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October 28th 14, 12:11 AM
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HG pilot in Brazil goes long - 450 km straight out- new source ofSP pilots?
On Monday, October 27, 2014 3:16:14 PM UTC-7, Mike the Strike wrote:
There are probably few hang glider or paraglider pilots around who are unaware of sailplanes and plenty of us who switched. I and several of my friends switched to sailplanes in the 1980s after a series of fatal accidents in our hang gliding club. I'm sure we all knew it wasn't the safest of sports (especially mountain foot-launching), but it took a couple of sharp shocks to get us to switch. Mountain launches and cross-country retrieves sure took a lot of 4-wheel drive time! Deflatable wings are a whole other story! Mike To be honest, I don't think that we can use safety as a reason to attract aging HG pilots. Maybe PG pilots. Obviously risk of injuries is magnitude lower, but not the fatality rate. Ramy 
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