Dear members, In February 2025, SAHPA contacted the SACAA regarding the increasing number of near-miss incidents between recreational PG pilots and passing helicopters. Last week SAHPA met with SACAA to discuss the risk, and we … Read more
On Wednesday 22 January 2025 at approximately 12:30, an experienced 67-year old South African paragliding instructor was involved in a fatal accident roughly 2km south of Citrusdal.
SAHPA will be hosting the SAHPA Annual General Meeting (AGM) on the 4th December 2024. This means that all existing appointments will expire, and volunteers must be appointed. The following volunteer positions must be filled: … Read more
The SAHPA Committee will be hosting a one hour meeting with club committee members on the 11th June 2024.
In terms of the Civil Aviation Act, SAHPA may not disclose the identity of the pilot, nor speculate or offer an opinion on the facts described in the report.
SAHPA are pleased to announce that Part 106 has been accepted by CARCOM and will now be sent to the Minister of Transport for promulgation.
Suspending fire-fighting operations has serious ramifications: allowing a fire to rage, putting property and fire-fighters at risk, and also incurs a significant hourly cost of operating multiple helicopters.
Rescue services assisted a male paraglider pilot (age 67) after he had an accident in the Piketberg Mountains just north of Piketberg.
Due to the festive season it was decided that the nomination for chairman will be extended until the 22nd of January 2024.
At the SAHPA AGM on 31st October 2023, the voting for SAHPA Chairman were invalidated due to non-disclosure by one of the nominees who is undergoing enforcement action by SACAA.