Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

Downwind Landing No Wheels Andy Jackson airpark, Crestline Falcon 195 Hang 3 - July 23, 1998 at 12:48:20 (PDT) …At launch it was blowing 25-30 mph ssw. I flew at 2000' over the lz after flying 3 hours. It was at 4:30 pm. I noticed 5 hang gliders landed in various directions. The windsock was movi...

Incident: Flare to Avoid Spectator Marina Beach 185 Dream Hang 3 September 18, 1998 at 14:10:15 (PDT) A great day at Marina ending in a non-injury crash. I was flying in ideal 15-17 mphs- west late afternoon winds, when after an hour flying way down south over the cliffs I returned to the LZ. I was...

Incident: Speedbar Installed Backwards Kagel 5/16/99, 167 Sport Hang 3 Not an Accident, more like Something Stupid that might have caused an accident. For years now I've been flying with those large 12" wheels, which have saved me from injury more than once. I decided last month to take a big ...

Paraglider Hits Kagel Wash Powerlines Riverbed/Bridge near Kagel LZ <?????@????.com> October 11, 1999, Paraglider Not Rated – Conditions were pretty strong for PG's but about four highly experienced P-4's launched and one had a great 2 hour flight. One of the pilot's wife was along and she was ra...

Double-surface Beach Launch Dockweiler Beach Oct 23, 1999, XtraLite 164 Hang 4 - Before this, I could claim that I'd never blown a launch. Fortunately, this was not a high altitude launch. It was really stupid, for several reasons. I went to Dockweiler to show support for Joe, Andy and Noah, and se...

Second Flight on Topless Glider Sylmar Flight Park 7/26/02, Topless Hang 3 Aggressive advancing hang 3 pilot with approximately 100 hours mostly on single surface gliders made his second flight on a Topless glider. Witnesses say he began to oscillate on final and lost his runway alignment causing h...

Historical SHGA reports are preserved for their continuing educational value. Names have been ommitted according to current club reporting policy. Blown Launch Kagel 5-1-2004 5:45-6:00 pm. Novice/H2 pilot on his 17th or 18th solo flight, supervised. Joe Greblo in LZ observing with a telescope &...

Dahlsten Cup Chili Contest! By Richard Seymour Amongst the many attractions of what is the arguably the most important yearly club function, the Dahlsten Cup, is the auxiliary competition known as the Chili Cook-off! The first year we had six entries submitted by three people. Cabbagehead won first...

Key to Map Above : 1 . Build up the berm (ridge of earth) blocking the Big Mac that is now feeding the washout. Located at (1) on the attached drawing. North is at the bottom, according to the time-honored Chumash map drawing convention, where south was alwas considered the prime direction, as in â...

Controversial Oz Report blogmeister Davis Straub is heading for California looking for good sites to fly. The eccentricities of Straub are widely known and for the most part tolerated, no doubt in exchange for tireless full-time reporting on the sport of hang gliding. A retired technical writer, mul...

Sept. 26, 2006 Richard Shaw has erected a new windsock pole and streamer on launch, visible on the Windsports Kagel Kam and hopefully from the l/z. The experimental PVC windsock erected in the bush on the knoll lasted eight months. It was torn down two weeks ago--the night before Richard planned to ...

News From Windsports Julianne Sikora made her first solo on Sunday afternoon after the normal battery of training we provide. Julianne's a private pilot and member of the national female pilot's association call the "99's". She did well on her 195 Falcon 2.. Our "Outlanding Clinic&qu...

From Joe Greblo: Cost for Hang 4's, 3's and H-2's that were previously signed off = $10 per night campground fee and ride up fee's only. Costs for Hang 2's (training) = $150 (includes campground fees and rides up w/ greblo Food costs (You may bring food or eat at restaurant) There are no site use fe...

There will be a work party Saturday, Oct. 28, to forestall the potential destruction of the Kagel Road by winter storms. Because of the critical nature of the Kagel erosion issue the participation of all Hang 2 and 3 pilots is requested, with help from advanced pilots greatly encouraged. (H2 and H3 ...

Launching unhooked--can it happen to anybody? The latest victim is Kevin Rooke, a highly regarded NZ instructor, who released quickly and survived. Rooke was the investigator on Jim Rooney's unhooked crash last year, and wrote the acident report. Joe Greblo gave an "unhooked" clinic at th...

All member telephone numbers are available through the SHGA Home Page, www.shga.com (sign in at the upper right corner). The member list is searchable and also available for downloading.

[happening]. BUT in hang gliding we have lofty and very difficult to obtain goals. We want that elusive 1 hour flight or 5 hour flight or 100 mile XC etc. Do we get success when we decide we want to go hang gliding that day? Start with a 50% chance of even being able to fly. Then if we do fly, it's ...

Rob McKenzie on the HG instructor situation at Marshall, the significance of USHGA site insurance, and the importance of H2s if the sport is to survive. From Oz Report Index Mar 16 2006 Topic: Insurance INSTRUCTOR INSURANCE Our local site has lost nearly all its full time instructors. 5 local HG in...

Windsports' annual Big Sur Trip for Hang 3s and Hang 4s is a popular jaunt to spectacular coastal scenery, even by California standards. For advancing Hang 2s, it's a sure sign you're making progress if Joe says you're ready to go. Big Sur can be a sled ride through paradise or amazing soaring over...

Contact Joe at 661-799-7349 or joe@hungaryjoe.com All events are "weather permitting". Date Event Notes Saturday & Sunday, September 16 & 17 Aerotowing at El Mirage $20 per tow. Saturday & Sunday, September 16 & 17 El Mirage Aerotow Clinic Starts Saturday at 7:30 a.m. sharp...