CHGA Volume 41 Number 1
A Publication of the Capital Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association
http://skyline.sickinger.net/skyline_2003-01.pdf.
It's time to make plans for the 2003 KHK Hang Gliding Spectacular May 16-19,
2003 Hawk Kites will hold the World Wide Terry Sweeney Hang Gliding ViPre-register
at: http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/register.html This year will be
special because of the celebration of 100 years of flight! Contact Doug Haber
for more details: haber149@bellsouth.net or Bruce Weaver at: bruce@kittyhawk.com
(1-252-441-2426) Event Features: Parachute Clinic, Instructor Certification,
World Wide Terry Sweeney Hang Gliding Video Contest
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News flash: WORLD RECORD 100 LOOP ATTEMPT BY CHAD ELCHIN
AND POSSIBLY OTHER GREAT LOOPING PILOTS!
Current info at: http://www.hangglidingspectacular.com/news_updates.html
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Parachute Clinic With Betty Pfeiffer- 2003 Dates: Tuesday, May 20 (Free for
everyone) Wednesday, May 21 (Available if you are signed up for the ICP) The
Parachute clinic with Betty Pfeiffer (High Energy Sports) will be held at the
Kitty Hawk Kites flight park in Maple, North Carolina directly after the 2003
Hang Gliding Spectacular (May 16-19). Tuesday's clinic (May 20th) will be geared
towards pilots learning about parachutes and deployment. Wednesday's clinic (May
22nd) will be tied in with an ICP and will be geared towards Instructors
teaching pilots about parachutes and deployment.
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Instructor Certification Program- 2003 Dates: Tuesday, May 20 - Wednesday, May
21 - Thursday, May 22
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In celebration of Terry Sweeney's classic hang gliding film "Sweeney's Glider",
Kitty Hawk Kites will hold the World Wide Terry Sweeney Hang Gliding Video
Contest at the Just Fly Film Festival. Anyone can submit one VHS homemade hang
gliding video or favorite video clip. All videos must relate to hang gliding in
some way. On the night of the event the crowd will vote for the best video and
the winner will receive $250.00 Cash! The winner takes all. For any questions
please contact Bruce Weaver bruce@kittyhawk.com Please put "Video Contest
Questions" in the subject line. (252-441-2426)
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Instructor Alumni Invitation Kitty Hawk Kites would like to invite all former
Kitty Hawk Kites instructors back to the beach. We want to thank all the
instructors who helped make Kitty Hawk Kites the largest hang gliding school in
the world. Come relive old memories and rekindle old friendships as over 25
years worth of instructors return to the place where it all began!