Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

I have a 17' long x 1' I.D. Polyethylene Tube Shipping with a pair of end caps, that make a great shipping tube. It's smooth on the inside and ribbed on the outside. It weighs about 60# and is extremely durable. It was used to ship glider to me from Ohio and makes a great shipping container. It coul...

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Yeah, I also saw this nonsense in this morning's Los Angeles Times and guessed it was a PPG: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-briefs17-2008jul17,0,928932.story MALIBU Hang glider crash causes brush fire A man using a motorized hang glider crashed Wednesday near Malibu Bluffs State Park, suffe...

Brad - Thank you for your comments about the memorial. I too am a non-member although I have met several members and have been extremely impressed with the sense of commaraderie that I have picked up from each of them. Eventually, once I get back on my flying feet (after 26 years off) I hope to be a...

It was interesting to note Chip's comment about the big development over at Pine Mtn where Tony went 208 miles and past 29 Palms.

Looks like SoCal is taking the XC back from Drummer Stan and pal Dave in NY State.

I was just a visiting pilot from SLC, but happened to be in the LZ........slow response and seemingly apathetic care from the EMT's...... Roz - This is certainly no way to treat guests. I'm sure your response to the calamity was greatly appreciated and your video may shed some light on how bad the ...

Awesome flying and write-up on your blog too! Makes me excited to be returning to the sport after > 1/2 my life.

Cheers, Jonathan

Does anyone know more deatils about the reported fatality at Sylmar today? http://cbs2.com/local/Hang.Gliding.Death.2.753918.html Jun 21, 2008 4:39 pm US/Pacific 60-Year-Old Man Killed In Hang-Gliding Accident LOS ANGELES A 60-year-old man died in a hang-gliding accident near El Cariso Golf Course, ...

Wow cool! Here's what I got:
Date: June 18, 2008 | Certificate No: 1347228

What were the mishandled facts? Start reading here: http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=6777&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 I was joking with Mike because I'm featured in the LA Times in tomorrow's Health & Fitness section: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-recu...

Thanks for putting up the link. You're welcome! I was at WW this afternoon trying on helmets for size and Mike Meier was more bemused than amused about the way TDC mishandled the facts and took 3 full days of video and interviews then missed all or most of the salient points in the final 6 minute e...

Windsports' instructor Andy Breem is shown and mentioned in yesterday's LA Times article about a film called: Blindsight which chronicles the transformation in the lives of a group of Tibetan teenagers who were born with 'the curse' of blindness. I took the liberty of scanning the article into a jpe...

......I have this great image if someone can tell me how to post it or will post it for me if I email it to them. Rob sent me the image this morning. It's kind of large so I uploaded it and linked it here: http://photos.imageevent.com/aero92/misc/BUR.jpg It's the Four Stacks Visual Approach to Runw...

……I last flew a hang glider. I used to hang glide from 1973 through 1982 then I stopped. Yesterday at Sylmar Flight Park I took my first tandem flight/lesson off Kagel Mountain with Joe Greblo, lead instructor from WindSports in Sylmar, CA. I got the whole thing on my Kodak V705 and edited it do...