Published: 30 Jan 2012
In the Dales we are very fortunate in not having to pay any site fees. As a thankyou to the Farmers for allowing us to fly over their land we invite them to a free dinner once a year. The committee do most of the hosting on your behalf,...
Continue readingPublished: 28 Jan 2012
Noel is giving a talk on the History of the Dales Club at the Dyneley Arms on next Thursday, 2nd February. This will be a really entertaining evening as Noel has a history in Hang Gliding and Paragliding pretty well going back to the beginning...
Continue readingPublished: 24 Jan 2012
After many years of thinking that a club overseas trip would be a good idea, we have finally got our act together and have arranged a trip to Algodonales in southern Spain for DHPC pilots. We've got a discount on the normal price and there...
Continue readingPublished: 4 Dec 2011
Details have now been finalised for the XC Development Day being run by Pat Dower. Many of you will know Pat from previous Club night talks or from meeting him on the hill. Pat is a very accomplished XC flier with many years of cross country and...
Continue readingPublished: 4 Dec 2011
This is a formal reminder that a Joint Coaching Day (with the CSC) will be held on the 24th March at the Eagle and Child, Staveley, Nr Kendal. It will run from a 9:30 start until around 4pm. We may finish earlier if the weather is flyable or...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Dec 2011
In honour of the weather showing signs of improvement we are having a special Olympic Coaching Day without S4G security. So that all our cockups, mistimed landings and ensuing bad language can be captured on film we will have a professional film...
Continue readingPublished: 25 Nov 2011
Free beer for all members! Postponed from 3 Nov. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGHeld at the Dyneley Arms, Otley Road, Otley, North Yorkshire LS21 1ET at 8.00pm on Thursday the 1st of December 2011 AGENDA1) Apologies for absence.2) Chairman's opening...
Continue readingPublished: 7 Nov 2011
You may have noticed a couple of odd looking entries on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/#!/dalesflyer ) and the website shout box in the last few days. It looks a bit like this: DalesRASP > Thu 0 ; Fri yes ; Sat 0 ; Sun 0 ; Mon 0 ; Tue 0...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Nov 2011
Sorry folks but the farmer has asked us not to fly at either Windbank or Hawswick on shoot dates (see post below). I'll copy the dates onto the Events Page (on a monthly basis) to make it easier to check if there is a shoot on before you go...
Continue readingPublished: 31 Oct 2011
The Treasurer informed me this morning that, due to work and domestic commitments, he won’t have the accounts ready, nor will he be able to make it to the AGM this Thursday. There isn’t much point in holding an AGM without accurate...
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