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...t or that have two seats are considered now light sport aircraft in the US and one has to have his sport pilot license in order to fly it. The lisence requirements in the U.K are considered harder b...
...In fact, in 1998 Baruch earned an entry in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's oldest paraglider pilot. He was 77. That record has not lasted though! Since then, a short film has been made abo...
...ends your hang glider into a tailspin due to 'jetwash' as those big jets engines thunder by? Repent ye pilots spewing carbon into the atmosphere! Airline hostesses don sack cloth and ashes for the s...
... consideration to the idea to learn to fly, I don't necessary mean to start flying heavy planes that one pilot did. Somehow he really got into serious trouble because of it after the feds denies his ...
...travels in Australia, I would like seriously complete my license to the equivalent level of a BHPA 'Club Pilot' rating. My friend, who hasn't flown before, is also interested. My questions are : 1...
Any hg pilots from brisbane australia here?
Worthington (don't forget the g) wrote a book called 'In Search of World Records' many years ago, would love to find a copy. > Angelo Mantas
... and a padded container pack. Specs: Type: Edel Super Space II Size: Large Surface: 29.1 Meters Square Pilot Weight: 85-110 Kg (187-242 Lbs) Colours: Aqua w/purple, fuschia, yellow Speed system inst...
The FFVL report on the HG pilot who fell from his harness with fatal consequences is now available at: http://www.ffvl.fr/FFVL/Commission_Medicale/avert_harnais_rotor.html Note that the harness is
...y says that the math indicates an optimum G level which rapidly exceeds the ability of the sailplane (or pilot) to perform. But even with 'moderate' 2G/0G technique gary is flying seems to work. I cou...
Dear experienced HG pilots As a HG student (Slope gliding level), i and some fiends, have been discussing the concept of learning to glide from altitude by towing HG off the ground. We are fully awa
... F1/Fx). And (just to make sure someone answers): are competition gliders in the hands of recreational pilots more DANGEROUS than intermediate gliders? (knowing that both are infinitely more safe th...
...or that search.) So far I'm finding a VERY large discrepancy in the reports about PG collapses. One HG pilot told me that a friend of his, an award-winning aerobatic HG pilot, was flying a beginner ...
...a bit tedious for me (I guess I'm only joking myself!!!!). Anyway...wil it be neccessary for me to get a pilot's license, like one has to get for paragliding??? And does anyone know someone I can co...
... it real heavy on the back? Any tips would be appreciated. A frustrated (too many light winds days) PG pilot ....
...riser or a fitting on the harness? I have just been reading about a wing with adjustable trims and the pilot says he uses 3/4 trims to aid take off. Is this something that has been phased out as t...
Hi to the group, I have been flying for about 1 year and am qualified as a UK club pilot and now have about 20 hours airtime. I fly an Ozone Electron; a modern and forgiving DHV1-2. Perhaps a quarte
I just read the latest OZ report and am really excited about the conditions that the hangglider pilots are experiencing there. They have already had a couple of flights that beat the old world distanc
...ibed previously. At about 30 feet in height the cable realesed from the glider, for reasons unknown. The pilot then lowered the planes nose as per normal emergency procedure of cable breaks. The pilot...
I am looking for poetry and photographs from flying enthusiest for possible submissions. Thanks
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I am looking at getting a PG DHV 1/2 wing but the choices for a small pilot (hook in ~63 kg) seem to be limited. Can anyone give any info on what type of small-sized 1/2 wings are out there? Thanks
Has anyone got a copy of 'Hang Gliding Training Manual' by Dennis Pagen or 'Hang Gliding for Beginner Pilots' by Peter Cheney that they wish to sell as I have tried on several occassions to buy these
Hello We are 8 french hangglider pilots who plans to fly in the USA next spring (May 2001). Me, I am just the driver. They look to fly in Arizona, but they already flight ther 3 years ago, or in Uta
Okay guys, anybody know of any good flight schools in or around Georgia. I'm a Georgia Tech student, ya know, stereotypically short on cash, but I never let that stop me from doing the things I want.
... not a good idea to strap on on and chuck myself of an alp, so my first target is probably an Elementary Pilot rating I guess. These are my questions: Do you have to take a commercial course or can yo...
...oved every minute of it! After a total absence of any form of aviation for some 10 years a hang glider pilot just had to drop into our village.... after a long chat the aviation bug bit me again. ...
Tissot (Swiss Made, www.tissot.ch) is preparing a new watch (called 'T-Touch', which will be available in a few months, probably in august) with altimeter, barometer, temperature, and compass, plus th
What kind of glider should a beginner look for? Pilot is 200lbs, 6'3'. Has never flown gliders before. Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Today (Sunday 24th) a PG and a tandem HG had a midair with both pilots killed. The tandem passenger is in a critical but stable condition (whatever that means). The accident happened at Stanwell Park
... and 37,000' and I could find no comparison. I had beaten tremendous odds, my childhood dream of being a pilot had come a reality. And to top it off the previous week I had been picked as a Check Airm...
... PG in Nepal? I'm trying to locate some interesting flying sites suitable for a relatively unexperienced pilot (no XC license yet). Thank's alot! Olaf Koch, Germany...
... I am currently flying paramotors but two weeks ago started hang gliding lessons. Im also a high time GA pilot. Heres the thing...Im having a problem with the hang glider in that I cant seem to relax ...
...). I hope everyone will take the opportunity to get a license and avoid the fines! ENFORCEMENT: GLIDER PILOTS - GET A LICENSE If you fly a hang glider and use ham radio to communicate, you had bet...
Hi all, I'm a paraglider pilot that has the chance to move to the UK (South-east); I was wondering how is flying in England. How many flyable week-ends do you get in an year? Where are the best sites?
Hi all As a very keen HG pilot I appreciate what an intellectual group we are and as such I expect some of you will have the answer to the following question: How does one say in Latin the followi
... up the uprights produces a rotational moment that do the thing worse. I'm confused because there are no pilots I know complaning about this. The wing is O.K., i've two with the same result. No proble...
... old ones. Me, I don't look down my nose at anybody's glider. I will happily let an apparently competent pilot fly my glider if I think his might be unsafe. Let's see how many of these sneerers who te...
..., and we're not flying. My friend and mentor, Tom Truax, is leaving town for the week to visit another pilot friend and family in Washington. It is only this summer, with very few exceptions, that t...
...o discern. I'm wondering if some of the anecdotal evidence is perhaps an attempt to deflect blame from pilot error. I'm also told by my optometrist that polarized, tinted prescription glasses woul...
Hello fellow pilots... I was wondering if someone out there could spare a few lines to an ex hang gliding junkie! I started flying in 1980, was a total die hard for ten years. Flew all over, Owens
...e parts, good condition, new cage, excellent performance and handling, the best rigid wing for the stick pilot - $7000 BRS Chute - $800 Call or Email, Ramy Yanetz (650)625-0633...
...my face begin to distort that I realised I had better ease off. Meanwhile my husband (not a paraglider pilot) had noticed the tips of my wing begin to fold in. My questions are: why did this hap...
hi, i am a swiss paragliding pilot. i will be in snowmass from september 20 to 28. can anyone tell me if i can fly there with my paraglider? are there any official take-offs. is the area open
...any alternative to a helmet mount? 2. Is there anywhere you could attach a camera to get a shot of the pilot? - either looking up to get the face, or perhaps from above and to one side so you get lo...
Hello all pilots, Yesterday (11/17) my apartment in Queens New York was broken into and interestingly all I could find missing was my ~3 months old harness, parachute and helmet. The harness is a Bl
Hi all, What percent of hangglider pilots fly supine and what are the advantages/disadvantages of flying supine? I always assumed less wind resistance prone. Or is it a control issue? To my uninformed
... Btw, it also shows that we should not forget South Africa in this ball game. Being a (poor) amateur pilot and homebuilder, I also hope, of course, that some day a *light* (financially speaking) v...
I've seen a lot of pictures on the web of HG pilots (up very high) that don't seem to have a reserve chute handy.. What's up with that? Do some people skip using a reserve? (Like not wearing a seat be
... on a holiday - and would dearly love the chance to fly a hang - glider in the region I'm a British HG pilot - Advanced Pilot Certificate (BHPA) - flown for approx 12 years / 450 hours - experienced...
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