Parachute Packing Error
I just repacked an Independence Annular EVO reserve which was last repacked by the owner under supervision at the Zip Slide event before Christmas. The reserve had been folded at 90 degrees to the des…
Read more →8 May 2012Safety alert - dodgey foreign tandem pilot on our hills
I've just been informed that our incompetent and presumably unlicensed / inunsured tandem pilot was today spotted crashing into the brambles at Newhaven. He's described as ginger and eastern european,…
Read more →5 May 2012DO NOT infringe the Olympics' Airspace
You have been warned! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17943864
Read more →19 Mar 2012Pre-flight check or die!
Also be extra careful with leg straps with a flight deck or a canoe (pg or hg) harness... As we have seen here, a flight deck is enough to cause this problem, it is not limited to canoe harnesses. The…
Read more →19 Mar 2012DHV investigation of current beginner/intermediate gliders
http://www.dhv.de/web/en/safety/articles-statistics/ltf-a-and-b-class-saftey-check/ Their summary: The test series conducted here clearly supports the general suspicions regarding LTF and EN testing: …
Read more →12 Mar 2012Advance Impress 3 reserve container issues
Subject: IMPRESS 3: Service Bulletin As a result of new information the IMPRESS 3 reserve inner container has been remodelled and the permissible reserve volumes for the S and M size harnesses adjuste…
Read more →1 Mar 2012Mount Caburn site rules refresher
We are seeing a number of Mount Caburn site rules being disregarded of late. Please ensure that you adhere to all of the site rules as the landowner lives locally and does not need our custom! Rules b…
Read more →27 Feb 2012Yesterday at Mt. Caburn
As usual the spring mayhem returned with a vengeance with the sea breeze! Why is it that pilots put their gliders away in September and think that they will be perfectly competent when their wings nex…
Read more →5 Dec 2011APCO Force
A force recently suffered line detachment during a spiral dive. As yet there is no information regarding the age or history of the wing nor the severity of the manoeuvre, however, Force owners are rec…
Read more →26 Sept 2011Windsocks - let's use them, safely.
As Wolf (?) says, windsocks are dead handy for making sure the landing is right on the spot, but lets try to make sure they're placed a good bit upwind of the target itself. We should also only use wi…
Read more →30 Aug 2011Failed Maillon Report
Original at: http://bhpa.co.uk/pdf/safety_notices/sn032.082011.pdf Unformatted text: British Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association Ltd 8 Merus Court Meridian Business Park Leicester LE19 1RJ Tel (0…
Read more →7 Aug 2011Hurstmonceaux Laser
The XC heads will be familiar with the thermal from by the Hurstmonceaux observatory and may have noticed the laser warning shown on the air chart. One of the staff informed me that it is very big, ve…
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