Sylmar Hang Gliding Association

This VQ is definitely priced to sell, and located in the SF Bay Area, CA. The VQ's are the most popular of the ATOS line and don't come up for sale very often. Factory rep. inspected and tuned 5 flights ago. Stored inside in a protected environment, All carbon and structural components in excellent ...

SOLD - 6030 in very good condition. Includes Flytec mount, original storage bag, and extra pitot tubes. $450 price includes standard shipping in the continental U.S.

This glider began the renaissance of the modern rigid-wing era. Strong, reliable, fast set-up - and rigid-wing performance. Dealer-installed upgrades include faired basebar, ATOS-style lever nose catch, and levered tip wands. Lots of spare parts, too. This glider is perfect for heavier pilots lookin...

Wills Wing T2-144, with some damage. This glider is sold as is. It could either be a "parts glider" or a cheap way to get into a T2. It needs a new right out board leading edge tube, right leading edge Mylar insert, VG pulley inside the downtube, and sail work on the right leading edge. Th...

ATOS C rigid wing. Carbon control frame, aluminum spoilerons, V-tail. Carbon components in excellent condition, sail in good overall shape. Comes with extra parts and new Gunnison weather bag. Located in SF Bay Area. Contact me for photo, details. Price: $4,900.00 - SOLD Contact: remmoore(at)hotmail...

Chip,

Have you considered using an adhesive caulk to secure your skids? A rubberized (or siliconized acrylic) caulk applied to both sides of the joint may well solve you movement problem. You could use a clear caulk, and it could always be removed pretty easily later.

RM

Surprisingly, I saw myself in the Slide vid. From 2:47-3:05 i'm waiting in the launch line with my red & orange XC w/winglets - behind the guy at launch. There's also an extended segment at 5:20-5:43 of me just off launch. At 4:19-5:20, Steve Rudy is flying the Exxtacy I would eventually buy fro...

I think DT needs to ask himself if he needs a racing harness - either now or in the next 5 years. If he sees himself competing, or chasing regional XC records - maybe so. Otherwise, he may just be looking for a comfortable harness that is less draggy than the average rec harness. Having flown in a C...

I woke up yesterday morning with the flu. Instead of flying Ave S, I got to drive 6 hour home feeling like cr@p!

Still feeling really bad today, but the masochist in me also wants to know how the flying was...

RM

I will be meeting Mike and Co. at the Ave S LZ around 11:30.

RM

I tentatively plan on being there. (L if weather and access permit, S if not.) I think Jim Mercadante will be there also. I've not been to L, but from what I've read it's really only preferable if S is blown out? It also sounds like L is a much more involved drive-up or retrieval? My few flights at...

I'm going to be in the Palmdale area Saturday morning. Forecasts currently look decent for Ave S. While I've flown there a few times before, I don't want to fly alone. I've got a good 4-door 4WD truck with a big padded rack, so we can take my rig up. Also, I'm happy to pay my share for a driver, or ...

Yeah, no problem. The cliff above the lake is about 600' high. Once you fly past the far lip of the lake, it's another 3000' of very sheer mountainside to the valley floor. Typically, it's a morning sledder, since that launch faces north and the typical summer airflow is SW during the afternoon. The...

Here's a pretty good vid of Indian Valley I found on YouTube. It includes flights from the two most popular launches, on opposite sides of the valley.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3vlakdvYuE

RM

I've been flying rigids since my first Exxtacy in 2001. I've been flying my ATOS VX for the past 4 years. Here in Norcal, rigids are fairly common. That means there is plenty of experience in making carbon repairs. I have never had to buy a carbon replacement part, given that carbon is so easy to re...

You simply cannot miss going to Indian Valley as you travel through. Roughly halfway between Reno and Hat Creek, IV is a alpine valley, surrounded by heavily forested Sierra mountains, rivers and lakes. Fantastic! Remember that popular vid from last summer, where the pilot stuffs launch off a cliff ...