A HANG GLIDING MEMOIR

Lessons learned > Part 2

You can see the first installment of my hang gliding memoir in the 2020 (Sep/Oct) Issue 5 of USHPA Pilot magazine.

After learning to fly, I quickly became involved in the hang gliding community fighting for pilots' rights to fly at sites in Vermont while I continued to expand my flying horizons. Each new glider and hang gliding trip taught me something new. My hang gliding career was just getting started! 1982 was a fantastic year in my hang gliding career. Not only did I reach new personal bests on my UP Comet I 165, but I also took my first trip to Europe, flew a few powered trikes, and had my first experience soaring with a sailplane. I had my first mountain flight of the year on April 25, 1982. There were several of us at the West Rutland, Vermont launch site, and the winds were 15 to 25 mph. After a couple of hours waiting for the wind to calm down, I launched for the first time that year. The glider was in good trim, and I quickly thermaled to 5,800 feet MSL, 4,000 feet over launch. This was my highest flight at West Rutland to date.

Three days later, I took off with a few friends to Austria for a hang gliding adventure on what was to be my first trip to Europe. Jake Schwaiger, Hans Zoph, Bob Kirback (Red Dog), and I drove to Boston and boarded a plane to Zurich, Switzerland for a two-week flying adventure in the Austrian Alps. We brought two Atlas hang gliders for the four of us to share. Though the flying weather wasn’t especially great during our trip, we each got to fly multiple times in those spectacular mountains. Even with a lack of flying during our two-week stay, the trip was an amazing success. The mountain driving, the scenery, visiting Jake and Hans’ relatives and friends, the food, the beer, and the homemade schnapps were all terrific. We traveled by car through parts of Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, and much of Austria, exploring the area.

After our Austrian flying adventure, I continued flying my Comet in Vermont’s Green Mountains. The rest of that 1982 season was amazing, with numerous high and long flights by pilots all around. One memorable experience for me was a flight off Mt. Ascutney. I was at about 6,500 feet MSL when a sailplane entered the thermal I was enjoying. We circled together about 100 feet apart. The sailplane was on the outside of the circle, and I was initially concerned about the effect his glider’s wake turbulence would have on my 70-pound hang glider. I even waved my arms to try to get him to clear away from me. However, after three or four circles together, I noticed there was no wake turbulence, so I began to concentrate more on the thermal we were sharing and maximizing my glider’s sink rate. To my surprise, I was quickly out-thermaling the sailplane and soon found myself 200 feet above it. It was an amazing flight—I was loving that Comet glider.

Come August, I began driving my VW Westfalia full camper for overnight flying weekends at Mt. Ascutney—yes, even then van life and free flight often went hand-in-hand. I remember one trip in particular, as I brought my 8-year-old son, Jonathan, and 7-yearold daughter, Lindsay, with me. It was not a soarable day for most pilots as there was almost no wind. After setting up, I stood on the launch for at least 15 minutes waiting for a breath of air to launch into. Mt. Ascutney has a risky launch, especially with no wind. It’s a 45 degree downhill, three-step run over an unlevel and rocky surface. At long last, I could hear a thermal coming up the mountain slope. It roared into launch suddenly at about 15 mph; luckily, I had a wireman on the glider’s nose wires.

As the wind eased off, I launched and immediately turned left into the wind. There was good lift there, and I began circling in the 300 to 500 ft/min thermal. Knowing this was the only lift in the sky, I concentrated on flying well. The lift was smooth, and I stayed in that one thermal for a 5,000-foot altitude gain to cloudbase where it was a frigid 32ºF. I drifted a little behind the mountain, toward the Morningside Hang Gliding Flight Park, 9 miles away to the southeast in New Hampshire. I decided to

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go for it and headed downwind toward Morningside.

Soon after I started off, the sink kicked in. Initially 700 ft/min, the sink gradually eased to around 450 ft/min as I continued on. Though I found a few bumps along the way, I didn’t risk turning in them. The lift was so light, and I was barely going to make it as it was. But make it I did, as I came into Morningside even with their 450-foot launch ramp. Upon landing, a few people helped me carry my glider to a breakdown location, commenting on how cold my glider’s control frame was. This was my first XC from Ascutney to Morningside, and it only took 33 minutes. The cross-country flight was an amazing one, with stunning views as I soared over the Connecticut River, the border between Vermont and New Hampshire. I caught a ride back to the Ascutney LZ where my kids were glad to see me.

The 1983 flying season offered many wonderful and rewarding flights—almost all of them in Vermont. However, I managed to pull off a five-week flying trip to the Rocky Mountains, living out of my VW Vanagon. I flew at the Point of the Mountain, Utah where I did my first ever top landings and met amazing people to fly with including Larry Tudor, Lori Judy, Dave Gibson, and others. Larry had just flown 222.5 miles XC in California which was (at the time) a new XC record. While sitting and watching pilots flying on the South Side, Larry was soaring about 150 feet above me and a friend. Suddenly, Larry dive bombed us, speeding by about 5 feet over our heads; he really put a scare into us!

After playing around with the folks at the Point, I carried on to the big mountains in Telluride, Colorado. I again met some great pilots who were very adept at high altitude flying; after all, the LZ in town is at 8,800 feet MSL and the renowned Gold Hill launch is 12,200 feet MSL. Here, most pilots get their personal altitude record the instant they take off. Setting up in the thin mountain air, I had no energy and felt weak. I had to run hard and long down the slightly downhill grassy takeoff slope, in the 2 mph breeze, which I have to admit was not an easy task for this low altitude pilot. However, once airborne the challenges faded away. I climbed to cloudbase at 14,500 feet. Even without oxygen, I had no trouble breathing during the 45 minute flight. Flying around the almost 14,500-foot mountain peaks was amazing, and the views were stunning! That flight was one of the most rewarding of all my hang gliding experiences, up to that time. Though the flight was easy, the effects of altitude sickness set in that evening, and I was plagued by a headache and stomach pain lasting about 24 hours. And so, even after a most amazing flight, I was quickly brought back to the reality of the various ways this sport affects us.

1984 was an amazing season and started off with some great flights from the get-go. My first flight of the season was at Mt. Equinox, in Manchester, Vermont (unfortunately, flying is not allowed there anymore). At that time, it was our club’s highest legal launch in Vermont—3,800 feet MSL at takeoff, offering about a 3,000-foot vertical. I

thermaled up to 8,200 feet MSL, my personal best in Vermont.

A week later, I flew from Mt. Ascutney and again achieved a new personal best. I reached 9,200 feet MSL, near the state record, and flew to Morningside in New Hampshire with a few other pilots. This same day, Randy Adams flew XC from Mt. Ascutney 97 miles to Ipswich, Massachusetts, setting the East Coast distance record. It was an epic spring, with truly amazing flights.

Later in the year, I ventured back out West. I had scored a prize flight—a permit to fly Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California, a 7,000-foot MSL launch with a 3,200-foot vertical. A federal parks ranger was even my wireman! At that time, a maximum of 12 pilots were permitted to fly each day. We were required to launch prior to 8:30 a.m. before thermals started popping as the park did not want gliders thermaling in the midday sky detracting from the natural scenic views from the valley floor. After launching, I flew over the tall waterfalls and about 50 feet away from the 3,000-foot-tall face of El Capitan. It was a typical sled ride, about 12 minutes duration, but the views were outstanding. That flight was a big feather in my hang gliding cap.

In 1985, I took another road trip in my trusty Westfalia, this time to Dunlap, Tennessee. Fellow pilots Jake Schwaiger, Ted Hassenfus, John Drinkwine and I loaded our gliders and made the 1,200mile, 20.5-hour drive for a week of flying and our first flights of the season. After sharing some splendid air together, I returned to Vermont and on my first flight achieved my personal altitude record flying in the eastern U.S. After launching Mt. Ascutney, beautiful, smooth, 400 to 700 ft/min thermals took me to cloudbase at 9,600 feet. I glided northwest away from the mountain for 5 miles to the intersection of Vermont routes 44 and 107, then headed northeast a couple of miles, before returning to the mountain, still with 2,000 feet of altitude. I hooked another thermal, took it to 6,000 feet and flew over Little Ascutney Mountain for the first time before landing back at the regular LZ. It was an amazing flight, and it was clear I was getting better as a pilot. I was learning when to launch and was getting better at finding lift. As I gained experience, I continued to reach new personal bests.

My hang gliding story will continue in a future segment.

“One of my most memorable and beautiful flights flying from Cliffside launch in Washington state.”

Student Daniel Mow of Tulsa, Oklahoma getting in one last rep on the training hill as he flies directly overhead of instuctor Edward Fogel.

PHOTOS BY PILOTS

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: The photos in this spread didn't have enough resolution to run full-page, but they transcend their technical limitations with great moments, whether it's Jason Post touring the windmill farm (left),

Rich 'Marty' Collins

capturing a thrilling elevator launch (right), Edward Fogel cheering on a glorious training hill run (bottom left) or Brian Kellogg banking it up (bottom right). Well played, gentlemen. Send in more pixels!

Brian Kellogg having some fun in the air over Hat Creek Rim in California. A pilot launches 'Edwards' at Lake Elsinore, California.

PHOTO BY MEMBER ALEX COLBY

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PHOTOS BY PILOT JACOB GLASS THIS PAGE Stephen Arwine will never forget that sunset flight in the Blackfoot Valley, Montana. On the drive back to town, we pulled over to view comet Neowise. OPPOSITE TOP Pilots gather atop Mount Sentinel, despite the smoke, to enjoy late August flying. OPPOSITE BOTTOM Earning your turns is its own reward on Mount Jumbo.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: There's a great sense of scale in Jacob's shots, multiple elements that help to decipher distances and volumes. But the jewel is that pink sun reflecting on the city below launch. After so much loss, it's hard to have any appreciation for the haze from this summer's forest fires, but occasionally the atmospheric assault reveals even as it obscures.

Ozone Zeolite GT [ contributed by JEFF SHAPIRO ]

ABOVE Jeff admiring his new Zeolite GT. It seems to me, for all the types of flying pilots do under paragliders, having a specific wing for each discipline would be ideal. I’d love to have an ultra-high-performance glider when competing or doing my best to put as many kilometers behind me as possible. I’d also love a glider with a decreased “pilot workload” that is rock-solid in the big, strong conditions of mid-summer in the Rockies. A glider that is light enough for any long and remote vol-biv mission would round out my list. There are many ideal wings for each of those requirements, but I have found it challenging to navigate the many choices while trying to appease my desire to find one wing that does it all.

In search of that one-quiver wing, I decided to try a Zeolite GT. The GT is Ozone’s new version of the more hike-and-fly competition specific wing, the Zeolite. Made using the same ultralight construction methods and design but with more robust materials, the Zeolite GT seemed like the best compromise of two-liner performance, handling, passive safety, and carry-ability that I was looking for. After flying it for the past month, I wanted to share my impressions for anyone interested in the GT as their next XC/big mountain/vol-biv wing.

One personal issue I needed to solve was choosing a size. Having enough material above my head to carry lots of gear for multiple days in the mountains creates a bit of a quandary when I also want to have a light “hike-and-fly” harness for local cross-country flying. I fly a medium/small in most manufacturer’s lineups but have found that even with the lightest of harnesses, when I need to carry 7-10 days worth of food and fuel, I’m simply too far over the recommended upper end of the weight range on a medium/small wing. With a wing that is large enough to support that type of mission, I’m simply too light. So to solve this, I ended up ordering the medium/large (ML) in the GT. My plan was to fly cross country and around home in my heavier comp harness (equipped with two parachutes) and to use my much lighter harness for any vol-biv mission so I could load it up with supplies. Two harnesses ... yes. But this allowed me to get super dialed with one wing and is much more financially manageable compared to needing two complete kits for each discipline. I’m clarifying my reasoning because my comments relate to the ML, which is the only size of the Zeolite GT I’ve currently flown.

My first impression, as I took the wing out of the box, was that it felt like a normal lightweight class wing and not like the tissue paper I was expecting for a weight under 4 kg for the ML. The original Zeolite was an envelope-pushing concept in design and construction, which meant the cost was super high, and the durability was less than average. But the updated GT is a cool compromise; you get all of the performance in a still lightest in category wing, but with better durability and lower cost. Ozone changed the internal structure and the leading edge of the wing from the ultralight

GEAR

27g textile to 40g (structure) and 36g (leading edge) with the goal of greater longevity, giving the GT the ability to take the abuse common to tricky launches and landings on the typical vol-biv adventure. There are also fewer rib crossport cuts which reduces construction costs and transfers to a reduction in price for the customer, relative to the original Zeolite.

For this one-quiver wing, I opted for the GT risers over the Zeolite version which adds a little weight but are a bit easier to use in some ways, and, I’d say, better suited for “daily-driver” flying. After flying with the ultralight risers on my Z-Alps for hundreds of hours, I’d say that both options work great—it boils down to personal preference and specific use.

I’d describe launching and landing the GT as “extremely pleasant.” I hesitate to use the word “easy” because that depends on your skill set, but I will say that it’s the easiest two-liner I’ve ever flown relative to launches and landings. It’s predictable and behaves like a wing with a classification earlier in the alphabet. The GT is super fun to kite and launch in higher wind speeds, but it really shines in light conditions. I found that in next to no wind, a clean reverse is very straightforward and confidence inspiring. With that said, when I’ve forward launched my GT in no wind, the wing came up solid and balanced, full span, and with good feedback every time. Simply put, this thing launches like a dream.

In flight, the wing feels more compact than other two-liners I’ve flown. I could immediately notice the slight decrease in aspect ratio relative to my Z-Alps. The way I try to explain it is if a paraglider is essentially two wings sewn together in the middle, and each wing was shaped like a triangle, a low aspect ratio wing would consist of two triangles with very wide bases at their connection point. This shape, being very stable, allows a pilot to give input to one side and feel a significant effect on the other. With lower aspect, the wing feels like one cohesive wing and more “compact.” Conversely, with a high aspect ratio wing, those triangles are both long (span) and skinny with very narrow bases. Flying a high aspect wing, you can more easily fly each side individually, and one side’s input has less influence on the other. Because of this, in addition to the performance increase and the wing’s ability to generate and hold onto energy, a higher aspect wing requires a higher level of skill and experience to fly. It also increases the amount this glider can communicate about the airmass to the pilot.

Relative to other two-liners I’ve flown, the GT feels very easy to fly and is extremely predictable and compact. It might not communicate as much of an airmass as the higher performance, higher aspect wings, but it feels exceptionally solid and stable in big, strong, and turbulent conditions. This is exactly what this wing was designed to do, and after flying it in the heat of the Montana summer, I’ve not been disappointed. With its lighter weight, it does move around in active air, but it doesn’t require a higher workload to keep it overhead, by any means. In my opinion, it flies more like a glider in a lower EN class while retaining the performance of an EN-D. So far, the GT seems to be, for me, pretty much the perfect solution for a big air, big mountain, adventure glider.

It’s been fascinating to see the huge jumps in innovation within paragliding over the last several years. I’ve had conversations about wing design with friends who have all been flying a very long time, and we tend to agree that wing design can’t get much better. But, we’re continually proven wrong in both safety and performance! Most manufacturers are putting out exciting new designs pointed toward the multiple facets of our sport—hike-and-fly, XC, vol-biv, competitions, and gliders built to maximize learning in the safest and most enjoyable way. Almost every designer passionate about flying and building paragliders is working hard to improve our flying experience year after year. In the case of Ozone’s Zeolite GT, they’ve certainly improved mine. If you’re interested in the same kind of flying I am, I’d encourage you to give this wing a closer look, and, if you’re lucky, a spin up to cloud base. Hope to see you out there!

ABOVE LEFT Jeff Shapiro takes his new wing for a spin. Photo by Kara Shapiro.

ABOVE RIGHT Coming down after a long flight.

PHOTO BY PILOT TOM NEACY Pilot Graham getting ready to launch with Mark on the wire. Daydreams launch, North Lake Tahoe California near the Nevada border.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: Tom finds great contrast between the warm-earth foreground and the cool blue background. Shooting with subjects backlit against a misty, washed-out backdrop brings us closer to the action.

PHOTO OF PILOT ANDRIA LEA Bystander Julie Spencer Stanley snapped this shot of Triple Seven team pilot, Andria Lea, competing on her Rook 3 at the 2020 Hurricane Open paragliding competition in Tennessee.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: Few photos capture weight shift as engagingly as this. The pilot wants left, the wing is just getting the message. As an added bonus, smart framing of the terrain says "first turn," and adds to the vicarious thrill of leaning into it, bringing the wing around, and knowing with that first bite that it's going to be a great flight.

PHOTO BY PILOT BRIDGER HENRIKSEN

A pilot launches a speedwing off Cascade in the Wasatch, Utah. A brief moment of solitude followed by a quick re-entry to urban-life below.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: The burst of snow kicked up during launch is the perfect exclamation point at the end of an eager sentence. The dark wing cuts a bold silhouette. Undulating slopes await. Bridger's voluminous, emphatic shot begs the viewer to hook in and run, full bore, into the sky.

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STATE RATING OFFICIAL P1 2 Minghui Zhou CA Jesse L. Meyer P1 2 Courtney Zwart UT Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Devin Abell CA Christopher Grantham P1 3 M. Cheyenne Abolt CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Ryan Allen AZ Jeremy Bishop P1 3 David Michael Autenrieth NM Charles (Chuck) Woods P1 3 Rachel Beaird CO Dale Covington P1 3 David Beckley AZ Chandler Papas P1 3 Dustin Bedard CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Peter Berkey CA Rob Sporrer P1 3 Thomas Betjeman NM Charles (Chuck) Woods P1 3 Brian Binder CA Jeremy Bishop P1 3 Kieran Blood CA Patrick Johnson P1 3 Sarah Brittain CO Misha Banks P1 3 Aaron Brown NM Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Adam Brown AZ Aaron Cromer P1 3 John Buterbaugh AZ Chandler Papas P1 3 Geoff Cheeseman CO Mauricio Fleitas P1 3 Xinnan Cheng CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Ian Cooper CO Douglas Brown P1 3 Ross Cooper CO Johannes Rath P1 3 David Crotser CO Johannes Rath P1 3 Nikolas Dam CO Mauricio Fleitas P1 3 Gabriel De La Parra CA Michael D. Masterson P1 3 Brianna Dean CO Gregory Kelley P1 3 Al Dickson CO Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Ryan Dossey CA Max Leonard Marien P1 3 Samuel Eck CO Misha Banks P1 3 Randy Englekirk CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Natalie Fleming AZ T Lee Kortsch P1 3 Spencer Frank CO Misha Banks P1 3 Bennett Grey Geyer CA Jeremy Bishop P1 3 Rachel Ginsburg CA Max Leonard Marien P1 3 Alex Gorman CA Rob Sporrer P1 3 D. Jordan Gunderson CO Gregory Kelley P1 3 Alan Guthals CO Misha Banks P1 3 Alex Haberich CO Gregory Kelley P1 3 Carter Hansen CO Misha Banks P1 3 Grant Honeyman CA Stephen Nowak P1 3 Taylor Houlihan AZ Chandler Papas P1 3 Kevin Hunt AZ Jeremy Bishop P1 3 Chris Kiesel CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Kim Kirch CA Rob Sporrer P1 3 Clinton Lariscy CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Patrick Mattes CA Stephen Nowak P1 3 John McGuinness CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Michael Meadows CA Stephen Nowak P1 3 Bryan Melonis CA Christopher Grantham P1 3 David Ryan Norgren CA Philip D. Russman P1 3 Jenny O'Neil CO Misha Banks P1 3 Abigail Ortiz AZ Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Laurent Vincent Pagnier AZ Aaron Cromer P1 3 Timothy Pratt CO Johannes Rath P1 3 Victoria Richey AZ Chandler Papas P1 3 John Rohde CO Ken W. Hudonjorgensen P1 3 Eduardo Romero CA Christopher Grantham P1 3 Jonathan Russo CA Max Leonard Marien P1 3 Robert Sandin CA Stephen Nowak P1 3 Devin Sarantinos CA Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Jackson Schmidt CO Jonathan Jefferies P1 3 Vinay Shah CO Mauricio Fleitas P1 3 Barry Smith CA Kari L. Castle P1 3 Charles Starr CA Ken W. Hudonjorgensen P1 3 Suphakan Sukwong CO Mauricio Fleitas P1 3 Lucas Szewczyk CO Misha Banks P1 3 Mitchell Szpila AZ Jerome Daoust P1 3 Sadie Thimsen CO Nathan Alex Taylor P1 3 Bijan Tuysserkani CO Johannes Rath

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STATE RATING OFFICIAL P1 3 Michael Utley CA Max Leonard Marien P1 3 Jason Virskus CA Vito Michelangelo P1 3 Anthony Viton CO Johannes Rath P1 3 Dylan Weber CO Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Jordon Weber CO Stephen J. Mayer P1 3 Jay Brandon Whiteaker NM Charles (Chuck) Woods P1 3 Christopher Wilson CO Misha Banks P1 3 Hayden Zadow CO Johannes Rath P1 4 Michael Clay Adamek LA Stephen J. Mayer P1 4 Dominique Bagnato DC George R. Huffman P1 4 Evan Bell-Greenbaum FL Nathan Alex Taylor P1 4 Shawn Black GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Brandon Carr GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Megan Dodge LA Vito Michelangelo P1 4 Joshua Logan Dolezal TN Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 David Drenning AL Grayson Brown P1 4 Robin Ellege NC Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Neil Douglas Elliott NC Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 David Farmer FL Luis Ameglio P1 4 Patrick Finnegan TN Grayson Brown P1 4 Dayton Grogan GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Alvin Hatton KY Gary Begley P1 4 Spencer Heilner TX Robert Peloquin P1 4 Gatlin Hubbard MS Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Allison Jolly FL Christopher Grantham P1 4 Stephanie Koop TN Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Eric Ling GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 4 Gianni Macri FL Douglas Brown P1 4 Levi Moreland VA Vito Michelangelo P1 4 Clint Newcomb AR Britton Shaw P1 4 Thomas Nunn TX Rob Sporrer P1 4 Shawn O'Banion GA Christopher J. Pyse P1 4 Kyle Orth GA Marc Noel Radloff P1 4 Brian Parker TX Gary Begley P1 4 Ben Parker TX Cynthia Currie P1 4 Christopher Perricone TX Stephen J. Mayer P1 4 Brendon Reynolds TN Christopher J. Pyse P1 4 Shane Roberts TN Grayson Brown P1 4 Nate Robinson TN Grayson Brown P1 4 Brett Russell GA Christopher J. Pyse P1 4 Jon Sherry VA Rob Sporrer P1 4 Dustin Stough WV Stephen J. Mayer P1 4 Jesse Weyher SC David John Hebert P1 4 Stuart Wilson OK Britton Shaw P1 4 Lucy Xuan Liu TX Stephen J. Mayer P1 5 Owen Argue PA Lane B. Lamoreaux P1 5 Jamil Argue PA Lane B. Lamoreaux P1 5 Eli Chastek MA Heath Woods P1 5 Marc Coleman NH John E. Dunn P1 5 Tina De Santo NY Vito Michelangelo P1 5 Michael Ennabe NH John E. Dunn P1 5 Nick Ewaskowitz WI Mariyan Radev Ivanov P1 5 Wellington Farias NH John E. Dunn P1 5 Joshua Muffin Gordonson NY Jesse L. Meyer P1 5 Drew Hansen WI Steven (Taylor) Couch P1 5 Patrick Heal NJ Thomas McCormick P1 5 Bennett Johns VT Calef Letorney P1 5 Greg McGuire WI Mariyan Radev Ivanov P1 5 Steven Miller IL Vito Michelangelo P1 5 William Stinson Robinson VT Calef Letorney P1 5 William P. Selent OH Rob Sporrer P1 5 Corey Taylor PA Michael Gatto P1 5 Brian Thompson PA Michael Gatto P1 5 Jonathan Wagner PA Michael Gatto P1 5 Zach Williams MI Jonathan Jefferies P1 5 Cassie Young IL Stephen Nowak P1 5 Yang Yu IL Jaro Krupa P2 1 Joseph Ahearne OR Kevin R. Lee P2 1 Jack Armstrong OR Matt Cone P2 1 Chantel Astorga ID Charles (Chuck) Smith P2 1 Vasile Babin WA Matt Cone P2 1 Pat Bovine OR Kevin R. Lee P2 1 Zachary Brandt MT Ryan Schwab P2 1 Evan Burgess MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Lindy Byerly MT Rob Sporrer P2 1 Philip Carlos MT Jennifer Bedell P2 1 Nick Coles OR Kelly A. Kellar P2 1 Andres Cortes WA Stephen J. Mayer P2 1 Cameron Crook HI Patrick Kessler P2 1 Bradley Cruickshanks AK Evan Mathers P2 1 Andrew Dashner MN Jonathan Jefferies P2 1 James Garvey Dooley WA Matt Cone P2 1 Andrzej Dulawa WA Marc Chirico P2 1 Marc Eberhardt ID E. Scott Edwards P2 1 Don Fitzpatrick III WA Jennifer Bedell P2 1 Russell W. Fogle ID Randall Shane P2 1 David Garry WY Fred Morris P2 1 Yury Gitman WA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 1 Gavin Gnerer MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Stephen Guyette WA Denise Reed P2 1 A. David Hoffman ID E. Scott Edwards P2 1 Matthew Hoffman WA Rob Sporrer P2 1 Jeffrey Hunt OR Kelly A. Kellar P2 1 Josh Jorgensen WA Denise Reed P2 1 Jarrod Kaplan OR Kevin R. Lee P2 1 Matthew Koppe WA Derek Baylor P2 1 Maxime Lasserre WA Marc Chirico P2 1 Daniel Lawrence ND Andy Macrae P2 1 Colby Lawrence ND Andy Macrae P2 1 Dustin Leslie OR Randolph Ruffin P2 1 Katie Loshbough WA Derek Baylor P2 1 Finan Lund-Andersen MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Hayden Mans MT Ryan Schwab P2 1 Tyson McKenzie OR Kimberly Phinney P2 1 Matt Middlestetter OR Kimberly Phinney P2 1 Miles Millar OR Kelly A. Kellar P2 1 Clara Murray MT Jennifer Bedell P2 1 Shayle Murray MT Jonathan Jefferies P2 1 Forrest Murter MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Laura Nugent WY Fred Morris P2 1 Marissa Olberding HI Pete Michelmore P2 1 Michael Steven Oliver AK Chris Reynolds P2 1 Kyle Olson MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Dylen Patrick OR Randolph Ruffin P2 1 Emma Peterson MT Ryan Schwab P2 1 Casey Punturo WA Derek Baylor P2 1 Paul Ramseth AK Jonathan Jefferies P2 1 Edmund Ruffin OR Randolph Ruffin P2 1 Jaeger Schafer MT John Hoseman P2 1 Michael Schiess OR Kevin R. Lee P2 1 Ryan Shimp WA Denise Reed P2 1 Prathana Souvannavong ID Lane B. Lamoreaux P2 1 Michael Stamm MT Andy Macrae P2 1 Cameron Thompson OR Kimberly Phinney P2 1 Les Walker AK Chris W. Santacroce P2 1 Christian Wellman OR Kelly A. Kellar P2 2 Mohamed Aboukilila CA Robert Black P2 2 "John" Ionita Aldea CA Jason Shapiro P2 2 Omer Ardic CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Yahor Arlou CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 Christoph Birkhold CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Caleb Bledsoe UT Ben White P2 2 Nicholas Bryant CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Nick Chocko UT Ken W. Hudonjorgensen P2 2 Joseph Coffland CA Robert Black P2 2 Aimee Cole CA Robert Black

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STATE RATING OFFICIAL P2 2 Logan Donovan UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 James Doolittle CA Rob Sporrer P2 2 Cameron Dorst CA Brian Kerr P2 2 Jayson Dudas NV Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Christpher Ian Durell CA Robert Black P2 2 Joshua Ellison UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Lance Fravel UT Ben White P2 2 Aitor Iriso CA Robert Black P2 2 Eneko Iriso CA Robert Black P2 2 JT Kaufman UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 Aidan Knotts UT Ben White P2 2 Nicole Knotts UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Eric Konold UT Nathan Alex Taylor P2 2 Kevin LaBarge UT Joshua Winstead P2 2 Jonathan Lang UT Gary Begley P2 2 Corey Legge UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Tyler Jo Leland Newberry NV Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Bryce Lemons NV Rob Sporrer P2 2 Elliot Levey CA Mark Haase P2 2 Ilya Levitin CA Robert Black P2 2 Brian Lloyd CA Robert Black P2 2 Jenni Mabey UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Brayden McLean CA Robert Black P2 2 Curtis Moradkhani CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 Alec Page UT Gary Begley P2 2 Nicholas Palmer UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Alayna Parker CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 Jesse Pike CA Brian Kerr P2 2 Nathan Pohl CA Mitchell B. Neary P2 2 Brian Probst UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 Taylor Rains UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Timothy Rogers UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 Andrew Ross UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Daniel Savage CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Brandon Savage CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Rylan Schadegg UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 David Shanks UT Ken W. Hudonjorgensen P2 2 Milda Shapiro UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 Tal Shprecher CA Robert Black P2 2 Brandi Siebertz UT Jonathan Jefferies P2 2 Eric Smith UT Patrick Johnson P2 2 Ian Smith CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 Hallie Stocker UT Nathan Alex Taylor P2 2 Arya Tafvizi CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P2 2 Jeff Teufel UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 2 Noah Veneklasen CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 William Wagner CA Robert Black P2 2 Joseph Wale UT Ben White P2 2 Darian Westrick UT Ben White P2 2 Minghui Zhou CA Jesse L. Meyer P2 2 Kaweh Zolfaghar CA Eric Rasmussen P2 2 Courtney Zwart UT Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Devin Abell CA Christopher Grantham P2 3 Ryan Avery CO Gregory Kelley P2 3 Rachel Beaird CO Dale Covington P2 3 David Beckley AZ Chandler Papas P2 3 Peter Berkey CA Rob Sporrer P2 3 Brian Binder CA Jeremy Bishop P2 3 Kieran Blood CA Patrick Johnson P2 3 Sarah Brittain CO Misha Banks P2 3 Adam Brown AZ Aaron Cromer P2 3 Aaron Brown NM Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Travis Brown AZ Chandler Papas P2 3 Geoff Cheeseman CO Mauricio Fleitas P2 3 Ross Cooper CO Johannes Rath P2 3 Ian Cooper CO Douglas Brown P2 3 David Crotser CO Johannes Rath P2 3 Nikolas Dam CO Mauricio Fleitas P2 3 Gabriel De La Parra CA Michael D. Masterson P2 3 Al Dickson CO Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Samuel Eck CO Misha Banks P2 3 Natalie Fleming AZ T Lee Kortsch P2 3 Spencer Frank CO Misha Banks P2 3 Noah Franklin CO Etienne Pienaar P2 3 Bennett Grey Geyer CA Jeremy Bishop P2 3 Alex Gorman CA Rob Sporrer P2 3 D. Jordan Gunderson CO Gregory Kelley P2 3 Alan Guthals CO Misha Banks P2 3 Alex Haberich CO Gregory Kelley P2 3 Carter Hansen CO Misha Banks P2 3 Joshua Herbst CA Vito Michelangelo P2 3 Grant Honeyman CA Stephen Nowak P2 3 Kevin Hunt AZ Jeremy Bishop P2 3 Amitkumar Kakkad CA Max Leonard Marien P2 3 Kim Kirch CA Rob Sporrer P2 3 Patrick Mattes CA Stephen Nowak P2 3 John McGuinness CA Vito Michelangelo P2 3 Michael Meadows CA Stephen Nowak P2 3 Bryan Melonis CA Christopher Grantham P2 3 David Ryan Norgren CA Philip D. Russman P2 3 Jenny O'Neil CO Misha Banks P2 3 Abigail Ortiz AZ Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Laurent Vincent Pagnier AZ Aaron Cromer P2 3 Henry Palmaz CO Alejandro Palmaz P2 3 Timothy Pratt CO Johannes Rath P2 3 John Rohde CO Ken W. Hudonjorgensen P2 3 Eduardo Romero CA Christopher Grantham P2 3 Robert Sandin CA Stephen Nowak P2 3 Devin Sarantinos CA Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Doug Satterfield CA Vito Michelangelo P2 3 Jackson Schmidt CO Jonathan Jefferies P2 3 Vinay Shah CO Mauricio Fleitas P2 3 Barry Smith CA Kari L. Castle P2 3 Suphakan Sukwong CO Mauricio Fleitas P2 3 Lucas Szewczyk CO Misha Banks P2 3 Mitchell Szpila AZ Jerome Daoust P2 3 Shadi Tasdighi Kalat CO Heath Woods P2 3 Sadie Thimsen CO Nathan Alex Taylor P2 3 Bijan Tuysserkani CO Johannes Rath P2 3 Michael Utley CA Max Leonard Marien P2 3 Anthony Viton CO Johannes Rath P2 3 Jordon Weber CO Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Dylan Weber CO Stephen J. Mayer P2 3 Christopher Wilson CO Misha Banks P2 3 Hayden Zadow CO Johannes Rath P2 3 Xinghua Zhou CA Max Leonard Marien P2 4 Michael Clay Adamek LA Stephen J. Mayer P2 4 Dominique Bagnato DC George R. Huffman P2 4 Evan Bell-Greenbaum FL Nathan Alex Taylor P2 4 Shawn Black GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Angela Blanch FL Chris W. Santacroce P2 4 Brandon Carr GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Joshua Logan Dolezal TN Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 David Drenning AL Grayson Brown P2 4 Robin Ellege NC Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Neil Douglas Elliott NC Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 David Farmer FL Luis Ameglio P2 4 Patrick Finnegan TN Grayson Brown P2 4 Dayton Grogan GA Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Alvin Hatton KY Gary Begley P2 4 Spencer Heilner TX Robert Peloquin P2 4 Gatlin Hubbard MS Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Allison Jolly FL Christopher Grantham P2 4 Matthew Kilpatrick SC Stephen J. Mayer P2 4 Stephanie Koop TN Steven (Taylor) Couch P2 4 Eric Ling GA Steven (Taylor) Couch

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STATE RATING OFFICIAL P2 4 Paul Moodie GA Grayson Brown P2 4 Clint Newcomb AR Britton Shaw P2 4 Thomas Nunn TX Rob Sporrer P2 4 Shawn O'Banion GA Christopher J. Pyse P2 4 Kyle Orth GA Marc Noel Radloff P2 4 Brian Parker TX Gary Begley P2 4 Ben Parker TX Cynthia Currie P2 4 Christopher Perricone TX Stephen J. Mayer P2 4 Brendon Reynolds TN Christopher J. Pyse P2 4 Shane Roberts TN Grayson Brown P2 4 Nate Robinson TN Grayson Brown P2 4 Brett Russell GA Christopher J. Pyse P2 4 Jon Sherry VA Rob Sporrer P2 4 Dustin Stough WV Stephen J. Mayer P2 4 Jesse Weyher SC David John Hebert P2 4 Stuart Wilson OK Britton Shaw P2 4 Lucy Xuan Liu TX Stephen J. Mayer P2 5 Owen Argue PA Lane B. Lamoreaux P2 5 Jamil Argue PA Lane B. Lamoreaux P2 5 Paulo Cesar De Faria CT Marcus V. Santos P2 5 Eli Chastek MA Heath Woods P2 5 Quinn Connell NH John E. Dunn P2 5 Siamak Ghorban Faal MA Heath Woods P2 5 Kara Glynos MA John E. Dunn P2 5 Joshua Muffin Gordonson NY Jesse L. Meyer P2 5 Patrick Heal NJ Thomas McCormick P2 5 Bennett Johns VT Calef Letorney P2 5 Greg McGuire WI Mariyan Radev Ivanov P2 5 William Stinson Robinson VT Calef Letorney P2 5 William P. Selent OH Rob Sporrer P2 5 Corey Taylor PA Michael Gatto P2 5 Brian Thompson PA Michael Gatto P2 5 Jonathan Wagner PA Michael Gatto P2 5 Zach Williams MI Jonathan Jefferies P2 5 Cassie Young IL Stephen Nowak P2 5 Yang Yu IL Jaro Krupa P3 1 Stephen Arwine MT Jeff Shapiro P3 1 Alex Bogner WY Fred Morris P3 1 Robert Carey MT Jeff Shapiro P3 1 Gregory Seth Hansen OR Kelly A. Kellar P3 1 Keith Hoffman WA Denise Reed P3 1 Patrick Hooper MT Jeff Shapiro P3 1 Tyrus Leverich OR Kelly A. Kellar P3 1 Ethan Martin WA Marc Chirico P3 1 Chi Png WA Marc Chirico P3 1 James Stevens MT Jeff Shapiro P3 1 Hayden Waddle OR Kelly A. Kellar P3 2 Loren Bohnett CA Robert Posey P3 2 George Bokinsky CA Jeremy Bishop P3 2 Crissy Canlas CA Mitchell B. Neary P3 2 Patrick Daly UT Hal Franklin P3 2 Jessie Duan CA Jesse L. Meyer P3 2 Denis Fitts CA Jason Shapiro P3 2 Deborah Griffith CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P3 2 Ognjen Grujic CA Robert Posey P3 2 Visal Hak CA Cynthia Currie P3 2 Lynsey Ann Haynes CA Robert Black P3 2 Dustin Hoffman CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P3 2 Kenneth Kim CA Jesse L. Meyer P3 2 Brandon Knotts UT Stephen J. Mayer P3 2 Tyler Jo Leland Newberry NV Stephen J. Mayer P3 2 Greg Matthews CA Stefan Mitrovich P3 2 Bryce Neilson UT Chris W. Santacroce P3 2 Robert Parker CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P3 2 Douglas B. Patrick UT Chris W. Santacroce P3 2 Oleg Pryadko CA Robert Black P3 2 Ghalhang Rai CA Jesse L. Meyer P3 2 Ajay Rajamani CA Robert Black

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STATE RATING OFFICIAL P3 2 John Rocca CA Robert Black P3 2 Adam Scholl CA Jeffrey J. Greenbaum P3 2 Doreen Shew CA Jesse L. Meyer P3 2 Jessica Suen CA Jesse L. Meyer P3 2 Dave Werschky UT Dale Covington P3 3 Justin Barnes CA Jordan Neidinger P3 3 Nicolas Barth CA Jerome Daoust P3 3 Eddie Barton AZ Nathan Alex Taylor P3 3 Alysia Borgman CA Marcello M. DeBarros P3 3 Kevin Carter CO Matt Henzi P3 3 Robert Crowder CO Kevin McGinley P3 3 Daniel Cummins CA Max Leonard Marien P3 3 Angela Findley CA Rob Sporrer P3 3 Natalie Fleming AZ T Lee Kortsch P3 3 Kerem Kirkpinar CA Max Leonard Marien P3 3 Ana Krulec CA Max Leonard Marien P3 3 Alicia Leggett AZ Jeff Shapiro P3 3 Adam Lind CA Rob Sporrer P3 3 Steve Mayers CA Max Leonard Marien P3 3 David Patterson CA Christopher Grantham P3 3 Jana Pivkova CA Stephen Nowak P3 3 Linda Salamone CA Marcello M. DeBarros P3 3 Demet San CA Max Leonard Marien P3 3 Jared Scheid CO Gregory Kelley P3 3 Michael Schell AZ Chandler Papas P3 3 Mark Sipperley CA Marcello M. DeBarros P3 3 Barry Smith CA Kari L. Castle P3 3 Kevin L. Smith CO Ryan J. Taylor P3 3 Adam Sorensen CA Jordan Neidinger P3 3 Winston Turner Strayhorn CO Misha Banks P3 3 Mitchell Szpila AZ Jerome Daoust P3 3 Todd Tankersley AZ Chandler Papas P3 3 Theo Tehrani CO Johannes Rath P3 3 Scott Yorko CO Chris W. Santacroce P3 4 Laurence Grundy FL Rob Sporrer P3 4 Linda Lee FL Cynthia Currie P3 4 Ben Parker TX Cynthia Currie P3 5 Tiago Vitor De Paula NY Marcus V. Santos P3 5 Eder De Souza MA Davidson Da-Silva P3 5 Marek Kadamus IL Jaro Krupa P3 5 Max Kotchouro MA Heath Woods P3 5 Mark Pomykacz NJ Rolan Yang P3 5 Valdir Santana MA Davidson Da-Silva P3 5 Salvatore Scaringe NY John Atwood P3 5 Gary Schnakenberg Jonathan Jefferies P4 1 Phil Armstrong ID Lane B. Lamoreaux P4 1 Borce Atanasov OR Kelly A. Kellar P4 1 Patrick Greene WY Fred Morris P4 1 Mark Jenkins WA Marc Chirico P4 1 Sherry Jenkins WA Marc Chirico P4 1 Jenna Lyons MT Jeff Shapiro P4 1 Mark Whiteside WA Marc Chirico P4 1 Vladimir Yanishak WA Marc Chirico P4 2 Raymond (Chase) Kabisch NV Blake Pelton P4 2 Tyler Jo Leland Newberry NV Stephen J. Mayer P4 2 Chris Proctor CA Robert Black P4 2 Helene Ramsey UT Dale Covington P4 3 Michael Bream CA Max Leonard Marien P4 3 Joshua Groth CO Misha Banks P4 3 Brandon Hankins CA Robin J. Marien P4 3 Justin Hoggatt CO Edwin A. Williams IV P4 3 Brian Keith CO Nathan Alex Taylor P4 3 Jessi Laird CA Marcello M. DeBarros P4 3 Grayson Luther CO Kevin McGinley P4 3 Barry Smith CA Kari L. Castle P4 4 John C. Goodwin GA Mark Dunn P4 4 Allen R. Sparks TN Edwin A. Williams IV P4 5 William H. Gottling NH Calef Letorney

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PHOTO BY PILOT ERIC KLAMMER Pilot Dylan Brown flies over the Dragon’s Lair, Fisher Towers, Moab, Utah.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: The enormous vertical of this location just north of Moab is reduced to fascinating texture in Eric's image. Hunting for the pilot's shadow helps to reveal hidden depth—the massive, precipitous cliffs secreted away by a pilot's-eye view.

PHOTO BY PILOT MICHAEL MILNER

Permagrin*: A common condition contracted by paraglider pilots soaring the North Side, Point of the Mountain, Draper, Utah at sunset. New pilot Michael Milner catches that moment of joy we're all looking for in the sky. *Also see side effects of paragliding. ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: The smile says it all, but what makes this joyful selfie stand out is the picture within the picture. What better use of page space than to enlarge the reflection in his goggles so we can see where he is coming from AND where he is going? We can imagine ourselves both photographer and pilot. Eagle eyes will spot a total of five wings (hint: Michael's wing doesn't count since we can't see the airfoil).

PHOTO OF PILOT CHASE MERRILL-HARRIS

Chase Merrill-Harris coming in for a landing at White Horse Ledge in North Conway, NH. This photo was snapped by the pilot's partner, Jason Harris.

ART DIRECTOR'S NOTE: Sometimes it takes both photo and caption to paint the proverbial thousand words. Knowing that photographer and pilot will soon be reunited in a field of flowers gives this final approach a special dollop of sunshine. Perhaps they're not the first couple the gazebo has united? Crisp composition. Great caption.