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Putting Things Into Perspective

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Urs Haari Flies 230 km In South Africa

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Overseas Correspondents Wille Tacke - Germany Urs Haari - Switzerland Phillipe Renaudin - France

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Something To Grouse About - Fantasy Flight Comes True

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Oregon Flying Sites

by Ancil Nance

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A Pilot's View - An Interview With Jay Jamison

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Swiss Chocolate

by Rico Provasoli

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10 Tandem - The Special Special Skill

A Word From The President APA Calendar Of Events APA Instructors New Ratings

by Fred Stockwell

12 Stubai Cup 1992 And Its Flying Machines

by Wille Tacke

25 Comes Paragliding World Cup To The U.S.A.

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Bill Gordon at Mary Hill. Mount Hood seen in background.

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he Cascade Paragliding Club, with almost 50 members, has been active this winter.

More active than some of us thought possible when the rains of December descended over Oregon afier a dry November.

In mid-January 10 pilots took flight 3 times each from Klickitat Mountain, nearly 3,000 feet above Maryhill, on the Columbia River.

Landing zones near Highway 14, at 800 feet above sea level and the river, near 150 feet ASL, provided for long rides. Light winds provided minimal soaring, but we had plenty of drivers to help keep our sled rides coming. The Maryhill site was pioneered by Bill Gordon and CB Schmaltz. They contacted landowners and key holders so that now launch and landing zones are owner approved. These two CPC members have done much to promote site access along the Columbia River, with good flying at Bingen, Lyle, Klickitat, and "lots of other places" according to Bill. All these sites get good soaring winds, with one and two hour times reported. Pete Reagan has proved Maryhill to be a viable "hike and fly" location ... he did it twice in one day. "A person could do it 3 times in the longer days of summer", he says. Pete's climbing rate while hiking is 2400 feet per hour.

Just south of the Dalles, at Tygh Valley, is a hill that is 1500 feet above landing zone. This "hike and fly" site was first flown by Jon Goldberg-Hiller, Pete Reagan, and later by Ancil Nance and Steve Roti.

Jon Goldberg-Hiller and Rob Anderson helped develop this zone, with letters and personal contact with landowners. To help seal the goodwill with the owners, CPC held a work party in January to clear the scrap trees and build hog fences .

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cementing good will with land owners. Kevin Arends organized our first session with the owners of the Yoncolla practice hill location. We spent 5 hours clearing blackberry bushes from around a bird pond habitat. Each of these farms is occupied by descendants of the pioneers who first farmed the area, so we got a taste of history, listening to their stories.

Another site, Sollie Smith, near Tillamook, hasn't seen much action since September '91 due to bad weather on the coast. But Rob Anderson , the site pioneer, contends it will be prime this spring and summer. He has arranged landing permission with the mink and cattle farmers , and the take off is on state forest land, with a road to the launch. A small platform was built by the hang gliders of Oregon, who have been using this site for years .

Phil Pohl continues to fly Pine Mountain and other sites in Central Oregon where he conducts classes.

At the Maryhill "fly-in" he noted that it was fun to be out of the snow for a change. Phil developed the

paragliding at Pine Mountain, working closely with the hang gliders who also fly this hill. Another CPC member, Reed Gleason, continues to astound club members with video tapes of his flights from various peaks with strange LZ's: trees, dogs, wires. And speaking of astounding tapes, we were all gaping at Kevin Ahrends streaking towards earth in a video of a safety chute deployment practice, over Wallowa Lake. He got wet, for sure, but someone edited his "landing", somewhere below the surface of the lake ... lots ofline over and stuff. He is vacationing in Baja now.

Good idea.

Other club news could keep filling the pages, but suffice it say we have picked a T-shirt design, got a letterhead logo, have monthly meetings, and can't wait to fly our increasing number of good sites, all of which I was not able to mention. And finally, CPC member, Ralph Richardson, is planning to take a trip to Europe in July and wants company.

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Pilots Mark Stafford and Kevin Arends flying on launch at Hawley Butte Launch Site.

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went to Switzerland for the entire month ofAugust '91, to fly the legendary Alps. I launched my paraglider from some 18 different sites each with a story to tell but here is the one fit to print.

St. Moritz is known for majestic Alpine skiing and pristine beauty of it's finger lake, Silvplana. Andrea Kuhn is a pioneer paraglider pilot in Switzerland and is somewhat of a living legend himself.

I stayed a week there with him flying the peaks and using the lz (landing zone) in his back yard bordering the lake. I was flying an Advance paraglider which set the world record for distance flying in '89 and '90 in the flat lands of Africa. This is truly a stable wing which had taken me through strong lift of 25 feet per second with Alpine valley winds scaring the faint of heart. Andrea is part bird and expects anyone airborne with him to fly as one. "The sky's the limit" has no meaning for the wing'd wizard.

You need more than thermal balls to hold formation with Andrea Kuhn.

So off we go to Corvatsch, the eternal glacier which boldly resists the glaring August sun and challenges the unwary. An old man with a white beard sells me a lift ticket attached to a small chocolate bar to remind tourists of Switzerland's 700th anniversary.

The cable car ride for the first leg is picturesque with lush meadows filled with cows clanging their bells munching grass which will one day become aged Swiss Cheese. Where the tree line ends we change cars for the second stage which is terrifying, the PAGE 4 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

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look down makes me dizzy with near heart failure. After thirty minutes of ascent we arrive at 10,877 feet where its cold and the snow is blinding.

Andrea leads as we continue our ascent by foot, careful as we pick our steps on the way up to avoid crevasses which have taken the lives of many before us who fell through the softer snows of August. This news doesn't do much to relax concern about my sanity or Andrea's for dragging me up here to the top of Switzerland to jump off a melting glacier. Up we march another few hundred feet to the launch site which proves to be a sheer cliff.

Only a madman would leap from here where there is no forgiveness for an aborted launch attempt.

My mind is clamoring for excuses to bolt, to go anywhere except proceed to unfold my wing as the guide urges.

Fool that I am who was hungry for adventure, now more like a scared rabbit, I pretend a confidence which is fake. I lay out my wing and get the flight plan from Andrea who is now smiling and beaming like a man about to enter paradise.

Me, I'm looking for a way out and still save face. There's no way out so I brace myself for a dangerous launch in very thin air with no head wind to help inflate. 1,2,3 GO!!! and I sprint to inflate for dear life and pray to my guardian angel to lead me skyward. The alternative isn't too pretty if I don't make it. Up and away and I feel pounding in my heart. I can't figure out if it's from fear of the launch going bad or the terror of gaping down at the jagged peaks of rock and shale thousands of feet below my cold feet.

Andrea is launched now with his girl friend flying tandem whose face is

white as snow from blood draining as her heart flutters. He is laughing wildly, echoing off the mountains his joy to fly. I agree to follow him with permission from my frozen fingers. My variometer is screeching like a siren as I gain lots of altitude over launch.

I'm at 12,000 feet and getting cold and dizzy when I look below at the valley floor. I can see the south end of the lake 8 kilometers away where Andrea's private landing zone is calling but I'm shivering in my flight suit and choose the alternate lz directly below. The terrain under me is terrifying with pointed needles of ageless rock piercing the blue sky, so different from california's gentler peaks. I steady my nerves, this is truly BIG AIR and I have found my limit. I'm heading down!

"Not so fast there, son." There is such lift from the heat in the valley that I can't lose altitude. I fly out over the lake to hunt sink and get down and get warm. I can't find a way out.

Slowly I work the lake and look for holes in the lift, I need to get warm My vario isn't giving me the audio drone of lost altitude that thermal pilots usually hate to hear. I want sink, where is that guardian angel now?

Now its getting a bit warmer and the view is more friendly. I fly 2 km over the lake and back out again. An hour later I spy the tiny lz and circle a dozen 360 spiral turns to softly land in a green pasture with a yellow wind sock gently singing in the breeze.

I'm down and happy and humbled. I look for that Swiss chocolate, not in my pockets, but stained on the seat of my pants. ~

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ou're just now getting over the car sickness from the "road to hell" which led you to an airy 11,000 foot launch way above the high desert. It's a hot summer day, and you're regretting eating those two Butterfingers for lunch.

You lay out your dope chute, get into your harness and wait for a good cycle to launch in. Your truck and driver disappear behind a cloud of dust on their way back down the mountain. 5 to 1 to the LZ; no problem. the windsock stiffens slightly.

You execute a prefect forward launch, tighten up your harness and start looking for that big lift to sky out in. Then the shit hits the fan.

You encounter some bad turbulence, get some minor collapses, and hit some big sink. Your vario is pegged, a thousand feet down per minute.

You turn, trying to fly out of it, you let out trim to speed up, but to no avail. Looking between your legs, you see the local flora getting bigger quickly. The high altitude air makes for a hard and ungraceful landing.

After pulling the cactus needles out of your ass, you assess the situation.

You're in BF Nowhere, with only another Butterfingers in your pack, and it's already melting in the desert heat. Looking at a three mile walk out, you make a futile attempt to yell at your driver. You scream until you're dizzy, but only the rattlesnakes hear you. Your mother PAGE 6 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

was right; you are indeed stupid.

Gee, if only you and your driver had RADIOS. A radio can be a real asset to the paraglider pilot, especially the pilot involved in flying remote areas or XC. It can facilitate easy communication between pilots, and between pilots and drivers, thus reducing the possibility of scenarios like the aforementioned. Retrievals via a driver can be quickly arranged as conditions or flight goals change.

Additionally, a pilot still on the ground can check conditions with a pilot already in the air. And if things really go to hell, they can be used to summon help. Simply put, having a radio available provides a significant margin of safety to the paraglider pilot, and yet many pilots fly without one.

Most pilots I know who currently fly with radios have purchased small hand held programmable 2Meter Amateur (Ham) Radios, which normally transmit and receive between 144 and 148 MHz. A common practice, although questionable, is to have these radios programmability "expanded", enabling them to access designated United States Hang Gliding Association (USHGA) frequencies in the "business bands". This is not a good idea for a few reasons: Radios which have been modified to operate outside of their intended frequency void their FCC (Federal Communications Commission) type ac-

ceptance and therefore violate FCC regulations. Don't get caught, as the fine can be big. Secondly, USHGA went through a lot of work to secure a license from the FCC. It just doesn't seem right for unauthorized pilots to just randomly use the USHGAchannels without regard for the possible consequences should the FCC view this as a problem.

Likewise, FCC regulations require the operator of a Ham Radio to possess an appropriate license when operating on the Ham bands.

Legitimate Hams are aware of unlicensed pilots (and other individuals) transmitting on Ham frequencies, and this pisses them off. Keep in mind that even a one watt signal being transmitted from a significant altitude can travel 150 miles in all directions, and it is not beyond the capabilities of the FCC to track down unlicensed radio operators. At this point in time in the sport of paragliding, I think it is important that we all do what we can to achieve and maintain a good image for our community. The last thing we should do is alienate ourselves from other groups.

You can obtain official authorization to use the '-l-iree channels the FCC has given h 1g gliders to use through USHGA. This involves a simple test and a$] 0 fee. Completion of this process will enable

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you to legally use the three designated frequencies (151.625, 151.925, and 151.955 MHz.) with a radio the FCC deems appropriate for use in the "business bands", such as a crystal controlled type. A three channel radio of this type costs around $300. Being legal also means following FCC regulations in the operation of a transmitter, including identifying each transmission with the USHGAcall sign KD27172.

A better option is to get your Ham license. As of early in 1991, the FCC deleted the morse code portion of the old Technician Test, creating a new radio classification called the Codeless Ham Technician. Without the morse code requirement, this new class oflicense is much easier to obtain. The Codeless Tech License gives you the privilege of having access to virtually thousands of Ham frequencies, which is much better that sharing three USHGA frequencies with security guards and funeral limos. The use of Ham repeaters, which seem to be accessible from almost anywhere, facilitate a transmission range much greater than with the USHGA channels, a real boon to any pilot venturing into really big air. A Ham Codeless Tech License offers a vast number of opportunities, including being able to access telephone lines form a hand held or mobile Ham radio. Just imagine calling in sick at work from a fat thermal At 12,000 feet, if you've got the guts to let go of the brakes for a while.

There are approximately one half million hams in the United States, and most of themare nice, helpful people. It is almost always possible to raise one of them on the radio if you are in need of some sort of help, say a flat tire in Death Valley, or bilateral femur fractures from spinning your glider into the side of PAGE 8 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

a mountain. You may have the opportunity to help someone else as well.

The Codeless Tech Test consists of two parts and a total of 55 questions, mostly basic electronics. The necessary study materials, including actual test questions and answers, are available at most any radio supply shop for as little as seven dollars. It will probably take you four hours to study for the test, or longer if you want to learn a lot of the theory involved. The testing fee is five dollars and the license is good for ten years. For more information on taking the exam in your area, contact your local FCC office or radio shop. A good quality hand held 2 Meter FM radio can be had for under $300. You may also want a remote or voice operated microphone for ease of transmitting while in flight, which costs around $50, and a radio harness to prevent dropping your investment, another $25.

Whether you choose to go for the Ham or USHGA route, the use of a radio adds another dimension of safety and convenience to the sport of paragliding. Remember, in the desert and mountains, as in space, no one can hear you scream. Unless, of course, you fly with a radio. ~

EDITORS NOTE: A significant drawback to the use of a 2-meter radio is the fact that both pilot and driver must be licensed Ham operators with their own call signs. This can make finding a driver difficult.

Also the use of VOX (voice activated) radios are not recommended because most pilots don't know how to set them up properly. If you need more information on this or any radio protocol please contact Jim Zeiset at 719-539 -3900.

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My next experience with tandem came in 1987 from Larry Tudor.

Now, the pilot was again a passenger and I enjoyed a new perspective of soaring tandem in a hang glider. Although I was at first apprehensive, Larry had the utmost confidence and prepared me with a thorough briefing. I was even more aware of what he said and his manner than an average student. I compared his technique to my own and realized once again how much each thing the pilot says and does means to a student preparing for flight. By the time for launch I had total faith in his skill and judgement.

n the fall of 1976 I had my very first taste of tandem. I was the passenger. We went up on tow under a big square Har'ley (454 sq. ft.)

Leaping from the ground to 1000 feet in 'less than 30 seconds. We re'leased from the tow line, made a coup'le of turns and landed softly almost exactly where we took off.

I don't think I'll ever forget the sensation. It was as ifl never moved and the ground just dropped away.

This wonder, this modem day barnstorming was called parascending, and I wanted more.

Those big chutes had about a 2.5:1 glide ratio and they never soared, but to the neophyte none of this is relevant. The only thing that matters is the flight. Cheating gravity for a small piece of time. I wanted to share this experience with others. Eagerly, I pursued the sport until at last I was in the pilots seat. A tandem pilot has an awesome responsibility. From the moment of putting the harness on the student until their feet again touch solid ground, you are in charge. You are omnipotent, and as such you must be all-knowing and all-seeing; you must educate, inform, and inspire each student that you fly. Their trust in you is absolute.

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Marcus Salvemini flying with his wife Starla.

being the first priority, equipment was thoroughly inspected everyday, chutes, harness and tow rope. Truck maintenance was continual, nothing was over looked. In over 7 years in the business I never had an accident or incident that required more than a band aid. Towing was the only way I flew until 1986 when parascending made the transition to foot launched paragliding. During that year I made some interesting discoveries about the air. I spent time learning from some experienced hang glider pilots, and after 3-4 months I felt I had it under control. I did the first tandem foot-launch in the Unites States, at the Point of the Mountain, Utah with Claudia.

For each person there is only one first flight. That's what makes it a thrill overcoming the fear with elation. I can't describe how it feels to watch the landscape diminishing beneath you. This is the gift offlight, one day in your life that can change your perspective forever. Tandem flight is not a frivolous pastime but an investment on the future.

Things To Know About Tandem Paragliding Dual or 2-place flight on a paraglider is illegal in the U.S. unless you are covered by an exemption from the FAA. The United States Hang Gliding Association has such an exemption. For the past year I have been working with Gregg Lawless and the USHGA Tandem Committee to set up a program for paragliding.

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made changes from hang gliding to paragliding where applicable. Requirements for tandem ratings were set and a clinic outline was given to a sub committee to finalize.

We also got to fly. We tried out four different hook-in systems including a design by Marcus Salvemini and the Skywing Swivel Bar. We all learned a great deal from each other and had some fun!

Alan Chuculate under tandem instruction from Claudia Stockwell.

USHGA Tandem Paragliding Rating program is as follows:

In March of 1991, the USHGA Executive Committee created a temporary tandem paragliding rating, and granted temporary tandem ratings to ten pilots for the purpose of gathering data on tandem paragliding techniques.

In April of 1991, at the spring USHGA BOD meeting, in the USHGA paragliding committee meeting, Mike Meier proposed a three tier USHGA paragliding tandem rating program which paralleled the USHGA tandem hang gliding rating. This was adopted.

At the same meeting, the USHGA paragliding committee created the position of Tandem Paragliding Administrator, with the intent to appoint a number of tandem 2 pilots for the purpose of gathering data on tandem techniques.

At the fall 1991 meeting of the USHGA BOD the USHGA paragliding committee adopted the position that all tandem paraglider ratings will be issued through the tandem clinics approved by the USHGA paragliding committee. These clinics will follow guidelines which mirror the requirements used in USHGA Tandem Hang Gliding clinics.

One of the first jobs was to rate a few qualified pilots for tandem so we could get data specific to our needs. These pilots flew tandem, kept logs and reported their findings to me as Tandem Administrator.

A meeting was held in January with pilots who had tandem paragliding experience and several of the APA examiners. The purpose of this meeting was to go through the paperwork and finalize a tandem rating program for paragliding. The actual paperwork took two days of discussion. The exemption for tandem issued by the FAA to USHGA was read and discussed. We read through the USHGA program written by Joe Greblo and

As a result of everyone's work at this meeting we now have a solid base for a good tandem program for paragliding. Those involved are excited about the opportunity to use tandem instruction as a valuable teaching tool. It can also be an excellent way to promote the sport in a safe manner. We will be holding two Tandem Rating Clinics in the Spring for qualified pilots only. The sub committee has set the requirements which will be finalized at the March BOD Meeting. After those first two, any pilot may attend a tandem clinic but you can only get a rating if you meet the requirements and pass the clinic.

The 2-day clinic will include classroom lecture and discussion, on the hill practice, and a written exam.

If you're interested to /,earn more about tandem requirements and clinics contact the USHGA office after the March 15. ~

Kari Castle and Monte Bell practicing no wind launch technique.

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• ike in former years, the Stubai Cup was once again the first meetpoint of the year for the paraglidu world. Like in the years before, it was not the competition which attracted the spectators, but all the new machines for the coming season.

The competition was once again won by the Edel Paragliding director Andre Bucher, his preparation was perfect. Nearly 100 of the 260 competitors flew Edel canopies.

And that wasn't all. The thermals aren't as strong in January as everybody knows, the "bigger the paraglider is, the bigger is stays up in weak conditions". So every pilot chose the biggest paraglider possible. Some, like the European champion Gerald Maret used Biplace Passagair (twoseat version of the newest Ailes de K named Flyair) others used special made big chutes like Ernst Strobl from Germany, who flew a new prototype from UP with 9-meter lines, but the biggest glider of all was like in the past years, Andre Bucher's machine. His 1992 paraglider has a projected surface of 42m2 and a wingspan of more than 15 meters.

There was a joke among the contestants about that. "Have you heard the rumor that Bucher wants to change business? "No", "He is opening a circus, he has already bought the tent!" But, combined with his excellent flying ability and a little luck he made it.

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tendency"). The most interesting run was the second, a Maximum-Time task with "touch and go". In this run one could really see the difference between the majority of amateurs in the competition who had problems with the touch and go and the pros like Bucher, Xavier Remand and Sebastian Bourquin who all made their landing on the slope without problems. At the end, the final was quite close, Bucher won with only a slim 1 point lead.

Top 10 results after three runs: 1. Andre Bucher [A) Austria - Edel (proto) 2. Michael Rudiser [A) Austria - Edel ZX 3, Michael Pinn [DJ Germany - Edel ZX

4. Christoph Kirsch [DJ Germany Edel Racer 5. Armin Eder [A] Austria - Edel ZX 6.

Markus Grundhammer [A] Austria Edel ZL

7. Herbert Hofbauer [A) Austria - Pro Design challenger 8. Robert Muggli [CH] Swizterland - Apco Astra 9. Michael Kraftner A STV Sport 10. Christian Weirather [A] Austria Edel ZX

Generally the new parapentes ready for 1992 were more interesting than the competition.

Ernst Steger from the company STV released the successor of the CX which was modified during the previous year. The elliptic shape of the new wing, which will be released under the names Sport 265 and Sport 290, is very different from the ex. The same chute will also be released with a new design under the name Inferno.

The Swiss company North Sails also

presented a new high performance wing named Swan.

There is news as well from Israel.

APCO's new "Astra" looks very similar to the UP Flash. The Paratech P4 was seen for the first time in its serious version which has less aspect ratio than the models presented at the "Worlds" last year. Ailes De K was back in competition with Flyair and the biplace Passagair. Pro Design presented the new Challenger C in the series-version which is now ready for the Gutesiegel. Also ready for production was the new Omega 2 flown by world record holder Xavier Remand.

All chambers at the wing tip now has openings. The German advance-importer Skyline has released a new patented acceleration system. While accelerating, the B-lines are pulled down first over a special bar, by pulling more the angle of attack is changed like in other systems. The advantage: the paraglider stays more stable in high speeds because the profile is changed. Advance also presented its new intermediate Sigma with smaller ears and higher performance.

Flight Design introduced three new models: The beginner chute, Dream A3, the series version of the new Hot Dream which is called B2.

First prototypes were seen at the Worlds last year, and for the first time also a "production-racer" called C2.

This very sophisticated looking parapente has a high aspect ratio of 6.3 and a special shape because of the very thin wing tip. The new C2 shall be produced in a small series for advanced pilots. Even more aspect ratio 7.27 was shown with the new NOVA prototype presented by 'lbni Bender.

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With only 26 m2 (surface flat on the ground), 9-meter long lines, and a wingspan of 13.95 meters, this wing has only three line levels A, B, and C. Also introduced was the new intermediate from NOVA named Phonix. In 4 sizes with line length between 7 and 8.50 m, this machine shall after the stating of its designers, have the same performance as the Phantom and easier handling. New on this glider is the brake system. At the outer parts of the wing the trailing edge is not pulled down directly when the pilot is braking, but via the B-lines. The advantage: normal brakes deform the whole profile while braking and causing first more lift on the side which is braked before increasing the drag.

This causes a moment called adverse yaw. The new "Papesch-Brake" causes the drag immediately.

The same line length as the new Nova Proto was shown by a new prototype from UP flown by the German Ernst Stohl. UP also presented the European release of the intermediate Stellar in three sizes and the new high performance Katana. This new version of the successful Flash was necessary because UP changed its European importer from BICLA to the new German based UP Europe and the old importer still holds the Gutesiegel" - Certification. Firebird who will stay with the Ninja as the top machine showed their intermediate Apache.

Also presented were two new paragliders from CSFR. The first company is named 3TP, its chute is called Distance. The projected wing area of the three sizes of the high performance glider are 21,7,24.9 and 28. lm2; the aspect ratio is between 3.3 and 4.1. The design was made by the aeronautical engineer Jindrich Horacek and the distribution is made by the Swiss company Pinksport.

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Design, presented three new models; the beginner glider Dream A3, the high performance glider Hot Dream, B2, and the production-racer C2, which has a significant look through its special form of the wingtip. The B2 has 4 risers and the typical spreadmetal bar. This combination should give a better starting ability and also gives a B. stall possibility. Three sizes of the Hot Dream 2 are available.

Technical data Name: Hot Dream Wing area: 26.4m2 Number of cells: 50 Wingspan: 11m Aspect ratio: 4.6 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.6m Diameter of lines/material: 1.4mm, 1.1 mm/Dyeema Special features: accelerator/gaze Price: ca. (canopy) 6090, -DM Ready for sale: already on market Tec:hnic:al data

Name:C2 Wing area: 24m2 Number of cells: 58 Wingspan: 12.36m Aspect ratio: 6.3 Average harness/canopy line length: 7m Diameter of lines/material: 1.0mm/Dyeema Special features: small wingtip Price: ca. (canopy) 6450, · (limited) Ready for sale: April 1992

UP the Europe importer has changed from BICLA to UP Europe, led

by German Ernst Schneider. At the Stubia Cup, the American/Japanese company presented three new paragliders. The intermediate glider Stellar (in three sizes 22, 25, and 27), the new high end glider is called Katana as is very similar to the Flash. German top pilot Ernst Strobl also presented a new prototype called Katana FR 61.

Technical data Name: Stellar Wing area: 22.8m2, 25.1m2, 27.04m2 Number of cells: 29, 25.1, 27.04 Wingspan: 9.08m, 9.74m, 10.38m Aspect ratio:3.61, 3.79, 4.0

Average harness/canopy line length: 6.00m Diameter of lines/material: 1.2mm/Kevlar Price: ca. 4690 - 4990 Ready for sale: since 6/91 in U.S., available 3/92 in Europe Technical data

Name: Katana Wing area: 24.7m2, 27.4m2 (projected) Number of cells: 47, 51 Wingspan: 9.9m, 10.7m Aspect ratio: 3.9, 4.23 Average harness/canopy line length: 7m Special features: more mylar enforcement Diameter of lines/material: 1.2mm/Kevlar Price: 5840 · 5990 Ready for sale: March 1992 Technical Data Name: Katana FR 61 Wing area: ca. 33.5m2 (projected) 36.5m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 61 Wingspan: 14.23m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 5.4 (flat on the ground) Average harness/canopy line length: 9.15m Diameter of lines/material: 0.4mm/Kevlar Special features: accelerator way 45cm Price: not for sale - smaller models available for competition pilots.

Nova pilot Toni Bender presented a new Nova prototype called EX, which has a wing area of 26m2 and a sensational aspect r~tio of 7,48. The glider has only 3 line layers. Also available is the new Nova intermediate glider called Pho nix which is comes in four sizes (22er, 25er, and 28er with 27 cells el!ch, and the big model 31.) New on this chute is the Papesch Brake.

Technical data Name: Phenix Wing area: 22m2, 25m2,: 28m2, 31 m2 (projected) Wingspan: 9.25m, 9.87m, 10.50m, 11.04m Aspect ratio: 4. 1, 4.3 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.97m, 7.41m, 7.85m, 8.45m Diameter of lines/material: 1.1 mm/Dyeema Special features: accele(ator and Pape sch-Brake Price: ca. (Cape) 4,900

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Ready for sale: March 1992 Technical data

Name: EX proto Wing area: 26m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 70 Wingspan: 13.95m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 7.48 (flat on the ground) Average harness/canopy line length: 9m Diameter of lines/material: 1. 1mm/Dyeema Special features: 20 closed cells on the wingtips Ready for sale: prototype

The North German manufacturer Hekra Karat, who produces near Bautzen in the former GDR, has a new model called CSS. A special feature of this glider, which was flown by the Austrian pilot Jurgen Schtock at the Worlds, is a more heavy sail cloth used on the upper leading edge.

Technical data

Name: Karat CSS

The Japanese manufacturer Fallhawk presented the new intermediate Atoll, a new high performance glider which will be available for the summer of 1992. All cells of the Atoll are closed.

Technical data

Name:Atoll Wing area: 22.2m2, 24.9m2, 27.6m2 (projected) Number of cells: 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, (each 4-time separated)

New was the Apco Astra from Israel. It looks a bit like the UP Flash next to the two series versions 27 and 29. There will also be the competition models 28C and 30C. Apco is also working on an airbag system harness.

Wing area: 26m2, 28.2m2, 31.6m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 25, 27, 29 (each separated once) Wingspan: 10.6m, 11.50m, 12.40m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.3m, 4.6m, 4.9m (flat on the ground)

Average harness/canopy line length: 5.8m, 6.29m, 7.82m Diameter of lines/material: 1.1, 1.7mm/Kevlar Special features: net-covered openings

Technical data

Diameter of lines/material: 1.25mm/Dyeema

Name: Astra

Price: ca. 6,000 - OM Ready for sale: April 1992

Wing area: 27m2, 29m2 (projected) Number of cells: 49, 53 Wingspan: 10.Sm, 11.4m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.15, 4.42 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.40m, 6.90m Diameter of lines/material: 0.8, 1.1mm/Kevlar Special features: Mylarstabilo "speed system" Price: ca. not fixed Ready for sale: April 1992

Brand new was the new STV glider which should release the successful ex. The same chute is also sold under the name of Inferno with the type name 8.8 which has another design and is slightly cheaper.

Technical data

Name: CX Sport/Inferno 8.8 Wing area: 24.2m2, 26.3m2 (projected) Number of cells: 37

Average harness/canopy line length: ca.

Sm, ca. 5.40m, ca. 5.80m

Once the biggest paraglider producer of the world, Ailes de K tries to come back in the market with the Flyair, an intermediate chute. Kalbermatten also works on a new high performance glider. Special features of the Flyair, which is sold in three sizes, is the swapped back leading edge, the trailing edge and the big flairs on the D-layer. A bigger version of the Flyair is sold as Passagair (40m2) which was used by European Geral Maret at the Stubia Cup.

Wingspan: 8.4m, 9.24m, 10.8m (projected) Aspect ratio: 3.2, 3.4, 3.9

Price: 4988, 5128, 5268 Ready for Sale: March 1992

The paragliding section of the Swiss Surfsail maker North showed a new competition glider - the Swan.

Technical data

Name: Swan 25, 27 Wing area: 29.5m2, 32m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 25, 27 (each divided once) Wingspan: 11.25m, 12m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.3, 4.5 Average harness/canopy line length: 7m Diameter of lines/material: 0.4, 1.0mm/Kevlar Price: ca. 5600, 6000 Ready for sale: mid 1992

Technical data

Name: Flyair950, 1000, 1100 Wing area: 24.6m2 26m2, 29.7m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 30, 32, 34 Wingspan: 9.45m, 10.1m, 10.7m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 3.63, 3.82, 3.85

Migg Lenz Swiss company releases the series version of the P4 which its successful debut was made in St. Andre last year. All inner cell walls of the chute are made of mylar.

Wingspan: 11.2m, 11.8m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.72

Average harness/canopy line length: 5.40m, 6.80m, 6.90m Diameter of lines/material: 1.3mm/Kevlar

Technical data

Average harness/canopy line length: 7m Diameter of lines/material: Kevlar

Special features: swapped back leading edge

Wing area: 27.5m2, 24.0m2 (flat on the ground)

Price: ca. 7,000, 6,700 (Inferno) Ready for sale: April 1992

Price: 5,400 · OM, 6000 - OM Ready for sale: already on market

Number of cells: 57, 54 Wingspan: 11.4m, 10.60m (flat on the

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1.0mm/Kevtar Price: 5490, 6700 Ready for sale: already on market

Special features: accelerator system, mylar cell walls Price: 4990, 4890 - Sir

With the Challenger C, the Austrian producer Pro Design will be back on top. An Interesting feature is that only one third of each cell-opening is covered by Gaze. Two sizes 23 and 25 are available.

Ready for sale: already on market

Edel Next to Andre Bucher's 42m2 (projected) special glider for this competition, Edel showed its racer in the series-version in different sizes. The Swiss top pilot Sebastian Bourquin (Rambo) was flying an Edel for the first competition. The ZX shall stay in production.

Technical data

Design

Technical data Name: Challenger 25 Wing area: 26.1 m2 (projected) Number of cells: 52 Wingspan: 10.26m (projected) Aspect ratio: 4.0 Average harness/canopy line length: 7m Diameter of lines/material: 0.6mm, 0.8mm, 1.4mm/Kevtar and Dyeema

Name: Racer 21, 23, 25

Special features: 1/3 Gaze Price: 6250

Wing area: 22.9m2, 24.98m2, 27.86m2 (flat on the ground)

Ready for sale: already on market

Number of cells: 43, 47, 51 Wingspan: 9 .89 m, 10.81 m, 11. 73m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.4, 4.6, 4.9 Average harness/canopy line length: 5.89m 6.39m, 6.89m Diameter of lines/material: 1.1 m/Kevtar Price: ca. 42,900, 44,900, 46,900, oS (incl.

20%oVAT) Ready for sale: April 1992

~TV The new ITV top model, named Alcor, was shown as a prototype already at the Worlds last autumn. A special feature is that the French do not use any enforcement. Next to the proportional series-versions 25, 27, 28.5, and 30, a bigger competition-version named Alcor Pro is being produce as well. The Alcor has accelerator and seat steering.

Technical data Name: Alcor 30, Alcor Pro Wing area: 30m2, 32m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 44, 50 Wingspan: 12m, 11.40m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.4, 4.5 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.50m, 7.50m Diameter of lines/material: 1.5mm,

rebsrd Next to its successful top model Ninja, Firebird has developed the intermediate model Apache. The Apache is offered in three proportional sizes (23, 26, and 29) Technical data Name: Apache 29 Wing area: 28.6m (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 39 Wingspan: 11.55m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.66

celerator the bar first pulls down the B-line before it changes the whole angle of attack. This system shall give more stability in high speeds.

Technical data Name: Omega 2 Wing area: 29m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 39 Wingspan: 11.50m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.55 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.40m Diameter of lines/material: 1.5mm/Kevlar Special features: accelerator Price: ca. 6000 • DM Ready for sale: March 1992

Technical data Name:Sigma Wing area: 26m2, 28m2 (flat on the ground) Number of cells: 38, 42, 46 Wingspan: 9.30m, 10.40m, 11.50m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4 Average harness/canopy line length: 6.1 m Diameter of lines/material: 1.5mm/Kevlar Price: ca. 4500 • Sfr Ready for sale: March 1992

Fun Air The company Fun Air (formerly Steinbach Delta) has its high perfors mance Argos now ready for production. 7 valves on the downside of the wing shall accelerate its re-opening after collapse.

Technical data

Average harness/canopy line length: 7.14m

Name:Argos

Diameter of lines/material: 1.2mm/Kevlar

Wing area: 31 m2 (flat on the ground)

Price: 5500 - DM

Number Of cells: 53

Ready for sale: already on market

Wingspan: 11.80m (flat on the ground)

Adv a.nee The top glider Omega 2 which was shown as a prototype at the last Worlds is now ready for production.

Also new is the intermediate glider Sigma which has the significant "ears". An interesting feature was a new harness with accelerating presented for the Omega by its German importer Skyline. Here the Blines are fixed in a bar with a slot.

When the pilot is now pushing the ac-

Aspect ratio: 4.49 Diameter of lines/material: 0.9mm/Kevlar Special features: 7 valves on the underside Price: ca. 6500 - DM (incl. 20% VAT-Austria) Ready for sale: already on market

Condor The former Swiss company Con• dor, now owned by the Austrian Edgar Tscharbrun, presented a new prototype called Tornado.

Technical data Name: Tornado

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Wing area: 28 .2m2 (flat on the ground)

Diameter of lines/material : 105/Dyeema

Diameter of lines/material: 1.4mm/Dyeema

Number of cells : 61

Special features : 21 breaklines on each sides via Flairs on the downside.

Special features : brake against coming forward

Wingspan : 11 .28m (flat on the ground) Aspect ratio: 4.9

Price: 4400, oS (incl. 20% VAT austria)

Price : 3590, 3790, 3990 - Sir

Average harness/canopy line length : 7.5m

Ready for sale: summer 1992

Ready for sale : already on the market

Special features: trimmer and accelerator

3TP

Cirrus

Price: not yet fixed

New on the western market is the CSFR company 3TP. The top model is called Distance. A special feature is a break against the chute coming forward after a stall. The distribution in west Europe is made by the Swiss company Pinksport. A new marketing concept is that an insurance is included in the chute price.

The other CSFR company Cirrus tries to sell its canopies over a Bavarian company. The look of the Cirrus is very similar to the Italian Bull Ball paraglider from Italy.

Technical data

Wingspan: 11.0m

Diameter of lines/material : 1. 1mm/Dyeema

Ready for sale: summer 1992

Skywing Safety parachute pioneer Herbert Stollinger from Bad Reichenhall in Germany has a new high performance glider. The name is Supermaster 27 Sport. Later in the year a 25m2 model is planned as well .

Technical data Name : Cirrus Wing area: 27m2 (projected) Number of cells : 50

Name : Distance 22 , 25 , 28

Aspect ratio : 4.5

Wing area : 21 .7m2, 24.9m2, 28 .1m2 (projected)

Average harness/canopy line length: 5.5m

Number of cells : 54

Number of cells : 22, 25 , 28 (each divided once

Price: 4200 - DM

Wingspan : 11 .25m (flat on the ground)

Wingspan: 8.5m , 9.6m , 10.8m (projected)

Technical data Name: Supermaster 27 Sport Wing area: 32 .5m2 (flat on the ground)

Aspect ratio: 4.0

Aspect ratio : 3.3, 3 .7, 4.1

Average harness/canopy line length: ca. 7m

Average harness/canopy line length : 6m

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tis time to review 1991, focus on 1992 and reevaluate our goals. Let's start with the review. I could not finalize the 1991 membership report for this magazine's issue deadline, but we will publish it in the next issue. The highlights of 1992 were: The APA grew to 795 members, 468 are rated pilots, 72 with a class II rating. We have 70 instructors listed , and 12 insured APA flying sites. We obtained our own liability insurance for our members.

The First American Paragliding Festival was introduced by Scott Gressitt, and hosted by Fran and Harry Harris in Big Sur to raise funds for the APA. That contributed largely to our improved financial situation. A US team participated with better than expected results in the 2nd Paragliding World Championships in France (Mitch McAleer is the 1991 U.S. paragliding champion). The first official Paragliding Nationals were held in Bishop, and were well organized and conducted by Mark Axen. Greg Smith is the APNXC Challenge Champion by flying 150 miles in three flights.

Our first elections for the Board of Directors drew a huge

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participation.

We had a terrible 1991 with respect to accidents, having had four fatalities. I hope we can avoid another accident-loaded year.

In all, the organization as a whole grew, not only in membership but also financial, on programs, and benefits were offered to the paragliding community. I thank all the pilots, members, directors, and volunteers that made it all happen.

Still we have a long way to go.

We, the organization, will mature and grow further. We, the board and committees, must learn to communicate openly and impartially to become an informed organization. We must listen to the views and opinion of fellow members. We will face some hurdles of legal, political, and human nature.

There are members volunteering to do the work, like in the past. It is each member's responsibility, and in his or her interest, to improve their skill, knowledge and safety of paragliding. There is still more to learn in this fledgling sport. We are on a very exciting and wide course and starting to accelerate. Together we can look out for each other and to a bright future.

Some special events are al-

ready lined up. The finals of the First Paragliding World Cup will be in the Owens at the end of September. Other events are planned such as the Second American Paragliding Festival, and a weeklong clinic at Shasta, just to name a couple. I'm looking forward to the implementation of the site access program. The program and the funds will open new sites. The Safety & Training Committee is creating new programs for pilots to improve their skills and control the glider to master the air safely!

It will not be easy all the time.

Some of our fellow members are feeling the recession; others will soar to new heights, but at the end, as a community we will prosper and mature further on the way to a very exciting future. I ask you to share your ideas and comments with your fellow members, instructor, and directors. Participate in the events and enjoy the flying with others expanding your horizons. ~

So let's go out and fiy!

Peter Zimmerli

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The following companies are APA members supporting the paragliding community with their membership. While the APA takes no position on the value of equipment offered by these members it is important to remember that they actively support and promote the sport of paragliding and the APA.

PARA-FI,..ITE, INC. 5800 Magnolia Ave., Pennsauken, NJ 08109 Phone:(609)663-1275, Fax:(609)663-3028 Manufacturer; Blrdwing Canopies, Specialized in High Quality Products, Workmanship and Customer Service

MARIPOSA SPORTS INC. 2649 Park Marina Dr., Redding, CA 96001 Phone:(800)759-7456, Fax:(916)245-0738 Importer; Loft Comet, Inferno, Edel and Para-Delta Canopies, Harnesses, Reserves, Accessories

KITI'Y HAWK KITES P.O. Box 1839, Nayes Head, NC 27959 Phone:(919)441-4124 Sale, School Canopies, Harnesses, Instruments, Accessories

UP INTERNATIONAL 4054 West 2825 North Mountain Green, UT 84050 Phone:(800)COME 2UP; Fax:(801)876-3003 Manufacturer; UP Canopies

LAMINATED PRODUCTS LIMITED 17/F, UnitC, Block 1, Tms Center,3 Hung Chung Road Tun Mun,NT. Hong Kong Phone:011-852-466 0208 Fax: 011-852-4561266 Manufacturer; Canopies,Hamesses, Accessories

SKYWALK 447 Lumbert Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 Phone:(415)493-3192 Fax:(415)493-3192 Manufacturer, Dealer; Spirit Canopies and Harnesses

OREGON PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 7002, Bend, OR 97708 Phone:(503)389-5411 School, Sale, Instructions

A PLACE OF WINGS 1484 Falcon St., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 Phone:(408)736-1222 School, Instruction, Sales

NORTH AMERICAN PARAGLIDING P.O. Box 4, Ellensburg, WA 98926 Phone:(509) 925-5565; Fax:(509) 962-2310 School, Sale of Canopies, instruments, Accessories, Reserve Lessons, Alpine flt., Skl Launch, Soaring Seminars, Specialized in National and International Tours

ABOVE & BEYOND 3314 West 11400 South South Jordan, Utah 84065 Phone:(801)254-7455, Fax:(801)254-7701 School, Sale, Canopies, Harnesses, Accessories, Media, Specialized in Instructions, Clinics, Towing

PERFORMANCE DESIGNS PARAGLIDING 12650 Softwind Dr., Moreno Valley, CA 92388 Phone:(714)924-5229, Fax:(714)242-4718 Manufacturer; Distributor, Sale, School, Loft Excalibur Canopies, Harnesses, Instruments, Flywear, Accessories, Media

CALENDAR OF APA PARAGLIDING EVENTS 1992 Jan. 1 - Dec. 31 Mar. 4 & 5: Mar 6 • 8: May 15 • 18:

Sept. 26 - Oct. 10: Oct. 16 • 18:

APA 1992 XC Challenge, $25 per registered flight. Contact APA Headquarters.

APA BOD Meeting, Miami. Contact APA Headquarters.

USHGA BOD Meeting, Miami. Contact USHGA Headquarters, (719) 632-8300.

ICC, Soboba, California. Contact APA Headquarters.

Paragliding Nationals and Paragliding World Cup, Bishop, California. Contact Mark Axen, (619) 873-8367 or John Bouchard, (603) 356-6907.

USHGA BOD Meeting, Bay Area. Contact USHGA Headquarters, (719) 632-8300.

TANDEM CLINIC Aprll 20 & 21:

Southern California. For more information please contact Fred Stockwell, (801) 254-7455 or Marcus Salvemini, (619) 452-3202.

A second tandem clinic will be held in Salt Lake City. Date to be published. For more information please contact Fred Stockwell, (80122) 254-7455 or Jan Stenstadvold, (303) 927-3258.

APA NEWS Headquarters Closing Please be advised that during the following period headquarters will be closed February 13-21, 1992.

Address Corrections Please advise headquarters of change of address. the magazine is mailed according to the address headquarters has

on record. Advice 6 weeks in advance to insure magazine mailing. Post office is not forwarding the magazine.

Instructor Clinics ICC are being organized by headquarters. Candidates must meet the new qualifications. contact headquarter for information and application forms.

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Patrick Sugrue Green Vly Cntry Club #4134 Henderson, NV 89014 (702) 896-6000 Alan Chuculate Box 83305 Fairbanks, AK 99708 (907) 455-6379 Clark Saunders P.O. Box 1887 Palmer, AK 99645 (907) 745-3097 Norma Jean Saunders Chandelle, 488 Manor Plaza Pacifica, CA 94044 (415) 359-6800 Mark D. Axen P.O. Box 1632 Bishop, CA 93515 (619) 873-8367 Kevin Kleinfelter 5201 Westeridge Rd, Rt. 2 Bishop', CA 93514 (619) 387-2673 Karl Casile Star Rt 1, Box 188 Crowley Lake, CA 93546 (619) 935-4815 Fred Lawley, Jr. P.O. Box 1226 Del Mar, CA92014 (619) 481 -7400 Scott Gressltt 639 Camino El Dorado Encinitas, CA 92024 (619) 943-0274 Jack Hodges 190 Coral Reef Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (415) 728-0938 Marcus Salvemini 365 Bon air St., #4 La Jolla, CA 92037 (619) 454-0598 Curtis Woodman Box 2457 Sausalito, CA 94966 (415) 332-1928 Anthony Domenico 12650 Soltwind Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92388 (714) 924-5229 Ed Stein 630 N. San Mateo Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401 Mark Asher Leeson Kaiser 64 7 Arden Dr. Encinitas, CA 92024

Bruce M. Hamler 500 W. 42nd Ave. Anchorage, AK 99053 (907) 563-IFLY Mark Wright 12662 Softwind Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92388 (714) 485-2620 Bradley J. Heinzen PO Box 522 Moss Beach, CA 94038 (415) 726-7459 Joe Gluzinskl Jr. PO Box353 Perris, CA 92370 (714) 943-8664 Jeff Greenbaum 463 Silver Ave. San Francisco, CA 94112 (415) 759-1177 Cary D. Mendes 1271 Avd. Floribunda San Jacinto, CA 92383 (714) 654-8559 Ken Way_ne deFlussy 613 N M1lpas St. Santa Barbara, CA 93103 (805) 965-3733 Bob England 12701 Gridley St. Sylmar, CA91342 (818) 367-7210 Jan Stenstadvold Box 1936, 306 Redtail Dr. Basalt, CO 81621 (303) 927 ·3258 Dick Jackson Box 819 Aspen, CO 81612 {303) 925-7625 Granger Banks 770 Morgan Dr. Boulder, CO 80103-2611 (303) 494-2820 Ronald O. WIikinson 3509 Summer Breeze Dr. Colorado Springs, CO 80918 (719) 594-0498 Steve Byers PO Box213 Crested Butte, CO 81224 (303) 349-5961 Christian Walk 23229 Himlock Ave., Apt #12 Moreno Valley, CA 92557 Philif pe VIiiard RR# , Wellfleet, MA02667 {508) 349-9377

Robert R. Wardlow PO Box 1871 Crested Butte, CO 81224 (303) 349-6384 Hans Hub Box 1094 Sun Valley, ID 83353 (208) 726-4774 Chuck Smith P.O. Box815 Wellfleet, MA 02667 (508) 349-2561 Dale Covington P.O. Box 7843 Missoula, MT 59807 (406) 728-2876 Jeffrey T. Nicolay RFD 2 Box 109 Claremont, NH 03743 (603) 542-4416 John Bouchard P.O. Box 1100 North Conway, NH 03860 {603) 356-6907 Peter Zimmerli 25 Goller Place Staten Island, NY 10314 (718) 698-5738 Phil Pohl P.O. Box 812 Bend, OR 97709 (503) 389-4086 Charles Fontenot 1437 Waseca Houston, TX 77055-4411 (713) 973-9546 Jay Hauth 1130 East 4045 South Salt Lake City, UT 84124 (801) 268-9369 Dr. Kory Branham 715 E. 3900 S. Suite 109 Salt Lake City, UT 84107 (801) 268-8090 David Frank P.O. Box 185 Salt Lake City, UT 84020 (801) 484-2848 Fred Stockwell 3314 w. 11400 s.

South Jordan, UT 84065 (801) 254-7455 Helmut Walder Amerling 185 B A-6233 Kramsach Colin C. Perry 14312 Edgmont Acres Sonora, CA 95370

Claudia Stockwell 3314 w. 11400 s.

South Jordan, UT 84065 (801) 254-7455 Michael E. Eberle Box 4, Ellensburg, WA 98926 (619) 720-9775 Mark A. Chirico 2442 NW Market St. #31 Seattle, WA98107 (206) 467-5944 Kurt Kleiner P.O. Box 3707 Jackson, WY 83001 (307) 733-3896 Markus W. indermaur Hinlergasse 14 Ch·8640 Rapl)erswill 011 ·41-55-27 71 59 Klaus Schweiger Rupprecht Str. 4 D-8958 Fussen Glenn G. Derouin Box 2662 Canmore, AB TOL OMO (403) 678-4973 Jack Krelnheder 9850 Nine Mile Rd. Juneau, AK 99801 (907) 586·2465 Patrick S. Blackburn P.O. Box 27766, Akiba Lane Bella Vista, CA 96008 (916) 472-3058 Brien Porter 121 Solano Dr. Brisbane, CA 94005 (415) 467-2383 Ken Baler 564 San Dieguito Encinitas, CA 92024 (619) 753·2664 Scott A. Amy 15 Seaview Drive 1 Daly City, CA 94015 (415) 992-7369 JamesM. Yates 2765 Bechelli Lane Redding, CA 96002 {916) 222-4712 Don MIiis 17591 Yellow Pine Rd. Redding, CA96003 (916) 275-4535 Michael W. Meler 13381 Bow Place Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 731-1656

Robert M. Pelletier 1202 "M" E. Walnut Santa Ana, CA 92701 (714) 542-7444 Ed Pitman P.O. Box 188 Shasta, CA 96087 (916) 359-2392 Gregg Pujol 1484 Falcon Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408) 736-1222 BIii C. Anderson P.O. Box 10514 Truckee, CA 95737 (916) 582-0527 Clrc Toepel 29007 Richmond Hill Rd. Conifer, CQ 80433 (303) 670-0301 Bill Fifer 1509 E. 8th St. Traverse City, Ml 49684 (616) 947-3365 Roger G. Coxon P.O. Box 1839 Nags Head, NC 27959 {919) 480-1835 Flay Leonard 3680 #6 Research Way Carson Cit\/, NV 89706 (702)883-1070 Samuel W. Nowling P.O. Box 782 Carson Cit\/, NV 89702 (702) 887-S022 Nancy Jo Stanford 12602 Andromeda Cove Austin, TX 78727 (512) 836-3858 Marie K. Osowski 12602 Andromeda Cove Austin, TX 78727 (512) 832-0516 Richard D. Johnson 12006-B Arrowhead Austin, TX 78727 (512) 873-7131 Josh Cohn 902 N. Cascade, Woner Box #1616 Colorado Springs, CO 80946 (719) 389-7446

Due to erroneous processing of documents in early 1990, Chris Bolling was not listed as a certified instructor. The records state that Chris Bolling has completed the ICC in March 1990 and since than has been an active instructor. Even though his name is not on the list his instructor rating is still valid till March 1993.

The following instructors, directors, and members signed up new members in the period of November 1, 1991 to December 31, 1991.

Mike Eberle, North American Paragliding .................. 1O Steve Byers, Peak Performance Paragliding ................ 4 Claudia Stockwell, Above & Beyond ...................... 3 Hans Hub, Sun Valley-Ketchum Paragliding School .......... 3 Phil Pohl, Sky Hook Sport .............................. 3 Patrick Sugrue, British School Of Paragliding ............... 3 Kari Kastle, Awsome Air ................................ 3 Jan Stenstadvold, Aspen Paragliding ..................... 2 Circ Toepel, Sky Climbers .............................. 2 Fred Lawley, Del Mar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Marcus Salvemini, Airtek Torrey Pines ..................... 2

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Ray Leonard, Adventure Sports, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Ed Pitman, Ed Pitman's Paragliding School ............... .

Greg Pujol, A Place Of Wings .......................... .

Jeff Greenbaum, Airtime Of San Francisco ............... .

Kevin Arends, Oregon Paragliding Association ............ .

Scott Gressitt, Skydance Paragliding Co. Of Southern CA ... .

Bob England, Sylamr ................................ .

Jack Bonar, San Diego ............................... .

Mark Wright, Performance Paragliding ................... .

Robert Pelletier, Santa Ana ............................ .

OFFICER AND DIRECTORS PRESIDENT PETER ZIMMERLI 25 Goller Place Staten Island, NY 10314 (716) 696-5736

Re~lon 4 • OR, WA PH L POHL P.O. Box612 Bend, OR 97709 (503) 369-4066

VICE PRESIDENT KEN BAIER 151 Tamarack Carlsbad, CA 92006 (619) 729-9504

Reton 5 • UT, 10, NM, MT FR D STOCKWELL 3314 West 11400 South South Jordan, UT 64124 (601) 254-7455

TREASURER JAY HAUTH 1130 E. 4045 So., SLC, UT 64124 (601) 266-9369

Raton 6 - CO, WY, ND, SD ST VE BYERS P.O. Box213 Crested Butte, CO 61224 (303) 349-5961

SECRETARY ED PITMAN P.O. Box 166, Shasta, CA 96067 (916) 359-2392 REGIONAL DIRECTORS Rl11on 1 ·AK C RK SAUNDERS P.O. Box 1667, Palmer, AK 99645 (907) 745-3097

Region 11 • CT, NY, NJ, PA, DE,MD PETER ZIMMERLI 25 Goller Place Staten Island, NY 10314 (716) 696-5736 Region 12 • AZ, NV DICK BENOIT 4165 Christy Way Reno, NV 69509 (702) 747-0663 DIRECTORS AT LARGE ED PITMAN P.O. Box 166, Shasta, CA96067 (916) 359-2392

Region 7 • TX, LA, OK, MO, KS, NE, IA RICHARD JOHNSON 12006-8 Arrowhead Austin, TX 76727 (512) 673-7131 Region 8 • OH, IL, IN, WI, MN, Ml Vacant

CURTIS WOODMAN P.O. Box 245, Sausalito, CA 94966 (415) 332-1926 TONY DOMENICO 12650 Softwind Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92366 (714) 924-5229 EX-OFFICIALS

Re~lon 2 • So. California, HI KE BAIER 151 Tamarack Carlsbad, CA 92006 (619) 729-9504

Region 9 • WV, VA, KY, TN, AL, MS, GA, FL, NC, SC ROGER COXEN Nags Head, NC 27959 (919) 460-1635

USHGA MIKE MEYERS 13361 Bow Place Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 731-1656

Re~on 3. Northern California GR GG PUJOL 1464 Falcon Ct. Sunnyvale, CA 92006 (406) 736-1222

Region 10 • ME, NH, VT, MA, RI JOHN BOUCHARD P.O. Box 1100 North Conway, NH 03660 (603) 359-6907

COMMITTEES & CHAIRPERSON

NEW APA#•PILOT 783 - Christian B. Mulack, Maple Valley, WA 228 - SFC Gilbert J. Shatto, APO New York 143 - Douglas R. Pohl, Everett, WA 287 - Josh Cohn, Colorado Springs, CO 604 - Mark Allwright, West Sussex England 1048 - Ted R. Boyse, Van Nuys, CA 1133 • Ken G. Brown, Salina, CA 1036 - Mark R. Gibson, Bishop, CA 969 • Jeffrey R. Hinshaw, Hill AFB, UT 1107. C. Jack Burk, Bend, OR 1093 - Craig W. Morgan, Garnerville, NV 1149 Martin A. Hinterman, Ketchum, ID 964 - Chuck List, Telluride, CO 1146 - Terry L. Raines, Sparks, NV 1033 • Gerald R. Schimke, Davis, CA 1046 - Sherry A. Raskowsky, Petaluma, CA 1045 - Karin B. Schiffman, San Francisco, CA 1098 - Carl Peterson, Santa Barbara, CA 927 - Bernard C. Clawer, Houston, TX 1096 - Barbara A. Zinn, Green River, UT 1097 • Steven R. Roti, Portland, OR 1094 • Charles A. Ebel, Avon, CO 1095 • Suzi E. Gartner, Vail, CO 857 - Krista Shulman, Crested Butte, CO 947 - Robert D. Hannah, Seattle, WA 951 - Lowell D. Skoog, Seattle, WA 1101 - R. Thomas Hanner. Boulder, co

RATING DATE Foreign 12/31/87 Foreign 5/10/89 Class I 7/4/90 Class I 8/8/90 Class I 10/5/90 Class I 1/23/91 Class I 4/17191 Class I 5/26191 Class I 6130/91 8/4/91 Class I Class I 8/14191 Class I 9/10191 Class I 9/15/91 Class I 9/21/91 Class I 10/5191 Class I 10/13191 Class I 10/13/91 Class I 10/15/91 Class I 10/18/91 Class I 10/19191 Class I 10120/91 Class I 10/22/91 Class I 10/22/91 Class I 10/23/91 Class I 10/23/91 Class I 10/26/91 Class I 10/28/91

Tandem FRED STOCKWELL (601) 254-7455 Competition CIRCTOEPEL (303) 670-0301 World Team JOHN BOUCHARD (603) 359-6907 Accidents MARK SHIPMAN (509) 663-5236

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E PITMAN (916) 359-2392 SOP STEVE BYERS (3 03) 349-5961 SIie AcceliS CURTIS WOODMAN (415) 332-1926 Awards DICK BENOIT (702) 747-0663 Election GREGG PUJOL (406) 736-1222

Safety & Tralnlnf NORMA JEANS LINDERS (415) 359-6600

RATINGS INSTRCUTOR Switzerland Germany P. Pohl Axen/Stockwell C. Fontentot Axen/Stockwell C. Stockwell A. Whitehill D. Frank P. Pohl R. Leonard H. Hub J. St ens tad void R. Leonard N. Saunders N. Saunders N. Saunders K. DeRussy C Fontentot C. Stockwell K. Arends C. Stockwell C. Stockwell S. Byers M. Eberle M. Eberle G. Banks

RATING APA# ·PILOT 1043 - David J. Schaub, Manahtten Beach, CA Class I Class I 1035 - Tom Tuttle, Mammoth Lakes, CA 790. William Mendenhall, Seattle, WA Class I Class I 1111 - Peter L. Reagan, Portland, OR Class I 1108 - Ruth Masters, Portland, OR Class I 1109 - Rick P. Sharp, Burlington, VT 1131 - Nathalie Declerck, Pasadena, CA Class I 1150 - Virgina G. Bonar, San Diego, CA Class I 1115 • Glenn E. Rhoades, San Diego, CA Class I 1024 • Brian Sanson, Monterey, CA Class I 1119-Stewart 8. Snelson, Auburn, CA Class I Class I 11 23 - Evan Downward, Hailey, ID 577 - Stepahn J. Zukowski, Lindenhurst, NY Class I 812 - Chad J. Stacy, Ellensburg, WA Class I 658 • Warren Swope, Bellevue, WA Class I 1130 - Jeff C. Duenwald, Spokane, WA Class I Class I 821 - Scott N. Rampton, Renton, WA 1151 • Noel Miller, Encinitas, CA Class I 1135 - Blaine D. Reed, Durango, CO Class I 1122 - David P. Andrews, Tacoma, WA Class I 1142 • Jim Cardamone, Carbondale, CO Class I 997 - Wade Henrichs, Bellingham, WA Class I 1144. Steve A. Burns, Austin, TX Class I 1147. Keun H. Hur, Garden Grove, CA Class I 440 - Debbie A. Olea, San Diego, CA Class II 377 • George M. Gordon, Aspen, co Class II 819 - Christian Walk, Moreno Valley, CA Class II

DATE 10/30191 10/31191 11/1191 11/3/91 11/4191 11/4191 11/7191 11/7191 1119191 1119191 11/10191 11/12191 11/17191 11/17191 11/18191 11/19191 11/22191 11/27191 11/29191 12/1191 12/5191 12/5191 12/10191 12/11191 9/9191 11/17191 11/22191

INSTRUCTOR T. Boyce K. Castle T. Domenico K. Arends C. Stockwell C. Stockwell M. Wright M. Salvemini F. Lawley N. Saunders N. Saunders H. Hub C. Mendes M. Eberle M. Chirico M. Eberle M. Chirico F. Lawley C. Toepel M. Eberle J. Stenstadvold M. Chirico C. Stocckwell R. Pelletier F. Lawley J. Stenstadvold T. Domenico

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AMERICAN PARAGLIDING ASSOCIATION 25 Goller Place, Staten Island, NY 10314, (718) 698-5738 Office Hours : TUE. & FRI. 12:30 pm , WED. 9 :00 am - 3:00 pm ET. WEEKDAY EVENINGS 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm ET 0 1991 American Paragliding Association • July 21, 1991

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• Paragliding World Cup PWC is a series of contests with a point system giving an international pilot ranking. Every year there is a world champion based on performance over the years competitions, just like skiing. The PWC is based in Verbier, Switzerland and is directed by an international committee headed by Francois PeJTaudin. This is its second year.

• 1992 American Paragliding Association (A.P.A.) National Championships This fourteen day contest will select the American national champion and influence ranking for the U.S. National Team, which will compete in the 1993 World Paragliding Championships held in Verbier, Switzerland.

Competition Format

1992 Paragliding World Cup Finals

The tasks will be either time to goal, or race to goal with or without tumpoints. The scoring system will be based on distance flown and the points will be actual kilometers flown.

Pilots making goal will have their distance increased based on their time compared with the fastest time. Short tasks have few points, big tasks have big points!

This series of eight contests will start in Kyushu, Japan March 27, 1992. The next six will be held in Austria, Switzerland, France and Spain. The finals, held in conjunction with the 1992 A.P.A. National Championships in Bishop, California will be a two part event: Preliminaries, Sept. 27 - Oct. 2.

Finals, Oct. 5 - Oct. 11.

All the competitions are "open" with qualifying rounds open to any pilot with an FAI sporting license. The top 40 ranked pilots do not have to qualify. The top 60 from the qualifying rounds will proceed to the competition with the top 40.

Schedule • Kyushu, (JAP)

• Zillertai (AUT) • Westendorf (AUT) • Fiesch (CH)

• Avoriaz (FR) • Verbier (CH)

• Castejon (ESP) • Owens Valley (USA) - Finals Having the finals in the Owens will be a fabulous opportunity for American pilots to either come watch the best in the world or see how their own skills measure up!

For more information call John Bouchard at 603 356-3538.

1992 A.P.A. Manufacturers Trade Show & General Membership Flymin The Trade Show and Fly-in will promote ultralight foot launched aviation in the United States and serve to bring together and educate pilots .

Event Schedule Saturday September 19 • Friday September 25: Pilot arrival and practice.

Saturday September 26: Opening ceremonies and pilot briefing.

Sunday September 2'7: Beginning of preliminary rounds for P.W.C., beginning of A.P.A. Nationals.

Friday October 2: Last day P.W.C. preliminary.

Saturday and Sunday October 3 &; 4: Rest days, weather days.

Monday October 5: First day P.W.C. finals, continue AP.A. Nationals, open distance flying for pilots eliminated from P.W.C. Tuesday October 6: First day of A.P.A. General Membership Fly-in.

Thursday October 8: First day Manufacturers Trade Show at Bishop Airport.

Saturday October 10: Last day of competitions, Fly-in and Trade Show.

Sunday October 11: Awards ceremony.

For further information, contact: Bishop Chamber of Commerce, 690 N. Main St., Bishop, California 93514, 619873-8405. Organizer: Mark Axen, P.O. Box 1632, Bishop, California 93515, 619-8.73-8367.

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mals are too good. But in the Fall, when the skies are clam, then lets do it."

Finally in October '90 with other interested pilots, a summit with a beautiful green launch is selected in the Oberstdorfer mountains in the Bavarian Alps. We are hiking up an old trail to the summit. The weather is optimal, turning even the hike into an experience. The time passes by exchanging paraglider stories. At the summit the well deserved picnic is consumed.

hen I first read the story, I r1>ronll1>rl my

memories. As the story kept circulating in my head I started to realize how much more was in the story.

Especially since the discussion over the improved safety of todays paragliders is heating up. The article shows that the performance characteristics of a paraglider can be relevant to the pilot's personal view, experience, and knowledge. If nothing more, the story is charming, and I felt it was worth while to translate if from German to you.

It was almost an insult to call a three year old glider an old timer.

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However, looking at the product development over that time period, then that comparison to a Maxi or Monofly is reasonable.

Remember when we selected a summit with a beautiful green launch site, hiked up, picnicked, then prepared our canopies, and then silently flew down into the valley? Oh, yeah, 600 feet thermals, altitude gain, glide ratio - unknown elements at that time. Important was that the wind came in straight and was not too strong. Otherwise the glider stayed in the bag.

"Did you sell your Maxi? No, it is still in the basement. Mine also. Why don't we make an old-timer day?

Great idea, but when?" reality comes back. "Not in the summer, the ther-

Now it's getting serious; our Maxis and Monoflys are being prepared, laying them out carefully in a horseshoe shape. After sorting the suspension lines, the leading edge is repositioned perfectly. A"Oberstdorfer Rip" (forceful inflation of a paraglider) brings the Monofly overhead, followed by a sprint and a longer than usual take-off strip. The paraglider of the first generation is airborne with me.

We keep it straight towards the landing zone, as we have something special in mind.

Once overhead the LZ, it can begin. Full rudder into the deepest spiral. After a few circles, reverse with full rudder right. The probability of negative turns, line twist, stalling, parachutage, surging, are all forgotten expressions. A straight final approach to the LZ, and without any fancy braking maneuvers the landing is also on target.

"Great man, we must do that more often". We are rejuvenated with an old flying experience. 1a-

Putting Things Into Perspective

INPIAN J.INE

by Jeff Greenbaum of Airtime San Francisco lying is a great thing that requires respect.

The self image that paragliding has is different from other forms of aviation.

Paragliders are a hybrid of a parachute and a hang glider pilot. They achieve soaring in the same manner as a hang glider, yet, paragliding is often promoted as a craft that is simple to learn and has the safety features of a parachute. This isn't to say that parachuting is safe or paragliding is unsafe, but that parachutes are looked upon as a devise that is used for saving ones life, and therefore has a safe image. People tend to minimize the hazards, and overemphasize the simplicity and the safety of paragliding.

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The paragliding community has got to change its self perspective. We need, as a whole, to get rid of the image of paragliding as a slower, safer way to hang glide. Too many paragliding pilots would argue the point that hang gliding is a more dangerous sport! In reality, the statistics haven't demonstrated this. The important thing here isn't the comparison , it's that without better respect for the dangers of flying, accidents will continue to occur.

When we promote our sport by saying it's very safe, it tends to soften a persons safety perspectives. If a person is confident th at th e s port is safe, they will not be as critical of their techniqu e a nd judgement. If you t ell a pers on that a good attitude and proper training create a safe pilot, you are telling them the truth , however, the consequences of failures in these areas also n eed to be addressed to fully make the point. It is awkward to t alk gracefully about th ese hazards, but it is very important for n ew pilots.

P araglidin g has be en around much longer in Europe than h er e. Through visiting pilots, I've r epeatedly been told that the sam e shallow a mount respect that is common here has always bee n present in Europe and that it continues to this day. The cure for this is to better our futur e pilots with better awareness of pote ntial hazards.

Stmi es a nd statistics t end to b e good a venues to creating thi s type of awar eness . By ca r efully choo sing your words when t alking t o a futur e pil ot, you will not scare them away fr om the s port, you will simply be h elping creat e a safe r a ttitude tow ards our gr eat form of flying. Most of u s kn ow that flying safety is about 80 - 90% attitude and the b ala nce skill s . I think that at som e point in tim e the entire paragliding community will wake up . Until th en about all we can do is not hide the hazards and st a tis tics from our future pilots and ourselves . 16-

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URS HAARI Flies 230km In South Africa

by Marian11e Zweife l

arly in December '91 Xavier Remond phoned Andrew Smith in Johannesburg to ask if the rumor was true that in Vryburg (South Africa) somebody flew 230 km. Xavier got the answer from the right person. It was Andrew Smith who made the fiight, being the first paraglider pilot to pass the 200km mark.

Urs Hnari

Unfortunately, Andrew hadn't carried a barograph. So Xavier's record would stand as the official one on paper, ifit hadn't been for Urs Haari coming coincidentally to Vryburg.

It really was more or less by coincidence that Urs got the possibility to fly the Flatland. Silvia Brandsetter and Urs were in Capetown to spend the holidays with their NOVA friend Peter Wallenda. Naturally, there was paragliding on the program, but mainly for fun. On the New Year while soaring in George, Urs met "Captain" Nick Przybylski , a coach of the British Team and the leader of Paragliding Expedition International of South Africa. Nick owns the complete equipment for t-0wing and is really prepared for everything. It was Nick who had towed up Andrew Smith for his long flight.

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230km SOUTH AFRICA (cont.)

While they discussed the possibilities, Urs began to think of the world records.

Nice start Wednesday, January 8, we arrived with our small team in Vryburg.

Vryburg, 400km west of Johannesburg, is a place well known to paragliders and hang gliders. The altitude of the airfield is about 1200 meters and the area is completely flat. Streets go out in all directions connecting farms. Early the next day the ground crew was busy. Urs flew a quick 100km in 2 hours and landed at a beautiful lake full offlamingos. The next day he flew 170km with a maximum height of 4922m - 3722 meters above take-off. His right wing tip touching the border fence of Botswana, he was lucky not to get shot by the army!

The next few days were spent with flight declarations, narratives, paper, papers, and papers. Flying would be so nice ifit weren't for al this paperwork for the FAI.

A day like all others Wednesday, January 15, we get up at half past seven, after a swim in the camp pool and breakfast it's time to leave. On the way to the airfield we stop to buy some food and drink and most importantly salt tablets. During the early part of the flight, with the pilot dressed for 4900 meters, the pilot can lose a lot ofliquid and must drink much and take the tablets.

On the second tow of the day Urs released at 140 meters and found a blue thermal. Under blue sky with no clouds finding thermals is not easy.

Vryburg is not a site for beginners

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with lift up to 8m/s and a sink of the same or even bigger. Often Urs was close to the ground but he always close to the ground but he always managed to find the next thermal. Plenty of dust devils escorted him and tried to collapse his NOVA Phantom. The ground crew had him on the radio all the time and followed him without difficultly. The only pressure Urs felt about the great distance was on his bladder.

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We thought he might piss his pants but Urs was already cold enough from his frozen water bottle.

At 5:30 pm, exactly after 5 hours, the yellow Flytec-Phantom passed the 190 kilometer point. Now the tension was increasing. The goal given was further than 230km. Would he make it?

The thermals were getting weak now and he had to change his course because of a military area. Captain Nick prepared in every detail tells Urs the heading. Half an hour later Urs lands.

After 5 hours and 35 minutes (average speed 42km/hr) beside a farm road. Just 2 minutes later 3 FAI observers checked his barograph. The new world record was official.

Among the smiling faces of the team was Captain Nick who voiced his intentions of 300km next year. His equipment and organization are set up all he needs now is just the right weather and the right pilots! Many thanks to Captain Nick, NOVA, Flytec, Peter, Renier, Andrew, Siggi, and the snakes.~

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ith incredible violence, my glider was out in front of me and we were wildly rotating. There was less than 300' between us and the ground. I threw the reserve.

In slow motion, I saw the silver deployment bag fully extend horizontally on the lines, then as I was whipped around and lost sight ofit, I felt the spin slow down, then stop. The reserve opened! My glider was a little more than 45 degrees in front of me.

Although the sink rate seemed all right, I thought, "The glider is downplaning, I must stall it and get it over me!" I either pulled the brakes or risers, the glider went above me and the sink rate really increased. Then I hit the ground, a sandy patch in the rock studded Nevada desert. Fortunately, there was some drift to force me head over heels into a PLF. Needless to say, this incident aroused both my curiosity and anxiety over reserve deployments and stimulated my desire to acquire a better emergency system for the World Meet which was only two weeks away.

After the world Meet last September, I brought back an ITV parachute made by Parachute de France which had been tested to skydiving and ACPUL standards. Curious to really know more about it, I sent it to Ted Strong (1) in Florida for testing. Ted examined it and said it was a lot like a personal reserve he had developed a few years earlier. He agreed to do a PAGE 32 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

The slightly slower opening time (1.3 to 1.6 seconds more than the others) of the RPS results froltj packing the canopy in a deployment sleeve which helped to assure a clean opening. As half of the reserves not using a sleeve malfunctioned, a clean opening is not a sure thing! It appears that there is a tradeoft' between a reliable deployment and an ultra fast deployment - if the opening is too fast, there's a likelih.ood of a malfunction.

drop test on it. We persuaded Ken Baier to send three different sized reserves originally deeigned for hang gliding later adapted for paragliding.

Joe Lentini sent a 16 gore PDA German paragliding reserve. Ted dropped the five reserves under 175 lb dummies, two at a time, side by side, at 500' from an airplane flying at 60 knots. The RPS (ITV/Parachute de France model) was dropped twice. The RPS was also jumped flown and landed by a 190 lb sky diver.

So, what does this have to do with real emergency deployments? Over the last two years, there have been at least eleven reserves thrown in fear and we're going to look at each incident to try and figure out what: really occurs when a reserve is throWJ'\, (see Chart B following page)

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The Table A below shows the results with the dummy.

There are differences in the descent rates, oscillations, opening times, and reliability of openings. On functioning parachutes (no line overs) the sink rates varied from 15.3 fps (918 feet per minute) to 28.3 fps (1698 feet per minute). The 25 degree oscillations appear quite dramatic on video.

* Most emergencies .resulted from unrecoverable pilot induced malfunctions (aerobatics) and thermal turbulence.

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Canopy/ Size

# Goret/ Weight

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Opening Time

Descent Oscillation Rate

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1613.5 lbs

Yes

1.7 sec.

32.8 fps 25g

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20/4.4 lbs

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24/5.75 lbs

Yes

1.7 sec.

21 fps

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1.4 sec.

15.9 fps

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1.7 sec.

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Malfunction?

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0-5g Charly/21'

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900 Skirt fold in fifths.

S..fold in bag.

909 Skirt fold in fifths.

S-fold in bag.

90g Skirt fold in fifths.

S-fold in bag.

900 Skirt fold in thirds, apply sleeve.

909 Skirt fold in thirds, apply sleeve.

NO Yes, Line over

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RESERVES (cont.)

wind (trajectory).

• 3.) The lift L of the paraglider depends on the velocity of the relative wind.

FIGURE 1

The diagrams illustrate aerodynamically what is going on.

Notes to figures: • Figure 1: A paraglider is flying with a very tiny reserve with just about no drag - the trajectory is unchanged, the pilot weight (175 lbs) is completely on the paraglider.

ten sion= 175 lbs= pilot weight v ery tiny parachute

• Figure 2: The paraglider and reserve have equal tension on them (125 lbs).

• • Of eleven deployments, eight were successful.

• • Of the eight successes, there was

only one pilot injury.

• .. During six of the eight successful deployments, the paraglider regained flight.

So it seems reasonable to consider what is happening when a paraglider and reserve fly simultaneously and how the pilot should react to avoid or minimize injury.

First, we have to keep these facts in mind: • 1.) The reserve will always be per-

pendicular to the relative wind (trajectory).

• 2.) The paraglider has to have a positive angle of attack to the relative

• Figure 3: A very large reserve has most of the pilot weight under it. The very slow sink rate (here, trajectory) and relative wind are barely enough for the paraglider to develop enough lift to maintain tension and stay inflated.

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FIGURE 2

Analyzing these vectors, we then came up with a model to predict what we really want to know: • 1.) If the paraglider re-inflates, how fast will I be coming down under both?

• 2.) What should I do with my paraglider to minimize my risk?

Table C (following page) gives the answers for both a big and small reserve:

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The conclusions to draw from the tabie are: •

1.) If the paraglider re-inflates, try to

fly it at minimum sink for optimal sink rate.

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Paraglider Hand Reserve Pilot Regains Flight? Deployed? Opened?

A YES YES YES

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YES

YES

NO NO

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NO

NO

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

E

YES

YES

YES

F G H I J K

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

YES

NO NO NO NO

NO NO

YES

NO NO NO NO NO

YES

NO

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Reason Used Thermal Turbulence - Spin Towing

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RESERVES (cont.)

Observations and Conclusions on

reserve Deployments: a calibrated spring can be used to measure force (or weight)

• 1.) There were no injuries during 8 out of the 11 emergencies.

• 2.) Reserve stopped most thermal induced auto-rotations and stall/surge oscillations.

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• 3.) Reserves stopped most pilot induced auto-rotations and stall/surge oscillations.

• 4.) Small reserves are only acceptable when the main re-inflates and the pilot can fly it minimum sink.

175 lbs

• 2.) The bigger the reserve, the more the combined trajectory will approach 90 degrees.

• 3.) If the paraglider re-inflates, a smaller reserve gives the best sink rate and a more horizontal (flatter trajectory).

• 4.) If the paraglider does not re-inflate or is damaged, bigger reserves are better.

• 5.) If the paraglider re-inflates, try to fly it and control trajectory. Flying at minimum sink rate gives noticeable a noticeable improvement in effective sink rate. Stalling the paraglider produces a higher sink rate than leaving it "out front" except in the case of a large parachute. Stalling the paraglider also increases the chance of interference between the two canopies.

• 6.) Big reserves are always acceptable.

Author't:t note: Af,ter .. working through these rti;unbers; overwhebned with the desir~~tJo/oiatmy new bigreserve. Afterall,,thenurtl• bers looked pr~tty goQd~ ~o,)while at

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I flew off the SoU,t)i Si~iinjµst about calm .conditions and whin Lreaehen maximum altjtudeabov,~th~ .groun<!,. about 300 feeklthrewi*e"re$erve. I had to jerk the·linesfotiJhe, sleeve to slide off(nonnaltlight 1s14ystah~rtoo · slow to pullit 9ft), but :whenJt came · off, it feltlik,e a gi,mt handpuUingme back1 the paraglider fle:-w91.tthort,ort~ tally in·front ofme @cf fllldjijin on< itself. (We wer, gotng th~ paraglider to fly.)l was eoniing down 90° degrees under the, res!WV*l (ln1y and hit jui!t hardenoughw b_uekfo my.· knees. It was much hGtte{ trum my • first deployment!

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l also want to ttiank Jerome Daoust, PhD, for helpin'g tne with the math and diagr~ms. ·· · Please remember Wil made many • simplifications.

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Case #1: a 7/1 1/d paraglicler with a normal speed range flying with a 900 feat per minute deecent rate VC:1$9i'VG parachute (BIG!) Case #2: The same paraglicler flying with a 1700 fpm dncent rate rnerve parachute (SMALL!)

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790

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501

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115.8 93

668 38.6

175

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800

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808

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1.6

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175

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166

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1244 57 44 834

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175

4.00

1400

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175

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1.6

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1800

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Sink rate of parachute alone with given weight (feet per minute). This is independent of pilot input.

Air speed of paraglider (feet per minute). This is determined by pilot input.

Glide ratio of the paraglider.

Pilot weight (pounds).

Paraglider drag (pounds).

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paraglider is flying at no brakes. paraglider is at mid brake pressure. paraglider at min. sink. paraglider in full stall. prayer· paraglider ripped and flapping.

C Vp

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Tension on parachute (pounds).

Air speed of paraglider and parachute (feet per minute)· this is the trajectory speed.

Lift of paraglider (pounds).

Angle of trajectory in radians.

Angle of trajectory.

Effective sink rate (feet per minute).

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January 27, 1992 Francis Rogallo, "father of hang gliding", celebrated his 80th birthday January 27 with a couple of flights off Jockey's Ridge, Nags Head, N.C. the retired NASA scientist invented the Rogallo Wing in 1948. Weather was perfect for the birthday flights, with a gentle northeast breeze. Assisting Mr. Rogallo are Kitty Hawk Kites instructors Greg Evans, left, and Craig McBurney, right.

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Arctic Air Walkers Sponsor Paragliding Team The Arctic Air Walkers will once again be sponsoring a Paragliding Demonstration Team for the 1992 World Extreme Ski Championships (W.E.S.C) held in Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska. The event will run from April 1, 1992 to April 6, 1992. For the paraglider pilots, this is not a competition but a friendly flyin with an emphasis on the safe exhibition of our sport. The Demonstration Team is open to any APA pilot rated Class I or better and who is willing to abide by the rules and restrictions of the Safety Committee and the W.E.S.C. Organizing Committee. The area offers a variety of sites that include mountain flying, ridge soaring, thermal soaring, spectacular scenery, and record setting X-C potential. Also available for your recreational pleasure are world class ice climbing, and skiing of all kinds. Extremely good folks and lots of great Alaskan fun! So come and join us when the days are long and the snow is deep and enjoy some, of PAGE 36 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

Francis Rogallo "father of hang gliding", celebrates 80th birthday off Jockey's Ridge, Nags Head, North Caroilina.

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Paragliders Stampede 2,000 Elk Two paragliders sailing over the National Elk Refuge on New Year's Day sent about 2,000 grazing elk stampeding

around sleighs filled with visitors and bolting some two miles from their grazing area.

Nobody-hoofed or human - was injured in the stampede but the incident caused a potentially dangerous situation, according to Assistant Refuge Manager Jim Griffin.

"This is not the place to do that," Griffin said. The paragliders "probably had no ill intent", but they did cause a "consternation among a couple thousand elk" that could have led to injury, he said.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife regulations prohibit unauthorized use of aircraft - including hang gliders and parasails - at altitudes that harass refuge wildlife.

Stolen Equipment We traveled in the U.S. over the Christmas/New Year holidays together with all the toys, hang gliders, paragliders, skis etc. unfortunately, while in Santa Fe, New Mexico our truck was vandalized and among the items stolen were the following:

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APCO Aviation Jetstream Harness, new, turquoise blue with fluorescent yellow storage bags and pink base in turquoise bag. Size: medium, serial #433. Free flight PDA 20 gore chute #l055B. Brown leather gloves, red Uvex downhill ski helmet. Aircotec Alibi 11 #4425.

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Site Temporarily Closed Recent developments in Missoula, Montana have led to the temporary closure of Mt. Jumbo to paragliding. Local pilots, in cooperation with wildlife officials and landowners, have agreed to suspend activity until sometime after March 15 in an effort to minimize disturbance to an elk herd wintering in the mountain.

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ing at the Point of the Mountain, Utah, that you must have PRIOR permission to teach there.

For nwre information contact: Instructing at tlw Point, P.O. Box 757, Draper, Utah 84020.

We currently have three categories of instructors, in hang gliding and paragliding: 1) Pre-approved · can teach at the Point, but requires advance notice of arrival date, length of stay, and number of students.

2) Approved - can teach at the Point but requires sponsorship of a recognized Utah school, as well as the criteria for a pre-approved instructor.

3) Non-approved · cannot teach at the Point of the Mountain.

All instructors who intend to teach at the Point, who have not made previous arrangements with the Utah Hang Gliding Association are classified as non-approved. Please do not attempt to circumvent the system. Doing so could not only result in the loss of our flying site, but legal charges may be filed against you.

Airtek Torrey Pines Airtek Paragliding and Torrey Pines have merged their paragliding operations in San Diego, California. Since the new year, it's "business as never before" at the glider port under the new name of "AIRTEK TORREY PINES".

The shop at Torrey Pines has been stocked up with all kinds of accessories, and the school is in full operation under the instruction of Marcus Salvemini. The merging of the two schools represents a strong paragliding force in Southern California and an indication of the growing popularity of the sport.

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NATIONAL AERONAUTIC ASSOCIATION

NAA Ten Most Memorable Record Flights Of 1991 The National Aeronautic broken the 200 mile mark.

Association- as the nation's • Piloting a balloon filled aviation record keeper - was with ammonia gas, responsible for overseeing Timothy Cole, stayed aloft and certifying more than 100 for 8 hours, 4 7 minutes, setrecord flights last year. While ting a new duration record. every record was important This September 26 flight for its contribution to aviafrom Kersey, Colorado to tion, certain records stood Goodrich, Colorado was the out in minds of the NAA staff first record to be set with an and Contest and Records ammonia gas balloon.

Board. Listed below are the flights which made the big- • Departing Paris, France on July 16, Captain Ed Allen and gest impression on us. crew members Herve • Recreating the Post/Gratty Leprince Ringuet and Guy around-the-world flight of Mitaux Maurouard flew 1931, Northeast Express Capnon-stop to Houston, 'Thxas. tain Allyn Caruso and crew This 10 hour, 40 minute flight members David Norgart, in a Dassault Falcon 900B John Gallichon, John Miller, business jet set a distance and Dana Lovell set 30 city-torecord of 5,012 miles. city records in their twin-turboprop Fairchild Metroliner • Celebrating the 45th anniversary of production of III. They departed New York the Swift airplane, members on May 30 and returned eight of the International Swift days later.

Association set records from • Flying a Grumman 'Hawtheir hometown to their ankeye" E-2C surveillance nual convention site in aircraft on a series ofrecord atAthens, Tennessee. The pilot tempts, US Navy aviators setting records on May 23-25 Matt Klunder, Eric Hinger, (at speeds averaging 169 Steve Schmeiser, and Pete mph) were: Dal Anderson, 'Tomczak achieve an altitude Asa Brown, William Jenof 41,253 feet. The flights nings, James Jones, Charles began on December 17 at Nelson, and Drew Seguin. the Naval Air Test Center in Patuxent, Maryland, • Flying the Questair Venture, husband and wife team Rich and ended two days later Gritter and MayCay Beeler with 20 additional turbeat three previous records boprop performance for time-to-climb to 3,000, records having been set.

6,000, and 9,000 meters by • Launching from Lone Pine, more than a minute each.

California on July 22, Kari Additionally, Gritter piloted Castle set the women's this non-turbocharged, hang gliding distance homebuilt kitplane, from record by flying over 208 Greensboro, North Carolina, miles. This flight to Dixie on February 27, to a record alValley, Nevada, marks the titude of 35,355 feet. first time a woman has • Climbing over the waters of

the Gulf of Mexico for nearly 1-1/2 hours, astronaut Hoot Gibson reached 27,040 feet and stayed there for more than 90 seconds, setting the record for altitude in horizontal flight.

The attempt originated at Clover Field, Texas on January 31, in a 100 horsepower, modified Cassutt racer.

• Blasting-off at the Kennedy Space Center on August 2, the Space Shuttle "Atlantis" lifted a record 253,465 pounds (more than 126 tons) of payload into orbit. The crew members on this 42nd Space Shuttle mission were: Commander John E. Blaha, Pilot Michael A Baker, and Mission Specialists G. David Low, Shannon W. Lucid, and James C. Adamson.

• Using a rubber band-po wered model airplane with a variable-pitch propeller, Robert Randolph set an indoor model duration record.

On May 3, his "Top Cat" model circled the inside of a gymnasium in Loma Linda, California for 32 minutes , 9 seconds.

The National Aeronautic Association is the national aero club of the United States and the U.S. representative of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. It is the oldest aviation organization in the United States, and traces its roots back to 1905.

submitted by Arthur W. Greenfeld, Secretary Contest and Records Boord.

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OOPS A revision from an article in Paragliding, The Magazine, issue Dec\Nov 91. Article, Record Flight Hobbs, New Mexico. This flight was not an "official" record. The US National Record is held officially

by Gregg Smith of Utah.

(Namibia) Date of flight: Dec. 12, 1991 Category: female Altitude: 44 75m (new record) Gain of altitude: 2950 (new record) Pilot: Verena Muhr, Switz.

Location: Bitterwasser (Namibia) Date of flight: Dec. 13, 1991

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Mike Eberle, Director of North American Paragliding, and I decided just before Christmas would be a great time to visit Hong Kong. Taking advantage of a stopover on our United tickets, we decide to first stop in Hawaii to check out sites for future paragliding and scuba diving tours in Kauai. Full underwater gear was in order during our stay, with the islands worst flooding in 4 7 years, due to 11 inches ofrain our first 24 hours in "sunny Hawaii!". The rest of our stay proved adventuresome, traveling in our submarine (i.e. fully insured rental car.) Using Range Rover test track techniques learned reading car magazines, we were able to navigate water that reached over the hood of our the car, in search of adventure (read, no suitable flying sites were found on the island of Kauai.)

I, not wanting to be stuck with excess baggage to and from Hong Kong, mailed my wing home. After all, there is no room for paragliding in Hong Kong, right? It's wall to wall people right?

Mike, being the seasoned veteran of paragliding, kept his. Smart move, as I had to beg seconds during a great Sunday afternoon of flying, at a site straight out of South Pacific.

Through industry contacts, we were able to hook up with a group who were going to fly at one of their new sites.

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founders, Major Chris Lodge and Inspectors of Police Gus Angus and Rupert Utley, paragliding is gradually gaining acceptance. If you haven't heard the story, several years ago a hang glider pilot took off from Victoria Peak and soared the "blacktop thermals" among the buildings of downtown Hong Kong, closing one of the busiest airports in the world for hours!! Needless to say, government officials are proceeding cautiously with approval of new sites for our sport.

As you read this, there is hope for approval of a new site on Hong Kong Island itself at Shek Ko, a 4 mile ridge, that is just minutes away from your hotels by subway!

Mike and I were met at an outlying subway stop Sunday morning by Ian Moore, and were given a ride out to Long Ke Wan, a popular hiking and picnicking spot in the Sai Kung area of the New Territories. After a 15 minute hike, we emerged onto the center of a vast horseshoe-shaped cove. The 1000 foot high hills overlooking a beautiful sandy beach on the South China Sea, proved to be the ideal collector for the steady inshore flow. We met the other active members of the Club, most of whom were waiting for winds to moderate a bit. Prevailing winds were straight in at 18-22 mph, a bit too strong for most of the pilots, including us, but 'Just right" for Inspector Gus on his huge Excalibur 33. It had to be huge, for Gus is about 270 pounds of Royal Hong Kong Police's finest and fearless. Gus's wife and children were picnicking on the beach LZ below, and thoughtful to write "We love you Daddy", and an arrow showing the LZ wind direction. After a balasted assist by Major Chris, the Club's safety office, Gus was soon soaring over launch and lifting to a site record of close to a thousand feet over launch with ridge and light thermal lift. When conditions continued to strengthen, Gus wisely chose to join his

family on the beach below.

In the middle of the afternoon, when winds moderated somewhat, Mike and others launched. In less than 2 minutes, Mike piloted his Wills Wing123 to a site gain record of over a thousand feet over launch. After an hour he took pity on me, and top-landed for me to try the air. By this time, Mike and I were pumped over the flying conditions, and were ready to settle in for some serious flying. What we didn't know, was that it was "Miller Time", and the English take their beer and fish and chips very serious. We soon had the hill to ourselves, and after a memorable 45 minute flight in one of the most picturesque settings for flying anywhere, we called it quits for the day. The local pubs serve great beer, and our hosts wouldn't let us pay for a drink. After some great fish and chips, it was back to our hotel. Next time I'll bring my own wing!!

If you are planning a trip to Hong Kong, qualified pilots are welcome to join in club flying. A $100.00 (H.K) site fee helps pay for insurance, and entitles you to all honors of the Royal Hong Kong Paragliding Club during your stay.

There are no certified instructors in Hong Kong, Gus has been overseeing sign-off for specific advanced skills, after preliminary beginner-level ttraining is obtained in schools, primarily in Europe and there United States. Please contact Mike Eberle of North American Paragliding at (509) 925-5565 or Bob Hannah at (206) 325-9070 for contact information with club officers. They will be happy to see you, and invite you along to flying sites. Bring your local paragliding t-shirts to trade for beer after flying! 1e-

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ttention paraglider pilots: How often have you had to work up a sweat climbing hills to launch, or sit in the back of a vehicle on the way up a dusty fire road, or get your canopy dirty in twig-infested launch areas, all-the-while worrying about whether the property manager is going to close the site to paragliders? Sound Familiar?

There's a great site in Canada that's within 20 minutes of downtown, with a gondola that whisks you to the top in six minutes to a launch area clean and (usually) free of twigs. Oh, and the property manger pays for your ride up. Too good to be true?

Grouse Mountain is true. Located in Vancouver, BC, it is the mountain just north of the city you11 see when you fly into Vancouver International Airport. Grouse offers skiing in winter months, and at over 4,000, a spectacular view of Vancouver and the Fraser Valley year-round. Because Grouse Mountain is a major tourist attraction, the management encourages licensed paraglider and hang glider pilots to (safely) fly off "The Peak" of Grouse by waiving the twelve dollar fare to the top while under escort with a member of the "Grouse Mt. Flying Team." Listening to the applause and cheers of the throng of spectators behind you after launching suggests the policy pays off.

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Lift will be found on the front, south-facing side of the mountain. A number of lift-generating small ridges run vertically up the mountain; they are also excellent rotor generators. Conservative flight planning will take you straight away from the mountain toward LZ, until you become familiar with Grouse (and its "very tall" Douglas fir trees). On the way down enjoy the glass-smooth air as you ride over the base of the gondola and the edge of Cleveland Dam off to your right.

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large, moderately downward sloping rocks with flat faces above narrow plateaus of five to ten feet of level ground for running before encountering the next tier of sloping rocks below.

Bushes lie below the bottom tier of rocks on a steep hill, with only several feet for room to abort launch. Aggressive launches are mandatory, though since the canopy lies behind and about waist level on the rocks, canopy inflation is eased. On near windless launches several spectators from the gallery can be called upon to hold up the canopy.

Once launched the rest is easy. In sinking air fly a straight course toward the Crow's Nest Restaurant, then turn right to follow the curve of the mountain around to the left and front ofit as it drops sharply below. In lifting air, fly a straight course to the Crow's Nest and simply fly over it to

Two adjoining grassy soccer fields, one about thirty feet higher than the other, make up the LZ, located about a half a mile down the road from the gondola station. More Douglas fir trees line the LZ on the north side, so approaches are made from the northeast or northwest.

Thermals popping over rooftops add some excitement to your final approach .... there is no forgiveness for overshooting the LZ: a chain link fence and more trees await if you overshoot.

Advanced skills are needed to fly Grouse safely, as well as an escort belonging to the Grouse Mt. Flying Team. He or she will point out other hazards that exist on Grouse. If you would like to fly Grouse, contact Cameron MacKenzie in Vancouver at 604-980-74 79 for more information.

While you're talking to him, ask him about flying Whistler Mountain, another great site near Vancouver. ie,

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n September 8th, during the Aspen Paragliding Meet, Jay Jamison, one of the first Utah paraglider pilots, experienced an uncontrollable spin, a malfunctioned reserve deployment and crash landing.

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I went to the Aspen Fly-in to see many ofmy friends, and to enjoy the great Aspen parties and demo a new glider that I was planning to buy.

During the first few days I didn't get the opportunity to fly due to the rain

and bad weather. On the 4th day, after several days of watching sled rides, I was anxious to fly. I didn't consider that I wasn't in the proper mental attitude. I had witnessed Tim's accident the day before, but I didn't' relate to it. Like many pilots I felt that "things like that don't happen to me". It was towards afternoon and pilots had been flying most of the day between rain showers. The wind was starting to cycle uphill and conditions looked good for a sled ride. I got ready to demo the new glider. I'd already flown the glider once before at the Sun Valley Meet, as a wind dummy. I wasn't concerned that the canopy was wet, as I prepared to launch in a light drizzle.

I had a good clean launch and flew out over the valley floor. I started to do turns and wingovers. When I'd

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flown the glider before I'd put it into a tight spiral with no problems. So I was taken by surprise when I started a left hand wingover and lost the left 1/2 of the wing. I'm a bit disoriented on the exact sequence, but I believe the glider went into a negative spin almost immediately and the lines began to twist.

I stalled the right wing to stop the spin, the glider collapsed, dropped, re-inflated, and accelerated. When I tried to slow it down I looked up and realized the left side wasn't open and it started to go negative again. At this point I looked down and decided I was low and dropping fast. I forgot the canopy and decided to deploy my ballistic reserve.

In stressful situations, the subconscious remembers all kinds of bits or information and I remembered hearing that it is sometimes hard to ignite the rocket and to pull hard. I grabbed the case with my left hand and pulled the ring with my right hand away from my body.

There was ignition almost the second I touched the ring.

Every pilot who has experienced an unexpected incident knows that what we perceive isn't always the same as what actually happens.

Though I believe that each pilot is entitled to his own speculation, after all you're the one it is happening to, anyway, my speculation is that the rocket fired into my harness due to centrifical force. In a spin there is an

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incredible pull against the pilot. At any rate the rocket lodged in the back ofmy harness and I immediately felt and smelled burning. I was aware that the reserve had not deployed as I hit the ground, bounced and came to rest on my side. In the following stillness I never once thought about dying.

I never lost consciousness - pilots were with me in minutes. I was off the hill in about 12 minutes. The ambulance crew cut me out ofmy harness, put me on a board and rushed me off to the emergency room. I was in exploratory surgery within 2 hours of the crash. My injuries were quite severe.

• Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been and there you will long lo return.

• Leonardo da Vinci

I spent the next two months in the hospital. Doctors didn't think I'd walk for at least 6 months. My pelvis was held together by an external fixator while it mended. I later learned that I had suffered a severed femoral artery , that type of injury usually leads to death within 10 minutes. Somehow I didn't bleed to death.

I was able to walk with crutches after only 6 weeks.

I stayed on the crutches for 2-1/2 months. Now, 4 months later I'm back to work and doing all my normal activities.

I feel great and am working on getting back my muscle tone. I miss skiing, biking and especially flying. I continue to progress forward to the day when I can fly again, although I don't think it will ever dominate my life and thoughts as it once did. But, even with the severity ofmy injuries and the long rehabilitation I can't imagine never flying again. Paragliding is such a truly exciting and interesting sport that it will always be a part of my life.

In retrospect I'd like to say as a pilot you must be completely aware of what you are doing every moment that you are flying. Don't get lazy or complacent and don't take anything for granted. I flew for over 4 years with no accidents or injuries but I didn't take the time to prepare myself for the differences of the glider I was demoing. It was 5 square meters bigger than my own glider, but I flew it in the same manner as the wing I was familiar with. I believe I should have slowed down and took the time to get to know the new wing and let it tell me how it wanted to be flown. Maybe the glider being wet had something to do with the way it responded to the turns. As with most accidents I'm sure there were several contributing factors including pilot error. This is a lesson I'll never forget. I'd also like to say that a big part of my rehabilitation was the support from so many pilots who were so caring. This helped me to get through the hard times and gave me a reason to get better. ~

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A. Passive Protection: a layer of wide orthopedically shaped back and seat plates of compressed thin, light and super strong African wood, forms the first layer of protection. Foam padded, these unique plates insure TV-chair comfort, turning even a six hour flight into a relaxing experience (depending on your paraglider... ) and provide superior protection to your spinal cord.

B. Active Protection: A conventional emergency parachute (MayDay or any other brand) integrated into the back of the harness. It is equipped with the only really reasonable deployment handle available today on the market (side located) and it ensures instant eye contact in case of deployment. When not deployed, the emergency chute serves as a substantial second layer of Passive protection for you back.

Pro Design USA is the distributor for the new 1992 PANORAMIC HELMET. A Full Face helmet designed along the lines of the good Composite helmets you've seen but at half the price. The PANORAMIC Helmet is manufactured using state of the art Polyester Plastic Polymer which allows it to be not only strong but light weight and less UV sensitive. At 440 grams (16 oz.) the PANORAMIC helmet is lighter than most Composite construction helmets.

Price $150 retail. Other Pro Design products for '92 are the Challenger C (Competition) paraglider. Low minimum sink rate, exceptionally high trim-speed with a very flat Polar due to its unique speed system. The CHALLENGER C is designed for XC and competition flying.

The CHALLENGER C was the glider flown 83 miles in Hobbs, New Mexico by Robert Schwaiger, factory pilot.

The Pro Design INTEGRAL paragliding harness is a self contained Flying Pod type harness. This will be the first production harness of its type to be brought into the United States.

Desirable for any long XC or cold . weather flying, the INTEGRAL harness will no doubt be a must for any serious pilot.

The SOARING LIGHT HARNESS now comes in two sizes: Land XL to better fit various size pilots. The XL is really big, you no longer have to worry about fitting the 240 lb giant. A larger board offers better weight shift control.

It comes outfitted with a reserve bridle.

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Active Protection Stage Two Air Bag: This is the feature that truly makes the difference. Imagine a 60 liter shell shaped air bag that blows up in two seconds over your neck, back and bottom.

In case of emergency, it absorbs most of the impact from crash. The air bag supplies you with a protective layer of compressed air of 30 cm clearance. The air bag is activated by the same principles of the life saving air bags in advance cars.

The pilot has two ways of activating the bag: 1) In case of emergency (tuck, stall, spin, etc.) the pilot can deploy the air bag by pulling a conveniently located handle

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on his chest. If the paraglider recovers successfully from the instability, the pilot can easily continue his flight with the shell inflated. 2) In case of a severe emergency or low altitude, the pilot deploys his emergency parachute. Through the deployment procedure of the emergency parachute - the air bag will also be inflated automatically, making landing even safer.

When not deployed the air bag is hidden under the cover on the bag of the harness. It is fully integrated, virtually adding nothing to the weight or bulk of the harness, in a package that is lighter and smaller than the present shell harness and easily folded. The best news is the price - the price of the SECURA is designed to stay competitive.

APCO's vision of the SECURA was turned to reality by our talented harness designer Jan Nielsen from Denmark.

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The Apache and Comanche have 3 risers for easy B-stalling, and come complete with a heavy duty Indian Line rucksack.

As well as these industry tests, the Apache and Comanche have been passed by the toughest of all testers everyday pilots: Fire bird now has over 100 pieces on the market and all the feedback has been positive.

*Even with no cross-bracing the Apache has 11 Ns and 1 C. The Comanche still has 12 Ns!

"Understanding The Sky" A new book about the weather "UNDERSTANDING THE SKY'' by Dennis Pagen, is now available. "This book", says Dennis, "is better in every way than "Flying Conditions". Better writing, better organizati.on, better graphics, illustrations, and photos, plus more material. We have maintaiMd a non-technical approach with an ea.sy to readtoM".

UNDERSTANDING THE SKY includes weather perspective of both hemispheres as well as Europe and Australia, for traveling pilots. 'lb obtain a copy contact your local school or Sport Aviation Publications.

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l>ilt~chard Bellin the mid 60's. Richard h1:1.<i. designed a variometer for his personal sailplane. This was the starting point for an electrical variometer that w~more sensitive. ~iohar.d,

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pany. Production was done in Richard's gw~e and Jim's basement on a part time b~s. Production of a parachute bip was added. This was an automatic paralihute opener for the reserve parachute .of the sky divers. ~ the company grew, other types of vl;l.riometers · were added to the production list. Soon production was protnoted. to full time in Richards' g1;1.rage. With increasing business this W8.ffel .then moved .to a rented larger faµildirig, By this time Ball was making ·1nsttmments for ballooning, hang gliding, 1111d t;tltralightpilots.

... .. . .1~ 1991 Ball has S(len the paraglid-

Now it also has 11 a's and 1 B (asymmetrical collapse) from the French/Swiss ACPUL test program - results as good as these are previously unheard of for such a high-aspect ratio glider.

The Comanche 26 has DHV Gtitesiegel Grade 1 and 12 Ns from ACPUL. It is impossible to have better results than this!

Both gliders have passed ACPUL and DHV load tests without problem.

The Apache withstood 1050 Kg (over llg for a pilot in the middle of the weight range!) on the German test car without breaking. Unfortunately, we could not find the breaking point, as the test car would not go any faster.

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.il)g busin6:se bec01:ne· a.larger part· of . their business. The new. instruments · ~d.ed.are the M50 . andM22. These are j~c~,~·~Of\~l high-tech. instruments . VY:hi<1:lioome with·a.barograpb.optfon. The ;~~~aptlynamed a Flight Computsr. It .;j1:1••a veey ~phisticat.ed instrument that h~lO:motionsfooatedin 5 modes. Mode · lgi-vel:iyou altitude.above me1;1.nsea level an~l>atiometrio pressure, Mode Uis your relative altitude above ground level, high ~wlute altitude,.and high rate of climb . l:lnd. aver~ng. Mode Ill gives 5 damping levels, Mode IV l;l.llows audio. sink alarm and audio threshold. Mode Vis a timer to r~~pd flight time and optional ~~ogllaph. F'Qr more infQrmation or to d:e,nd dru22, oontact your lccal dealer: PAGE 47 • PARAGLIDING, THE MAGAZINE

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Photo: Bill Mendenhall (200 lbs.) landing an Aerolite Reserve after intentional test deployment.

New Supertrim ru Risers From Skywalk

Aerolite Reserve Systems now come with a users manual which covers mounting and deployment procedures. Samples of Aerolite reserves have been sent to Germany for certification. It is expected to have this completed by springtime.

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AEROLITE COMPANY FLYTEC 3030 The FLYTEC team likes to inform you, that we received the approval from the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) for our FLYTEC 3030 instrument. For all the competition pilots, keen on making records, this high precision instrument made in Switzerland, will be the ideal instrument on the market. The FLYTEC 3030 is above all, very easy to handle

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It's a new speed system which delivers safe and efficient speed. SUPERTRIM TM risers correct the problem of"speed sinking" caused by stirrup systems which pull only on a paragliders "A" lines. Supertrim TM risers don't "speed sink" by impeding gliders profile to such a degree that it loses its ability to produce good lift, inst.ead they realigned the entire profile.

SUPERTRIM TM is a stirrup, riser system which tilts the entire profile of a paraglider. It pulls down on both the "A" and "B" lines, leaves the "C" lines stationary and releases the "D" lines. This speeds up a paraglider while maintaining its ability to produce maximum lift. Being a stirrup syst.em, it avoids the recovery hazards of fixed, rear riser only speed systems.

In the event of trouble, Supertrim TM allows a pilot to quickly return to normal, stable flight.

This innovative piece of equipment safely enhances the Spirit FXC's performance range. Designed by Hans Madreiter, Supertrim TM risers are currently available to Spirit FXC owners.

For more information contact SKYWALK (415) 493-3192.

SKYWALK Has A New Glider SKYWALK is expanding its line of paragliders designed by Hans Madreiter of DELTA FLY. For a year now SKYWALK has been selling the ''SPIRIT FXC" to intermediate pilots only. Now SKYWALK has a new beginner glider. It has a special profile which creates a high inner wing pressure and good natured behavior for unusual or extreme flying situations.

The innovations in this design have created a beginner glider which soars.

The success of a single paraglider called the "Hot Dream" built Flight Design of ....r--.,_ _. / · Germany, one of Europe's largest paragliding companies. Designed by Hans ~\ Madreiter, the "Hot Dream" has become the predecessor to his Newest ~ Generation of paraglider which delivers comfortable, stress free flying in a performance profile. SKYWALK presents the... ,,

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many performance paragliders gliders often experience a wing tip or partial wing collapse. However, the Spirit FXC The Spirit FXC is a paraglider which is a unique performance paraglider. The large "attack angle" advanced pilots enjoy flying, newly certified pilots find easy of its profile results in a pressure differential which is greater to operate and few pilots will ever outgrow. SKYWALK than typical paragliders. The air current associated with this requires that a pilot should have APA Class I experience or pressure differential greatly enhances the quality of the higher for its operation. wing's ability to maintain its rigid profile.

The Spirit FXC comes standard with a B-line handle, High pressure, free flowing air 8'!llllfl!lllll.lllllllll!!lllfl!lllll.llllllil!llllllll!lll!lllllllllllllll!lll!. .lfl!lllll.lllllllllllllllll~!'IIIIII!~~ two riser system. It's a system give it excelling stability. A level which is easy to manage and very of stability which other perforforgiving of pilot error. As your mance paragliders have yet to disskill level grows you might want cover. The ability to eat bad air is to unlock more performance. No one of this glider's greatest qualiProblem. ties.

The Spirit FXC is ready The Spirit FXC's wing to grow with you. More experiprofile offers excellent lift. Its proenced pilot5 can make use of our file often outlifts many gliders new and innovative Superl'rim™ riser system. You can which even have a larger total area. With the properly matched forget about costly trade-ups. The Spirit FXC offers excellent pilot weight, sorry little pilot5 on huge wings don't count, it handling and lift in a profile that is difficult to outgrow. With is one of the few paragliders which can remain aloft in light SuperTrim™ risers you can chose from stable stock perforwind conditions. mance to cross country and even competition level speed.

The choice is yours. DHV Tested and Approved. Careful On launch the entire wing pressurizes swiftly and the controls quickly become don't let the $249500 direct wholesale price fool you. highly responsive to pilot input. Gennany's "Drachenflieger Magazine 6/91" after testing many top-of-the-line gliders chose the Spirit FXC as tl1e best performance paraglider for use wifu a pagojet. Its steady, well-natured ground handling was the

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Madreiter has achieved his aim of producing a performance paraglider which a beginning or recreational pilot can really enjoy. It is currently undergoing DHV testing and is expected to receive a 1 or 1-2 Gutesiegel rating. After testing, SKYWALK will make it available to the North American pilots.

Second Chantz Inc., Announces A New Recovery System For Paraglider Pilots Second Chantz Inc., is announcing a new type of Recovery System for paraglider pilots and a few changes to its successful "Pocket Rocket" paraglider pilot rescue system for 1992.

The new ''HOT SEAT" recovery system is being introduced for those pilots uncomfortable with a system hanging on the side of their harness.

retaining the more powerful rocket motor and the longer bridle.

For more detailed information and a copy of our new video please call the company toll free at 800 342-1601 or write: Second Chantz Inc., P.O. Box 12671, Reno, Nevada 89510; or fax us at: 702 829-2079; overseas phone: 702 829-2077.

RECEIVED LATE You'll want to head on up to Elsinore fro the Southern California cross-country competition in late May. The first cross-country event of the year in a place well known for great flying. Mitch McAleer will be hosting the event and he can give you more details. Contact him at: 29120 Melby Dr., Lake elsinore, California 92532 or 714 674-8844.

The "Hot Seat" simply straps to the bottom of any harness in seconds, and is out of the way of potential line snags during take-off.

• Its features are: It has a fixed deployment direction (straight back) for that panic deployment situation.

• It utilizes a short bridled, one size fits all, 100 to 275 pound capacity parachute.

• It contains a new, specially developed rocket motor which utilizes an impact absorbing nose cone and a low velocity, while maintaining a 2 second or less deployment time.

• It has easy to find, covered activation handle.

• It is built of bullet-proof ballistics cloth for that occasional seat landing.

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The company is also changing the models available for the popular side mounted "Pocket Rocket". This system now sports a one size fits all, 275 pound capacity parachute, while

Advance paragliders are now available for demo flights. This company produces 3 models: APLHA - for beginners who want good performance. ACPUL 1. SIGMA for intermediate pilots who want great cross country possibilities. ACPUL 2.

OMEGA - this wing won two world records for distance. The designer, Robert Graham, placed 5th in the World Competition 1991.

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• It is available with a 400 pound capacity parachute for tandem flights.

ADVANCE IS NOW HERE IN USA

Contact - Rico Provasoli, 9 Garden Way, Larkspur, CA 94939, 415-927-2831.

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PARAGLIDING FLIGHT

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Pilot: Mike Eberle of North American Paragliding.

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GLIDER LINE 1992 The glider line of Ailes De K for 1992 consists of: The BRIZAIR, GENAIR, PANTAIR, FLYAIR, and PASSAGAIR Tandem_ The BRIZAIR as trainer and mountain climber's glider. The GENAIR with a very satisfying all around performance. The PANTAIR with the highest speed (47 km/h) and penetration capabilities.

Just released are the FLYAIR and PASSAGAIR. The FLYAIR model comes in 3 sizes and offers a wide speed range. It is very precise in flight and really easy to launch. The ACPUL rating was excellent, too: only 1 Beach for asymmetrical closure, 1 B for front collapse. Every other ACPUL requirement was rated A. The PASSAGAIR is a new tandem glider based on the FLYAIR concept and achieving the same launch and inflight qualities. It looks like an oversized FLYAIR. Specs: weight 8.7 kg, glide ratio 1:7, speed range 17-40 km/h, wing span 12.6m, surface 39.7m2, aspect ratio 4, take-off weight 110-180 kgs.

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All gliders, except the Tandems will be packaged with a harness, all other models with the AILES DE K PRO-TE-K harness.

AILES DE K PRO-TE-K Harness The first of its kind, that can be upgraded with shock absorbing foam, or an internal Kevlar shell with foam and a different backpack with an integrated reserve container. The harness itself comes very comfortable, with a big pack in the back, ready for speed kit mount, a unique one-buckle system, that allows adjustment to seat steering (weight shifting) and triangular front belt security. All the adjustments including pilot position can be made inflight.

Don't miss this opportunity to learn more with the most widely used training manual.

208 pages, 170 photos & illustrations Also FL YING CONDITIONS $6.95 A complete guide to sport aviation weather.

Send total for books plus $1.60 shipping to: Sport Aviation Publications P.O. Box 101 · Dept. P Mlngovllle, PA 16856

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AILES DE K Kit Accelerator The first kit from Ailes De K is a unit that can be hooked up to the PRO-TE-K harness and the already prepared risers systems on the GENAIR, PANTAIR and FLYAIR. It involves the 4-in-3 risers of these gliders and combined with the PRO-

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TE-K offers the safest acceleration system on the market, due to the build-up of a self stabilizing s-profile of the wings at high speed.

E.Z. BIRD Merging aircraft and paragliding technology with style and vision that Is future linked.

A Paramotor/Paraplane is a low horsepower air recreation vehicle (ARV) that is quickly becoming the popular new trend for recreational fliers in Europe , Japan and Australia and in California, Florida and Hawaii in the United States. These easy to fly ships are powered by two stroke engines and utilize a paraglider (parachute) as the lifting wing.

SMARTOW WINCH Designed specifically for towing paragliders, this unit has a thin hub and large diameter which reduces rewinding problems and gives the smoothest payout pressure. The entire hub pivots on an arm which is retrained with an adjustable spring. During tow, the hub pulls against the spring loaded tensiometer illustrating line tension as the canopy encounters lift, sink or pilot induced changes. The spring also dampens shock loads which can cause damage to a canopy. Further, the entire winch rotates left to right on a spindle so the hub always faces the direction of the tow, this reduces line fatigue and allows for a smoother payout of line. An automatic retrieval system keeps the line off the ground during rewind which takes 30 seconds,.

The SMARTOW WINCH holds 5,000 feet of Spectra or Kevlar line and can easily be mounted on a car, truck, trailer, boat, or rickshaw.

Contact Brad Lindsay at 602-8639909 for brochure and information.

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The Paramotor/Paraplane is a very simple aircraft to fly and maintain. No pilots license is required as they operate under the FAA regulations for Ultralight aircraft. A short training period will introduce you to a world of memorable flight.

• Landing Distance: 30 ft • Maximum Payload: 200 lbs.

• Fuel Consumption: 1.2 gal/hr • Ground Control: foot steering

Specifications: projected

• Air Control: dual hand lever

• Empty Weight: 95 lbs.

• Throttle Control: twist grip

• Speed: 30 mph

• Surface Area: 361 sq. ft

• Rate of Climb: 400 fpm

• Glide Ratio: 5.5:1

• Take-off Distance: 50 ft

• Sink Rate: 3.3 ft./sec

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NEW PRODUCTS '92 (cont.)

• Retail Cost: $6,500 - $7,500 FOB

For more information on the E.Z. Bird contact Dauid Gittens at 505-293-7330.

It's a beautiful day for flying. The sky is blue without a single cloud. A gentle breeze to move you along, and plenty of sun to keep you warm. It doesn't get any better than this.

Or does it?

Imagine all of this with your glider or parachute being just as dazzling with its customized designs from Glide Marking International.

ITV announces the CYCLOPS, a Big glider conceived and designed for tandem flight. Weight range is 280 - 450 lbs. The CYCLOPS is ACPUL certified for passenger in front, pilot in back configuration. This glider launches, handles, and lands much like the Rubis. Available now to instructors only.

The Alcore is finally ready and is being tested right now.

This glider has gone through several generations of change since the competition model flown in the Owens Valley '91 Nationals. We can only assume it is better in every regard, and we look forward to getting one in the U.S. ie. see photo of ITV Cyclops opposite page

At GMI we specialize in imaging parachutes, hang gliders and paragliders with any logo or personal design you wish. This is done using a process developed after years of extensive research, and will not affect the operation of your sail, glider, or parachute.

Call or write us for your free information package, and you can fly with a style all your ownl

Telephone: 516-676-7599; Fax: 516-676-0106 Mailing Adress: GMI P.O. Box 451, Glen Cove, New York 11542 U.S.A. Shipping Address: GMI, 108 Glen Cove Ave., Glen Cove, New York 11542 U.S.A.

A Pilot's Training Manual

1000 Copies Sold Revised Third Edition 140 Pages 62 Illustrations Skills, Aerodynamicso Weather Equipment and More Available from paragliding schools and dealers, or direct from Wills Wing - 1208 H. East Walnut - Santa Ana. CA 92701 Include $2.00 for postage and handling.

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BETTER THAN NEW! ITV Saphir Must 285 with unused Firebird R-2 reserve $3250. Less than 5 hours total air time on Saphir. Call to find out why this glider flies better than a new one!

603-356-7992.

LICENSE PLATE FRAMES "I'd Rather Be Paragliding". Black plastic w/ white letters, $7 .00 pair.

Classy, durable log books, $5.00 each . S&H included. Quantity discounts/custom work available .

Money back if not satisfied . Over The Hill Paragliding, 22865 S.E. Yellowhammer Gresham, OR 97080, 503-667-4557.

ITV/WILLS WING/U.S. VOILES 1990 Meteor Gold 28 - pink/purple with Bouilloux shell harness, suitable for Kevlar insert. 50 flights, less than 8 hours· $2000. 1990 Wills Wing AT 123 - magenta. 75 flights, less than 10 hours. $1500.

1989 U.S. Voiles Storm • yellow/silver. 65 flights, less than 10 hours - $1500. David Masuda, 2855 Mountainview, Sandpoint, ID 83864. 208-263-0035.

FOR SALE ITV Meteor 103 - Purple/orange, pilot range 170 - 190 lbs. Only 6 hours. Steer seat and bag . $1195. 619-535-9239.

GOOD BUY European AGT 242, same as Wills Wing AT 223, very reliable

and durable Class II glider, factory maintained, max. 100 flights, only $1700. Vonblon top class harness including big reserve parachute, only $700, all together only $2300 , Jochen Moesslein 415-328-9916.

FOR SALE Edel Aero 24 with harness and backpack. Good condition . $900 or best offer. 206 839-5434 Brad.

FOR SALE Airbow 25 (29m) Demo wing , good condition, will sell or trade for Class 1-11 wing for instructional use. John 916-2222-4606.

FOR SALE Airbow 23. Great condition, going to school must sell, $2000 w/harness, Todd 916-222-4606.

FOR SALE Used Ball wrist vario $150 . Call Claudia 801 254-7455.

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Call for a demo, 801 254-7455.

Saphir Must 245, beautiful pink and blue. Ideal for light pilots, 105 - 135 lbs., excellent condition $3000. Rubis 27 and Rubis 30, save $400 on these demo gliders, call Ken at 619 753-2664.

SAVE $$HUNDREDS$$ OF DOLLARS UP Stellar Demos. Call Claudia 801 254-7455.

FOR SALE Used reserves with new bridles installed, repacked in UV resistant deployment bags. Claudia 801 254-7455.

FOR SALE Paragliding boots (demos). 3 pair left, size 9 & 10. 1 never worn $150, 2 other only tried $100.

Claudia 801 254-7455.

FOR SALE 285 Must, very good condition .

Make offer 619 873-8367.

TO PLACE A CLASSIFIED AD Send text and $1 O per ad, per issue to: 3314 West 11400 South, South Jordan, Utah 84065.

FOR SALE UP Stellar 25, w/less than 1 hour airtime. I have no time to fly, need $2300. Chris 213 661-2427.

FOR SALE ITV Saphir 100, excellent cond. $1000. ITV Saphir Must 265 excellent cond. $1500. Or trade for hang glider. Todd Bibler 303 4497351 .

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