SAFA Skysailor Magazine

3 July | August 2024 SKY SAILOR Next SkySailor Submission Deadline: 15 August 2024 (for September/October issue) President’s Update 4 Bob Bailey – 8 April 1953 to 19 April 2024 5 Birchip Flatter Than The Flatlands Hang Gliding Competition 2024 6 It’s on again: Forbes Team Challenge 9 Paragliding State of Origin 2024 10 Events Calendar 15 Operations in proximity to airfields – VHF radio usage 16 Rules of the Air 19 Site review: Rainbow Beach, Queensland 20 New Products 23 A New Zealand adventure – Part 2 24 Asian-Oceanic PG Championships 28 Meet the Sunshine Coast Free Flyers Club 30 The 5 (or 7) Hazardous Attitudes in Aviation 32 AIRS Safety Wrap-up – June 2024 35 Impressum 41 Contacts 42 Clubs 44 On the Cover Gliding into goal at Andong City, Korea, during Task 3 of the Asian-Oceanic Paragliding Championships Photo: Che Golus Editor/Design: Gneist Design Web Conversion: iSonic July / August 2024 Photo: Courtesy of Vicki Cain