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General Links
Notams superimposed as pushpins on a map of the UK, very easy to use.
NotamPlot v2 is a software application for pilots that downloads and plots NOTAMs on a map of the United Kingdom and Ireland. This makes determining which NOTAMs are relevant to a flight much easier than manually looking through a raw text bulletin.
Notam Map - another
Aeronautical Information Services - Airspace changes, NOTAMS etc.
Para2000 - PG Wing Tech specs & Test results
DHV Site
Afnor? DHV? CEN? - good explanation of PG tests
Hardy Tree Surgeons- good at extracting PGs from trees - 07774 477435 or 01300 341471
Wessex Coastal Geology
Members Web Sites
- www.ski-fly-bike.co.uk - Rent Lawrence Toogood's apartment in Chatel / Portes Du Soleil ski area.
- Everard Cunion's Wessex Club history
- David Winn's Paraglider chat group
- Paragliding Holiday Reviews - John Blessing's site provides a database of location/date/experience feedback.
Useful Information
- The British Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association
- The Scottish Hang-gliding & Paragliding Federation
- National XC Individual league
- National XC Club league
- The British Club Challenge
- FAI Sporting Calendar Paragliding Competitions
- FAI Sporting Calendar Hang Gliding Competitions
- HangSim - The ultimate winter therapy from flying deprivation!
- Pilot Notes - Very detailed notes for those aspiring to being "Pilot Rated" - HG and PG
- National Sites Guide
- National Events Calendar
- Aviation@Landings - The on-line international directory of aviation links
- A guide to coordinate systems in Great Britain
- Spanish Sim Cards - reduce your call costs whilst flying in Spain by using a Spanish sim card.
- Ganterfly - great apartments in the fantastic flying area around Algodonales. The owner is an experienced HG and PG pilot and always happy to provide advice on where to fly. You can book acommodation (v. reasonably priced) only or transport/retrieves etc.
- Skyads - Free ads for free flyers
A Few UK Clubs
- Avon HG & PG Club
- Derbyshire Soaring Club
- Devon and Somerset Condors
- Isle of Wight
- Kernow Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
- Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club
- North Devon Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club
- Para-Excellence & Leading Edge Paragliding (N Wales)
- SE Wales Club
on the Web
Their "Open Sites Guide" - SkySurfers
- Southern Hang Gliding Club
- Thames Valley
- Airways - Derbyshire
- Airworks - East Sussex
- Flight Culture - based in Dorset
- Flying Frenzy - based in the West Dorset.
- High Adventure - based in the Isle of Wight
- Peak District Hang Gliding Centre - based in ..... you guessed already? :)
- Purple Haze Paragliding - based in Shoreham
- Sky systems - based in Brighton
- A4 Hang Gliding, Paragliding & Skydiving UK - based at Yatesbury, nr Calne (Was Wiltshire Hang Gliding School)
Paraglider and Equipment Manufacturers
- Advance
- Aerodyne
- Airwave
- APCO
- Edel
- Firebird
- Flight Design
- Flying Planet UK
- FreeX Air Sports GmbH
- Gin Gliders
- Gradient
- Kortel Design
- Nova International
- Ozone Paragliders
- Sky Paragliders
- Skyline
- Sup Air
- Trekking
- UP Europe
- Windtech
- Woody Valley
Commercial
- Richard Westgate has taken on the Gradient dealership in the Wessex
area. New gliders available soon are the Golden 2 (DHV 1-2) and a DHV
2-3 competition wing.
More info at www.simplygradient.co.uk - Southampton based parachute re-packer.
As a special introductory offer to the club I am offering a £5
discount off the normal price of £45 of a repack to any club member
on proof of current club membership. If any of you need advice or a
repack then please feel free to give me a ring on 07968 050 167 or email
repack@zambant.co.uk - John Mortimer
- Wessex member Jacko has an apartment for rent at Les Gets (Portes du Soleil) one hour from Geneva, sleeps 6 - paragliding and lots of other non-flying activities. Contact 07909 762 915 or 0686 486 790. can view pictures of it on the website - just click the Amelie button on the left
- Austrian Arena - Paragliding
holidays with Kelly Farina, based in Mayrhofen, Zillertal. Mountain
XC and thermal tution.
- Adventure Productions
- Aero Fix - Paraglider and Service and Repairs - Reserve Repacks - New lines in a trice.
- Airbase - UK distributors of freeX gliders and lazer airsports helmets.
- Alpine Flying Centre - Paragliding Holidays - based in Chamonix - Mountain Flying training
- High Adventure
- Bangkok, Thailand. Paragliding - and .... Trekking, Kayaking, Cycling,
Climbing and Scuba in Thailand.
- Last Resort - Paragliding and Activity holidays - based in St Jean-de-Sixt (near Le Grand-Bornand and La Clusaz) - Mountain Flying training
- Monte Grappa Airpark - Semonza - foot of Monte Grappa) based paraglidng.
- Wilderness - Paragliding Holidays in South Africa
- Chalet near St. Hilaire du Touvet - contact Malcolm Norris on 00 33 231637398, or send an email to mlclmnrrs@aol.com
- Flybubble Paragliding provide first-rate thermalling, cross country and S.I.V. paragliding trips World-wide and UK paragliding courses for paraglider pilots
- Paragliding holidays in the Pyrenees. Sport Adventura runs all inclusive paragliding holidays, guiding qualified pilots round the fantastic mountain sites of the Pyrenees. They cater for all levels from first timers to mountain conditions through to experienced XC pilots.
- Condor Paragliding in Argentina All inclusive packages (very reasonable prices).
- Bulletcam kit for para/hanggliding. Bore your friends and family!
- Thermal Monster -specializes in providing a high level of instruction and guiding on all its paragliding courses
- Les Basses Beaumettes - Self-Catering Accommodation in the South of France. 15 minutes from Col de Bleyne, 30mins from Greolieres and Lachens and 40 minutes from St Andres and Gourdons
- Pyrénées Vacances. We offer paragliding holidays at very reasonable prices in the Luchon area of the French Pyrénées using several excellent sites.
- Red Dragon Paragliding, based near Bridgend in South Wales, supplies the best quality paragliders & accessories. We can supply anything and everything from the ground to cloudbase.
- Alpine Ascent - Paragliding Holidays in the French Alps. Weeks and weekend flying holidays, introduction to mountain flying, XC courses and thermalling technique. Clubs and groups welcome. Improve your thermalling, fly XC over some of the most beautiful scenery and stay in a fantastic chalet in the Valley of Chamonix. Fly guiding, transport, retrieves, excellent accommodation and top tuition available. Contact
- India, Western Ghats paragliding retreat in India. www.ravinehotel.com
- Morzine - A 14 person
chalet in the widely respected location for paragliding of Morzine.
As your hosts, we can provide either a bed and breakfast or half board
accommodation. With links with the local paragliding schools there is
the option for instruction for beginners through to local knowledge
for the more experienced. We look forward to haring from you
and hopefully seeing you in France
A Few Overseas Clubs
General Interest to Paraglider and Hang Glider Pilots
- Paragliding Videos Courtesy of Google (and Hang-gliding)
- @uk - UK Travel and Tourist Guide
- Farnborough-Aircraft.com
- Flyer - Aviation Online Magazine
- Sportcom.co.uk - National Sports Directory
- Archive footaqe of early hang-gliding and paragliding
- The Campaign for Adventure (CfA) is a national initiative to improve understanding of the important benefits for individuals and for society which stem from an adventurous approach to life in all its aspects.
- Paragliding
safety articles (watch out for the gruesome photos!)
Dorset Gliding Club - if you are interested in flying a sailplane
Please advise me of any broken links. .........
... or of any other links that you feel would be of interest.