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April 1996
ADDRESSES
All correspondence, including mem-
bership renewals, short term mem-
berships, rating forms and other
administrative matters should
be
sent to:
Hang Gliding Federation Of
Australia
Executive Director: Ian Jarman
PO Box 558, TUMUT NSW 2720
Tel [phone], Fax [phone]
President: Rohan Grant
002 311112 H, 002 337638 W,
002 333311 Fax
Operations Manager
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For information about site ratings,
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WA
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018917537
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81, Lyons ACT 2606, 06 2998792
H, 018 697820 W
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279348 W, 052 279497 Fx
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Committee contact:
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Lawson
Way, Forbes NSW 2871,
068514148 H, 068 521455 W
Paragliding Convenor
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Bright
Vic 3741 , 015 854455
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Magennis, PO Box
291 Laurieton
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Mackay 079 597105
H, 079 576483
W (Forward PHG Registrations
to
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941031 ph/fx/tam
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Pres. James Nathaniel [phone]
Northern NSW Region
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9189962; Treas. Glenn Salmon 02
9180091
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CONTENTS
HGFA Executive, Board & Committee members3
Club List 4
Letters
New HGFA Board
Aero Towing at the Words
Competitions
Operations Manager's Report
The Australian Nationals Paragliding
Championships
Bright Paragliding Pre-world
Aviator's Camaraderie
Dog Bites Hang Glider
The World Hang Gliding Series
Can You Read Me?
A Cross
Country Flight
Around About
PWC Venezuela 1996
Ramp Rebuilding at Corryong
Incident Analysis: "The ReseNe Just Fell Out"
State, Region and Club News
Market Place
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SKYSAILOR

As this goes to print a new HGFA Management
Board has been voted
in by the members. See page
6. There is some 'new blood' and a few untiring
'o ld faces'. Congratulations to you all!
By the time you read this, the new Board members will
have been shown some
of the ropes at the March Planning
Meeting, and no doubt will already be pursuing some of
their tasks. Information Bulletins dealing with current mat-
ters are sent out to clubs regularly for members or Board
members can be contacted. We'll endeavour to publish
updated phone number for the new Board members next issue.
It's that time
of the year again for pilots in SE Queensland,
Northern
NSW and of course some further areas. The annual
Inglewood
f1yin is to be held over the weekend of the 4-6 May
1996. See the Around About section for phone numbers etc.
(which I have o
nl y just received). Last year saw many long XC
and personal bests, lots
of aerotowing and flying of demo glid-
ers. A weekend guaranteed to provide excellent flying and
socialising!
I haven't had any reports from comp directors
or participat-
ing pilots so far so stories from the comp season are non-exis-
~ins in the Canadian Rockies?
Check out
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Email [email protected]
604 422 3551 voice/fax,
Box 122, Wasa Lake, BC Canada VOB 2KO
tent. Perhaps now that the autumn weather is setting in some of
you will find time to put your experiences on paper.
Richard Nevins is calling for all trike/tug pilots who may
be interested
in providing this service at the World
Championships in 1997.
Also you will notice that we are looking for a new editor
for Skysailor. Yes, after much agonising,
I've decided it is time
for a rest (and some flying!).
If you believe you could do the
job, call Ian for the specs.
Happy reading and safe flying!
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April 1996 5

To The Editor
A girl doesn't tum 30 everyday! So to
make it special and memorable, I was con-
vinced to try a tandem hang glide. Mind you
it did not really take MUCH convincing.
My
husband has recently completed his pilot
training for hang gliding, so a tandem ride
for my birthday seemed like a natural pro-
gression. I guess this letter
is to say a big
thank you to Lee Scott and Jason from High
Adventure Air Park, Johns River on the Mid
North Coast
of New South Wales!
What a glorious morning it turned out to
be! Even the professionals deemed it
to be a
real 'corker'
of a day! We definitely take for
granted the beauty
of the region in which we
live and work, until we
become airborne and get
the proverbial 'bird's eye
view'! A perfect tow up
with the trike, and a per-
fect glide over the
Camden Haven's North
Brother mountain, at a
stature
of 1500 f1. The
Pacific in the not-too-far
distance, coastal rivers
and lakes beneath, the
Great Divide to the west and a perfect land-
ing. Safety being
No. I on the agenda, I felt
secure in the knowledge that Lee and Jason
are definitely an exceptional team working
together.
I have an understanding now
of what all
pilots enjoy, no matter what their aircraft
may be, and why they have that special glint
in their eye when they peer skyward! Thank
you to my husband for the suggestion of a
tandem flight to make my day special, and
thank you to High Adventure Airpark, Lee
and Jason, for such a memorable morning.
And yes, I would do it again
in a trice!
Yours graciously,
Cath Corthals * •
Stop Press - New HGFA Board
The new Board will be comprised of:
Mike Zupanc, Queensland
Jenny Ganderton, New South Wales
Rob
Woodward, South Australia
Rohan Holtkamp, Victoria
Rohan
Grant ,Tasmania
Lee
Scott , New South Wales
Shaun Keane, ACT
Keith
Lush, Western Australia
Rachel Bain, ACT Congratulations!
Bright Hill landing paddock in the late afternoon. Photo Glenn O'Grady
•
Skysailor
Magazine
Expressions of Interest
are invited from any
persons to produce
Skysailor.
It is anticipated that the
successful applicant will
be expected to begin
production with the July
1996 issue.
Contact Ian Jarman at
the HGFA office,
069472888.
AERO TOWtNq AT
THE WOWS
An invitation to any tug pilots
who would be interested
in partici-
pating at the Pre World
or World
Championships in Australia
in 1997
and 1998.
Discussions over the past few years at
the Flatlands Competitions have lead to
some concern over the perceived advan-
tage Aero Towing has at a tow competi-
tion.
To address this and to provide the
best World Championships yet we would
like to offer competitors at these competi-
tions the option (at
an expense to them) of
Aero Towing.
As Australia has probably the highest
ratio
of tugs to pilots in the World, we
hope this can be achieved.
We need to
have
an idea of how many tugs would be
available and an indication of the costs
involved before we can offer this option.
We feel at the Flatlands we have the
best venue
in the World for this type of
competition. So if you are interested
and/or have any constructive ideas and
wish to be involved
in another first for
Australia, please
contact
Richard Nevins, fax [phone],
phone [phone] or write to P.O. Box
950, Nerang Queensland 4211.
SKYSAILOR

Australian Competitions
Barossa Birdmen Annual Flyin
18-20 May 1996
Where: Truro Flats Airpark
Accommodation: Limited
Fuel: Please order
Competitions: Yes
All types of aircraft are welcome to attend. Contacts for further infor-
mation are: Ian Shaughnesy 085 23 I751, Dennis Martin 08 2630553,
Kim Eddowes 085 640040
Overseas Competitions
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South African National Microlight Championships
Date: 25 April - I May 1996
Entries required
by 5 March 1996. Contact The Aero Club of South
Africa, tel.
(01 I) 805 036689, fax (Oil) 895 2765
8-14 June 1996
Castejon de Sos Spain
World
Hang Gliding Series
Location: Castejon de Sos, Pyranees, Spain.
Participation limited
to 170 pilots for cross country & 30 in each of
the other disciplines.
Entryfee: 15,000 Spanish peseta for 1 discipline, 20,000 for two dis-
ciplines and 25,000
for all three. It is mandatory to enter before
May 8th. Transport to take off and retrievals are NOT included in
the fee.
Organiser: Ana Lopez Calle Rocafondo No 5 Local 08301 Mataro
Spain; tel [phone], fax [phone]
Contact the HGFA office on 069 472888 for further info and applica-
tion
form.
Russian Comps
17-27 June -Altai Cup
27 June -10 July -Russia Nationals (HG)
II -22 July -Russia Cup (HG)
30 July -10 August -Siberia Cup (PG)
The competitions will take place at "Kayacha" launch near
Onjudai village in Altai Mountains. Take off point for HG pilots
is 960 m above the valley; for PG pilots 830 m. The site has
good
XC potential, much of which is yet to be explored by
pilots.
Please contact Vladimir Mitin, President of Altai HG & PG
Assoc. fax [phone], phone [phone] or write Lenin
Prospekt 69, POB 67, 6560 IS Bamaul, Russia.
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1996 Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships
Dates: 30 June - 6 July 1996
Fees: CDN$70.00
Site: Eastend Saskatchewan Canada
Type: towing with ridge days (weather permitting)
April 1996
Contact: Mike Rebling w 306 352 3337, h 306 586 8679, Garth
Hemming w 306 259 3233, fax [phone]
Hang Gliding & Paragliding X-country Invitational
Date: July 28-August 2 1996
Where: Golden BC Canada
Entry Fee: $250 CDN
Prize money: $20,000 CDN
Categories: Hang gliding: light weights- 50-300 hrs, middle weights
-300 -600 hrs, heavy weights -600 hrs +; Paragliding: light weights
-50-150 hrs, middle weights 150-250 hrs, heavy weights 250 hrs +
Prizes: Isl place -heavy weights $5000 CDN; Ist place -middle
weights $3000 CDN; 1st place
-light weights $2000 CDN
Entry deadline: 15 May 1996 Fee payable to Fly West Hang Gliding
Ltd,
199 Marlyn Place, Calgary Alta, Canada T2A-3K9. Further
information: fax [phone] or email to [e-mail]
Sponsors welcome. Be part
of the largest money meet in the history
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6th World Microlight Championships South Africa
Date: 31 July - 10 August 1996
Entries required by 5 March 1996. Contact The Aero Club
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(Oil) 805 036689, fax (01 I) 805 2765
Gajah Mungkur Cup 1996 Wonogiri Java Indonesia
Date: 14-25 August 1996
Opening ceremony 16th, comp days 17-25th, closing 25th
Entryfee: USD $150 or Rp 345,000. This includes discounted airfares
& excess baggage, accommodation discounts, one film & map, glider
transport & retrieval.
Possible total prize money US $7,500-10,000.
Initial registration for Australian pilots C/- HGFA office 069 472888.
International Pamukkale Paragliding Cup '96
Test competition for 1st World Air Games
Anatolia,
Turkey
Date: 7-19 September 1996
The 1st World Air Games '97 will be organised at the same venue on
the same dates.
For further information contact HGFA 069 472888.
World Hang Gliding Series
8-14 June: Castejon de Sos, Pyranees, Spain. Organiser: Ana Lopez
Calle Rocafondo No 5 Local 08301 Mataro Spain; tel +34 3 790
8482, fax [phone]
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16-22 June: Sierra Nevada, Spain.
Organiser: Juan Morillas, Grapada; tel +34
58488560, fax [phone], mob +3408
366146
23-29 June: Piedrahlta, central Spain.
Organiser: Steve Ham, Avila, tel/fax: +34
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24-31 July: Reno, Nevada (USA). Ray
Leonard, 3650 Research Way #22, Carson
City, NY 89706 USA. Tel: + I 702
883 7070,
fax [phone]
20-25 August: Preddvor, Slovenia. Bojan
Marcie, Ziebe Li, 61215 Medvode, Slovenia.
Tel/fax: +386
61 612646.
PWCA Provisional Calendar 1996
Grisivaudan (Grenoble) France
7-12 May, Sylvian Piroche, Open
International de Parapente. tel. ++33
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Ziliertal, Austria
25-30 June. Monika Eberharter, tel ++43
5282 228I, fax ++43 5282 228 I
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Grindelwa/d, Switzerland
3-7 July. The Secretary, Sportzentrum, tel ++
41 3653 1212, fax ++41 3653 3088
Granada, Spain
15-20 July. Club de Parapente Draco, tel ++ 34 58 488560, fax ++34
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Fatal Accident
A student microlight pilot was killed on March 2 when the micro-
light he was flying apparently tumbled and broke up at about 1000'
agl. A Coronial enquiry into the cause of the accident is currently
being held, with assistance from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.
The microlight was a certified two-place model (CAO 95.32).
The
wing had been rebuilt 37 hours prior to the accident. Earlier on the
morning
of the accident the student had conducted his first solo after a
consolidation session with his instructor. It was during the student's
second solo flight that the accident occurred.
The instructor was dis-
tracted briefly and did not witness the accident, though preliminary
inspection revealed that the wing of the aircraft had broken negative,
with the aircraft upside-down, probably following a tuck. How the
aircraft came to tuck is yet to
be determined. There has been no evi-
dence to suggest that the tuck resulted from any structural failure
of
the aircraft. A full report will be published once the Coroner releases
his findings.
Microlight Pre-Flight Procedures
It has come to my notice that many microlight pilots are neglect-
ing
to carry out a fuel drain as a regular part of their pre-flight prepa-
ration. For those unfamiliar with the procedure, it involves draining a
small sample of fuel from the base of the fuel tank and checking for
any presence
of water. If water is found the tank can be drained fur-
ther until
all water is removed. The fuel drain is an essential proce-
dure and has come about as a result of engine failures due to water in
the fuel. Not
to carry out the check is inviting engine problems.
AccidentAnalysis
I received a letter from Phil, a Newcastle pilot hang glider pilot,
regarding Accident No 3 in my February report. Phil pointed out that
this accident report posed more questions than it answered and asked
that I provide the glider make and model, hours flown. details of any
relevanl incidents or damage, pre-flight check details and the attitude
of the glider prior to it breaking. On reading my report again I have to
agree with Phil (that) the report was inadequate. However I must
point out that as space
in Skysailor is limited, I usually abbreviate
reports and provide only the information I see as necessary to inform
and educate pilots. The aim is to prevent other similar accidents and
encourage pilots
to fly safely. This is obviously the prime purpose of
accident reporting, aside from being able to gain data to ascertain
trends or deficiencies in our pilot training and education system. Once
deficiencies are determined systems can be amended and improved to
increase safety.
My prime emission in reporting the accident in question was
that I neglected to state that after the glider had stalled at the top
of the attempted wing-over (though the exact attitude was not
provided I believe it was in excess
of 90p), the pilot had fallen
into the sail and the glider had tumbled. This is a common result
of stalling a hang glider in a bank greater than 90p. This accident
was
in fact better detailed by the pilot himself on page 13 of the
January Skysailor
in the article "Tossing Silk".
The message I was attempting lo get across was the danger
associated with performing aerobatics. No matter what make,
model or age
of a hang glider, it will most likely tumble and
break after
is stalled inverted. I have found with aerobatics that
no matter how steep a wingover you do, someone will come
along and do a steeper one. Eventually you might end up doing a
loop, but after talking to several pilots who have been involved in
failed loops, lhere isn't much
joy in those either. My advice to
f's ' teporf
pilots wishing to do aerobatics is to go and buy a Pitts Special and go
for
it. At least the aircraft is designed for it.
Whilst talking accident analysis, I hear on the grapevine that the
HGFA Board is considering forming an Operations and Safety
Committee to assist me in analysing accidents and accident trends.
Sounds great to me. The Coaching and Training Committee have been
involved in this task in the past, though the scope
of analysis has gen-
erally been limited to training accidents.
Accidents / Incidents
No 1
Pilot:
Experience:
Aircraft:
Pilot Injury:
Aircraft Damage:
Conditions:
Location:
Intermediate Pilot
65 hours
Advanced hang glider
Nil
Nil
6-8 knots
Inland ramp launch (Mr Buffalo)
Description: During the launch run the pilot noticed that his run
was impeded, though the launch was made satisfactorily. In the air the
pilot was unable to locate the harness zip cord to close the harness.
On landing it was found that the cord and metal zip tag had broken
off.
Comments: Though there were no witnesses to this launch,
apparently the zip cord had become snagged on the wooden ramp and
had broken during the launch run. This
is not the first instance I have
received
of similar occurrences. When using a launch dolly when
towing a snagged harness cord has led
to several instances of the pilot
dragging the dolly off the ground.
One such incident led to the pilot
landing back on top of the dolly and suffering a severe cut to his leg.
The pre-flight check should include safely stowing the harness
cord.
No2
Pilot:
Experience:
Aircraft:
Harness:
Pilot Injury:
Aircraft Damage:
Conditions:
Location:
Intermediate Pilot
80 hours
Advanced
hang glider
Vest style front entry with side mounted
parachute
Nil
Nil
Not provided
Inland tow paddock
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Description: Car towing using a payout winch. During launch the
side mounted parachute snagged on a rear wire
of the glider, opening
the outer container.
The parachute deployed at about 20' agl, the weak
link broke and the pilot and glider landed heavily.
Comments: The pilot was fortunate not to have been injured. On
the accident report he commented that he had no such problem when
foot launching
or launching from a dolly, though he had heard of
other pilots experiencing problems with the 'chute catching the rear
wires when foot launch towing. It is critical to ensure that the para-
chute is stowed securely.
The system used on side mounted 'chutes
where a length
of cable is threaded through several bungy loops to
locate the stowage container should not easily snag on the wire,
though here it has. Most harnesses also use a velcro strip on the han-
dle and outer container to assist in securing
the handle. Check it regu-
larly!
No3
Pilot:
Experience:
Aircraft:
Pilot Injury:
Aircraft Damage:
Wind:
Location:
Microlight Instructor
12,982 hours
Two-place microlight
Nil
Nil
12-15 knots
Inland airport
Description: During a circuit training exercise, the rnicrolight
completed a landing and having turned through
90p to back-track,
was forced to stop quickly to avoid a collision with a
GA aircraft
landing on the same runway. The GA aircraft passed within 2-3
metres
of the microlight. The GA aircraft was conducting circuits
without radio.
Comments: Had the rnicrolight pilot not been keeping a sharp
lookout and reacted quickly to stop the taxying microlight, a collision
would have occurred. Subsequent discussion with the GA pilot
revealed that he was aware that the radio in the aircraft was not opera-
tional and that the runway on which he was landing was occupied. As
the airport is a CTAF area,
VHF radio is recommended only, though it
is common practice for all aircraft to carry and use radio (and also
good airrnanship).
It seems that this GA pilot has little respect for cir-
cuit procedures and was subsequently disciplined by the local aero-
club. This is not the only incident
of this nature I have had reported. A
good practice is to land adjacent to the runway
(if possible) and when
turning
to back-track, turn away from the runway, thus never crossing
over it and placing yourself in a possible conflict situation.
Do
not rely on the other pilots doing the right thing -keep a
sharp lookout at all times.
No4
Pilot:
Experience:
Aircraft:
Pilot Injury:
Aircraft Damage:
Conditions:
Location:
Restricted Pilot
12 hours
Intermediate paraglider
Nil
Tom canopy and several broken lines
15 knots, squalls to 20+ kts
Coastal site
Description: Pilot had launched into a breeze which was within
the speed range
of his glider. After soaring for twenty minutes the
wind began to strengthen as a squall approached. Pilot flew off the
edge
of the hill to land and could not penetrate forward to the beach
and landed in trees behind beach.
Comments: The need to closely monitor conditions whilst in the
air cannot
be overstressed. With the comparatively limited speed
range
of paragliders, vigilance is paramount.
Fly safely,
Craig Worth $
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