by Rutherford, Hannah | Jan 30, 2024 | News, Paragliding, Safety Notices
PARAGLIDER SAFETY NOTICE – CHECK YOUR TABS! Last week an incident of multiple line loop (a.k.a. tab) failures was reported in NZ on a WOF’d, high-airtime Flow XCRacer 1 paraglider. The line loops disintegrated when pulled by hand, separating the A-lines...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 30, 2023 | Events, News
Dear Fly50 Attendees, Below is a link to the images from our the event in Wellington, the special lunch, flying and evening function. They are coming at small cost to help assist with the considerable time in making the ’50 Years of NZ Free Flight’ film,...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 12, 2023 | News, Paragliding, Safety Notices
AirDesign have issued a safety notice after an isolated case of line-loop failure on a glider produced in 2018. The problem may affect other gliders produced in 2018. AirDesign wrote: An isolated case of a Line-Loop failure has been observed during a SIV manoeuvre on...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 1, 2023 | Events, Hang Gliding, News, Paragliding
Follow this link to an article in Scoop about 50 years of free flying in New Zealand
by Rutherford, Hannah | Sep 10, 2023 | Events, News
From Ian Manton, NZHGPA president As we approach the upcoming AGM, I’d like to discuss a critical matter with you all: the need for dedicated individuals to step forward and join the Executive Team. Over the past year, our freedom to fly has faced increased...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Aug 18, 2023 | News, Paragliding
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Col Hjortshoj on Friday 11th August 2023. Col was a major pat of the Australia PG comp scene and was a great service to NZ at the 2017 and 202 PG Opens in Rotorua. He was known for keeping things run smooth and...
