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Jerry Katz
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	H4 , HGP, S-SA Otto-0 Recreational Hang Glider Pilot life rating by USHGRS XC    Many skills.    HG since 1972
	Some additional information given by pilot's public activity: First to XC 100 miles 1977. Jerry Katz first to soar a distance of over 161 kilometres (100 mi), launching from Cerro Gordo Peak, in California's Owens Valley. FAI gain of height   2 987 m July 23, 1977
	And we find to add interest: "In July 1977 Jerry Katz, flying a Pacific Gull Alpine, launched from Cerro Gordo in the Inyo mountains on the east side of California's Owens Valley. Four hours eighteen minutes after take-off he landed at Betty's, a house of ill-repute in the Nevada desert, ten miles north of Benton Station. At 103 miles, it was the first hang glider flight longer than 100 miles, and was a world record. The previous day he set an altitude gain record of 9,550 ft" Forest Service volunteer. Attended reunions and Otto Meets at Dockweiler Hang Gliding Park Torrey Kites