ~ '·"' ,··· · .,.... • Fasl deployment lime ,._ ,. • 18 gore chule ' ·• . • 20 4 canopy ~--- . ·~~Q~m~.3~~ · · ~ • Pflce S695 ·.'·
DELTA WING TRAINING WHEELS. A musl for all beginner and novice level p1lo1s no r'llore sudden stops with these high impact. urelhane landing wheels. Prevents in1unes to hands. etc Less chancE of damaging your glider w1lh a hard landing. • L1fet1me guarantee. • Dealers inquire about addil1onal vol. disc • Pflce $40 INSTRUMENTS Ball 620H Vario1Aud10 . $280 00 Ball 651 Vaflo,Aud10-All1me1er w 10 fl steps $495 00 Ball 652 Vaflo Audio-10 fl Allimeler·Airspeed .$590.00 Retrohl Airspeed to Model 651 $130.00 Ball 670 Airspeed. 2 25 mch, 70 mph $125.00 Ball M·20 Wflsl mounled Audio Vaflo $200 00 Ball M·20 w•earphone 1ack .S250 00 Ltlek VE 12 1•mst mounled $169.00 L1lek VE 12 w,earphone 1ack .$179.00 Lilek VE 7 .$ 1 69 00 Litek VE 35 $198 00 $320.00 Roberts Vano & All Hall W1ndmeler .s 21.50 MISC. MATERIALS & SUPPLIES Delta wing T shirts . S 10 00 .S 14 00 Golf shirts Slreamline lubing-1 x 2'.'z X 058 wall .S 7 50''1 lnstabushings-1112 · Pa·. P,4 l'!o . 2", 2W' S 2.00 Order 100 S 1.00 lnstabush insert for 1 4 · bolt S .20 Delta Wing stocks Progressive Aircraft parts & accessories See your Delta Wing dealer nearesl you or contact.
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Hang Gliding Lesson #1 Fly hard, fly safe, fly with High Energy Sports To reduce risk of bodily injury or death while hang gliding you need a complete safety system. From your glider to your hang straps you need to know you have the best system for you. We at High Energy Sports specialize in harness -parachute systems designed for the worst circumstances.
COCCOONS, PODS, PARACHUTES, etc. • Flat Circular Solid Gore Construction • Vent Cap Covering Apex Hole • 1/2" Tublar Nylon Reinforcement At Apex • All Seams Reinforced With Type III Webbing • V-Tabs At Each Line Attachment • Type XVIII Bridle • Parachute Safety Lock System • Continuous Webbing Sewn With Five Cord Thread • Each Harness Custom Sized • Safety Back Strap • Adjustable Padded Leg Straps • Two-Week Delivery • Custom Options • Your Choice Of Colors
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Mountains High is an hour long VHS videotape from the producer of TELLURIDE! about the 1988 hang gliding festivals at Silverton and Telluride, CO . Thrill to spectacular footage of flying in the snowcapped Rockies, with aerial footage of sunset glass-offs, thermalling over 14,000 foot peaks and a pilot's eye view of launching from an ATOL truck tow. Watch launches, landings and aerobatics 2 miles above sea level! To order acopy of Mountains High, send a check or M.O. for $35 (CA
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