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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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Photo by Chris Smith.
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September 5, 2008
Tragedy in the LZ
Another sad day as the flying community is rocked again as the news of Jeff Craig's accident fills the air. Obviously the entire Sylmar flying community wishes to express our most sincere condolences to Jeff's family. Fly free and fair seas my Navy friend. If you want to share any of your stories about Jeff, you can do so on the pilot forum.
Update your Emergency Contact Information Kathy Moacanin will be checking in with all pilots to verify that their Emergency Contact Info (ECI) is accurate. Please watch for her in the LZ, and help her get our ECI list current. After losing two of our members, she's on a mission to get this done. Eventually there will be a complete and current list in the LZ in case of emergency.
Ideally you can email your ECI to her here.
Event schedule:- Sept. 6: Crestline fly-in
- Sept. 13: Dahlsten Cup
- Sept. 20: Dockweiler Beach Party
- Sept. 27?: Big Sur trip by Windsports
- Oct. 11: Pancake breakfast and condor microtrash cleanup
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 September 5, 2008 8:50am
No reports for Thursday. TODAY....very strong low inversion. Some really good altitude out in the desert, but less likely here. The blip is down to 4300ft and while skies remain pretty clear and constant temps, I think the inversion is going to really interfere with thermals. SW below the inversion and S to SE above. Velocity looking the same as yesterday, moderate that is. Max alititude 4500ft. Reports Cutter or call (626) 260-1615. Thanks!
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Dahlsten Cup
The annual Dahlsten Cup is a day of fun and flying contests in honor of Mary and Karl Dahlsten, neighbors and active supporters of the Club. Flying activities will include a spot-landing contest and a race for the Dahlsten Cup.
Pilots will compete in Fun (single-surface and PG), Sport (kingposted), and Open classes. Because GPS units will be required for scoring, please bring extras if you have them, or arrange to borrow a GPS if you need one.
There will also be a chili cook-off and a barbecue, of course!
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An SHGA hero (or heroine) is a volunteer who takes the initiative to do a project, such as...
Gazebo architects
These two members took the lead with sketches and architectural drawings for a pavilion to replace our current gazebo. Unfortunately we're currently stymied by the permit process, but their work will become reality in time.
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To join these heroes, you could consider this randomly chosen project:
(posted February 1, 2007)
Organize Father's Day party
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