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Bo Criss, Circling Hawk
Bo Criss is taking paragliding a little past the normal season by having one more event as a fund raiser for the Red Cross and Hurricane Katrina victims. The unique competition is spread out over several weeks. Bo gives us all the details. www.circlinghawk.com/ (11/29/05)

Tad Hurst, Director of Region 3, United States Hang Gliding Association
Tad Hurst has been working on the issue of including powered harnesses in the USHGA. That means -for the most part- powered paragliders. Tad talks about the pros and cons of the issue from the members' and the Association's points of view. Also, Tad was at the memorial service for Alan Chuculate from San Diego. Alan, who touched a lot of people's lives, was killed on November 5th in a trike crash while landing in Mexico. Tad reports on the service and talks a little about Alan. United States Hang Gliding Association (Part 1) (11/15/05)

Tad Hurst, Director of Region 3, United States Hang Gliding Association
Tad Hurst has been working on the issue of including powered harnesses in the USHGA. That means -for the most part- powered paragliders. Tad talks about the pros and cons of the issue from the members' and the Association's points of view. Also, Tad was at the memorial service for Alan Chuculate from San Diego. Alan, who touched a lot of people's lives, was killed on November 5th in a trike crash while landing in Mexico. Tad reports on the service and talks a little about Alan. United States Hang Gliding Association (Part 2) (11/15/05)

Betty Pfeiffer, High Energy Sports
If you fly non-powered ultralights like paragliders or hang gliders, you know how important having a good reserve is. With powered paraglider pilots now flying higher performance wings, they are learning what a life saver a reserve can be, too. Betty Pfeiffer joins us to talk about the types of reserves and how to keep yourself safe while flying the lighter types of equipment. High Energy Sports (7/26/05)

Sam Gaylord, Paraglider Magazine
Sam Gaylord publishes one of the most visually stunning magazines focused on the lighter side of flight. He joins us to talk about Paraglider Magazine and the new way to receive it, on line. Sample on-line issue of Paraglider Magazine (3/22/05)

Claude Fiset, UPtimal Paragliding
Claude Fiset was a paraglider purist that now also flies and trains in powered paragliders. Claude joins us to talk about the differences and the similarities between these two types of flying. UPtimal Paragliding (1/11/05)

Richard Meredith-Hardy, 1990 World Microlight Champion
British Microlight pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy and Italian hang-glider pilot Angelo D’Arrigo towed a Hang-glider with a Microlight to very close to 30,000 feet over Everest on May 24, 2004. Richard then went on to fly over the summit of Everest. Richard talks about the trip and how you can own a very critical piece of equipment used in the adventure. The ALPHA emergency parachute 1050 actually used on the Over Everest flight is up for auction on Ebay. The proceeds will go to Children Home Helena Prieto, a home for abandoned children in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (12/21/04)

Holmes Ellis, Middle Tennessee Ultralight Group
David Jebb, Paraglider Radio
Holmes joins us to talk about the upcoming Middle Tennessee Ultralight Group's "Spring Fly-In/Camp-Out" at T-Top Airfield in Eagleville, Tennessee. www.mtug.us The paragliding community has suffered a great loss. In the early morning hours of Sunday 30 May 2004, Dixon White died in his sleep. David shares the news with us. www.paraglide.com/ (6/1/04)

Richard Meredith-Hardy, 1990 World Microlight Champion
British Microlight pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy and Italian hang-glider pilot Angelo D’Arrigo are preparing to tow a Hang-glider with a Microlight to 30,000ft over Everest in May 2004. Crazy?  Can this be possible?  Two people think it is perfectly possible, and intend to try it very soon.  There's a lot more to it than just a bit of towing too, this project is but one of a series of expeditions all over the World to investigate the migratory habits of birds of prey. Richard tells us about it! www.flymicro.com/everest/index.cfm (4/6/04)

Ken Brown, Moyes America
Ken Brown joins us from the hang gliding world. We discuss suprone flying on flex wings. www.moyesamerica.com/ (3/23/04)

Bohdi Kroll, San Francisco Hang Gliding Center
With one of the few Hang Gliding Centers near a big city, Bohdi Kroll has a lot to offer. His operation offers both hang gliding and "Aquagliding" in San Francisco. www.sfhanggliding.com/ (6/17/03)

Dan Zink, Lookout Mountain Flight Park
Lookout Mountain has both mountain launch and aerotug launch operations. Dan Zink joins us to talk about some of the differences between those two ways to hang glide. www.hanglide.com (6/3/03)

John Horst, U.S. Department of Energy
Students from North Carolina State University glided into first place at Energy Challenge 03 as they flew a paper glider from the top of an 80-foot dune at Nags Head, North Carolina. Ten collegiate teams took to the skies and attempted three hang gliding flights each with wings they designed and constructed from paper materials, including corrugated paperboard or linerboard. John Horst tells about this year's Energy Challenge. www.ipst.edu/energy_challenge (4/29/03)

Malcolm Jones, Wallaby Ranch
Things just keep happening in Florida. The Annual Wallaby Open International Hang Gliding Competition just finished up at the Wallaby Ranch. Learn all about it from Malcolm. http://www.wallaby.com/wallabyopen/2003/wallabyopen2003.html (4/29/03)

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