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2008 East Coast Championships

(This topic is in: Mar.6 Oct.23'07 )

Registration is now open (Highland Aerosports, Maryland)

Adam at Highland Aerosports Inc.  <hanglide> writes:

Registration for the 2008 East Coast Hang Gliding Championships is now open!

Please go to http://www.aerosports.net/ECC.html to sign up.  Early registration will save you $50 for both the sport and open classes and lasts until April 15th.

You can watch last years video at http://tinyurl.com/yvszkl in case you haven't seen it yet.

If you have any questions, please just shoot us an email at <hanglide>

The ECC includes both open and sport class competition.  Sport Class has just been endorsed by CIVL (see following article).  This is a great place to learn about competition if you are new to it.

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CIVL Sport Class

CIVL has endorsed the Sport Class (Manzanillo, Mexico)

CIVL passed this Sport Class definition:

Sport Class

1.  These are hang gliders that meet the FAI definition for Class 1.

2.  In addition:

They must be production models of hang gliders for which a certificate of airworthiness for type is in issue from either the HGMA, BHPA or DHV.

Must be currently available for sale to the general public or have previously been available for sale for a minimum period of one year.

Must be constructed of original parts only, except for retro-fitted streamlined uprights and base tubes supplied by the manufacturer.

Must have a king post which is an essential part of the design and which supports the majority of the wing load when the wing is not flying.

Pitch stability devices must be within the manufacturer's stated tolerances.

The pilot must be within the manufacturer's stated weight range.

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The Ramp at Henson's Gap

The new boards are getting put in place (Henson s Gap ramp, TN)

oliver gregory <olliettt1955> writes:

The ramp funding is going great!  We expect to have the radial part replaced and redecked by the end of this month!  We'll redeck the rest of the ramp if we are moving fast enough, but may wait a little while to finish the flat decking since we don't want the ramp down for a long time.

We are going to have a big party and 3 day mini meet memorial day weekend to celebrate the project's completion.

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Manilla Footage

There is a video of last year's New South Wales State Titles (Mt Borah, Manilla)

Dan <dtdan> writes:

Raef and I will be doing up a full Manilla video soon.  It's normally more of a feel good style rather than documentary.  The last few year's footage is already in YouTube, if you search for them (Manilla hang gliding 2007).

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Learn good launch technique

The discussion has blossomed into a great discussion about launch techniques (Mt Borah, Manilla)

http://ozreport.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10966&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=31

Aaron Swepston and a few others have made crucial posts highlighting launch issues and how to deal with them.  Carefully check out his recommendations.  They may be of great help to you.

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