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Volume 22, Number 214
Thursday, October 25 2018
Quest Air, Sheets airfield, Groveland, Florida, USA
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore."

Notes from the recent USHPA BOD meeting
USHPA Competition Calendar for 2019
CIVL Bureau approves 2020 Worlds and 2020 Pan-American Championships
2018 Canungra Classic

Notes from the recent USHPA BOD meeting

Wed, Oct 24 2018, 6:13:14 am MDT

One person's perspective

USHPA

Document here.

1 topic in this article: USHPA

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USHPA Competition Calendar for 2019

Wed, Oct 24 2018, 12:13:52 pm GMT

Approved by the BOD

https://www.ushpa.org/page/competition-calendar

2019 Approved Sanctioned Competitions
	2019 Green Swamp Sport Klassic A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:March 23 - 30, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - March 23, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Quest Air Nationals (PRE-WORLDS) - Week I A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:April 13 - 19, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - April 13, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Quest Air Nationals - Week Ii A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:April 20 - 27, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - April 20, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 East Coast Hang Gliding Championship A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location: Ridgley, Maryland Event Dates:June 8 - 15, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - May 15, 2019 Organizer:Dan Lukaszewicz \| «Lucky_chevy»
	2019 Us Open Of Paragliding Chelan A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Pg Race To Goal Location:Chelan Butte, Chelan, Washington Event Dates:July 6 - 13, 2019 Register Dates:March 1, 2019 - July 6, 2019 Organizer:Matty Senior \| «Mattysenior»
	2019 Big Spring Nationals (PRE-PAN-AMERICANS) A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Mcmahon Wrinkle Airport, Big Spring, Texas Event Dates:August 10 - 17, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - August 10, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Santa Cruz Flats Race - Mark Knight Memorial A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Francisco Grande Golf Resort, Casa Grande, Az Event Dates:September 15 - 21, 2019 Register Dates:December 15, 2018 - August 15, 2019 Organizer:Jamie Shelden \| «Naughtylawyer»

* Pilots attending a race to goal USHPA National Championship Series event are encouraged to get an FAI Sporting License at least 14 days prior to the event, available through NAA.

10 topics in this article: Applegate Open 2019, Belinda Boulter, East Coast Championships 2019, Green Swamp Sport Klassic 2019, Jamie Shelden, Quest Air Nationals 2019, Santa Cruz Flats Race 2019, USHPA, US Nationals 2019, US Open of PG 2019

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CIVL Bureau approves 2020 Worlds and 2020 Pan-American Championships

Wed, Oct 24 2018, 6:14:13 am MDT

Finally we worked out the last details

Belinda Boulter|CIVL|Davis Straub|Quest Air

https://www.fai.org/news/2020-hang-gliding-worlds-and-pan-american-be-hosted-usa?type=node&id=24473

CIVL Bureau has approved the following 2020 hang-gliding championships to take place in Groveland, Florida and Big Spring, Texas. The events will be organised by Belinda Boulter and Davis Straub with the support of a solid team.

Groveland, Florida

· 2^nd FAI World Hang Gliding Sport Class Championships
· 14^th FAI Women’s World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championships
· 9^th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championships
· 21^st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championships

Big Spring, Texas

· 1^st Pan-American Hang Gliding Class 1 Championships

The Groveland event will take place from April 19 to May 1, 2020. Groveland is a reckoned hang gliding site that hosts the Quest Air Open annual competition as well as many others.

The test event will be on week 1 of the 2019 Quest Air Nationals, from April 13 to 19, 2019.

The Big Spring event will take place from August 2 to 14, 2020. The site is host to the famous Big Spring Open.

The 2019 Big Spring Nationals will be the test event. It will take place from August 10 to 17, 2019.

4 topics in this article: Belinda Boulter, CIVL, Davis Straub, Quest Air

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2018 Canungra Classic

Wed, Oct 24 2018, 6:14:56 am MDT

Results from day 5

http://xc.highcloud.net/task_overview.html?comPk=249&tasPk=1104

Task 5:

Point	Type	Size	Dist	Description
LTAMB	start	5000	0	TAMBORINE LAUNCH
70LRVL	waypoint	1000	28.1	LARAVALE
18BRWY	waypoint	1000	40.2	BROMELTON BRIDGE
21COUL	waypoint	3000	58.7	BOONAH T GOAL
22BONA	goal	1000	65.5	BOONAH AIRSTRIP

#	Pilot	Glider	Time	Tot
1	Attila Bertok	Moyes Rx 5 Pro	1:31:09	964
2	Jon Durand	Moyes Rx 4 pro	1:31:54	949
3	Ollver Chitty	Moyes RX 5 Pro	1:32:28	939
4	Harrison Rowntree	Moyes RX 3.5 Pro	1:29:42	914
5	Rohan Taylor	Moyes RX 3.5 Pro	1:31:50	876
6	Steven Crosby	Moyes RX 5	1:38:55	869
7	Josh Woods	Moyes 3.5 Pro	1:45:08	812
8	Steve Blenkinsop	Moyes Rx 3.5 Pro	2:05:22	702
9	Rory Duncan	Moyes Rx 3 pro	2:07:14	612
10	Jon Durand Sr	Moyes RX 4	2:22:37	603
11	John Urlich	c4	2:09:32	576
12	Geoff Christophers	Moyes RX 3.5	2:20:21	574
13	Viv Clements	Moyes LSS 5	2:42:09	483

Rory at goal.

Cumulative:

#	Name	Glider	Total
1	Ollver Chitty	Moyes RX 5 pro	3752
2	Attila Bertok	Moyes RX 5 pro	3589
3	Jon Durand	Moyes rx 4 pro	3567
4	Harrison Rowntree	Moyes RX 3.5 pro	3348
5	Rohan Taylor	Moyes RX 3.5 Pro	3116
6	Steve Blenkinsop	Moyes RX 3.5	3090
7	Rory Duncan	Moyes RX 3 pro	2949
8	Josh Woods	Moyes RX 3.5 pro	2746
9	Richard Martin	Moyes RX 3.5 pro	2454
10	Tony Cross	REV 13.5	2325

7 topics in this article: Attila Bertok, Canungra Classic 2018, Facebook, John Urlich, Jon Durand snr, Rohan Taylor, Steve Blenkinsop

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2019 Approved Sanctioned Competitions
	2019 Green Swamp Sport Klassic A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:March 23 - 30, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - March 23, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Quest Air Nationals (PRE-WORLDS) - Week I A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:April 13 - 19, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - April 13, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Quest Air Nationals - Week Ii A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Quest Air, Sheets Field, Groveland, Florida Event Dates:April 20 - 27, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - April 20, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 East Coast Hang Gliding Championship A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location: Ridgley, Maryland Event Dates:June 8 - 15, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - May 15, 2019 Organizer:Dan Lukaszewicz \| «Lucky_chevy»
	2019 Us Open Of Paragliding Chelan A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Pg Race To Goal Location:Chelan Butte, Chelan, Washington Event Dates:July 6 - 13, 2019 Register Dates:March 1, 2019 - July 6, 2019 Organizer:Matty Senior \| «Mattysenior»
	2019 Big Spring Nationals (PRE-PAN-AMERICANS) A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Mcmahon Wrinkle Airport, Big Spring, Texas Event Dates:August 10 - 17, 2019 Register Dates:November 1, 2018 - August 10, 2019 Organizer:Belinda Boulder \| «Belinda»
	2019 Santa Cruz Flats Race - Mark Knight Memorial A Ushpa National Championship Series Event* Ushpa Sanctioned Hg Race To Goal - At Location:Francisco Grande Golf Resort, Casa Grande, Az Event Dates:September 15 - 21, 2019 Register Dates:December 15, 2018 - August 15, 2019 Organizer:Jamie Shelden \| «Naughtylawyer»

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