I decided to hang back and use up the fifth lesson I had to work out some of the wrinkles I had. I was cross controlling and it was ugly. I gave blood the Thursday before the weekend and while it was a feel good thing to do, it was also a very dumb thing [...]
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The Oz Report has a mention on a USHPA report that there has been no hang gliding deaths so far for the year 2006. The USHPA reports on all hang gliding incidences for both statistical information and insurance reasons. Both members and non-members are included and all incidents must be within the U.S.
I had my fourth lesson today at Dockweiler. The wind was pretty decent and I continued on the Falcon 225. It seems that I have developed a slight bad habbit. When you controll a hang glider you’re supposed to the weight of your body. Shift it left and the glider banks left, shift it right [...]
I’ve been hang gliding for three weeks now at Dockweiler. So I’m going to try and sum up what the last three weeks, the last three lessons, all entailed. I thought I would be a natural in hang gliding but that wasn’t quite the case. With me it took a bit before I learned that [...]