Christmas Office Closure

Dear Pilots

Just to let you know that this office will be closed on all Statutory holidays and maybe a few days in between too - yet to be decided.

If you have an URGENT issue please call me on my home phone 03 5474845 but otherwise you can expect that I will check my emails at least every other day.

The NZHGPA Executive Committee and myself wish you all a very merry Christmas and a New Year filled with lots of safe and great flying!!!

Best Wishes
Nicky Hamill
Administrator
NZHGPA

Paragliding Ladder Updated

The NZ Paragliding Competition Ladder has been updated to reflect the results of the Southern Regional Competition in December 2014.

Please download it from the ladder page

Southern Regional Paragliding Competition

The Southern Club has announced a Regional Paragliding Competition, to be held in Wanaka/Queenstown on the 13th and 14th of December 2014.

For details - please see the NZHGPA Regional Paragliding Competition Page

Please Take Care

Just a reminder to be especially careful at this time of year when flying, as conditions can be fickle.

We have had an exceptionally large number of accident reports recently, involving both students, visiting pilots, and experienced pilots.

So, be vigilant, keep safe and fly in appropriate conditions.

Happy and Safe Flying!!!
NZHGPA Executive Committee

PG Comp Rules v15 Released For Comment

Proposed to version of the Paragliding Competition Rules (version 15) released for comment and approval

Please find, in the Paragliding Competition downloads area, a proposed new version of the NZ Paragliding Competition Rules, for your perusal and approval. 

This is a "tracked changes" version - so all changes can be seen in coloured text

A brief summary of the changes is:

* Various spelling fixes

* General change of "NZ Open" to "PG Open"

* Explicit clarification on the order in which tasks should be scored for the ladder

* A change so that if there are not 4 or more RC or overseas events in a season then a pilot will not score a DNF for events that did not occur.

* A couple of unclear or duplicate statements reworded

Cheers, if I don't hear anything to the contrary then these rules will go into effect on the 29th of November 2014.

Comments very welcome via the PCC email address: nzhgpapcc@googlegroups.com

Thanks,

Johnny (and the PCC)