Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 1: January 2014 | Page 62

CALENDAR ITEMS will not be listed if only tentative. Please include exact information (event, date, contact name and phone number). Items should be received no later than six weeks prior to the event. We request two months lead time for regional and national meets. For more complete information on the events listed, see our Calendar of Events at: www.USHPA.aero CLINICS & TOURS will not be listed if only tentative. Please include exact information (event, date, contact name and phone number). Items should be received no later than six weeks prior. For more complete information on the Clinics & Tours listed, see our Calendar of Events at: www.USHPA.aero CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES - The rate for classified advertising is $10.00 for 25 words and $1.00 per word after 25. MINIMUM AD CHARGE $10.00. AD DEADLINES: All ad copy, instructions, changes, additions & cancellations must be received in writing 2 months preceding the cover date, i.e. September 15th is the deadline for the November issue. All classifieds are prepaid. If paying by check, please include the following with your payment: name, address, phone, category, how many months you want the ad to run and the classified ad. Please make checks payable to USHPA, P.O. Box 1330, Colorado Springs, CO 80901-1330. If paying with credit card, you may email the previous information and classified to [email protected]. For security reasons, please call your Visa/MC or Amex info to the office. No refunds will be given on ads cancelled that are scheduled to run multiple months. [phone]. Fax [phone] HANG GLIDING ADVISORY: Used hang gliders should always be disassembled before flying for the first time and inspected carefully for fatigued, bent or dented downtubes, ruined bushings, bent bolts (especially the heart bolt), reused Nyloc nuts, loose thimbles, frayed or rusted cables, tangs with non-circular holes, and on flex wings, sails badly torn or torn loose from their anchor points front and back on the keel and leading edges. PARAGLIDING ADVISORY: Used paragliders should always be thoroughly inspected before flying for the first time. Annual inspections on paragliders should include sailcloth strength tests. Simply performing a porosity check isn’t sufficient. Some gliders pass porosity yet have very weak sailcloth. If in doubt, many hang gliding and paragliding businesses will be happy to give an objective opinion on the condition of equipment you bring them to inspect. BUYERS SHOULD SELECT EQUIPMENT THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR SKILL LEVEL OR RATING. NEW PILOTS SHOULD SEEK PROFESSIONAL INSTRUCTION FROM A USHPA CERTIFIED INSTRUCTOR. 62 HANG GLIDING & PARAGLIDING MAGAZINE CALENDAR COMPETITION JUNE 22 - 28 > Woodrat Mtn, Ruch, OR Twelfth Annual Rat Race/Sprint Paragliding Competition. June 22 - 28th, 2014. Practice Day June 21st. Two parties, daily lunches, retrieve and mentoring provided. Join the experience, travel southern Oregon, bring your family and see why the Rat Race is more than the largest paragliding festival in the USA. Go here and see what southern Oregon has to offer. http://southernoregon.org. Registration opens Feb 15, 2014 - $450.00 until 4/15/2014. Sign up at MPHSports.com. More information: Mike and Gail Haley, 1-541-702-2111, [email protected], or www.mphsports.com. AUGUST 3-9 > Big Spring, TX. Strongest, smoothest, most consistent conditions of any US competition. Air conditioned pilot lounge, hangar, paved runways, ice cream, water, all facilities. More information: Belinda Boulter and Davis Straub, 1-863-206-7707, belinda@davisstraub. com, or http://ozreport.com/2014BigSpring. SEPTEMBER 14 - 20 > Casa Grande, AZ. Aerotow race-to-goal competition. More information: Jamie Shelden, 831-261-5444, naughtylawyer@ gmail.com, or santacruzflatsrace.blogspot.com. clinics & tours THROUGH MARCH 15 > Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Daily hang gliding and paragliding at the winter flying paradise in Central Mexico—Valle de Bravo. Base packages $895 PG, $1195 HG. Sunday to Sunday includes airport transportation, lodging, flying transportation and guiding. 20 years of providing service. FlyMexico! More information: Jeffrey Hunt, 512-467-2529, jeff@flymexico. com, or http://www.flymexico.com. THROUGH JANUARY 31 > Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Fly south this winter! Come fly the world-class air of El Peñon in Valle de Bravo. Advanced instructor David Prentice, with over 21 years of experience and 14 years guiding tours in Valle de Bravo. World-class lodging and logistics, the best valued tour in Valle de Bravo, airport pick-up, local transportation, in-air guiding and XC retrievals included. We fly twice a day every day. More information: David Prentice, 505-720-5436, [email protected], or earthcog.com. January 11-17, February 8-14 & MARCH 8-14 > Costa Rica. Come fly over the tropical forest of Costa Rica! For the 8th year advanced paraglidin g instructor Nick Crane will be leading paragliding tours for pilots of all levels. We have pioneered and have unique access to many of the best sites in the country, some of the most beautiful sites anywhere. Transportation, rooms, guiding and coaching for all levels, from P-1 to P-4. Prices are $1295 for one week, with discounts for couples or two-week tours. More information: 541-840-8587, [email protected], or www. costaricaparagliding.com. January 8-12, 2014 > Southern California. Let’s go warm up and get ready for the spring flying season with Ken Hudonjorgensen . Phone [phone], email [email protected], or www.twocanfly.com. JANUARY 18-26, JANUARY 26 - FEBURARY 3, FEBRUARY 8-16 & 16-24 > Roldanillo, Colom- bia: Eagle Paragliding and Paraglide Utah are teaming up to offer four weeks of unforgettable flying in Roldanillo, Colombia. This is the worldclass site where the paragliding pre-worlds will be held just before our tours. These tours are for pilots of all levels. We will be offering coaching on thermaling, XC flying and tandem XC flying, and will be setting race-to-goal tasks daily for those interested. We have been offering tours for over a decade all over the world. The number of highcaliber staff members supporting pilots at Eagle clinics and tours is unprecedented. Let Rob Sporrer, Brad Gunnuscio, and the rest of our staff of instructors support you in achieving your goals for the week. Visit www.paragliding.com, or contact us directly at [email protected], or 805968-0980. January 19-26 > Tapalpa, Mexico. P-2 pilots will fly word-class sites with 2500-foot vertical near Guadalajara. Enjoy four different drive-up sites within an hour of your luxury hotel room: Tapalpa, San Marco, Jocotopec and Colima. Avoid Valle crowds! Airport pickup, private hotel room, breakfast, site fees, guiding and coaching for six days of incredible flying for $1600. More information: Granger Banks, [email protected], or http://parasoftparagliding. com/tapalpa-mexico-trips/. JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 16 > Medellin - La Pintada - Roldanillo, Colombia Looking for experienced pilots who want to have fun paragliding in Colombia and don’t want to spend a lot of money on a “clinic.” This is not a trip for newbies or those wanting training. If you have mountain thermaling and XC experience, this is the trip for you. From $450 a week, including daily transport, hotels, and more. Choose from 1 to 3 weeks. Fly around Medellin (Week 1), Road trip to La Pintada (Week 2), and XC in Roldanillo (Week 3). More information: Mark Gilliam 312-857-4455, [email protected], or http://www.botbotbot.com. JANUARY 29 - FEBRUARY 17 > Roldanillo-Medellin, Colombia. Join one of our most accomplished South American and now US established pilots, Luis Rosenkjer, as he leads you on an epic adventure in a marvelous land of friendly people and consistent flying weather. We start in Roldanillo, a worldwide known paragliding Mecca due to its amazing flying conditions and then to Medellin, a large modern city with world class restaurants and nightlife also recently named city of the year, http://online.wsj.com/ad/cityoftheyear, surrounded by numerous paragliding options. Our trips are distinguished by the personal attention of our guides and by our luxurious accommodations. More info: Luis Rosenkjer, 404-9313793,  [email protected], or www. paraglidingtrips.com