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I am absolutely captivated by this
sport and my initial impression has
changed significantly since taking
over as the membership coordinator.
I did not understand the meaning
of various ratings and skills, or the
experience and knowledge needed to
obtain them.

We pilots tend to be single-mindedly
passionate about our flying. What’s
YOUR passion in life?
My passion in life is basketball. I
played four years in college, and now
I coach at a local high school here in
Colorado Springs.
Tell us something about your family.
I have an amazingly large family

and I would not trade them for
anything. I have nine siblings, and we
range in age from one to 25 years old.

What would you like us USHPA
members to know/be aware of to
make your job easier?
There is quite a bit to know about
this job and the processes of maintaining the aspects of membership,
but I am doing my best to become
knowledgeable and more efficient at
what I do, so bear with me!
Will we see you at any of our flying
events this summer?
Yes, I am hoping to get to at least
one sanctioned competition this
summer—hopefully a couple!

Solairus

Light Soaring Trike

ATF

Light Soaring Trike

Climb to cloudbase
shut down engine
and soar!

Martin Palmaz, Executive Director
[e-mail]
Eric Mead, System Administrator
[e-mail]
Ashley Miller, Membership Coordinator
[e-mail]
Beth Van Eaton, Program Manager
[e-mail]

USHPA OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rich Hass, President
[e-mail]
Ken Grubbs, Vice President
[e-mail]
Bill Bolosky, Secretary
[e-mail]
Mark Forbes, Treasurer
[e-mail]

REGION 1: Rich Hass, Mark Forbes. REGION 2: Jugdeep Aggarwal, Josh
Cohn, Pat Hajek. REGION 3: Corey Caffrey, Dan DeWeese, Rob Sporrer.
REGION 4: Bill Belcourt, Ken Grubbs. REGION 5: Josh Pierce. REGION 6:
David Glover. REGION 7: Paul Olson. REGION 8: Michael Holmes. REGION
9: Felipe Amunategui, Dan Tomlinson. REGION 10: Bruce Weaver, Steve
Kroop, Matt Taber. REGION 11: David Glover. REGION 12: Paul Voight.
REGION 13: TBD. DIRECTORS AT LARGE: Dave Broyles, Bill Bolosky, Steve
Rodrigues, Dennis Pagen, Jamie Shelden. EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR: Art
Greenfield (NAA).
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Inc. (USHPA)
is an air sports organization affiliated with the National Aeronautic
Association (NAA), which is the official representative of the Fédération
Aeronautique Internationale (FAI), of the world governing body for
sport aviation. The NAA, which represents the United States at FAI
meetings, has delegated to the USHPA supervision of FAI-related
hang gliding and paragliding activities such as record attempts and
competition sanctions.
For change of address or
other USHPA business
call [phone], or
email [e-mail].
The United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association,
a division of the National Aeronautic Association,
is a representative of the Fédération
Aeronautique Internationale in the United States.

HANG GLIDERS  ULTRALIGHT TRIKES & WINGS
[e-mail] 509.682.4359

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