Published: 26 Nov 2020
Lee Tryhorn will be joining us from Sunny Algodonales to talk about Wing control, SIV and the benefits of mental training.This is an evening not to be missed. This Thursday 3rd December at 7.30pmLee has been flying & teaching paragliding since...
Continue readingPublished: 10 Nov 2020
With regret ALL DHPC SITES (as listed in the sites guide) REMAIN CLOSED. The committee of the DHPC is continually monitoring the implications of Lockdown 2.0 on our flying activities taking all factors in to consideration including, but not limited...
Continue readingPublished: 26 Sep 2020
This is the second of our virtual club nights On the 1st October at 7.30. This time we have DHPC pilot Charles McDonald talking candidly about returning to paragliding and progressing after a flying accident early in his flying career. This is...
Continue readingPublished: 12 Aug 2020
The Glorious Twelfth refers to 12 August, the start of the shooting season for Grouse and to a lesser extent Ptarmigan. It is one of the busiest days in the shooting season (which lasts until the end of December), with large amounts of game...
Continue readingPublished: 26 Jun 2020
We are pleased to announce that we will be running a club coaching course on the weekend of 6/7 Feb 21. The objective of the course is to train Club Pilots to become Club Coaches. As a Club Coach you will help other pilots in developing their...
Continue readingPublished: 15 May 2020
We were all pretty rusty after a wet winter and now after the COVID-19 lockdown we are well and truly uncurrent; So please be careful...
Continue readingPublished: 14 May 2020
After due consideration and a green light from the BHPA, the committee has taken the decision to re-open some DHPC sites again. Not all sites are open (for CV-19 and other reasons). As always, please refer to the website where this is...
Continue readingPublished: 12 May 2020
Thank you for respecting and adhering to the site closures we announced on March 24th. In the light of the Government's recent announcements many of you will be looking forward with anticipation to flying again soon. With regret, and after...
Continue readingPublished: 8 May 2020
Media speculation suggests that the Prime Minister may ease some of the current restrictions in his announcement on Sunday 10 May. Unfortunately, he hasn’t given us advanced notice of his plans. Please bear in mind that it will...
Continue readingPublished: 24 Mar 2020
All DHPC sites are now closed and pilots are asked not to fly in the local area until further notice. Whilst you could argue that ground handling constitutes 'exercise' and is an essential element of maintaining currency, we request that you...
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