https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFrivp8sJzI

The back story on this project is fascinating. We discovered that
after May 23 1971, this area was not used ever again by hang glider pilots. It
became clear that this site was virtually lost or over looked since that first
epic event. In November of 2008 I did a feet on the ground recon to attempt to
locate the actual hillside where we flew 38 years earlier. I took some
preliminary videos as a record of that search.

By Spring of 2009 , with primary leadership of Joe Faust, through email
correspondences, we began to organize a "virtual project committee" using only
the internet and emailing all information. Bob Kuczewski was one of the first to
come on board. Joe Greblo also was a early contributor and advisor. We sort of
set up a goal to have everything completed before May 23 2011 , which would
become the fortieth year anniversary of the original First Annual Hang Glider
Universal Championship.

Much debate ensued over the exact phraseology , "wording" to be carved into our
virtual plaque. All this was done with the same seat of the pants, nobody ever
did this before attitude which was present in that First Otto Meet, we are so
fortunate to have Joe Faust with us because his energy and support was a matrix
core into how all this transpired back when the actual term Hang Glider was
probably only spoken verbally out of the mouths of less than a dozen people.

Looking back on the significance of the May 23 1971 "Event" , it seemed to be
the genesis of a whole new branch of aviation. Present on that Newport Beach
Hillside (San Miguel Park), were a handful of Hang Gliding and Aviation Icons.
The list of attendees is so significant because many who stood there, enjoying
the Low and Slow Ground Skimming Flights, were what was to become a real Who's
Who in Aviation. Starting with the actual organizers, Joe Faust, Richard Miller,
Jack Lambie and his Brother Mark Lambie these men established their names as
significant contributors to advancement of Aviation.

Also present Dr. Paul McCready, Frank Colver, Taras Kiceniuk, Jr. , Bill Allen,
Thomas Valentine, Bill Liscomb, Art Bean, and the list goes on. What is
incredible is just how many of the attendees there went on to contribute
significantly to further advancements in Hang Gliding, with designing self
launch aircraft to many other milestones within the aviation community at large.