SACAA issues new SAHPA ARO Certificate
SACAA has issued SAHPA with a new Aviation Recreation Organisation (ARO) Certificate for 2021-2022.
General Notice
AIID Accident Report: 06 June 2019
Extract from the AIID Accident Report 9792 published by AIID on 7 December 2020 (Ref CA18/2/3/9792): “On Thursday, 6 June 2019 at 1200Z, a paraglider student pilot took off from the mountain site Bulwer 1000 … Read more
Reporting of Incidents and Fatalities in 2021
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.
Office Update: December 2020
Dear SAHPA members Please find below the following important information: SAHPA OFFICE CLOSURE DURING DECEMBER 2020 The SAHPA office will be closed from the 19th of December and will reopen on 4 January 2020. CAA will … Read more
Gazette amendment related to Sporting Events
https://www.sahpa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/gg43667-2020-GOV_nn943-September.pdf
Feedback regarding Lockdown restrictions
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
Permits required for Mont Rochelle Nature Reserve
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
Feedback on Process Improvements
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