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

(REC LEVEL 2)
 
Customised Course for Hang Gliding and Paragliding
Tutor: Stephen Synnott
 
Dates: Sat 7th to Sun 8th April 2018 (2 -day course)
Venue: Kilcronaghan Activity and Conference Centre, Tobermore
Cost: £85 (max - there is very likely to be a UHPC discount for members)
Booking deposit £20
 
 
Included:
  • Course tuition
  • Certificates
  • Materials & equipment
  • Overnight accommodation
Not included:
  • Food
We're overdue a First Aid Course, I think most people's qualifications are out of  date, and I for one am getting rusty.
Stephen's courses have been excellent in the past and tailored exactly to the injuries and situations we are likely to encounter and the harnesses and equipment we use.
The cost is half that advertised elsewhere and the UHPC are very likely to discount this further for members (topic for next committee meeting!)
 
Please sign up with a £20 deposit as soon as possible to treasurer (Tom Carson) to ensure the course goes ahead. No deposit = no place and no discount for late bookers.
 
Ways to pay:
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.

UHPC MAGAZINE BLOG

Alan de Tourtoulon has produced the first of his excellent UHPC magazines in the form of a blog which can be found in the Magazines section of the Members Area on the club website - see link on the left.

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