Frank Colver wrote:RECORD BROKEN AT DOCKWEILER BEACH CA
By USHPA7
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:00 am
A new site record of number of hang glider flights, by an individual, in one day, has been set at Dockweiler Beach California. The old record of 200 flights has been raised to 201 flights. That's 201 launches and 201 landings and 201 glider hikes up the soft sand bluff, by one individual in one day folks! Wears me out just to think about it.![]()
The 25 foot sand bluff also became soarable during part of the afternoon so the pilot also took some time away from record setting to soar for a while.
The new record was set on Sunday, June 20, the summer solstice, longest day of the year. The witness/flight recorder was another HG old timer.
My congratulations to the record setting pilot.![]()
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Unfortunately, pilot's name and witness' name are not allowed to be mentioned on this forum but my hat's off to both.
Frank C
Of course, Frank could not publicly say that the pilot was Bob Kuczewski, or the witness was Joe Faust. Jack Axaopoulos has been practicing "Cancel Culture" on hanggliding.org long before that term became popular.
In a healthy sport, Frank's post would have been welcomed as yet another (albeit minor) mark of progress. Sadly, these have been the two response posts so far on hanggliding.org:
RE: RECORD BROKEN AT DOCKWEILER BEACH CA
By Charlie Romeo
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 6:28 am
In oz that's called being a legend in your own lunch time..![]()
RE: RECORD BROKEN AT DOCKWEILER BEACH CA
By Rebardan
- Thu Jun 24, 2021 9:23 am
Or was it a broken record flew Dockweiler Beach?
Rebardan (Dan DeWeese) was yet another USHPA Director who rode the USHPA "Gravy Train" all the way to USHPA's loss of insurance.
But Dan is right that I have been a "broken record" in my call for reforms at Torrey and USHPA. While Dan likely thought that his clever turn of phrase would be a slap to me, the truth is that I am honored by his recognition that I have been a "broken record" for over a decade on those issues. My record is clear that I have stood for oversight and eradication of the abuses at Torrey. My record is clear that I have stood for open voting by Directors on the USHPA Board. My record is clear that I have stood for freeing our sport from the shackles of unnecessary liability insurance (already covered by Recreational Land Use statutes in every state). Yes, I am a "broken record" on those issues, because USHPA remains broken on those issues. If USHPA had listened to my calls for oversight in 2009 and 2010, they might not have lost their insurance from the events of 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.