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...rea. The HAM guys are neurotic about anyone infringing on their turf in any way. Here in Albuquerque many pilots do have licenses but some still do not. Those that don't will start using somethin...
Paragliding is not that big in Australia....700 pilots only....and around 2000 hang glider pilots...not much, hey?...but thousands of sites yet to be discovered.
...ut rather in use by many businesses. Therefore, there can be many others on the frequencies besides HG/PG pilots. Use of an 'agreed upon' tone squelch frequency by a group of HG/PG pilots wi...
The FAA is not involved with regulating hang glider pilots, since they are very busy, and our self-regulation via the USHGA and local organizations has worked so far. Hang Gliding and Paragliding log ...
...se 140mile round trips for the forseeable future then. With such a small club as ours with so few regular pilots the cost implications are just not on. Still, small clubs have their benifits. On a bus...
Chalcedon wrote:
Paraglider pilots don't jump ... they run
MH.
It is important for safety to understand some fairly basic physics, as about 40% of PG accidents, including both solo &...
One thing I tell GA pilots is to imagine your body is the stick. Don't call it a control bar or you'll picture it as the yoke. Don't think about your grip and concentrate on your body a...
The soarmaster was a power system in the late 70's. It gave a number of pilots quite a surprise when stalling under power because the power was applied to the wing itself (i.e. above the center o...
Ralph Campbell wrote;
Here we go again... Yes, some pilots have looped hang gliders, most notably John Heiney, Mitch McAleer (Sp.?) and Aaron Swepston. They would be the first to tell you that loo...
...g that I am a 'bad scientist'.
I've no doubt the many 100's of re-training ex-BHPA pilots who have come to me over the years would also be intrested in this......
On a person...
...eir newsletter. The last one just arrived and had some statistics inside. Last year, the number of new PG pilots was more than 7 times the number of new HG pilots. Now I understand why there are so fe...
...de prone a lot more comfortable than the old Cocoon harnesses.
However, ion recent years, a number of pilots have transferred back to supine, in it's 'suprone', or over-the-bar styl...
...1,000 is a similar statistic as motorcycling. She probably wouldn't want you to ride either. Those 4 pilots were advanced pilots. Various reason why.
Please don't ask the question of whi...
writes
Sorry, Greg, but in England, ALL repeat ALL HG pilots use 2 metre sets - so if you want to talk to any other pilots, you HAVE to be on 2 metre.
All the things about UHF FRS are true, bu...
I'm considering a new rec. class glider. Would like to get some pilots comments on the Saturn. If anyone has flown one or even knows someone who has.
Thanks,
Bill (Hang 4)
This is for any pilots who can answer questions about flying in Germany.
My name is David Barnhart, and I will be in Germany (staying in the Hanau/Frankfurt area) from March 1 through March 15. I ...
...d access rights are not all good news for our club as it is no longer possible to restrict flying to only pilots of a high standard... so now we get CP (Novices) 'pilots' turnng at launch si...
Hey! Paraglider and PPG pilots! Are somebody here from South Africa?
Blue Skies! Alexander Bogdanov
...n that particular ridge, but there are several very good sites in the area. Dennis Pagen one of the local pilots. Contact him and go flying....
...us task, if you just go and 'give it a try.' I'd recommend talking to some of the top aero pilots for advice and a bit of instruction before hand. Don't know any personally? At lea...
41 fatalities Para/Hanggliding in the UK in the last 10 years. Not sure of the number of pilots flying per year though.
Regards Roy Garden
...Woldingham, Surrey (just inside the M25) which I believe teaches footlaunch hang-gliding. However many HG pilots these days seem to be saying that the best way to learn is to start off doing a towing ...
...y hat off to the paragliders out there for their keeness. But my friend is a hang-glider pilot !!! Any HG pilots flown in Greece ???
Cheers...
: : I would really appreciate some opinions and comments about the school before I : sign up for some training.
jw, You did not say where you are, so we cannot be sure that Lookout is the closest ...
I have seen several pilots take there first mt. flights and even finish their training hill practice on Pac Air Pulses. Then go on to fly them for years,and learn to soar well and quickly .
... is essential in helping you avoid the fatal mistakes of those who have gone before, you will, from other pilots reactions to the obsolete design, at least feel uncomfortable, and at worst not receive...
...own and land. About the best we can do is 10-15 minute turnaround on the tows. On a good weekend, the new pilots and students will tow from dawn until the thermal activity becomes too great (10:00, 11...
While there will be some pilots at Big Sur for New Years (as always), it is not a fly-in. Last year it rained the whole time. I'm hoping for better this year.
Frank Peel
I'm sorry, but when I read some of the answers ypu got here, I really think that hangglider pilots are betraying themselfs. Anyone who still believes the story of the drive to the launching site ...
..., but here
Not much excitement about it?! Co to Mount Nebo some weekend and you'll see plenty of pilots and excitement. MC...
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