DSC Repack Event Sunday 16 February 2020

Sunday 16th February at 10am or 2pm Lady Manners School, Bakewell. The 2020 DSC Repack Event – DO NOT DELAY AS THIS GETS BOOKED UP! Come along and repack your reserve with BHPA qualified packers on hand for advice. You’ll need to bring along a copy of the manuals for both your reserve and...

DSC Christmas Party Update

DSC Christmas Party Update Hi Everyone, We are only one week out from the DSC Christmas Party and we still have a few places remaining so if you are still “Umming and Arring” here are some more details to help you decide and email me soon for the remaining places! Doors open at 6:30pmProceedings Start at...

Talk on Weds 4th Dec: “Flying Weather”

Wednesday 4th December, 19:00-22:00 at the gliding club (Camphill, SK17 8RQ) Aimed more towards “Newbies” but ideally benefiting from input from our more experienced Pilots, Ash will be leading an open discussion forum on a number of topics associated with Flying Weather including Forecasting Tips, Using RASP, Seasonal Flying Conditions from Wave to Spring...

DSC AGM 2019

Notice of 2019 Annual General Meeting The club’s 2019 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held at the Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Camphill clubhouse on Sunday 8th December at 7 pm. All members are welcome to attend, ask questions and vote. This year we’d like to provide a better social opportunity for the...

Christmas Party 2019

Bookings are now officially being taken for the DSC Christmas Party! This will be a first come first served booking event using the following format please. 1st – Secure your place by emailing the social secretary with your name (and plus one if applicable). This will hold your place initially but will not guarantee...

AGM Postponed

Due to unforseen circumstances, the AGM will be postponed from this evening to 7th December @ 1800-2000hrs. This will be at the Glider club. This gives allMembers 4 weeks notice to hopefully attend and support. This is also a week I.e. 14th December of the Xmas party Jason Smith will be shortly sending out information regarding...

DSC Events- Talk on Wing Wizardry & PHI (The Golden Ratio)

Event: A talk by Hannes Papesh of PHI, with Carlo Borsattino and/or Greg Hamerton of Flybubble. Location: Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club, Camphill Farm, The Cottage, Great Hucklow, Buxton SK17 8RQ Date and Time: Friday 3rd May from 7pm onwards Ever wondered why wings are designed in a particular way? Why an A wing...

Breakfast Briefing on Saturday 30th March 2019

This is for any DSC member wanting coaching or help with any aspect of their flying. Please make sure you are at the Old Hall at 9am where we’ll be discussing the weather, our sites and how each pilot can get the most out of the day. CPs bring your BHPA Pilot Task Books. ...

BP Cup 2019

May 3rd-6th (Pennines) & August 8th-11th (Dales). Entries for the 2019 BP Cup are now open! As they say on their website, “The UK based paragliding competition for pilots in the non-skygod category. Our aims are – flying, fun and learning – in that order!”. It has 2 rounds this year – Pennine and...