Hang Gliding and Paragliding Volume 44 / Issue 3: March 2014 | Page 16

LEFT USHPA Chapter of the year, the
Southern Para Pilots. RIGHT Santa Barbara
Soaring Association webmaster, John McMahon.

operates an electric tow system, the
ElectraTow, to teach launching and
landing skills to students who have no
access to a training hill. New pilots
cited the ElectraTow as a major stressreducer in transitioning from tandem
aerotows to solo flight. Mitch brought
the ElectraTow to the Team Challenge,
and one experienced pilot who took
advantage of Mitch’s landing clinic finds
that he’s “landing the ATOS VR beast
better than ever” after reviewing with
Mitch the videos of his landings.
“Mitch is a gifted fella wh