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Welcome
Sylmar is the world capital of hang gliding and pilots have been flying hang gliders in these mountains since 1969. The first U.S. National Hang Gliding Championships were held here in 1973. The Flight Park is located just outside of Los Angeles and we enjoy around 300 days of flying a year. Please check out the rules and site information before flying here.
Pilots and non-pilots are welcome to enjoy our flight park year 'round! Fly high, fly far, fly safe!
Thanks for visiting the Sylmar Hang Gliding Association's Web site.
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Photo by Jeff Craig.
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July 23, 2008
CNN Headline News will be visiting SHGA on Saturday, July 26. Plan to show them how much fun we have! To find out how to contribute to the BBQ, click here.
Tentative event schedule:- Aug 30 - Sep 1: Owens Valley with Hungary Joe
- Sep 6: Crestline fly-in
- Sept 13: Dahlsten Cup
- TBD: Dockweiler beach party, if there's a volunteer to coordinate it
- Sept 27?: Big Sur trip by Windsports
The road to launch has been graded; thanks go to the Forest Service engineering department for that.
A near-miss over Kagel last Sunday between a hang glider and an inbound corporate jet is yet another reminder that we must scan the horizon constantly for air traffic. For details, click here
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 July 24, 2008 7:57am
No reports for Wednesday. TODAY....high pressure comes on strong ...finally. Big jump in temps but the blip remains at 4500ft. NW winds this morning should disappear under the slightly stronger inversion. Max altitude 4500ft. Reports Cutter or call (626) 260-1615. Thanks!
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Yosemite Trip
Barton Davidson has hosted the Yosemite trip for the Club for over a decade. This is an Advanced-rated site (H-4) and if you are coming on the trip to fly, you must sign up on the Yosemite Hang Gliding Association site YHGA. Many years, floating down the river on rafts has been a prime après-flying attraction. Of course the park offers lots of other family activities including hiking and bike riding—or just relaxing.
See the pilot forum for more information about this year’s trip.
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An SHGA hero (or heroine) is a volunteer who takes the initiative to do a project, such as...
Newsletter Editor
Richard, a.k.a. Cabbagehead, produced nearly two dozen issues of High Times in 2006 and 2007. He also wrote a good fraction of the content. Thanks for keeping us all entertained.
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To join these heroes, you could consider this randomly chosen project:
(posted February 1, 2007)
Clear launch area at Mt. Lukens
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