2008-07 - Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Canada

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OSCAR’S LONGEST DAY Oscar’s Longest Day Celebration By JOHN McCLINTOCK Oscar’s Longest Day Celebration is a hang gliding event with a seven-year history. The meet is an informal cross-country camp, where the guns try to expand the local site records, and intermediate pilots are encouraged to expand their XC experience. This year’s event takes place June 28-30 at Savona, B.C. The pilots’ meeting takes place at noon at the launch. Two trophies are available each year. The first is for best flight. The second is a discretionary award, which could go for a notable leap in someone’s personal best flight, or a lucky ending to a botched landing approach, forgetting your vario at home, being hung-over on the best XC day. Anything goes for the discretionary trophy, and it seems to get a new title every year. Ralph received the 2006 best flight award with a flight to Lumby Air Park, 93 miles (see the previous issue of AIR). The flying conditions were superb, and it was a close decision for the judge to pick a big out-and-return by a rigid wing, or the straight line flex flight to goal (a goal that was declared before the start of the flying season). In 2007, it would be back-to-back awards for Ralph, and this time the decision was easy. You might say Ralph was in a class by Ralph Herten adds the 2007 Oscar’s Longest Day Celebration Longest Landing Award to his trophy collection. himself, thank goodness nobody else even came close! We were not blessed with XC weather that weekend, but at least it was soarable around launch. When Ralph headed over to the LZ, Stew Trowsdale gave him the running wanna-be-flyingthis-way symbol, as it appeared the little survey ribbons were being ignored. The longest landing was clearly evidenced by dual skid marks that must have CHOOSE YOUR VERSION OF AIR AIR is moving online AIR will now be offered on the HPAC website -- hpac.ca -- as soon as each issue goes to print, which means you will be able to read a full-colour version online before the paper version arrives in mailboxes. Some members have asked for the option to stop receiving the paper version in favour of an electronic edition. Now you have that choice. Simply log onto the HPAC website to change your subscription, or you can fill out this form and mail it in, and you will stop receiving a printed copy of AIR. There will be no change in your membership fees, but you can save a tree. YES! Switch me to an electronic-only subscription. mail to: 5 Millennium Dr. • Stratford, P.E.I. • C1B 2H2 been at least 50 metres long through the desert dirt! Ralph’s technique was to buy those little plastic WW wheels, then pull in the bar for some good old speed, come in downwind and stay prone. Picking a line without sage, rocks and/or cactus was also key to successfully avoid medical attention. For more info: John McClintock at 250- 668-9596 14 AIR MAGAZINE | JULY 2008
Dipping the Mustang 2 into the Himalayas by Jayson Biggins, VIParagliding Nepal Tour 2008 AIR MAGAZINE | JULY 2008 15
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