The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that a paragliding pilot was involved in an accident at the Uplands launch site outside Plettenberg Bay on 14 September 2020. The pilot later died … Read more
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Dear SAHPA members, The SAHPA Committee continues to work at managing the daily interactions and documentation processes required by SACAA and DOT. Herewith some feedback regarding the following: Tandem flying SAHPA has submitted an action plan for … Read more
Dear Members, SAHPA has embarked, after many years attempting to fit our type of aviation disciplines, namely PG,PPG, PPT, PPC, HG and PHG into the Authorities directed regulation for licensing, namely PART 62. Despite many assurances … Read more
On 7 March 2020, an experienced instructor had an unfortunate tandem paragliding accident at Sedgefield site landing area.
The landowner at Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve (Franschoek, Western Cape) has expressed concern about a handful of paraglider pilots who refuse to pay permit fees. These objections are based on the mistaken premise that the Franschhoek launch site does not fall … Read more
SAHPA Members, We’d like to give you some feedback on our attempts to improve internal operations. We hope this demonstrates our ongoing commitment to improving levels of service to the flying community. In the beginning of … Read more
The South Africa Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Association (SAHPA) deeply regrets to convey that an Austrian paragliding pilot was involved in a fatal accident at Langebaan yesterday, 22 January 2020.
Hello SAHPA Members The SAHPA Committee have undertaken the much-needed regulatory re-write and hereby invite all current SAHPA members to comment on the Final Draft. Our aim is three fold: By way of explanation: Where … Read more
SAHPA Committee members volunteered to undertake the much-needed regulatory re-write and hereby make this final draft available.