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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!
Thanks for visiting the Sylmar Hang Gliding Association's Web site.
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May 10, 2013
The May board meeting will be at 9:00 AM in the LZ on Saturday, May 11. All members are welcome to attend.
10 new storage tubes have been installed under the pavilion in the cell marked as C5. The price for storge there has been set at $220 per year. These tubes are 15 inches in diameter, like those installed in C1 and C2 but are only 18 feet long (as opposed to 20 feet for all others). Pilots with shorter gliders already in storage are encouraged to move into these reasonable priced new tubes to make room in the other boxes for new pilots who tend to fly longer gliders. Pictures and more info are available under the "General Discussion" forum post from a couple days ago.
Juan Corral and Mike Hayden, with help from others, are building a bench near the sign board in memory of Bill Bennett. The artwork is beautiful!
Thanks to Robb Derringer, Shelley, and Max, for digging out the last of the storage spaces under the pavilion.
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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 contest
Live auction of two hang gliders and silent auction of LOTS of great hang gliding gear
Awards to Councilman Alarcon and community supporters
Guacamole contest
and of course a barbecue!
Schedule:
9:30-11 Pilot check-in and GPS registration
10:45 Pilot meeting for all competitors
11:00 Silent auction opens
12:00 Dedication of Bill Bennett memorial bench
12:00 Launch window opens for all classes
1:00 Guacamole contest entries due
1:00 Start window opens for Sport and Fun classes
1:30 Start window opens for Open class
4:00 BBQ starts!
4:30/5:00 Silent auction sections A/B close
5:00 Live auction of hang gliders
5:30 Awards
More Events >>
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 CLEAR THOSE WIRES!
Conditions were epic this past Saturday, and everyone and their brother was running off the hill. Our thanks to the kind souls who patiently walk us to launch, hold our nose wires in gusty conditions, and generally keep us safe. However, we really have to watch the clearing of wires.
We had another incident this past Saturday. A wire man failed to aggressively clear the starboard wires of a pilot making his run. Wire man's shoulder engaged the wire of the pilot's wing, introducing a good 30 to 40 degrees of starboard yaw.
Thankfully, the pilot kept his cool, pulled in and "followed the terrain", leaving the mountain without incident. The pilot did report that he may have grazed a clump of brush with his starboard wing tip on departure.
This could have been a lot worse. Wire people, we appreciate you, we NEED you, but please, please, please CLEAR THOSE WIRES!
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An SHGA hero (or heroine) is a volunteer who takes the initiative to do a project, such as...
Picnic Bench Builder and general Handyman
Did you know that Darrel Weaver single handedly built all 4 of the large wooden picnic tables for the pavilion? Darrel also was Tom Cornelius's main helper on the pavilion roof framing, putting in many days with Tom doing very heavy work. Darrel has helped out on many other projects as well, including installing and tying rebar for the pavilion footings prior to concrete pouring, never asking for any compensation. When you see Darrel, please thank him for all the hard work he has put into making our LZ a better place!
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To join these heroes, you could consider this randomly chosen project:
(posted February 1, 2007)
Sort the SHGA records in the filing cabinets in the office
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