The SAHPA committee is concerned about the growing controversy amongst members with regard to Incidents, Accidents and Fatalities. In the interests of transparency, we would like to clarify some of the issues being raised.
On 27th March 2021, a pilot on the dunes near Betty’s Bay, was involved in a paragliding accident. While initial information is limited, it is believed that the pilot sustained injuries and was rescued by the National Sea Rescue Institute.
“It has come to the attention of the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) that there are flight activities encompassing general aviation operations and aviation recreational activities, being carried out in South African airspace by persons using equipment that fall within the definition of an aircraft, as listed in paragraph 2.2 (a) to (e) below, …
Porterville is world-famous amongst cross-country pilots as being a place where pilots can break personal and world-records. There are several launch sites in the near vicinity of Porterville (the town): Pampoen fontein Dasklip Pass Piketburg
On 4th March 2021, a pilot flying at Lady Slipper near Port Elizabeth, was involved in a paragliding accident. While initial information is limited, it is believed that the pilot has sustained injuries and is (at time of writing) being airlifted by rescue services. No further information is available at present, and the exact cause …
We would like to thank the SAHPA members who participated in the Part 106 Survey.
In 2020, the SAHPA committee embarked on a project to move SAHPA out of Part 62, to a proposed new Part 106.
The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) regrets to hear of a young male pilot who was involved in a speed-flying accident at Lion’s Head on Saturday afternoon. It is believed he later died of his injuries. The nature and circumstances of the crash are unknown. SAHPA can only confirm that he was not a SAHPA …
We have recently received several anonymous incident reports made through the Incident/Accident Report form. The SAHPA committee has considered each of these, and we find that these do not qualify as incidents.
