It is critically important that visitors to Canada take out Temporary Membership in HPAC/ACVL in order to protect our landowners with our insurance. Foreign insurance does not name our landowners as Additional Insured on their policies nor do most policies have sufficient coverage. That is why all visiting pilots need Temporary Membership, good for 60 days, available only for pilots with a permanent foreign residence.
Read MoreBrett Hazlett at the Paragliding World Cup, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
HPAC/ACVL Member planning a 22-month around-the-world fixed-wing adventure to raise funds for a children’s charity
Passing of a long-time Saskatchewan hang glider pilot: Roger Regehr
X-Contest Canada: Logging Your Flights
By Mark Dowsett
I started the XCanada National Contest in 2012 as an early adopter of the National contests offered by XContest internationally. I think it is a really fun way spark some friendly rivalry between friends but more-so, it is a fantastic learning tool to see exactly what your flying friend did differently on any given flying day from you and how it resulted in a different flight than yours. I have a feed on the National contest so I get notified daily on XC flights posted across the country.
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HPAC/ACVL Insurance has been renewed… Landowner Certificates available soon
We are happy to report that our third-party liability insurance has been renewed by our insurer for the period March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2023, with the same coverage in place as currently. The new summary of the coverage (the binder), will be placed on the website as soon as it is available at https://www.hpac.ca/pilots/insurance-program/.
Clubs and pilots can send in applications (PDF) now on behalf of landowners who would like to be added as Additional Insured to our policy. Certificates will be sent directly to the landowners and applicants will be advised by the Office once landowners have received the certificates.
Two new Board members on the HPAC/ACVL Board of Directors
Dave McDonald of Yukon and Sandra Ducasse of Quebec have joined the Board of Directors. Sandra is a long time PG instructor in Quebec and will represent Quebec pilots, and Dave McDonald is an active member of the Yukon flying community, residing in Dawson City. Welcome to both and an advance thank you to both for volunteering their time for the next two years on the Board of Directors of the Association.
Hang Glider Pilot Numbers around the World
By Toni Maehr, Action Sports, Lichtenstein
Now the time has come that we know approximately how many hang glider pilots there are around the world.The numbers (PDF) are based on information from national associations, clubs and/or pilots. Enjoy and happy landings.
Ridge Flying at Lake Erie in Winter: Eric Brent
Pilots planning Attendance at FAI Cat 1 or 2 Competition in 2022
Now is the ideal time to get a 2022 Sporting License if pilots plan to attend any FAI Cat 1 or Cat 2 competition, or plan to make any international record attempts in 2022. The sporting license
is valid for the entire calendar year. Here is the link to the application.
Call for Award Nominations
Every year HPAC/ACVL honors pilot members, landowners, long-term volunteers to our sport and others who have contributed to the sport of hang gliding and paragliding. The awards can be found here (PDF).
Please help HPAC/ACVL recognize the major contributions of service to our sport. Please send your nominations together with a short blurb outlining the contributions of your nominee to the Office no later than March 1, 2022.