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    June Training: Week 1 and 2

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    June training for new hang gliding instructors lasted two weeks. During the first week, trainees learned how to double-team launch and land hang gliders, and basics of ridge soaring. They practiced sideways launching and landing. The second week focused on launching with no wind and adding thrust as a team. Every Saturday was a flying competition called "Eaglet Wars" where instructors competed for points by flying farther and landing in marked areas. Trainees were evaluated individually and as teams throughout the sessions.

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    June training for new hang gliding instructors lasted two weeks. During the first week, trainees learned how to double-team launch and land hang gliders, and basics of ridge soaring. They practiced sideways launching and landing. The second week focused on launching with no wind and adding thrust as a team. Every Saturday was a flying competition called "Eaglet Wars" where instructors competed for points by flying farther and landing in marked areas. Trainees were evaluated individually and as teams throughout the sessions.

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    June training for new hang gliding instructors lasted two weeks. During the first week, trainees learned how to double-team launch and land hang gliders, and basics of ridge soaring. They practiced sideways launching and landing. The second week focused on launching with no wind and adding thrust as a team. Every Saturday was a flying competition called "Eaglet Wars" where instructors competed for points by flying farther and landing in marked areas. Trainees were evaluated individually and as teams throughout the sessions.

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    June Training: Week 1 and 2

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    June training for new hang gliding instructors lasted two weeks. During the first week, trainees learned how to double-team launch and land hang gliders, and basics of ridge soaring. They practiced sideways launching and landing. The second week focused on launching with no wind and adding thrust as a team. Every Saturday was a flying competition called "Eaglet Wars" where instructors competed for points by flying farther and landing in marked areas. Trainees were evaluated individually and as teams throughout the sessions.

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    June Training

    Week 1 and 2

    Josh Launchig and soaring to the spot,


    Andy with Clip board waiting at the bottom
    We Learn how to set up and care for Eaglets,
    The crew
    this one appears to have bent keel but it’s just
    set up wrong

    June training is four days a to single team


    sand bag stu-
    week through out June for all
    new instructors. At 8 am we dents. The next
    learn techniques for teaching day we basics
    and flying and at the same of rigde soaring
    time we’re being scored as sand dunes.
    individuals and as teams. Which includ-
    Training is led by Andy and ed launching
    there are about 12 students. sideways and
    Week 1: We learned how to landing in a
    Zach Launching and Team members Josh
    double team and attempted and Jo watching marked cor-
    p.2
    K-T
    launching off the main dune. A very large points board was
    drawn out in the sand and basically who ever could fly the
    furthest and land at the top of the board got the most points.
    We had to crab across the ridge the best we could before
    turning out and heading for the landing. It was hard but tons
    of fun. Flying Eaglets isn’t like flying any other Hang glider
    but I’m starting to like them. They’ve been built specifically
    for Jockey’s Ridge and are excellent for teaching students.

    ridor for points.


    The Next day
    was the same ex-
    cept for we we’re
    spot landing.
    Everyone was
    doing very well.
    Every Satur-
    day morning is
    “Eaglet Wars”
    and all instruc-
    tors compete in
    flying contests.
    The First Satu-
    rady the winds
    were north east Getting in last Flights before
    and good for first class hikes up the hill

    p.3
    WEEK 2
    We practiced launching in no wind
    and adding thrust as teams. Ea-
    glet wars were tough but I learned
    how to flare with the tail wires.
    I took tons of pics, lots are of launches
    and eaglet wars. The two above sho
    w the results of improperly launch-
    ing in a turn and the instructor (Andy)
    calmy expaining to the studentin-
    structor (David) that skrewed up.
    Student at least remained realxed.

    p.4
    EAGLET WARS
    1.Doug
    2.Josh
    3.Zak
    4.Mike
    5.TJ
    6. Air Rick
    Team Scores
    7.Joe
    8. David
    Dynasty- 290
    9. Hunter
    10.Nick
    D&D - 220
    11.Lydia
    12.K-T
    Stoners - 191
    13.James
    14.Rosie
    Fly Curious - 83

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