 Following successful test flying of the Paresev (paraglider research vehicle), many prospective hang glider pilots made their own hang gliders with various fuselage solutions; including the use of the triangle control bar, parallel-bar, full-cockpit, tri-cycle undercarriage and powered hang-gliders.Paul Bikle's directive synergistically birthed a wing that would dramatically change personal aviation in powered and un-powered forms.Bikle was a veteran of 23 years of soaring, and was president of the Soaring Society of America (SSA).