Date:         Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:27:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Randy Bergum <organslave@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Hang gliders
Comments: To: Dug Smith <dug@DUGBERT.COM>
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Hi Dug:
      This brings up old memories - I used to hang glide in the Owens
      Valley - had a brand new 1990 Carat to haul the stuff with.  We
      used Quick-N-Easy (Kwik-N-Easy?) brackets in the gutters, and
      made the cross piece from 2" square Alum. tubing.   There was a
      bit of turbulence at the front, so I taped on a piece of
      round cardboard tubing cut in half onto the front of the square,
      which smoothed flow enough to cut out noise.  It was el cheapo
      too.
      The brackets would hold a lot of stuff - ragwings and an Easy
      Riser - I flew the Riser to a world record of Distance To Goal
      in 1987.  Good times.


Randy Bergum
Fullerton, CA
1990 Carat with 3.3 Subie (Ar, ar, ar, arrrrrrrr)
************************

I know some of you have hang gliders, and it looks like we'll be getting one
at some point in the not too distant future.

I was wondering how people put them on the roof of their vans?  I've got a
camper, so I'm thinking I'd have to reinstall the fake gutters and use some
sort of roof rack, but any pointers beyond that?  What sort of racks work
well?  The alternative is a ladder on the roof rack of the Subaru :o)

toodle pip,
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       Dug Smith         | Terry Pratchett: It's almost
(mailto:dug@dugbert.com) |  impossible to ride a rock and roll
(http://www.dugbert.com) |  motorbike and stay on for three verses.


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