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Show Page4A Lakeside Review Wednesday, July 1, 1981 Para Sail Firm Will Never Expand, Says Utah Glider Pioneer By Kristy Verhaal Review Correspondent KAYSVILLE-Rich- ard the owner and manger W. Cheney is of Para Sail Gliders in Kaysville, the company that produced the sails for the gliders which made the first transcontinental flight across the United States in July of 1979. Cheney pioneered hang gliding in Utah just over ten years ago, and his company is now one of the largest manufacturers of sails for hang gliders and ultra light airplanes in the world. Para Sail makes five specialized designs of sails for hang gliders and ultra light plane companies. The firm produces more than 200 sails each month. As many as 25 percent of the sails are distributed to companies outside the United States. Cheney was one of two or three people to start hang gliding in Utah. He started out by building his own glider in his basement. Then moved to his garage to build gliders for his friends. But what was a hobby for Cheney for over three years has become his bread and butter. He began working with Klaus Hill, a German immigrant who lived in Morgan, who devoted his life designing and engineering to hang Together they designed the Para Sail produces today. In 1971, when Para Sail Gliders was founded, Cheney felt little competition from the other few manufacturers in Denver and California and said he still feels no real threat. Our sails are different. Its like . comparing a car that is sanded before its painted to one that's not. We sand our sails. Were the Cadillac of the industry, said Cheney., Para Sail. 368 W. 200 N., will never expand, he said, because of his commitment to take time to produce a quality product. gliders. sails which Cheney said he feels that the industry will always be hot; recreation has never suffered during depression or In fact, during poor recession. economic conditions the demand on Para Sail has increased. Three out of five sails made by Para Sail are for light powered planes. Ultra lights is a new field, and in the last two or three years little has been done in the engineering of new models. Presently, there isnt a lot of talent in this area, ' Cheney said. Much could be learned from the early aeronautical period to improve upon present designs, Cheney said, but too many people are afraid of the trial and error period, the hard work and time involved, and of a large, firm copying their design. Cheney has been flying for 14 years. He said he feels people dont have enough respect for the sky and elements when they fly. Ultra lights are coming up and will be hot for two to three years, he said. They have no regulations on them now, and time, not accidents will bring them. WORKERS COMPLETE assembly of Para Sail Gliders wings at the Kaysville plant. The company makes five specialized sail designs which are He said there are hang gliding schools in Salt Lake where they teach people about hang gliding and how to control the glider and how to fly safely. But people dont take the sport that seriously. Over the last five years, a lot of regulations and standards have been set for hang gliders. They are as safe as motorcycles. Its the crazy way people drive them that makes them dangerous. Cheney stressed that caution, care and skill should be displayed when hang Hang gliding is a highly gliding. professional sport, he said, and the glider is not a toy. Cheney said people should recognize the fact that they cannot depend upon any inanimate object, and hang gliders should not be flown in ignorance. Hang gliding is a very selfish sport, said Cheney. It is exhilarating and motivating. Its a very honest and sanitary sport, he said, and theres really no way to describe the feeling experienced while flying. distributed to companies throughout the nation and the world. SPARTAN PORTABLE JACUZZI ALL PEPSI Fits easily in any tub PRODUCTS 1 .29 6 Pack 360 turn Adjustment For perfect mixture of & Full , water 4 D3806 4 g. ONLY . REG. 139.95 Developer Seeks FARMINGTON Integrating utility, quality and design into the Foxglove commercial center is the goal of Farmington resident and president of The Land Group, Michael Bischoff, 245 : E. 200 N. Bischoff conceived the idea of Foxglove while doing some residential designing for Sommerset Farms, Sommerset Hollow and Kirton Development in Farmington. I saw this property as having the potential to meet the needs of the community as we were involved in It was my growth, said Bischoff. intent A pFovide housing and a quality site shopping center on the the in north Farmington on Shephard Lane. But it is hard to impose quality on a project with so many majors working against it, he said. City councils seem to have the hardest time waiting for projects to be completed. .The city is in a hurry to get revenues, he said. Bischoff says he is ahead of his time in many of the things that he is proposing. He believes that changing the attitudes of individuals to be patient in working out solutions encouraging major tenants will take time. - We had a battle with a Fruit Heights site, but the Farmington site won, said Bischoff. Now a competitive battle is being waged that could have had longterm negative effects on the project. When the Farmington City Council approved the sale of Industrial Revenue Bonds for Foxglove, the ' enofficial project received couragement. Then the city approved another industrial revenue bond for another site at the south end of Farmington because the Foxglove site wasnt doing anything, according to Bischoff. Now we have to barter with our own self. The citys decision is counterproductive. In the long run we may 'have to drop some of the quality, he re said. The bartering that concerns Bischoff is with major commercial interests . such as banks, grocery stores, and oil companies who dont have the same idea of quality that Bischoff dreams of. Right now we have signed a major banking institution and a major oil company and have project approval for 33 twin homes that will sell from $58,000 to $72,000 each. We have financing on the homes that we are in the process of closing. We have a 1.2 acre office complex that is just waiting te ALL for the interest rates to go down, said Bischoff. Bischoffs group designed the Herefordshire in Roy, Knollwood Condominiums in Ogden, Sommerset Farm in Farmington, Sommerset Hollow in Farmington, Ridgeview in Lander, Wyo., and Brass Tack in Salt Lake City. He said he believes there is no reason to drop quality in design for cost considerations. Something cheap will have future ramifications, he said. He believes his projects are successful from the people standpoint. Municipal, business, and government can live together in harmony, according to Bischoff. He believes that building ordinances were necessary in the beginning, but he said he has found that today they are the lazy mans We have them so way to do things. we dont have to do any work. We feel we need some policy to cover everything, but through ordinances and bubble planning, we stifle creativity. We forgot to look beyond the ordinance and create a habitat more human. Sometimes governments are more concerned abaout the snow plow than the kid, said Bischoff. THONGS TENNIS SHOES 4 OFF HOOVER PORTA POWER Completely Portable Extra Powerful Action 40 Watt Motor Filtered Air System Complete with Tools & Extra Long Cord ay Was 69.99 99 d Bischoff has tested his projects in municipal, commercial, and private residence sectors. His group master planned the Salt Lake people-oriente- City walkway beautification project. Other projects include the Rainbo Oil service facilities, Canyon Center in Sandy, St. Benedicts Hospital is Washington Terrace, First Security Bank Central Operations Building at the Salt Lake International Center, and the Skaggs Drug Office and Warehouse. But Bischoff said he doesnt believe a lot of money is needed to get quality. His group has designed four budget homes for the Utah Housing Authority. The homes, located in Farmington, are all sold at a cost of $44,200. Things can be done for quality with the proper design, he said. Bischoff said his background studies have helped him in his ability to design and develop his architectural engineering firm. He has a Bacherlors Degree in biology and forestry and in Education from Utah State University. 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