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USHGA is issuing its 20th annual call for nominations to the national Board of Directors. Eleven positions are open for election in October, 1995 for a two-year term beginning January,] 996. USHGA members seeking a position on the ballot should send to headquarters for receipt no later August 20, 1995 the following information: name and USFJGA number, photo and resume (one page containing the candidate's hang gliding activities and viewpoints, written consent to be nominated and that they will serve jf elected). Candidates must be nominated by at least three USHGA members residing in the candidate's region. Nominations are needed in the following regions. The current Directors are listed and their terms expire December 31, 1995. Ballots will be distributed with the October issue of Hang Gliding magazine. USHGA needs the very best volunteers to help guide the safe development and growth of the sport candidate material for receipt no than August 20 to: USFJGA, P Box 1330 Colorado Springs CO 80901. 1

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ir Mail Dear Editor, I wrote ahom a year ago about being unable to flare because my arms were too short. Since then I have solved my problem with the help of many kind people, l;irst, I want to thank C.J. Sturtevant pu bl id y for her kindness in sending me a pair of flare extenders, l tried these, but found it hard to fix them on tightly enough for them to stay in place through a fL1rc. Fortunately, I frrnnd other ways to solve the problem. Herc's how l did it. First, I shortened my leg straps, This gave me about two additional inches of height. Then I shortened my hang strap by about two inches, adjusting for it by lengthening my shoulder lines, (Dennis Pagcn's book was most helpful here, I'd been hanging with my hips too low,) Then l moved my hang position about a half-inch forward. (l don't know how much this helped, but I think my position was originally too far back and that it may have contributed to poor landings.) This way I put myself in a better position to flare. Finally, ancl l think most effectively, I tried a rcchniquc recommended by many Japanese pilots who also had trouble flar,. ing. They told me that you've got to "climb up rhc downtubcs and pull them down to you" on final approach. This helps gc1 your body fully upright for a more cfTcctivc flare. I do this now, and old George, my Magic IV 150, flares consistently and respectably, I only have trouble when rowdy conditions force me to keep one hand on the basetubc throughout my approach. I'm therefore more likely to beak in strong winds than in light winds. My rhanks to everyone who wrote in with advice, I've been entering competi . , tions since last July and test-flying newer gliders, all of which arc much easier to flare than my old gliders. I've ordered a Desire 141 from Enterprise Wings, and in the meantime am still happily flying and flaring old George.

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Dear Editor, Last April I went to Florida on vacation, and had spoken with Brad Kushner of Raven Sky Sports who gave me the names and numbers of several different people to contact when l arrived there, l contacted Campbell Bowen and Russell Brown from Quest Air Hang Gliding, Being a novice pilot and living so far up north, where the winters arc so harsh, I had minimal airtime and only one soaring flight. Before I knew it I was in the air on a tandem flight. 'fo my surprise my feet didn't touch the ground for the next hour and a ha!C For the next four days I received great hospitality and personal instruction, After that instruction I left Florida with nine more hours in my log book, I had a wonderful time and would recommend Quest Air llang Gliding to anyone who would like to learn or already knows how to fly. Whar a place to soar. You can contact Campbell Bowen at (407) 657,1699, Thanks for a vacation I will never forget! Jcff Brcirzmann Superior, WI

Dear Editor, I'm very concerned about your cover . age of ultralight and other powered aircraft in the "Calendar" section of the magazine, and in the magazine in general. Many years ago the membership and the USHGA BOD voted to entirely separate ourselves from ulrralightcrs and other motorhcads, and to go our own way, I feel it my duty to remind you of this long·-standing policy, which has recently displayed some erosion as reflected in your editorial policy, The ultralight issue was laid ro rest a long time ago, lf it has a motor, then "to hell with it" must remain the general rule, Don't get me wrong. l don't advocate killing acrotowing articles and such, I love aerotowing as much as the next guy,

Air Mail ln that case iris a means to an end, and I enjoy other ancillary init:)rmation about platform towing, boat towing, the motorizing of the Swift (by the factory) ro create a new generation of mororglider, etc. So I'm not some absolutely rabid purist. (I'm even in the process of getting my private pilot's license.) But the foci of such information should remain strictly controlled so as to maintain the flight emphasis. Dana Kyle Las Cruces, NM

G1lendar items which might be of'interest to hrmgglider pilots are sometimes run as a courtesy to organizations which have promoted our interests. The AOPA (Aircraft Owner'., and Pilot's Association), for exam·· ple, has been instrumental in furthering aviation lir1bili~y reform. In addition, with increasing interest in tlerotowing; some hang glider pilots would undoubtedly like to keep up on what'.r happening in the ultralight world. Ed.

Dear Editor, Back in the old days I survived a foll. luff dive from 75 feet thanks to a parachute landing fall (PLF). A PL], is a method of absorbing the impact of a fall throughout your entire body by having your feet and knees pressed firmly together with the toes slightly pointed and knees slightly bent. The elbows arc tucked in, almost touching in front, with yom shoulders rounded and shrugged. Your chin is pressed flrmly against your chest with clenched fists against your jaws forming a cradle for your head. The idea is to have the first point of contact with the ground be your feet, then, with all your muscles moderately tense (not rigid) perform a controlled collapse, distributing the shock from toes to heels, to right or left calf, then thigh, buttocks, back, shoulder, then rolling to the other shoulder if necessary. Barring contact with an irregular surface, a fall from 50 feet should be easily survivable if you know how to hit. For a

Dear Editor, 'fhe response to my "Remote Solutions" article in the April issue of Hang Gliding (pp. 48-50) was gratifying, and has indicated that some forther explanation is needed. Concerning the last paragraph on page 49, regarding programming and testing, rhe vendor suggests that testing be performed heforr: programming. The kir should be operational right out of the box. The second suggestion is to install/solder the transistor, resistor and camera trigger wires on the receiver board. The first paragraph on page 50 states that you should attach the trigger wire and battery to the 011/0/T switch. PLEASE, only ;:mach the han:ery wires to the switch. The camera trigger wires solder to the emitter and the collector of the transistor (see drawing). Once you have determined the trigger points of your camera, you will need to take a voltage measurement. When the

more detailed description and methods of learning this technique I am sme a military training manual would have it. Also, a few years ago a friend's brother was killed in a relatively minor motorcycle accident. The cause of death was a broken neck. In a nutshell, his body rolled and his head didn't because of a foll-face helmet. A fo]] .. face helmet interfores with the previously described PLF. David Dempsey Washington, DC

camera is turned on you should get a voltage anywhere between 3 volts DC and 9 volts DC. Note which trigger wire is positive and which is negative. The positive wire will solder to the transistor-collector and the negative will go to the emitter/ground. The transistor is any switching transistor (2NZ222, 2N3904, to inflnity) and the resistor is 1/8 watt, 2,000-5,000 ohms. I soldered the transistor to some spare holes on the receiver board and used a little surfacc-·mount chip resistor (3,900 ohms). 'I'his worked very well and is visible on page 49. I hope this has clarified some details and hope to sec the results in the maga· zinc. I also wanted to thank to Gil Dodgen and Jeff Elgart of the lJSHGA for their positive support! Russ Douglas, Concord, CA

Dear Editor, I must respectfully disagree with the "Landing Technique" letter you received last month. It advocated flying the glider to the ground with hands on the base-tube, then transitioning to the uprights on flnal, just before flare. I advocate the opposite apprnach: move to the uprights well above tree-top level, before you reach the wind gradient. I have flown fot 12 years at all kinds of sites and in all kinds of conditions, and have always been able to control the glider this way, despite my low wing loading. HANG GLIDINC

1r Mail A landing technique rhat requires letting go of the control bar when the pilot is just a few feet off the ground is not the best solution. Learning to control the glider from the uprights is. Conrrary to the author's assertion, flying the glider from the dowmubcs docs not lead to sralls, downwind turns and crashes. Poor pilot judgement and failure ro take control of both the glider and the situation arc responsible for that. The author states, "When yom hands arc on the: uprights you have only 50%1 of the pitch and roll authority you would have on the basc:tube." Thar statement would be true if all else were equal, bur it ignores the physiology of the situation. When you're vertical, with your hands on the basctuhe, your arms arc extended. This is a much weaker position than having your hands on the uprights near yom elbows, with your arms flexed. Despite the reduced leverage, your arms ;ire in a better position to muscle the glider around. That's why we control our gliders from the downtubes, instead of the b;1sc-

rube, when we launch. So why do so many pilots fly the glider to the ground (usually still prone) from the basetube? Because they're comfimable flying the glider that way! What's needed is practice flying the glider from the upright position. Next rime you're high up in a thermal, or boating around at the top of the stack, get your feet out of your

harness, pur your hands on rhe clownmbcs, and throw the glider around for 15 minutes. /\t first it will seem awkward, especially if your training hill days were some rime ago! You'll get used to it after a while though. 'fry it and sec. Joe Hcnz l m1isville, KY

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Update during midday, with early Hang II conditions in the morning and evening at one of the nation's most accessible and popular sites! With a huge, 45-acre landing field and gently sloping concrete launch ramp, Lookout remains one of the most-flown sites in the eastern United States. For more inexperienced pilots, Lookout's 15-minute turnaround on paved roads means lots of practice flights

SOLAR WINGS INTRODUCES THE SCANDAL The Scandal is an all-new glider from Solar Wings, a British manufacturer. It is the first Solar glider since 1986 not to feature 100% double surface tips, but does use 7075 tubing in the leading edges for weight reduction and features Solar's "Active Pressure System" (APS) to maintain airfoil shape. According to the manufacturer, leading edge inflation produces an improvement in wing shape and positive pitch moment at speed. The inflation system also allows the use of fewer battens than typical highperformance wings. The unique pressurization system inflates the leading edge pocket to maintain airfoil shape and efficiency at high speeds. The glider comes in three sizes: 13.6 m 2 for pilots weighing 58-72 kgs, 12.4 m2 for pilots weighing 48-68 kgs, and 14.4 m2 for pilots weighing 72-92 kgs. The glider sells £3,348. Contact: Solar Wings, Elm Tree Park, Manton Marlborough, UK, tel: 44-01672-861578, fax 44-0-1672-861550.

each day. For aerotow-rated pilots, Lookout offer tows to 3,000 feet above the LZ, so there's no need to go to any other site, and you can land next to your campsite. Lookout offers inexpensive camping, a swimming pool, a lighted volleyball court and a newly constructed bathhouse. If you're looking for variety, the Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama tri-state area offers numerous launch sites, facing nearly all wind directions. The major glider manufacturers will be offering demo days during the Fly-In. This will be a great opportunity to compare gliders and get a good deal on a new glider. Lookout offers lessons daily, so there is the chance that another member of your family will become a pilot. Or, if you prefer, tandem flights will be offered by Lookout's advanced-rated tandem instructors. Whether it's just for a few days, or you stay the entire week, you'll have a great time and get in some quality mountain airtime at the 1995 USHGA Nation FlyIn. For further information contact Lookout Mountain at (706) 398-3541 or 1-800-688-LMFP.

USHGA NATIONAL FLY-INJULY 1-7, LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN FLIGHT PARK

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Take a break this summer at the USHGA National Fly-In, July 1-7. The event will be hosted this year by Lookout Mountain Flight Park near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The summer season offers excellent thermal soaring opportunities

The 1995 Hobbs Tow Jam, sponsored by the Staked Plains Soaring Assn., Red River Aircraft and Crossroads Windsports, will be a guaranteed 450 WTSS-points meet. It will take place on August 13-19, 1995 and will be held at the Hobbs, New

Mexico Industrial Air Park (HIAP). The HIAP is an abandoned B-17 training base with 5,000- and 9,000-foot runways. The sailplane community discovered it long ago, making it home to the Soaring Society of America, the National Soaring Foundation, the Hobbs Soaring Society, a chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and a radio control club. Larry Tudor set a world record there in 1990. Recently, the Staked Plains Soaring Association and Crossroads Windsports have taken up residence in Hobbs and are conducting hang gliding operations daily. Hobbs is located in the high plains (3,500 feet MSL) of the very southeast corner of New Mexico. A dry line, running north to south, sets up over the area providing unstable conditions. Typically in August, when the mountain regions are experiencing the monsoon season with moist gulf air, the southeast plains are scattered with cumulus clouds, light southeast winds and cloudbases in the 9,000- to 12,000-foot range. Generally, these are a lot mellower conditions than are experienced in spring and early summer. It should provide fantastic triangle and raceto-goal tasks. A sailplane post type format will be used when the winds are light enough to do triangles. Film and photo processing will be provided. Hobbs is a town of 32,000 people with small-town hospitality, but big enough to provide all the essentials (hotels with swimming pools and restaurants with good food). Most hotels are providing a group discount, so be sure to mention the Tow Jam when making reservations. Harry McAdam's State Park, located on HIAPO, a stone's throw from the runways, has a limited number of hookup campsites with nice rest rooms and showers. Some fullhookup campsites are available next to the runways. If enough people are interested in tent sites a private group location can be arranged. The entry fee is $300 before June 30 and $350 after. Those bringing their own tow rigs, agreeing to tow two or three other competitors, and providing a driver may enter free of charge. Class I and II divisions will be included and there will be individual and team scoring. Pilots must be Hang III-rated with a tow rating and TURB/XC special skills. Tow ratings can HANG GLIDING

UpdateH be obtained on August 11-12. A maximum of 60 pilots will be accepted so send in entries early to get in on the hottest contest of the year! For more information contact: Jeff Hunt, Red River Aircraft (512) 467-2529 or Curt Graham, Crossroads Windsports (505) 392-8222.

NAA WRIGHT BROTHERS MEMORIAL TROPHY NOMINATIONS The National Aeronautic Association administers the Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, which is awarded annually to a living American for significant public service of enduring value to aviation in the United States. Nominations are solicited for this award, and must conform to NM guidelines. The deadline is July l, 1995. For details contact Matt Farina (703) 5270226.

NEW HAWAII FLIGHT PARK Gerry Charlebois announces the opening of his "Birds in Paradise" Airpark in Kauai, Hawaii. Aerotowing is performed with a 1995 Airborne Edge Trike from a 750-foot airstrip. Pilots are released from tow on the main range atop 5,500-foot Mt. Waialeale, and can soar the beautiful cascading waterfalls which appeared in Jurassic Park. Kauai has 55 square miles of unparalleled beauty to explore. Temperatures on the tropical "Garden Isle" range from 70°-85° year-round. The ocean is a constant 72° and the trade winds blow 300 days per year, providing great ridge soaring. If the winds aren't cooperating a 14,000-foot aerotow will make for a great sled ride! You can head off X-C and land on the beach where the family can be awaiting you, or fly back to the airstrip for another towing adventure. Birds in Paradise Airpark has a selection of state-of-the-art hang gliders for rent, an on-site bed and breakfast, and camping. They will also be offering other activities for pilots and their families to enjoy, including: tandem hang gliding, tandem skydiving, windsurfing, scuba diving, surfJUNE 1995

ing, mountain biking and kayaking. For more information contact: Birds In Paradise, P.O. Box 556, Kapaa, HI 96746 (808) 822-5309 or (808) 639-1067.

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WANTED: MODERN AIR CADETS The Soaring Society of America has a learn-to-fly scholarship for motivated young people. Initiated in 1994, the program is named for the CAD ET glider of 1930. The CADET was designed to train "air-minded youth'' of the 1930's, and one christened Harris Hill in Elmira, NY, later known as "the Soaring Capital of the USA," by soaring above it for 1-1/2 hours onJuly2, 1930. This July 16-25, an award-winning CADET restoration will star on that same hill as part of the first International Vintage Sailplane Meet ever held in the USA. The CADET flight scholarship carries a first prize of $600 in sailplane flying lessons, which is enough to go solo in many dubs. Application must be made by June 30 on forms available at soaring sites only. A list of over 200 is available from SSA at P.O. Box E, Hobbs, NM 88241 (505) 392-1177. Applicants must be between the ages of 14 and 22, may not hold any FM pilot license, and must include an essay on some aspect of soaring flight. Students as young as 14 may earn an FM solo license in as little as one week.

Ill Calendar of Events Calendar of events items WILL NOT be listed if only tentative. Please include exact information (event, date, contact narrie and phone number). Items should be received 110 later than six weeks prior to the event. We request two months lead time for tegional and natioqal IIleets. UNTIL SEPT. 4: Yosemite National Park, hang glider flying every weekend. Memorial Day through Labor Day. 16 pilots per day. Meet at Glacier Point 7:00 AM for sign-in and orientation with the site monitor. Must show current, laminated Hang IV card. $5 donation. Monitors are volunteers from the Yosemite Hang Gliding Assn. Call USHGA office (719) 632-8300 for reservations. Contact: Breck Betts (619) 473-974.3. UNTIL OCT. 1: Colorado Cross-Country Contest. Open Class and Under 50-mile Class. Recognizes the best and longest flights in Colorado including Dinosaur. $5 entry. For info and score forms contact: Nick Kennedy, c/o Colorado X-C Pilots Assn., P.O. Box )026, Telluride, CO 81435 (303) 728-3905. UNTIL OCT. 15: 1995 Montana Cross-Country Challenge. Open-distance flights originating in Montana. Hang gliders and paragliders. Contact: Roger Lockwood, P.O. Box 234, Fort Benton, MT 59442 (406) 622-5677. UNTIL DEC. 1: 1995 Region 9 Yearkmg X-C Contest. Recognizes the longest flights flown in the Region. Three classes: Rookie, 60-mile and Open. $5 entry fee. Contact: Pete Lehmann (412) 661-3474 (before 9:00 PM), fax 3436. JUNE 1-SEPT. 30: Lakeview, Oregon ''Hang Gliding Capital ofthe West" 1995 6th Annual Fly-In. June-Sept. Flight Contests. $1,600-purse planned, with $100 for longest X-C flight, and $50 monthly random drawing from all other months' valid flights from recognized Lakeview area sites. Where else can you win $50 for a sledder or late afternoon glass-offi And the more flights you submit, the better your odds! 2nd Annual $1,000 "Grand X-C" Contest (changed for 1995), Most Accumulative Miles flown from Black Cap during the four months. Pre-registration required, still only $5 (for the permanent Black Cap LZ fund, includes entry for 4th of July Holiday Fly-In contests too)! Contact: Lake County Chamber of Commerce, 513 Center St., Lakeview, OR 97630 (503) 947-6040, FAX (503) 947-4983 for entry for!Il and other fly-in events info, and send $5 to enter and receive the updated site guide (to include new Bald Mrn.) and flight report forms. JUNE 1-4: Truck!Aerotow Clinic. JUNE 5-8: Tandem Tow Clinic. Contact: Bruce Weaver, Kitty Hawk Kites, P.O. Box 1839, Nags Head, NC 27959 1-800-334-4777.

Sandia Peak. The premier meet of the season! Price includes: entry fee, top-quality X-C tasks, glider and pilot transportation to launch, turnpoint film and processing, computerized scoring, full-time paid staff, free oxygen refills, gift certificates from local businesses, convenient meet headquarters, awards barbecue, T-shirt and more! Sixty-pilot maximum field, 45 spots reserved for pilots ranked in the top 80 USHGA or in the top 100 by PIRS. Remaining entries will be based on ranking, competition experience and flight experience. USH GA Advanced rating, all Special Skills, extensive mountain I desert I X-C thermal experience required. Early registration $300 if postmarked before May 1, $350 after. Refundable until April 30. Contact: Mike Gregg, 12117 St. Mary's Dr., Albuquerque, NM 87111 (505) 275-5978 or Mark Mocho (505) 298-2922. JUNE 9-14: ICP Clinic at Birds in Paradise Airpark, Kauai, Hawaii. G.W. Meadows instructing for tandem and aerotow ratings. Contact: Gerry Charlebois (808) 822-5309 or (808) 639-1067. JUNE 10: Launch & Landing Clinic with Pat Denevan. Covers all aspects oflaunch and landing, including equipment evaluation, weather and pilot habits. Lecture, simulator practice and specific hillside training exercises using Grip Alert. Cost $95. Limited space, advanced reservations required. JULY 8: Launch & Landing Clinic, see above. JULY 25: Parachute Clinic. A must for any pilot who carries a backup parachute. Features: lecture, video presentation, care & maintenance instructions, practice deployments and a demonstration of the proper method of stowing lines. Cost: $50, or free with parachute purchase from MSC. Advance reservations recommended. JULY 29-30: Thermal Soaring Safari. Instruction in the finer points of thermal soaring. Novice rating with altitude experience required. Advanced reservations required. Contact : Mission Soaring Center, 1116 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA 95035 (near San Jose) (408) 262-1055. JUNE 10-11: Third Annual Eagle Summit Challenge Hang Gliding and Paragliding Event, central Alaska. X-C, spot landing, Vision Classic, fun flying. Contact: Lyndon Thomas (907) 4795538. JUNE 10-11: Seventh Ultralight Fly-In, Ickes public ultralight airport. Sponsored by EAA Ultralight Club #64. Contact: (814) 276-3353. JUNE 15: Deadline far FA! photo competition. Contact: Jocelyne Rebillard, tel./fax 33-1-34677167.

JUNE 1-4: Trucklaerotow clinic. JUNE 5-8: Tandem tow clinic. Contact: Bruce Weaver, Kitty Hawk Kites, P.O. Box 1839, Nags Head, NC 27959 1800-334-4777.

JUNE 17: AOPA Fly-In, AOPA Headquarters, Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland. OCT. 19-21: AOPA EXPO '95, Atlantic City Convention Center, Atlantic City, New Jersey. Contact: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn., 421 Aviation Way, Frederick, MD 21701 (301) 6952000.

JUNE 4-11: Sandia Classic, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fifth annual 450 WTSS point meet at

JUNE 17-24: Sandia OpenX-CChallenge, Albuquerque, NM. Held at 10,600' Sandia

Crest. Come enjoy some of the best X-C in the Southwest. Dual format: longest flight and cumulative miles. Fee includes Sandia Crest Guide, T-shirt, awards BBQ with door prizes, oxygen refills and more! $75 before May 15, $90 after. Forty spaces available on a first-come firstserve basis. For rating requirements and other information, contact: Larry Walls, 7901 Palomar Ct. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 (505) 2497831 (mobile), (505) 821-4794 (home), or Bill Lemon, 1600 34th St., Rio Rancho, NM 87124 (505) 891-5370. JUNE 18-24: British League Pre-World Competition. Foreign pilots welcome. Entry £70. Contact: Jim Bowyer, 2 Lion Terrace, Gilwem, Abergavenny, Gwent NP7 OBU United Kingdom, tel. 441873-831667, fax 44-1873-831-68. JUNE 19-25: Telluride Airmen's Rendezvous, hang gliding and paragliding festival. Advanced pilots. Includes T-shirt, banquet, awards ceremony and special events. Cost $95. Contact: Craig Hess (303) 728-3475. For lodging info call (303) 728-6621. JUNE 20-23: 1995 World Aerobatic Hang Gliding Championships, Telluride, Colorado. Contact: Leo Van Der Bosch (303) 728-6972. JUNE 22-24: Region N Championships, Telluride, CO. High altitude racing to goal with tumpoints format. Tarp start. All tasks within Telluride Valley. Entry fee of$120 includes both Telluride Hang Gliding Festival and Region IV Championships, tumpoint film and processing, electronic scoring, awards. Advanced rating required. Competition seminars each day on launch. Contact: Nick Kennedy, Competition · Director (303) 728-3905. JUNE 23-25: 1995 Region I & V Regionals, King Mtn., near Arco, Idaho. Format is open-distance X-C along designated routes with goal bonuses. Entry fee $25 for IHGA membership. Contact: Ken Schreck, 275 Clifford St., Blackfoot, ID 83221 (208) 785-0196, or Al Whitesell (208) 522-2423. JUNE 23-25: Wild Wild West Region II Regionals. Contact: Adventure Sports, 3650 Research Way #22, Carson City, NV 89706 (702) 883-7070. JUNE 23-28: Airwave Demo with Mark Gibson, Ellenville, NY. Featuring the Fly 2 tandem glider, "95" Klassic, Formulas and Pulses. JUNE 2425: Towing Clinic with G.W. Meadows, Ellenville, NY. Learn to tow with both aerotug and stationary winches. Free landing seminar included. JUNE 26-28: Tandem Clinic with G.W. Meadows, Ellenville, NY. Requires towing credentials or participation in June 24-25 clinic. Will focus on tandem towing with a short stint on the training hill. Free landing seminar included. Contact: Mountain Wings (914) 647-3377. JUNE 24-25: Cochrane Hill Fly-In, Cochrane, Alta, Canada. $35 entry includes retrieval from landing area or goal, free camping, Sat. night dinner.

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JUNE 30,JULY J: Om11rio I !11ng Gliding cf l'ar11r.liding !lssorifllion (Off P!l) f<l)l,fn 11nd ComJJetition, Blyrh, Ontario, Canada, /\ Canadian poinrs meet. Winch and acrotow, l'n·· entry fr·c required: fly,in $20, compctil ion $.10. Checks payable lo OJ f [';\, PJ ), Box 128, Ciry, Ontario LO(; I KO. C:ontacr: /\rmand /\cchione (Ii I !i) 18-0111 (home), fox (905) 8B,35li7, JULY 1,3: Serond !lnm/lt! Colorado !111Jitatirm11! Cup, Dinosaur, C:0. (J,dy Ii rain day) opcn,distancc meet Big and high clond bases. Unique sysrcm designed so rhar pilors or all levels compete on an equal basis. Low-cost, 101>,-prcs,,ur,e, fon meet.] Jang 111 and Tl JRB RLF, C:L and XC: Fmrv fr:e awards and prizes for daily T,shin and raffle. $35 June J 'i, $50 aficr. pilots max, Comact: Scott C:0111e:111x, S'i Sherman SL, Denver, C:O 8020:l (\OJ) ?22,(,:l(i J or]im Yornm ClO.-l) 9.l7,21i:l7.

c;/iding G1pi1al JULY !,Ii: !.11/m,icw, o/thc tVt:s/" I 995 of/11/y Jlolid11y F[y,in. "Run-Ride,(;Jide" foot race, mountain bike and spor landing tv:un evrnl, hest X,(: :1w:mls each day and :iccurnulativc July 1,3 hang and (new) paragliding /\djusred Dis1,111cc Contests, hcc pilots' family swim· mc:rcJi:mts coupons, u1uch more! Late r·cg, June 30/6:00, I 0:00 l',\I, July J /8:00 ,1,1?, Pilots' June .30/B:00 1'~1 and 1/9:001\M, required, still (for the pcrm:mem Black Cap I Z limd, cnrry f,,r Flight C:ontcsrs loo)! Comact: Chamber of'C:ornmncc, 5 U Center Sr., UR 97(/30 (503) 'Jli7 60/iO, l'/\X ('i0.3) 9/i7 li98.'i for fc11m and other events info, and send to enter and receive updated site guide (to include new Bald M111.) and flight report forms, JULY] ,7: /JSl/(,'!l N({tional 1'!y,fn, Lookout Moumain l'lighr Park, CJ\. Enjoy rnot11llain ing and rherrn:d Over 20 hca11rifi,I of ridge. C:enrly sloping ramp accomr11ocL11cs easy launches in wcsr, nonhwcsr, nonlr, sotuh wcs\ and nonheas1 direcrions. Site of' the h1s1 C:oasr X,C: clist:mcc record (lC over I50 rniles, Acrorowing for pilots. I luge LI, (2,600 foe[ long)! for pilots or all skill lcvek l'rec clinics and dealer demo Volleyhall, and more in Jj,1 I .cssons for die Tandem !lights, Variety ofloc1l a1trac1ions and night lift. in near, Chananooga, TN. Camping near the J,/,, I ,ookoul :vltn, Flighr Park ('70(,) :l')8, 35/il or 1,800--688,JMFP. JULY 1,9: 1995 ('/1dt111 l!S. Optn N!11ion11! l'amg!idin,~ Uwnpionsh1jJs rmd nv,/11. Practice J11nc 29,.30. Open to pilots of:111y nario,J;J/i$300. Contact: Paragliding

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in a national event, Previous and last Women's have proven Chelan ro contest loca1ion in the 1~:11:c,110,,11Ji:11, 0111-and,rct um :ind tri:m, gles, Chelan is a resort town wirh m:rny hotels (h111 make reservations early), Economical c:1mp, available, Minimum lntenncdiare 1:sL, TUR, RIX, X C: special skills. fee of' $.l2') incl11cles film and processing, clec, tron,c awards, Limited ro 120 pilors rnax11mrn1 slots for ranked, women and f,,rcign pilots), so rntcr spot. l'ract ice clays: July 20,21. J 1rly ,lO. Make checks payable to 1995 US Narional] IC Championship. C:ontKr: Rich Williams, ')807 liOth /\ve. F., Tacoma, W /\ 98li46 (20(,) 5:l'), 8/i2.'1 (voice or fax), or Lionel Space U!iO) 59'), 2360.

JUT ,Y 24,JO: 11:11r·rn11.11on1J C1m1peti1ion, Wales, (;rv:1r Britain. world ch:1111pionship status applied f,1r. Sponsored by British Hang ( ;Jiding Asm, All countries invired to srnd individuals or learn. C:omact: Murray Rose, J\irspon /\ssociarcs, Llwyd, Llanfrvnach, Brccon, Powys, Wales, Grcm llriraii', LD:\ 8i'C, tcl./Erx,!i/i .. I fr7/i-·6!i5,fi8 L

JULY 27,AUG 2: l:!111 O,hl<osh Oshkosh, WL The aviation in rhe corm· with more 1h:m one million people in :men, Vol11meers arc needed for rhe USH( ;;\ tent, booth, simulator and various orhcr PR ft1ncrions, ( :onracr: US! IC;;\ (71 'J) 632,H:lOO. 8th !lmma/ lX!i:stern Ci111tJrlia11 I Iring Chmnpionsliips, (;olden, BC 1-'.nrry kc , "'"'"·'"''" Individual :md team scores, Contact: Roger Nelson (!i(n) 932,/i208 (ph/fax), c.. mail nclson(1Jm:1p1ow11.con1. J\UG. U,l'J: J/obhs 'finu/am, li50 WTSS poin1s gu:1r:111tcccL Class I & 11 divisions, individual and ream scoring. Three people per rig. Free wirh a row Entry $300 before J11nc after. max, 10 spots reserved for top IO pilots. Timed starts with satll)l;1ne·st,'lc box and window, Film and dcvcl, ( :011 ract: Crossroads Wtncl,;pons, Curr ( ;,,1hm (505) :192,8222, or Aircraft, Jdl'Hunt (512) li6l·2529 Rl{/\Jc/J(i1l;wJ,corn.

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;md rncel Mr. Rogallo himself: Ki1ry Kites, Head, NC C:onrac1: DeP:mlilis SEPT. !lnnu1t! l'acifir !lirwrlvt V,i·ion Classic. Pac /\ir's latest gliders, ittn cornpcrir,011. Open ro pilots of all skill levels who have a Vision, regardless of modcL Barbecue, Kitty l lawk Kires, Head, NC C:onrncr: Brnce Weaver I ,XlJ\J· . )Y'I ..

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AlJG 2G,SEPT. 9: Project hang gliding cvmt. Visir Moscow rhe Zhukovsky /\ir Show, and lly Crom 5,M2-rnetcr Mounr Elbrus tallest Moun1ain). May 1, C:omac:1: Esri Enrollment Tourist /\gency, GA, Isr Srr., Moscow 119146, RUSSI/\, teL 01 7165, ()J ],/,095 24(, 126:l, 01 J,7,095,2/i(, 99Ni, or fax 011 /,09'S?A5,05·.l0, 011,7,095, Ii 92,li J ,fi:l. Inf,i is also available from: Riclrard Ball, 2140 Kohler Dr., Boulder, C:O 8030.l (303) Ii')/, 976:1, fax (303) lt4li1781i (c/o Boulder !'light),

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OCT 6,8: October; Best Fly-In, sponsored by Saur:irown Mtn. Hang Cliding Club in North :rnr11mn /1ying from any of our Carolina. SF, SW and NW. Don't miss "June Bug's" sourhcrn Jw,,p1t:al1,1v barbecue dinner Sa1 urday nighr. Free in rhe L/,, C:omacr: Doug Hileman (91 O) 5334 or l<ctt Frampton (919) 220 127:l OCT. 2 l: I innrssec 'frre flying, food and Box 79, Dunlap,

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r by Luen Miller, ecause of some recent events, as well as some serious incidents reported last year, l would like ro cover some of issues iclating to water safety. I have thrown in one recent tragic paragliding ;1cciden1 because of its relevance to hang glider pilots regarding entanglement hy parachute lines. The incident also illustrates indecision resulting from emotional shock commonly seen in many victims in panic sirnations. Event: Surf !,anding ln moderate onshore winds, a pilor on approach to a beach landing tried to turn into the wind to land, instead of crabbing until close to the ground. The pilot dove the glider down, but instead of losing energy he ended up gliding m1t over the water and landed in ankle-deep surf. T'hc pilot immediately unhooked. The surfnippcd the glider over, crushing rhc kingpost, breaking the keel and one downtubc, and damaging one crossbar. The pilot escaped essentially uninjured. Event: Surf /,anding A pilot soaring a low coastal ridge site tried to set up a landing along a narrow beach. Since the area he was thinking about landing in was obstructed by a fence and sunba1hcrs, he ended up gliding ot1t imo low surf to avoid them. Backwash from the /Jrst wave immediately squashed his glider from behind, trapping rhe pilot beneath it in the water. Because of quick action by some good Samaritan bystanders the pilot avoided being dragged out underneath his glider. They lifrcd his wing up so he could breathe. He came very close to becoming our flrst drowning victim of 1995. Afrcr 1reatrncm at a local hospital, and coughing up volumes of sea water and sand, the pilot swore that he was quitting the spon because of tbc incident.

A number of these occurrences arc reminiscent of the experience of Carth Beatty, who was taking his second flight on his new

Accident Reviau Chairman glider at Marina in 1984. rk misjudged his landing, landed facing out toward the ocean in ankle-deep surf, unhooked and stood at the nose of his glider wairing for otber pilots to help him get his glider out of the surf. The backwash of a wave rode up the wing tips from behind, flattening the glider with him underneath it. Despite the efforts of two other pilots who attempted to hold the glider back :md free him, he was entangled in the rigging and dragged out into the surf beneath his glider. I'!c was never found. His drowning remains a textbook example of the dangers of landing anywhere near surf. Event: Ftttal--- Low-Airtime Paraglider Pilot Dragged Into Surf' Fighting strong winds against a ridge, a relatively new paraglider pilot ended up Hying out over the water and landed in kneedeep w;iter. The pilot froze up, and didn't unhook or cut himself free from bis canopy. He may have been trying to save it, or he may have been in emotional shock. Other pilots landed and tried to clll him free of his canopy, which was being dragged out into the surflinc by the alongshore current and wave backwash. Afrer getting a knife from some fishermen some of the lines were cur, hut the knifo was dropped and lost. The rescuers were entangled hy the lines, and almost bec;imc victims themselves. Another knife was passed down, and the rescuers continued fighting the surf and cutting. The pilot was by now unconscious, knocked out by the impact of six-foot waves breaking over him. The pilot was dragged from their reach into deeper water in the surf zone, and then eventually washed back in, completely wrapped in bis lines and canopy. Afrcr being face down in 52-dcgrce water for 10 minutes, emergency medical reams could not revive him. At the same beach, a week later, a highairtime hang glider pilot made a low turn out over the water and ended up landing downwind, upside down, in two ro three feet of water. The victim did not unhook, but rather quicldy escaped through the fronc

of his harness and stood next to his glider. Mindful of the recent paragliding tragedy, five or six pilots rushed down and immediately spirited rhc victim and his equipment ro dry ground. The pilot who carried his harness up realized that the victim's parachute had come free and that he was being entangled in the canopy lines. Given a little more wave action and a slower response by the pilot and his rescuers, the previous week's fatal scenario might have been repeated.

Landing in w:acr is one of the most dangerous things you can do in a hang glider (or paraglidcr)! You run the considerable risk of being trapped underneath your wing. The risk of entanglement from rigging or harness lines is also very great. The procedure for preventing landing in water is simple: don't do it. Plan ahead, be conservative with your flight path and landing setup, and fixate on dry land as a target, even if it means an ugly landing. I recommend that anyone flying near wm:cr (or better, anyone flying anywhere!) carry two knives: a sheath knife and a hook knife. The sheath knife is carried primarily for going up or down through a sail in order to get a pilot's head above water or pull him up through his harness straps. The hook knife is needed for cutting webbing and harness lines. Get the largest two-bladed model you can find. A sheath knife will almost always perform poorly for this purpose unless it is absolutely razor sharp and rhe lines arc under quite a bit of rcnsion. I know of other pilots who fly near water and carry large diagonal-cut wire dippers, and claim that if you search for the ones whose jaws meet cleanly they will go through anything on a glide1~ including sailcloth, hang straps, webbing, cables, keel, downtubes, etc. I have never tested them myself. All these tools should be mounted on the outside of the harness where they arc readily accessible ro the pilot or another rescuer. The knives and clippers should be in a scabbard. All need to be secured with a six-foot lanyard of some type. You will probably use your rescue equipment to help someone besides yourself. HANG CiiDINCi

One more importanr point: I )on'r LlSC any of these tools for anything but what you bought them for emergency situations. Immediately treat the sharp surfaces with a good rust-preventing oil. The quality of these suhsrances varies greatly. Marble Cun Oil is best, if you can find it, but Break Free is much more commonly available and also good. Your knife absolutely has ro work when you need it. If you do submerge, those with experience say that escaping up between your harness srraps is the only realistic way to free yourself You won't have the time or air in your lungs ro be able to cm yourself free, and yon won't be able to reach back to unhook. If you have time, prepare your harness for escape ahead oftimc if a water landing seems imminenr.

Event: Fatal Crash While on Boat 1/)w A pilot on his first solo training flight launched well on static tow (on a locked pay-om winch), then began to drifr off line while still at a low altitude. The bo;it driver stopped tbe boat and freewheeled the winch. The glider banked and cartwheeled into the water, throwing off one wing float and cracking another. When a rescuer got to the pilot he was submerged beneath his glider. His eyes were open, but he did not respond or help as the rescuer gor the harness snaps down to his elbows. The rcsrner had to swim back to the boat for a knife, and when he returned the pilot was unconscious. He was not revived. (This incident happened in spring oflast year.) Event: Crash on 1cmdern Boat 7lnu A tandem pilot and student launched on a boat-tow flight. Just a couple of seconds after launch the weak link broke. The pilot just had time to get control of the glider when the control frame hit, throwing both pilot and passenger through it and into the water. The glider then nosed forward over the pilot and passenger and inverted. The pilot quickly exited his harness as the glider began m sink nose first. The pilot quickly looked for his knife, which had been duct taped to a basctubc extension outside of the dowmube. It was gone, ci1hcr thrown free from the glider ]LJNl 1C)9S

upon impact or released when rhe duct tape f;1ilcd to hold afrer immersion. His passenger, who was wearing a flotation vest, was struggling to stay on-the surface, but the b;1setuhe began to drag him under as i1 hauled on his harness webbing and hang srn1p. The pilot quickly freed himself, then struggled to free the passenger by pulling his harness straps clown over bis shoulders. Because of ihc tension caused hy the flotation of the vest and rhc sinking of the glider, the forces were still too great for the pilot rn free him. Another boat pulled Hp and an alert teenager quickly swam over, bringing a large sheath knife. The pilot immediately swam under and cm rhe harness straps, then dragged the now-unconscious passenger to the surface. (Ir is probably only because the lines were under such great tension that the sheath knife was able to cut through rhe harness/hang strap as quickly as it did.) The victim was quickly transported to shore. Afrer resuscitation, he began to breathe. ]-le was checked in at a hospital and was released after observation, luckily wirh no permanent injuries. He came close to becoming our second drowning victim of 1994.

Pilots who must fly near water should consider glider flota1ion as well as personal flotation. Better systems arc needed for keeping gliders from sinking. How abour Ollie Olson's trick of putting inner rubes inside the sail? I low about closed-cell foam' ]low about bubble paper? These modif1G1tions might he rudimentary, bur if' they don't cause any problems, they wouldn't hurt. Arc there problems I am nor forescl'.ing? Any one of rhese ideas might have the glider from sinking in the last incident. Some method of preventing glider inversion would also be desirable. Another primary considcr:nion is allowing enough clearance hetween the wing and the water /cir a victim ro get his head up into the air. Personal flotation is a somewhat more complicncd issue because of harness considerations. In the tandem accident menrioned above, the personal flotation actually prevented the passenger from freeing himself. If

you arc towing, flotation gear becomes still more complicated because of bridle routing concerns. Those who regularly tow near water might consider harnesses and bridles expressly designed with flotation in mind. Jr would be great iL11l those involved in water towing could get together for a discussion of these issues and an interchange of' ideas in general. l rhink there is room for improvement and standardization of procedures. The pilot in the fatal towing incident might not have helped because he is suspected of having suffered a seizure just before or during the incident. llowcvcr, his behavior is also not unlike that of many people who simply freeze in panic sirua1io11s, as rhe paraglider pilor is suspected of doing in the recenr far,il accident. Such behavior should be anticipated by ,myone dealing with accident victims or those in situations requiring quick, decisive action. After reflecting on the incident, the pilot involved in the tandem ,1ccident mentioned above had some recornmendations: "I should have had a knife on me, a knife on the passenger, a knife in the boat and a knife on the glider. Maybe I should have had a two knives, or a hook knife and a sheath knife in each location. "] should have tested the duct tape to make sure it would hold when wet. I found out too late that when it gets wet, ir won'r srick. "! should have had a separate observer who could have acted as a rescuer, because my boat driver had to stay with the boat and that left me ro deal with the situation alone. And while I spent quite a lot of time show-ing my passenger how to get into his harness, I didn't spend any time telling him how to get out of it. Now I stress quick exits, and have rhe passenger practice several times. I show him how to get mr: out of' my harness too. What if he has to rescue me? "I think people doing boat towing might be reluctant to get into that negative stuff, as I think I was, because you don't warn p,1s-sengers uptight over things that aren't likely to happen. But since experiencing the accidcnr I now think that bringing up those issues just has to be part of the process. The passengers have to know what might be cxpccrcd of them. "Things arc going to go wrong in ways you can't predict, and you need everyone helping whell you arc dealing with all emergency."

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COVER STORY- HANG GLIDING A REGULAR ON TV Tuesday nights play hose co a brand new television series titled "Legend." Legend is produced by Paramount and stars Richard Dean Anderson (of "McGyver" fame) and John de Lancie ("Q' on Scar Trek). Anderson portrays Ernest Pratt as a lace 1800's writer, famous for his dime-score novels of fictional old-West hero Nicademus Legend. By teaming up with an eccentric professor (de Lancie) Legend uses wit, science and invention co came the wild West, one crazy adventure at a time. Legend's inventions include an 1879 hang glider (crafted from wood, copper, steel and canvas), a gas balloon, steam-powered quadra velocipedes, electro-fulminacors, and a hose of ocher Walter Middy-like contraptions. The Legend wings (gliders) were designed and developed by Joe Greblo, who chose Juan Corral co help engineer the project and head up a production ream with George Reeves. The entire project required seven weeks, and included design, prototype, vehicle testing, production and flighc-cescing stages. Two fullsize gliders were built: a full-flying craft co be flown by Greblo, and a full-scale prop for close-up and crane shoes witl1 Richard Dean Anderson at the controls. The finished glider met or exceeded all original design parameters, including pitch and load tests co minimum HGMA standards, a 65-pound coral weight, the ability co launch in all modes including balloon and rocker launch, and an umbrellalike, four-minute assembly time. Flying scenes and stunts are performed by Greblo and his Stunt Wings partners Rich Grigsby, Ted Boyse, Terry Jackson and Kris Greblo. To dace they have flown for three Legend episodes: rescuing a child kidnapped by outlaw Jesse James, warning President Grant of a dangerous conspiracy, and saving General George Custer. Greblo reports chat the show's producers and writers are exrremely pleased with the gliders and are looking forward co using chem often. Greblo and Grigsby are pleased co add Legend to the list of major television characters they have portrayed on screen as skilled hang glider pilots.

Characters

TV Series

Nicademus Legend Bo and Luke Duke Officers Ponch and John Lifeguard Lieutenant Mitch McGyver Lee Majors

"Legend" "Dukes of Hazzard" "Chips" "Baywacch" "McGyver" "The Fall Guy"

Legend Wing Specifications Original Planform Model Wing Area Span Tail Area

LID Min. Sink Race Weight

Wills Wing Raven 165 sq. ft.

30' 8" 17 sq. ft. 5/1 estimated 400 fpm estimated 65 lbs.

LEFT: lnventiom, gadgets and gizmos are the trademark ofNicodemus Legend as he tames the wild West. Legend's glider was designed by Joe Greblo and Richard Lewis and built by a team headed by Juan Corral. "Legend" airs Tuesday nights at 8:00 pm on the new United Paramount Network. Photo by Ted Boyse. ABOVE: Joe Greblo doubles for Richard Dean Anderson in the new action/adventure western. Photo by Ted Boyse.

unich Airport, 9:00 AM - The two-ho ur drive in the damp weather doesn't consp ire with my sleep-deprived, jet-lagged state to provide the highest level of mental clarity, but as we drive thro ugh Augsburg, Germany I can't help notice the large posters with pictures of hang gliders and paragliders and the word INDUGA plastered everywhere. I'm marginally able to realize that these signs

are directing us ro the show hall. The signs are the most prominenr of all the posters I see, and they have pictures of hang gliders on them. I pinch myself ro tty ro convince my brain it's not delirium. I've never seen so much attention paid ro my sport. Imagine my shock upon walking into an 80,000-square-foot hall that had nothing but hang gliding, paragliding and ulrralight equipment and accessories, an air junkie's dream

come rrue. No, you won't find anything like it on this continent, and perhaps on no other besides "T he Continent" (Europe) . In fact, if you're a North American you probably find it hard to believe such an event could exist. It does , and it's kn ow n as INDUGA (a n acronym for INtem ationale Drachen U nd Gleitschirm Ausstellung). Early in March this year, 120 exhibitors d isplayed their wares to 12,000 of the faithful and the curious.

H ANG GLIDING

by Chris Arai, with help from Edeltraud Erl, Editor-inChiefof Fly And Glide magazine

The wares included every conceivable piece of hardware yo u could imagin e. All of rhe majo r players in the hang glider, paraglider, insrrwnem, harness and reserve markets were represented. The event also included every possible accesso ry including helmers, flighr suits, gloves, T-shirts and flying-relared toys. T he exhibiror displays were as professional as rhey com e, from small 100-square-fo or boorhs to complere "environm ents" covering

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1,5 00 square feer. Wills Wing Europe had a large display on srriking red- and blackchecked ca rpet , wi rh a vintage Harley Davidson and the sraff sponing den im jackets to give ir an Americana feel. Skyline Flighr Gear had a very stylish display in post-modern industrial, with large, oxidized sheers of steel as parririo ns/ backdrops and a high -p owered so und sysrem. UP Europe creared a 19rh Ce nrury parlor co mplete wi rh overstuffed

chairs, amiques and gilr-frame picrures with Uli Wiesmeier's great photos. How can such an event exist? Look at the number of pilots in the region :

Country Germany Switzerland Austria

Paraglider Hang Glider Total 21,000 13,000 2,000

11 ,000 6,000 5,000

32,000 19,000 7,000

Thar adds up ro roughly 58,000 pilors! Of course, one can only speculare as ro how many are acrive, bur rhe pop ul arion of rhe region is less rhan 100 million. Why is ir rhar our populari on of 250 million only produces 10,000 pilors when we have rhe world's besr flying? Two facrors may yield some insighr. As Dennis Pagen poinred our, rhere are no sires requiring four-wheeldrive vehicles. Also, rhe Alps have a huge number of flying sites. My friend Ralph Srriewski showed me a map on which he had srarted ro mark all the sires. He gave up at about 30, and said rhere were rhree or four times as many as rhar! The Alps are on ly 600 miles long. The convenience of European flying may be a big facror in rhe populariry of hang glicL ng and paragliding. T he primary sponsor of INDUGA is Fly And Glide magazine (recenrly renamed from Drachenjliege1). The orher sponsor is rhe rrade show group in rhe ciry of Augsburg, where rhe evem is held. Ir all srarred in 1986, when ir was held ou rdoors ar rhe Tegelberg flying sire (locacion of rhe '83 Worlds) and was known as "Borse des Drachenflieger Magazins. " In rhose days ir was an end-of-rhe-season garhering, flea marker and manufacturers' display. In Tegel berg, again in '87, rhe advenr of paragliding saw many prominen r hang glider pilors hobb ling around in plasrei·. Ni nereen eighry-eighr was rhe lasr year ourdoors - bad wearher and roo much cow dung in rhe field. In '89 and '90 rhe evenr came indoors, and rhe paragliding boom caused arrendance to reach rhe 10,000 mark. In '91 rhe name INDUGA was created. This was rhe year rhar Jim Lee and Kari Castle were invited as gues rs in honor or rheir record flighrs. The INDUGA show has been ar irs currenr locarion in Augsburg since '92. Ar rhar rime rhe show was moved ro March ro sarisfy the pleas of manufacrurers who wished ro showcase rheir new gear ar rhe srarr of rl1e season. Ir still has the flea market (rwo halls), and rhis year saw a sailplane exhibit in a fourrl1 hall. Ir featured a small rheater for rhe showing of rhe new "Extremiries" video by Henry Haucks, slide shows by Uli Wiesmeier and Thorny Ulrich, a cLscussion of the rwo European cerrificarion srandards, a lecture on mereorology, and yours rruly fl apped his lips from arop rhe speed-to-fly soapbox. I had come ro promore rhe Tangenr Flighr Computer wi th my disuiburor Skyline Flighr 18

Firebird have the same cLsrriburor in Germany, even rhough Firebird is a major German company. UP Europe inrroduced a hang glider called the "Speed." It was designed on co nrrac r by T halh ofer, a small German manufact urer, nor rhe carbo n fi ber boys in Ural1. Ir is a co nvenrio nal aluminum-frame glider wirhour curved rips. T he logo is still "UP," bur nor in rh e fa miliar fo nr. Ir was pur togerher ve ry quickly fo r the show, which might explain why it was suspended from the ceiling. Airwave and T halhofer are parm ers in Germany, but it goes deeper than just business. Mo nique Amman, rh e direcro r of Airwave Germ any, and Marr in We rn er, a prin cip le in Thalhofer, were recently married. Mo nique was rh e long- rim e girl frie nd of John Pendry. Jo hn was recenrly married to a wo man who, when he mer her, was rh e French rean1s masseuse. Ir is unclear whar net affect rhis had on Anglo/Franco relarions. Fly And Glide reported borh of these marri ages on rhe same page of rhe January issue. Talk abour rongue-incheek journalism.

The European Swift group. Photo by Chris Arai. Gear. I had a grear rime walking around and ralking w rl1e orher variometer manufacrurers wirhour inrroducing myself Some never figured our who I was or why I was asking so many quescions. Orhers, afrer several minutes of very derailed quesrioning, began ro carch on. I could see bells beginning w ring in their expressions, and rhey would ask me where I was from and whar my name was. A brief pause followed while rhey reviewed in rheir minds what secrers rhey mighr have cLsclosed (none). The responses rhar followed varied, bur were always friendly. The best was from the [ralian group at Digifly, who wamed ro rake a picrure of me visiting rheir boorh. One of rl1e mosr imerescing aspects of rhe trip was a brief insighr imo how differently rhings are done in Europe. This is where, hisrorically, peace was often made or broken in rhe bedrooms of the Royal Houses, with all sons of liaisons berween countries. Ir would appear rhar rhis tradition still exists in rhe world of free-flying, rhe most noble of sporrs. Ir reads like a gossip sheer, but here is a sample. The paragliding companies Edel and

No breakrhroughs in free-flighr rechnology were evidenr rhis yea r. T he Wills Wing Skyfloarer sysrem was the only rhi ng di ffe renr. Ir 's hard ro say ye r wherher ir will carch on, bur ir is being copied already; Finsrerwalder/Charly, a manufacrurer of hardware and imermecLare gliders, and cLsrri bu ro r of paraglidin g eq uipm enr and Enrerprise Wings gliders, had a Skyfl oa ting glider hanging above rh eir boorh. Win glets seem ro be catching on; Airwave displayed rheir protorypes prominenrly and tall<ed about production versions which will come our soo n. Paramorors (Fan Man's annoyance of choice) were represenred by half a dozen companies. This spon, newly legalized in Germany, could give paragliding a bad public im age. Given people's overly simplistic attirude abour morors and aircrafr, the accidenr rare could skyrocket if rhe sport grows roo fast. orhin g exrraordin ary, bur eve ryrh ing under the buoyanr sky. Next year IND UGA will be held fro m February 29-March 3. If you have a chance ro attend you will not be cLsappoinred. Take your camera, leave your credit card ar home, and be sure ro drink !ors of fluids - sal ivating can lead w a dangerously dehydrated srate.

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XC: flight in Arkansas. Two days before,

New r March 20, 1 5

SMil

by Mark Poustinchian ineteen ninery-five has been great so far with some wonderful flying in Arkansas. Our relatively new 500--foot site "Pipeline," north of' Dover, Arkansas, which faces northwest has given us the ability to launch into some excellent post-frontal conditions. Ir was my Monday off and the ft)rcc1st looked promising, with partly cloudy skies in tbe morning clearing by noon, and west and northwest winds I 0-20 mph. l called my pilot friends bur no one was willing to go to the mountain with me. Afrcr realizing that l was on my own I loaded my 50-cc Yamaha scooter on the back of the truck and my RamAir on top, and headed to Pipeline to check rh ings out. I usually 11sc the scooter for getting back to launch and my car on those days when I hang around the mounrain. Bur this day I decided to take the scooter to rhe top. If conditions indicated that I might need a wire assist I would go for a nice nature ride on the mountain trails with the scooter. l arrived at launch and frrnnd the wind blowing straight in at J 0-15 mph. Without wasting any time I started serting up my RamAir l knowing that the wind was very smooth and launchable. T

studied the wind cycles and the con cl itions once more before l put on my harness and hooked in. I waited a couple of minutes on the back side of launch, watching the wind and waiting for a slower and smoother cycle, then picked up the glider and st,1rtcd walking to the from of launch. Everything felt very good and l was in control of the glider, so I turned my walk to bunch into a run and made a smooth takeoff l got up on the ridge and waited for a big one to get me out there. It was about 12:40 pm and there was some rnajor sink and punchy thermals. I dropped below launch three times in massive sink cycles to about 200-300 feet ACL, but each time managed to climb back up. l knew [ had to go over the back in the next good thermal or I would be walking back up ro launch to get my car and scooter, 81lcl be going home soon. After about 30 minutes dealing with massive sink and rowdy thermals, the "big one" finally came. I put the RamAir on a wing tip and without any hesitation got my express ticket out of there at about 1:10 pm. That thermal topped out at over G,000 feet AGL and I was on the way to my best

Phil Morgan had made a 53-milcr from Magazine Mountain, and last year he broke the state record with a 74-milc flight that broke the previous 72-milc record by Warren Flatt. The 72.-milcr had been the flight to heat for many years. Based on the drifr and the conditions, I estimated that 1 needed to stay in the air for at least three hours and average between 2.5 and 30 mph. With that in mind I kept checking my watch, and it seemed like every minute was an hour, so I decided 10 forget abo11t my watch and co11centr;Hc on the thermals and my Hight. I chased a beautiful cloud street many rnilcs away, and about 2.-1 /2. hours inro the flight and I finally caught up to it ;H 1,600 feet AGL Under the first cloud I started to climb out at over 1,000 firn1. I looked ahead ar the cloud street and it seemed like another 50 miles would be no problem. I topped our under rhe first cloud at over 7,300 feet AG],, bur soon realized that I had gotten rhere too late. The clouds sraned to fall apart and massive shadows covered rhc ground everywhere below me. During the last half hour of the flight I didn't find any more thermals, and made an attempt to run away from the shade and get over sunny ground. But there was too much shade and l had to f'tght a strong crosswind, and I realized that I might he reducing the X-C: distance, so I decided to head downwind. At that time I knew l had broken the state record, but didn't have any idea that I was so close to the century mark. At about 1,200 fret AC L I rnrncd into the wind over a nice, big LZ right next to a major blacktop road. I was on my own and never turned my Ham radio 011 bdc)rC or during the flight. Tlanded at ;!bout 4: 15 pm, 95 miles away from the Pipeline. Alier packing up the glider I walked to the only house in the area, and, in traditional Somhern hospirali1y style, was given a nice cold drink, invited to stay for dinner, and offered the use of the telephone to arrange for retrieval. l called my great pilot friend Wayne Hohbs, and at about 9:30 pm he picked me up. I gor home at 2:00 am hut poor Wayne didn'r get home until 3:00 am, so I HANG CLIDING

r promised that no matter what I would chase him on his next X-C flight, so long as it was shorter than 95 miles. l hope we break the century mark in Arkansas soon, and the 95-miler in March

was a great srarr. Many thanks to Wayne Hobbs for heing rhe tremendous friend that he is, as well as a great pilot and driver.

l)ltzcc Pilot

by Paul

Ii) 5)

1) 2) 3)

4) 5)

Cumulcttive top three/lights 361 '.-350

( ;eoff I .oyns Ramy Yanetz Samantha Moore Rod Lundquist Chris Arai

21t2 219 216

Rules: any pilot, any sire in Region I I except for the Owens Valley. (We figured no point in making things too easy!) By rhc middle of the summer Ramy Yanetz held a solid lead, hut the rest of the ]UNE 199'5

Tom Seeliger Mark Mulholland Dictmar Kurpanek Rob Fischer lk-1 lwei ()'Shaughnessy

97 63

5/i 50 39

7he rules were simple:

add the total mileage of your top three flights. Twenty-six pilots entered1 and flew a total of 41 699 miles1 even

though 1994 was not a very good year here in Northern California.

Rules: any pilor, any site, anywhere on the planet. Ceo ff Loyns won this one, to no one's surprise. Ramy Yanetz powered his way i1110 second place with some fine flights in Lakeview, while Samantha Moore clinched third by virtue of her pcrfcirmancc ar the Women's Worlds.

C'umu !ti tive m ik,,

top thrctfl~Rhts I) 2)

))

· andN!ark Mulholland

he Virst Annual Wings OfRogallo X-C Series ran throughout 1994, and was a terrific success. The rules were simple: add the total mileage of your top three /lights. 'Jwemy-six pilots entered, and flew a total oflt,6')9 miles, even d1ougli I ()()4 was nor a very good year here in Northern California. Competition was intense, and in all four divisions rhe ourcomc was in doubt until the end. The top five finishers in each division were:

Place Pilot

csting division, with pilots appearing fi·om nowhere, encering impressive flights and overturning the standings throughout the entire season.· fom Seeliger won rhis division, followed by Mark Mulholland and Dietmar f<mpanck.

issue w;1s in doubt until fall. Chris Arai

This was the biggest challenge: rhe cumulative rota! of your top three flights from sites in the San h-ancisco Bay Arca. Pora long time, conditions were poor, and ir looked like there'd hardly be a contest, bur then Bob 'li·umbly swept rhe competition in a flight from Mount Diablo on a day that will live in the memory of everyone who was there, and which will also live in the memory of those, like me, who were unfornmare enough to miss it! Bob 'Jh1mbly won, followed by Chris Arai and Jack Flower. Plt1cc Pilot

and Boh 'frurnhly entered some impressive !arc-season flights to rake second and third, and, in a flagrant display of dim:-spccr for the comest organizers, pushed me down to fourth place. Just yo11 wait,

top thrrc.flz~hts 1) 2) 3) Ii)

5) Plflce Pilot I)

2) 3)

4) 3)

Ramy Yanctz Chris Arai Bob 'Ji-umhly Paul ( ;azis Ceo ff l .oyns

C'umult11iz;r miles,

Bob 'li·umlily Chris Arai Jack 1:Jowcr Ed Cline Ceoff I.oyns

l 16 ! Iii 87 67 (1(1

Cumulative miles, top three.flights 267 178 1

Sit

136 123

Rules: ;my sire, anywhere in Region II except frir the Owens Valley, bm resrricrcd to pilots who arc not X-C gods or goddesses, In many ways th is was the most inter-

The Second Annual Wings Of Rog;illo X-·C Series is already underway. At this writing (early April), Nathan Whelchel holds the lead wirh his impressive flight from Mission Ridge to llollisrer, bur the season's just begun. ·!'here's plenty oC rime for the rest of you Northern Ca!iftJrnia pilots to enter, so plug some new batteries into your varios and come on out and join us. Contact Mark Mulholland (lt08) 9291753 or Paul Cazis (lt08) 7%·-0764 For more information. 21

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INTRODUCTION r's been a couple of years since the constellation of Navsrar satellites rhat comprise the Global Posicioning Sysre,n was completed. (Soc my original produce comparison in April 1993 Hang G/;di11g for more background infonnation on GP$.) The Trimble Flightmace, and its successor the Flightmate Pro, became the hand-held units of choice for tbose hang glider pilots who could afford the $750 discount price. There arc numerous ochec hand-hdd G PS units available for less money, but until now they offered lircle more than latitude and longitude displays.

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You may recall chat I felt an aviation unit with a moving map display would be great for hang gliding. A map display could depict landmarks. your planned Aighc path, historical 11",ck, any nearby navigational aids, a.irporrs. and special-use airspace. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a good moving map display is worth a miUion bits of data. ·rnree units have since come on the markec chat have moving maps and aviation fe.1rures: rhe Apollo 920 + ($1,225), rhe Ga rmin G PS-95XL (S 1.0 75) , and ,he Magellan Skyblater ($850). I have refrained from doing a product comparison of rhese unirs since I felt they were beyond the means of mainstream hang glider pilors.

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CONSTRUCTION J eagerly opened che box when it arrived and \Vas amazed ac just how small the

GPS-45 is. [r is abour half ,he si1.e of ocher han d-held GPS's a nd on ly weighs l 0 ounces. including rhe four AA batteries. The sealed. '"-aterpmof unit is vacuun1 soJed and H ANG GLIDING

nitrogen fi lled. Un like the ~1ighrm31e, the GPS-45 h:IS a pivoting) removable antenna. In the event of a beaked land-

i ng, it cou ld be prone to breaking off. You can reduce the chances of this happening by mounting the GPS on ,he tight side of your control bar. If that's not enough insurance you could mount the antenna on a shore piece of C0;1X ial cable wi rh a "pus h-on pull-off" cable TV connecror as a weak link.

BATI'ERY LIFE GPS receivers arc notorious power mongers, and manufac; turers tend co make overly optimistic claims regarding banery life. Garmin advertises ,hat a lkaline b ane ries wi ll power the GPS-45 for up to 20 hours i n Battery Saver Mode. In my testing. alkalines provided l 0-15 hours of continuous operation. the longest ci1nes achieved using Bauery Saver without any backlighcing. I could get even longer bactery life with incerinircen r usage. something very easy to do since the GPS-4 5 can lock

on so quickly. Even \\•ich rechargeable batteries 1 \Vas able co gee up ,o five hours of conci1tuous oper:u.ion, ,nore rh:in "vice the duration of competing units. ~fhis unit c:tn handle record-setting flighfS ,virhout requiring an external battery pack. The GPS..45's Status Page even h>.< a handy little indicator chac shows ho\'\' rnuch battery life i..'i remaining.

PERFORMANCE Garmin is justifiably pcoud of their proprietary M ulciTrack™ technology tha, cracks up co eight satellites using a singlechannel receiver. The receiver will normally lock on fro ,n a co!d..scart in abouc l.ivO minutes. If it's curned off afrer getting a position and rurned back on ,virhin a few nlinute.'i (warm-scan) ir will re-acquire the constellation within 20 seconds! I did notice i, was important to give the receiver an unob-

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Tk ,w1horgets some airtime (hnngtime>) in NASA '.r KC.135 uro-G aim4fi. struaod view of the sky during initial lockon, especially if I \vas moving and changing directions (like in :i car). Failure to do so could delay acquisition and require cycling power to re.initialize chc sequence. For best performince the helix antenna should be mounted vertically. I Aew \Yith the unit mounted di:agonally, jutting out from t he down tube at • 45° angle. The GPS-45 handled this test without any obvious degrad•tion of performance. T he Navsrar s:uellice.~ normally broadc:1St a slight dithering of their signals, inducing poslcion e rrors in non• milicary G PS receivers. The Department of Defense agrees to limit these artificial errors to less than 100 meters. The GPS-45 displays both horizontal and vertical error ranges (GPS vertical errors arc larger). The GPS-4 5 position readours normally showed horizontal errors of less than 150 feet. In addition, the

displayed altitude was especially accurate (within a couple of h undred feet) with reception of six o r more sacellltes. The GPS-45 tokes position readings once per second in Nonn al Mode and o nce every five seconds in the Battery Saver Mode. Normal Mode is aucomacically selected duting maneuvering flight. The GPS-45 is so m iserly with bacteries chat Battery Saver is not required to make d1e1n last throughout your High,.

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igation cueing, or have aviation calculator frmctions. These fi::amres arc 11 ice to have for general aviation aircraft bur arc not required fi:ir our of flying. One item designed for boaters is the Man OvcrBoard (MOB) fraturc. Quickly depressing the COTO button twice drops a "mark" and engages steering back ro that point. Thar might cornc in handy in some flying situations, or at least to mark the spot where you hid your glider after you landed om. l.ike many hand-held unirs, and unlike previous Carmin receivers, the CPS·-li5 uses arrow keys instead of an alpha-numeric keyboard. A foll keyboard on such a small unit would require minmc buttons and would be irnpossihk to use with flight gloves. The arrow keys arc easy to use; the data scrolls quickly without any of die annoying pa11scs and jumps that occur with a Fligh1111atc. Paging through the v;irious menus and s11bmc11us is also easy. Carmin has made this receiver more inrnitivc rouse than their pre-vious models. The CPS-li5 has 250 uscr-programma· ble waypoints and 20 programmahlc routes. l .oading waypoims cm be tedious, but you should not have to do ir ofrcn. One of my

gripes with my Flightrnatc is that every so oftrn l open up the cirrying case and find that the battery pack has inadvertently unfastened and all my uscr--waypoims have hccn erased. The CPS--45 battery door has a catch which will not come undone with an occasional bump or jar. Jr also has an internal capacitor rh:1t retains enough charge to keep the memory banks going for a conplc of hours with the batteries removed. You don't even real1y have to man-· ually load your waypoi1ns and routes into the CPS-li5; yoti can download them from your personal computer with the optional PC interface kit. '] 'he kit lists at $1 ':iO and incl11dcs the necessary software and cabling. This is a pretty steep price you can save money by just buying the $30 cable and using public domain software available for free on the lnrcmct.

The CPS-/i'5 sports a high.-rcsolmion 1.CD display with 50(Vc> more area than the Flightm;nc. The screen also has a great back-light that illuminarcs the emirc display (similar to a Timex lndiglo 1 M watch). There arc

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Aside from its PC imcrfoce, the GPS-45 can also output to an external plotter or moving map display. For those marine users demanding extra precision, the GPS-45 will interface with a Garmin Differential Beacon Receiver for accuracy to within 30 feet.

"The lists at $449 but is available through many boating supply stores at prices as low as $299.951 As this article goes to press Garmin is releasing the GPS-90 a fullfeatured aviation version of the It has all the bells and whistles you d expect. .. The GPS-90 is available from aviation suppliers for around $700. 11 1

The GPS--45 lists at $449 bm is available through many boating supply stores at prices as low as $299.95! At such rock-bottom prices you bavc to pay extra l<ir an external power cord or mounting bracket. The mounting bracket can be fastened to a round plate for use with a Flytcc vario bracket. A snug-fitting carrying case with a belt clip is also available. This case has a clear PVC window for viewing rhe display and using the keypad. It can be clipped to a safot:y strap and mounted on a downtube or paragliding harness strap.

BOTTOM 'fhc GPS-45 docs not have the myriad features of aviation models, but it is an

cxnemely capable unit that will delight most recreational cross-country hang glider pilots. Aside from rhc typical aviation foaturcs, there arc a few ft'.atures I wish were incorporated in Garmin's CPS units: Unalterable mark points with pos1t1on, altitude, date and time. This would be handy for proof of competition turnpoints. Jf the pilot subsequently changed any of the mark point data, aside from the narne, the unit should flag it (e.g., "manual data entry").

Hang gliding-style vertical navigation for final glide to goal (show the LID and instanrnncous rate of descent required to arrive at your destination waypoint from your current altitude and ground speed). Wind compmarion (push a button and hold a constant turn rate and the CPS computes the wind).

Garrnin also sells the GPS-40. This unit is fimctionally identical to the CPS-45 but features an internal patch antenna. /\!though more resistant to abuse, this antenna is not as sensitive and requires horizon ta! mounting for maximum pcrfor-mancc.* It will not be as tolerant of off-axis mounting angles or maneuvering flight as the CPS-45. An optional external helix amcnna is available for an extra $100. The GPS-40 is marketed for hikers and prices are not discoumcd as much as the GPS-45. As this article goes to press, Garmin is releasing tbc GPS-90, a full-featured aviation version of the GPS-45. 1t has all the bells and whistles you'd expect and its vertical navigation capabiliry should satisfy competition diver pilots racing toward goal. The CPS-90 is available from aviation suppliers for around $700 and comes complete with many accessories, including carrying cases, yoke mount, power cords, etc. Garmin's new crop of GPS receivers give our sport the best bang for the buck, and at these prices you might even be able to afford one frir your driver!

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n Memoriol Day ac the 1994 Indianapol is 500, Al Unser Junior and Al Unser Senior shared victory in che \\•inner's

cirdc in a sport they both love. Ac the same cimc, acop a little mounta in i11 West Rutland. Vern,ont, a similar scene \\,as tak~ ing place. Ever since I srarted hang gliding in 1981 I dreamt of the day when l could shore the air with my Euber, Horold. In an efforr ro n,ake this dream come crue 1 signed my dad continued ou page 34 ...

ABOVE· The autl)()r sharing the nir ,uiJh b,vthrr Eric and randem paraglider pilot Alan Clmculate. Photo by Harold MurraJ< LEFT: FarJ,er Harold Murray preparrs for /d,,11ch 1uirh Alan Chuculate at Jake's MouJ1tain, 1flm Rm/and, Vm110111. Photo by Darlene HU(Jt. JUNE 1995

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Keith Murray soaring with father Harold and tandem paraglider pilot Alan Chuculate (lower paraglider) at Jake '.r Mountain. Photo by Keith Murray. ... continued from page 31

up for hang gliding lessons. The facility and equipment weren't the best, and he walked away with grass-stained knees, some pictures and a few laughs. Next we tried soaring. We took turns in the cockpit of a sailplane, and it was a great experience, bur not quire what I was looking for. More hang gliding at Morningside Flight Park in C laremont , New Hamp shire. Morningside's smooth, grassy slope, excellent instructors and up-to-date training gliders provided my father with 10 flights from the 150-foot training hiIJ, and he proved to be tops in his class. Harold enjoyed hang gliding but had many other interests. H e commented, "I don't have a passion for that hill like you do!" A year later my brother Eric and I decided to try a static-line skydiving (our father had already done it) and Harold tried hor air ballooni ng just for kicks. The following year I called my brother to see if he wanted to "go in on" a tandem skydive for our father's birthday. Soon dad and rwo siblings were suiting up for an adventure th at was truly an adrenalin high. I wanted to "dock" with my dad during free fall, but was warned that this maneuver was only for experts. So it was back to Morningside for my dad's new interest, paragliding. As a scuba instructor of 20 years my father knew how to listen as well as reach, and was flying from the 150-foot hill by day's end. I received a newsletter from Rick Sharp's

Cob ble Hill , Vermont paragliding school and noticed an ad for tandem instruction with Alan C hu culare. This is what I was looking for, a chance to sh are rhe air with my dad. On May 29 my brother Eric launched in a tandem paraglider into a so uthwest 10 mph breeze and I was right behind him in my hang glider. In peak-of-the-day thermals, 1,000 feet over, my brother and I were flying together and waving at each other. It was glorious. I continued to soar while rhey landed and returned to the top. Eric radioed that dad was hooked in and "on hold" for the moment, as bad weather appeared to be moving in. The sky was looking nasty to the north and I radioed my fa ther that I had to make a run for ir. While breaking down my gljder my dad radioed rhar his fli ght had been scru bbed and he would meet me in the LZ. By th e rime we rejoined I noticed a break in the weather. We jumped in my truck and boogied up the bumpy mountain road. Wi thin the hour H arold was launching tandem into an evening glass-off, and I was right on his rail. We soared the ridge for 20 minutes raking pictures, shooting the breeze and sharing the air. My dad knew enough about hang gliding to heckle m e about how good rhe top of my sail looked. My dream had finally been realized. Now my father wants to add helium ballooning and a rocket ride to his flying repertoire. Anyone raced for tandem rocker ~ lessons? ~

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by }tm Johnson ach spring, the USIICA seeks to recognize individuals This award recognizes and groups who have made a significant contribution to an outstanding club publica· the sports of hang gliding tion that has been support·· and paragliding. ( )vcr the ive of the sport and the last several years the Awards sponsoring Chapter's activi· tics. The Cornrnirrcc had a Committee has hccn sucdiffkulr rime selecting this ccssfol in reviving the old award recipient. The award rr:1dition of p11hlicly saying is based 011 service to rnctfr· "thank you" at the annual hers, ],iyout, article variety, awards breakfast during the spring Board oC l )ircctors safc:ty promotion, and pro· n10ting the sport. This year's meeting. lt should be noted that, sclccrion was Fhe Flitr, the while we arc receiving more San Diego Hang Gliding and more nominations for brui< to/iYmt: A17m1 Ala, /cirque Neff;' Barham 1'lynn, Alan Chucult1tt, and Paragliding Associarion ncwslcner, ediror Mil:r: ( 1/l'.'Cll/lcld, Prll!! Voz~h!, (,'i'/1{' Mr!!lhews. the awards, the Committee is actively seeking your Tryon. input regarding next rccipicms. All efforts. I k rcprcsems the best of om sport nominations arc seriously considered, and in terms of reminding us of the joys and arc reviewed ;lt the foll Board of Directors transient oflifc: and tnJC free flight. meeting. Nominations may be sent at any time to the US! ICA office (/\ncntion: Special Commendations arc awarded /\wards) or to your Rcgion;1l to no11-1nemhcrs and organizations who Director. They will be accepted up until have done exceptional volunteer work rhc time the ( :om mince meets at rhc fall This award provides an opportunity that has signiftcamly enhanced and pro·· for the Association to rccog11i1,e the motcd the sporr in the United States. The meeting. /\s we begin rhc flying season please be thinki11g and doing something awards were given to: Art Greenfield, the USJ-!CA Chapter club that has conducted NAA representative to the UST [CA icH successful programs which reflect positive· about submitting nominations. You'll be receiving gentle reminders from time to ly upon the Chapter and the sport. his work as a liaison between hang gliding rime. Activities include, hut arc not limited to: and paragliding and the greater aviation community (Arr is a mcmhcr of the sire prnc:urcmcnt, development and retcn· tion, safety, membership development, /\wards Committee so we had to be sneaky about discussing his nomination); and beginner and novice programs. The Southern Arizonrl flrmg Gliding and 8c1rharr1 Voight; the non-flying Iifc partner This is the USHCA's highest award, Pan1gliding Associ,llion was chosen this of Paul Voight, who routinely gives up her year afrcr presenting the "top I()" (or 15) and may be awarded to members and holiday weekends rn coordinate scoring non-members who have made a signifireasons why their Chapter should be rec f<.ir the SNYHCPA (Southern New York cant contriburion ro die spon. The con· I lang Clider and Paraglidcr Pilots ognizcd. Of particular note is that there 1ributions need not have been made dur· Association) annual fun mcc1 and the h:1vc been no cases of ;1ssaul t by pa rag Iidcr ing the previous year. The honoree this US! !CA National Hy-ln; and to the pro and hang glider pilots against each other. year is Doug Hildreth who has quietly parPerhaps this is the time to encourage all ducers of'tlie TV show "Newton'.s- Apple" USHC/\ members ro suhmir award nom· which introduced children to the physics ticipated as an Honorary 1)irector of rhc Board f<)r many years, and has, umil inations regardless of rhc class of glider of flight and bro ugh r Kari Castle to rhc recently, coordinated accident review artcnrion of the Emmy Awards preferred. )LINL 199rj

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U HGA Repo Committee (it's a joke Kari, relax). T'he Special Comrncndation is a way for our organization to recognize landowners, drivers, restaurant owners, government officials and other good olc hoys and gals who have contributed i11 a non-member capacduring the year.

COMMENDATIONS Commendations arc awards to USTTCA members who have contributed to hang gliding on a volumeer basis in any number of areas, including site develop-rncnt and retention, competition organization, public relations, heroic rescue efforts, and/or basically getting off their duffo and doing something for someone else's cnjoymcnt of flying and the promotion of the sport. The recipients arc, from the Sun 'n' Fun arena, Curtis Morehouse and Deborah Beach; Women's World Meet personnel, f,,1rry Majchrzak Marilyn Rains and Dan Uchytil; Arizona's Jacque Nefrmd liric Smith; and New York's Paul Vm;~ht who was not acknowledged lc)r his subtle nature but fcJr his long-standing

leadership and commitment to the Ellenville Community.

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There arc two other categories of awards for which we received absolutely no nominations. These arc the NAA Safety Award which is given to an individual who has contributed to safety promotion; and the USHGA Exceptional Service Award which is different from the Presidential Citation in tbctt this award recognizes outstanding service to the Association. Once again, the Committee can only acr if we receive nominations. Keep in rnind that there is no limit to the number of Commendations and Special Commendations given each year. Send your written nominations w the USH( ;;\ office or to your Regional Dirccror in advance of the foll Board meeting. Congratulations ro all the winners.

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Gliding Club. The entertain·· rnrnt was provided by a local country/rock band, Thunder Mountain. While you probably haven't heard of Thunder Mountain yet, I'm sure many of you arc familiar with their drummer our very own insurance guru, Dean Lcycrlc. Later in the evening, Region VI Director Ron l<cnncy was even coerced imo playing bass for a few songs. Overall, I rhink cvcryonc'had a good time and the party was a roaring success. hiday morning's general session was preceded by a 7:00 J\M meeting of' the committee chairs in which new USHCA President Bill Bryden addressed (among other things) inconsisrc:ncics in committee rcprcscmarion, com mince voting rights, and the need for more director action between hoard meetings. The initial general session included the Executive Director's report, Glidingcditor's report and Pamglidinf!,; 1 he Mt1gr1zinr editor's report before adjournment for committee meetings. Saturday and S1mday's general session meetings were /Jllcd with comrnirtcc reports. The highlights of each follow.

Discussion ccmcrcd around improving the quality of rhc awards process. The office was directed to issue press releases about award recipients to appropriate media. Jan Johnson volunteered to con, tact dubs and ncwslctrcr editors on this ISSIIC.

by Greg Huller ct another USHGA Board meet· i ng has come and gone, and you arc probably wondering, "What have they done to me now?" Read on and you will discover the hcarrbrcaks and triumphs of your organization's rcprcscnrarivcs. The spring 1995 meeting was held in scenic Colorado Springs, Colorado. In addition to being surrounded by rhc majestic: beauty of rlic Rocky Mountains,

Colorado Springs is the home of USHCA Headquarters. This allowed much greater participation by the office staff as well as the opportllniry for all ancnding directors to visit Hcad,1rnutcrs and sec exactly how the office operates. The weekend's festivities began with the traditional 'Thursday night icebreaker. 'T'hc event was held at McAllister's, ;1 local pub, and was officially co-hosted by the Rocky Mountain Jiang Gliding Association and the Pike's Peak Hang

The desirability of a national site guide was discussed. The complications involved in publishing such a guide seem to outweigh the hcncfhs. The o!Ecc was given an action item to invcstigarc the feasibility of acquiring and providing local site guides to the mcnibcrship. The discussion then swirchcd ro site conf1ict resolution. The committee established a chain··Of·comm;md beginning at the Examiner level and progressing through the Executive Committee.

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UH After some discussion of landowner lawyer Ices in a liability defense situation, ir was suggested tha1 lJSJ-JCA recommend that US HCA Chapters modify their waivers to include a statement to the effect, "I will not sue landowners, and if I do l will pay their legal fees." Discussion rhen ensued over the membership renew· al waiver. You will be seeing a magazine article on the waiver sometime this sum· mer.

In an effort ro condense this 12-page committee report I will only touch on the items which directly affect the membership. The Part 10/i rating system was modified. Please contact USIICA Headquarters for a copy of' the complete list of changes. Quite a bir of time was spent discussing accident reporting (or lack thereof) and confldemi:1liry. The problem seems robe that many accidents (up to 80%J) arc not reported to the USl·ICA because pilots /car retribution if they do report. ,ucn M illcr was directed to write an ;uticlc for the magazines which will address these iss11cs. The second major issue was that of an agency separare from US HCA being scr up to certify instructors and tandem pilots. The majority of the commiaec fdt d1a1 our current instructor certification process needs overhauling. The Executive Director was assigned the task of beginning the process of establishing such an organization. The final major issue to be debated was a flvc··tier rating system for paragliding. The committee agreed, " ... as a matter of principal to bring 1he hang gliding and paragliding sysrcrns into a parallel structure with respect 10 the administration and a broad definition of skill levels." After debate ranging from rhe need for a five-·tier sysrcm, to equality between hang gliding and paragliding airtime, ro the effectiveness of rhe hang gliding five-·lier system, the committee agreed to submit rhe five-tier proposal to the BOD for

acceptance at the fall '95 BOD meeting in Orlando, Florida. If the proposal is accepted it will be implemented January l, 1996. In the meantime, if yon would like a copy of rhe proposed changes, please contact lJSHCA Headquarters. Please note that this issue will affect hang glider pilots as well as paraglidcr pilots. If you would like your opinion heard on this subjccl, either comact your Regional Director or conracr USHCJ\ Headquarters in

'I 'he bulk of the discussion centered around an Alofi magazine proposal and the current Paraglidinf',; The Mctgazine contract. Conversation included the quality of both paragliding magazines, contractor versus US HCA ownership of the paragliding puhlication, and the surveying of US HCA members for their opinions. The final decision was to extend rhc current contract with Pflragliding, The IV/,:/f'_u'z111euntil 2/28/96. In the mean· rime, a subcommittee will review any and all proposals for a paragliding magazine and m;1ke a recommendation at the fall '95 BOD meeting.

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porenti;il USHCA involvement with rhe Internet. The paragliding national fly-in was approved for July 1-7, 1995 in Chelan, Washington, and the hang gliding national fly-in was approved for July 1-7, 1995 at Lookout Mounrain Flight Park in Ccorgia.

A slight increase was made in the legal/accounting hudget ;is well as the editor's commission. Financial suppon was also approved for the paragliding national fly-in.

It was clarified that national lobbying efforts arc ro become a permanent pan of the Executive Director's joh duties. A great deal of discussion ensued over pro-· posed increases in the number of Military Operaring Areas (MOA's) and Military 'li-aining Routes (MTR's) and lJSH CA involvement in and stance on this issue. A magazine article should appear shortly on this issue. A summary of the last AR.AC Committee meeting showed rhat rhc recommendation to the FAA is to leave Pan 103 unchanged.

EI The entire discussion revolved around where rhe director slot for Region V would come from. After much debate over whether to take rhe slot from Region Ir! or X 11, the decision was made to rake the slot from Region XII. Ir should be noted that in general session a letter from Paul Voight (the affrcted director from Region 12) was read in favor of the deciston.

Youth programs were discussed. Jeff l lunr and Phil Bachman were directed to develop a simulator ride program to spark yourh imercsr. Phil B:1chruan will also investigate the possibility of a non-pilot affiliate mernbcrship category as well as

Tandem Administrator rccerrif1c1tion procedures were discussed. The current 'f'.1ndern Administrator list was then reviewed and edited. C.W. Meadows pre·· scntcd some changes to the hang gliding randcm program which will he reviewed further and resubmitted ar the next BOD meering for approval. The final item of discussion was randem acrobatic flight and USHCA's stance on such activities. Matt Tiber was directed to develop a recommendarion afrer contacting the Acrobatic Associarion.

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UH Standard Guidelines. A subcomminee was appointed to devise a written exam patterned after G.W.'s guidelines. A discussion ensued over the safety focror involved in using some aerotow releases in truck towing. An aniclc should appear in the magazine soon. Malcolm Jones was appointed as an Aerotowing Supervisor.

WORLDWIDE COMPETITION The Acrobatic Association prescn t:cd a formal proposal to affiliate wirh USHGA. The committee agreed to the "sharing of information regarding areas of mmual interest: and acknowledgement of the unique areas of expertise of each organization." The 1994 Paragliding Nationals were discussed at length. After great debate during general session, as well as in commirree, it was decided that the Meet Director had not adequately informed competitors that an extra rain day was added to the end of the meet. The meet will be rcscored without the last round. The 1995 paragliding ranking was also a topic of much debate in both general session and committee. Jr was decided to exempt the 1993 Southern California Le;iguc Meer from the scoring process. Copies of the cmrcnt 1995 paragliding pilot ranking arc available from US HCA Headquarters. Some discussion on the Meet Steward position resulted in the decision to waive the Meet Steward requirement as long as the competirion is not allowed to accu mulatc WTSS points and all the cornpctitors arc adequately aware of such. hvc

new Meet Stewards were also appointed. Subcomminces were crcared to invcs·· ti gate the crcarion of' a USHCA meet support kit and 1996 Continental C:hampionships.

After concluding committee reports the Board embarked upon new business items. The first ircrn was a 1m:rnbership list/label policy proposed by the Executive Director. This new policy basically allows access to USIIGA member names/addresses only upon the signing of a legal document which st;Hcs rhe narure of the request and limits the use of rhe fi.1rnishcd information. There was discussion over rhe i11for·· rnation provided in the US! !GA pages of Paragliding; The Mrigazine (i.e., where it comes from and who has final authority over it). The Executive Director was directed to discuss the issue with the cdi·· ror of the publicarion. In order ro bencr facilitate the operations of future BOD meetings, it was decided to hold every spring BOD meeting in Colorado Spri11gs, Colorado. So ended rhc most recent USHCA Board of Directors meeting. As always, you arc all cordially invited to attend the next meeting which will be held October 27-29, 1995 in Orlando, Florida. If you have any specific questions abom rhc meeting that were 1101 addressed in this article, please contact us at USH GA Headquarters and we will be happy 10 assist you.

gares. Fl ere is a summary of the most imporranr matters. Anyone wishing more details should contact me.

This competition in Ager, Spain is where our team hopes to repeat its previous success. l spent quite a bit of political capital pushing through our most important agenda item: increasing the team size from six to seven pilots. We succeeded and now Chris Arai will be on the ream. Also relating to this, CPS will be allowed in all Category I and IJ events. Class II (fixed wing) gliders will also com petc in Ager. No weight limit w;1s set for Class fl, but this may become problematical in view of the presence of such gliders as the ( :arbon I )ragon.

These "Olympics of the air" arc scheduled !c)r 1997 in 'Jlirkcy. All other bidders have dropped oul. The only unknown is whether or not 'll.1rkey can come up with the money. At the recent Olympic 100-ycar jubilee and conference it was made clear that playing politics and spending money is the only way to get i11to the Olympics. Water-skiing has been trying since 1979 and expects to try lcir another 20 years. Bowling has shown willingness to donate $15 million to the Olyrnpics. In light this, the chance fell' our sports looks grim, bm we will maintain an association with die IOC for other benefits.

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by Dermis Pagen ,,. "' "he recent CJVL (Commission Tnternarionalc de Vol Libre, rhe international hang gliding com·

mission) meeting in Ager, Spain covered some interesting subjects, some of which resulted in controversy and angry clelc-

Many European countries have adopted rigid drug testing policies because of an apparent rise in use. Their National Spons Councils require drug resting of all sports personnel. As a result, there may be a requircmcnr for drug testing in hang gliding meets in Europe. Typically this will he for the winners ;mcl perhaps a fow continued on page !i4 ... HANC CiiDINC

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by Betty Pfeiffer he flying season is here, and now is the time to take a close look at your parachute. If you have an older chute, keep in mind that many were designed for the lighter weights and lower speeds of single-surface gliders, and may not be adequate for today's more efficient wings. A qualified rigger familiar with hang gliding reserve parachutes can help determine if your parachute is suitable for you. In any event, it is time to attend a parachute seminar to repack and practice throwing your chute. If there is no parachute repack program in your area you will want to tie up the chute in rhe deployment bag, hang in your garage or from a tree and practice throwing it at least twice, once with each hand. Do not forger to untie the container before you put it back in your harness.

compartment. The beauty of this system is that the parachute canopy is protected by the deployment bag until it clears the wreckage. Throwing the parachute in the direction you want it to go is a fairly natural maneuver. When you have determined that it is time to use your emergency parachute, act quickly - do not waste rime. If you are in a spin or rumble your situation can quickly worsen. If you still have the control bar in your hands you will have to decide whether to let go or hold on with one hand during deployment. When you practice throwing, try it while holding onto the control bar as well as with both hands free. If you are not holding onto the bar use both hands to throw the parachute. You will need all the power you can muster. Practice with both right and left hands. Practice with and without gloves. Always carry an easy-to-reach hook knife in case you need to cut yourself free from the parachute once you have landed, to prevent being dragged along the ground in the wind.

PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT BASICS FOR ALL HAND-DEPLOYED UNITS NO MATTER WHAT, MEMORIZE THESE STEPS With most hand-deployed systems the parachute deploys in this sequence: the bridle reaches full extension, the lines snake out of the line pocket, and the canopy snakes out of the parachute canopy

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Look for the deployment bag handle. Reach and grasp the handle securely. Some pilots prefer to hook

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sequence: The rocker pulls the apex (top) of the canopy our, followed by full line extension, then full bridle extension. Ballistic systems get the parachute to full extension quickly. When you have determined that you need to use your parachute follow these steps: 1)

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Look for the activating handle. Grasp the handle securely. Determine the direction the rocker is pointing, and when it is aimed at clear air pull the handle. A fast "snap" of the handle usually works best. If you have a BRS system you can expect about 12 inches of pull. A Second Chanez AIR system needs only three inches of travel to fire. Yank vigorously on the parachute bridle and follow steps 7 to 9 for the hand-deploy sequence.

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rheir thumb into the handle loop, especially if they are wearing gloves. Peel the handle down and away from you. You should now be holding rhe deployment bag containing your parachute. Look for clear air. Avoid any cables or wreckage that might tangle with your parachute. Throw the deployment bag toward the clear air. Throw the bag hard, as if your life depended on ir, because it very well could. The bridle should come to full extension, followed by lines and canopy. Yank vigorously on the bridle. This will help to spread the suspension lines and open the air channel if your canopy has nor yet inflated. If necessary, pull your parachute back in with yanking movements and repeat steps 5 and 6. In an actual emergency deployment, if your parachute is below you and you are falling into the canopy, do not pull it all the way in. Instead, continue to yank on the bridle until it inflates away from the wreckage. Prepare for impact. Unzip, go upright, pull in dangling instruments or radios, and climb into the control frame if possible.

BALLISTICALLY-DEPLOYED PARACHUTE BASICS A ball istically-deployed parachute exits the co ntain er in this JUNE 1995

• If you have a pod-style harness open the doors to let your feet our. If you have a cocoon, get your feet out of the harness and go to a feet-down position. • If possible, climb into the control bar and stand with your feet spread on the baserube. • Try to stabilize the glider. You may be able to steer your glider with control input from your feet. If possible, try to face the glider into the wind for landing. • Once you are standing in rhe control bar keep your head up and arms in. If possible, evaluate the condition of your equipment. Pull in any instruments that have become dislodged and secure them for impact. Ar this time be sure your hook knife is readily available. • Depending on your particular situation you should attempt to let the glider rake most of the landing impact rather than your body. If you have good control and your glider is still flying, you may consider dropping into your harness for a good flare before impact. • If you are not able to climb into the control bar try to get into a feet-to-earth position. Prepare for a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall) by keeping your eyes focused on the horiwn, bringing your legs together with knees slightly bent, and your arms in. Try to allow your legs to rake the impact as you roll from the side of your legs, to the side of your hip, to the side of your shoulder. If you are drifting while under canopy prepare to roll in the same direction you are drifting. • Immediately upon landing, unhook from your glider and parachute to prevent the possibility of being dragged.

HOW TO STOP DEPLOYMENT PROBLEMS BEFORE THEY ~GIN Repack often. If there is any question about whether your parachute is properly placed in the deployment bag, hook the handle on a solid object and pull on the bridle. The bridle, lines, then canopy should snake our of rhe deployment bag in a smooth, orderly sequence. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPACK YOUR OWN PARACHUTE WITHOUT APPROPRIATE GUIDANCE OR TRAINING. 41

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Nott: When you havc your hallistically--dcploycd parachute repacked ask the p:icker to disconnect the rocket and pllll the lanyard ro simulate the rocker pulling the parachute our of the container. Ir should pull our smoothly. This process should be repeated :1frcr repacking if there is any question ahout how the parachute is packed. the bridle. Check the hridle for signs of damage that may have been crnsed by dirt, abrasio11 or friction. Pay special attcmion to the carnbiner loop since damage caused by friction from the liar ness is common. The point of bridle ernry into the parach!ltc container (about five fret from the carabincr loop) may show of from vclcro damage. One way to avoid such d:unage is ro mask o(T the velcro hook at the point of entry. Most current parachme bridles come with a protective sleeve built omo the first five feet of bridle. I Jang glider emergency parachute bridles should be 2. 'i fc.:er lo11g and made our of Type XVIII webbing or an cq11ivalcm. Some manufoctmcrs use kcvlar bridles. This should he sewn with kcvlar thread. the bag handle. Be s1ire it is securely mounted ro the deployment bag, has reinforcement at the attachmcnt poinrs, and has curved pi11s properly attached to the handle. the They sl 1ould he curved with smooth ends. They may be made from solid wire or die rnt. If have a11y burrs fllc them smooth. If they arc made from clevis pi11s or cable, replace wirh standard curved pins. If they :ire rusty, clean rhern or replace. Check line stowage. /\ll lines should be enclosed in the mcm hag or in a line-stowage compartmem. Dcploymcnr line rubber bands on the outside arc subject to line dump, cnranglcrnent and vclcro damage. Inspect safoty holders. Be sure 1hc bungee (or rubber pin holder) is right enough to hold the pin withm11 slipping. The should be secured aro11nd the pin shr1/i only. If the above the shaft to the pin anaclimcnt 011 the kmdie it will not deploy. Ir yom b1rngcc is too loose just slide the knot toward the loop of rhe lrnngee, thus tighte11i11g it up. rubber hands. Be sure your rubhcr bands arc strong. Replace them often. Do not double stow (wrap then around the lines more rhan once). Use only the appropriate size rubhcr bands as recommcmlcd by the deployment hag manufacturer. Check grommets. Brass gromme1s cause a chemical re:1ctio11 with rubber bands that quickly detcriorntes rhe rubhcr. ff your deployment bag has lmiss grommets consider updating it, or at the very least changing to nickel grommets. After you place your parachute into your harness: Be sure the handle releases 1 he safoty pins before it pulls 011 the deployment hag. Be smc the harness has appropri;Jtc-si:r.c grommets so that bungee or rubber restraining loops don't bind and restrict the opening of' the parachute container. 1f your parachute is too small for your parachute conraincr the handle may nor want to release properly. You cm add foam ro the bottom of the parachute comaincr to help the chute ride higher in the container. I )o the "knee lest" to assure that your para ch me is not going ro pop Out of the harness in flight. Herc it is: I) Place your knees on the hack of the parJChure container (inside the harness where your body would normally lie). 2) Hold the harness where the sides of your body would nonnally fo. 3) Pull the sides of the h:1rness toward you while you push against ]UNI

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the par:ichutc with your knees in a manner that simulates your body weight. If you hear vclcro-opcning sounds, reartach the velcro and si1 on rhc parachme cont:1iner. 'fry to squeeze the air out of the parachurc hy rocking hack and forth.

Check hridlc roming 10 make sure it will nor get hung up. Make smc the bridle is attached tot he carabiner on the side opposite the gate.

Preflight your parachute: Check the safety pins. Be sure rhc handle loop is accessible. l.ook ar the bridle routing to be sure "extra bridle" has not slipped our of your parachme conraincr. Be sme the bridle is on the side of rhc carabiner opposite the garc. Double check your parachute container vclcro. Be sure it is closed appropriately. If you have a hallisrically-deployed system: ( :heck to make sure the safety is off and the handle is available. Afrer landing do not forget to secure the

No1 one pilot l know who has come down under canopy ever thought it would happen to him or her. The consensus is that practicing deployments 011 the ground, attending parachute clinics, looking and reaching /cir the deployment handle during each flight, imagining and repeating your deploymellt sequence ar home, ;rnd talking ro pilots who have come down under canopy all help prepare you for a safer deployment. Remember, even under the best conditions your parachute may not work so above all else ... Fl Y SA I:i :,LY. Rt tty Pfeiffer is President of Hz~h 5;;orts, of hang gliding hr,rncssts and prm1chutcs. crm be at: 1521 H McFadden, Unit H, Scmtrl Ana, (j1 92705 (711) 972-8186, .fr1x (711) 9721130.

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Austria s Ministry of Aviation concerns itself with commercial aviation. They require that all interests be represented in proportion to their population. Because all the hang gliding and paragliding dealers in Austria, our sports now control the Austrian federal aviation administration!" 11

random others from the ranks. We must inform our pilots of this state of affairs.

IPPI The Tmernational Pilot Proflciency Identiflcation card has taken on new meaning since four countries ([rnly, Germany, Switzerland and Austria) have by governmenl decree passed rulings that all foreign pilots must have an IPPI card to fly in-country. Other countries may follow suit. Again, we need to inform our membership of this matter and keep the cards readily available.

Herc arc the inrcrnational meets scheduled to date:

Hang Gliding 1995 World Meet

Ager, Spain I st European Union Masters --- June 1 1995, Kiisscn, Austria (both hang gliding ,md paragliding, $20,000 purse) 1996 European Championships Dunaujvaros, Hungary 1996 Women's World Championships Bright, Australia 1997 World Meet (to be held in January, 1998) Forbes, Australia The European Women's Championships in Norway were cancelled due to a small number of entries. The five U.S. CIVL-sanctioned meets were also scheduled. A millennium meet held concurrently worldwide is being planned (year 2000).

Paragliding 1996 Pre-World Championships (June)

around the world. The awarding of the World Championships to Spain was the source of much controversy since Switzcrhind also pm in a powerful bid with full expectations tl1at they would win. Howcve1~ the final 21 to 5 vote for Spain came as a surprise.

The CIVL continues to try to be a world resource for safety and training. 'To that end we have offered our Jnstructors Manual as the first guide available for purchase by other countries. Developing countries may wish to use our material. Albania, Vietnam, Moldavia and Uzbekistan have recently been added to the FAT membership list. Such countries will find it easier to use previously developed material rather than initiate their own. The benefit to us will be parallel programs and possibly sales of our manuals.

Castejon de Sos, Spain

1996 European Championships Vaga, Norway l 997 World Championships Castejon de Sos, Spain 1998 European Championships Piedrahita, Spain

In addition to these meets there arc seven Paragliding World Cup meets located

PILOT RANKING '] 'he crvr. has adopted a world ranking system for cornpctition pilots that is simple to administer and understand (not attribut· cs of the former PTRS system). The greatest benefits for our pilots is that we can receive ranking points for sanctioned (by the CIVL) competitions in our country. There

arc five such competitions this year. Note that in 1994 there were 14 (]VI ,-sanctioned meets on four continents involving more than 1,GOO competitors. The ranking system will be used separately for all classes (flex wing, fixed wing, paragliding).

The Wf-IGS (wings) has been officially adopted by the CIVL as a subcommittee. The officers arc Joe Haylcr, Murray Rose, John Heiney and Dennis Pagcn. A series of meets is planned, similar to the Paragliding World Cup, with three disciplines: crosscountry, aerobatics and speed gliding. Bids for organizing these meets arc actively being solicited. The planned Speed Gliding World Meet has been cancelled due to a major contract with Ructcrs News Agency. They want a long-term contract under one format so we couldn't have a World Meet that switched to a World Series. There will be a press release with more information appearing in Hang Gliding

As a point of interest, Austria's Ministry of Aviation concerns itself with commercial aviation. They require that all interests he represented in proportion to their population. Because of all the bang gliding and paragliding dealers in Austria, our sports now control the Austrian federal aviation administration! Can you imagine that happening here?

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by Phil Bachman wanted to get some important information to you in this issue. So rather than develop an article l elected to use an announcement format to bring you up to speed on some new developments. [ did want to mention th;it I spent three days at Sun 'n' Fun and was very much impressed by the effort put forth by the local USHGA members. They did an excellent, crowd-pleasing job of demonstrating hang gliding and paragliding each day. I enjoyed helping out as part of the ground crew. (l was responsible for "catching" the launch dolly on the aerorows!) I took a bunch of pictures and Barbara Flynn sent me some as well. We will do a picture story on USHGA at Sun

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USHGA Membership Renewals Will Require aSigned Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement SHGA is irnplcmenting a longterm process of upgrading its administrative operating processes as a result of an operations audit and sugges.. tions from our legal counsel. The steps we arc initiating arc designed solely to help improve USHGA's business procedures, as well as to help safeguard your Association and assure its continued wellbeing. We are already requiring members to sign the USI·IGA Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement in connection with the issuance of all new USHGJ\ Flight Proficiency Ratings. Effective September l, 1995, all mcrnbersbip renewals must be accompanied by a signed USHGA Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement in order to be processed. We will be including the USJICA Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement with your normal renewal notices. Admittedly, this is another ingress of bureaucratic paperwork. However, this is possibly the single most important procedural change in USHGA's history in terms of forward planning for the future health of the Association, The office staff will work to make this as painless as possible for you.

New Toll-Free Number for Membership Renewals and Merchandise Orders n order to make it easier for members to place credit card orders only fr)r USHGA membership renewals and orders for publications, apparel, videos, decals and other merchandise items, the office has installed a new 800 number. 1'his number is to be used exclusively for renewals and merchandise orders. It is a dedicated number which means that we cannot transfer your call fr)!' other discussion topics. It also means that this number is nor on the office rollover telephone sysrcm. If the line is in use you will get a busy signal and have to call back. Hopefully you will not find this to be a problem since it is a free call for you. For your credit card renewals and all of your merchandise orders call:

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WIiis Wing: Z4 harness PacAir: flight suit and gear bag High Enerll)': Quantum parachute Tck Flight: two packs of Alegm's hang gliding Christmas cards Trimble: Flightmate Pro GPS with accessory package Pendulum Sports: ten Jack-the-Ripper hook knives Thanks also to: Gil Dodgen and USHGA for free magazine advertising for the Women's World Team fundraising efforts. GeeDub of Just Fly for all his help in getting the T-shirt fundraiser started. JZ of Pendulum Sports for purchasing five Women 's World Team T-shirts for prizes during the East Co.,st Challenge. Everyone who donated dollars for the " photo op" at the East Coast Challenge.

BACK ROl.\' (le/1 10 r ig/11): CJiristy /1uddle, CJ. S1urtei·ant, L;sa Vtrzell(J, Collene Carson. FROl\'1': CktirP Pagen, Susan Pitrt·t. S(1nl(1JrJJw l h M()()(t.

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Region l 0 DFPANFIUS, JI\ YNE: Nags Ilead, NC; C:. l\lchin/Kirty llawk Ki res DORSEY, LYNNE: Atlanta, GA; C:. Thoreson/Lookot1r Mm FP HAIGHT, MELANIE: Kill Devil Ilills, NC; C:. Elchin/Kitty I Iawk Kires HOWERTON, MICHAEL: Huntsville, Al.; R. Patterson/Rocket City Air JACKSON, BEN: Land O'Lakes, FL; D. Glover/Florida HC; SPIVEY, BENSON: San Diego, CA; M. Bell/Torrey Pines STRELKA, ALEXANDRA: Carrboro, NC:; C. DuPaul/Kirry I lawk Kites TOLLISON, DAVID: Greenville, SC; T. llager/1.ookour Mtn FP WILKES, PATRICK: I illmsvillc, Al.; A. Blookworrh/Lookout Mm Fl' Region 12 DELARDI, CRAIG: Valatie, NY; C. DuP:rnl/Kitty llawk Kites GRIFCO, JOHN: Short llills, NJ; R. McI<em.ie/l ligh Adventure LAPORTE, CL/\ Y: Loudenville, NY; D. ( ;uido/Susq11eh:mna Flt Pk OR.CANDO, JOIIN: Lambcnville, NJ; S. C:omcr/Kirry I lawk Kites PIKE, El.LEN: Valarie, NY; C:. Dul'aul/I<itty Hawk Kites STIPE, BARRY: Ithaca, NY: D.S. Jewell/The Flight Works

PILOT: City, Sratc; lnstr11c1or/School Region 1 MAYO, WAYNE: Boise, ID; T. Webster/The Soaring Center STILSON, LUCY: Fromberg, MT; D. Sharp/The Soaring Center Region 2 FOSS, ANDREW: El (;ranacla, CA; J Woodward/Narnral Flying KEYS, CYNTHIA: Oakland, CA; C. Andronaco/Berkclcy HG OREN, ISAAC: Sunnynlc, CA; J. Woodward/Narural Flying SANFORD, PAUL: Sunnyvale, CA; P. Dcncvan/M ission Soaring Center TATE, KEVIN: Lafoyetrc, CA; J. Hum/Red River Aircraft Region 3 BELTER, STEVEN: Ridgecrest, CA; R. McKenzie/High Adventure BEYER, CARL: Sherman Oaks, C:A; D. Quackenbush/True Flight JENSEN, BJORN: Calabasas, CA; D. Quackenbush/True Flight LETARTE, PATRICK: San llcrnadino, CA; R. McKenzie/High Adventure NAEPFUN, PAUL: Laguna Hills, CA; P. Phillips/J.akc Elsinore Spons PRICE, DAN: Ridgecrest, CA; R. McKenzic/l ligh Adventure TROWBRIDGE, TERRY: Costa Mesa, CA; R. McKenzie/High Adventure Rcgion 4 GLANTZ, CHARLES: Albuquerque, NM; M. Glantz/High Desert I IC LaTOUCHE, TIM: Silverthorne, CO; R. Immordino O'DONOVAN, KIERNAN: Denver, CO; M. Windsheimer/Colden Wings WALKER, MERRILL: Boun1ifr1I, UT; T. Webster/The Soaring Center Region 6 PECK, ROBERT: Tulsa, OK; T. Middleton/Soaring Wings Region 7 CHENG, SHIH--IIUNG: Ypsilanti, Ml; T. l lager/l.ookom Mtn 1:p JONES, MARK: Bloomington, II.; T. llager/Lookom Mtn FP Region 9 LEVY, DAVID: Norfolk, VA; C:. Elchin/Kiny l lawk !<ires WRIGHT, GENE: Cassville, PA; C. Elchin/Kitty I lawk Kites

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PILOT: Ciry, Stare; lnsrrncrnr/Sclwol Region l MAYO, WAYNE: Boise, ID; 'I. Webster/The Soaring Center WAGONER, CHUCK: Sedro Wolley, WA; L. Space/Cloudbase Country Club Region 2 VISSER, GFRALD: Oakland, CA; D. Larson/Berkeley I IC Club Rcgion 3 BELTER, STEVEN: Ridgccresr, C:A; R. McKcnzie/1 ligh Advemure BlJRDY, JACK: Lake Elsinore, CA; I<. I l:irrison/1.ake Elsinore I IC CARR, DUSTIN: Lake forest, CA; I'. Phillips/Lake Elsinore Sports C/\RROl ,L, JAKE: Sun Ciry, CA; P. Phillips/Lake Elsinore Sports CROTI !ERS, STE PH EN: I .cm on ( ;rove, CA; R. Mirchdl/The Faglcs JENSEN, BJORN: Calahasas, CA; D. Quackcnlmsh/Trnc Flight LATAH.TE, PATRICK: San Bernadino, CA; R. McKenzie/l ligh Advcnrurc LEJA, CATHERINE: Riverside, CA; K. Howells/Wing Ways MEDLEY, EUGENE: Oceanside, CA; P. Phillips/Lake Elsinore Sports PRICE, DAN: Ridgecrest, CA; R. McKenzie/High Advemurc TROWBRIDGE, TERRY: Costa Mesa, C:A; R. Mcl<cnzie/l ligl, Adventure Region Ii BARTON, MEGAN: Sierra Vista, AZ; T Barron/ Airborne Sports USA COTTO, JOSE: Ft I luachuca, Al.; T. Barron/ Airborne Sports USA I.aTOUCJ-IE, TIM: Silverthorne, CO; R. Immordino W /\LKER, MERRILL: Bounrifttl, UT; T. Webster/The Soaring Center Region 6 MITCHELL, WII.T.IAM: Paragould, AR; J. Asher/Endless Thennal PECK, ROBERT: Tulsa, OK; T. Middleton/Soaring Wings Region 7 CIIENG, SHJlI.HUNG: Ypsilami, Ml; T. Hagcr/1.ookout Mrn Fl' JONES, MARK: Bloomington, IL; T. I lager/Lookout Mtn FP MTNKWIC, CHAD: Crosse Poime Park, Ml; W. C:uddy/Skywings lJlrr:dighr

Region 9 GRATLAN, TOM: Mount Joy, PA; C. Du Paul/Kitty I Jawk Kites MALABY, BRUCE: Norfolk, VJ\; C. Dul'aul/Kiny l lawk Kites PRICE, GEORGE: Vienna, V /\; J. Middleton/Silver Wings lnc ROBBINS, CH R!S: Arlington, VA; J. Middleton/Silver Wings Inc Region 10 HOWERTON, MICHAEL: Huntsville, AL; R. Patterson/Rocket Air PAULK, KEITH: Marietta, GA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mtn Fl' SMITH, NED: Atlanta, G/\; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mtn FP TOLLISON, DAVID: Crcenvilk, SC; T. Hager/Lookout Mtn FT' WENDT, GEORGE: Nags Head, NC: C:. Dul'aul/Kiny Hawk Kites Region 12 GRIECO, JOHN: Shon Hills, NJ; R. McKenzic:/1-ligh Adventure MILLS, ROB: Brooklyn, NY; D. Mcycrs/Moumain Wings

INTERMEDIATE RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Jnstrucror/School Region l YEAGER, ROGER: Portland, OR; R. Berger/Oregon I !G Region 2 DAL CANTO, RICI-JARD: Stanford, CA; R. Fischer/Fly N Far DUNCAN, DONALD: San Jose, CA; R. Fischer/fly N Far LAVIN, RAFAEL: Daly City, CA; J. Greenbaum/ /\irrimc of s1: SHARKEY, JOHN: San hancisco, CA; A. Whi1chill/Chandc:llc SF Region 3 McRAE, BRIAN: Margarila, CA; T. Kurth/Action Direct Region 4 BACHRACH, JOI-IN: Flagstaff, AZ; S. Mish/Bandiro Action Sports CROWLEY, BOB: Tucson, AZ; E. Smith/Arizona Airfoils MELANEY, BUD: Gallup, NM; C. Woods/Up Over NM RANDEL, BRAD: Aspen, CO; R. Kemp/ Aspen Aero Spons ROWSE, TOM: Prescott, AZ; J. Ryan/I JG C:enter WILLIAMS, STEVE: Tempe, AZ; S. Mish/Bandito Action Sports Region 7 ALBERT, DAN: New Athens, IL; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mm FP DYBSAND, DAVID: Eagan, MN; P. C:aulf1cld/Spon Soaring Center GRUIS, ZEPJ-1: Des Moines, IA; P. Caulfield/Sports Soaring Center KRAMER, TERRY: Fon Atkinson, WI; B. Kuslrner/Ravcn Sky Sports Region 9 CAVANAUGH, MARK: Bethesda, MD; C. lluddlc INGRAHAM, TTM: Ocean City, MD; C:. Thorcson/Lookom Mm FP OLEN A, KEITH: Conestoga, PA; J. I larpcr/Valley Forge HC Region 10 BLANCO-HERRERA, COSMO: Miami, Fl.; J. Tindle/Miami JJC; HANNON, VINCE: Kill Devil II ill, NC; B. Wcavcr/I<irty Hawk Ki res KNIGHT, WILLIAM: Weaverville:, NC; B. Burril/Ulrralight Flying liquip NIEUWENDIJK, NANS: Madeira Beach, FL; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mm Fl'

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Region I HOFF, TRYG: Olympia, WA; R. Berger/Oregon HC; Region 2 HALL, MORGAN: /\rascadero, CA; T. Kurrh/ Action Direc1c KOEH M, JOHN: Reno, NV; G. Jepsen/ Aclvcmure Sports WARREN, CRAIG: San Luis Opispo, CJ\; T..J<unh/1\crion Dircctc WOERZ, GERHARD: San Francisco, Ci\; J. Crc:cnbaurn//\inimc of SF Region 3 GLOVER, RYAN: Salt Lake Ciry, UT; T. Webster/The Soaring Center McCARTY, KEVIN: Sunland, Ci\; J. (;rc:blo/Wind Sports PRYCIAK, ANDREW: Thousand Oaks, CJ\; D. Quachcnbush/Truc Flight RODRIGUEZ, JUAN: Claremont, CA; K. Harrison/Lake: Elsinore f IC SLADE, KENNETII: Santa Monica, CA; D. Quackenbush/True Flight Region 4 ANDERSON, DANN: Phoenix, A7.; J. Reynolds/Phoenix /\erosports CADWELL, FLOYD: Albuquerque, NM; M. Glantz/High Desert HG EVERT, KEITH: (;lcndalc, AZ; J. Reynolds/Phoenix Aerosports HELMS, 'T'JMETliY: Prescott,/\'/,; B. Richardson/Arizona 1,c; Center NAGYVARY, ZOLTAN: /\lbquerquc, NM; M. Clantz/High Dessert I-Jc; Region GRZYB, KRZYSZTOF: Wheaton, IL; J. Mitchell/] J Mitchell HG Region 9 MONTEIRO, DENNIS: Malvern, PA; J. Harper/Valley

Region 10 FORT, THOMAS: Sharpsburg,(;/\; C. Thorcson/Lookont Mtn FP Region 11 RODRIGUEZ, R.R.: Wimberley, TX; J. Hunt/Red River Aircrafr Region 12 KOEHN, DAVID: Oneonta, NY; D. Guido/Susquehanna Fl'

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Very good condition. Pink I.E, magenta, yellow, white, speed bar $950. (501) 2253397. MARK !Vl 9 - New in hag. Trilarn, speedbar, safc$1,895. Two harnesses, both excellent condition, fits <,'2" pilot. C:CI000--$225., Robcrrson-$179.50. Adv,mced Air clrnte, 2?. gore $165. (Ii 15) 382- 1530.

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USHGA, P.O Box 8300, Colorado Springs, CO 80933 (719) 632-8300

ifieds MOYES XS 155 Sweet, safo, solid $1,000 OBO. (206) 74(,-6744 evenings.

SPORT EURO 150 $700. (30:l) 278-9566.

Excellent shape, <20 hours

BLOWOUT SALE!

MOYES XS 155 Two for $2,(,00 or sold separately. Moyes Mega 170, grc;1t shape $500. (414) 473 .. 8800.

SPORT EURO 150 $850. (615) 616-89;)8.

Good condition, new b,1g

DREAM 2/ill .......... GOOD SHAl'F .............. $900 DREAM 220 .......... GREAT SHAPE ............. $1,300 RAMAm 15/i ......... EXCELLENT SI !APE .... $2,800 SPECTRUM 144's.NFW AND USED ..... $1,200 up SPECTRUM 165 ... EXCELLENT SHAPE.. .. $2,000 FORMULA !/iii ..... NEW (ALMOST) ........... $2,000 SKYIIAWK 188 ..... T'IZFETO INSTRUCTOR VISION PULSE 10 METER ......................... $1,300 WW DU( :1< 160 ............................................ $300 Above price or best ,;ffer, contact The I!ang Gliding Center (619) 5(,1 1009.

MOYES XS 155 New upper &. lower wires, new luff lines, comes with two sails. Recently inspected by Moyes California, very good condition $1,100 OBO. Must sell! (310) 429-8033. MOYES XTRAUTE, XS, XS3, XT, XL - New and new. Available immediately. Nation's largest Moyes dealer. THE WALLABY RANCH (813) 4240070. PACAJR MAGIC fV 166 FR Low hours, dark blue LE, gold lower $500. (914) 877-.1319. PROSTAR 160 9566.

Good condition $300. (:l03) 278-

PUT.SF 9M Creat shape, low hours, hot colors $2,600. (41 Ii) li?.3 8800. RAMAH{ 146 Perfect, 18.25 hours, extras. No other has beaucifrd "Split WW" $3,000 FIE. Jim (714) 998 6359. RAMAIR 146 30 hours, clean, East Coast wing. Be smokin' this spring for $2,695 OBO. (40/i) 4765446. RAMAJR 146 15 hours, like new with mods $3,100 OBO. Must sell! (208) 726-3332. RAMA IR 15/i - .. l'urplc, custom sewn split panels, low hours, unique, heamiful $3,000 OBO. (619) 47.3-9661. RAM AIR 154 Looks just like March '95 magazine cover. Won 1st Place XC in the Spring ''J/i Owens Valley Hy-In. Exccllem condition $2,900. (702) 826J 108.

RAMAIR 154 7'770.

20 hours $3,200. Ken (30:l) 279-

RAMAfR 154 Perfect condition, 240 TIT!' TE $2,500. Rich (303) 93'!-9348.

SPORT EURO AT 167 Full race, like uew, I 0 hours, Equalizer harness. Besr offrr. Mike (214) 4754320. SPORT AT 167 Excellent condition, looks and flies great $1,500 OBO. (408) 321-0254. Sl'ORT AT 167 handling and

Like new, racing colors, great $1,395. (310) li44-4979.

EMERGENCY PARACHUTES SPORT 167 Excellent shape, 50 hours, garage stored $1,200. Jack (:303) 642-.1029. SlJl'ER SPORT 143 100 hours, red LE, black and white $1,500. Includes extra downrnbe and XC bag. (702) :345-0636. TRADF YOUR GLlDER! -~ We need clean used gliders! I mmcdiate delivery new Ram Airs, Klassics, Super Sports, Pulses, Spectrums. Call Mau, Lookout Mountain Flight Park, (800) 688-LMFI', (706) 398-

3541. TRX 1GO $2,300. lJP harness, 6'2" cocoon, parachute, full focc helmet. Ball 651 and 652 v,uios. (219) 277-1103. VISION 16 li73-8800.

A BEST BUY FA/\ Rigger inspected $265. l'DA's $300. (103) 278-9566. ALL BRANDS Bought, sold, and Inspccrion and $25-$35. l'arachmes, bridles, inspccred and paraswivel.s installed. AIRTIME OF SAN FRANCISCO, :3620 Wawoua, San Francisco, CA 9/i 116. (41 '\) SJ<Y · 1 I BRAND NEW HC RESERVES Pl Ws $18'\., $425. (30:-3) 278-9566.

20 and 221'1.

SECOND CHANTZ POCKET ROCKET Side mount air deploy system, never used. $1,200 new-will take first $600 offer. Contact Sruart Cildred Cl I 0) 4/i2-9')75.

Nice condition $700 OBO. (414) HARNESSES

VISION PULSE JO METER-·- Bc:autifol, excellent condition $2,500. (617) 67,J .. 8647 Alan. VISIONS & SPECTR\JMS Bought-Sold-Traded. Raven Sky Sports (414) 47:l-8800. WlLLS WINGS SPORT 167 Red/white/blue. Cood condition, picrnre.s available $800. (208) 37'1· 4013. WILLS WfNG SUPER SPORT 153 Great shape $1,HOO. Tracer harness w/Second Chanrz Air Rocket system for 6'1 "-6'3" pilot, immaculate shape $1,250. (503) 826-392:l ask for Dave.

HIGH FNLRCY Cocoon harness and parachute for (,'2" 200db pilor, $325 for both. Patrick (415) 929-107(,,

l lJC;J-l FNFRGY TI\ACFR

Side entry pod harnesses, two available wirh many nice options, built for 6'2"/200# and G'/ 175# pilor $400 each. lligh Energy pod, rear zipper, for 5'10"/18011 $300. Sport Keller pod, ol,ler for 6'1 "/17011 $200. Cocoous, many sizes $200 (414) 4T3-8800.

Z3 HARNFSS NEVFR USED $575. With Apex chute. David (Ci 19) 87:l 5316 Bishop, Calif PARAGLIDERS

BIG CLEARANCE SAID!! SENSOR 51 OC l'R 160 -~· Crisp sail, great handliug $850 BO. (510) 649-6096. SENSOR 51 OE 159 Full rnce, 70 hours, excellent condition, extras $900. (209) 523-6089. SPECTRUM 165 $2,100. Only 3 days usage, excellent shape. David (619) 87.'l-5316 Bishop, Calif. SPFCTRUMS & VISIONS·-· Bonght,Sold-Traded. Raven Sky Sports (414) 473-8800. SPORT EURO 150 liO hours, spectrum $1,800 OBO. Z-3 harness w/BRS, Maxon I wan. (303) 1431247.

DREAM 165 ........................ $500 DREAM 185 ......... .. ......... $500 c;EMINI 134 ........................ $600 K2 I 55 .................................. $800 MACIC JV 155 .................... $800 SUPER DREAM 185 ........... $800 SPORT EURO 1G7 .............. $900 VISION MK IV 17 ............... $900 VISION MK IV 17 ............... $1,000 DREAM 220 ........................ $1, 100 VISION MK IV 19 ............... $1,150 DOUBLE VfSION 215 ........ $1,500 SPECTRUM 144 .................. $1,750 FORMULA 144 ................... $1,750 Red River AirCraft, li811 Red River, Austin TX 78751. (512) 467-2529, e-mail: rr;ijefl'tiilaol.com

ALI. BRANDS New/used $B00-$2,500. Colorado (:303) 278 9566. Al.I. NFW/l/SED $500+. Instruction, tandems. California (909) 654-8559. BRAND NEW PC RESFRVFS 37 and 40sq/m NAS hrnnd. $385., $125.(30,) 2/8-9566. condition, :30 hours. llarness, stuff sack, included $1,800. Contact: Stuart C:ildrcd (310) 442-9575. PARACLIDERS $600-$1,000 for your old equipment. New Pcrclre, Apco, ltv, more. JSA (l 18) 7000 phouc/fax.

HANG GLIDING

ifi SECOND CHANT/. Solid rocket reserve system for paraglidcrs. ! lip mount, i11.1rallcd on TSO'd sky· diving reserve $750 complete. (Ii I Ii) 1i73.ggoo.

ARKANSAS

RIGID WINGS

Sales, 0/J\RI< MOUNTAIN I IANC CLIDFRS service and instrncrion. l 60 Johnston Rd, Searcy AR 7?143. (501) 2792480.

SW[FT [ncludcs power unit, enclosed pod, ballis· tic parachure, extras, < 15 hours total $17,800. (Ii l <J) 661--1494.

SAIL \'v]NCS Lessons, sales, information. Towing, foot-lannclr. PO Box 5593, Little Rock AR 72215. (501) G63-3 J 66 phone/fax.

Ul:l'RAUGHTS

CALIFORNIA

Your own BACKPACK POW. BUILD/PLY ERED PARACHUTE for (un/profir. Takes off from level ground unassisted. Safe, simple, inexpensive. No licensing rcqnired. Detailed guide and source hook for includes info on plans to build yours for as lirrlc as $<JOO. Now only $1'J.95. FasyUp, 108') Medford Center 1124/ig, Medford OR 97504. PLIGHT DFSlCN JETWINC TRIKE shape $900. (914) 877:3319.

Cood

JEFFERSON AERO SPORTS Trikes and wings. Sales, accessories and training. [nfo pak $12. 15120 Skelton Rd, Jefferson OR 97:352. (503) .327-1730. LITE TRIKE 538-7005.

<5 hours, llics good $1,200. (502)

TRIKE TRA!NlNC 7000 phone/fox. TWIN FNCINE CHYSLER new $275. (901) .'l21t-lt663.

Powerpack w/prop,

SCHOOLS&. DEALERS

A BEAUTIFUL SOARINC EXPERIENCE -Awaits you at Torrey Pines Clidcr Porr, a ii.di service UST !CA certif,cd hang & p,1ragliding school located on the mosr coastal cliffs in the nation. On·-sitc training hill and tandem instruction using the new dual purpose, lightweight carbon fiber XTC 205 for both (fly tandem on the same glider you use on the hill). New/used gliders, equipment in stock. used gliders/gear, rentals, glider repair. Cer UP. 2800 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, La Jo!L1 CA 92037. (619) li52-3202. ACTION SOi\RINC CFNTFR In Lodi near Stockton. Personaliz.ed USI !Ci\ certified instruction, sales and service. Fmphasis 011 special skills, techniques, launching & landing. Demo's. Ask abom tow clinic. (209) 3Ci8-%65. AIRTIME OF SAN FRANCISCO~ HANG CUDING & PARAGLIDING. Harness manufacturer and repair specialists. USHGA paragliding instruction, randcm. All major brands of paragliding and hang gliding equipment (new and used). Next to Fort Funston. The only full service shop in San Francisco' 3620 Wawona, San l'rancisco CA 94116. (Ii 15) 759-l ]77.

ALABAMA LOOKOUT MOl/NTi\lN FJ.J(;JJT PARK ad under (;corgia. (800) 688-LMl'I'.

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CLOUD BASE CORP._ .. din Rocket City Air.sports. Sales, rentals, service and certified instruction at l(eel Mountain, Curley, Alabama. For informarion send

SASE and $1 10 :l(ll -A Franklin Street, fluntsville AL 3580 I. (205) 880-8'5 l 2, (205) 651-41]22. ARIZONA

ADVENTURE SPORTS TOURS Daily cerri/1cd insrrncrion utilizing the world's first m,11Hn,1rk trainer hill plus other sites which all face every wind direcBell-de-mar tion. Dealer for major br,1nds. 1327 Drive, Tempe A'/. 85283. (602) 897 ·712.1. ARl'/.ONA IIANC CL!DIN(; CFNTE!Z INC. The only foll time shop in the state! Dealer for all major brands. Certified training program utilizing extensive tandem insrrucrion. \Xie can teach you rnorc in less time, sec what a di[Tcrencc fidl service makes. (602) 772-/il Iii. DESERT 1/ANC CL]l)ERS USHCA cntificd instntction. Supine specialists. li:319 W. Larkspur, Clenclalc, Al. 8530/i. (602) 938-9550.

JUNF 199!5

C!IANDEI.LE SAN FRANCISCO, INC. Complete hang and paragliding sales, service and instruction since 1973. Northern California's most com1,le1e repair facility. New and used equipment and demo's, lesson packages, clinics and tandem bsons. 1595 F l'rancisco Blvd Ste F, San Rafael C:A 91t90 I, (Ii 15)-Cl.lDINC.

HTC!! ADVENTURE ..... Hang

par,,gliding school. Equipment sales, service, at Southern California's mile high site, Crestline. USIICA [nstrttcror Roh Mcl<cnzie. By appoi11t111C11t year round. (90')) 883-8488.

Hf!NG GLIDING ;;,,BICYCLIN<I Pfll'{f!GLIDING Located at the base of the HJ! .L SERVICE SI IOI' mountain on I !wy 74. Dealers of Moyes, UP, PacAir, Flytec, Ball, High Energy, Avocet & more. Call !t,r free area info pack. Open daily 9.(,. Rentals available. Visa & accq,rcd. 909-674-2453 31401 Riverside Dr. Lake Elsinore, CA. 92530

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LAKE ELSINORE WINDC:Yl'SY Airwavc, Moyes. Call for site information. (909) 67')-899'1.

COMPACT WINGS PARAGLIDING Tandem, Class Ill certified instructor. All major brands. Year.. round f1ying. Best Southern California sire. (909) 65IJ-8559. IIANC GLIDER EMPORIUM Best rr,1ining hill in the west! Full service hang gliding/paragliding shop, established 197/i. PO !lox Ii 13.'39, Sanra Barbara CA 931/iO-ITl'), (805) %5-:l7l3. THE HAN(; GLIDING CENTER Located in beautilitl San Diego. lJSJ-ICA insrrnction, equipment rentals, local llying tours. Spend yonr winter vacation flying with us. We proudly o/frr Wills Wing, l',1ci/Jc Airwavc. 11 igh Energy, Ball and Moyes. Manufacturers o(THE DROUGE CHUTE. PO Box 10/i9, Lakeside CA 920/iO, (61 ')) 561-100').

Our cnmprchcnsivc instruction program, locarcd at the llay Area's premier training site, features gently sloped "bunny hills," static line rowing, .supcrlite gliders and co111for1ahle training harnesses' "FIRST Ff.lC:HT," a video presentation of om beginner lcs· son program, is available for only $20 including ship· ping (mf/y be 11pplierl to yo11r .fi,liire !tssrm purthr1sts). Our deluxe retail shop showcases the latest in gliding innovations. We stock new, used and demo, Wills and l'acAir Trade-ins arc welcome. !'eel new harnesses in our custom free to demo the Milpitas (nearS1mJose) simulator! 1116 Wrigley ('108) ?.62-1388. CA 950.'l5. (IJ08) 262 1055,

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l .A's largest since 19'7/i. Fifteen from LAX. Central ro Sylmar, Crestline, and training sites. Vacation tTaining, flying sales packages including lodging and The most popular gliders and equipment, new used in stock. Trade in yonr old equipment. 325 days each year. Come fly with us! 16145 Blvd., Van Nuys CA 91406. (818) 988-0111,

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN Fl.lGIIT PARK Nearest bang gliding mountain rraining center ro Florida. Sec ad under Georgia.

NO MORE BUNNY... THE HILL WITH IT!

IDAI-10 SUN VALLFY SKYSPORTS ldaho's only foll service hang gliding and paragliding shop. Dealers for Wills Wing, Airwave, Edel, Advance, High and Flytec. Call for a list of .stock gliders for Basic-Advanced instruction, tandem paragliding Call (208) '72(,. instruction, local sire and XC :3332.

(818) 988-1862.

TREASURE VALLEY HANG GLIDING Only quality products from reputable manufacturers. Fe:nuring Pacific Aihvavc, Airborne, High Energy Sports, Flyrec and more! Sales and service. Lisa Tate, 11'716 Fairview Ave., Boise ID 83'713. (208) 3'76-

BROTHERS WINGS

Certified instruction, UP sales

FLORIDA FLYERS~- Teaching hang in Florida for 14 years. High altitude certified boar tow mid acrotow instruction, and loot training. Tandem flights >20 minutes, AGL, allowing most students to solo after less 15 tandem flights, We arc the oldest school in and the only one that offors complete, reason· priced instrnction and sales and service for all glider and equipment manufacturers. Call 894·5'715.

I fang gliding of Jilorida. Dealer for Trampeau's Sccdwings, Litek varios and Mason John (li0'7) 332 %83.

WE HAVE The most advanced training prognrm known ro hang gliding, teaching you in half the time it rakes on the training-BUNNY HILL, and with more in--flight air rime. YES, WE CAN TEACH YOU FASTER AND SAFER. For year--round training fon in the sun, call or write Miami I lang Gliding (305) 285-8978. 2!ili0 S Bayshore Drive, Coconut Grove, Florida 33133.

7914.

GEORGIA

J.J MITCHELL

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN 1'1.IGIIT PARK America's /11 hang gliding school, since 19'78. Find our why four rimes as many pilors c,irn their moun· tain wings at Lookout! Complete ccnified training-· first day to mou111ain soaring, best facilities in US/\. We wrote USHGA's Oflicial Flight Training Manual! Our specialty cusromcr satisfocrion. Lesson packages, ratings, glider rentals. I .argesr inventory new/used hang gliders, equipment. Complete sail/airframe repairs. Camping, swimming pool. Send $2 ror infor·marion. Rourc 2, llox 215--H, Rising Fawn GA JOTl8 (20 minutes from Chattanooga, Tennessee) (800)

ILLINOIS RAVEN SKY SPORTS Cl 12) 360-0700 or ('708) 360-0700. Please sec our ad under WISCONSIN. INDIANA TANDEM. UP, PacAir dealer.

6/33 Columbia Ave., Hammond, IN li632/i (219) 8/i528'56.

KENTUCKIAN/\ SOARINC

Sec our display ad.

RAVFN SKY SPORTS (Ii I Ii) 473·8800. Please sec our ad under WISCONSIN. KANSAS PRAIRIE HANC (;IIDERS Bed & breakfast. htll service school & dealer. Grear tandem instruc(} 16) 6'>7-25T7. tion, towing & XC

688-LMFP, ('70Ci) 398-:3541.

MICIIIGAN

13 TO '73 I-JAVE I.EARNED TO FLY HERE

SI<YWINCS ULTRALICJ IT CENTER -- Powered ultralight and hang gliding instruction. Learn to fly on our trailer simulator and forget the bunny hills, or try tandem instruction and aerotow right from the start. Flying seven days a week. Acrorow with Moyes Dragonfly or stationary winch row. Dealer for Moyes and Airborne gliders. Call (810) '7')8-2450.

YEAR ROUND SOARING OPEN '7 DAYS A WEEK 8 MILE FROM DISNEY/ORLANDO

TRAVERSE CITY HANG GLIDERS/PARAGLTDERS - FULL-TIME shop. Certified insrntcrinn,

WALLABY RANCH World fiamous Hang Gliding Flight Park

foot iaunch and tow. Sales, service, accessories for

instructors Advanced rated & cerrificd tandem. Demo all the latcsr flying machines. Full service dealer for alJ brands. Rentals, sales) storage, ratings, XC retrievals.

swimming pool, climbing wall, picnic. Great scene for family and friends. Sranding XC prizes: $1,000 $500 $250 Read abour us in Aug. J 994 Hang Gliding, Jan. 1995 Kitplancs, Skywings and Cross Counrry. Please ask us for references in yom area. (81'.l) 42/i,0070 Ranch phone & fax. Stare of the ArtConservarivc FLORJDA JIANG GLlDINC INC.

LODGING /\T LOOKOUT The Landing Recreational Vehicle Park & Cabins. Owned and operated by Crcg Glover. SOM/780/JY HAD TO DO IT! Lodging in rhe LZ at Lookout Mountain Flight l'ark--full hook--ups, wirh septic & phone and family & single cabins with barb. YOU CAN LAND AT YOUR FRONT DOOR. Call now to receive your free information packet: (706) 657·8282, 1-800-803· '7'788.

ALL major brands. VISA/MASTERCARD. Come soar our li50' dunes! 1509 E 8th, Traverse City Ml li9681. Call Bill at (616) 922-28/i4. Visit our paragliding school in Jackson, Wyoming. Call Tracie at (:307) Tl')-8G20. MINNESOTA SPORT SOARING CENTEIUMJNNEAl'OLIS l nstruction, equipment dealers for Wills Wing, Pacific Airwave & Edel. (612) 688-0181.

Our advertising has a two-month lead Plan ahead. I iANG GUDINC

s NI·:VADA

SlJSQUFI IANNI\ 1'1.ICI IT !'ARK Cooperstown, NY. Certified lnstructio11, Sales rrnd

ADVENTURE SPORTS Sierra tours our specialty lJSI IC:;\ certified school and Dealers for Fly the Prtci/Jc Airwrtvc, Wills Wing, lJP, Sierras with a f't,ll service shop. 3(,50-7.2 Research Way, Carson C:ity, NV 89706 (702) B8:l-7070.

Service f(>r all major manuLicrurcrs. IJO Jere park,

IIAWI( A!RSl'Cllr!S INC: l' 0. Box 9056, Knoxville, TN '.l79li0-0056, (615) 9Yl-'J2%. Hang Cliclinf, ·,rnd Windsoks.

training hills, jeep rides, lrnnk house, camping, hot We !rave the best E1cili1ies in showers, 600' NW N. New York state to 1e,1ch )'Oil how 10 ny. RD Box .lli8A, Cooperstown, NY 1Tl).(,, (:l I 5) 8(,(, 6153.

TEXAS

NORTH CAROLINA

A.A,S AUSTIN AIR SPORTS

l.ClOKOlJT MOUNTAIN J'LICI IT l'ARK ad under Ccorgia.

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NEW JERSEY MOUNTAIN WJN<;s

Look under New York.

NEW MEXICO MOLJNT1\IN WEST JIANC C:LIDINC: ( )ffrring s,1k!-,, service, i1is1ruction in the Fo11r Corner,.; arc:,. (SO'i) (,.l2-81ili:l htrmington, NM. UP OVER NEW MEXICO l11s1ruc1io11, sales, ser· vice. Sandia Mou111,1in guides. Wills, flacifk Airwavc. Albuqncrquc, NM (5051 821-B51ili. NFWYORK

CORO!.] .A Fl ,J( ;]]T /\mcrica's most experienced trrndem flight instructor, teaches utilizing ATOI. and Double Vision. C:all or write for inf,,rmr11io11 Crcg De Wolf', Corolla Flight, 1'0 Box I 021, Ki11y I lawk NC 279/i9. (9 I')) H,1-Cil (,(, KITTY HA WK KITES I NC: Ages 8 to 80. I.cam to hang glide at the world's hang gliding school located 011 rhe famous Omer Banks. l'amily beach resort. lessons trnrght 36/i days a year on Jockey's Ridge, 1he sand dunes on the cast ma.st, where the Wright Brothers first flew. llcgi1111n and advanced (~amps. Tandc111 tow instruction.

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AAA SOARJNC CENTER MOUNTAIN WINCS INC. at the base of the El.l.ENVILLF MOUNTAIN. Full time profrssional, certified hang gliding and p:nagliding ins1r11ction. We h;1vc been the largcq, most complete gliding ccnrcr in thL' NE f,ir the ("ISi iii years. lkr1lcr f,,r Paci/Jc Airwavc, LIP, Sccdwings, Enterprise Wings. We arc the only dealer in the cast for Bright Stars "Switi". We also olfrr Edel, I ligh Energy, CC:, Second Chanu., Ball, Flytcc, Cloudhase, Litek, 1\linco, Maxou, llraunigcr, Kenwood, Imm, Yaesu, CPS systems, Wheels, Uvex, Reflex, Trek, Air. We stock f'ttll face helmets, hooks, varim, hrtnd tubiug, speed bars, parachutes, cundbab, liq11ipacs, clothing, gloves and more. \)(le offer expert rcpair.'i, inspcctioll.<.,, sewing, harness mod ifications, repacks, tO\\·ing, tandems, seminars a11d

JCP clinics. We specialize in lirsl n10u111ain flights wi1h three way radio.,. Info on flying Fllcnvillc Mounrai11 and other nearby sites. llcmos in stock. YOUR ON!•'. STOP I !ANG Gl.lDF.R SHOP. 150 CANAL STREET, EL!.ENVILLF NY l 2ii28. (911) 6li7-3JT7 OR I 8()().'525-7850, Visa, MC:, Discover. Catalog available. Sarne day UPS 011 111ail orders. C:ivc us a chance 10 heat any legit prier:.

FLY I !JC! I I IANC CI.IDJNC, INC. Serving S. New York, Connectirnt, Jersey areas O,:llcnville Mtn.). Area's EXCLUSIVE Wills Wing dcalcr/spe cialist. Also all othn major brands, accessories. c:cni/'icd school/instruction. Tc~1ehing since J<J79. Area's mosl INEXPENSIVE prices/repairs. Excellent secondary insrruction ... if' you've finished a program

r111d wish to conti11uc. Fl)' the tnmrntain! ATOI. tow· ing! Tandem flights! Contact Paul Voight, 5163 Scarsville Rd, Pinc Bush, NY I 2'566, (9 I Ii) 7/ili JJ 17. lK1\ROS SPORT ;\ VIATION NYC's only cnti· lied hang gliding & paragliding school. Also trikes, paramotors, :1crochutcs, ultralights) training. Dis1ribu1ors for AFRO, PERCHE, l'!NST &. Cl IARI.Y. Dea In f,ir almost c:vcrything. MOYES

Dcrnos and sales or larcst gliders, used gliders, acccs-· sorics and parts. Crll (919) !iii I -Ii 12/i or I --800-:l:l4 li777.

OllIO NORTH C:OAST J IANC Cl.IDING Instruction. Ncvv & used

Cert iflcd

AUSTIN, Tl'XAS Sieve Burns, 171 Waterson, 7is70l, (512) li71i 1669. HOUSTON (7U) li71Ili88. KITE F.NTFRPIUSFS lns1rnc1ion, sales, repairs, towing and l,101 launcl,. Dallas & North Texas rnea. 211 Ellis, Allen TX 7'i002. (211i) :l90-90<JO ,111ytirnc. Dealer, l'acilic Airwavc, Wills Wing.

RED RIVER AIRCRAFT A lJSTIN ('i 12) li67 2529. l'T. WORTII (81/) 'l21-C,'J57. Quality i11stn1ction, l(rnrs/guidcs/towing/glidcr service. 'f'exas'

leading PacAir and Wills dealer. 481 I Red River, J\11s1in, TX 78751"'.ll08 ha,.ier, l't. Wonlr TX 7(, 110. TOTAL AIR SPORTS ... Area's OLDEST Wills Wing dealer. Certified imtruction avaiLrblc. "I ouly DEAi. wi1h Wll.lS'. (,.l'ili l.irnestonc, Houston TX non. Cl I .l) 9'i6-(, 1lil.

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In 1, USHGA continued wlia t of a tradition by strong massive Sun 'n Fun airshow, one of the ways we can reach out to other new members. ':r'he Florida extravaganza has been on the? world',; large"" airf;how Oshk.osh and in 199 nearly tied the Wisconsin ev0,nt for al:tendance. 'l'hese convent:i ons the largc"st of lots in t:heworld, and I think it's terd fie hang reprec,ented. Even you' one of those who don' desire growth, we need to be recognized among the greater of lots, if tor no other reason than having some clout and conl:acts when one of our is thrE,atened. ••• A,c; if to show the et off, UNpowered were recognized in s0Neral ficant ways U1j year . .;. A window was created daily to allow one hour of solely unpowered f ng. 'f'he sky f i 11 ed up with hang , Swi ts, and tbe new SuperFloa . Four trike brands did tug chores: Air Creation (French), Airborne (Aus Jj ) , Cosmos (French), and Mrnmtaineer (American) . 'I'hey were joined by a couple DragonfJy luqs and Stev·e Flynn's new Arrow 'I'ug. A New USBGA prez' Bill Bryden and yours truly got the announcer's microphone for this hour and promot:ed hang g] and ultral soaring till we became boarse. ,i,. USHGA location for i U1 l:ent, for GW Meadowc,' Just Fly. al:. entrance" Sun 'n Fun, tbe ultra] area has nearly JOO exhibitors nearly contirrnous so j draws a good percenl:uge of tbe 750,000 visitors to Sun ' Fun. Where" eh,e can you thal: k_Lnd of outreacli.'? , for the second year an UNpowered won th0, Outstanding New De1;ign award. Last yc-,ar it waE, th0, beautiful Swift. Tbi year it was US Av ation' SuperFloate:r. Look for tbei.r new ad th.is _issue. In a f ieJd packed with motorhea.ds, i eyebrows that a won again. to the development t:.eam al: Wind Walker, builders of the 199'', SuperFloater. 11Hllillll Hang ql own Bruce Hawk 1:he Windsok Man increased s presence, a booth at each cmd of the" big show. He's se] those hang gl wind indical:ors to spam can drivers ... Go Bruce! eeeKen Br<:>wn reprec_;ented hie; hanq qliding company at Sun 'n Fun since two trike builders use, his for their aircraft. It was neat to see the Airwave name in letters in a few in tbe area.••• As if all the action at Sun 'n Fun waBn't enough, I stayed a few extra days and toured around tbe Sunshine State. Florida j some ldnda aviation heaven. In truth, I never ventured out of central. Florida and in two weeks T out of time to see it all. ••• Besides Sun 'n Fun, you can find several gliding aero tow opera l:.ions, some of the world's 1argc,st sky di vin9 drop several kitplane, ultra] I:, and qeneral aviation marrn f'actu:n,rs. and resident:iaJ dot the regularly. often hires hang tra] p:l lots for

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shows to entertain their guests. Now, millionaire aviation enthusiast:, Kermit Weeks, is l:o open Fantasy of Flight, bil1c-,d as "Florida's Premier Aviation 'I'hemed Attraction." that: bc0low) . ••• The busiest diver Ranch, wbich tbough a Jots of tandem student,3, run for safety and r:un. On my visit, Malcolm Jones bought his fourth (yep, count 'em!) tug, this one a trike. One , working with only one tug, you had to watch y011rsc0l f or you'd be in the way o:E a couple dozen tandem aEcro launches. Tbe pace was brisk, the action exd , all safely and . Earlier in tbe day, two tugE, lots a::o fast as wanted to be 1aunched. Early starl:ers hung L: up after a couple tows t:o hit the~ pool and refreshments. They've got. a fun newslettc,r to send tbat' 1 tel1 more. Call 813/424 0070. ••• Wallaby's success has helped spawn ot.:her aero tow . I visited Russell Brown and Campbell Bowen at their Groveland, Florida operation. off a grass l:he duo n?surrect_ed nearly···defuncl: and begun it. Twenty milc,s northwest of Wallaby, it's a great: little place with cross runways and their inder, 90horsepower Dragonfly tug which can deliver a very swift lift to altitude. Call 904/429 0213 or leave a message at 4.07 /64/J 2151. ••• Gregg McNamee and his wife Diane have also ent:ered the business, under the name Gray Bird . Gregg bought the original Bobby Bailey tug and wenl:. over it in detail. As he's a Tandem Instructor, Gregg will be doing training as weU as towing. Fifty miles nortb of Wallaby, in Swnrnerfield 1,'lorida, call the McNarnees for more info at 904/ 245-8263. ••• Finally, a fourth is that of Steve & Barb Flynn, a m;HGA Direct.or. Steve recent.Ly his Arrow 'l'ug. Al though a Dragonfly, Steve has added bis own refinements. Meanwhile Barb has taken tbree axis so she can fly at either end of tbe rope. The Flynns run Central Florida Flyers and operate at several area sites. Call them at 407/894-S/l ••• Orlando is L:.be site of L:he next USHGA board . One of l:he places directors may want to visit is Fantasy of Flight... a dazzl and ect executed ly enough to compete wi the Orlando attractiomc; like 'I'hree theme~ areas will artfully ,,howcaBe many of Week's 300 ( ! ) aircraft. Hice:: collection is the" largesl. such in the world and couJ d hardly bel i.evE, oi U1er the sheer amount of avial:ion gear or the enormous investment involved. 'I'hanks to Richard Johnson, a tour of FoF brought of us to sen::oory overload, so extensive :Ls WE,ekB' accumu1ation of a viaU on memorabi 1ia . Be sure: he' c3 and it's gonna be great when opc""ns this swrunor. l\mong all the vintage planc,s are new ultralights ... Weeks likes them, too. Call for info: 9/JJ_/ 984 3500. llllleGIIWe'reoutl:aroomaqain. So, gotnc,ws or ions'? Send 'em to: fl Dorset, St. Paul MN '55118. Voice] mail or fax to: 612 //J.'50-093 0. THANKS!_

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