Dennis Pagen has been flying Hang Gliders since 1974, Ultralights since 1979 and Paragliders since 1989. He wrote his first book "Flying Conditions" in 1975 and has written 14 other books since then, all related to flying for fun. He has had over 600 articles published in national and international magazines and will probably have more as long as inspiration occasionally drops by.
Dennis began teaching hang gliding in 1975 and has been a member of the United States Hang Gliding Association board of Directors since that time. He was also instrumental in developing instructional and pilot rating programs. He put on the first Instructor Certification Program in 1976 and wrote the USHGA's instructor manuals with a new edition in 1994.
Flying has occupied his time perhaps more than it should have over the years, but it has also been a dream come true. Flying was his quest ever since he watched hawks lazily circle up above the fields around his native Michigan home. He currently lives in central Pennsylvania where he flies every chance he gets.
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Information on Dennis' books can be viewed at http://users.lazerlink.net/~pagenbks/