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Northwest Hang Gliding News Wills Wing News 2/11/09 Limited Time Offer Free Customer Choice of Sail Colors Free Premium Sail Materials Upgrades Stimulus packages seem to be all the rage right now, and here at Wills Wing we want to do our part to support the economic recovery! So, for any new hang glider order placed between February 11th and March 6th, you can have your choice of sail colors, PLUS (depending on model) your choice of any of the following sail materials upgrades, at no extra charge: Falcon 3 145, 170 or 195: - Free mylar upgrade (PX05) in Panel 3 and Panel 4 or
- Free color in Panel 3 and Panel 4
Sport 2 155 or 175 - Free Panel 1 (leading edge) upgrade to 205 MT, Hydranet, PX10T, UVM10T or UVM10T White
- Free Panel 4 (trailing edge) upgrade to 205 MT or Hydranet
U2 145 or U2 160 - Free Panel 1 (leading edge) upgrade to Hydranet, UVM10T or UVM10T White (PX10T and 205 MT are already no charge upgrades on the U2).
- Free Panel 4 (trailing edge) upgrade to Hydranet (205 MT is already a no charge upgrade on the U2).
- Free upgrade of the entire top surface to PX10T or any allowable combination of UVM and UVM White. (Examples: All UVM top surface, or UVM10T White P1 and P4 with UVM05T Grey P3, or, etc.)
T2 144 or 154 - Free Panel 1 (leading edge) upgrade to Hydranet, UVM10T or UVM10T White (PX10T and 205 MT are already no charge upgrades on the T2).
- Free Panel 4 (trailing edge) upgrade to Hydranet (205 MT is already a no charge upgrade on the T2).
- Free upgrade of the entire top surface to PX10T or any allowable combination of UVM and UVM White. (Examples: All UVM top surface, UVM10T White P1 and P4 with UVM05T Grey P3, etc.)
T2C 144 or 154 - Free extra aluminum streamlined basetube with brackets
(Note that custom color choice and sail materials upgrades are already no extra charge options on the T2C.) Current delivery estimates are 6 weeks from date of confirmed order to date glider will be ready for shipment from the factory, so if you order now you can have your glider for the beginning of the flying season. Hey WW Glider Owners 2/2/09 It's a great time to change those side wires and hang loop sets before the 2009 flying season gets started. As an incentive to get you guys to play it safe we will be offering a 10% discount on wires and hang loops ordered before the first day of spring. | New Launches being established 11/25/08 More information to come this spring.... Red Mt Launch 
Wills Wing News 1/14/09 On December 22, 2008, the DHV Technical Department, an approved testing center for hang gliders and paragliders for the LBA (German Civil Aviation Authorities), issued Gütesiegels for the Wills Wing T2C 154 and Sport 2 155 hang gliders, signifying that these gliders meet the German LTF Airworthiness Standards for hang gliders. Wills Wing News 11/26/08 We will be having our 2009 Wallaby Fly-In, Party and Anniversary Celebration, Tuesday, March 31st through Saturday, April 4th. Please come and join us for our 12th Annual Wills Wing Fly-In and Party at Wallaby Ranch, Davenport, Florida, (www.wallaby.com/) and help us celebrate 36 years in Hang Gliding! We will have demo gliders available starting on Tuesday, March 31st, and we'll have our traditional party on Saturday night, April 4th. If you're planning to order a new glider for the coming season, we can deliver it at Wallaby and save you the cost of packing and shipping, if you get your order in by January 15th. (Space on the trailer is limited, and available on a first come, first served basis.) Those of you who have been to Wallaby in past years know that it's a terrific opportunity to re-connect with old friends, meet new ones, and just generally enjoy the camaraderie of special folks who love flying. If you haven't been to one of our Wallaby events, you owe it to yourself to come. If you have come before, we hope you'll join us again this year. We hope to see you there! Mike and Linda Meier, and Steve Pearson Wills Wing |
Happy Holidays from Wills Wing! 12/17/08 
The Wills Wing Crew, 2008: Front Row, l-r: Gary Smith, Bill Blaty, Ken Howells, Wolfi Siess, Carlos Mendosa
2nd Row, l-r: Tom Blaty, Linda Meier, Steven Pearson, Eva Hanska, Narcisa Hartsch
Standing, l-r: Paul Diehl, Mike Meier, Moises Cortes, Rick Zimbleman, Martin Maldonado, Anthony Faletoi
(Not pictured: Chris Wills, Peter Swanson)
In Memoriam: Rob Kells - with us in spirit
New Sail Options for Wills Wing Gliders 12/18/08 In response to popular demand, we are now offering some new sail material options. Sport 2: On the Sport 2, you can now order any of our premium woven fabrics on the top surface leading edge panel, (panel #1) or trailing edge panel (panel #4), and/or any of our Mylar fabrics on the top surface leading edge panel, (panel #1). 205 MT - Panel 1 or Panel 4 $75 retail each panel. PX10T - Panel 1 $75 retail Hydranet - Panel 1 or Panel 4 $150 retail each panel UVM10T or UVM10T WHT Panel 1 $150 retail U2: Mylar top surface now available on U2! You can now order an all PX top surface on the U2 - $150 retail All UVM top surface, including choice of UVM10T WHT, if desired on P1 and / or P4 - $300 retail (PX10T on Panel 1 and 205 MT on Panel 1 or Panel 4 remain no extra charge optional selections on the U2) (Hydranet - Panel 1 or Panel 4 remains a $75 retail option - each panel) UVM10T or UVM10T WHT Panel 1 $75 retail T2: (PX10T on Panel 1 and 205 MT on Panel 1 or Panel 4 remain no extra charge optional selections on the T2) (All PX top surface remains a $150 retail option on the T2) (Hydranet - Panel 1 or Panel 4 remains a $75 retail option - each panel) UVM10T or UVM10T WHT Panel 1 $75 retail All UVM top surface, including choice of UVM10T WHT, if desired on P1 and / or P4 - $300 retail (See attached photos for T2 UVM10T WHT Options.) T2C: Remember that all sail cloth options are INCLUDED in the price of the T2C. New Hardware Options: Also due to popular demand, we are now offering a no extra cost option of a round speedbar basetube (see attached photo of hardware) on any Litestream control bar application (Sport 2, U2, Litestream equipped T2, or Falcon 3 accessory Litestream control bar kit). This option is to address the requests of pilots who prefer the grip of a round basetube for comfort reasons, and pilots who want to be able to mount larger diameter wheels on a Litestream control bar. Pilots should expect approximately 1/2 point in degradation of L/D by going to the round basetube over the streamlined basetube. For pilots that wish to retrofit an existing glider, the retrofit will require the purchase of the round speedbar basetube, the basetube to bracket nuts, bolts and safety rings, and a pair of the Litestream to Round basetube end brackets at the normal parts prices ( $213 retail). And remember, as announced earlier, we also now offer the Carbon Basetube to fit any Litestream Control Bar Application. (See attached photo). The upgrade, when ordered on a glider, costs $420 retail. The basetube assembly with end brackets, for retrofit, costs $780 retail. New U2 Sail Cut For 2009 The sail cut on the U2 has been refined and upgraded for the 2009 model year. The result is a cleaner sail, nicer handling, and even higher performance. With the new performance options available for the U2 (carbon basetube, all Mylar top surface), the 2009 U2 promises to retain it's position as the all around highest performing and best value glider in its class. We have numerous reports from cross country clinics that pilots on the U2 consistently do better than those on other models. Credit the U2's extraordinary combination of exceptional pure performance with an unusual degree of pilot friendly handling qualities for this unmatched level of effective performance. And all this is glider that retails for under $5000 (depending on options) and weighs only 68 lbs in the 160 size, or 63 lbs in the 145 size! Falcon 3 Online Glider Order Page Now Working You can now place orders for Falcon 3's with customer choice of colors through our online glider order page. Year In Review Obviously the most significant event for us in 2008 was the loss of our friend and partner for 30 years, Rob Kells, to prostate cancer in August. As we said at the time, Wills Wing will not be the same without Rob. At the same time, as we also said at the time, we remain fully committed to our company mission of designing and manufacturing the highest quality hang gliding equipment and providing the best possible service to our customers. That includes a commitment to provide you, our dealers, with the strongest possible support in your job of bringing pilots into the sport and providing them with access to the best service and equipment. We remain confident in our ability to continue to fulfill that mission, and we remain thankful for all of your support, in the past and going forward. We encourage you to continue to let us know what we can do to help you. We got off to a slow start in production in 2008 due to some illnesses in January affecting some of our key employees, and as a result our glider delivery times were longer than we wanted them to be throughout the year. We have now caught up on our backlog, however, and we will start 2009 with a good supply of inventory gliders and expected delivery times on new glider orders of six weeks or less. We hope to be able to keep delivery times down this coming year, and maintain an available supply of inventory gliders for quick delivery. Wills Wing T2's and T2C's dominated the standings in National and International competition this year, including multiple wins by Dustin Martin, Wolfgang Siess and Nene Rotor; British XC League and British Open Series wins by Bruce Kavanagh, and a US National Championship title by Zac Majors. For the complete list of T2 wins this year see the News section at www.willswing.com Looking Ahead We're looking forward to 2009! The current climate of economic uncertainty will no doubt present challenges for all of us in the coming year, but we remain optimistic and enthusiastic about the sport and the business of hang gliding. We're looking forward to seeing as many of you as can make it at our Wallaby Event (March 31st through April 4th), and we'll be announcing additional events and demo days as the new year progresses. Have a great holiday and a great 2009! Sincerely, Mike and Linda Meier and Steve Pearson
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