Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

With the increased use of tip wands in gliders comes more anecdotal evidence of tip wand failure and control issues. A glider was recently reported radically uncontrollable due to asymmetrical tip wands. "There remained the question of why Tejas's shiny new Aeros Discus...should have become alm...

Sept. For Sale items, Wings of Rogallo ( www.wingsofrogallo.org ) Aeros Target 180 Mark 3 204 Sep 1st, 2006, 8:06am by Mark Wills Wing Spectrum 165 For Sale Karl__A 0 68 Aug 29th, 2006 by Karl Airwave Pulse 10m For Sale navarland 1 215 Aug 29th, 2006, by navarland 2001 Laminar 14 Topless For Sale 1 ...

The club has received a recent complaint about member radio transmissions. Club policy is that we honor all traditional and mandated protocols to the best of our abilities, even during the rigors of flight. The SHGA's many licensed ham operators are considered a valuable community resource who may ...

The work party on Saturday, Aug 26, cleared most of the dead oleanders from the west side of the parking lot. This improves the look of the LZ. It also somewhat reduces privacy. Should the club plant additional Oleanders? There is no consensus on oleader disease among experts. They suffer from leaf ...

An apparently deranged man shot two hang glider pilots at the popular Ft. Funston launch. One is reported in critical condition. The shooter then turned the gun on himself. Story here: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/21/MNG3TKMPP86.DTL According to the Oz REport, the critically ...

Phill Bloom Moves Up to Third Place REprinted from the Oz Report: Ron Gleason <<xcflying>> writes: The 2007 NTSS rankings have been revised. I missed the fact that Phil Bloom did not get credited with his results at the 2006 pre-worlds. The revised standings will be posted on the USHGA soon. With t...

US National Flex Rankings (post Big Spring) See revised standings next message 2. Dustin Martin (shga forum member) 6. Chris Smith 9. Phill Bloom 12. Greg Kendall 24. George Stebbins 27 Ron Wiener 34. Shawn Zabo 43. David Cutter 44. Jeff Chipman 69. Rick Holman 70. Mike Knapp 72 Larry Chamblee Full ...

Big Springs Final Standings here:

http://www.flytec.com/Events/2006/Big_S ... umflex.htm

Joe discusses the solo hang check: Hang checks need to be done safely of course, so knowing how to do one without a wire assistant is important. First I suggest you never do a hang check alone at the edge of the take-off slope. Instead they should be done just behind launch where the terrain is fla...

An advancing Hang 2 asks: How on earth can someone safely self launch and do a hang check? At the beach, where the wind is smooth and constant you can balance the glider while you hang, but I don't think I would feel safe doing that at Kagel in anything but the smoothest conditions. Am I wrong? Is ...

CURRENT STANDINGS BIG SPRINGS COMP:

http://www.flytec.com/Events/2006/Big_S ... umflex.htm

From www.theeteam.org Laminar 14 ST Topless For sale or trade, Laminar 14 ST Topless high performance hang glider. Mylar, carbon Xbar, ser #5710, weight 35 kg (77 lbs), min/ max launch weights are 65/100kg (143/220 lbs) Vne is 100 km/r, new condition, split wheels and two extra down tubes are includ...

Chip reports:

"The skies open up and dumps on us as we are getting in the launch line..."

Plus, you-are-there internet audio.

http://kagelites.blogspot.com/

Aerotow with Hungary Joe Aerotow Clinic Starts Saturday at 7:30 a.m. sharp and continues Sunday morning. $280 per person includes five (5) tows, equipment rental and instruction. This is also an opportunity to get more tows to complete your rating requirements. Contact Joe at 661-799-7349 or joe@hu...

From Chris Smith's blog [ http://glidexc.blogspot.com/ ] LA, Texas, and Beyond... So... Jonny, Attila, and I just checked in to the Whitten Inn (formerly Super 8) in Big Spring, TX at 3 AM and I am exhausted after a 19 hour trip - but it was a good time. I hosted Jonny in Los Angeles for about a wee...

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SHGA Member National Rankings as of Aug 1 2006 1. (Kevin Carter) 5. Phill Bloom 10. Chris Smith 12. Greg Kendall 20. George Stebbins 31. Shawn Zabo 39. David Cutter 40. Ron Wiener 55. Jeff Chipman 68. Rick Holman 69. Mike Knapp 71. Larry Chamblee Full listing here: http://ushga.org/competition/resul...

PRIZES:  $100 for First Place – total of the highest score from each of the three sub-contests;  $50 for Second Place - total of the highest score from each of the three sub-contests;  $25 for Third Place - total of the highest score from each of the three sub-contests;  $25 for Longest Single...

SHGA Summer Comp 2 Entry Form (Flights between 7/26 and 8/15, 2006) Waypoint awards revised Flight Date: _____________________________ Pilot Name: ____________________________ Rating: H2 H3 H4 ______________________ (H2=+15 points, H3=+5 points, H4=+0 points) Glider Make/Model Flown: _____________ ...

From Ken Andrews' report to the BOD: Here are some highlights from the usage statistics of our website: * There were 128,500 hits in the month of June (178 per hour). A "hit" is any file fetched (page fragments such as the title bar, images, text, menu buttons, etc. all count) * There wer...