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 Join us on Facebook! The IHPA now has its own Group on the Facebook social networking site, which you can join to help keep you in touch with pilots in Ireland and around the world! Just log-in to www.facebook.com (you'll need to have a Facebook account first) and search for IHPA. Then just click on the Join this Group button and you're in! Many thanks to Graham Tobin for setting this up.
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Rules of the Air - Updated |
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 Following discussion with
the BHPA Senior Technical Officer, Dave Thompson, it has been agreed to update
the rules governing rights of way in the air when flying in thermals. The
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Pilots, rather than clogging everyone's emails, email your pictures to
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and they will be published in the IHPA "Drop Box" for all to
see.
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Quad Bikes and Scramblers |
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An appeal for help from the Wicklow Uplands Council:
Quad &
Scrambler Bike Damage on the Hills The serious damage to some upland areas from
the off-road use of motorized vehicles is a concern for many hill-walkers.
Thankfully, there is something walkers and IHPA pilots can do to counteract
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Hang Gliding World Championships 2009 |
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The IHPA are proud sponsors of Ireland's assault on the Hang Gliding World Championships in 2009. Having survived the Pre-Worlds in 2008, Geoff McMahon and Shaun O'Neill qualified to compete for Ireland and are set to return to Laragn, in the French alps, in June to show the world what Irish pilots are truely made of! You can follow the team's exploits of Team Langer by following the link to the Irish HG Worlds 2009 blog here. This time, lads, failure is not an option - national pride is at stake!
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 All paraglider and hang glider pilots intending to fly at Lacken, near Blessington, Co. Wicklow should call Casement Aerodrome ATC 01 403 7514 to alert them of their activities.
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The IHPA is proud to launch the "APCO 100km paraglider challenge". The challenge
is for the first Irish paraglider to fly 100km or more on the island of Ireland
and the prize is an APCO paraglider of the winners choice. See below for competition
rules.
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CP to Para Pro 3 Pilot Rating Conversion |
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New pilots who have completed their initial training in a BHPA school who want to
convert their Club Pilot rating to Para Pro 3, the minimum requirement to allow them to fly
unsupervised, should read the following: |
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2010 Hang Gliding Pre-Worlds |
Welcome to the *all new* IHPA website!
 At long, long last, and after a lot of work we have finally managed to not just update the website but give it a complete overhaul and face lift! We hope you like it!! The new website encompasses all the usual elements of the old website and much, much more. On top of the usual static information pages that we feel are important to promoting pilot safety, the new site puts *you* in the driving seat by allowing you to add your own content, and helps pilots to network more effectively! Please take the time to read the rest of this article which will describe each of the new features of the site and how to make the most of them.
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SAFETY NOTICE TO ALL PARAGLIDERS |
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360° Turns and Nose Down Spiral Dives
We draw to your attention a very important BHPA Safety Notice regarding accidentally entering high-G spiral dives while flying 'normal' 360° turns. Click on the link above for the full Advisory. While this advisory covers ALL paragliders, it appears that lower DHV (1 & 1/2) rated wings are more susceptible to this danger. |
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Another successful parachute repack session was held in the Templemore Garda Training College sports hall on the Sunday morning after the night before's AGM and historic Irish Grand-Slam rugby triumph over Wales! |
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Parachute Deployment Safety Notice Moyes, the manufacturer of the Matrix hang gliding harness have issued a safety notice following reports by some pilots about their difficulty in deploying their reserve parachutes. All Matrix owners are advised to read this notice (click on the link above) and view the accompanying YouTube videos.
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