CLUB FIRST AIDERS
Hopefully, their skills will never be needed but, for information following the recent first aid course, here is the list of members with known First Aid qualifications:
| 1 | Alan de Tourtoulon |
| 2 | Bertie Kennedy |
| 3 | Colin Dowey |
| 4 | Colin Lown |
| 5 | Dave Tweedie |
| 6 | Graeme Mosley |
| 7 | Ian Cross |
| 8 | Ken McConnell |
| 9 | Mark Piggott |
| 10 | Maurice McBride |
| 11 | Phil Barron |
| 12 | Ron Chudziak |
| 13 | Simon Finlay |
| 14 | Steve Hill |
| 15 | Tom Carson |
| 16 | Tony Conway |
| 17 | Uel Glendinning |
2020 MEMBERSHIP
UHPC membership subscription for 2018/19 is now due. Even if you are an existing member you should complete and send a membership form and £12 subscription to the treasurer, Maurice McBride, so that your contact and other details are up to date. The membership form link is at the bottom of the UHPC.co.uk 'home' page.
EMERGENCY FIRST AID COURSE 7/8 April 2018
EMERGENCY FIRST AID
- Course tuition
- Certificates
- Materials & equipment
- Overnight accommodation
- Food
1. Bank Transfer Acc no. 03553055 Sort code 98-01-50 ( easy to do if you use online banking)
2. Hard Dirty Cash, if you see Tom out and about the hills
3. Old Fashioned Cheques, can be made out to U.H.P.C. And posted to UHPC Treasurer: 4 Highfield Manor Craigavon BT64 3AH
5. PayPal (though the club will lose out in admin fees) PayPal button can be found at the bottom of home page of the UHPC website ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )
RESERVE PARACHUTE REPACK
Annual Reserve Repack Antrim Forum, 20 Lough Rd, Antrim BT41 4DQ Thursday 1st Feb 2018
Its that time of the year again, a chance to see what is hiding behind the red handle on the side of your harness. As you know it is recommended that your reserve parachute is deployed and repacked at least once a year.
Around a third of the current members turned up and deployed their reserves from the swinging rope. Repacking prompted a bit of head scratching at times but in the end everybody got their reserve 'chute packed and installed in the harness.
IMPORTANT: Make sure that the reserve is installed in the harness CORRECTLY so that it can easily pull out without twisting and jamming - i.e. have the deployment bag installed with handle attachment uppermost.
BHPA COACHING COURSE IN NI
Coaching weekend took place on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21st January 2018 at the Five Corners Inn just outside Ballyclare - near Big Collin site. It was good to see a range of pilots there from experienced old hands, Senior Instructors, relatively new Club Pilots, to a pilot returning to paragliding after a long time away from the sport.
The Club should soon be appointing the new and renewing Club Coaches who will be available on the hill to help anyone who needs advice or information.