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GROUND SKIMMER PUBLISHED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HANG GLIDER ASSOCIATION AS A SERVICE TO HANG GLIDING ENTHUSIASTS EVERYWHERE. Editor: Lloyd Licher

Editorial Assistant: W.A.Allen

Issue No.13

August, 1973

CONTENTS THE ICARUS VAT PIO PICO PARK NEAR SAN DIEGO, CALIF., Photo by W.A.Allen PRESIDENT'S REPORT, by Lloyd Licher, SCHGA President ICARUS V, by Taras Kiceniuk, Sr. BIBLIOGRAPHY; NEW CLUBS LIST . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CARE AND CLEANING OF KITE FABRIC . . . . . . . . . .

THE CHARLES KOCSIS, JR., MEMORIAL FUND FOR THE PRESERVATION OF FLYING SITES WHAT'S UP!, Column by W.A.Allen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ALBATROSS I, by Maurice C. Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANNOUNCING THE FRANCIS M. ROGALLO HANG GLIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS PROPOSED NAME CHANGE FOR SCHGA; . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SIGNAL HILL REVISITED, by Shannon Adams . . . . . . . . . .

HANG GLIDING QUIZ, by Dan Poynter (seep. 33 for answers) ESCAPE COUNTRY: HANG GLIDING'S FIRST OFFICIAL SANCTUARY, by Maralys Wills M.L.N.A. SCHGA MEMBERS . . . . . . . .. .

SAFETY COMMENTS, by Will Battles ... .

ULTRALIGHT CONVERSATION, Letters to the Editor CALENDAR OF EVENTS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING . . . . . .

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SCHGA OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS President: Lloyd Licher, 12536 Woodbine St., Los Angeles, Calif, 90066, (213) 397-4848 Vice-Pres.: Frank Colver, 3076 Roanoke Lane, Costa Mesa, Calif. 92626, (714) 546-9647 Secretary: Carol Velderrain, Sr., 4237 W. 160th St., Lawndale, Calif. 90260, 542-4153 Treasurer: Glenn R. Blackway, 519 W. Norwood Place, San Gabriel, Calif. 91776, 573-1870 Flight Director: "Kas" De Lisse, 1138 N. Gordon St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90038, 467-7620

GROUND SKIMMER is published monthly by the Southern California Hang Glider Assn.,

Inc., whose office is at 12536 Woodbine St., Los Angeles, Calif. 90066 (mailing address: P.O. Box 66306, Los Angeles, Calif. 90066). Telephone (213) 397-4848. Application to mail at second-class postage rates is pending at Los Angeles, Calif. Subscription available only as part of membership in SCHGA, a nonprofit, member-controlled educational and scientific organization dedicated to exploring all facets of fuel-less, self-launched ultralight aircraft.

Membership is open to anyone interested in this realm of flight. Dues are $5.00 ($6.00 for foreign addresses) and include a subscription to GROUND SKIMMER (12 issues), beginning with the current issue. Back issues are available at 50¢ each. Make checks payable to SCHGA. Items in GROUND SKIMMER are published with all rights reserved to GS and the respective writers and photographers. Permission for reprinting or extensive quoting normally will be granted upon request to GS if also agreed to by the contributor.

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Paid circulation of the July issue, first mailed on Nov. 16, 1973, was 4,365.

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Check the entire tears and any materials mil dew, rust o :il stains acid An stain seen in of fabric and that the appearance of the te.m has been ruined With that true but stained threat to taken to dE.1tect neutralize and correct the trouble deterioration starts Look for which may have come contact with hannful substances acid o , or salt water, Stains on milder substances are a common indication of dE'!terioration appear discoloration or blemish :In the circular Salt water stains are appearancE~ of a wh::i. te substanci~ Oi.l their brown-to-black color and the ash Acid stains on white material appear On darker materials tend to bleach Acid causes all materials, checked immeRust mildew and therefore, with mild soap form unless some other removed with the stained must affected not such

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sails,

TRI-CLOR·· ETHELENE WARNING These flamable.

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-··--····-, For more information and reservations, write or call The Delta Fligh1 P.O. Box Van California 91408. Phone 785-2474 or 787-6600.

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The Southern California Dedication Kocsis, whose , now named in memory blished a sites and concern for their an.d whose own use. of remembered. ites and B, Goals, The Goals of this Fund are to preserve our valuable and to make their use to be as safe as what~· donations and C. Solicitation. Thus Fund shall consist of monies received However this the SCHGA Bc>ard of Directors ever other means as may be determined Fund shall not obtain any monies received SCHGA Goals.

D, This Fund shall be used for may items, may include but are not of the SCHGA Board of Directors. a of b

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expenses bonds, bo,ces ,.,, ' Pilot educaUon in the use of

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available a national site survey, sufficient monies the SCHGA Board of Directors may also 2' services to create an for the the Goals of this Fund, ~~·~ ..-~~"", , should the Fund receive more than sufficient moni.es to I and 2 above., then the SCHGA Board of Directors may and maintain sites, Such not interfere out items 1 and 2 E. It is that the use of this Fund will focus on the Los area, where the SCHGA Board of Directors is best able to administrate the Fund, and where a and site However this is not to say to ion a.nd or may be restricted to It must be noted that contacts or Southern fornia. should also be realized that achieved in any one area, such as Los will with in all areas Consider~ that as much as of the SCHGA outside of Southern California it appears as directed or of the SCHGA Board of Directors, should exist F. As of in the his demise, this of Chuck Kocsis, shall the Our 11 with the acronym or,-, G In the event that neither SCHGA nor any other similar and should exist to administrate this Fund any and all monies to the American Red Cross for the purpose States and its possessions and territories.

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the SCHGA Board

Directors, or money order should be made to Inc. to Kocsis Fund, 11 and se.nt to SCHGA, Inc , Box 66306 California 90066.

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a full-si.zed rib was constructed in truss It had 42-inch chord and ounand bonded with Wilhold resin spars on a bench in i.ncrement No structural failure or

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A start, but this work was terminated the whims of the aerospace to livelihood My ne.xt stab at what seemed the last year and I ed to up the tattered threads from where I had left off. to say had taken root over the years and a new des A small model was built and held a fascination for me, not aestheti.c apsturdiness and all-around look of It was then, with this ideal in mind that I arrived at the 2nd Annual John J. Gl:Lder Meet just south of Chula Vista in Californ:La, my fi.rst I lost no timE:~ in to Taras of of his v:lsions of a to be had with my own I in no way my ion to the extent that Icarus had done.

And so the conv:lction rema:lned until moment of Volmer ,Jensen's enThe ease with which he became airborne and the time he remained aelse I had the realization that not the way to go It back upon a t:lme-worn but

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ANNUAL WORLD FRANCIS M. ROGALLO HANG ,JANUARY 1 CELEBRATING BIRTHDAY COME AND MEET MR. ROGALLO IN PERSON .... THE INVENTOR OF THE ROGALLO CONCEPT ANNOUNCING

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SPONSORED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BANG OFFICIALS DAILY ENTRANCE FEE othE~rs ( 50¢: for

HANG GLIDER TO BE GIVEN AWAY ON SATURDAY AND A CHANDELLE HANG BE GIVEN AWAY ON SUNDAY. who ·t

POTLUCK SUPPER, HANG GLIDER MOVIES AND BIG BONFIRE ON SATURDAY NIGHT PANCAKE BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY MORNING. YOU CAN EAT .00 FROM BIRTHDAY CAKl~ CONTEST. WINNE:R 1 CAKE W GIVEN TO MR, BE EATEN BY THOSE ON SUNDAY AFTER "!IAPPY PILOT ENTRY OPEN TO ALL HANG GL PILOTS. ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND AND SOUVENIER RIBBONS MANY TROPHIES PRIZES AND AWARDS. MANUFACTURER SKY DIVERS BILL BENNETT'S BACKPACKS WILL MAKE FLICHT DEMONSTRATIONS. ,JACK LAMBIE AND FRIENDS WILL DEMONSTRATE TIII: FOURNIER ROGALLO

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5) I f you are ) rope seat be certain that your which your seat goes across underneath the your seat should you will still be 6) For a more comfortable and secure. seat, cement on of seat. Your seat will more comfortable bave incase of a sit-down crash and it will not sl when you have been embarrassed out of their seats when is crotch beneath the seat and to the

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You may e.ncounter and , like you may be blown down into from over 10 and land with bent knees up the

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some stakes with wind ribbons in various and at land in front ) check to be condition before 15) Be certain of 16) Be sure to and maneuver w1::,11 is 17) be certain your harness fastened you that your seat belt is t If prone harness used lie trol bar before ust the so that you have several ance above the bar when

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include Vote on amendment to Association Inc. Nominate officers and Directors for Jan. 8, Tues. 7 30 P.M., SCHGA Directors' t home of Lisee, 1138 N Gordon ST Hol Phone 467-7620.

Jan. 12 1974 seminar on Contact Prof. Paul (213) 70 Jan. 1st Annual Francis SCHGA, at Country, Trabuco :in with door Kohoute.k Comc:t

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be will include cake contest, for SCHGA memEl Toro RD, go

Power Auditorium, 111 , Los 6. Election o officers and Directors for Jan White Mtn Kelowna, British Columb dates and location to be announced. cons:I.der·· Contact Bill Box 144, Monroe WA 9827 , corner of Mi.eh.

Feb. , Glider Meet Warren Dumis State Park Octave Chanute' birthdate was Feb. 18, 1832.

4th Annual Otto L:i. lienthal Universal , Trabuco , Calif, 50 mi. SE Lo (tentative, dates to be announced) World Professional Colorado.

Location to be 6-10 , 2nd Annual U, , National lected and announced.

MEomor:I.al Glider 2l1-25 4th Annual John J, area to be selected and announced.

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HANG WHITNEY FLYING WING for 300. 20' boom 3.8 o , nose. Contact Eddie Paul Whi , Westchester L.A. CA 90045.

MISCELLANEOUS REWARD for return of my new J&G blue Dacron sail mino AVE Beach.

FOR SALE Aluminum , Hills, CA 90212 SCHGA decals, Beaut order. SCHGA, Box 66306 on coverage, Available Ameri.ca, Box 66071- G8

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