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About the Desert Air Riders
The Desert Air Riders is a small, active and non-profit paragliding
club, a chapter of USHPA (United State Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association).
Our purpose is to promote safe paragliding, site preservation
and camraderie in Central Oregon.
The Oregon Secretary of State, Corporation Division lists the Desert Air Riders
as a Domestic Nonprofit Corporation.
The National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS) has a profile of the Desert Air Riders
listing us as "IRS Type: 501(c)(7) - Social and recreational clubs which provide pleasure, recreation, and social activities."
The Desert Air Riders bylaws are the rules that govern how the club works.
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Membership in the Desert Air Riders
Basic DAR membership is $20 per year. Membership promotes site development, pays site insurance,
and helps cover costs associated with club operation. For pilots wishing to fly Mt. Bachelor, a
$40 membership is required. The additional $20 partly funds premium site insurance, the rest is raised
through generous donations at the annual fly-in.
To join, please mail a check (made out to "Desert Air Riders") to:
Steve Roti, 1081 NW Stannium Rd, Bend, OR 97701
To renew, click here to use the online renewal page to pay dues using PayPal
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Club officers
President - Wade Holmes 541-948-1738 wade.holmes@gmail.com
Secretary/Treasurer - Steve Roti 541-408-4057 steveroti@hotmail.com
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Hang Gliding contacts for Central Oregon
Patrick Kruse 541-350-6828 patrick@ruffwear.com
Scott Michalek 541-549-1712 michalek_scott@yahoo.com
Bill Wood 541-593-5512 wmwood@cmc.net
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USHPA Radio Frequencies
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Call Sign WPRY420
151.505 DAR main frequency
151.625
151.925
151.955
158.4
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Redmond Roberts Field Weather Talker - 504-8743
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Articles by Desert Air Riders members
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Oregon distance record July 2, 2004 - Jeff Huey sets the Oregon record with a 111 mile flight
from Pine Mtn to Crane.
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Pine Mountain Strong Wind Glass-off Techniques - Frankie Aspinwall and Phil Pohl compiled a list of strong wind techniques.
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Flight of the Bumbling Bee (PDF) - Pete Keane writes about how he learned to paraglide
in the late 1980's.
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XC Clinic Outline (PDF) - Jeff Huey on GPS Use, XC Routes, Radio Communication, and more.
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Newspaper and Magazine Articles about the Desert Air Riders
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The Source (2005): "Breaking the Law of Gravity (PDF)",
and here's a link to the cover photo showing Casey Jowers launching at Mt. Bachelor
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Cascades East (2009): "Paragliding: Conquering the Sky (PDF)"
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KOHD (2009): "Adam Goes Paragliding (PDF)"
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Bend Bulletin (2010): "Freedom of flight: Central Oregon paragliders make Pine Mountain their home on summer evenings (PDF)"
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Cascade Discovery (2010): "My First Flight: Taking to the Skies on a Tandem Paraglide (PDF)"
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The History of the Desert Air Riders
submitted by Frankie Aspinwall |
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In the spring of 1993, Phil
Pohl expressed the desire to start a paragliding club
in Central Oregon. I (Frankie) knew nothing about starting
a club, but was willing to help. That spring, we put on
a clinic at Pine Mt. As I recall, it was Memorial weekend
and as is the norm for Memorial weekend it rained. When
the time was running out for the weather to change, we
gathered the group and told them that we were going to
refund their money. At that time Pete Reagan stepped up
and said (no yelled) "Let's donate the money to the
new club" and the rest of the group agreed. This
was a good size group of mostly Portland pilots and their
generosity put about a thousand dollars in the kitty.
The next order of business was to choose a name. A few
ideas flew around like "The Para People From Pine"
and the "Desert Air Rats", which by the way
almost won the vote. In the Spring of 1994 our club became
a chapter of the USHPA. Our numbers have grown from 8
Pilots in 1993 to nearly 30 local Pilots in 2002. I can't
believe we have gone from such a small start to an actual
(some what) organized club with an e-mail list and web
site. This is the start of our ninth year. Where has the
time gone?
The Club was started with the purpose of promoting safety,
site preservation and the enjoyment of all who joins in.
One of our big accomplishments is the Pine Mt. Fly-In
that we host each year for over 100 pilots. A great time
is had by all! Now, that's something to be proud of. Also,
our efforts to keep Mt. Bachelor open and a flyable site
is a lot of work and we should be commended for our efforts.
It takes each club member's help to make it a fun club
and we should all try to make an effort to do just that.
Lets all have a safe flying season and look out for each
other and help each other make good decisions.
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