Sunday 17th February at 10am or 2pm Lady Manners School, Bakewell The 2019 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 harness. Downloads of...
Rick Headley has organised a “Breakfast Briefing” coaching session for this coming Saturday morning. This event is free to all. If flyable, there will be a discussion of the flying options for the day, and if not, there will be a walking tour of sites in the area and a discussion of flying considerations...
I’m pleased to announce that we’ve put together yet another series of Sunday evening lectures covering the BHPA Pilot syllabus. These will each be held at 7pm in the lecture room at Camphill, and will culminate in the Pilot exam. We are very lucky to have such knowledgeable coaches willing to give their time...
18 February at 10:00–17:00 Lady Manners School Shutts Lane, DE45 1JA Bakewell, Derbyshire Due to popular demand, there will be two sessions this year. The first session will start at 10:00 and the second session at 14:00. Places will still be limited, so be sure to book a place before paying. Please help us...
I attended the Stanage open forum held in Hathersage yesterday (23rd Sept) and thought I would give the membership some feedback. The meeting was well attended with a good mix of user groups, walkers, cyclist, local residents and farmers but mainly a good turn out by the climbers. After the formal re-election of the...
STANAGE FORUM MEETING. Hathersage Memorial Hall Saturday 23rd September 2-4pm. As well as Chair I am the clubs Stanage sites Officer and have been representing the club on the Stanage forum management group…this has proved very useful giving us a direct link to other users, some notable locals, the warden and the peak park...
BHPA Pilot Rating lectures: For those revising for the Pilot exam later this month, here are the videos of the lectures so far. As a Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch… Individual videos: Meteo notes here Airlaw notes here Theory of Fight notes here Good luck on your exams everyone. Andre
End of Season BBQ 15th Oct at the DGLC Gliding Club It’s fair to say that it hasn’t been the best of seasons as far as weather goes, but that’s not a reason to celebrate it. This year we will be taking the BBQ back to the DLGC where there’ll be plenty of food,...
The 6th August 2016 was a big XC day from the Peaks. Eleven paragliders flew more than 100k and several pilots reached the east coast. What was particularly interesting about this day was the range of routes taken as well as the variety of sites used. On Sunday 18th September, Rich Carter, Chris Ashman...
Ruth Churchill Dower is a championship and PWC pilot from Yorkshire and long standing member of DSC. She is mum to two amazing kids (Evan and Chia) and runs a training company, Earlyarts UK, helping early years teachers use creativity to nurture their young children’s brains. She’s most creative however when she’s flying, and...