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Welcome
Sylmar is the world capital of hang gliding and pilots have been flying hang gliders in these mountains since 1969. The first U.S. National Hang Gliding Championships were held here in 1973. The Flight Park is located just outside of Los Angeles and we enjoy around 300 days of flying a year. Please check out the rules and site information before flying here.

Pilots and non-pilots are welcome to enjoy our flight park year 'round! Fly high, fly far, fly safe!

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VG off, eyes on target, turn to final... Photo by Orian Price; full size here.


		Headlines May 15, 2012 Tom "Santa Claus" Cornelius passed away Sunday afternoon, May 6, from natural causes, doing one of the things he loved most — flying paragliders. Thank you, Tom, for all you have done for the Club and its members. Fly with the angels. The day use fee has been raised from $5 to $10, effective immediately. Hopefully this change will encourage some to choose membership over day use, and is the same amount that Andy Jackson Fligh Park has been charging for many years.. New grass has been placed around the pavilion patio. This is sod obtained for free by Kris Greblo. Please keep it wet and DO NOT walk on it for at least a week. More new grass (sod) is being delivered Friday morning to cover the area in front of the new tree. Unfortunately the attempt to seed this area was a failure so the area is in process of being rototilled again to make ready for sod. If you have some time to spare please come out early and help lay it down. Delivery time is not certain but expected between 6:00 and 7:00 am. Read More News >>


		May 18, 2012 8:44 am No reports for Thursday. TODAY.....normal summer after some blowing down action. Predominant NW flow over the region. With a strong enough onshore gradient, there's likely to be a turnaround by launch time. Inversion a bit weaker but equally solid. Blip and rasp are higher than normal today despite being the coolest day of the week. Max altitude 4,800ft. Reports: Cutter or call (626) 260-1615 Subscribe to expanded forecasts


		May 19, 2012 Spring Air Festival SHGA celebrates the end of winter and the return of silent soaring above the local mountains. Activities will include: • A race-to-goal flying competition • Spot landing • A presentation by Councilman Alarcon • and of course a barbecue! All the details are here. The famous Guacathon guacamole contest will also return, with detailed rules, regulations, caveats, restrictions, disclaimers, and guidelines. More Events >>


		An SHGA hero (or heroine) is a volunteer who takes the initiative to do a project, such as... Jim Thompson: Pilot Photo Manager See the pilot photos? Jim Thompson gets the credit! Contact him to add your own, and thank him for taking the initiative on this project.

		To join these heroes, you could consider this randomly chosen project: Events (posted February 1, 2007) Coordinate Interclub Competition (Sylmar vs. Crestline vs. Elsinore)


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