Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

I was looking for the Accident Reports for the two fatalities we had in the LZ last year (2008), but I could not find them. Jeff and Richard were great guys and good friends of mine. Information is always helpful!!!! Does anyone know where they are? I also never saw anything about it in the national...

I was looking for the Accident Reports for the two fatalities we had in the LZ last year (2008), but I could not find them. Jeff and Richard were great guys and good friends of mine. Information is always helpful!!!! Does anyone know where they are? I also never saw anything about it in the national...

That’s it, I quit. This sport is just too gnarly. Over the years I’ve had about six friends get killed flying hang gliders or paragliders. Its just too depressing and heavy. For me, seeing the dark side of flying just takes all the fun out of it. Flying has been good to me personally. Sure, in t...

Hi Guys, As a former “Safety Director� of the SHGA Club (and a highly opinionated know-it-all), I thought I’d share more of my rambling thoughts about safety. I think there are two main compenents to flying safely. On the one hand…there is the “physical environment�: the LZ, the Take-Off...

That’s it, I quit. This sport is just too gnarly. Over the years I’ve had about six friends get killed flying hang gliders or paragliders. Its just too depressing and heavy. For me, seeing the dark side of flying just takes all the fun out of it. Flying has been good to me personally. Sure, in t...

That’s it, I quit. This sport is just too gnarly. Over the years I’ve had about six friends get killed flying hang gliders or paragliders. Its just too depressing and heavy. For me, seeing the dark side of flying just takes all the fun out of it. Flying has been good to me personally. Sure, in t...