Published: 24 Apr 2019
Nonts Sarahs is closed due to the moor fires at Marsden Moor. Please do not fly the site until the closure is lifted. There has been a fire fighting helicopter operating in the area and it is important that we do not affect its operation.
Continue readingPublished: 17 Apr 2019
We are back for a bonus club night on 2ND MAY 2019 with some special guests... An eye-opening evening talk by Hannes Papesh of PHI, presented by Flybubble, hosted by Dales Hang gliding and Paragliding Club on Thursday 2nd May 2019 at the HORSE...
Continue readingPublished: 16 Apr 2019
DHPC annual Film and Photo Competition. This annual event is one of my favourite nights of the year, but it does require film entries to make it! So start trawling through all that Gopro footage. We want to see your exploits on the big...
Continue readingPublished: 3 Apr 2019
If you are using the Finsterwalder Quick Out Carabiners then please check the Safety Notice on the forum.
Continue readingPublished: 26 Mar 2019
The club night on the 4th of April will take a different format. We are really excited to introduce our panel of experts ready for your questions: Ed Cleasby- An all round XC guru with a vast knowlege of Yorkshire topography. Alex...
Continue readingPublished: 23 Feb 2019
The next club night will take place on Thursday 7th March 2019. Our very own Rosie Darwood, fresh back from some epic flying in Australia will be talking about Learning from Aviation. We meet at the Yew Tree Inn, in Otley. ...
Continue readingPublished: 8 Feb 2019
Until we find a volunteer to take on the newsletter then we have to rely more on the forum for communication. Whilst ours isn't the busiest (a good thing?) there may be some messages that you have missed recently: news of the BPCup, club...
Continue readingPublished: 30 Jan 2019
Dear Pilots, Every couple of years the DHPC and CSC run a joint presentation about XC theory and local flights in the Lakes and Dales. There are only 40 places and they are normally oversubscribed, so please only request a place on the course if...
Continue readingPublished: 21 Jan 2019
Fed up of the short days, bad weather and lack of flying. Crave sunshine, thermals and cold beers....... Then come along to the next club night on 7th of Feb where we will be talking about great places to go to fly on holiday! The evening will...
Continue readingPublished: 19 Jan 2019
There was a reserve deployment on Wether Fell in December. Happily, the pilot landed safely and walked away without injury. However the incident highlights the importance of maintaining your reserve in good condition so that it deploys quickly and...
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