SHPF Blog
12 March 2010
Scottish (Paragliding) Open 28 - 31st May 2010+
Just a reminder regarding the forthcoming paragliding events -
Scottish Open 2010.pdf at the end of May - register
here. And email Naomi if volunteering to help here :
secretary@shpf.co.ukMay -
Scottish Nationals series commences.
April -
X Scotia - new format more details to come soon.
As usual events should all be on here as well :-
http://www.shpf.co.uk/shpf-events.phpLabels: 2010, nationals, open, Scottisn, Tibbieshiels, x-scotia
8 March 2010
Some notes on X-Scotia 2010 from Steve Durkin.
Hi, a few folk have asked if the x-scotia race is going ahead again this year. Well, the days are getting longer, the weather is flyable a bit more often and the flying season is almost on us; which means yes, why not? It is time to lay down the X-Scotia gauntlet again! We are going for it again but with a few changes to hopefully help the flying along.
We've had to go with a change of venue (sadly it seems the bus at Lochearnhead was burned out) and we've got the Scotland's best winter for decades to think about with changes suggested from the previous races. So in all we're looking to run a shorter race with a late start from take off and finish soon after VFR closes, then back to camp and a warm fire! Available dates are all April weekends - barring the Easter weekend.
In the last couple of years the full triangle has been *almost* flown twice - both times frustratingly close to the race dates though not yet actually on the day! Perhaps this could be the year?
Cheers,
Steve
xscotia3.pdfLabels: 2010, April, venue, x-scotia
19 February 2010
More speed gliding in Scotland at The Nevis Range recently :-
11 February 2010
SHPF- Scottish Nationals and X-Scotia dates 2010..
Please find below a link to the proposed timetable for the Scottish Nationals Paragliding Series, X-Scotia (in a different format - mored details to be advised) and the BPC as prepared by George. These dates will all be added to the SHPF Calendar in due course.
Diary-2010-Scottish-Nationals.docLabels: 2010, date, nationals, paragliding, series, SHPF, x-scotia
SHPF 2010 Slides by Mike Jardine
Please find below a link to the slides prepared by Mike for use during the recent SHPF Gathering.
SHPF-AGM-10-slides.pdfLabels: 2010, agm, Jardine, Mike, SHPF, slides
26 January 2010
SHPF Gathering 2010 - Videos - Paragliding Reserve deployments at EICA Ratho
Please find below links to the various videos Robert Veitch took at the recent SHPF Gathering 2010. These show paragliding reserve deployments in the afternoon of the 16th January 2010.
All videos were taken from the top of the facility - nearly 100 feet up. This is probably as close as it is possible to get to being the perfect setup for testing out paragliding and Hang-gliding (though none this year) reserve deployments. Missed it this year then why not pencil this into your diary now for a similar weekend in January 2011 when it should next be run.
The SHPF Gathering consists of a mixture of acitivities - obviosly starting with the deployments shown here, followed by repacking in a large heated space below launch!. This is then followed by the SHPF AGM and a talk by a sky god - last year John Sillvester and this year Eddie Colfox. The Sunday - following some more social activities - usually consists of more technical talks and activities. This year talks were by Dave Thomson, Tony Spirling - really excellent re pyschology, and Cliff Smith re avalanches - especially pertinent as one of the pilots present had been caught in one very recently in the nearby Pentlands .....
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Labels: 2010, deployment, parachute, paraglider, Ratho, reserve, Robert Veitch, route, SHPF, videos
16 January 2010
Please click the link above to see the status for all the paragliding reserve deployments made at the EICA at Ratho - within a spreadsheet - throughout Saturday 16th January 2010.
To see a scan of the original document click the document below. Thankyou Gordon.
SCN_0001.pdfLabels: 2010, deployment, Gathering reserve, pdf, SHPF, spreadsheet
11 December 2009
SHPF Gathering 16/17th January 2010
Please find below links to the latest details about the 2010 SHPF
Gathering and the
Booking Form
Labels: 2010, EICC, Gathering, Ratho, SHPF
20 November 2009
SHPF Gathering 16+17th January 2010
The 2010 SHPF Gathering is scheduled for 16-17 January.
The format will be similar to 2009 ie:
Saturday - Reserve deployment and repacking, AGM followed by evening talk by a suitable sky god (Probably at EICC, Ratho)
Sunday - Skills and technical training sessions.
Labels: 2010, agm, deployment, Gathering, repack, reserve, SHPF
