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PREFACE
CHAPTER 1 - THE STORY OF HANG GLIDING
HANG GLIDING AND YOU
Fear and Danger...Getting Started...Organizations
THE TIMELESS DREAM
Those Legendary Greeks...The Genius of da
Vinci...Success at Last...Powered Flight...Back to Basics...The Birth of Modern
Hang Gliding...The Fever Catches on
HOW DO THEY DO THAT
CHAPTER 2 - THE FLYING EQUIPMENT
THE RIGHT WING
Every Part Has a Name...Hang Glider
Construction...Setting up...Preflight Inspection...
Performing a
Preflight...Putting Your Wings Away...Transporting a Glider...Storing a glider
THE HANG GLIDING HARNESS
Harness Construction
OTHER IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT
Helmet...Wheels...Airspeed Indicator
CHAPTER 3 - WHY IT FLIES
CREATING LIFT
The Airfoil...Lift and Drag
THE PULL OF GRAVITY
Angle of Attack
THE BALANCING ACT
Trim Speed...Flight Control...Glider Stability...Pitch
Stability...Roll Stability...Yaw stability
PERFORMANCE PERCEPTIONS
Good Handling...Minimum Sink Rate...Best Glide
Ratio...Best Glide and Minimum Sink Comparisons...Stalls
THE SPEEDS OF A GLIDER
Cardinal Speeds...Airspeed, Groundspeed and
Windspeed
CHAPTER 4 - FIRST FLIGHTS
PREPARING TO BE A PILOT
Physical Effort...Mental Preparation...At the
Site...Watching the Wind
GROUND HANDLING
Wind Sense...Lifting a Glider...Controlling
Pitch...Controlling Roll...Carrying a Glider...Parking a Glider...Ground
Handling Tricks
RUNNING THE GLIDER
Warming up...Directing Your Vision...Floating the
Glider--Unhooked...The Hang Check...Hook-in Check...Floating the Glider--Hooked
in
THE DECISIVE TAKEOFF
The Gravity Run...Simulator Time...Instructor's
Input...Into the Air...Imaging...Repetition, Repetition,
Repetition...Troubleshooting
LEVEL FLIGHT
Body Positioning in Flight...Flying Speeds...Stall
Warnings...Airspeed Control...Troubleshooting Level Flight
COURSE CORRECTIONS
Pendulum Action...Bump Turn Corrections
LANDING LIGHTLY
The Setup...The Perfect Flare...Flare
Timing...Troubleshooting Landings
THE END OF THE DAY
Keeping Records
TANDEM FLYING AS A STUDENT
TOWING AS A STUDENT
BEGINNING FLIGHT CHECKLIST
RECOMMENDED OPERATING LIMITATIONS FOR BEGINNERS
CHAPTER 5 - THE AIR AROUND US
A NOTE TO THE BEGINNING PILOT
Limits
THE EFFECTS OF MOVING AIR
Wind Causes...Upslope and Downslope
Winds...Wonder Winds...The Sea Breeze...Other Circulations
JUDGING CONDITIONS
Wind Strength...Wind Direction...Wind and Turbulence
TURBULENCE TYPES
Mechanical Turbulence...Rotors...Thermal
Turbulence...Shear Turbulence...Wing Tip Vortices...Watching the Wind
LIFTING AIR
Slope or Ridge Lift...Thermal Lift...Convergence Lift...Wave
Lift
THE AIR YOU FLY IN
The Density Effect...Pressure Effect...The
Temperature Effect...Stability...Thermal Production
CLOUDS
Cloud Causes...Cloud Types
GENERAL WEATHER
Circulation...Air Masses...Fronts--Cold and
Warm...Pressure Systems...Circulation Around Pressure Systems
OBTAINING WEATHER INFORMATION
RISK MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 6 - LEARNING NOVICE SKILLS
LEARNING TO FLY PRONE
Orientation...Going Prone...When to Go
Prone...Flying Seated
SPEED CONTROL
Fast Flight...Zooming...Roll Oscillations...Flying
Slower...Glide Control
PERFORMING TURNS
Understanding Turns...Maximum Efficiency Turns...Proper
Roll Control...Practicing Turns...Pitching a Curve...Linked Turns...Turn
Limits...Rolling in...Rolling out...Turn Timing...Turn Problems...Turn
Variations
FLYING IN MORE WIND
Ground Handling...Wind Effects...Wind
Limits...Penetration...Control Problems--Flying in Turbulence...Wind
Gradient...Upwind Turn in a Gradient...Downwind Turn in a Gradient...Turns in
Wind
FLYING HIGHER
High Flight Preparation...The Site...The Conditions...Dive
Syndrome...Flight Judgement...Judging Glide Point...Judging Obstacle
Clearance...Windows in the Sky...Planning a Flight...Flying at Altitude
STALL PRACTICE
Stalls and Control
TOWING SOLO
Air-to-Air Towing...Platform Towing...Static Line and Winch
Towing
JUDGEMENT
Risk Management
NOVICE FLIGHT CHECKLIST
RECOMMENDED OPERATING LIMITS FOR NOVICES
CHAPTER 7 - PERFECTING LANDINGS
FROM FINAL TO FLARE
The Four Phase Final...Landing
Positions...Troubleshooting Landings...Nosing in on Landing...Wind
Gradient...Ground Effect
LANDING SETUPS
The Figure Eight Setup...Judging Final
Height...Preventing Approach Problems...The Aircraft Pattern...Entering the
DBF--Staging Areas...Boxing the Field...Learning the DBF...Landing Setup Rules
LANDING VARIATIONS
Wind Factors...Landing on Slopes...Landing in Varies
Ground Cover...Landing in Traffic
CHAPTER 8 - PERFECTING TAKEOFFS
TAKEOFF PERFECTION
Takeoff Skills...Solving Launch Problems
HOLDING THE CONTROL BAR
The Bottle Grip...The Grapevine Grip
LAUNCH
VARIETY
Wind Factors...Wire Assisted Launch--as Crew...Wire Assisted
Launch--as Pilot...Launching From Various Slopes...Ramp Launches...Rough Terrain
CHAPTER 9 - RULES TO LIVE BY
RULES TO LIVE BY
Launching Rules...In-Flight Rules...Landing Rules
THE ANNUAL PILOT REVIEW
APR Practice Flights...APR Critique Factors
EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
Airsickness...Harness and Helmet Problems...Tree
Landing...Power Lines...Still Water Landings...Surf and Moving Water
Landings...Failure to Hook in...Parachute Deployment
COURTESY RULES
RIGHT-OF-WAY RULES
General Traffic Rules...Soaring Rules
FEDERAL AVIATION RULES
Aplicability...Inspection Requirements...Waivers
and Certificates...Hazardous Operations...Daylight Operations...Right-of-Way
Rules...Congested Areas...Operation in Controlled Airspace...Visual Reference
With the Surface and Cloud Clearance...Notams
CHAPTER 10 - MORE ABOUT EQUIPMENT
ALL ABOUT GLIDERS
Tubing... Cables and Fittings...Sails...Washing a
Glider...Salt Water...Folding and Storing...Sunlight Damage
GLIDER MAINTENANCE
Every Month or Ten Flights...Every Six Months or One
Year...Every One to Two Years...Damage Control
GLIDER REPAIR
Batten Bending... Broken Battens...Torn Batten
Pockets...Folded or Wrinkled Mylar...Replacing Downtubes...Tubing Repairs
TRIMMING YOUR WINGS
Trimming for Speed...Removing a Turn
BUYING YOUR OWN EQUIPMENT
New or Used...What to Look for...Inpecting a
Glider...Test Flying and Transitioning...Customizing Your Wings...Small People
HANG STRAPS
The Ideal Hang Strap...The Proper Length
HANG GLIDING KNOTS
The Overhand Knot...Waterman's Knot...The
Grapevine...The Bowline...Half Hitches...Cargo Knots...Rolling
Hitches...Shoelaces
YOUR NEW HARNESS
Selecting a Harness...The Hook-up...Adjusting a
Harness...Flying a New Harness...Harness Care
PARACHUTES
Parachute Types...Parachute Care and Function
INSTRUMENTS
The Variometer...Altimeters...The Airspeed Indicator
CHAPTER 11 - HOW OUR WINGS WORK
PERFORMANCE FACTORS
The Airfoil...Lift and Drag...Drag Types...Wing
Loading Effects...Design Effects
HANG GLIDER STABILITY
Stability Types...How Pitch Stability Works
HANG GLIDER STALLS
Stall Progression...Stalls in a Turn...Stalls
Attitudes
TURN EFFECTS
How a Turn Works...Turn Limits
CHAPTER 12 - INTERMEDIATE FLIGHT SKILLS
YOU, THE PILOT
Recurrent Training...Decision Making...Fear of
Flight...The Intermediate Syndrome
MORE TURN SKILLS
The 360...Diving Turns...Precision Flying...Soaring
Turns...Using a VG
STALL PRACTICE
Turn Stalls...Straight Ahead Stalls
FLYING NEW SITES
Judging Safety...Flight Procedures...Model Behavior
FLYING IN TRAFFIC
Turns in Traffic...Judging Traffic
LEARNING TO SOAR
The Story of Soaring...Soaring Qualifications...Ridge
Soaring Steps...Crabbing on a Ridge...Soaring Launches...Ridge Soaring
Problems...Ridge Soaring Rules...Ridge Soaring Lore...Crossing Gaps
LANDING ON TOP
Safe Top Landings...The Crosswind Top Landing
Approach...The Downwind Top Landing Approach
THERMAL SOARING
What is a Thermal...Thermal Soaring
Qualifications...Learning to thermal...Using a Variometer...Where to Find
Thermals...Thermal Safety...Cloud Suck
FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS
Photos in Flight
APPENDIX I - ADDRESSES
APPENDIX II - SOARING CERTIFICATE
APPENDIX III - TEST STUDY GUIDES
TERMS USED IN HANG GLIDING
INDEX
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