Published: 9 Jan 2017
(8 places left.) By popular request the CSC will be holding another First Aid Course. Pete Cunningham and Dave Watts will be looking at First Aid particularly for paraglider pilots: scene management, trauma, fancy wound treatments etc. The...
Continue readingPublished: 2 Jan 2017
January 12th is Film Night. The first half of the evening will see the inaugural DHPC film competition, the Oscars of Otley! We have eight fantastic entries, so get ready to pull up a chair, beer in hand and enjoy! You, the audience, will vote to...
Continue readingPublished: 18 Nov 2016
It's that time of year again. Please come along to find out what your committee has been up to, the state of finances, meet the new committee, and have your say about how things are done. More details here.
Continue readingPublished: 23 Oct 2016
We are delighted to welcome back Pat Dower (Philosophy: fly higher, futher, better, faster - no glass ceilings), whom many of you will know as a popular speaker from previous DHPC talks. A talented pilot for 26years who has competed at both...
Continue readingPublished: 20 Sep 2016
Do your instruments help or hinder you? Are you making the most of their potential? This month xc legend Phil Colbert is coming to share his tips and tricks for making the most of the technology to fly higher, faster, further. This will...
Continue readingPublished: 25 Aug 2016
To kick off the winter social season next Thursday we are delighted to welcome Mike Cavanagh (Ozone), one of the countries most talented cross-country pilots, to share some of his wealth of experience and tips with us. The evening will...
Continue readingPublished: 30 Jul 2016
"Decision-making in the air". As a final summer social and prelim to the winter talks season we're delighted Ed Cleasby is doing a coaching evening, complete with example flights, interactive session, videos and beer. Highly recommended for...
Continue readingPublished: 18 Jul 2016
Sup'Air have issued a warning for their Safe-T check strap buckle. If you have one of these then read here for more details: http://supair.com/document/safety/Safety-note_boucle-alu-T_2016-06_EN.pdf
Continue readingPublished: 18 Jul 2016
Tens of thousands of paragliding and paramotoring harnesses have been potentially ruled un-airworthy following a safety notice from buckle-maker Finsterwalder. The company, which supplies buckles to dozens of harness manufactures, issued a safety...
Continue readingPublished: 11 Jun 2016
The DHV have issued a safety notice for paraglider harnesses equipped with Finsterwalder CLICK-LOCK and T-LOCK buckles in the chest strap. In the past three months, there have been two incidents involving older paraglider harnesses equipped with...
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