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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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Headlines
August 29, 2010

USHPA calendar photos: Even though the original deadline has passed, USHPA needs photos! Read more here.

SHGA rule change: landing areas. The BOD decided at Thursday's meeting to allow all pilots to land either in the wash or on the lawn. The "numbers" line will be moved south about 100 feet. The portion of runway in the wash has become short and narrow, so this change should make landings safer for H2 and H3 pilots, with improved undershoot and overshoot options. H2 and H3 pilots are still expected to land near the beginning of the runway in the wash.
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September 2, 2010 9:16 am
Reports of more than 5K, the highest being 5,200ft on Wednesday. TODAY.....better. Big bump in temps has the blip at 5,800ft at 2pm and 7,400ft at 11am. Inversion has grown to strong. Continued S flow at the boundary layer. Max altitude 6,000ft. Reports Cutter or call (626) 260-1615

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The next few weekends
Pick a place to fly

Sept 4,5, or 6?: Labor Day at Garlock
Sept 4-6: Labor Day in the Owens Valley
Sept 11: Crestline's annual Andy Jackson Fly-In
Sept 11-18: Santa Cruz Flats competition in Arizona, with several SHGA pilots registered
Sept 24-26: Windsports annual Big Sur trip

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An SHGA hero (or heroine) is a volunteer who takes the initiative to do a project, such as...
Chris Smith: Website Designer
Chris spent many, many hours designing and building this website for the SHGA. He even dealt with a board of directors that sometimes agreed with him, and sometimes caused him a lot of headaches.



To join these heroes, you could consider this randomly chosen project:
Instruction and Safety (posted February 1, 2007)
Organize a parachute clinic with Betty Pfeiffer


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