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  • Pilot Checklist for Start of the 2012 Flying Season

    HPAC Membership current? (Required by landowners at most sites in Canada)
    Gear carefully examined and repaired where needed?
    Reserve Parachute checked or repacked?
    Electronics charged?

    Winter rust: Training hill and kiting are highly recommended before first high flight in spring conditions for anyone who has not flown recently.

  • Peace and Quiet at Pemberton May 2012...

    ..But plans for the HG and PG Nationals are building rapidly:

    2012 Canadian National Paragliding Championships: director Jim Orava, Pemberton, Aug. 5-12 2012

    2012 Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships: director Mark Dowsett, Pemberton, Aug. 12-18 2012.

  • HPAC Investigation of recent Tandem Fatality

    An official investigation has been launched by HPAC into the tandem hang gliding accident at Mount Woodside near Agassiz, BC on April 28, 2012. It has named Martin Henry as its official Investigator, with the assistance of Jason Warner, HPAC Safety Chair.

    Martin Henry was previously the Official HPAC/ACVL Accident Investigator for the BC Coroner’s Service in the Fort Langley Tandem HG Fatality (2003) and is an expert in world industry standards for hang gliders, related equipment, reserve parachute and harness construction, maintenance and repair. He is a former President of HPAC/ACVL and an active participant in the Transport Canada/NAV Canada Airspace Review.

    He is an active Master-rated Hang Glider pilot since 1973, active paraglider pilot since 2006, was a member of the 1989 HPAC/ACVL World Team and is a Hang Gliding World Record Holder.

    The Investigator’s mandate is to determine the cause of the accident and, as necessary, to provide recommendations to prevent future accidents. His investigation will include the evaluation of all evidence: pilot, witness interviews, police statements/reports, glider and equipment, video information and any other evidence deemed pertinent to the investigation. A final report will be submitted within thirty days of the examination of the physical evidence, date to be determined.

    At the conclusion of the investigation, Mr. Henry will provide a written report to HPAC/ACVL. He will also be providing active assistance as requested to the RCMP and the BC Coroner’s Service for their investigations.

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