The Future of Wills Wing
To All of Our Dealers, Customers and Friends, We wish to share with you some important news. During the next two and a half months, we will be finishing up orders currently on the books, winding down operations and preparing … Continued
Rick Zimbelman
Rick Zimbelman, long time Wills Wing employee, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on May 5th, 2021. Rick had worked for Wills Wing for more than 36 years, first in the shipping department, and then as purchasing agent and manager of … Continued
Batten Labels
We are now labeling battens with a color-number-band to help pilots sort and identify their battens. Green battens correspond to the right wing and red to the left. The number 2 batten is always the shortest curved batten and the … Continued
Lever Batten Tips Service Advisory from Airborne
The lever batten tips used in Wills Wing gliders are manufactured by Airborne Australia. Airborne has posted a service advisory regarding the lever tips: http://www.airborne.com.au/images/aw_directives/SB-019.pdf The advisory addresses adjustment, maintenance and inspection issues with regard to the lever tips. There … Continued
Flying Without Washout Tips – and other alternate configurations
From time to time we become aware that some pilots are flying our gliders in non-standard configurations, such was with the washout tips removed, or the bridles disconnected. Sometimes, it is instructors that have their students do this, because they … Continued
Glider Bag, Light Glider Bag and XTRA Light Glider Bag
We now have 3 types of glider bags. The standard bag (far right) that comes on a glider is made from 420D coated Nylon with 600D polyester reinforcements at the nose, tail and center, and no. 8 YKK zipper. This bag … Continued
UltraSport Orders Accepted Until 30 June, 2003
UltraSport Orders Accepted Until 30 June, 2003 As you are probably aware, the new U2 has proven to be a big hit with pilots who have demoed or purchased the glider. Our experience in demoing the U2 160 and U2 … Continued
Wills Wing Dealer Bulletin #140 – 6 June 2003
HG NEWS The U2 is a BIG HIT! The 160 and 145 U2s have been getting rave reviews. We’ve had more dealers ask to borrow demo U2’s than any other design in the company’s history! With 150 dealer / distributors … Continued
Brauniger Variometers 2003
From the Sonic through the Compeo (Galileo) Brauniger has the most complete line of high quality flight instruments in the world. For 2003, Brauniger has added new features to the Compeo (which can be downloaded and installed by the customer). Also, the … Continued
Dealer E-News #138 : :110502
GENERAL NEWS: Wills Wing’s 30th Anniversary Celebration Wallaby, March 25th – 30th We invite you to come celebrate THIRTY YEARS in the hang gliding business with us in sunny Florida! This year we are going all out to host the … Continued
Dealer E-News #137 : :10232002
GENERAL NEWS: A New Business Model? We’ve seen this before, and we’re seeing it again. When things get tough, when the market contracts, some manufacturers and suppliers adopt short-sighted policies to try to prop up sales. Factory direct sales of … Continued
Dealer E-News #136 : :07272002
GENERAL NEWS: Many thanks to those of you that have logged on to the Dealer area of the web site. There is now a shipped order log that will give you access to information on your recent shipments, and includes … Continued
Dealer E-News #135 : : 05272002
GENERAL NEWS: Brauniger Flight Instruments: New Galileo With GPS The Galileo is the ultimate flight instrument for competition, cross-country and record flying. It’s lighter and has less drag than the currently available instrument pods that carry the Vario and GPS … Continued
Dealer E-News #134 : : 03292002
GENERAL NEWS: Demo Days Coming! WW 29th Anniversary Demos at Wallaby, April 4th-7th All the newest gear to fly, six tugs and perfect weather! WW and the Ranch will throw a BBQ, Beer and Band on Saturday night the 6th. … Continued
Dealer E-News #132 : : 20020118
Welcome to the New Dealer E-News format We’ve combined the HG and PG Dealer News so you can see the latest information on both product lines. You can go directly to the HG or PG products and information by clicking … Continued
Volume 23, Dealer Edition, 14
In this issue: Inventory Clearance Sale New Airwave Sport Here Soon Special Sport Demo Deal New Paraglider Repairs and Inspections Brauniger Varios Customer E-news Mitch Relates To The Arcus New Price List Inventory Clearance Sale Put An Extra $300 In … Continued