A new home for the USHPA?
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A new home for the USHPA?
<i>There are no pilots in Colorado Springs</i><span class="GoogleMapLink"></a>USHPA headquarters</a>)</span><p>Rich Hass <<a href="http://ozreport.com/emailer.php?toName= ... chhass></a>> writes:</p><p class="BN">In 2005, Mike Eberle and I spent a couple weeks mostly in Norway doing some flying and traveling. On our way from Voss to Lillehammer, we passed through Vagamo, home of the Norwegian national flying center. With generous help from the Norwegian government, Norwegian pilots were able to develop a great facility for hosting competitions, instructional clinics and various flying events. The flying center is located on a parcel large enough for a LZ and there are mountain launches nearby.</p><p class="BN">The main building had offices, a kitchen and a great room on the main floor. Upstairs, pilots enjoyed dorm-style rooms where groups of four pilots shared a room and bath facilities. I don't recall how many beds they had, but it seemed like a fair number. The kitchen was well-done and capable of pulling off meals for 50+ pilots. The great room could be used for dining, a class room, parties or just about anything. In addition to the main building, there were out-buildings for hang glider storage.</p><p class="BN">I left very impressed with what the Norwegian pilots have accomplished. I'd love to see something like this in the US.</p><p class="BN"><img border="0" src="../pub/images/Rikssenter_CompInfo.jpg" width="570" height="150"></p><p class="BN"><img border="0" src="../pub/images/vagamaflightpark.jpg" width="432" height="230"></p>
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Money where our mouth is?
So really, how could the membership bring this about...really. 8)
Jim
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How can the membership bring this about?
Well, start off by suggesting it to your Regional Director. Saying, why can't we get the USHPA moved out of Colorado Springs and to a site that has active hang gliding and paragliding so that the USHPA can enhance marketing of our sports? I mean, wouldn't it be better for the sports and for the USHPA if it moved to such a location?
Email Rich Hass, the USHPA President, and encourage him. After all it was his vision: richhass@comcast.net
Email Mark G. Forbes and encourage him. He's the USHPA Treasurer: mgforbes@mindspring.com
Email Bill Bolosky, he's our new Secretary: bolosky@microsoft.com
Well, start off by suggesting it to your Regional Director. Saying, why can't we get the USHPA moved out of Colorado Springs and to a site that has active hang gliding and paragliding so that the USHPA can enhance marketing of our sports? I mean, wouldn't it be better for the sports and for the USHPA if it moved to such a location?
Email Rich Hass, the USHPA President, and encourage him. After all it was his vision: richhass@comcast.net
Email Mark G. Forbes and encourage him. He's the USHPA Treasurer: mgforbes@mindspring.com
Email Bill Bolosky, he's our new Secretary: bolosky@microsoft.com
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Yes, that would doom the prospects all together. But, what if you:All you need is to fight over where to site it.
1) Organized a work group to oversee the site selection process.
2) Came up with a list of prospective sites.
3) Create a list of criteria for judging the site and a list of what we would like to see in proposals.
4) Invited the locals to put together a proposal for their local area.
5) Write up proposals for those areas that didn't have locals submitting.