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Joseph Szalai
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H4   Hang Glider Pilot, USHGRS life rating

  • "Hungary Joe"   Sometimes "Hungry Joe". Sometimes because of being site safety officer: "Angry Joe"
  • People gave him old gliders. The big Sand Canyon Fire of 2016 melted and burnt 50 hang gliders stored in a large storage container.
  • In 2018 he is donating 3 to 4 hang gliders to one of the founders of Dockweiler Hang Gliding Society.
  • SHGA member.
  • Retiring from professional hang gliding instruction ...
  • He hails from Hungary.
  • Decades of working for Windsports ...
  • Then some professional hang gliding instructing independently.
  • He was a master tug operator with a Dragonfly.
  • Skilled tandem instructor. 
  • He had some reputation for being an ultimate hillside scratcher.
  • Some skills: AT, AWCL, CL, FL, FSL, RLF, TFL, TUR, XC
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary