Foot Launching With Power (This article （脚启动与权力(这篇文章）.pdfVIP

Foot Launching With Power (This article appeared in Hang Gliding Magazine - Oct, 2001) 2001 Richard Cobb It has been over 20 years since I took my first training hill flight, and I hope to be flying for a long time to come. But the airtime meter seems to get lower every year with more and more demands on my time. My nearest flying site is j ust over an hour away, but loading, set-up, wind watching and vehicle retrieval usually ensure that not much else will happen that day. And with no guarantee that I will get even a sled ride. Richard Cobbf oot-launching the NR G at Blue Sky Hang Gliding s Manquin Flight Park, near Richmond, Virginia I became intrigued with the Mosquito motorized harness when I first heard about it, and the idea continued to grow on me, especially as the airtime meter dropped ever closer to zero. It could offer opportunities to fly closer to home, and under more conditions. There are nearby ridges facing prevailing winds that are inaccessible for launching, yet they look easily soarable if a pilot could j ust get up to them. But information was hard to find. Either there were glowing write-ups about wonderful flights owners had, or second and third hand stories about disastrous take-offs, broken props, and poor climb rates. Eventually I found a wealth of information in an Internet discussion list (see More Information). I searched the message archives and corresponded with indiv iduals to get answers to my many questions. Foot Launched Powered Hang Gliding (flphg), as it is commonly known, has become very popular in Britain and in many other places around the world, including many areas in the U.S. As one U.S. pilot wrote, ”Powered hang gliding has re-inv igorated our club. It has meant more airtime, and less time being ground -