New!!! - 90 day COVID extension for Instructor, Pilot Currency and Equipment WOF from date of expiry.

Thinking of our Auckland friends doing it tough on day 33 of Lockdown. Don’t worry if your instructor, pilot currency or equipment WOF expires during Lockdown, the NZHGPA has just been approved a 90 day extension, so Instructors can still operate and pilots can still fly as you enter Covid Level 2. Pilots are recommended to renew instructor, examiner and pilot currency requirements, and equipment Warrant of Fitness as soon as possible to ensure continued flight safety. The extension is for a maximum of 90 days from date of expiry. Refer to; OPM V2.2 Page 8-4 section 8.4

NZ PG Open 2022 -Corryong, Australia

             

NZ PG Open 2022 - Corryong, Australia

Registration for the NZ PG Open, to be held at Corryong, Victoria, Australia in late February, 2022 is now open on Airtribune.

After a strong indication of support for such a competition at the last Nelson Open, Dave Gibbs, in Australia, has offered to organise a NZ PG Open in Australia.

This will be a Cat2 event.

Organisers are well aware that Covid restrictions may limit or preclude travel.

Let's see what happens.

Register Now

Updated Paragliding Competition Rules V23 for review.

Paragliding Competition Rules V23

 The PCC is tasked with reviewing and updating the Competition Rules from time to time.

In accordance with the existing Rules a new version 23 has now been written and is posted for review by the Members for a two week period (todays date:1st July 2021) prior to a final review and becoming 'official'.

The new version can be viewed or downloaded from the NZHGPA website: 'Competitions and Records' / 'Paragliding Competition Downloads'

This year there are very few changes and they came about as a result of issues becoming evident at the PG Open.

The main changes are to S2.7 ( Validation) now simplified; S3.8 (Emergencies) changed to flow better and to delete a phrase that was no longer valid; Some small changes in S4.6.1 re 'Awards' if a PG Open has less than 2000points and a change in S6.5 that allows for broken track-logs when applying for 'Records' which brings us into alignment with the FAI.

Please take time to review them and, if there are any concerns notify the PCC.

Covid19 level 3 in Auckland region

 Members should take note of the change to Alert level 3 for the Auckland Region at mid day today Wed 12th Aug. This means recreational flying is banned until the alert level is lifted. Please follow the guidance from the MOT https://www.transport.govt.nz/about/covid-19/transport-and-travel-by-alert-level/#recreational