General Articles about Safety and Risk Management

Observations and recommendations from experts in our field.

Why Can't We Get a Handle On This Safety Thing? by Mike Meier (owner of Wills Wing and former USHPA Director) - this article appeared in the September 1998 issue of Hang Gliding magazine.

Fatalities and Risk Management by Mitch Shipley, Accident Reporting Co-Chair (HG)
Human Factors - Violations in Hang Gliding and Paragliding by Frank Drews, January 2015 Magazine
Target On Your Back by Paul Voight, March 2013 Magazine
Awakenings by Steve Messman
Glider Emergency Response by Lt Jeanette Kehoe, Golden Fire Dept (c/o RMHPA)
Being Prepared by Gary Trudeau
AOPA's index to on-line "Safety Pilot" articles