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Ed Levin Rules Summary

Before flying at Ed Levin, all pilots must have:

  1. a USHPA card on their person showing current membership and
  2. a WOR proficiency sticker on their helmet, the color and shape of which correspond to their current USHPA rating.
There is NO guest policy at Ed Levin. A WOR proficiency helmet sticker is required for all pilots except tandem passengers and unrated students accompanied by a authorized WOR Instructor. See below for sources from which pilots can obtain the required helmet sticker.

Current USHPA membership is required for all pilots, including tandem passengers and unrated students. The USHPA has a procedure by which Observers / Instructors may issue a foreign pilot a USHPA rating using a combination of his/her country's rating system and actually observing flying skills. A foreign pilot must obtain a 30-day temporary USHPA membership before flying at Ed Levin, even if the pilot already has an IPPI card. See the USHPA International Pilot Information page for details.

A few words about waivers. If there is a proficiency sticker on a pilot's helmet, there is no need for the pilot to sign another Ed Levin waiver. The WOR has on file the waiver the pilot signed when the sticker was issued. If a pilot's helmet does NOT have a WOR proficiency sticker, the pilot can NOT fly at Ed Levin, no matter how many waivers the pilot signs. Waivers in the lock box at Ed Levin are there for drivers, spectators, tandem passengers, and unrated students who are at least 18 years old. And please advise unrated students that an authorized WOR Instructor must be present whenever they fly.

Please note that if a pilot lacks either a WOR ID sticker or a WOR expiration sticker displaying the current year, there are many things the pilot can not do. Among other things, the pilot can not open any gates or fly from the top launch unless accompanied by a WOR member pilot who is aware that the pilot being accompanied is not a WOR member. It bears repeating that, even if a pilot has a gate combination, the pilot may not use the combination unless:
  1. the current year appears on the WOR expiration sticker on the pilot's helmet,
  2. present at the gate with them is another pilot who has the required WOR expiration helmet sticker, or
  3. the pilot is leaving (not entering) the flying site - eg, driving a vehicle back down the hill.
Anyone who gives a pilot a lift up the hill must first confirm (before heading up) that the pilot has the required helmet sticker. If the pilot has a WOR proficiency sticker, but not the one required for the launch, then they must have required sign offs and a sponsor. If the pilot does not have a WOR expiration helmet sticker displaying the current year, check for a USHPA card showing current membership. Any sponsor must display a Blue WOR proficiency sticker of the same shape as the pilot's, a white WOR ID sticker, and a WOR expiration sticker (showing the current year) on his/her helmet.

Anyone who brings a spectator or driver up the hill must first confirm that they are at least 18 years old and that they have signed an Ed Levin waiver.

To summarize, pilots who are not current WOR members can not:
  1. open a gate to go up the hill unless accompanied by a current WOR member,
  2. fly from the top launch unless a current WOR member with a Blue helmet proficiency sticker is on site, and
  3. sponsor other pilots.
See the Ed Levin Site Procedures for details.

If a visiting pilot wants to obtain a WOR proficiency sticker, they should:
  1. download a Wings of Rogallo Snail Mail Renewal form (from the WOR Membership Renewal page) and fill out the application,
  2. download an Ed Levin Park Waiver (from the WOR Ed Levin page), print their name in two places, initial it in three places, sign it, and have a witness sign it, and
  3. mail the completed membership application and waiver to the address provided on the application.
A WOR proficiency sticker will be returned by mail.

Please note that pilots must be at least 18 years old to sign a waiver and obtain a WOR proficiency sticker.

Below is a summary of pilot proficiency/sponsor requirements at Ed Levin. Read them, know them, and meet all requirements before attempting to use an Ed Levin launch. If this summary should differ from the site procedures, the Site Procedures will prevail.

Sticker Launch Wind Limits Sponsor** Other
None (Student) 40,50,60 foot Instructor discretion Any WOR Instructor in good standing  
Green 40,50,60 foot 12 mph* or less, gust differential 5 MPH or less Unsponsored  
100 to 300 foot   Any WOR Instructor in good standing  
Red 40,50,60 foot 15 mph* or less Unsponsored  
Walk up training 100, 200, 300 15 mph* or less A WOR Instructor or Observer in good standing Unsponsored possible with WOR observer or advanced instructor sign-off.
600 foot 15 mph* or less WOR Advanced Instructor or Observer Unsponsored possible with WOR observer or advanced instructor sign-off.
1750 (No back side launches or top landings) 15 mph* or less WOR Advanced Instructor or Observer, blue sticker spots and sign-off for 10 flights from the 600.

For flight with WOR blue sticker sponsor, same as above plus minimum of 8 1750 foot flights with WOR Advanced instructor or Observer and appropriate sign-off.
Blue All Launches     See site procedures for restrictions on non-member pilots
Tandem No back side launches     Pilot - Must be WOR member
Passenger - Reg, Waiver & site procedures
Aerobatics       Minimum 600 foot AGL altitude. Restricted to areas north and west of LZ wind sock.
* 10 mph or less for paragliders.
** There can not be any monetary or other compensation for instructing, observing or sponsoring at Ed Levin.

 


 
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