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October 09, 2024

Free-Flight Legend Bill Moyes Goes West at 92

Moyes Was a Trailblazing Hang Glider Pilot

Bill Moyes, a record-setting hang glider pilot, passed away on September 24. He was a legend in free flight and is known to be one of the founding fathers of hang gliding. Moyes received the Order of Australia in 1998 and the FAI’s Gold Air Medal in 2013.

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NTSB Prelim: Piper PA-24-250

Recordings Showed The Airplane Come Into View In A Left-Wing Low Attitude And Impacted A Light Pole

On September 6, 2024, at 0036 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA-24-250, N588CP, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Hawthorne, California. The pilot and pilot rated passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The passenger of the airplane reported the intent of the flight was to conduct pattern work at Jack Northrup Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR), but he did not recall any additional information regarding the accident flight.

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