[phamduylong]

Hello all US Hawk,

My name is Long Pham from Vietnam, a country have no GA. I am glad to join US Hawk and discuss about flight and build light plane.

Thanks

LP

[Bob Kuczewski]

Hello Long Pham!

Welcome to the U.S. Hawks Hang Gliding Association!!

We are primarily interested in hang gliding in the United States, but you are very welcome to talk about general aviation as well.

You mentioned that Vietnam doesn't have general aviation, but I don't know what that really means. Is it forbidden by law, or does it not exist for some other reason?

Once again, welcome!!

Bob

[Bill Cummings]

Long Pham,
Welcome to the US HAWKS.
Recreational flying seems to have slowed down since Covid19.
At least in my area of New Mexico (USA).

[JoeF]

Welcome, LP

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Authority_of_Vietnam

https://caa.gov.vn/

https://traveltriangle.com/blog/paragliding-in-vietnam/

Hang Gliding when power is off at about 3:40 into video:

https://www.fai.org/member/vietnam-air-sports-association

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-vietnamese/hang-glider

[Felixx68]

Hi US Hawks,

I am new to hang gliding but have dreamt of it most of my life. I actually went to school to be an airline pilot but back then the industry just wasn’t going to be able to carry me, plus other life issues. Either way, I got my private and IFR rating. Have been out of flying for a while but still wanted to hang glide. My Uncle used to hang glide all over the place when I was a kid and it always intrigued me. When visiting him in New Hampshire this month I did some training at a flight park up there. Worked my way up to their 150’ hill but ran out of vacation time. It was an absolute blast and everything I had dreamed of. Unfortunately I feel like I am now stuck in the middle of an area where it seems impossible to get further rated and learn more (Lubbock, Texas). I think I may have some leads in New Mexico, but we will see if they pan out. Anyways, I found the site after watching some folks do some fantastic flying out of some New Mexico areas and digging to see where some of them hang out. And here I am. Very glad to be here and looking forward to reading over the forums!

J MacFie

[Chris McKeon]

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[Bob Kuczewski]

Hi US Hawks,

I am new to hang gliding but have dreamt of it most of my life. I actually went to school to be an airline pilot but back then the industry just wasn’t going to be able to carry me, plus other life issues. Either way, I got my private and IFR rating. Have been out of flying for a while but still wanted to hang glide. My Uncle used to hang glide all over the place when I was a kid and it always intrigued me. When visiting him in New Hampshire this month I did some training at a flight park up there. Worked my way up to their 150’ hill but ran out of vacation time. It was an absolute blast and everything I had dreamed of. Unfortunately I feel like I am now stuck in the middle of an area where it seems impossible to get further rated and learn more (Lubbock, Texas). I think I may have some leads in New Mexico, but we will see if they pan out. Anyways, I found the site after watching some folks do some fantastic flying out of some New Mexico areas and digging to see where some of them hang out. And here I am. Very glad to be here and looking forward to reading over the forums!

J MacFie

Welcome to the U.S. Hawks!!

We have a small club in Southwest Texas (SW Texas Hang Gliders). The club President is Sam Kellner, and Sam is one of the nicest people on the planet. I haven't talked with him in a while, but maybe he can chime in to let you know about his club. You can also visit the Soutwest Texas Hang Gliders forum here on the U.S. Hawks.

We also have a great club in the Las Cruces New Mexico area named the "Rio Grande Soaring Association". I was just visiting them this weekend in Las Cruces, and they are a really great group of pilots. In fact, our U.S. Hawks Board Chairman is Bill Cummings from that Chapter. You can find their forum here on the U.S. Hawks as well.

I hope those will help. There are also two other forums where you might find help; hanggliding.org ozreport.com. Neither of those forum operators are friendly to the U.S. Hawks, so be careful about what you say. But they do have people who might be able to help.

So ... thanks again for registering with us, and please ask any questions you might have. We are happy to help!!

[Felixx68]

Wow, thanks for the awesome welcome Bob! I will definitely check out those resources!

[Felixx68]

So I am looking at signing up for the USHGRS but have a(some) question(a). What constitutes “First solo HG flight”? I have flown solo for Private and such but I don’t see a clear analog in HG. I did get my H1 rating through USHPA but I’m not sure if that counts for anything here anyways. Is solo flight just flying without your instructor on the radio with you? Thank you guys for your time.

[Bob Kuczewski]

Hello J,

Joe Faust (USHGA #5) heads up the ratings research team for USHGRS, so his reply would be authoritative. Having said that, I think it would be the first time your feet left the ground in a hang glider without another human being hooked into the glider.

In the early days, almost all first hang gliding flights would be solo. At some point, however, tandem hang gliding instruction became very popular, and many people now make their first flights with an instructor on board. So I think the term "solo" was meant to eliminate confusion with tandem flights.

I hope that helps!!

So I am looking at signing up for the USHGRS but have a(some) question(a). What constitutes “First solo HG flight”? I have flown solo for Private and such but I don’t see a clear analog in HG. I did get my H1 rating through USHPA but I’m not sure if that counts for anything here anyways. Is solo flight just flying without your instructor on the radio with you? Thank you guys for your time.