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40 Aerotowing in Florida: Quest Air Soaring Center article andphotos by Barbara Flynn Another exciting aerotowing flight park.

44 Rock of Ages - An East Coast Anniversary at High Rock, Maryland by GeoffMumford, photos by Bob Lowe A big celebration fly-in at one of the nation's oldest and most famous flying sites.

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Airmail ...................................................... .4

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Update ........................................................ 8

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SEPTEMBER 1995

Air Mail

Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing my article in 1995 issue ("Flight Characteristics M,::icl<~rn High--Performance Hang Gliders") with an excellent format. There a few clarifications needed to improve tccnn.1ca1 accuracy. First, the title page photo should be credited to Bob Ormiston. Although hardrccognizable, I am in the picture flying blue-top Sport AT Second, I foci we lost an opportunity to improve flight safety by deleting material used in the original 1ext in the .Approach and I .anding sections. This was done, understandably, to conserve space an editorial problem. If a pilot has a better understanding of what causes undcflight behavior, and what changes p1lot:1ngtcchniquc arc needed, flight can Description of a PIO is an example. In August, I 991, a potentially dangerous approach/landing incident occurred flying in Yosemite . .As monitor for day, l helped launch 14 hang gliders from Glacier Point. I made a satisfactory ,rn,ou~:n tired) takeoff and flew along the l)CaLutltul western ridge of the valley. After 15 minutes I circled over the landing zone at 700 feet, observed that there were 14 gliders on the ground (no one got lost), thought, "Everyone will be watching I better make a good approach and close-in landing." Positioning for an accurate approach spot landing can be expedited by using an outer and inner marker system. 1 up by making a 270° turn 50 feet the outer marker pine trees, and shortly after, turned 90° to cnt:cr a base leg. Gliding toward the inner marker, which a tall pine tree on my lcfr, I noted that my flight patb was slightly high and pulled the control bar in to steepen the glide Shortly afterward, I noted oscillatory hc:ad1ng deviations which coupled into bank angle excursions of increasing magniInitially I thought turbulence had mc:rcased near the ground. Observers on the ground stated that the bank angles approaching 45° about 50 feet above

ground level (AGL) . .As I was slipping downward in a left bank, I recognized that a PIO had developed and knew that an uncontrolled, serious-injury ground impact was only seconds away. When the glider was about wings level through the next cycle, the ground observers nored that I released my grip on the control bar, the nose pitched up and immediately the roll oscilladon terminated. A successful landing was made, albeit only IO feet in from of some tall pine trees. ]"here arc several important lessons learned in this example of PIO which may have broad application. First, and most important, is that f recognized a PTO had developed and that I needed ro get out of the control loop. This is very difficult to do when you arc approaching the ground. The tendency to "think" that: you will reduce bank angle in the next control cycle must be ignored. Fortunately, I knew that this glider had inherent PIO tendencies at high speed (low AOA) and understood that damping would increase at high AOA. The second point concerns the contro·versial landing flare problem and the reason why a dynamic flare is required. The original text concluded by stating, "Success depends on instinctively sensing the proper time to apply a rapid flare pitch rate. The dynamic flare is required to increase (:!max considerably above that associated with a gradual approach to the stall (slow pitch rate) which for a high-performance glider would result in an excessive touchdown speed." Flight and wind tunnel tests show that increased lift occurs with rate of change ofAOA because the boundary layer docs not have "time" to separate during the pitching cycle. Seth B. Anderson Los Altos Hills, CA

An in-depth discussion of'PTO appeared in "Notes from the Internet" in the May 1995 irsue, page 35. Ed.

Dear Editor, With the help of some local pilots and rhc Porcstry Service we have opened a new HANC GIIDINC

northwest launch in western Arkansas. Ir is called Creek" and has a 1,000-foot ACT. elevation with the main I Z at a to l glide. fr is very vertical and soarable in light conditions, and is located on the south side of a small town called Booneville in the western part of Arkansas. famous Magazine Mountain, with a somh launch, is on the other side of'the valley. Creek can be flown in west or north winds, and any direction in between depending on conditions. This rnakes it possible now to fly either at IVl;1gazrn1e Mountain (2,0()().foot AGL bunch) or minutes away across the valley at Dry Creek on those when the wind is over the back at Magazine. 'This makes it easy for visiting pilors to get some ainimc regardless of the wind direction. X-C flying from T)ry Creek is very possible, although landing zones arc somewhat scarce. On post frontal with good winds and high altitudes, we arc hoping to make some great X-C flights from this site. There is also Mount Nebo with two 1,200,foot launches facing cast and sourb. Mount Nebo is located to the cast of Magazine Mountain and south of Dardanelle. lt is -15 mintttes from Magazine and about one hour from Dry Creek. Creek is maintained by Central Arkansas Mountain Pilots and the site coordinator is Dr. Jim Jlalc wbo is a Booneville resident. Jim was a major contributor 10 rhc opening of this site, and his efforts and communication with the r<rHr,1·,rn Service helped us greatly. Dry Creek is hard to find, so visiting pilots should contact at (SO I) 675,-470 l, or Mark Poustinchi;m al (501) 967-7057 for directions. Mark Pousrinchian CAMP President

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to rhc National Site Cuidc as discussed during the lasr lJSHGA Board of Directors meet· ing. Would it be possible to scr up a USHGA file ou the Internet specifically

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for national sire information? If so, any I ntcmct user would be able to input their local site information, including maps, calendar of events, etc. By doing this, changes in site prorocol would be available imrne,. diarcly. This would ,1lso eliminate the need for and expense of publishing a site guide document. Although I have never used the lmcrnct, it seems popular enough as a comrnunications tool to warrant its use in 1his way. My question is, Can it be done, and if so, how? Kevin Birney Upper Saddle River, NJ

remarkable. Other students who were there during my visit praised both men for their teaching skills. You should check out this wonderful Florida playground. Contact Campbell or Russc1l at the hanger number (904) 42902 J 3 or Campbell at his home nurnber (407) 1699. 'I'hanks, for letting me cx1.Jer·1er1ee doudbase, thanks to the other visiting pilots for their insights. Finally, special thanks to Jeff Brcitzmann fi)l' pointing me in Quest Air's direction. Dr. Lee Stuart Ormond Beach, FL

See Barbara Flynn'., article on uvic."1 u., in this issue. fa. Dear Editor, Amen ft)r Jeff Brcitzmann's letter in June's issue. Quest Air Hang Gliding in Groveland, Florida lus been a secret too well kept. As a beginner pilot, having obtained my baby afrer a great vacation at Hawk Kites last October, I returned home infected with the hang gliding virus. I started checking out facilities here in central Florida as quickly as my work schedule pcnnittcd. Nothing I've found so far has been comparable to Quest Air. Lessons arc giv· en all day long (not limited ro less convc,. nient times of rhe day), and my lessons were lengthy (each of two well over an hour long). Their prices were very reason· able, and the enthusiasm of owners Campbell Bowen and Russell Brown was

Dear Editor, For years hang gliding has found its way in TV ads promoting various products, but one of the most polished com· mercials involving the sport that l've seen is Ken Brown's recent one fc)r Chevrolet. 'fhis commercial is shown hourly in California, and presumably around the nation as well. Ken's and flying arc enrertaining and impressive. My hat is off to you, Ken! You did a fabulous job! Chris Perkins Central Valley HCA

Calendar of events items WILL NOT be listed if only tentative. Please include exact information (event, elate, contact name and phone number). Items should be received no later than six weeks prior to the event. We request two months lead time for regional and national meets. UNTIL SEPT. It: Yosemite National Parle, 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 currem, laminated Jiang IV card. donation. Monitors are volnnteers from the Yosemite Hang Gliding Assn. Call USHGA office (719) 632-8300 frlr reservations. Contact: Breck Betts (619) 473-9743. lJNTIL SEPT. 30: Lalee1Jiew, Oregon

"Hang Gliding Capital of'the West" 1995 6th Annual Fly-In. June-Sept. Plight 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-off? And die 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 rhe four months. Pre-registration required, still only $5 (for the permanent Black Cap LZ firnd, 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, l;AX (503) 947-4983 for entry form and other fly-in events info, and send to enter and receive the updated site guide (to include new Bald Mtn.) and flight report forms. UNTIL OCT'. I: Colorado Cross--Country Contest. Open Class and Under 50mile 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., I~O. Box ] 026, Telluride, CO 81435 (303) 728-3905.

UNTIL OCT. 15: 1995 Montana CrossCountry Ch,illenge. Open-distance flights originating in Montana. Hang gliders and paragliders. Contact: Roger Lockwood, I~O. Box 234, Fort Benton, MT 59442 (406) UNTIL DEC. l: 1995 Region9 Yearlong XC Contest. Recognizes the longest flights flown in the Region. Three classes: Rookie, 60-mile and Open. entry fee. Contact: Pete Lehmann (412) 661 (before 9:00 PM), fax 3436. SEPT. 2-4: Southern New York Hang Glider Pilots Association 7rh annual Ellenville Labor Day Fun Fly-111. Hang gliding and paragliding. fourperson teams. $400, $300 and $200 cash and other prizes. Entry $25 per individual, $80 per four-person team. Send entry fees to SNYHGPA, 516:3 Searsville Road, Pine Bush, NY 12566. For more information or to volunteer, bclp or donate prizes (manufacturers and retailers) call (914) 7443317. SEP'[ 2-4: Lahor Dr1;y Gatewtry Fly-In. 20th annual fun competition in Mexico. 3 5 miles south of San Diego at the Medin Camino restaurant. Camping, ']~shins, competition, Dinner. $25. Contact: (619) 561 ]009. SEPT. 2-4: Magttzine Mtn. Reunion HyTn. Celebrating 20 years of flying, camping and camaraderie, at one of the premier sites in tbe country. Magazine Mtn. is 25 miles west of Mt. Nebo at Waveland, AR. Contact: Rachel, Charrie or Mark Stump (501) 636-7944 or Warren Flatte (501) 9965697.

SEPT 9: Launch & Landing Clinic. SEPT 26: Parachute Clinic. Lecture, video, care and maintenance, practice deployments. $50. OCT. 15: l"aunch dr Landing Clinic. NOV: 4-7: Instructor Certification Clinic. Call for details. NOV: I l: launch 6· Landing Clinic. NOV. 28: Parachute Clinic. Contact: Mission Soaring Center, 1116 Wrigley Way, Milpitas, CA

95035 (near San Jose) (408) 2621055, fax (408) 262-1388. SEPT. 11-17: Telluride Airmen'., Rendezvous, hang gliding and paragliding fo'.stival. Advanced pilots. Includes 'T-shirt, bm1quet, awards ceremony and special events. Cost Contact: Craig Hess (303) For lodg· ing info call (303) 728-6621 .

SEP'I: 14-] 6: 1995 World Aerohatic Hang Gliding Championships, 'Jclluride, Colorado. Contact: Leo Van Der Rosch (303) 728--6972.

SEP'[ 14-] 6: Region IV Championships, '[clluride, CO. High altitude racing to goal with turn points format. l;cnp start. All tasks within Telluride Valley. Emry fee of $120 includes both Telluride TJang Gliding Festival and Region IV Championships, tmnpoint film and processing, electronic scoring, awards. Advanced rating required. Competition seminars each day on launch. Contact: Nick Kennedy, Competition Direcrnr (303) 728· 3905.

SEPT 16-17: 1995 Pine Mtn. Air /?aces, h;mg gliding/paragliding competition. X-C competition at Pinc Mtn., CA, two hours northwest of Los Angeles, camping available on site. Intermediate rating (HG) or Class TT (PG) required. Emry $30 includes 'f. shin. Sponsored by 'fopa Fliers. Contact: 1:red Vachss (805) 492-6342. SEPT. Ply-In, speed gliding/spot landing contests. Sponsored by Sierra Skysurfr'.rs, Reno/Tahoe, NV. Don't miss some of the best Hying of rhe year along with windsurfing, volleyball, horseshoes, barbecues and just plain PUN at Washoe State Park. Contact: (702) Jackie (702) 883-7070 or 677-2226.

SEPT: 4th Annual Pacific Airwrwe Vision Cttt.m'c. Pac Air's latest gliders, fun competition. Open to pilots of all skill levels who have a Vision, regardless of model. Barbecue, prizes. Ki tty 1-fawk Kites, Nags Head, NC. Contact: Bruce Weaver 1-800-334-4T77. HANC GLIDING

OC[ 6-8: OctoberJ Best Fly-Tn, sponsored by Sauratown Mtn. Hang Gliding Club in North Carolina. Enjoy autumn flying from any of our three launches facing SW and N\X!. Don't miss "June Bug's" fine somhern hospitality at his barbecue dinner Saturday night. Pree carnping in the LZ. Contact: Dong H ilcrnan (91 O) 725--5334 or Ken Prampton (919) 220---1273.

OCT. 19-21: AOPA EXPO '95, Atlantic Convention Center, Atlantic New Jersey. Contact: Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn., 421 Aviation Frederick, MD 21701 (301) 695-2000.

OCI'. 7--9: High Roel:, l\!Taryland 20th linnn1ersary Celebration Ny1n. Sec fca1ure story in this issue. Cont,ict: Ccoff Mumford, N3TC (410) 752-lt 116, E-Mail: gkmumford (cll\Jpru. u1 tcp.jhu.cdu

OCT'. 22··28: I 995 '/cam Challenge,

OCT. 13-17: 7rmdem lrnu Advanced !CP 1md Recertifimtion. Outer Banks, NC. Administered by Greg De Woll: Corolla J:ligl1r. Four days, Friday evening until T1.1csday afrcrnoon. $450 includes lodging in beach house ar tow site. A must frir instructor using umdcrn. Contact: DeWolf (919) li534800. OCT. 14- I 5: Big Black Fly-In, sponsored by the San Diego Hang Cliding and Paragliding Assn. Cash prizes, fun cornmcmorative '/~shirr. Food and beer/soda includccL Emry at. the door). Send entry early 10: "SDIICPA Big Black Fly-ln," P.O. Box San Diego, CA 92 J 4202, or call Glen Volk 1-80()-275-5 l 20 during business hours. OCT. 14-1

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Fxtravaganza, Clayton, GA. Bring the whole family to our 21st annual event. $ l ,000/ day prize purse wirh no entry fees. fncludcs free barbecue lunch and limited deluxe accommodations, cooking facilities, pool table and ping-pong. · franspona1 ion from LZ bad< to launch without breaking your glider down. Prize competirion for flight duration, spot landings, most flights and the famous "Mystery Pilot" awards. Evcn1 includes "lilt's cxoric animal preserve, live cultural demonstrations. Contact: Ti.1t's Mountain J ... 8()() .. 621--1768, (706) 782-6218, or Doug Lawton (706) 947.1()/it), Sr:l'HMlllR 199.S

OCT'. 21: Tennessee Tree Toppers October/est. Fun flying, food and pany. Contact: D11nlap, TN

I.cc, Rt. 2 Box 79, (615) 949-2176.

Sequatchie Valley, TN. Sponsored by the ·1en nessec 'free Tbppcrs .. [cams of 3 to 5 fly with experienced compcti-tion pilots in various X.(: tasks. Hang TT1 and above. If you don't have a team you'll be assigned one. Contact: "foam Challenge, l~O. Box 54/i, Signal Mou main, TN 3'73T7(615) 886 6391 OCT. 26-29: Gerry's jamboree Fun Fly-.fn. No contest no prizes, no trophies. Leave all expectations behind, but bring your wing and fly Big Sur, the most beautiful site on the California coast. Bring your mountain bike and bathing suit. Saturday night pany. In memory of Gerry Smith. Contact: Rich Collins (li08) T78-0097.

so can -··-Chuck U.S. Hang Cliding Associa1ion (USHCA) members are now l'ligiblc for !he prestigious l'/\1 Air Crew C:ard. II identifies you as a pilot to ,1irport attendanls, pol ic() and sccurily guarrls, and can open thl' door lo crew disc:ounls on hotel rooms, meals and other perks. Your IAI photo II) card is issuc!d l>y 1l1c! \Jalional Aeronautic /\ssoc:ia· tion (NAA), the umlJrcll,1 organiz,1. tion for a 11 major air sports groups, including lJSI IGA, and sole U.S. rep rCS(!lllativc of the i"cdcratio11 Acronaul ique Internal ionalc (FAI).

I certify that I arn a LJSI ICA rated pilol. A I I photocopy of rny rnr'rnlwrship c,ird is all !ached. I alrn a p,1ssport -si;r, photo w11ich I h,ivr' on the revr'tS<'. I l'lc,1sr' issur, ,111 l"AI Air Cml, v,1lid for I I I tlw period indic,itccl. 2 yezirs '...l l years I I i.J I year $19 $29 $39 I l'lc;1se cornplt'le and rr!1urn with a clwck or I I monr'y nrcler, or chM);t, i110 yo,11· credit c,ml. 111II I I Sign;i1urc, I I I N,Hn<' (print) I Address I I I S1,1tc lip I U Vi,;,1 Mas1t'IT,ml I I I Lxp. I J,1t,• Credit C:.11d ff I I I I I I I I National i\eronaut ic i\ssociiltion I Bl', N. Fort My('r l)rivP, S1c. 700 I I i\rli11gton, VA 2220'J I (703) :iN-022(, ;irn

OCT. 27-29: Fall 1995 USHGA Board rf J)jrector, meeting, Orlando, Florida. Contact: USHGA Headquarrcrs (719) 6:32·8300. DEC. 4, 1 l 996 H11,y Austra.lian Nationals (team row meet). Registration and practice Dec. 27. Entry$ l 'j(l Australian before Nov., $1 (15 a lier. Minimum four paid entries per team. Camera required, CPS permitted. Comact: J 996 Jfay Nationals, Western Victorian Hang Cliding Club, Meg Bailey, RMB 23GB, Tiawalla :3373, Australia, pli./fox 05:3-492-845. Include address,

phone. 26.FEB. 10, 1996: Fifih Wrnnen'., Wr1rld Hang Gliding Chmnpionships, Bright, Victoria, Australia. Contact: [an Jarman, rel. (61) 69-li'/2-888.

Update

JIM LEE RECEIVES RECOGNITION FROM NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR Jim Lee (left) is presented a silver plate by the Honorable Gary Johnson, Governor of the state of New Mexico, recognizing Jim (a New Mexico resident) for his achievements in the sport of hang gliding.

SIGNAL SMOKE CAUSES BRUSHFIRE

Congratulations Jim!

USHGA MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS WILL REQUIRE A SIGNED RELEASE, WAIVER AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT USHGA is implementing a long-term process of upgrading its administrative operating processes as a result of an operations audit and suggestions from our legal counsel. The steps we are initiating are designed solely to help improve USHGA's business procedures, as well as to help safeguard your Association and assure its continued well-being. We are already requiring members to sign the USHGA Release, Waiver and Assumption of Risk Agreement in connection with the issuance of all new USHGA Flight Proficiency Ratings. Effective September l , 1995, all membership 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 USHGA 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.

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On June 26, 1995, a hang glider pilot dropped a signal smoke device above the Mojave Desert to aid in her landing decisions. Upon hitting the ground, the signal flare ignited the dry desert grasses and chaparral and quickly spread to become a large brush fire. The fire consumed nearly an acre of!and befo re the fire department could extinguish ir. Fortunately, the surface winds at the time remained light and the fire did not spread to neighboring homes. The fire department expressed concern about the hang gliding industry's wide use of a product which has the potential to ignite dry vegetation. Hang glider pilots and retailers should be aware of the potential dangers associated with this product, and refrain from using it near dry vegetation. The product is marketed as Skyblazer Survival Signal Smoke, and is distributed by Skyblazer, Inc. , Anaheim, California.

A young pilot takes evasive action during a near-miss with a National Guard C-130 as Region IX co-Director Bill Bennett (left) looks on. The USHGA simulator was a big success at this year's AOPA Fly-In at Frederick, Maryland. Bill Bennett, Region IX Co-Director, volunteered his K4 and harness for the event. In keeping with our ongoing competition for civilian airspace we set up within a wingspan of a Martinsburg Air National Guard C-130. We harnessed the energy of pilots ranging from three to 83 years old, and everyone left with a better understanding of weightshift flight control. It was good PR and good fun mixing with the general aviation community. USHGA provides the simulator free of charge to support static displays . To

- submitted by Joe Greblo, Region III Director

INTRODUCING KIDS TO HANG GLIDING Summit elementary school in the north part of Austin, Texas has an annual week-long education program geared around aviation. The week culminates in a special day ("soaring skyward day") which involves many facets of aviation. They all do presentations or host displays, and Red River Aircraft has participated the last three years, setting up a hang glider in the school cafeteria and doing a presentation to 50-100 kids in three to five different sessions the day of the big event. Here are some things others might continues...

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23RD ANNUAL HANG GLIDING SPECTACULAR AGS HEAD, NC - Excitement was in the air as nearly 60 pilots from around the country and the world came ro Jockey's Ridge Scace Park for the 23rd annual Hang Gliding Spectacular, the oldest continuous hang gliding competition. For many it was their first Spectacular, and for ochers it was a sore of homecoming. "This is my first time flying at Kitty Hawk Kites, and I am looking forward to experiencing the sand dunes," commented Omar Suarez of Caracas, Venezuela. Every Mother's Day weekend the Hang Gliding Spectacular brings pilots, new friends, old friends, students and inscrucrors rogecher for three days of fun , flying and camaraderie. This year's event was no different. "We are very pleased ro see so many pilots chis year. We're very excited as the sport continues ro grow and expect an even greater participation next year," John Harris, owner of Kitty Hawk Kites, said. One of Kitty Hawk Kites' first students, Woody Jones of Arlington, Virginia, was in attendance along with his first instructor, Glenn Hockett of Richmond, Virginia. Jones began flying in 1975 and has been to 21 Spectaculars. When asked why he always comes back to the Spectacular he said, "I enjoy seeing old

-· Ken Brown ofSalinas, California prepares fo r a spot /,anding. friends and sharing my experiences with new pilots. " Ocher Spectacular veterans on hand included Jon Thompson of Kill Devil Hills, NC; Will Thornron of Pittsburgh, PA; Gary Campbell of Orange County, VA; Jim Eckhardt of Kill Devil Hills, NC; David Glover of Orlando, FL; Tom Hadden of Nags Head, NC; and Ken Brown of Salinas, CA, ro name a few. Our most distinguished guest was Francis Rogallo, Father of Modern Hang Gliding. Mr. Rogallo said, "My intention was ro give everyone the opportunity ro experience flight first hand. It is wonderful to see so many pilots at this year's event." The competition on the dunes consisted of nine rounds in SEPTEMBER 1995

Glenn Hockett ofRichmond, Virginia prepares for a flight. which pilots were judged on their ability ro maneuver around pylons and spot land. Bruce Weaver, Kitty Hawk Kites' hang gliding manager, and Chris DuPaul, hang gliding assistant manager, officiated. Bruce Weaver commenced, "Great wind conditions allowed us to take time out from competition ro soar the dunes . Soaring the dunes is some of the most exciting flying there is. It was fantastic! " The competition included four divisions: Men's Advanced, Men's Novice, Women's Advanced and Women's Novice. This year was the first for the women's divisions. "Five women participated this year, and Kitty Hawk Kites looks forward co expanding the women's divisions next year, " Jayne Depanfilis, Marketing Direcror for Kitty Hawk Kites, said. Winners in the Men's Novice division included: Juan Cruz of Chesapeake, VA, first; J.R. McLean of Nags Head, NC, second; and Doug Haber of Nags Head, NC, third. Winners in the Men's Advanced division included: Ken Brown of Salinas, CA, first; Billy Vaughn of Duck, NC, second; and Bo Hagewood of Nags Head, NC, third. Ken Brown, winner of the Men's Advanced division and president of Pacific Airwave, has participated in the last five spectaculars and has won the lase three. When asked what he liked most about the Spectacular he said, "Ir's a fun competition, and flying should be about fun!" He also mentioned how happy and excited he was to see so many pilots flying the Vision Pulse, a Pacific Airwave glider. Winners in the Women's Divisions included: Kristie Immordino of Newark, DE, first, Women's Advanced; and Andrea Zeger of Nags Head, NC, first, Women's ovice. The annual Hang Gliding Spectacular is free ro speccarors and includes a hang gliding competition, aerocow competition, fine arts/phorography show and street dance. For more information please call Kitty Hawk Kites at (800) 334-4777 or e-mail at: spectacular@khkinfo.pdial.interpath.net.

- by Barbara Fanning, photos by Chris Miller

u find useful when doing similar presentations. You can also check out the USHGA bang glider simulator program. Children have short attention spans but great curiosity. They love to sec things in motion and get their hands on anything. Small models which demonstrate how bang gliders fly are great. Plying wings can be made of foam from meat packing trays. A very quick, easy and cheap Rogallo model can he made from a paper cup. Make one straight cut in tbe cup from the rim to the bottom, and crease to form two half cones on each side. Add a large paper dip or other weight to rhc nose. 'Jest /1y until it glides properly (the performance is poor, but remember that this is a model of an early hang glider). You can demonstrate the differences in shape, performance and stability of the paper cup model versus the foam wing, and discuss differences between old and

modern hang gliders. Let a few kids get in a harness under a set--up hang glider to simulate !light. Having their teacher pick up a glider as if to /1y, or letting him or her hang in a harness in a simulator really excites the kids. You will find the whole experience very rewarding.

submitted by JeffHunt

AWARDED The Council of the Federation Aeronautique Inrernationalc, the world's air sport organization, awarded the first World Air Games to 1hrkey at a recent meeting in Montreal, Cmada. The World Air Garnes arc scheduled to take place over a span of two weeks in

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PILOT: City, State; lnstrucror/School Region l GAVIN, CLIFFORD: Edmonds, WA: J. Fieser/Whatcom Wings KAHN, LEE: Hood River, OR; J. Ryan/I JGC MURRAY, RYAN: Bellevue, WA; T. Jolms/Cascade Soaring SHAW, MICHAEL: Boise, ID; T. Hager/Lookout Mrn Fl' SNIDER, ROBIN: Medford, OR; W. Roberts/Southern OR HG Region BURNNETT, JOHN: Berkeley, C:A; G. Andronaco/Bcrkclcy IIGC ELI.IOT, .JIM: Santa Cruz, CA; P. Dcnevan/Mission GODWIN, ADAM: Mckinlcyville, CA; A. Torringron/Wcstcrn I IC HELLERSTElN, BEN: Lafoycttc, CA; T. Cadora/Mission Soaring KLEESE, OLIVER: Petaluma, CA; S. Bickford/Magic Air LEVINE, BARRY: Oakland, CA; S. Sccbass/Bcrkelcy HCC: STEELF, KEVIN: San Mateo, CA; T. Cadora/Missiou SWANSON, SHAWN: Sunnyvale, CA; T. Bmcar/Mission Soaring WALL, MICHAEL: Milpitas, CA; P. Denevan/Mission Soaring Region 3 COFFIELD, Al.AN: Canyon 1.ake, CA; K. llarrison/Lake Elsinore HG ERLINGER, TODD: Beach, CA; R. Jlellericr/Flighr GRAY, ALEXANDER: Mammorh l.akcs, C:A; S. F\ickford/Magic Air HAIR, MARK: Sama Monica, CA; R. Mitcl1cll/Thc Eagles NGO, TRAC: l.ong Beach, C:a; R. McKenzic/lligh Adventure OFER TAMIR: Agoura, CA; A. Becm/Windsporrs PEDERSEN, GREG: Mission Viejo, CJ\; I'. Phillips/Lake Elsinore Spts PRUETT, RICHARD: Sama Monica, CA; D. Quackenbush/True Flight REEDNERS, MIKE: Hanford, CA; R. Soares/Central HG TAYLOR, ROI IAN: I.os Angcles,C:A. A. Bccm/Windsports TERBRlJEGGEN, BOB: Manhanan Beach, C:A; A. Bccm/Windsports WENDT, LISA: Chatsworth, CA: A. Bccrn/Windsports Region 4 COX, SAM: Salt Lake lJT; T. Webster/The Soaring Ccmer HOLTON, PAUL: Springs, C:O; M. I<nowldcn/Rcbcl RlJTTENBERG, STEVE: Boulder, CO; M. Windshcimcr/(;oldcn Wings SCOTT, STEVE: Tempe, AZ; D. Cordon/Advcmurc Tours SILVA, ALEXANDRE: Albuquerque, NM; M. Clantz/High Desert TOMLINSON, TRACY: Colo. Springs, CO; B. C11dcric11/Goldct1 Wings SEl'TEMlll:I\ 199:1

Region 8 BEAULIEU, RAYMOND: Topsfield, MA; D. Baxter/Morningside Fl' CURTIS: CLAIRE: S Berwick, ME; D. Baxter/Morningside fl1 HOUGH, JOHN: Woodstock, VT; D. Baxter/Morningside fl' POTON, PAAULO FERR.AZ: Framingham, MA: D. Baxter/Morningside FP SCHMIDT, JOHN: Warren, VT; R. ClarldSusqucl1anna FP WEISS, AARON: E Hartford, C:T; A.Davidson/Tck Flight Products Region 9 BARNS, KEITH: Wapakoneta, OH; M. Dclsignorc/Nord1 Coast [ [C; BAYLOR, BRYAN: Lexingron, KY; A. Bloodworrh/L.ookom Mm Fl' BRYAN, JOEL: l lonesdale, PA; B. Weaver/Kitty Hawk Kites BRYAN, ROBERT: Honesdale, PA; B. Weaver/Kitty Hawk Kites FOX, DALE: Diamond, OH; C:. Elchin/Kitty Hawk Kites LENART, CHRIS: Reston, VA; C. DnPanl/Kitty Hawk Kites MOJICA, LISSI: Alexandria, VA; T. I lager/l .ookout Mm FP MORAN, DENNIS: Rockville, MD; F. Logan RYDZEFSKI, JOHN: Claymont, DF; P. Vencsky/Kitty Hawk Kites SUWAI.SKI, NORMAN: Pinsburgb, PA; J. Tindle/Miami HG ZlJC:Al., JOE: Canton, OH; C.Thornton/Kitty Hawk Kites Region JO BLACK, STEVEN: Atlanta, GA; B. Weaver/Kitty Hawk Kites BURKHOLDER, BRYAN: Kill Devil Hills, NC:; B. Weaver/Kitty Hawk Kites CORD ELI., PAUL: Goldsboro, NC; C. DuPaul/Kiny Hawk Kites COYNE, KEVIN: Raleigh, NC; C. DuPaul/Kitty Hawk Kites CROWLEY, JIM: Marietta, CA; T. Tfagcr/l.ookout Mm Fl' CUSICK, GREGORY: Gainesville, Fl.; A. Bloodworth/Lookom Mm FP H)RT, ALLIE: Sharpsburg, GA; A. Bloodworth/Lookout Mm Fl' FRANCE, KATHERINE: Kill Devil Hills, NC; C. DuPaul/Kitty Hawk Kites J. MARR: Chapel Hill, NC; C. Thoreson/1.ookout Mm Fl' KAISER, KEVIN: Martine1., GA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mm Fl' KAISER, CHRIS: Columbia, SC; A. llloodworth/l.ookour Mtn Fl' KESST.FR, TOM: Davenport, FL; M. Jones/Florida l IG Inc KIRSCH, RICK: Kissimmee, FL; T. Hager/Lookout Mtn FP KNIGHT, LINDA: Weaverville, NC; B. Burril/Ulrraligln 1:lying Equip KRAMER, STEVEN: Sebastian, FL; M. Jones/Florida JIG Inc LACON!, LARRY: Athens, GA: A. Glovcr/l.ookout Mm J:l' LUKENS, TREVOR: Kill l kvil l lills, NC; C. Dul'aul/[(irry Hawk Kites PERRY, STEVE: Fdgewatcr, FL; D. Clover/Florida r!G Inc ROACH, STEVE: Fultondale, AL; C:. Thorcsn/Lookout Mm FP SALAZAR, OSCAR: Alpharetta, GA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mrn FP SALDIVIA, JOSE: Atlanta, GA: C. Thorcson/l.ookou1 Mtn Fl' STEPHENS, DANIEL: Tampa, Fl.; T. I lager/Lookout Mm Fl' STRICKLER, EGAN: Kill Devil Hills, NC; C. DuPaul/Kitry Hawk Kites WAI.KER, DAVID: Colnmbas, GA; T. llagcr/Lookout Mm FP WELCH, MARK: Pelzer, SC; C:. Thoreson/Lookout Mm FP ZABETAKIS, M. CHAMP: Atlama, CA; R. Immordino/Kitty Hawk Kites

Region 11

CHINCANCHAN, BEZALEEL: Uvalde, TX; J. Hunt/Red River Aircraft MANZ, RICHARD: Austin, TX; J. Hunt/Red River AirCrali:

MESSINGSCHLAGER, KEITH: Elk Rapids, MT; B. Fifer/Traverse City RAIOlA, ANTHONY: Wis. Rapids, WI; B. Kushner/Raven Sky Sports REICH, PETER: Wadsworth, lL; B. Kushner/Raven Sky Sports WOODS, GREG: Stoughton, WI; B. K11shner/Ravcn Sky Sports

Region 12

BRZOZOWSKI, .JOSEPH: Galway, NY; D. Guido/Susquehanna FP ELLIOT, STEVE: 3 Bridges, NJ: C. DuPaul/Kitty Hawk Kites FARRELL, JIM: Endicott, NY; D. Jewell/The Flight Works LANDRY, WALTER: Ithaca, NY; D. Jewell/The Plight Works LEWIS, PETER: Toms River, NJ; G. Thornton/Kitty Hawk Kites STINES, REGGIE: New York City, NY; I'. Voighr/Fly High WASHBURN, RICK: Wayne, NJ; C. DuPaul/Kitty Hawk Kites

Region 8 WIERS, RICK: Merrimack, NT!; D. Baxter/Morningside FP TUR.ER, ERIC: Newton, MA; D. Baxter/Morningside FP Region 9 BAYLOR, BRYAN: Lexington, KY; A. Bloodworrh/Lookout Mtn FP CAMPBELL, JERRY: Roanoke, VA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mm FP EVANS, SHARI: Virginia Beach, VA; C. Du Paul/Kitty Hawk Kites MORAN, DENNIS: Rockville, MD; E. Logan

NOVICE RATINGS PILOT: City, State; Instmcror/School Region 1 DICKENSON, KEN: Bellevue, WA; T. Johns/Cascade Soaring GOODY, PATRICK: Eagle Point, OR; W. Roberts/Southern OR HG KAHN, LEE: Hood River, OR; J. Ryan/HGC LEBLUE, LEROY: Roseburg, OR; W. Roberts/Southern Oregon HG NOTTER, DOMINIC: Grants Pass, OR; R. Combs/Pendulem Sports POPPY, NORMAN: Sunnyside, WA; D. Sharp/The Soaring Cemcr POPPY, GERALD: Sunnyside, WA; D. Sharp/The Soaring Center SHAW, MICHAEL: Boise, ID; T. Hager/Lookout Mm FP SHELMAN, JEH: Issaquah, WA; J. Reynolds/Far Up HG SNIDER, ROBIN: Medford, OR; W. Roberts/Souther Oregon HG VOGLER, DENNIS: Lander, WY; J. Bowman/Eagle Air Sports WEISNER, CHARLES: Bellingham WA; M. Lipscomb/LIPSCOMB HG WRIGHT, VINCE: Oregon City, OR; S. Sauer Region 2 DRUEBBISCJ-I, VOLKMAR: San Francisco, CA; T.Burcar/Mission Soaring FOSS, ANDREW: San Jose, CA; E.Hinrichs/Natural Flying LEE, JON: San Jose, CA; D. Yont/Mission Soaring THOMPSON, RICK: Palo Alto, CA; D. Yount/Mission Soaring WASSON, STEPHEN: Cupertino, CA; P. Godwin/Western HG Region 3 ERLINGER, TODD: Newport Beach, CA; R. Pelletier/Flight GRAY, ALEXANDER: Mammoth Lakes, CA; S. Bickford/Magic Air LONSER, ALFRED: Loma Linda, CA; I'. Phillips/bkc Elsinore Sports NGO, TRAC: Long Beach, CA; R. McKenzie/1-Iigh Adventure PRUETT, RICHARD: Santa Monica, CA; D. Quackenbush/True Flight STUART, TODD: San Diego, CA; W. Hall/Torrey Pines TAYLOR, ROHAN: Los Angeles, CA; A. Bcem/Windsports Region 4 COX, SAM: Salt] ,ake City, UT; T. Webster/The Soaring Center MANS, DAVID: Ward, CO; G. Andronaco/Bcrkclcy HG Club McCLARY, WILLIS: Aurora, CO; R. Mitchell/The Eagles Wings SHEFF, JENNIFER: Telluride, CO; C. Baughman/Vulture Gliders TURELL, GARY: Aurora, CO; 13. Faris/From Range HG WILLEY, KEVIN: Ft. Collins, CO; B.Faris/Front Range HG Region 7 ALLEN, TODD: Chicago, IL: B. Kushner/Raven Sky Spom FTNSES, DAVID: Wcsr Allis, WI; B. Kushner/Raven Sky Sports GLEICHMAN, KURT: Saline, Ml; N. Lcsnow/Pro HG GOYKE, GREG: Palatine, IL; B. Kushner/Raven Sky Sports LANGHANS, EVERETT: Davenport, IA; B. Kushner/Raven Sky Sports

Region 10 AGNEW, SCOTT: Jacksonville, FL; A Bloodworth/Lookout Mm FP BENDER, JEFFREY: Smyrna, GA; T. Hager/Lookout Mm FP CROWI.,EY, JIM: Marietta, GA; T. Hager/Lookout Mm FP CUSICK, GREGORY: Gainesville, FL; A. Bloodwonh/1,ookout Mm FP FORT, ALLIE: Sharpsburg, GA; A. Bloodworth/Lookout Mm FP GALLEGHER, SHAWN: Orange Park, FL; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mm FP ISENHOUR, ROBERT: Zionville, NC; 13. Goodman/Blue Ridge HG J. MARR: Chapel Hill, NC; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mrn FP KAISER, KEVIN: Martinez, GA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mtn FP KAISER, CHRIS: Columbia, SC; A. Bloodwonh/Lookout Mm FP KAPLA, .JODI: Kill Devil Hills, NC; R. Bachman/Kitty Hawk Kites KESSLER, TOM: Davenport, FL; M. Jones/Florida HG Inc KIRSCH, RICK: Kissimmee, FL; T. lfagcr/Lookout Mm FP KRAMER, STEVEN: Sebastian, FL; M. Jones/Florida HG Inc LACONI, LARRY: Athens, GA; A. Glover/Lookout Mtn FP LEE, ROBERT: Nags Head, NC; C. DuPaul/Kitry Hawk Kites MAPLES, LAYNE: Owens Cross Rcls, AL;J. Cook/Rocker City Airsports PERRY, STEVE: Edgewater, FL; D. Glover/Florida HG Inc POLLARI, KENNETH: Marietta, GA; M. Tabcr/Lookom Mm FP ROACH, S'IEVE: Fultondale, AL; C. Thorcsn/Lookom Mtn FP SALAZAR, OSCAR: Alpharetta, GA; C. Thoreson/l ,ookont Mtn FP SALDIVIA, JOSE: Atlanta, GA; C. Thoreson/1.ookour Mtn FP STEPHENS, DANIEL: Tampa, FL; T. I-lagcr/Lookont Mtn FP WALDROP, KARIN: Gainsville, FL; T. Hager/Lookout Mtn FP WALKER, DAVID: Columbas, GA; T. Hager/Lookour Mm FP WARREN, KURT: Orlando, FL; D. Glover/Florida HG lnc WELCH, MARK: Pelzer, SC; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mtn FP Region l J BROYLES, DAVID: Plano, TX; D. Broyles/Kite Enterprises MELDER, TIMOTHY: Webster, TX; F. Bums/Austin Air Sports Region .12 (TIU, TONY: Staten lslancl, NY; D. Meyers/Mountain Wings DEERY, MIKE: Cambria Heights, NY; D. Meyers/Mountain Wings DOCKTOR, MORRIS: Pennington, NJ; A. Glover/Lookout Mtn FP MILLER, BRAIN: Brockporr, NY; R. Clarie Susquehanna FP STIPE, BARRY: lthaca, NY; D. Jewell/The Flight Works

PILOT:

Seate; Insrmcror/School

Region 1 NOTTER, DOMINIC: Grams Pass, OR; R. Combs/Pcndulcm Sports SHAPIRO, JEFf1: Seattle, WA; D. Fox/Cloud Base Country Club STEVI(N.S, CORY: Cashmere, WA; D. Broyles/Kite 1, n1rrnm,,e, HANG GLIDING

2 BAI-IK, Santa Clara, CA; M. Connell/Wings ofRogallo DWYER, FRED: Larkspur, CA; A. Wbirehill/Chandcllc FRASER, SEAN: Antelope, CA; R. Leonard/ /\dvcnturc Sports GERSON, TERRY: Nevada City, CA; J. Ryan/1 lGC RIGGS, BRIAN: Santa Clara, CA; f L Binner SWANSON, TOM: W Sacramento, CA; G. Hamilton/Sacramento HG VAN OUTRYVE, DIRK: Salinas, CA; P. Godwin/Western l-IG

Region 3 ARBOLIDA, DONALD: Menifee, CA; R. Mirchcll/The Eagles Wings BERNSTEEN, LYNDA: Los Angeles, Ci\; D. Quackenbush/True Flight PATTERSON, CHRIS: Dana Point, CA; K. Harrison/Lake Elsinore 1-IG RUSS, WILLIAM: Los Angeles, CA; J. Gn:blo/Windsports Region 4 ELIAS, ANDRES: El Paso, TX; J. Ryan/HCC HAATS, CURT: Telluride, CO; l. Cliiaraui/Tclmidc Air Sports LOVE, Glenwood Spgs, CO; T. Webster/The Soaring Center PEEL, BUTCH: Breckenridge, CO; B. Faris/h·ont Range HG SPERRY, CAROL: Denver, CO; P. (;odwin/Wcsrern HG Region 7 ANDERSON, PAUL: Glyndon, MN; T. Webster/The Soaring Center STEPHENSON, ORLANDO: Grand Rapids, MI; J. Ryan/HGC SYGO, MICHAEL: Gaylord, Ml; C. Thorcson/Lookom Mm FP 8 STf'.FANOV, MARK: Winsted, CT; B.Thvidson/Tek Flight

Region 2 DEMILL, DAVE: Cambria, CA; T l<urrh/Action Dircctc GERSON,TERRY:Ncvada C/\;J. Ryan/JJGC Region 3 HAMMOND, DANIEL: Anaheim, CA; R. McKenzie/High Adventure MYERS, TED: Spring Valley, Ci\; J. Ryan/H GC PALMER, MARK: San Diego, CA; J. Ryan/I-JGC PITTS, SHANNON: Northridgc, CA; D. Quackcnlmsh/Truc i:light Region Ii EATON, STEVE: Colorado Springs, CO; P. Godwin/Western HG HODGSON, LINDA: Tempe, AZ; R. DcSrcpbcns/Zoni Region 7 NIELSON, JEFF: Warrenville, IL; A. Birkett 8 LOEHLE, KENNETH: l.ynn, MA; C:. Carson

Region 10 HSHALOW, AL: Orlando, FL; M. Jones/Florida I-JG Inc HAGER, TOM: Wildwood, GA; C. Thorcwn/Loolrnur Mtn FP WESTBERRY, GREG: Menlo, GA; C. Thoreson/Lookout Mtn FT' Region 12 KITTREDGE, RON: Binghamton, NY; D. Jewell/The Flight Works NOTTEBOHM, LAWRENCE: Wassaic, NY; K. l-larrison/1.akc Elsinore 1-TG

9 MACBLAIN, CRAIG: Baltimore, MD; R. Permenter/MD School of HG NIEHAUS, RICHARD: Bethel Park, Pi\; P. Brooks/Daedalus I JG Club Region 10 COPE, GEOFF: Kill Devil Hill, NC; B. Weaver/Kitty Hawk Kites GARLAND, Rock Hill, SC; B. Burril/Ultralighr Flying Equip KIRKSEY, KE!"fH: Huntsville, AL; R. Patterson/Rocket City Airsporrs McLEAN, Nags Head, NC; R Bachman/Kitty Hawk Kites NUNN, CRAIG: Nashville, TN; A. Blookworth/Lookout Mtn FP NYE, BILL: Atlantis, FL; M. Jones/Florida HG OBREMSKI, JOHN: Orlando, Ff,; M. Jones/Florida I IC lnc POLLARI, KENNETH: Marietta, GA; M. Tabcr/l ,cJOkour Mtn FP WEBSTER, DAVID: Largo, FL; M. Jones/Florida HC WYSOCK, GLENN: Wimer Haven, FL; M. Jones/Florida HG inc ll

SKEJ:TON, RON: Kary, TX; L Smith Ill

BEGINNER HAl,L, NATHON: Cranbrook, BC, C:anada;T. Wcbstcr/"f'hc Soaring Center NOVICE ELIAS, Chihuahua, Mexico; J. Ryan/HCC HAU,, NATI-ION: Cranbrook, BC, Canada;'['. Wcbstcr/'l'hc Soaring Ccmcr ADVANCED ANDO, RENJUN: Okazaki Aichi, Japan; P. Dencvan/Mission

FRED BALI.ARD KOCKELMAN STEPHEN RUDY

12 EDWARDS, URSULA: New York, NY; D. Glover/Florida HG SABO, LARRY: Hopatcong, NJ; P. Voight/Fly High

GEORGE GEIL STEPHEN AYCOCK

PILOT: City, State; Instrucror/School

MIKE: Great Falls, MT; R. Lockwood/Airwavc MT KALBUS, DJI(: Boise, JD; J. Heiney/The Soaring Center

SEF'TIMBIR 1995

CHADELCHJN MAX LASSACHER GEORGFGEIL STEPHEN AYCOCK

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Injuries:

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41 Large field near Springfield, Vermonr July .3, 1995 Unknown Advanced, 20 years in the sport Neck, other?

Event: A very experienced pilot took off on a cross-country flight. He was found later by a passerby at the edge of a very large field. The glider had come to rest about 12 feet from the line of trees around the field. ·rhe downtubes were badly bent, as were the sreel plates at the nose. From the broken limbs on the ground and damage to the tops of the tree, obvious preliminary indications arc that the pilot clipped the tops of the trees about 50 feet up, stalled and dove into the ground. Analysis: Pending receipt of an official accident report (not yet filed at press time), we can only consider such obvious potential problems as the setup for a landing approach. Since the pilot was flying cross-country, he might not have been able to do a proper approach over the field. There is some speculation that the pilot might have been distracted by a stuck zipper on his new harness, based on an event from the previous day in which he had to kick out the velcro to free his foet. However, at the time of this report there is no evidence indicating such a problem. In any event, we almost certainly have yet another fatality resulting from clipping trees on approach. Pilots should do everything possible to reduce their approach and landing 10 a set of procedures that is as foolproof as possible. One of those procedures would be to unzip high and early in the approach. Another would he to stay as far as possible from trees, wires, fences,

Feedback from other pilots who care is valuable1 and should be solicited. I know several pilots who have consistently poor launches. Since they tend to deflect or take persona Ily comments about their flying my friends and I have found it difficult to make suggestions. When comments have been made1 they have not been received we/11and so nothing has changed.'1 11

etc. Focus on the biggest, flattest:, most boring part of the landing zone and nail it. The pilot who filed a preliminary report stated, "It certainly made me think about my own approaches, which arc often very close to trees and the edge of the field because I am so paranoid about overshooting. Maybe a lot of us better start worrying more about repeating Bob's final experience than overshooting, which may be a lot less dangerous." This fatality also brings up another issue. Of the 13 most recent fatalities, dating back to the start of 1994, this is at least the seventh pilot who might have survived bad he absorbed the impact with his legs or an impact-absorbing harness, instead of his head, neck or chest. Fifry feet isn't a terribly long way to fall. l know the idea will be difficult for many (most?) pilots to consider, but isn't it about time that we give hard, objective consideration to ending the era of flying prone?

Event: A very experienced pilot at a steep, high-altitude site stalled a launch. The pilot was flying a high-performance glider that was smaller than he was used to. Fie took one step to launch and pushed out. He instantly stalled and mushed into a tree, injuring bis dhow. "The pilot's poor launch technique combined with low wind and high altitucle made disaster inevitable. The pilot has a history of years of poor launches, so it was just a matter of time. He was experienced enough to know better." Aren't almost all of us? This incident could just as easily have been a problem on a landing, tow launch, tandem flight, etc. J know many experienced pilots who have lapsed in some area of technique, myself included. 'The number of pilots who are essentially flawless in all of their skills is certainly very small. Constant reevaluation is essential in maintaining good technique and judgment. Feedback from other pilots who care is valuable, and should be solicited. f know several pilots who have consistently poor launches. Since they tend to deflect or take personally comments about their flying, my friends and I have found it difficult to make suggestions. When comments have been made, they have not been received well, and so nothing has changed. ff those pilots would just hint that they are interested in feedback, most of their friends would be happy to give them non-judgmental pointers that could possibly save them from injury and improve their flying. It is the responsibility of the pilot to initiate his or her own review process. It is not necessary to ask someone to rip your technique to shreds. A simple, casual comment such as, "Did you see my launch?" or "l think l could have set up that landing better," is often enough to prompt observers to suggest areas to work on. If such comments don't produce results, ask your follow pilots to be more critical. Event: On launch, a towline drifrs into a pond. A pilot on a static-line foot tow HANG GUDINC

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dumped pressure? [u each of those situations, each person would have had to either correctly anticipate the action of the other or react instantaneously to their actions. There was quite a bit going on in a shorr amount of time. 'fhere were only a few seconds for the driver and pilot to evaluate a dangerous situation and make a choice. My call? Although the pilot's reaction ("slightly panicked, pushed out slightly") arguahly could have been better, who knows how you or [ might have reacted in the same situation. In the end l think both 1he pilot and the driver made the correct decisions. I believe experience gained from past incidents will almost always show that when line tension is too high, drivers should stop or release line tension. Pilots should release from row. A gold star for the driver, a silver star for the pilot. the chairman of our Towing

Committee, Jeff Hum: "You have to always be prepared to land the glider right after you launch on tow, because I guara11 tee that sooner or later you will have to. 'The transition from towed to free flight is not difficult, but docs require proper reaction pulling in at low altitudes because there is no time for delay. "/\lso, the pilot might have crabbed harder to prevent the towline from drifting. Most novice tow pilots frequently do not crab into a crosswind tow, causing the line to drop over undesired obstacles or rcrrain." We still don't know what would have happened had rhe tow continued. The outcome might have been worse. Jeff commcms, "] have noted when recovering a towline from water that rherc is tremendous drag associated with pulling the line through the w,Her." 'l<)W pilots and drivers take note: add "water" to your preflight checklist of potential 1·owlinc obstructions.

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The 1995 Region IV Regionals by Chaz Tompkins photos by Mark Sawyer Morey Brown, second place, takes to the air.

ony Barton, Airborne Sports and the Southern Arizona Hang Gliding Association hosted the 1995 Region N championships held May 19-21. Fifteen contestants entered the meet. An almost equal number of free flyers provided life consultation services. Pilots from California, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona participated, though the turnout was not as high as anticipated. Scheduling problems put che competition between the Miller Canyon and the Dry Canyon Fly-Ins and on the same weekend as the Mingus Mountain Fly-In. This was unfortunate since the meet director, Tony Barton, demonstrated his world-class experience with a well-run operation. The casks were called so as to maximize the separation between contestants on the lase leg of a series of turnpoints. It was expected chat only a few pilots would make goal. As it turned out, conditions were not as booming as we are used to down here, and over the three days of competition only one contestant completed the whole course. No worries though, the San Pedro Valley is full of places to land. The retrieval crews didn't have to dig out any of the pilots who landed short. A stable high pressure ridge over Southern Arizona during the competition produced challengingly small, punchy thermals. Thermal indices for all three days were -10 at 5,000 feet and-6 at

"On the whole, the competition was a lot of fun. In particular, the combination of low key, professional direction (thanks Tony!) and friendly accommodations made for good spirits." 10,000 feet, top-of-life was around 13,000 feet, and maximum predicted life was around 700 fpm. As is normal for Miller Canyon, the prevailing westerlies came over the back in the early afternoon. Pilots who were high and away from the hill had a chance of making goal. Those who were laggardly experienced broad areas ofbeersuck in the lee-side rotor. Fortunately, the Nicksville Bar is immediately adjacent to the LZ. On the first day about half the contestants were nailed by the rotor and ended up in the LZ. The remainder were strung out along the course. None made goal. James Hoiby edged out Rob Richardson and Morey Brown with a 20-mile flight. James, a happy camper and relative newcomer to the sport, assured us chat he had never flown cross-country before the meet. Some of us old-timers suspect chat

before he showed up here he spent time in a highly classified army hang gliding camp somewhere back east. Conditions were somewhat more promising on the second day and there was more spread to the field . None of the contestants landed in the LZ, and several had solid flights culminating in Russ Anderson's 31-mile flight to goal. Russ was actually so quick on chat course chat he caught the goal crew still breaking out the lawn chairs and beer coolers. Ac 500 feet agl he commenced "hoopin' and a hoolerin"' so as to get chem to put out the tarp and windsocks. Tim Denton took second for the day and Morey repeated his solid third-place performance. Unfortunately, the second day also witnessed a blown launch. An experienced mountain pilot "center punched" a pine tree below launch (see Mark Sawyer's accident report on the Internet). While the pilot did not suffer serious injuries, prudent management dictated chat all three launches be closed while he was being tended to by the paramedics and later extracted by the DPS helicopter. Five competitors were unable to fly, including two of the three Round 1 leaders. The last day of the meet was a study in the vagaries of the wind in Southern Arizona. All of the competitors set up on the south (old) launch. The free flyers hiked out to the north/east (new) launchHANG G LI DING

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dme to scay- except, of course, for ,he couple oflate cycles ""hich blew in at the old launch. While everyone was breaking down we watched Rob Richardson, who had stubbornly resisted the ehaoge of venue, skip off the ramp. The day w;is nucd invalid. On the ,vhole, the competition ,vas a

lot offun. In particular, the combination of low key, professional direction (thanks Tony!), and friendly acrommodations (camping in the pines next to launch and the Nicl<sville Bar in the LZ) made for good spicirs. No one broke a world record, but so.imerimes you can both show your mettle in challenging conditions and have a good. rime.

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Hang Gliders Inducted into Space Technology Hall of Fame few into the Space Technology Hall of Fame. Since 1988, 20 spin-off technologies have been inducted. The goal of ,he Hall of Fame is to

tions. In the mid-1960's, the concept was formed into a uniquely steerable parachute that ,vas first rested and used by the U.S. Army's Golden Knighrs preci-

recognize and honor innovators and innovations chat spur future technology.

sion parachute team. This initial success gave Tise to the eventual cre.atioo of rhc

Each year these spin-off technologies and their developers are selected by a panel of nationally pron'linenr judges "''hich includes U.S. Sen3tors 211d

by Phil Bachman, USH GA Executive Director

pace "spin-off" technologies benefit ,he general public in medicine. consttuccion, public s;ifery and trans... porcation, a~ well as leisure activities. fach year the U.S. Space Foundation, through a NASA grant &om ,he office of Space Access and Technology, highlights these technologies by inducting a selected

Congressmen, forn'ler ::iStronauts and industry leaders. ln the p>St, technologies such as cord.Jess cools, excimer laser

angioplosty. digital imaging. liquidcooled g~rmencs. fabric: roof structures, hear pipes and improved breathing systems for firefighters have been inducted. This year, from a field of 12 technologies nominared by NASA field cenrers, "parawings and hang gliders" was one of two chosen for inducdon. Para,vings ,vcrc originaUy ooncepcuaJiied ln 1948

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f you live cast of' the Rockies you've probably experienced the summer doldrums. Prom St. l .011is to St. Augustine, from New York to New Orleans, the summer rnond1s generally produce sultry, stable, dead days of hot- dogs and pretzels and beer. On most of these days we ourselves to spending time at the beach with a million screaming kids, at rhc ballpark with a million screaming fans, or anywhere hut cloudbasc. But have you ever asked yourself why thunderstorms develop on so many of these days when nor a rl1crmal is stirring below/ Have: you ever considered why the air is so stable when so much low-level heat builds up? Do you wam to learn of even rnorc soaring possibilities to induce you to shirk your responsibilities? Ifycs, read on.

On a rcccm trip rn Greece we drove up a :\,0()().foot mountain near the town of Serres. At the valley floor it was hot, humid, iced tea or mint julep weather. Nor a breeze was stirring. The sky appeared to be a whirc amorphous sheet, but as we reached the 2,500-foot level, ir rurncd blue. We were above the haze . The wind was blowing freshly at launch and abundant, strong thermals carried us skyward. Later in the day we flew out over the plain and encountered weak but workable lift up high. Those pilots who vcnrurccl om at lower altiSiJ'TEMBIR 19() 1:;

tmfos found nothing to sustain them. This experience illustrates our main point: if you can get high enough on a hazy day, you will ofrcn flnd ample lift for soaring flight. Let's sec how this works. First, we should realize thar initially the humidity (as well as smog or dust) that causes hazy skies comes from the ground hy evaporation or blows in from the sea. Later, this humidity may be carried aloft through convection, but in general there is a humidity gradient or change with altitude. This means the higher we get, the less humid the air. 'I 'he second factor to note is rhat the sun's rays of energy pass through clear air witho111 being absorbed, while humid or hazy air scatters the light and gathers its energy in the form of heat. 'fo sec what effect this has, look at Figure 1. Herc we sec a simplified graph of the air's temperature from the ground to 10,000 feet on a dear day (this graph is known as the temperature profile or lapse rate).

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The only way to con·· sistendy exploit thermals on hot, humid days is to get your· --reM Pe '1<.,,Cf71)R,c I NC~-;AS't= self above the stable layer. This r/G,.Vf((!E PR-Ot:11-,E can be accomplished from a high mountain as we did in 'The sun's rays pass through the air and heat the ground, so the high.Greece. In this case the mountain acts as a rhcrmal trigger and thcr· est temperature is at ground level. Note that the air's tcmperanire mals may be abundant. Flowever, mountains rising 3,000 feet above drops quire rapidly with altitude. This is an unstable lapse rate and the ground are as rare as a salamander in Congress (there's only one), good thermals should develop from ground level. so most of us are our of luck. Now let's begin adding humidity to the situation. As humidity Except for towing. If we can tow to the unstable level, chances builds up at the lower levels, the temperature of the air begins to rise arc we can stay up all day as long as a thunderstorm isn't threatening. ltmhcr and further away from the ground. This state of affairs is The best towing for this is air-·to·air iu order to get high enough and shown in Figure 2. Herc we sec the ::iir's temperature raised in the release near a thermal. "I 'he depth of the stable layer varies from day lower 3,000 feet. In addition, the air in the first 2,000 feet is rcn· to day and place to place, but l ,000 to 4,000 feet is typical in our dered very stable (the temperature drops very slowly with altitude). However, from 2,500 feet to 4,000 feet there is a very unstable temA couple of years ago pilots flew from a local sire on a hot, humid perature profile (the temperature drops rapidly). day. They barely had enough wind to assist their launches and The effects of the humid air lapse rare shown in Figure 2 arc to promptly slid to the bottom in the stable air. A few of us were at a suppress all convection (thermals) in the lower levels. Often there sailplane strip on top of a nearby ridge. We were towing and found will be little or no wind as well, since no mixing takes place. that, although winds were essentially calm at takeoff, less than 600 liowcver, higher up there is ::i very unstable lapse rate and thermals feet above the mountain weak thermals abounded. We were able to will spontaneously develop. climb to the clouds because of our transport above the stable layer. Summer ofren shuts down the entire East when a fat Bermuda Since there arc no specific rriggcr poinrs in the unstable layer, the thermals arc somewhat regularly spaced just as they are when convec-· high pumps moist air up from the Gulf of Mexico. lfowcver, with tion occurs over warm water or in a mackerel sky. 'These thermals tend the right equipment we can rise above the soup and find ourselves to be weak because there is not a store of superheated air ar one blessed with multiple thermals. lciwing brings one more seabut they can be consistent and long lasting. Finding them over the flat son of flight into the realm of possibility. plain may be more difficult than normally since there isn't a ground reference, and often no cloud to cue you in to the thermals' locations. This slow rise of spontaneous thermals originating c1lofr explains how thunderstonns develop when the lower layer is stable. These for the serious pilot. A precision Rugged, dependable and easy to read. storms build from slowly-feeding thermals and often don't reach maturity until evening due to the slow, gradual buildup. If slow lifr.. NEW! SMALL HALL ing occurs over several days the moisture may be carried higher so PATENT PENIJING! Great for hand-held wind measurement that imbeddcd th understorn1s develop. On the other hand, an or parnglider Airspeed approaching cold front or upper-air disturbance can create a rapidly Indicator using Bracket. Small Hall ................ ,pL••>••J\1 developing and violent storm due to all the humid air available that Paraglidcr Bracket becomes unstable once it is lifted sufficiently. Now available: Small Hall for hang gliders, 0 to 70 mph It is interesting to note the difference between the humid air Hall Brothers P.O. Box 1010-H, Morgan, UT 84050, USA masses of summer and those of a sea breeze. A true sea breeze brings 5" Dia. ABS Plastic Wheels Masl,'.rcard I VJSA I C.O.D in cool, stable air from the water which shuts down thermals. This $20.00/pair Phone (80 I) 829-3232 Fax (80 I) 829-6349 air is stabilized both because it is somewhat humid and because ir

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answer in the negative. Usually, this ends the discussion; the insurer is nor willing to even consider issuing insurance m rhis point UNTIL ALL MFMBFRS OP TIIE USHGA I JAVE SIGN FD WRIT TEN LIABILITY RELEASES, THE INSURANCE REQUIRED TO ADE·· QUATEIY PROMOTE THE SPORT WILL NFVER BE AVAILABI .E.

by Timothy M1'. I-lr:rr is an attorney with the of Anderson I-lerr in San Jose, Ca/ijr,rnitt. I-Jr: has been fl USI-!GA rnr:rnberfr1r seven and a half'yr:tirs and is rm Intermediate mtr:d hang glider pilot. Tirn is ru1·rn11111 USH(;A'.( corprmztr: legal counsel.

close more hang gliding sites each yc;ll' than we arc ahle to open. Especially susceptible arc rhose sites close to population centers. The sites that WC:' do not lose:' get more restrictive. The acquisition and mainte· nancc of flying sites is indispensable to the promotion and growth of the sport. Wi rhout more training and flying sites new pilots will not be introduced to the sport, and participation in the sport will continue to decline. A major impedirnem to the acquisition and maintenance of flying sires is the lack of aw1ilability of insurance to insure against the risk that the owners/operators of the site will become involved in a lawsuit due to an injury to a pilot. The Equinox site was lost this year cine solely to th is fricr. Al though there had been no significant injuries su/frrcd at that site in the entire l 5 or so years of its use, and there had been no lawsuits or threats of lawsuits, the site was closed because the landowner realized that it was ;1 mere possibility rhat an injury could occm, fol .. lowed by a lawsuit, and there was no insurance available 10 provide money to dcfr:11d such a suit if it was ever brought. l1ad such insurance been available, the site would not have been losr.

Another prerequisite for the promotion of our sport is professional instmc· tion at convenient locations. In recent years, it seems that our training sites have disappeared faster than any others. !fang gliding and paragliding arc two of the few sports in the world in which it is currently impossible to obtain instructor liability insurance. 'I 'his, of course, means tha1 there will be a number of individuals who ;m: highly qualified to instruct, bur who will choose not to due to the liability risk involved. [t also means that some landowners will not allow commercial instruction to take place on their property. Tei promote the highest quality instruction, the USHGA needs to be able to do what it cakes to make that insurance available. The to acquisition and maintenance of flying sites and attracting professional instruction is participant insurance insurance that protects the site owner, the USHGA, the local duh and the instructor from a lawsuit by a pilot who gets hurt while flying. This is not a goal that can be met immediately. In the meantime, die US! lGA needs to put in place the systems and procedures that will offer rhe greatest chance of making rhis insurance available. In the US! fGA's discussions with insurance companies on this topic, the first question that each insurance com pa·· ny asks is: "Docs the USHGA have a waiver program in place, with a waiver signed by each of it members?" Up until now rhe USHGA has always had to

The USHGA's national liability release program had irs beginnings in USHCA Board 1neetings several years ago. I .ike most volunteer, member··supponcd organizations, the USHGA is run by an elect· ed Board oC Directors and a central office. 'J'he Board of Directors, elected by the membership, sets policy, and the USHCA office implemenrs this policy. In 1993 your Board of Directors voted that it was in the best interest of furthering rhc pur·· poses of the USHGA and its memhership to design and implement a national liabi] .. ity release program. Over a two-year period, the USHGA Board of Directors care· folly designed the national liability release program. Finally, at its lasr Board meeting in March of 1995, the USHCA implemented a national liability release program by a unanimous vote of its Board of Directors. At the heart of the program is a written release, enforceable under the laws of' every state, that must be signed to become a member, renew membership, obtain a pilot proficiency rating, or participate in US HCA-sanctioned events. A copy of die standard release can be found on the back of the membership application in this magazine. Although 1hc USHGA national liability release program was cardtilly planned from a legal perspective, the USHGA has not kept the membership very well infixmed about the program. While rhc vast majority of the renewing membership has embraced the program since its implementation in May of 1995, about 5lY<i of' the renewing membership has questioned the rationale behind the program.

Why did your Board of Directors foel that it was in the best interest of the USHGA to have such a national liability release program? The short answer is that this program should do three things to further the purpose of our Association: 1) make it easier to acquire and maintain flying sites, 2) encourage professional instruction, and 3) foster an environment in which the continued existence of the USlTGA is not in constant jeopardy. To folly understand why your Board of Directors made the decision requires the consideration of a variety of interlinking topics. First and foremost is the topic of our legal system as it relates to high-risk recreational sports.

RECREATIONAL LAW101 High-risk sports have a high potential for lawsuits. They are called high-risk sports both because of the potential for injury and the seriousness of that potential injury. for instance, tennis is not a highrisk sport. While people do get hurt playing tennis, their injuries are rarely serious or life threatening. Motorcycle racing, on the other hand, is a high-risk sport. In a significant percentage of races, one or more cyclists will fall. When they fall, they can suffer injuries that range from bumps and bruises to paralysis or death. Many times the injury is from causes totally beyond the control of the participant. Likewise, hang gliding and paragliding are high-risk sports. Every year pilots are injured. Some of these injuries are serious, some result in paralysis, and a few but steady percentage are fatal. Most people who are not involved in the sport think that we arc crazy. America is obsessed with disasters, and virtually every time that a catastrophic hang gliding or paragliding accident occurs, it makes the news and further instills in the minds of the public the danger of the sporr. Injured people nearly always can think of some reason why an injury they suf fered was caused through the fault of someone else. Hang glider and paraglidcr pilots are no exception. This blame spreading is encouraged when the injured person seeks the advice of a lawyer, whose

"The key acquisition and maintenance of flying sites and attracting professional instruction is participant insurance i.e., insurance that protects the site~ owne,; the USHGA, the local club and the instructor from a lawsuit by a pilot who gets hurt while

job it is to maximize any potential recovery for the client.

Virtually every state still has a form of what is known as Joint and 5'everal Liability. In its pure form,]oint and Several Liability allows the injured person to recover 100% of her/his damages from one who is only l % at fault. In other words, as long as the injured person can find one solvenr person who played some small role in causing the injury, the injured person can recover all (100%) of the damages from that one person who is barely at fault in the first place. Some states have attempted to make changes to this system. For instance, in California, the law now provides thar Joint and Several Liability exists only for Economic damages (e.g., medical bills, lost wages, repair of property) but not for Non-economic damttges (e.g., pain and suffering). However, with a catastrophic injury, the Economic damages alone are usually in the six- to seven-figure range. Here is an example of how this legal doctrine works. Assume that Good Driver Joe (35 years old) is driving along on the highway in his DeLorean sports car and gets hit by Dudley the Drunk who "borrowed" his brother's car when his brother was out of town. The accident happened

at a spot where the road curved. Joe has serious injuries, partly because the car was not equipped with an air bag. Joe's medical bills are $200,000. Joe also suffered a brain injury that prevents him from working as the CEO of a profitable company where his salary had been $80,000 per year. The best job he can land in his current condition is part time at a fost food restaurant, making less than $15,000 per year. At trial, the jury decides that the drunk driver was 90%i at fault:, the car manufacturer was 5%J at fault for not installing air bags, the brother was Ii% at fanlt for leaving the keys where his drnnk-ard brother could easily find them, and the state was 1% at fault for a putting a curve in the road design. The drunk dri-ver, the brother, the car manufacturer and the state would be known as Joint Tortjeasors under the Joint and Several liability doctrine. The jury also found that the Economic damages were medical bills of $200,000 plus lost wages of $1,950,000 (($80,000 times 30 years) less ($15,000 times 30 150,000. The years)), for a total of jury found Non-economic damages of $500,000 for pain and suffering. Dudley the drunkard has no insurance, no money and no assets. He is judgment proof: Joe can never collect any money from Dudley. The DeLorean car company is no longer in existence, and nothing can be collected from it. The brother's insurance does not pay since the car was stolen at the time of the accident. The brother's only asset in the world was his car which is now totaled, so there is nothing to collect from the brother. However, the state is another story. As a political entity, it cannot walk away from its liability. Since no one else can pay, the state must pay 100%J of the $2, l 50,000 in Economic damages, and unless the suit happens in California, the state must pay l 00% of the $500,000 in Non-economic damages as well. The law gives rhe state (or any other defendant that ends up paying more than their proportionate share of the judgment) the ability to t1y to collect reimbursement for the amount paid from Dudley, the brother and the DeLorean car company, under a legal doctrine known as implied indemnity, but this would probaHANC GUDINC

bly be unsticco,sful unlcss one of 1hcm won the Civcn the way the legal dctcrrnincd nor Lo their injured clients for m,1lprac:uc:e, no alternative but to bring suit :1gains1 anyone with assets or insurance that could potentially be even 1(Ycl at fault. This ticc is ofrcn known as for The greater the injury to the will look for a clicm, the harder the deep pocket. Because of the potential for llnd L,t;'U/,,,uv, whenever there is rhe 1hat the mainly responsible dcf,:ninsolvcnt, the solvent defendants arc more likely to put up more than their share of money ro settle the lawsuit even where their own liability is tenuous. They arc also more likely to look f<ir potential solvenr people to blame for the accidem so that they can shift the liability to those people through what is known as ;1 Cross-·

Once the injured person's lawyer has looked around for all the deep pockets and files the lawsuit, the costs begin to mount fi:)r rhc person being sued (the Oeten:dll.nt). The filing rhe lawsuit is The LJt~fnu:tc,mt first has to hire a bwycr. lawyer, not wanting to get sued by rhe client for mal1,",u'''"''"'' will search fr>r orhcr potemially responsible people who can be Cross··ComLcr's assurnc I hat: the Pl,CJ.ir.1til'f is par;iglidcr pilot and he sues the of an RC sailplane whose negligence in controlling bis sailplane lead to the crash of the paraglidcr pilot. 'fhe a USHC/\ member and mcrnhcr who wants rhc sire to remain available for flying, and thus has not sued the landowner even though his th inks that there might be a case the fondow11er. The RC sailplane pilot's he can m;ikc an arguable case the landowner who failed 10 con· trol the activities.on the land, the local h,mg gliding club, and USHGA, for failto properly

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when in t11e of RC sailplane operations. He therefore flies a Cross-com· the landowner, the local the USHGA.

Without the national liability release rhc final outcome as to each Lh?fe1zd1,,mt, the cost of achieving that outcome, and the length of time to achieve a resolution of the lawsuit arc all totally and completely unpredictable. The one thing that can be predicrcd with accuracy is that the Defendants will all spend lots of mon-, cy on lawyers, no maner what the ourcomc. The other thing that will happen 90%J of the time is that the site will be dosed to hang gliding and paragliding forever. !\\though die site is a US HCA-insured the insurance does not: cover this type of' lawsuit. The injury is to a pilot while ''"''"''""" in hang gliding activities. The USHG/\ insurance only covers injuries to non-participants which arc caused by the 1v111·ti,-in,m1 or the landowner. Thus, the lan1c!o,wr1cr is uninsured for such an incident and now that ltc has had ro pay our his own pocket to dc(cnd himself; he won't allow himself to be a litigation vie> tim arc several legal doctrines rhar may come into again, depending on the state. While one or more of these legal doctrines might be dispositive of the lawthe application is 1mcert;iin and varies from state to state. 'fo minimize the fees and costs, the earlier the defondant can get a court to decide that rhe case should be dismissed, the better. Unfortunately, without a national liability release 1hc likelihood of being able to get the case dismissed bcfrirc substantial sur{1s of money arc expended in defending the lawsuit arc slight. nr·,·"n'c,111

sratcs have adopted some form of what is known as a Recrelltionlll Use

ln1mun1it11 Stlltute. Under these statutes, immunity certain landowners arc from being sued by people who use their lnnd rn engage in recreational acnv1t1c:s. provided thar the landowner docs not charge a foe for the nsc of the land. 'T'hese statutes vary widely in form and details from state to state. In almost all states that have them, the Recreational Use lnzmu111it11 Stlltutes have various excep , tions in the landowner would not be immune from suit. There arc several drawbacks to these they arc not unifi)rm from statutes. state to state. Second, the exceptions sometimes remove the benefit of the immunity in the flrst place. For instance, let's assume in our example above that the paraglider pilot was under instruction at the tiinc and was paying for that instruction. The payment to the instructor for the lesson was a payment for participation in the recreational activity on 1he land, and removed the landowner's imrmmity under the Recrelltionlll Use Stlltute. In addition, the application the excep· rion can become a question of fact which cannot he determined until a jury is impaneled and a trial is held. For instance, if the pilot were to claim lie had paid fiir instruction in cash and the instrucLOr claimed that there was no payment, the c1uestion as to whether payment was made would be one which the court would not be able ro determine on a motion for summary and everyone would have to pay frill cost of preparing for a foll trial and attending a foll trial in order to resolve the factual dispute. /\t that point the immunity becomes meaningless because of the great cost in getting to the trial stage in the lawsuit. 'fhird, these statutes only protect the landowners and nor the clubs or individuals connected with the hazardous recreational

As pilots, we know the risks of the sport and knowingly accept them every time we fly. The laws in most sratcs rccog-·

nizc this fact under what is known as the doctrine oUmplied Assumption <ifRisk Under the pure form of this legal doctrine, if you are engaged in the sport and get injured, you will not be successful in recovering damages from anyone for your injuries, NO MATTER WHOSE FAULT IT WAS. 'The idea is that there arc certain risks that exist when you participate in a sport, and there is no duty of care to protect a sports participant against risks of injury that arc inhercnr in the sport itself: (Sec Knight v. Jewett, (1992) 3 Cal. lith

2%,315.) ln most stares, this docrrine of Implied A:isumption ofRisk exists as a matter of Common Law. Common Law is the bw that the judges make when they decide cases as opposed ro the Statutory Lt1w which is the law that the legislators make when they pass bills which the governors of the states sign into law. Maine is one of the exceptional states. In Maine the legislature passed a Statute which provides: "Hang gliding is also recognized as a hazardous sport. Thercfclre, a person who is hang gliding shall be deemed to have assnmed the risk and legal responsibility for any injury ro his person or property in the same manner and to the same extcnr as skiers under this snbchapter." 26 MRS § 489-A

1Jnformnatcly, the law on Implied Assumption ofRisk varies somewhat from state to state and can change upon the decision of a judge at any time, making it impossible to rely on the doctrine on a nationwide basis. In addition, most states flnd that the question of whether the Implied Assumption ofRisk doctrine will apply in a given case is for a jury to decide. 'fhis seemingly small point has enormous consequences in annal practice. This means that no matter how slight the potential for liability, no matter how bogus the lawsuit, all potential issues will have robe investi gated to the full extent, the case will have to be prepared for trial, and a trial will have 10 be completed before you can get a ruling from the court that the injured person cannot recover due to the Implied

following are some of the <JUcstions about 1hc new USHGA National Liability Release that been asked most frequently by members. l) What effect docs the USHGA National Liability Release have on the USHGA's current insurance cmrerilger

None. The insurance does not cover injmlcs to people who arc participating in the sport when injured. Instead, it provides a by the insurance company to pay to have a lawyer you and to pay any dam.ages that arc awarded you in the event that you bun a non--participant while you al'e panidpating ln the sport i.e., you crash onto someone's parked car and the car owner sues you for property darnage. The USHGA National Uahillty Release has no effect on your liability to non,partidpants or the ability of the insurance to defend and indemnify you from such lawsuits. 2) Does the attorneys' fees clause of the USlIGA National Liability Release requfre me to pay the attorneys' fees if someone sues me? Maybe. Ir depends on who sties you, why they sue you, and who wins. 'T'he fee clause only applies to lawsuits under, in co1mection with or incident to" the liability [fa spectator sues you for denting car with yom lrnnf~ glidm:, the lawsuit does not arise under, is not connected wid1, and is not incident to rbc liability release, and so the att:orneys' foes clat#e is not applicable. Furthermore, rhc USH.GA insurance would pay for your defense and any resulting damages. 1f the USHGA sues you tO enforce your {)bligations to the USHGA under t:he liability release (for example, you crash into ,1 brain smgeon, render him a paraplegic, he sues the lJSHGA for two million dollars ,md wins, the lJSl-lGA insurance pays its policy limit of one .million dollars, the sur'" geon collects the next $10,000 from USHGA, and the USFI GA then sues you to enforce your obligation to indemnify the USHGA under Section C of the .liability rde,i,e), then you m,iy or may not have to pay the fees of the US!::IGA. Under California law, whenever a contract provides for the payment of attorneys' fees, the court is required tO award ;ittomeys' foes to the WINNING party. If you win the lawsuit, you never have to pay the other side's attorneys' foes, no matter what the contract says (Ca!ifomia Civil Code Section 17] 7), 3) Do I give up any dghts by signing t:he USHGA National Liability Releas<!? Yes. The purpose of a liabil\ty release is to prevent you from suing a person whose actions caused your injuries. In legal terms, generally people owe each other a Duty to act in a non-negli-gcnt manner. If you act negligently, and as a foreseeable and direct result you harm someone, then you have Breached that Duty. The injured person has the right to sue you for the h,trm you caused them as a result of your Breach of Duty, The idea of a release is that you agree in advance with somebody that even .if you Breach your Duty of Care to that person and injure him, you will not be to compens,ite the person for his injuries i.e., even if you are at. fault, you cannot be sued for the injmy you cause. Ffow many rights you give up by signing the USHGA National Li;ibility Release depends on the local faw in the states .in which you fly, and on the restrictions placed on you at the shes you most often fly. Most sratcs have some form of Implied Assumption of Risk, some form of comparntive and sorne form of recreational use immunity for the landowners. Many site owners already require pilors to sign a liability release that contains an express assumption of risk agree· mcm. In such situations, you up nothing new hy signing the USHGA National Liability Release, 4) By signing tb.e USHGA National Liability Release, do I give up my tight to sue someone who shoots me out of the sky with a Stinger missile? No. California law provides that one cannot be relieved of their own willful injury to the person or property of another (Civil CtKle Sectlon 1668). 5) ls it legally possible to sign away your right to sue fot negligence in advance? Yes. That is exactly what a liability rdeHse is used for. T'hc California courts have consistently upheld such releases in recreational sporting cases for years. The cases where tbc releases were upheld have involved skydiving, ultralights, horseback riding, bkyding, white water mfting, scuba diving .md drag racing, to name a few. The USHGA's liabi.lity based on those releases that the comts have npheld. 6) Why does the contract state that fr is to be interpreted under Califomia Law and that any lawsuits brought "arising under, in connection with or incident to'' the liability release must be brought .in California? The USHGA is n California Corponition. The largest share of the UST-IGA'8 membership is located in California. California law on the enforceability ofpropcrly drafrcd liability releases is predictable and favors their enforcement.

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doctrine.'] 'his translates imo ;m expenditure ofa large amount of money in attorneys fees and court costs in defonding the unmeritorious lawsuit. In our above example, 1mdcr California law; 1hc doctrine of Implied Assumption of Risk would in all likelihood be frnmd applicable and the paragliding pilot would recover no damages from anybody if the case went all the way to trial. However, all rhe Def<:ndants and Cross-defend,mts would have spent considerable sums of money defending their positions, and the site would have been lost forever.

When a written liability release is used both the uncertainty as the ultimate result as we/I as the of defending the lawsuit dramatically. Written liability releases havEi been upheld by the court, of the different over and over agatn. 11

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When a written liability release is used, both the uncertainty as to the ultimate result as well as the cost of defending the lawsuit decrease dramatically. Written lia-· hility releases have been upheld by the courts of the difforcm states over and over again. Written liability release; have proven n1ost effective in C:alifrm1ia in preventing participants :111d heirs of participanrs in recreational sports from recovering dam .. ages. 'The C:alifr)rnia conrts have consis1cntly upheld rhc waiver and release and have rcfoscd to allow the injured participant or her/his heirs to recover damages. The most: common elcrncn1s ofa writ-· ten liability rcb1sc are a provision stating rhar the panicipam releases a list of people from any liability for injuries the partici pam might suflcr (the Release), a provision stating that the parcicipam agrees not to sue the people he is releasing (the Covenant Not 7o and a provision stating rhat the participant assurncs all risks of engaging in the recreational activity (the

Assumption ofRisk). The only question for the court to decide is whether the written liability release exists. I/' it docs, then rhc court will find that the pilot may nor sue and rhc case can be dismissed. This is a question that the courts can easily deal with 011 a motion for summary judgmem flied within the first 90 days of a lawsuit, bdi:ire the defense oCthc lawsuit starts getting expensive. Ir is also a question that will tend ro stop a lot of suits from being ft led in rhc S11·TEMl3II, 199:i

first place. Unquestionably, then, the best vehicle to use to lessen the ultimate cost of lawsuits, or prevent altogether a lawsuit by a pilot who has the potential for implicating site owners, local clubs, instructors, and the USHCA, is to require written liability releases.' fo understand how this serves the US! IGA's purpose of" promotion of the sport other than to help maintain the USf ICA's own existence, requires some discussion of insurance.

101 One of the things the USHCA has done to promote the sport is obtain third .. parry liability insurance covering all of its mcmhcrs, its affiliated local clubs, and selected site owners against damage to non--par1icipants. Many of the si tcs we fly today would not be open were it not for this insurance. Fvery year, the USHGA has a battle obtaining this limited insurance. year we lose sites because this insurance is not adequate to satisfy the site own cr's kars of liability. Insurance does two things, i:irst, it pays the attorney's fee and court cosrs in the cvclll that a lawsuit for damages potentially covered by the insurance is filed. Second, it pays damages that are awarded. 'rl1c insur.. ancc company takes on two risks: 1) that there will be a lawsuit that it will be oblig..

atccl to dcfrnd (the Defense Rish), and 2) thar in the evcnr of a lawsuit, it will have to pay money to the Pb.1.intijf'for damages (the Indemnity Rish). l nsurance companies arc in the business ro make money. 'rl1ey do not make money if they have to spend a lor of money defending lawsuits. They do 1101 make money if they have to pay a lot of indemnity. When an insurance company decides whether to write a policy, it looks at the likelihood of a claim, the probable dollar size that claim, the likely cost of defend .. ing against that claim, and the probable eventual payment on that claim. Because of die dangerous nature of the spon, the public's perception that all of its part ici.. pants will be injured, maimed or die, and the nature of joint and several liability under the American legal system, it is no surprise that the insurance companies arc unwilling to even look at insuring the USI !GA with its un-waivercd membership. Our accident statistics show that pilots will he injured every year, some seriously and some even to the point of death. Thus, in order for an insurance company to agree to write a policy covering injuries to participants, the insurance company must be convinced thar either the injured participants will not sue, or that if they do sue, they will not be able to keep the case in the courr system long enough to cause the company to incur significant defense costs Le., that all the participants have executed a written liability release that satisfles the requirements set om in the dozens of cases on the subject. Tri place the USHCA, its members, instructors and site owner/operators in a position where the insurers will look twice at providing insurance, we must reduce the likelihood that a claim will be filed in the first place, reduce 1hc likely cost to defend against that claim, and reduce the probable eventual payment on any claim filed. This cm be accomplished, bm only through a carcfolly planned and implemented writ .. ten liability release that accounts for all of the ways that claims could he made against the USHGA, its rncmbers, instructors, and site owner/operators. The USHGA liabili .. ty release is a careful attempt to take all those factors into consideration.

h everal members have asked that the USHGA provide a detailed explanation of the USHGA National liability release. The tide of the document is: "RELEASE, WAIVER AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMENT" The first section identifies what the USHGA is giving the pilot for his/her agreement to the release (i.e., membership in the USHGA), the pilot's name, and that the pilot is making the agreement on behalf of the pilot as well as anyone who might be able to sue on the pilot's behalf if the pilot became incapacitated or died. This is a standard provision in every enforceable liability release. The first section reads: fn consideration of being granted membership in the USHGA, for mysc!C my personal reprc-· sentatives, heirs, executors, next of kin, spouse and assigns, do agree as follows:

The second section, identified as Section A, is the portion that releases certain people from liability for injuries the pilot may receive while engaging in the sport or the activities of the USHGA. The purpose of a release is to prevent a person from suing someone whose actions may cause injuries to the person in the future. Even though an accident may be the fault of the released person, a release prohibits a lawsuit against the released person. Without a liability release, everyone owes a duty to use due care toward anybody else (i.e., not act in a negligent manner). If someone breaches that duty of care and injures another (i.e., an accident occurs and it is the fault of a negligent person) then he can be sued. The injured person is responsible for his own negligence. No release is necessary to make the injured person respon .. sible for injuries caused by his own fault. A liability release recognizes that someone may breach d1cir duty of care toward you resulting in injury to you, bnt because of the activity that you arc engaging in you release them in advance for any injury that you may suffer as a result. The list of released panics is lengthy. 'fhe reason for the numerous released parties is twofold. Pirst, since each of these parties would benefit from the Express Assumption of Risk portion of the release (Section E) in any event, even if they were not identified as release parties, it is important to you that we identify them by name. Second, in order to completely insulate the USHGA, the landowners, the local flying clubs and the instructors from liability, the release needs to prevent lawsuits against

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people who could cross-complain against USHGA, the landowners, the local flying clubs and the instructors, and effectively get to them by the back door. Section A reads:

A. I RELEASE, WAIVT:<'. AND DISCHARGE the fol .. lowing persons ("RELEASED PARTIES") from any and all claims and liability for my personal injury; my bodily injury, my death, my property damage, and/or any other persona] or financial injury connected with my partic.ipation in the sports of hang gliding and/or paragliding, my participation in the USHGA, or the administration of any lJSHGA programs (for example: the Pilot Proficiency System), however caused, even if caused by the negligence (whether active or passive) of any of the RELEASED PARTIES or arising under the doctrine of strict liability, to the full extent allowed by law. The persons I am releasing, including their owners, officers, directors, agents, employees, spouses, officials (elected or otherwise), members, contractors, subcontrac· tors, lessors and lessees arc: l. The United States t·Iang Gliding Association, a California Non-profit Corporation (USHGA); 2. Each of the pcrson(s) sponsoring and/or participating in the administration of my proficiency rating(s); 3. Each of the hang gliding and/or paragliding organizations which arc chapters of the USHGA; 4. Each of the city(ics), town(s), county(ies), and/or state(s) where l launch, fly and/or land; 5. Each of the property owners on or over whose property T may launch, fly and/or land; 6. All persons involved, in any manner, in the sports of hang gliding and/or paragliding at the sites where I launch, fly and/or land. "All persons involved" include, but arc not limited to, specrntors, hang glider and/or paraglider pilots, assistants, drivers, instructors, observers, and owners of hang gliding and/or paragliding equipment; and 7. All other persons present on the sitc(s) where l launch, fly, and/or land. The third section, Section B, contains a promise that the pilot will not file a lawsuit against any of the released parties for injuries the pilot suffers as a result of the pilot's participation in the sport or in the USHGA. It also contains a statement to make the pilot HANC GLIDINC

aware that neither the USHGA nor any of the other people have insurance rhat would cover such injuries. 'fhe USI-JGA insmance docs nor cover injuries to parricipanrs. Section B reads:

B. I WILL SUE OR MAKE A CL/\IM against any of the RELEASED PARTIES for loss or damage on account of my my bodily my my and/or any other pe11·sonal or as a result of my participation in the sports of hang gliding aud/or paragliding, my participation in the USI-IGA, or the administration of any US! !GA programs, including, but not limited to the Pilot Proficiency System of die USHGA. I ACKNOWir EDGE that such injuries, death and/or damage arc NOT covered by insurance issued to any of the RELEASED The fi:)llrth Section is an agreement that if some-one is injured, and the injury is the pilot's fault, and the injured person sues any of the released panics, AND either there is no insurance that covers the injury, or the insurance that is available (typically the USHGA insurance with its $1,000,000 policy limit) is nor enough to pay all the damages that the court awards, then the pilot will pay the costs of clcfonding and indemnifying the released party. Under existing law, anyone sued is entitled to indemnity from the person whose fault caused the injury. ff a pilot is ar fault in crashing into a spectator, and the spectator sues the landowner, the landowner has a legal right to sue the pilot w recover the damages the landowner pays to the injured spectator. That right exists even if rhc landowner had insurance and the insurance paid the claim. What this provision docs is limit that ability to seek indemnity only to situations where there is no insurance available to pay. lior example, Paul the pilot stalls a turn close to the ridge and crashes into Steve the spectator. Steve suffers a broken leg and incurs $ I 0,000 in medical bills, physical therapy and lost wages. Steve sues] ,arry the landowner, cLiiming that Larry negligently controlled the hang gliding on his land. At trial the jury decides rhar Larry is l l% liable and awards Steve $20,000 in damages. Although Paul was 99%1 at fault for the accident, Paul was not a party to the lawsuit. l insurance company defended rhc lawsuit and paid rhe claim under an insurance policy with a $1,000,000 limit. Under existing law Larry would then have the right to file a lawsuit against Paul for indemnity to recover the money his insurance company spent defending the lawsuit as well as the money the insurance company paid to Steve afrcr the verdict. Section C changes this situation so that since there was collectible insurance that paid 10()<Yii of the defonse costs and indemnity, Larry can nor sue Paul for indemnity. Had Steve's medical bills been $1,000,000 and the jndgment $ l, l 00,000, then under Section Larry would only be able to pursue Paul for $100,000 the extent to which the loss was not covered by the collectible insurance. SEPTEMlllR -1 CJ9S

Section C reads:

I AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND REIMBURSE the RELFASED PAl{l1ES for their defense and indemnity (to the limited extent that the defense and indemnity arc not otherwise covered by collectible insurance) in the event that someone suffers personal bodily death, or property damage as a result of my negligence (whether active or passive) or willful misconduct. Section D first provides that the USHGA national liability release is to be governed by California law. Parties to contracts can choose which state's laws should govern their agreement. The USHGA bas chosen California mainly because the California courts consistently uphold liability releases in recreational sporting cases. We can be confident of how the courts will interpret the release and rhat it will find it valid. Section D next provides that lawsuits for certain disputes must be filed in California. The only disputes that this clause applies to arc disputes arising under, in connection with or incident to the USHGA national liability release. This provision is known as a Venue clause. California is chosen because the USHGA is a California Corporation, the largest segment of the USHGA's membership lives in California, and because the agreement is to be interpreted in accordance with Califrm1ia law. Finally, Section D provides that if a lawsuit for a dispute arising under, in connection with or incident to the USHGA national liability release is flied, the pilot will pay rhc attorneys' fees incurred by the released parties. This clause only applies ro dis1mtes arising under, in connection with or incident to the release. Under California law, this attorneys' foes provision has a special meaning. lr means that whoever wins the lawsuit will be awarded attorneys' fees and the loser will have to pay rhose attorneys' fees i.e. i( someone sues you and loses, they have to pay your attorneys' fees. fr further means rhat the court will only award what the court determines arc reasonable fi::cs ((--:alifornia Civil Code Section 171 Section D reads: D. I AGREE THAT THIS AGREEMENT shall be erned by and construed in accordance with the laws the State of California. All and matters whatsoever arising under, in connection with or incident to this Agrcemcnr shall be if at all, in and bdi:Jrc a Courr located in the State U.S.A. to the exclusion of the Courts of any other Stare or Count:ry. In such litigation, I will pay all attorneys' Ices and costs ,.,~,,,L/lcUCL/

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Section Eis the Express Assumption Of Risk provision. It is called Express instead of Implied, because it is in writing. Under the California cases involving recreational sporting accident liabil ity releases, this is rhe most important provision oCthe release. [n <)()<)lci of the California cases on this subject in the past IO years, it

u is rhe Express Assumption of Risk clause that the court has relied on Lo dismiss the case early in the lifr: of the lawsuit, before signif icant money needed 10 be spent defonding t:he case. The doctrine of Assumption of Risk arises from the principle that there arc risks that exist when you participate in a high-risk sport and there is no duty of' care to protect a sports panicipant against risks of injury when he/she participates in the sport. Mosr states have some form of assumption of risk that applies to sports participants whether or not they sign a document detailing the Assumption of Risk. The law fmplies that the sports participants assmne risks inherent in the sport. I fence, the doctrine is called Implied Assumption of Risk. Some st,1tes have even passed statures which specifically state that the participant is deemed to have assumed the risk of injuries suffered while participating in the sport (Sec e.g. 26 Maine Revise Statutes Section 489-A). However, the exact extent of this doctrine varies from state to state. Under this Express Assumption of Risk provision, 1:hc Pilot assurncs all risks that he/she will suffer injuries as ;i result of his/her participation in the spon. ln the simplest terms this means that if a pilot who has signed the USHGA National Liability Release gets hurt while hang gliding or paragliding, he/she cannot sue anyone for his/her injmics even if the injuries were the fault of someone else.

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Section E reads:

E. I VOLUNTARILYASSUMEALL RISKS, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, OF PERSONAL INJURY, BODILY INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE CONNECT'ED WrTH MY PARTICIPATION IN THE USEIGAAND IN THE SPORTS OF HANG GU DING AND/OR PARAGLIDING, HOWEVER CAUSED, EVEN IF CAUSED IN WHOLE OR PART BY THE ACTION, INACTION, OR NEGLIGENCE 01: THE RELEASED PARTIES. The next section of the USHGA National Liability Release is a statement confirming that the pilot has read, understands ;111d agrees to the release. Ir reads:

f have read, understand, and agree to the above RELEASE, WAIVER AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK AGREEMEN'J:

Vinally, the release provides spaces li:)r the pilot to sign and date the release and obtain a witness's signature. 'The witness's nature is nor necessary to make the release enforceable. The wit-· ness should be someone who saw the pilot sign his name on i-hc release. A person does not incur any liability by witnessing someone else's signing of the release. The signature lines arc as follows: ·--·--··-·----···-·----- Date: -··-·---' -·-······ --·-··-

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ground too, since Quest Air Soaring Ccnccr held irs Fourth of July grand opening. The dace of the grand opening was

newly soloed students, and experienced ~,enn:tl pilots can be st'Cn soaring for hours at doudb<ise in the crysral-blue Horida sky.

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ingenui,y are ac the foundation of Quest fur. Quest Air is a new name for some fumiliar fuces. Lee me tell you a Hn:le bic about chis e:xcepcion:il, frie11dly, fiill•service flying center. Just 20 minutes from Central Florida aruacaons, and well out· side the Class B airspace of Orlando lncemaaonal Airport, you'll find Shocts Aerodrome. In e.xiscence since 1942, the aididd - with its i,980-foot nor1h-south, and 1,800-foot ease-west grass ru.oways - is surrounded by lake-dorted, lush green countryside. On •ny day of the ,veek, at any time of the day, you can hear the roar of the

100-hp AM\'7 three-cylinder powering rhe Bailey-Moyes Dr"gonfly as it rows yet anorher glider aloft ac 700 feet per minute. Tandem pilots muse serde for a mere 500 fj,m (poor babies). Tandem pilots, 40

AEROTOW TA.ND.EM INSTRUCTION Tandems ain't jusc for brcakfuc anymore! T he ,dditional horse• power and special randem equipment make tandems, during the ,ypical 500-1,000 foot-per-minute thermal conditions, safe md fun, giving the novice pilot invaluable experience and lots of airrime. Jusc ask Jennifer Powell who flew a 37-rnilc cross-country <andem and got two hours on her seventh solo llighc. The ideo of an hour or bet• cer cra.ining flighc is preccy exciting for mosc ne\\'COmers to the spore. Us old-cimers, who learned the "hard way" by hauling our gliders back up the training hill after each 30-sccond Aight, or being snatched off the beach ac 40 mph, arc quite envious. HANG GLIDING

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CENTER: Jennifer PoweU after" twt>-ho,,,flight Ill ~st Air. Noti tieda/ landing gear on Moyes XT. BOTTOM: Jack Krips. Jr. on IW'Otow.

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fidds. The students ask for and ~ule r.andcm llights in soaring conditions. Since this sy,,tem has been in use, loci! pilots and sru• dents h2vc observed the beneficial and valuable results of soaring tandems. In facr, Quest Air has run intc> • slight scheduling problem; nobody wants 10 tly in glassy air.

AEROTUG INSTRUCTION The <:enter h:lS much rnore to offer th.an jusr hang gliding instruction. The cxperi-

Quest Air developed their own "overand-undcr" tandem harness they call the "Frontrunner." The beauty of chis special randcm harness is thar bo[h srudenr and irutn1cc-or have equal ability ro concrol chc glider at all ci1nes wichout interferenc:c: or

change in pilot position. The fuct is, wirh Lhis aerocow training system, novice pilots are making extended soaring flights wi chin their first 10 solos, bec111se they already k.no,v ho,v to thermaJ. Another advanr:ige of die Quest Air system is the unique rail dragger gear sported by the Double Vc<ion mndem gliders and Mo)l'S XT's u.<ed for fim solo flighrs. The flexible spring-sreel ge.u and balloon tires absotb those rough early landins,; without damage to the glider or pilocs. There are no bent downtubes or gr:,ss.stained harnesses. Landing om isn't a problen1 either ,virh chc: flat, Florid2 S!PTEMilER 1995

e nced rug pilots aJ'e dedicated co ' making you soar." These guys can read the sky bener than :inyone I know. If there is a big che,mal in the j_m, they will put)'()" i11 irl No cow altitude limits here. And if you :ispir,e ro be cl,e pilor at the ocher end of the rope, Q uest Air USUA Basic Flight l nsrrucrors, Russell Brown and Campbell Bowen, can re:ich you how in cl,eir USUA registered two-sear trainer.

BAILEY-MOYES MICROLITE FACTORY The Quest Air Soaring Cenrer even has Florida's own local celebrity, Bobby Bailey, who designed m ultip le production ulcraLighrs including rhe D ragonfly aeromg and Tempest ultralight sailp lane. The Dragonfly

and Tempest arc asscmblt'd on site ar the Bailcy~Moycs M ic roli tc factory. Since Dragonflies arc currendy in stock a n d all test flying is done ac the Center. you never

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he hang gliding movement on the East Coast lagged a little behind that of the West, but those who came before me knew a good thing when they saw it. Pioneering pilots in New England and rhe mid-Atlantic states began clearing launch sites in the early l 970's, and High Rock, a lookout near the summit of Sonth Mountain in Pen Mar, Maryland was one of the first inland sites established for that purpose. Two decades later it stands as the longest continuously operated hang gliding launch site on the East Coast. It's time for our 20th anniversary party and everyone's invited! High Rock sits two miles south of the Mason Dixon Line on the first ripple of ridges that expand ro form the Shennandoahs to the west and the Alleghenies to the north. Launch was, at one time, the site of an elaborate three-story tower overlooking the Appalachian trail. But fate smiled on the furnre of hang gliding and the tower's wooden superstructure was destroyed by fire in tbe early l 900's and was never a few pilots scout-rebuilt. Years later, in the summer of J ing around for a launch decided that this gap in the trees held a lot of potential. There was only one problem: several granite pilings from the original structure stood in the way of a running launch and there wasn't enough manpower to clear them away. So these intrepid souls simply perched on top of the pilings in a stiff wind and stepped off f'm told those early rlights were shon, sweet and direct. Although landing fields were plentiful, there was no guarantee that any standard would ntake the 4:l glide in a headwind, so turns were kept to a minimum. After a few hang gliders squeak into some smaller fields to the south, Harry and Emma Jane Carbaugh invited rhe pilots to land in rheir hay-

!BFT Bob Lowe, THEN. Bob wr1s one ofthe.first pilots tofiy High Rock. Here he's on ftml into the H~~h Rock lZ in 1976:

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addition, a Restricted Arca, R,4009, was added, extending the limits of P-40 to 12,500 feet M SL. So, despite the thermal potential at I~Tigh Rock, the expansion of f>.4() requires pilots navigating X·C to go around the back. This is some of the most heavily guarded and carefully monitored airspace in the and the recent incursion (by a sme:1c-cne:1r1e Cessna) of P,56 which overlies the White House, it's not hard to irnaginc why the Secret Service has stated that they cannot guarantee the personal safety of any pilot (hang glider or otherwise) who enters

P.-40. You can read into that what you like, but I for one am not going to test tbc system. Tbcrelorc, XC privileges from liigh Rock arc only to Advanced-rated pilots initiating one of the most enduring

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friendships in the history of our spore. The lligh Rock launch has taken many difft:re111 frmns over the years and the pilot community has evolved dramatically, !mt the one constam tlmmghout has been our beloved Emma Always glad to make new friends, she'll greet you in October as she's new pilots for the last 20 years, with a smile as big as her he;irt. Although we have a great launch and LZ at High we have had to contend with one minor distraction. 'The scenery in the and its proximity to Washington, led Franklin Roosevelt to establish a mountain retreat in 1942 that he called 'J 'hrcc years later, in 1 it was the offlcial presidential retreat 'fh1man, and in I 953 it was renamed David hy Dwight Eisenhower in honor of his grandson. The pilot community arrived years later, but sharing the land was never an Camp David is embedded somewhere in the middle of the Catoctin Narioual Forest a few miles cast of launch, and other than borrowing the occasional cup of sugar, our paths never cross. However, sharing the air has been a difforcnt story, and we have to that the Chief Executives get flrst dibs. Surprisingly, P-40, the FA/\ dcsig· nation for the 5,0()().foot MSL cylinder of prohibited airspace overlying David, wasn't established until February, I 970. 'That wouldn't have been a big deal, but, unfortunately, about the tirne glider pcrfor-· rrnrncc reached the point where pilots were seriously ovcr·-tbc,back X-·C from High Rock, P-40 was expanded from a diameter of two nautical miles to six. In

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with previous soaring experience at the site who arc familiar with the series of land"marks that define the horizontal Ji rnits of the airspace. None of the above should discourage you from coming to our party. High Rock is an l, 1()O.foot AWCL site (rated Novice with Observer) with as much thermal potential as Region IX has to offer. It faces the prevailing northwest wind and is ridge soarablc in 1(). 15 mph winds. In addition, there is a terrific )()() .. foot northwest training hill 15 minutes from the LZ in Smithsburg to accommodate less experienced pilots. The Capitol and Maryland Bang Gliding Associations jointly lease the launch site from Washington County and we intend fi)r this to he a pure· fon fly-in. Factory representatives from Pacific Airwavc and other manufacturers

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President Bill Clinton Tile White llousc 1600 Pennsylvania /\venue Washington, D.C 20500 Dear Mr. President, On Saturday October 7, .1995, the Maryland Jiang (,liding Association and the Capitol Hang Gliding Association will join in celebrating the 20th Anniversary or the first hang gliding night from High Rock, the longest continuously operated hang gliding launch site in the Eastern United States. High Rock is localed directly behind Fort Ritchie and, as such, we regularly soar the airspace that abuts PAO (the FAA ,1c,,1m1at1on for the Prohibited Airspace overlying Camp David). We feel a certain kinship with you Mr, knowing that we all retreat to this bca11til'ul part or northern Maryland to recreate. evokes a sense or freedom that defines the American Spirit. Yct to my knowledge or a United President ever rlying a hang glider, Presumably because our local associmions have been remiss in not having invited any Presidents to try. I would like to this oversight by inviting you to join us in celebrating this joyous anniversary by taking a tandem instructional flight with our United States Hang Gliding Association (USHGA) certified Tandem fnstructor. Mr. William BenrwtL Mr. Bennett has been flying hang gliders for 20 years and has been ccrti l'icd as a Tandem lnstruclor for 15 years. He is one of our USHGA Region 9 Directors and has an impeccable safety record. no record

flight we would be delighted if you would join us in the landing wne for a pig roast and We would he happy 10 arrange similar tandem instructional flights for Mrs. Clinton, and a limited m1111bcr or Secret Service stufL Please feel free to call me at (~10) )50,0736 if you 10 discuss other details of this cclcbrntory event. If

nm into New Mexico Governor, Gary E. Johnson. you might ask him how he enjoyed his first t'light which opened the Sandia Classic Jiang Gliding Tournament 011 June I0, l 995 (sec attached clipping; Baltimore S1111, Sunday, June 11, 1995),

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will be on hand with their latest toys. After you're done flying you can feast on a slow-roasted pig in the LZ and knock ir back with one of Maryland's famous Eastern Shore microbrews. 'T-shirts commemorating t:hc event will be sold on demand and a sound system will pro-· vidc music for all 1as1:cs. You can set·tle in around a bonfire for the evening, watch eightm m n1ovics of those early flights, and then camp under the stars in the I Z. Although the event is slat:ed for Sarnrday, October 7, everyone is encouraged to stay for the entire Columbus Day Weekend (October 7-9). Day trips to other sites will be led by local pilots if the winds don't favor flying High Rocle Bob Lowe, NOW. Bob regularf:y sOtlrs High Rock in his TRX. Ihe oddr o/staying up are a lot better in 1995. From the Baltimore I Washington area take Interstate 70 (our of Baltimore) or 270 (out up rhe mountain. Launch is to the right of to join us for this historic event. And lest you think we've exhausted the celebrity of Washington) to Frederick. Prom the small parking area at the top. We'll appeal, I've just heard that a certain Pontiff Frederick follow Roure 1 5 to rhe monitor 151.955 or 147.090+ to give supis scheduled rn be iu town that weekend, so Emmitsburg exit. Take a left ar the exit plemental directions in case you get lost. I'd better get back to the invimrious. (Route 140) and continue past Emmitsburg Directions to the LZ will be available at a few miles (Route 140 becomes Route 1G) launch. Pilots must be current members of Dear Pope John Paul, ... to Blue Ridge Summit. 'fake a left at the USHGA, Fl igh Rock waivers nrnsr be signed before you fly, and pilots are request .. For rnore information contact: sign pointing to Fon Ritchie and go 1.5 Geoff Mumford miles. 'l;1ke a right onto Pen Mar Road at ed to make ,1 $3.00 donation to Emma Jane N3TC;s the perimeter of Port Ritchie and continue and sign her logbook after flying. (410)752-411 G past Camp Louise to the stop sign. Go Although the First Family appears ro E-Mail: gkmurnford Cihbpru.uucp.jh11.edu straight through the intersection and head have other plans, we hope that you'll be able

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A: Well, l earned and spent $(i5,000 for 12 years through my marriage which failed because of' flying, so that's $780,000. Then there was the $28,000 for the four-wheel· drive, roughly $11,000 over the years for accessories such as ;:i Ham radio, flight gear and equipment. Oh yeah, rhree bucks for these smoke bombs. Three bucks? Tliat's not bad! Ever think much about Wind Shear?

A: Well, not all brands of pilots' panty hose fit everybody's figure, and [ like the Air Boxers better for smrnnertirne. Do you keep a logbook?

A: l keep a Book of Embellishments. I'm a private pilot. Is this like real aviation? You know, endless checklists? A: Yes. 1:or example: Is tliis great or what? ... ynp. [s rhis unbelievable? ... yup. Should r go that-a-way? ... yup. ls it time to land? ... nope. oo often we take ourselves and om sport too seriously. 'This is especially true on 1he Internet. Bm likc all great flying days, sometimes the best fun takes place in the LZ. It is this humorous side of the participants on the lnternc1 that [ want to present in this month's column. 'foo ofrcn we badger each other over technical information or differences in opinion, but die real gems from the Internet hang forum can be found in our fim and humor.

As pilots gliders, we arc contin·· ually being asked questions about our sport, such as: "llow do you steer a hang glider? How high and far can a glider go? Do you get tired holding onto the glider? How long can you stay up? Do pilots need a license to fly a hang glider? l fow do gliders gain altitude? How much docs a hang glider cost?" Boh and Fred "Sky Pig" Vacbss have put together a 20-page document answering such frequently asked questions (FAO's), Tbis is available to all those on the Internet. Mike Vorhis pro· duced his own Jis1 called WAT the FAO, SEPHMBER I 99S

Wisc Answers to the Freqnendy Asked Questions. Herc is a sampling:

[s it safe, really? A: The number of fatalities per person is exacrly the same as for everyone else.

Is ir scary the first time yon jump? A: f'll lct you know in a minute. fs it dangerous? A: Only if you hit your head, which is very, very rare. Most pilots ... uh .. ,

Oh, last question, do you carry a parachute and do you ever toss it out jnsr for

fun? A: Do you ever toss iron boat anchors on a chain our your car window on the high.way for fun?

Where do you fly around here? A: Usually at local mountain and cliff sites, Some people tow up from a truck cast of town, and, of comsc, there's the two-story indoor flying gym we use in the winter. How do you hang on? A: That's the main challenge, actually, and it's a matter of great pride among surviving pilots. Some pilots regularly fly to heights in excess of 15,000 foet, for seven or eight hours. Of course, they train for weeks with those grip streng1heners first. Arc these rhings heavy? A: As soon as l pack it up in its hag, l'll lct yon hefr it out to the edge of the highway and sec. How much has ir cost you to get into the sport?

Paul Gazis ofrcrs this in response to wuffo questions: l}u1cstton #1: What's it like? Answer# I.!: Fun. Answer :/112: Lots of fun Answer #L3: lt's like mountain climbing, only the view is better 'cause the mountain is missing. Answer ://JA: Remember those dreams about flying you used to have when you were a kid? It's like that. Answer :/ll.5: I dunno. It's hard to explain to a non-pilot. lt's like trying to describe sex to a monk.

N llecendy there has been. discussion about schools that require novice pilots to hang colored stre:uners from their kir1g pQsts ortop wires. Por ~®©J!;;i&' example, John Wickham, president of , ~~ Uv:J O the Syh:nar Bang GlidingAssociadpn -··--··-writes: ''The Sylmar Hang Gliding Association requires that Hing II M VORHI s 'J.'15" pilots fly with sm:amers on the:ir king posts. The purpose ofthe .5treamer ls not to single out the Hang n's as peo.. ple w away from, but rather as people to watch over and protect." P,ml our premier "Net-Wit" responded with the following: This idea ()f attaching ribb()ns to the king post to indicate a student pilot is good, but I don't think it goes fitr enough. Surely there are other:types of pilots besides students. There should be ways tt) indkate them as well. 1pm pose the following:

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Silver j!,ag, .......... Old pilot. Highly skilled, but may have~ vision problems. Goldflag .. , . , ...... Jackpot. Pilot has dedicated retrieval driver.. Follow this pilot and be very nice. Red Ribbon. ....... , . Pilot only turns left. International .madm: t:olor fc)r left; Indicates pilot can only tum left in thermals. Green Ribbon . ....... Pil.ot only ttJms right. Intetnational .marine co.lor for dght. Indicates pilot can only turn right in thennals. Yellow Ribbm;. .... , . , Qparantine. Pilot has.a contagious disease. Black Ribbon ..... : .. Emotionally distraught. Pilot has just lost his. job and/or .suffered an unhappy Jove affair. Beware! Pre-1945 ]apanete flag. Death.,or-glory X-C pilot. Skull and crossbones ... Pilot is incompetent. Red Cross ........... Pilot has difficulty with landings. Centn:foldfrorn rnen's magazine . , .......... Better give him extra room. May be preoccupied. Certteifbldfrom H(J maga£;;ine. . ..... All Right! MUCH betted Internet pasting . . , , ... Nethead. Po.How him! }fo probably has a cellular phone .androodem to for retrieval. Questions #2: ls it hard to learn? Answer #2. l: (to average wuffos) lt depends on the student and the qualiLy of the instructor. You sec, ever since the early 1980's, the USHGA has maintained this network of instructors that blah, blah, blah, ct cetera, ct cetera, et tedious cetera... Answer #2.2: (to attractive members of the opposite sex) Gee, that question will take some time to answer. Why don't we talk abom it over dinner... (later) lt depends on the student and the quali1y of the instructor. You see, ever since the early

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N conditions. We fly every· where from [popular local sire! to [obscure site in the middle of nowhere], Yosemite and the Owens Valley. Answer In the stupid. Answer 115.3: Oh, various places. lt depends on the forecast and the weather con· ditions and say, how'd you like to come and watch us fly this weekend? · l}1_icstmn #6: Do many won1en f1y? Answer 116. I: (ifwuffo is male) No. Amwer #62: (ifwuffo is fomalc) Yes. lJ11estion #7: Have you ever been hurt? Answer 117.1: I slammed my finger in a car door. l}11est10,n #8: I mean, have you ever been hurt flying? Answer #8. I: bm you can gcr bun a lot worse in ordinary day··to·day life. l}111estmn #9: What happened? Answer 119. /: l slammed my flngcr in a car door. l}1.1estmn #10: f mean, have you ever been hurt flying? Answer #10.1: Yes. l flew at [popular coastal site], top·landed, and ran into this peculiarly morbid bystander who kept ask· ing me ifTd ever been hurt flying. I felt thar this was in rather poor taste, so I picked the follow up and heaved him off the cliff. Needless to say, I threw om my lx1ck, so now I bring along Kong, my psychopathic rotweilcr, in case a similar circumstance should arise. That's him ripping the sides off that dumpsrcr. Kong! From one's significant other: l)11est1on #I: lloney, what do you want to do this weekend? Answer II/. I: Hy. l}t1est1on #2: I Toney, it's your binhtlay. What do you want to do this weekend? Answer 112.1: Fly. Uu1est1on #3: I loney, it's my birthday. What do you want to do this weekend? SEi'TIMllrn 1995

Answer /13. J: I ;Jy. l}11estto,n #4.: Honey, it's our anniversary. What do you want to do this weekend? Answer #4. l: Fly. lJt1estw,n #5: Honey, arc you ever going to do anything besides fly? 'Cause if you don't, I'm leaving! Right now! Answer #5. l: Could you stick around through the weekend? We need a driver for the Owens.

Richard Canant reports this magical flight: The phone rang at 8:00 am one mom-· and Phil from Western I-fang Gliders at Marina Beach on the California coast said it was soarable. At l 0:00 am I beachlaunched my Mark IV 17 into an 1S.-mph northwest wind. I scooted south along the ridge clown to Sand City, six and a half miles away, and slowly worked my way back into the cross·wind. lt was trying lo shear and I repeat· edly got to about 500 fret over (300 feet is typical for me) along with flve other gliders. !\fier two hours they got bored or decided rhat the increased wind velocity (now 25 mph) was too much trouble and headed back. I kept working the bumps, hoping for another trip 10 1,700 foet like laM year. Afrer gelling tossed around for an hour I broke through and was going up! I topped out at I ,500 feet and stance! to explore the invisible ridge l was soaring.

That was rny first mistake. The shear, convergence, or whatever it was, nngled back from the beach and [ was exploring it inland. I was farther behind the ridge than [ should have been when I foll out the back side of the shear. I wcnr from boating .iround in a west wind at 12 mph to norrhwest at 30-35 mph, and from I )J)O to 500 foet in l seconds weiglH-· less, with no airspeed. I held the bar stuffed just below my chute, which l was seriously considering deploying, until l started fly· ing again. Those of you who have flown ar Marina Beach know that if you get blown over the back in the wrong place, you're only a short downwind run from Ffighway l. Well, I was definitely in the wrong place. So there I was; thought Twas gonna die! I was flying at 100 feet AGL, going downwind with a ground speed of about 60 mph over Highway I . Because of the hill cut f couldn't get away from the free·· way. I was flying over the southbound lane, ready to try a 180° turn into the wind and a landing on the shoulder of rhe road, when I glanced down and saw an 18wheel big-rig tractoHrailer directly below me. J was pacing it exactly. In just a few seconds, if! did nothing, I'd be landing 011 the back half of the trailer. T was tempted, but noticed it was one of those rigs with a big fairing to smooth the airflow over the trailer. I figured if I overshot the trailer I could soar the pressure ridge from the cab. So [ went upright and pulled in, and just as f was about to touch down I realized it was April Fool's Day. Whew!

'This story just goes to show that you should believe half of what you bear and less of what you read. I hope you had as much fun r1.:ading these as f did. Fly high and safoly, and remember to smile the next time you hook into that big thermal or nail that one-step landing.

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rcady-to·-fly and test flown, the 1995 SupcrFloatcr is avai !able at the low price ofjust $6,995. Options include a custom-installed BRS rocket parachute system that allows flight under Part I03 (thanks to a weight allowance in AC 103·7).

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(602) 628./iJ(,:t COMFT I 185 Cood condition $/iOO. Comet II 185, good condition $/i'jO. Comet Ill 18'i, ofi~shclvc condition $1,000. C:all Mike (619) 51i6-ll89.

DREAM 1/i'i llasically brand new. First $1,050 rakes. (:303) 7'i'i -1109. DREAM 165 One owner, low hours, great condition, w/harness, parachute, wheels $1,200 OBO. (80'i) Wi-4/i35 DREAM 1B5 Crear condition, !iO hours, new wires $950. (801) 25fi.614l. DREAM 210 1989, Blue spectrum, blue LE. Excellent tandem glider for rhc larger pilor. Excellent condition$ I 000 OBO. Call John at (6 I 'J) 561- 1009.

CI.IDERS HPJ\T lii5 bright 1;rc,c:nf,.vliite!Irn,r:en· ta, I 50 hours, $1,100. RAMA!R I hours, shape, Aramid] ,F)hright green/magenta, xc bag LITE MYSTIC I /i/i .. Jllack I .E/rcd· orange rainbow, VG 20 hours, perfect shape, great for smaller pilot VARJO.Ball M50, all options, airspeed, baragraph, dual range, 1fi alt. $600. Dave (30.C\) 93}·71 lli or Jim C,03) 932,).4:1'7. !!PAT l 58 ···· Cood conditi,rn $ l, l 00. Ccorge (80 I) 461 4563. HPl Fxcellcnt condition, hardly flown. (216) 691· 0760 eves., (21 (,) 266,6002 days.

DREAMS CLEARANCE SALE All sizes, $500· $1, ">00. Dream 220, custom butterfly art $1,300. Raven Sky Spons (41 Ii) /ii'}.8800.

!CARO 2000 LAMINAR 13 & 14 l ncrcdible handling, class performance. Sec article in December HG. Supported by the Soaring Center. FAST, PROFESSIONAL AND EXPF.RI ENCED SERVICE. Call Tom at (801) 576,6460, 1266'j S Minuteman Dr. Ill, Draper Utah il4020.

FALCON 19'> Blue/green/white, one season $2, I 00 OBO. (Ii l Ii) IJTJ.8800.

K2 I Ii 5 ·-· Never flown. Brand sp:rnkin' new, plus extras$ I ,'JOO. (216) 2·;9 .. 1gn nights.

Fun gliders, 10 hours,

KS Great condition, rnstom sail design $1,800. Formula I 14. low hours, drogue chute and warerproof bag, exccllcm condition $2,000. HES Tracer harness· red, exccllcnr condition $350. HES PDA parachme with paraswivcl, like new condition $250. Ball M'iO vario with all oprions except barograph $400. Roberts vario $100. (703) 255. J 297.

$7.,iJOOGh. (801) 254,6lli I. FORM lJ I.A 1 11 igh harness, parachmc, helmet & vario. $1,200 must taking up knitting. (.305) 436·7.74':i, pager (}O'S) (,'\'7.3:347 So.FIA FORMULA 151 dO hours, excellent conditiou, well maintained $1,500. Ball 652 $250. Kenwood Tl !28A w/cxtra banery & charger $250. (518) li82· 3/iii').

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HARNESSES

KLASSIC 144 With marching CGlOOO harness. New, seven flights $2,995. (503) 66/i.j055.

SPORT 167 Excellent shape, 50 homs, garage stored $1,200. Jack (303) (,42,3029.

I.A MO\JF.TTE HERMES 15 parach111e. I.caving sport, all for $800. (20')) 431 96')8.

Sl/l'ERSPORT llt3 150 honrs $1,iiOO. Z3 harncss, 5'5"-5'8", like new $400. RamAir lli6, exccllem conditiou $2,500. (71 Ii) 496 8000.

MOYES XS I Fair condition, many more hours left $500. (916) 582-8/i68. MOYES XS 155 Two for $2,(,00 or sold separate· ly. Moyes Mega 170, great shape $500. (/il4) lt73·· 8800.

SUPERS!'ORT 143 Only 5 hours. Really foll<o, Blue I .F, hluc/yellow/whitc 11nderhascbar. No damage of any kind. surface. Two spare downrnhcs. Full manna! and parts kit (even rhc WW bumpcrstickcr). Best reasonable offrr. (617) 87].9106 Larry in MA.

MOYES XTRAI.ITE l li7 Excellent condition, purchased li/94 $3,000. (616) li7 l · 1861.

SUPERSl'ORT 153 Onrsranding condition, special TE sailcloth $7.,300 OBO. (209) li:l 1-9698.

MOYES POD-·- For small pilot 5'/i"-5'8" $90. Call (619) 93/i 2125.

MOYES XTR/\LITF XS, XS3, XT, XL New and nearly new. Available immediately. Nation's Moyes dealer. THE WALLABY RANCH (813) 0070.

SUPER SPORT 15:, (/0/i) 645 .. 5279.

UP STFLI.AR 25 1992, <20 hours, great shape, w/harness $1,000. (106) 586-219:l.

l'LJI.SE 11 METER Less than 40 homs, pristine condition $2,200. (607) 729 .. 5405 anytime. RAMAIR 146 11.5 hours, Z3 harness medium+, w/BRS rocket & chmc, Flytec 3005Sf. All items essentially new. (612) 559-0816.

Less than ?.O hours $2,500.

SUPERSPORT $250. HE chute $200. 265- 1874. VISION JG li73-8800.

Nice condition $700 OBO. (414)

VISION GENESIS 138 OBO. (60;,) :l3 l - J039.

BRAND NEW PG RESERVES 3'7 and 40sq/m NAS brand. $:J85., $425.(303) 278-9566. Good condition $1,200

RAMAIR 154 ""20 hours, flies perfectly, very fost. Bright colors $:l,000. (505) 822 9017.

VISIONS & SPFCTRUMS Bought-Sold-Traded. Raven Sky Sports (414) 473-8800.

:lO hours $2,600. (619) 265-1874.

WlLI.S WING SPECTRUM 165 50 hours total time, blue/green/gold, speedhar, flared downmbcs, split wheels, excellent condition $2,200 OBO. Mike Mangold (619) 2fi5,25ii9.

SPECTRUM 144 43 homs, excellent condition, yellow/orange/white $2,).00. Flytec vario $500. Both arc negotiable. Dan (310) li55-2060. SPECTRUM 165 Caragcd, 44 homs, original owner, purchased I ')92., excellent condition $2,000. Bob (714) 633- 7450.

HIGI l ENFRCY TRACER l'od w/2 chmcs, BRS rocker, swivel, many add it iornrl options, 5' IO" -6'2" pilot. Best offer! (Ci 19) 286-5(,0/i e .. mail Bob711G:ilaol.com.

/\l.L BRANDS New/used $800 .. $2,500. Colorado Paragliding (303) 278-956(,.

VISION PULSE 11 METER Nine hours, !lies great $1,800. (208) 322·5033 evenings.

SENSOR 61 OF 144 Flaps, 15 hours, immarnlare $:i,2')5. (805) 687 -97 Ii l.

I I !Cl I l•:NERGY POD Rear zipper, for 6'/17011 & sevnal other sizes to choose from, $300 each. Cocoons, many sizes $7.00 each. (Ii I Ii) iiTl 8800.

PARAGLIDERS

RAMAIR J 46 Perfect, 18.25 homs, extras. No other has heamiful "Split WW" $3,000 F/E. Jim (7 Iii) 998-6359.

RAMAIR 154

AIRSTREAM POD HARNESS Ol< condition, 5'3"ST' pilot $25. (714) '>51 -51i71.

WILLS WI NG SS 163 OUTFfT Brand new, <il hours, folding speedbar, streamlined lJvcx foll face helmet, High Energy harness w/p,1raclrnte, Ball 652 vario $2,700. Gregg (407) 964 109.3 afrcr 6pm Eastern. EMERGENCY PARACHU'f'ES

SPECTRUMS & VISIONS Bough1-Sold rradcd. Raven Sky Sports (114) 173-8800.

A BF.ST BUY FAA Rigger inspected $265. PDA's $300. Colorado Hang Cliding (303) 278-9566.

SPORT EURO 150 $700. (303) 278 9566.

ALL BRANDS Bought, sold, and repacked. Inspection and repack $7.5-$35. Parachures, bridles, iuspccted and replaced, installed. AIRTIME OF SAN FRANCISCO, 3620 Wawona, San Francisco, CA '>4116. (Ii 15) SI<Y-11'77.

PARAGUDERS $600-$1,000 for yom old equipment. New Pcrche, Apco, ltv, more. lSA (718) 7777000 phone/fax. SECOND CIIANTZ Solid rocket reserve system for paragliders. Hip mount, installed on TSO'cl sky· diving reserve $750 complete. (41 Ii) 47:J .. 8800. ULTR/\TJGJ-ITS Your own BACKPACK POW .. IHJII.D/FLY ERED PARACHUTE for fun/proik Takes off from level ground unassisted. Safe, simple, inexpensive. No required. Detailed guide and source book for beginner includes info on plans ro build yours for as little as $900. Now $19.95. l(asyCp, 108') Medford OR 9750!i.

7000 phone/fox. SCHOOLS & DEALERS AIABAM/\

Excellent shape, <20 homs

SPORT I 67 I 00 homs, cocoon harness, parachute, helmet, vario, altimeter. First $1,000 takes all. (510) 530-lt879 SPORT EURO 167 GOOD CONDITION, Fl.JES GREAT $1,100. Scott (970) 920- 1050.

BRAND NEW I IG RESERVES 20 and nfr. f'DA's $385., $425. Colorado Hang Cliding (303) )78,956(,.

SPORT AT 167 --- Like new, racing colors, great handling and performance $1,295. (31 O) lili4-li'J79.

SECOND CHANT!. A.LR. rocket motor, large size with accessories $150. (3l(i) 697·2125.

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ARIZONA

MA(;JC. AIR -- I Jang glidine, and Located in Northern C:alifcnnia. Lessons, vice. US! IC:A certified towing instmcrion. and thermal clinics. (lOl) 9(,'j,.()/i 11, (707) %:I 3155. Cl IJ\NDEILI: SAN 1:1,ANC:ISC:O, INC:. Complete hang gliding and paragliding sales, service .111d i11strm:tio11 sine,· l 9Tl. Northern California's most complete repair facility. New and used equip1ncnt and demo's, lesson clinics and tandem l,·sso11s. l '>')5 F Francisco Blvd Ste F, San Ral:tcl CA 9/i ')01, (Ii J'J) CI.II) INC. ARIZONA HANG GIJDING CENTER INC. We arc a foll time, HJLL SERVICE gliding shop located just minmcs from the BEST site in Arizona, Mingus Mountain. We l1avc the rnosl com·· prchcnsivc i-andcm training progrnm available and can teach you to he a SAPE pilot in less time! We stock gliders, harnesses and instnt1nct1ts f'rnm Wills, PacAir, Moyes, Flytcc, Ball, l ligh Fncrgy, C:C and many more! \X/c need your trade-ins. Certified inslr11cror Rob Richardson. 1-21\ Rohen Road Prescott Valley A'./ 86.3 ! Ii 520-772-/i 11/i

lJANG CLIDFR FMPORllJM in the west! 1'1111 scrvice hang shop, established l 'J71i. PO Box Ii 1339, Sattta Barbara CJ\ 'J.l 140 U l9, (80'5) ')(i5 JTJ:\.

Tim IIJ\NC CUDINC CENTER. Located in hcami/'ul S:111 I liego. US] !CA instruction, equipment ITJHals, local ilying tours. Spend your winter vacation with us. We proudly offer Wills Wiug, l'cicif,c /\irw:ive, lligh Energy, Ball ;ind Moyes. Manufactmers ol'TJ IF DROGUE CHUTF. PO Hox 1()/i'), Lakeside C:/\ 97.040, (619) 561-100').

DESERT l!J\NC: CI.IDERS US! IC:/\ ccrtif1cd instntction. Supine ·U 1'J W. Larkspur, Clcndalc, AZ 8'iJOli. ((,()2) <J:IB-<J5'i0. ARKANSAS Of.AIU< MOUNTAIN J IAN(; CLIDFRS Sales, service ,111d instruction. 160 Johnston Rd, Searcy AR

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CJ\IJFORNIJ\ ACTION SOAIUNC CENTER In Lodi near Stockton. Pcrsonaliz<:d lJSI IC:/\ certified instruction, sales and service. Emphasis on special skills, techniques, Lrnnching & landing. Demo's. Ask aho11t tow clinic. (209) 368-%(,5.

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school. Lq11ipmcnt sales, service, rentals at Soul hcrn

C:aliforni,t's mile high site, Crestline. lJS]ICJ\ Instructor Roh McKrnzie. By appoiutmclll year round. (')O'J) 88:l-81i88.

Our comprehrnsivc instrnction program, located at the Bay Area's premier training site, frarurcs gently slo1,ed "bunny hills," stationary wiuch rowing, super· lite and comfortable training harnesses! "FIRST FUC;J IT," a video presentation of our begin· ner lesson prograllt, is available f,,r only $20 shipping (may he tJjiplied to your lesson fS). Our deluxe retail shop slrnwcases tlw latest in hang gliding innovations. '\v'c stock new> used ;111d demo, Wills and PacAir Tradc .. ins arc welcome. Feel Cree to demo hoL!tsl 11cw harnesses in our ctJStom simulator! 111 (, Wrigley Way, Milpitas (11cm Sim Jose) C:A 95035. (408) 262 !055, fax (!JOB) ?/,2- IJB8. TRUE FLIGHT l!ANG GLIDJNc; SCHOOL DONALD QUACKENBUSH has the only shop at world fomous Kagel MouJttain, Los Angeles. Olfrring instrnction and sales of hang gliding equipment wirh the sewing shop MANTIS harnesses. Training pilots for over years. l }Ii 12 S,tyrc J\vc., Sylmar ( :alif,,rni:i ') 1342. I-BOO 891i-5iiJ3, fax (8 jg) }(,7 Oli l'l. l'il'tcen WlN!lSl'ORTS minmes from LAX. Elsinore a11d training sites. Vacation training> and glider sales packages including lodging rentals. The most poptil.tr gliders ,mrl equipmclll, new and llSCd in stock. Trade in your old cquiplltent. :l2'5 sunny days each year. Come fly with us! l(,Jlj') Victory Blvd., V,m Nuys CJ\ 91lt06. (gJ8) 988 0111, Fax (B 18) 988 lil62. WRl(;lJT BROTIIERS WINGS Awesome deals, all major brands, cerriried instruction. Lake McC:l1tl'l'iModcsto area. (:10')) 5gc, .. c,o I COLORADO

ADVI\NTURFS UNLIMITEll Orange County's premier school. USJ IC/\ certified i11str11ction and tan· dern New & nscd equipmrnt, Wills Wing dealer (71/i) li'JG-8000. AIRTIME CH SAN l•'RJ\NCISCO 1IANC GLIDING & PARJ\CLIDINC, llarness rnanufactmcr and repair specialists. USJ !CA ins1r11ction, tandem. All 11L1jor brands and hang gliding equipment (new and used). Next to hrn Funston. TIH' only 1·,i11 service shop in San Francisco! 3620 \'1/awona, San Francisco ( j\ ')ii 11 (,. (Ii 15) 7'59 11//.

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lifUIG GLIDING ,,,.mcvcuNG PARAGLIDING HJLJ. SFRVJC:F SJ IOI' -· Located at rhc base of the mountain on I lwy 7/i. Dealers ol' Moyes, UI', l'cici\ir, 1:lytec, flail, I ligh Energy, J\vocct & more. Call l,,r /'rec area inf,, pack. Open daily 9-6. Rentals available. Visa & Mastercharge accepted. 9096742453 31401 Riverside Dr. I ,ak1' J,]sinorc, CA. 92530

COLDEN WINGS Lessons, sales, service. US! ICA cntificd instructors. Dealers for Moyes, Wills Wing, and PacAir. J 'SliO I W. 'Jrh Ave., ( :olden c:o g()/i(J I. (J03) 2;8-7181. QUIET J:Lf(;J ff Certified instruction, lJP sales and service, ( '.olorado Springs and smT01mding areas. Contact Steve Dewc:y (71 ')) Ci87 .. ()fi7/i.

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FLORIDA

CRAYBIRD AlRSPOR'J'S INC: USIICA & l ISUA certified instruction. Beginner rhru advanced glider pilor tandem acrotow training &. ratings. US\JA ultralight pilot thrn basic flight instructor training & ratings. '$ a~is sticktime ror Swil't, Supcrfloarcr or pilot rraining. lnstmction days a week Ly appoinrment. Dealer for all flight and aerorow equipment. 15 minmcs fi·om Springs, 1. 5 homs from Disncyworld. Call Crcgg B.McNamee ('JOii) 245 8263. l.OOKOlJT MOUNTAlN 1:uc;HT PARK See ;:1d under Georgia. Nearest rnounrain training center to Orlando (only 8 homs).

INTRODUCES QUEST AIR SOARING CFNTFR. Come Fly with the Ori[;inal DRAGONFLY TEAM Learn to Jiang C:liclc with statc-ord,e··art rnndem equipmenr and get a minimum of 6 to 8 homs of airti1nc during your training. Hang 2 we can actdcrate your t hcrmaling skills, take us for :r rnndem soaring flight in prime time air' Camping fishing and swimming available, also close to all Central Florida Attractions. Interested in becoming a TUG PILOT/ Come learn to fly the Baily/Moyes Dragonfly Aero Tug on one of' the oldest grass ai r!Iclds i11 Central Florida, with two 2100 foot runways and over 80 acres o/' wide open space. l :ind out how yon can yom own Aero Tow ( :Jub or Flight Park started. Microlights Assembly and Training Facility on site, FOUR NEW TUGS IN STOCK. Bobby Bailey, Campbell Bowen and Russ Brown arc USU!\ and US] !CA Ccniftcd Tandem lnstmcrors. CLIOER & EQUIPMFNT SALFS AND SERVICE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK CALL FOR MORE !NH) (904) lt29-0213.

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JJ MITCHEL!.-· TANDEM. UP, PacAir dealer. 6'1.3.3 Columbia Ave., Hammond, IN 16324 (219) 81i5 2856. l(ENTUCKIANA SOARINC

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RAVFN SKY SPORTS - (Ii 11) 173-8800. Please sec our ad under WISCONSIN. The mosr- advanced training program known to hang teaching you in half the rime it takes on the training·BIJNNY HILL, and with more in-flight air time. YES, WE CAN TEACH YOU FASTER AND SAFER. For ycar·round training ltrn in the sun, call or write Miami l fang (;liding (305) 285-H978. 26/i() S Bayshorc Drive, Coconut Grove, Florida Tl I 33. GEORGIA

KANSAS PRAIRIF HAN<: GJ.JDERS Bed & breakfast. Full service school & dealer. Crear tandem instrnction, towing & XC packages. (:l16) 697-2577. MICHIGAN TRAVERSE CITY HANG GI.IDERS/PARAGI.ID ERS FOI.LTIME shop. Cerri/Jed instruction, foot launch and tow. Sales, service, accessories for

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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN Ff.JC! lT PARK Sec om display ad. Discover why FOUR TIMES as many pilots earn their wings :rt f.ookom than at any other school! We wrote USHCA's Official Training Manual. Our specialty·rnstomcr satisfaction and /tin with the BEST FACll.!TIES, inventory, camping, swimming, volleyball, more! For a flying trip, intro flight or lesson Lookom Mountain, just outside Chattanooga, your COMPLETE training/service center. Tufo? (800) 688· LMFP.

SPORT SOARlNC CENTER/MJNNFAPOl.lS Instruction, equipment dealers for Wills Wing, Pacific Airwave & Edel. (612) 688-0181.

1>JJ instrnctors Advanced Rared & Ccni/icd Tandem.

IDAHO

NEVADA

SUN VALi.FY SKYSPORTS Idaho's ouly foll scr· vrcc gliding and paragliding shop. Dealers for Wills Wing, Airwave, Edel, Advance, I ligh Energy and r:lytec. Call for a list o! stock gliders for sale. Basic-Advanced instrnction, t:\\ldcm paragliding instruction, local site and XC guides. Call (208) 72(,.

ADVENTURE SPORTS -·· Sierra toms our speci:tl· ty USl-!CA cert ificd schClol :mcl ratings. Dealers for Pacific Airwavc, Wills Wing, \Jl', Airborne. 1:Jy the Sierras with a full-service slrop. 365()..22 Research Way, Carson City, NV 89706 (702) 88:)7070.

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NEW JERSEY

TREASURE VALLEY HANG GLlDING Only quality products from reputable m:rnufacmrers. Pacific Airwavc, Airborne, High Energy Sports, Flytec and more! Sales and service. I .isa Tate, I 1716 htirview Ave., Boise ID HY713. (208) 376

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WALLABY World h1mous Hang Gliding Flight Park

Demo all the latest flying machines. (Including the Supcrfloatcr) Rema ls, sales, ratings, X(: retrievals. Camping, pool, climbing wall, picnic. Great scene for family and friends.

Dmation 6 hrs 34 min. Read about us in l 11\NG Cl.lDING Aug. 1'J94 I<lTPl.ANES Jan. 1995 and SKYWINCS. Please ask us for reforcnccs in yom area. 1805 Dean Still Road, Wallaby Ranch, Florida 33B3'7 (941) 121-0070 Ranch phone & fax. State of the Art Conservative FLORIDA IIANC: GI.ID!NC INC:. fl .YING J:lDRlDA SINCE 1971.

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NEW MEXICO MOUNTAIN WEST HANG CUDJNC Offering sales, service, instruction in the Four Corners area. (50'i) 6.32-8iilt3 hurningron NM. UP OVER NEW MEXICO -- Instruction, sales, service. Sandia Mountain guides. Wills, Paci/Jc Airwave. Alhuqucrqrte, NM (505) 82 l -H544.

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NEW YORK AAA Fl.IC! JT SCHOOi MOUNTAIN WINGS and EAST COAST PARAGLID!NC in Fllenvillc NY, the largcsr, MOST PROl•ESS!ONAL in the NF with 15 years experience. foll time certified instructors, Ii exclusive available for pilots and hills, \Xie srock & service AIRWAVE, BUJF SKY and now WILLS WING, also SWIPT, SUPERFLOATER and ALL PARAGLIDER BRANDS. Unheatablc ririccs on gliders, hill time towing facility, tandems, IC:P, clinics, We do it alL J-800 '525-7870, (9lli) 61i7150 Canal Street, Fllcnvillc NY 17/i28, OUR FXl'ERIENCF SPFAl<S FOR JTSFU. f'LY I ff(;! I 11/\NC CUDlNC, INC Serving S, New York, C:onnccticttt, Jersey areas (Lllcnvillc \1t n.), Area's EXCLUSIVE Wills Wing deale,/spc cialist, Also all other major brands, accessories, C:cni!tcd sc hool/insm,ct ion, Teaching since I 'J79, Area's most INEXPENSIVE Excellent secondary i11s1ruction ... if you've a prograin and wish to continue, Fly the motmtain! i\TOL tow i11g! Tandefll Contact l'aul Voight, 51 (,:J Searsville Rd, Pinc Bush, NY 12'566, (CJ I It) 7/ili-:n

SKYWARD EN'l'ERPRISES Mi\RlO MAN/'.O, hiot launch instruction, weekend. Towing, glider repair. Secdwings, Wills Wing, PacAir, CC I 000, F.vcnings (513) Mf\.J520 Dayton, Ohio. OREGON LFT AlRTJMF

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Ncvv' demos and trainers) new nnd

and equipment for sale. (503) 998- I 7.20, SOlJlllERN ORECON Jli\NC CL]f)!NC Ccnif1cd insnuct ion, ATV retrieval. Pacific Ai 1w:1ve, Wills Wing, Ul', Moyes, (503) li79-5823, PENNSYI .VANIA MOUNTAIN TOP RECREATION Cntif'il'd instruction, Pittshurgh, (li12) 697-lili77, C'MON OUT /\ND PLAY! MOUNTAIN WINGS !TN NESS[,],:

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Distrilrntors f'or i\l'RO, PERCIJF, !'INST & CIIARI.Y. Dealer for almost cv,,rv1h1,w exclusive. Full service :rnd equipment ;11

prices.

The most friendly service in the area, (718) lT/7000 phone/fax,

Tl IFS< )ARI NC ( :ENTER -- hrll service hang gliding & school. US! IC/\ certified instrucn;i1 ion's most consisrcnt ly

Ncw/11sed gliders, equip used gear. AirCramehail

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repairs performed at foctory. Mo11nu1in clinics tandem, ratings, ICP's, rcni-als, !icminars, pilots lounge/videos, near-by 12665 S. Minutcnran Jlr,, Draper UT (70 minutes frn,n S:tlt Lake City). (801) 'i7(,-MGO, fox (801) 'i7(, .. (,/i82, 1

MC/Visa accepted, VULTURE GLIDERS Full service center neat in superior The Point of the Mount:tin. lJSl !CA instrucrio11 to meet individ\lal needs. Sakty record is perfict and unsurpassed, Tanclrn1, repairs, rentals avail:iblc, Dealer /,,r CC, PacAir, Ent, WW, Ball, Wingovcr, ( :all Charlie (801) )'i/i-6 i Ii 1,

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IKAROS SPORT AVlATlON pnramotors,

REBEL WlNCS llANC CI.IDlNC ti/1ed instruction. Operntions conducted at Bauer Ridge ,md Jedi Jum1i, Dealer fell UP, l'acAir, f ligh Energy, Ball, NAS, Mounrnin tours, service & repairs, ( :omacr Mark f(nowlden (80 I) 882-7012.

Cet you flying and keep you fly.

Dealer for WW, lJP, Moyes, US Air, l'acAir, and ,tcccssorics. ( '.enrer of' ( ;ravity, lligh Energy, Mantis and Raymond harnesses. NAS accessories and Trekking paraglidcrs. Sales, service and

UTAIJ

ALPINE LODCE

/\t Raccoon Mountain. Priva1c rooms, bunkhouse\ jacuz;,ji pool. Worl,; program. ((,15) IQ] .. )51t(, C:lrattanooga, (:buck or Shari,

llAWK AlRSPORTS INC P.O, Box 9056, Knoxville, TN 37910-00'S6, (615) 9.'rl-9),%, I Jang Glidi11g and Wi11dsoks,

WASATCH WINGS lJSl ICA certified h:tng gliding school, dealers for Wills Wing, and l'aci/Jc Airw;1vc, J,'!ight opcrntions at Point Jv1oun1ai11. Call /.ac (80 I) 277 I oli::i. VIRGINIA (2ualiry insrn1c1ion, towing, sail/harllLlJE SKY ness repair. Dealer for Airwavc, Wills Wing, High Ball and more, Call Steve Wendt at (l(J:l)

SUSQUElli\NNi\ !'ARK Cooperstown, NY. Cerrifled lnstruction, Sales and :'icrvice for all major manufocmrcrs, Ii() acre traiuing hills, jeep rides, bunk house, showers, (,()()' NW ridge. We have t be hcst in N, New York si-ate ro teach you how to /ly, RD Box .3li8A, ( :oopcrstown, NY I Tl2G, Cl 15) 866.(JJ 5J.

ad under Ccorgia.

KITTY llAWK l<ITES

TEXAS

NORTH CAROLINA

hunch, tow & tandcrn training. Sales/service

SILVFR WINC:S, INC. Ccnilied !tg/pg instruc tion and saks, Pro11dly reprcsentillj\ Pacil,c i\irwavc, Wing, Sccdwings &. lJJ', (700!) 5:l:l I %5 Arlington VA

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AAS AUSTIN AIR SPORTS

COROLLA l'LlCI IT An,erica's most experienced tandc1n instructor, teaches utibing ATOL and Double Call or write for information DcWolC ( :orolla Flight, PO Box 1021, l<iny NC 279/i<J, ('Jl'l) 261,·61(,6 KITTY IIAWI< KITES INC to hang glide at the world's largest school located on the famous Outer Banks. beach resort. Lessons taughr :J6/i days a year on Jockey's tlte highest sand dunes on the cast coast, where l>rnthers first flew. Beginner and adv:111ccd lesson packages. (:amps. Tandc1n tow instruction.

Certified foot

AUSTIN, TEXAS Steve llnrns, 171 Waterson, 78701, (517) IJ/fi.J66'J. IIOOSTON (713) li71 lli88, KITE ENTERPRISES lr1s111tctio11, sales, repa.irs, and foot l:iuuclt, Dallas & North Texas area, Allen TX 75002, (21!\) :l'J() .9()'){) anytirnc. Dealer, l'aci/k /\irwavc, Wills Wing. RED RIVER AIRCRAFT -AUSTIN (512) IJ(,7. 2529. FT. WORTH (817) 921-6957. i nstn 1ction, rmn·s1'gnidc:s/towiur;/gll idc:r Red River, leading PacAir Aust iu, TX 78'75 [ .. hazier, l'r. Worth TX

I)emos and sales of latest gliders, used gliders, accessories and p:nts, ( '.all (919) !iii I -Ii 12/i or 1-800.Tlli

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TOTAi AIR Sl'ORTS - - Area's OLDEST Wills Wing dealer. Certified instruction available. "] only DEAL with WILLS", 6:J'j/i Limestone, l lmtston 'J'X 77092. (713) 9'i6-61/i7,

Ol!IO NORTI! COAST IIANC CLIDlNC Cert if1ed l 11s1rnctio11. New & nsed gliders, Spcciali,.ing in Paci/,c Airwavc Mike Del Sip,norc, 191 (, W. Tith Sr,, C:levcland, ()]L lili102 (216) Gil-11/i/i.

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acrotowi11g & tandems

by Brad l< nshnn, f'or all major brands,]'() Box IOI, Wlritew:ttcr WI 5:3190 (Ii I Ii) /(73,8800,

PARTS & ACCESSORIES AAA PTT l'INGERSW\TCJ I RADIO I !FADS FT NO VOX! jmt a touch away, Fcamrcs a low profile PTT that "vekros" over your index finger or glove for lra11CJs.frcc radio operation. Includes hcadsct co1111cctions and instructions. 'l\vo 1

styles available: standard kit l,,r open·Lrccd helmets :tnd C11J/, f,tce hdmct style. Alinco, !corn, Krnwood, Maxon, Yacsu and other radios. Whrn vidc and radio make and modeL ( :all /err or $9'i ,$'i.50 ship to: l'C:C:, PO Box /0:l l, Tacoma WA ')8!\07-00,l I. l'b/C,x (206) )7),./i)./i:',,

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ABANDON fNFFrUOR HELMETS! New Jim Lee l .5lb full face helmets. Standard fidl face or inno· vativc rctrncrahlc chin-guard "Arc" model. Unlike cheaper helmets these arc made wirh woven carbon fabrics, kcvlar and epoxy impregnated Only hang gliding helmets in the world that prclimi· nary DOT tests! Arc srandard$280! hcc shipping. Promotions Unlimited, 8 18 l Mission ( ;urge Road, Snitc J, S,rn Diego CA 9212.0-JGOO. (619) 2.29-0048. AFRO MICRO PANEL 2 Spccd-ro-{ly fliglll deck, like new demo. Save over $230. Just $700. (619) 2865(,0ii e-mail Boh'/ 11 <rilaol.com.

CAM ERA REMOTE 2.0', fits moS1 cameras. Snaps on over existing slrntter rcbtsc. $/i5 (ask abom our inrroductory $10 rebate). Tek Plight Products, Colebrook Stage, Winsted CT 06098. (C,rnera not included.)

ALTJMETER/VAIUO ghl8000

$249 fost, acrn rate, small (!ix2.5x1 .5). Hang gliding/paragliding. Satisfaction guaranteed and 2 year warranty. At your dealer or contact: CLOODBASE INSTRUMENTS, 2/i6/i El Camino Real, Suite 220, Sanrn Clara CA 95051. (108) 2li3-602.1.

CLFARANCF SALE PRICE

New Ball M-19F

$'.$'57. (812) ),88-7111. Kcnn1ckiana Soaring. FLOAT SYSTJ,:M Moyes design, excellent for {ly. ing over water $')0. Training harness $40. Cajun HG Cluh (:HS) 981-8372. ALL NEW UlTRA-1.lGTTT LAMlllE LID The lightest, most comfortable hang glider helmet. Aerodynamic, low rnrbulcncc, low drag shape. High .. tech look. Finish is clear resin over the gold/black weave of the super-strong carbon/kevlar outer shell. Open face, only 12 oz., price $160. Integral full face version, only l 7 oz. $199 includes headset insrnlJa .. tion. Mcasmc around head ,md from bottom of earlobe over rop to bonom of earlobe for rnsrom fit. From the designer, Jack Lambie, 8160 Woodsboro, Anaheim CA 92807. Phone and fox (711i) 779-18'/'1.

membership

BARMTTTS $25 TEMPORARY PRICE. Made of nylon fabric. Quick vclcro removable from control bar. \Xie)) insularecl ro keep your hands from Most colors. Foreign orders add $3. Diego I lernandez, PO Box 11280, Portland OR 972 JJ.

0280.

HANG GLIDER CAMERA MOUNT Shown on 1/2" tube, $3'J!i0 includes shipping. TEK

FLIGHT PRODUCTS, Colebrook Stage, Winsted CT 06098. (203) 379-1 6G8 (Camera not included).

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quantity lrnmediatc' delivery. Lookout Mountain, (800) 688-LMFP.

1-lANC GLIDINCi

111c;1 ! l'FRSl'FCTIVF w1mu.s Real life savers! lottgh, !'its all gliders, Send $37 , $:l.95 pair to Sporr i\via1io11, 1'0 Box IOI, Mingcivillc Pi\ 16856, i\sk abo11t our dealer prices,

up to } hours :rnd weighs only Complete kit with cylinder, ha1TH.'ss> rc~nbtor, c:1nnub and n.'n101c on/off flowmeter, only $Y7'i.OO, (rill 8,000 ft.

T!IF LlTEK VE35 variornctcr has instant response, and a smoorl, 250 degree true movcmcnr (J':o liquid that can or fog up and need And it also has the classic Litck sound, Only $195, Litek (505) 179-663:l, 1326 Fish l !atchery Road, Crants Pass OR 9752/,

nm INCRFDJBLF Ei\RTALK

)11s1 put it in your car (no microphone), Fasy for sending 01lt or receiving signals. I'm PTT control piece 011 glove or harness and rr:rnsmit/adjnst voice, $9:l,lr5 i11cl11dcs shipping. ISA (718) 77?,7000 phone/fox,

Clarksville IN li712'), (812) 28tl-71 11, fox Ii 11 MC/Visa gblly accepted.

Q[JJCK RELEASE Ci\Ri\BJNFR $19.95, Extrn ball lock pi 11, $29.00. I 0,()00 lhs,, dealers welcome, patcm Thermal 19/i} I-It I Business Center [)rive, Nnrthm11?,e. Ci\ 913?/i (B18) 701,798:l,

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MINl V/\RIO World's smallest, simplest variol Clips to helmet or chinstrap, 200 hours 011 batteries, 0- I 8,000 it., f:tst response and 2 year warranty, c;rcat fo, roo, ONLY $169. Mallcttcc, PO Box 1'57'i6, Santa i\na Ci\, 927:,5, (714) ')6(i.J2/i0. M C:/Visa accepted,

TEK 6" WI! EELS $2 5 per pai t, plus $.'l S/11, Tck Flight Products, Colebrook Stage, Winsted CT 06098, (20}) 379 1668, SPECI/\L 1 i\vocc1 pilot watch $120., and get a FREJ'. i\irsiwcd l ndic:itor.

i\s usual, your best deals can be f,iund :it Kentuckiana Soaring.

StPTIMlllR '1995

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OFFICIAL FAA SECTIONAL And VFR Terminal Arca Charts, All areas, cmrcnr (np ro date New Airspace Classifications). Sectional maps $7 each, VFR Terminal Arca Cham $4 each. Add shipand (Cal. residents only) tax. Dealer prices. ofS.F. (415) 759-1 !77, fax (415) 759--J 182.

USHGA instructor Tom Sapienza, of Airrime Oregon

says, ''!'th' fl'sted 1tnd recomr;untl Wind !Ja'VJ,,ori,r Dependable, Built ro last. No batteries required.

AIR/WINO

INOICATORS

HELP You LAUNCH & FLY SAFE!

WIND ADVJSORY With MOUNTING BRACKET only $24.50, includes sill. You save $2.50. Sold scparately-lndicator only $15 +$2 s/h; Mounring bracket $8 +$2 s/11. Specify short or long bracket with yom order. Foreign orders add $2 per item purchased. Send check or MO to Pacific Resources, PO Box 9064, San Diego CA 92169. (619) 270-9462, Satisfaction Guaranteed!

DOWNWIND l'rom the early ,fays of the 70's, to the big-time air of Owrn's Valley, DOWNWIND is packed with thrill and exhilaration of cross country adventure. The pcrfoct gili: for borh pilots and non· pilots. SllARE THE EXPERIENCE. A trnc story, well told. Available from USBGA Hcad,1uancrs for only $10.95 (+$2 s/h). PO Box 1330, Colorado Springs CO 80901-1:l'\0.

BAG IT! If you don't have your copy of Dennis Pagcn's PERFORMANCE FLYING yet, available throu[,h LJSHCA Headquarters $29. 95 (+$4 s&h). Sl'FCTAL NEW PTLOT FDITION Hang Gliding & Paragliding magazine. Now available through USHCA Headquarters. $4.95 each +$1.50 s/h. lnfrmnative articles and lot's of color throughout. SOAR.INC Monrhly magazine of The Soaring Society of America, Inc. Covers all of soaring flight. hill membership $15. Tnfo. with sample copy $3. SSA, P.O. Box E, I !obbs, NM 88241. (505) 392-1177.

DON'T GET CAUGHT LANDING DOWN WIND! 1.5 oz. ripstop nylon, OV treated, 5'4" long w/11" throat. Available colors fluorcscenr pink/yellow or fluorescent pink/white. $',9.95 (+$1i.OO S/H). Send to USHGA Windsok, P.O. Box 1330, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1330, (719) 632-8300, fax (719) 632--Ml7. VISA/MC accepted.

HANG GLIDING FOR BEGINNER PILOTS by Pete Cheney. The Official USHGA Training Manual. Over 260 pages, with more than I 60 understand illustrations and photos. Your starts with this book! $29.95 (plus $·1.00 Colorado residents add 3'% tax, SEND/FAX/PHONE TO USHGA BOOKS, P.O. Box JJJO, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1330, J!AX (719) 632-61il7, Pl IONE (719) 632-8'300. VISA/MC: accepted.

WI JFN EA(;LES WERE YOUNG I-Jang gliding 70's, an old buzzard tells his story $9.95 USA, Hox 501, Chickamauga CA

TOWING

BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE Aerotowing operation, complete w/Moycs Dragonfly, V2 and more! A tum-key business. (810) 798-2li50.

ORDER THE NEW 1995 Mason tow release. Send $52 to: Mark Mason, 1239 Corrine, Idaho Falls lD 83li02. (208) 529-2106.

FREEDOM MEANS EVERYTHJNG TO THE SERIOUS HANC GLIDER PILOT. Tired of being a weekend warrior, dne to limited time and money? Would you invest $750 .. $3,000 ro create more wealth and airtime? I did. If you arc seriously interested in learning more abom how ro do it, call (209) 569-7022.

PUBLICATIONS & ORGANIZAl'JONS

HIGHER THAN EAGLES by Maralys & Chris Wills. The life & times of BOBBY WILLS, hang gliding legend. Experience the niumpbs and tragedies of the Wills family and the cvolt1tion of Wills Wing. $19.95 hardcover (, $/i.00 S/H), sec preceding classified for USHGA BOOKS ordering info.

PR!CEBUSTER PAYOUT WINCH Linc recovery parachute systems, tow hridles, build-it-yourself winch plans, iustrncrion. Appropriate Engineering (803) 885-0949.

CALL USl·!GA For a magazine back issue order form. From the early Ground Skirmner to rhe present Hang Gliding. (719) 632-8300,

HANG GLIDING

TOW LAUNCH SYSTEMS [IYDRAlJLJC PAY· OUT WINCH FEATURFS: A111oma1ic line lcv cling rewind, 'S year warranty, 3000' Spectra tow line, ln,Air recovery par,1foil. C:omplc1c system $1,99'5 delivered. Now in our 7th year with over systems in operation. TLS, 7010 Mark, San Antonio TX 78218. (2 JO) 82/i, 1803.

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VIDEOS & l'ILMS rn;n<.AMITTS

Follows the action of ,I new FIRST FLIGHT pilot's first lessons. This video is an entertaining to show yom friends and family how yon learn to f1y. l 2 min11tcs, VHS $20 i11d11dcs shipping (nu1y bl' 11j1plied to !t:Sson MISSIO:'J SOAR· !NC CFNTFR, I I I 6 Way, Milpitas C:A 'J'i035. (liOB) 262.· 1055.

in hand mins, CUFFS make mitts air loss. Open/dose /\IR VENT at 10 !NSlJ. l.ATED ThinsuLitc, Alpha Pile & foam. Sec thrn MAP POCKETS. F.asily vclcro removable from control bar. Prices: $3/.50-$95. Dealers welcome. Cl.OUDBASE HARNESSES

I C:AN LAND 150 good, bad & ugly landings. A must for ;ill srndems, at hall· the of a downml,c! Send $3 'i money order to: Reynolds, l ')02 F Sharon Drive, Phoenix AZ 85022.

Training harnesses) knee

]·Ling Rl,].EASF 199'i Mouotain, in SlTreo) 55 min11tt~s check or mo. Travel lJSA Videos, Box '50 l, Chicbmanp;a GA }071r/.

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"DANCJNC WIT!l Tl IE LADY" depicted on the front of a white """·'""'"'''' l.,XL,XX L. Shon sleeve $}, 'iO or,kr shipping. Send check or money We"r, PO Box 'Sli/i, Signal Mo11nrai11 TN (61 'j) 886 !i:l'J l. De;ilcr inquiries welcome.

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(707) LFT THE COVERNMF.NT FlN/\NCE Your small business. (;rants/loans to $500,000. Free recorded message: (?07) lt/i8·0270(1;Y'7). LET THE c;oVFRNMFNT PAY For your new or cxis1i11g home. Over 100 difforcn1 programs avaiJ .. able. !'rec fl'corded message: (707) lili8·32 IO (8FY7).

VlDFOS BOOKS POSTERS Al'PAREL Call USH( ;A for your Merchandise order form (719) 63).. 8300. DON'T I.EAVE YOUR GROUND .. JHHJND EQOIPMENT SITTING IN THE GARAGE. SELL IT IN THE HANG Gl.!DINC CLASS! HEDS.

CLASSIFIFD ADVF.RTJSING RATES The rate for dassilkd advenising is $. 50 per word (or group of charac1crs) and $1 .00 per word for hold or all caps. MINIMUM AD CHARGE $5.00. A fee of$1 ·,.00 is charged for each line art logo a11d $25.00 for each phoro. lJNEART & PHOTO SIZE NO LARGER THAN 1.75" 2.25". Please 11nckrli11c words ro be in bold print. Special layouts of rabs $2').00 pct col rnnn inch.

"AEROBATICS" Full color ):J"x :l 1" poster fr,1tming John llcincy what he docs best··I.OOP· l lQ for j1rst $6.')'i IN(;! Available through (+$3.50 s/h). Fill that void on your wall' Send to USJICA Acrobatics l'ostcr, PO llox 1:100, Color,1do Springs CO B09}:l. (USA & Canada only. Sorry, posters arc NOT AV/\ll.ABLF 011 international ordcr.s.) SPECIAL.Aerobatics poster & Eric Raymond poster-1\0TH FOR$ IO (+.fl. 50 s/h).

Srr>nMF\ER 1995

"MOONS] ]/\DOW"

detailed prcshn,mk Beefy $15, short order shipping. Send or money order to: \Xfc,n, PO Box 5/ili, Signal Mountain TN Y/377. (615) 886-6]9 l. Dealer

AD DEADLINES All ad copy, instrnctions, changes, additions and cancellations lllllSI he received in writ· ing I I /2 monrhs the cover d;itc, i.e. October 20th for issue. l'le,,sc m;ikc checks payable ro USHGA Classified Advertising, llcpt. HA NC CLl DI NC MACAZlNF, P.O. Box U,lO, Colorado CO 80')0 l 13:lO (7 I')) 632. 8300 or fax ('71 ')) 17 wirh yom Visa or Mastercard.

inquires welcome.

STOLEN WINGS & THINGS

WILLS WING 145 AT Stolen from VICT'ORIA BC, CANADA on June 19, J 995. White I .E w/orangc triangle patch on each side, orange/hluc 11ndcrsurfacc. Peter Moulton (601) 850--6707. Z3 HARNESS & EQUIPMENT Stolen from SUNLAND, CA car on April 22, 1995. Z3 harness is black/yellow w/hand deploy chute. Also a Monarch helmet-small multi colored w/headset, Yacsu radio, Ball 652 vario. Call Kevin McCarty (818) :\57,.2898. FLYTFC 3010 VAR.TO Stolen from CRANT.S PASS, OR home on Nov. 23, 1994, serial #9419/i I 023. Also Maxon SP2550, serial #930219848. Call Russ Camp (50:l) 479-2958.

RADIOS Stolen from ED LEVIN/BIG SUR CA. Two Yacsu Ft4 l 1E two meter FM transceiver, serial numbers 2D583205 and 1LS 11565, and a Realistic PTT speaker mike. REWARD FOR INFO. l.EADING TO RETURN. Call (717) 387 · 7734 leave message.

VISION MARK IV 17 Last seen September 17th, 199ft off a NE Indiana country rnad. Black LE, rainbow sail. Bicycle handgrips on down·· wbcs, holographic chrome tape on kingpost & rear keel. Rcrracrnhle towing bridle w/string-· release attached to keel, bozo wheels. Audrey Fischer (312) 233·50'l7. SPORT 180 Stolen on Seprcmher 29d1, 199/i, from somh of MANASSAS VA (off Route 28). Light blue LE, white/purple sail, has 2 dark patches on lefr LE. Call John McAllister (70:l) 662-8054.

STOLEN WINCS ;uc listed as a service to USHGA members. Newest entries arc in bold. There is no charge for this service and lost and found or equipment rnay be called in (719) 632-8300 or fax ir in (719) 632-6417 for inclusion in Hang Gliding magazine. Please call ro can· eel the listing when gliders arc recovered. Periodically, this listing will be purged.

Adventure Video ................................ 62 Airbornc ............................................. 12 Aircot:ec .............................................. l 0 Airt:ek ................................................. 15 Arai Design ....................................... .47

Brauniger ........................................... 23 Colorado Paragliding ........................ .47 r!yt:ec ................................................. 26 Hall Bros ............................................ 20 High Energy 15 Kcnruckiana Soaring .......................... 10 Lookout Mtn. flight Park ................ .A6 Moyes ................................................ 31 NA/\ .................................................... 7 Paciflc Airwavc ..................... Back Cover

Rogallo Pouncbtion ........................... 23 Seedwings ........................................... 39 Soaring Center ................................... 17 Sport Aviation Publications ................ 38 Trekking USA .................................... 62 US Aviation ....................................... 52 USHGA ...................... 2,21,22,39,,17,48 Wills Women's World Tcam ....................... 34

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HANC CUDINC

by Dan Johnson

S'I'. PAUL, MJNN. As I writ(" tbi,;, the U.S. Nationa1s are underway and the '95 World Meet in Spain has just concluded ••• One wonders a new "dynasty" is bciginning? More to thE? point, will anyone ever beat Tomas Suchanek? Unprecedented in world hang gliding Suchanek won his third--:i.n-a-row World Meet! A :3 tunning accomplishment., 'm pilotE, wi1J oin mE" in congratul 1:he 199 edition j n Spain. 'I'hr011gh eleven days of: world-c1i1s::c; by 190 from 6 countries, i,uchanek pn)vailed. After his againrepeat performance, it may appear all a contes--tant hope for is Second Place. Moyes Delta Glider :10: unden,tandably pJeaBed with the r·emilts, sending out a mailc!r that heralds Such2mek' s and thE;ir accomplishment. lrin1.iJe i 's ~ouchanc"k' third World Championship Moyes brand can now c.J.aim five titles and even their Xtralite glider haE, two. MoyE)i3 had the most gliders represented j n thc-'o top 50 fini . Their 16 tes (32%) cloub}eci that of the closest , Ai:i:wave. Wills had five glidc,:n, in thee top 150* and was only U. brand jn the elite top quarUle. k40th finisher, Canad.ian Chr.is Mu.Iler, was premunec'l /:o fly Wi1.J.s (not JcJent i Li.eel in the news release) . Hiqh fly-

inq Jim was the top-placing Yanke,", in 10th on his WLlJ:;, trailed by Mark Gibson (Airwave) in 23rd, Brad J (Moye::,) in ?.5t.h, Larry Tudor (Wills) in 33rd, Nelson Howe (Airborm,) in 41st, and Mark Bennet (Airwave) in 113rd place. Italy's brand (once a .Moyes licensee) managed t:hird place with six of !:heir Laminar flying. The Fn,?nch brand, 'l'ec:ma, tied for 4th wiLh five F'lcl... matching Wills' five XCs. 'I'houqh French La Mouet.te brand best known internationally, 'I'ecma r.ts :;tar and trounced La Mouette, who only earned two slots in top 50. • As a country, Australia dom.i.nated top quarter with 42% of brands (Moye,, 2%, 6't,, and Airborne 4%) . Enqland wan second wi l:.h lfl%, fo11owE,d by France with 14.%. Italy had 12% and the USA 1096 of Lhc, t:op .50. international t:ions ... our to FAI/CIVL (world body for bang qliding) , writer r·eported that Uie World Hang (WHGS) has been official adopted and PagEm wilJ serve on thQ commit tee L:hal: over·· development along with Blue Sky looper John Heiney, Speed developer Murray Rose, and 'rl1e contt,st: will L:h:ree : Cross Country, Aerobatics, and Bids for this venue are nolicited. Pagen indj ted the plarrned World Meet has been canceled. While L sound like bad news, it' B actually good new,". Orqani Rose has been able to Becure "major contract with the Re"Uters news agency" (a widc,ly known, large, international news outfit). Pagen continued, "[Rc,utern] wanted Jonq·-·term contracl: under orH.:. fo.rmat so we; couldn' have a World Meet l:hat switched to a SiPIIMllER 1995

World Series." Pagen information on this subject. '!'he combination country, aerobatics, and speed glidinq seems to me offer broad spectator appeal and Rose' sue· cess at signing Rueters could bring massive coverage to our nport. I' try to keep you posted. 11011 ,Jeff Greenbaum, owner o Airtime of San Francisco, brought not one but two new harn<::,ss t:o the market. 'Pbe L is his Lazer which features a "flexible back frame. " The oth-er is the Jetstrea:m, a "competition version with full back frame." Both built by Ochoa, whom Greenbaum promotes a::, havj nq "20+ years of and loft management skilln." to expand their harness manufacturin9 offer deal··· er in the future. A unique f:eature of these harnesses ic, that body and main su::c,pension c?ystern of each [harness] is the same." Greenbaum explained, "ThiEJ means we will be able, to convert any harnc!ss f:rom one desi9n to tlw other, " m3tensibly giving buyc,rs more fl.exibiU l:y ( or I guess, f moving from mo.re stowed flexiblEi-back frame l:o l:he more supportivE, back--frame model) . For more info, call Jeff at 41':i/759 1177. ••• 'J'hough t·.hey've been around for years now, it appears the marof electronic flight deck::o is becoming inviqorat:ed with nc0;w gizmos. O.S. distributor of the, Afro line Ikaros Sport Av:i.ation of New York announced two new irrntruments. In the Afro way, each is available, in eithc.::,r the Cumulus shape most pi o c; recogni/'. or the Micropanel shape, a larger screen with controls t:hat appear somewhat more intui.tive. The new boxcn are called the Afro Easy and the Afro GPS. 'Phe Easy is an entry evcd model with U1e CumuluEJ cover offering variomel:er and altimeter for the low price of !;;339 with a f:ew going for only ;;?.99. 'I'he Afro GPS, s in developmc~nt, will also use the Cumulus shape and can "radio transmit all dal:a to a Cumulus 3 Micropane1 3" (which are top-end uni ts; models are numbered l, 2, and 3, each incrc-'oasinq in ty... and cm,t, of cour,ie) 'I'he Afro GPS could be carried in your harness or elsewhere. Afro ?. mod(:,ls (either shape) can now be fit.tee] with speed Lo fly software for a sli9ht price increase. Cal] for literal:ure: 718-T/7-7000. ••• After qet comments from fellow [ Inter] "Netters," Danny .Stephens has announced new control bar glovec,, Not mere bar mi t tr;, Gr E; a re around a secure while not sacd.1:eel . "Using the 91oves can allow you to keep grip tape off your control bar, which may save your sail from abrasion wbile your glider is folded," Bays Stephens. washed and are available in and Contact Angle of Attack at 209/529··9911 or, if you're among the computer coqnoscente, E-mail DannyS12(dao1.com ••• Outta room, once again. So, ~:rot: news or opinions? .Send 'em to 8 Don3et., St. Paul .MN 5'5118. Fax or V-mail to 612 I 4')0-0930, (or ... New... !) E-mail: CumulusManCdaol. com. THANKS!

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