Chris Starbuck

[huddlec]

I met Chris down in Guatemala. He'd driven there in his van and was flying the sites there with those of?us on the Ole safari (he wasn't a participant of the tour, but a tagalong). Last time I?saw him was at?Ridgely this summer. He was attending that seminar on building your own sail plane (or ultralight?).?
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He told me that?the accident that disabled him was while he was test?flying a glider (prototype) for a friend who was in the business of making them. He's an interesting guy. He has perfected 'living cheaply while having fun.'
Christy?

Richard Hays <mshgflyer@hotmail.com> wrote:

Chris Starbuck used to use surgical tubing attached to his helmet. It was
attached to his caribiner and lead to the back of his helmet. Chris is
paralyzed from the waist down.

Chris was invovled in a hanggliding accident flying off of ( I think ) Mt.
Washington in New Hampshire . Flying seated...he impacted very hard on his
butt and became a parapalygic ( spelling...sorry ). We used to keel launch
him off High Rock using wheels. He was a fantastic pilot. I last saw him in
Cape Cod, Mass. around 1987.

Rich Hays


>From: "hepcat1989"
>Reply-To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>Subject: neck harness
>Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:53:17 -0400
>
>I may be needing to make a neck support thingie for my helmet. Has anyone
>done this before? How do I attach it to my helmet? Where can I buy the
>Bungie cord itself?( without the hooks attached?)The pulley I can get at
>Lowe's I think. I would like to try this method for a while until I can
>Rehab my chicken neck! Thank You . I had fun!!!!!!! Shawn.

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[Richard Hays]

Chances are that "prototype" could have been a Terry Sweeney or Tom Peginy
effort aka later to be know as "Sky Sports".....the only East Coast
manufacturer, unless you consider Ohio East coast in which you'd then have
to include Chucks Glider Supplies.

God I'm getting old. LOL

Rich


>From: Christy Huddle <huddlec@yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
>Subject: RE: Chris Starbuck
>Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 12:16:21 -0400
>
>I met Chris down in Guatemala. He'd driven there in his van and was flying
>the sites there with those of us on the Ole safari (he wasn't a participant
>of the tour, but a tagalong). Last time I saw him was at Ridgely this
>summer. He was attending that seminar on building your own sail plane (or
>ultralight?). He told me that the accident that disabled him was while
>he was test flying a glider (prototype) for a friend who was in the
>business of making them. He's an interesting guy. He has perfected 'living
>cheaply while having fun.'
> Christy
>
>Richard Hays <mshgflyer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>Quote:
>
>Chris Starbuck used to use surgical tubing attached to his helmet. It was
>attached to his caribiner and lead to the back of his helmet. Chris is
>paralyzed from the waist down.
>
>Chris was invovled in a hanggliding accident flying off of ( I think ) Mt.
>Washington in New Hampshire . Flying seated...he impacted very hard on his
>butt and became a parapalygic ( spelling...sorry ). We used to keel launch
>him off High Rock using wheels. He was a fantastic pilot. I last saw him in
>Cape Cod, Mass. around 1987.
>
>Rich Hays
>
>
> >From: "hepcat1989"
> >Reply-To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
> >To: hg_forum@chgpa.org
> >Subject: neck harness
> >Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 09:53:17 -0400
> >
> >I may be needing to make a neck support thingie for my helmet. Has anyone
> >done this before? How do I attach it to my helmet? Where can I buy the
> >Bungie cord itself?( without the hooks attached?)The pulley I can get at
> >Lowe's I think. I would like to try this method for a while until I can
> >Rehab my chicken neck! Thank You . I had fun!!!!!!! Shawn.
>
>
>
>
>
>(end of quote)
>
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