If you are a new pilot just learning to fly high, or a more
experienced Hang-II with an eye on gaining your Hang-III (or higher)
rating, then this webpage is for you! Here you'll find a description
of how the Observer System for Hang-II pilots works, a compilation
of sites and articles useful for the Hang-III written exam, links
to the question pools for HAM license exams, and many other informative
resources. We would like to see this compilation grow, please
contribute new material or URLs!
Failure to hook-in might seem like a remote possibility to a new pilot, but it can
and does happen. These resources suggest practices that may help you reduce your risk of
hook-in failure:
In spite of heightened awareness, a second veteran pilot failed to hook-in not five months after the December incident.
Concerns about hook-in failures highlight the importance of preflight checklists.
Here's an article that describes why checklists
are important in all of aviation, including hang gliding.
This CHGPA-recommended preflight checklist for
hang gliding provides a step-by-step summary of each preflight task, and a printer-friendly
version that you can place on a downtube, barmitt, etc.
Remembering the Spring of '95 : This compilation documents a series of incidents in our area that occurred in 1995. Every pilot, regardless of experience level, will find valuable lessons about cross-country flight and evaluation of conditions here. Read it, then re-affirm your committment to flying safely.
Note: The ARRL has a service that can help you find out when an exam session
will be held near you:
examsearch.phtml
A 12/30/99 news item about the
restructuring of Amateur Radio Licenses
into Technician, General, and Amateur Extra classes. Morse-code is no longer required for
Technician (which can be pretty tough when holding onto a basetube :-)
Author John S. Denker's textbook See How It Flies : A discussion of the principles of flight, though oriented toward powered craft; good sections on airfoils (Chapter 3) and the atmosphere (Chapter 20)
Jeffrey Nielsen's HAM radio FAQ : Answers basic questions about Ham radio and its uses in
hang gliding
Joe Mehaffey and Jack Yeazel's GPS Information Website : Anything and everything you might have ever wanted to know about GPS hardware and software