SAFA Skysailor Magazine

3 September | October 2023 SKY SAILOR Next SkySailor Submission Deadline: 15 October 2023 (for November/December issue) Rich Binstead, Red Bull X-Alps 2023 Photo: Ole Dalen Vale John Dickenson – 1934 to 2023 4 Join us at the 26th Pico Fly-in 2023 6 Flying the Khumbu Glacier, Nepal – Polio paragliders return to Mt Everest 8 Rich Binstead’s Red Bull X-Alps challenge 12 Spotlight on flying sites – Mystic Hill, Bright, Victoria 14 News 19 New hang glider training flight simulator – Open Day Jaspers Brush 9 September 20 PWC Aksaray, Turkey – 30 July to 5 August 2023 22 Events Calendar 26 A Just Culture and AIRS Reports 28 Renewals and the importance of membership 30 AIRS Safety Wrap-up – August 2023 32 Rules of the Air 39 Contacts 40 Clubs 42 Schools & Services 44 Impressum 45 On the Cover Rich Binstead, Red Bull X-Alps 2023 Photo: Ole Dalen Editor/Design: Gneist Design Web Conversion: iSonic September / October 2023