Published: 6 Jan 2021
For our January virtual club night we welcome Alistair Andrews, paragliding instructor and race director of The Dragon hike and fly race. Alistair’s school is based in South Wales at Crickhowell, which makes him the ideal person to give us an...
Continue readingPublished: 5 Jan 2021
The Committee is carefully considering the implications of lockdown 3 on the status of DHPC club sites. It is unlikely that a final decision will be made until the law has been published and the BHPA has issued guidance. Please feel free to...
Continue readingPublished: 27 Nov 2020
From 2 Dec 20 DHPC sites will revert to their pre-lockdown status. Members are encouraged to follow Government and Local Authority guidance. Please check for any specific site restrictions as part of your pre-flight planning. ?
Continue readingPublished: 26 Nov 2020
Lee Tryhorn will be joining us from Sunny Algodonales to talk about Wing control, SIV and the benefits of mental training.This is an evening not to be missed. This Thursday 3rd December at 7.30pmLee has been flying & teaching paragliding since...
Continue readingPublished: 10 Nov 2020
With regret ALL DHPC SITES (as listed in the sites guide) REMAIN CLOSED. The committee of the DHPC is continually monitoring the implications of Lockdown 2.0 on our flying activities taking all factors in to consideration including, but not limited...
Continue readingPublished: 26 Sep 2020
This is the second of our virtual club nights On the 1st October at 7.30. This time we have DHPC pilot Charles McDonald talking candidly about returning to paragliding and progressing after a flying accident early in his flying career. This is...
Continue readingPublished: 12 Aug 2020
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 readingPublished: 26 Jun 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will be running a club coaching course on the weekend of 6/7 Feb 21. The objective of the course is to train Club Pilots to become Club Coaches. As a Club Coach you will help other pilots in developing their...
Continue readingPublished: 15 May 2020
We were all pretty rusty after a wet winter and now after the COVID-19 lockdown we are well and truly uncurrent; So please be careful...
Continue readingPublished: 14 May 2020
After due consideration and a green light from the BHPA, the committee has taken the decision to re-open some DHPC sites again. Not all sites are open (for CV-19 and other reasons). As always, please refer to the website where this is...
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