AGM
Published: 8 Dec 2017
Thanks to all who attended last night. We managed to fill all the committee posts (see club page). Subscriptions remain the same and the contribution to the Flying Fund will be reduced from 35% to 15%.
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Membership Secretary
Published: 1 Dec 2017
I spoke too soon. Neil Plant has just relinquished his post on the committee, so we're looking out for a new Membership Secretary. If you think that you could help then please get in touch. A brief overview of the requirement is as...
Continue readingFree Beer, Money and Flying
Published: 27 Nov 2017
Annual General Meeting Thursday 7th December at the Horse and Farrier in Otley, LS21 1BQ. Upstairs Function Room. 7.30pm for 8.00pm start. In a bid to reduce the length, and to make it more interesting, this year we’ve decided to...
Continue readingCLUB NIGHT 2ND NOVEMBER - "MAKING THE GRADE" WITH RICHARD BUNGAY
Published: 16 Oct 2017
Well known to many, we're delighted paragliding guru and Steve Nash's X-Alps team-mate Richard Bungay is coming over from Cumbria fo our club night. He'll be talking about pilot progression, competing and his motivations for flying. A fabulous...
Continue readingLBA ACP Update
Published: 9 Oct 2017
As you may have seen on the forum they have now issued an addendum to the ACP. I don't think there is much in the addendum that affects us except that the deadline has been extended to 5 Nov...
Continue readingCLUB NIGHT 5TH OCTOBER - RIGID TO FLOPPY
Published: 1 Oct 2017
This Thursday Nick Pain, ex-hang-gliding UK distance record holder and now a rapidly progressing paraglider pilot will be coming to talk about making the switch and what he has learned along the way. Nick flies an Advance Iota, spending several...
Continue readingLeeds Bradford Airspace Change Proposal
Published: 14 Sep 2017
The deadline for responses is 6 Oct 17. The Leeds Bradford Airspace Change Proposal (LBA ACP) is available via this link: http://www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk/a ... nsultationThe club's formal response is available from my post on the forum from...
Continue readingCLUB NIGHT 7TH SEPTEMBER - 100K OR BUST?
Published: 26 Aug 2017
Yes its that time of year again folks, club nights are back. Time to meet up with your fellow pilots, exchange tales of derring-do over a beer or two and wish you were flying. First-up for the winter season local pilots Richard...
Continue readingGlorious Twelfth
Published: 14 Aug 2017
The Glorious Twelfth refers to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Grouse and to a lesser extent Ptarmigan. It is one of the busiest days in the shooting season (which lasts until the end of December), with large amounts of game...
Continue readingStags Fell - please make sure you clear the moor
Published: 2 Jun 2017
Hi All, last Wednesday (May 31) was a good day at Stags Fell with a number of pilots going XC to the NE. However, one pilot landed on the moor (that would be me) and the warden was understandably upset as this is nesting season and our agreement is...
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