Links to Free flight related websites

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Sport Scotland - HG

Sport Scotland

British Hang-gliding and Paragliding Association - BHPA

Flying Scot

SHPF Flying Scot history to 1999

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Training schools - Paragliding

Peter Shields at Cloudbusters Paragliding - Telephone 07899 878509

Zabdi Keen at Flying Fever Paragliding - Arran

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Scottish free flight flying clubs

For more detailed information on each particular Scottish Club and those without a website please follow the "Clubs" link on the left.

Aberdeen Hang-gliding and Paragliding Club

- and their associated Google Group

Highland Hang-Gliding and Paragliding Club.

Lanarkshire and Lothian Soaring Club

- and their associated Google Group

Ochils Paragliding Club

Scottish Airsports Club

Scottish Mountain Paragliding Club.

CAA Airspace, Notams & CAA Transponder related items.

VFR Chart Amendments - Read details - subscribe to RSS and email

CAA Subscriptions.

Notams Related

UK Airspace maps for Garmin GPS Notam Plot version 2.1

Use the data from this site by registering here to get the information to put into the above Notams plotter.

UK Aeronautical Information Service

Username : BHPAuser, Password : password

Military Freephone for all midweek flying - 0800 515544, Red Arrows and Royal Flights - 0500 354802

Transponder related

CAA Transponder issue ........

"As you will no doubt now be aware the CAA is proposing that all aircraft operating in UK airspace be fitted with Mode S transponders in 2008........"

  • The 65 page CAA proposal pdf for which comments have now closed
  • The BGA response

    • Paragliding forum includes quite a few posts about the Transponder issue.

    European Hang-gliding and Paragliding Union site - which contains some information on the European perspective and their presentation / position on airspace

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    Weather related.

    "Windtalkers" by Stephen Pegler - live weather reports from the hills at Tinto and Broughton

    XC Magazines live weather report for wind strengths and directions

    Thermal updraft Velocity chart- RASP viewer

    Homepage for the above.Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction

    Magic Seaweed - excellent synoptic charts etc

    Meteoblue - numerical weather prediction and dynamic map server

    Metchech for lots of good stuff.

    Windtalker

    Surf report - pressure - wind charts etc

    TheWeather Outlook

    Airports :- Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Prestwick

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    Miscellaneous

    Flyability is the Disability Initiative of the BHPA

    All new - Irish Hang Gliding and Paragliding Federation

    The recently revamped USHPA website

    The Hang-gliding & Paragliding Federation of Canada

    The Hang-gliding Federation of Australia

    New Zealand Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association


    Wikipedia - Hang-gliding.

    Wikipedia - Paragliding.

    Wikipedia - Ultralight Avaiation.

    Just Acro at Bishop

    UK Airmaps for Garmin by Simon Headford

    The worlds biggest air multi-sport event featuring elite competitors from 10 air sports, ranging from paragliding to aerobatics, set against the spectacular alpine backdrop of Wanaka, New Zealand.

    Paragliding World Cup

    SkyNomad, Bulgaria

    National Aeronautic Association - USA

    PGweb

    Landings.com

    International Aviation and Airshow Directory

    Scottish Outdoor Access Code

    Historical Scottish XC league results

    Useful if Un-official Notams filtering / analysis, AIP etc

    Airsports Insurance Bureau Ltd- Contact Yvonne Jukes Tel/Fax: +44 (0)1983 298480 (24 hours) - Email: airsports@bhpa.co.uk

    GPS Visualizer - Map a GPS data file with Google Earth

    Ordnance Survey - Get a Map

    Convert Map References into other formats

    Cross Country Magazine

    Just Acro

    Paragliding Forum.com

    Paragliding Forum Worldwide XC flight details

    International Flying Site Guide from the Oz Report

    Leonardo XC Server flight logs

    3D gliding simulator by Dan Burton

    Royal Navy HPA

    DHV in English

    P@r@2000 and Sites guide for France

    Jerome Daoust`s site

    Paragliding in Bulgaria

    Fancy learning to Paraglide or become an instructor - in Switzerland

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    Personal websites

    Tell me about it to have it included here!

    Gary Williamson - an excellent site containing stunning paramotor photos and here is a link to his photo blog.

    Riks Picasa photos from 2007

    Bob Veitch

    Zeno Kerr

    A List of Paragliding photo galleries

    Alan Henson

    Alex Colbeck

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    Videos - Youtube

    Hang-gliding

    Paragliding

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    Other UK Clubs

    Club + Website linkContact nameTelephone
    AirwaysChris Dawes01355 344308
    Army Air Corps PG & PCColin Morley01980 846781
    Army HG & PG AssociationAndy Rudd01635 204284
    Avon HG & PG ClubAndy Bailey0117 9793326
    Beyond Extreme(Shropshire)Russ Hicks07976 687094
    Birdwings PC (Cotswalds)Arthur Bentley01869 250546
    Bollington PCGlenn Stockton01925 262110
    Butterfly Paragliding Club (IoW)Miranda Botha01983 731611
    Cambridgeshire Aerotow ClubCharlie Richardson0208 5055817
    Chiltern FliersBrendan O'Neill020 7274 7277
    Cornwall Paragliding ClubMark Butler0700 5980362
    Kernow HPA (HG)Alan Phipps01872 273839
    Kernow HPA (PG)John Woollams01637 879281
    Cumbria Soaring ClubSimon Raven015395 60897
    Dales HG & PG ClubPete Logan07720 425146
    Derbyshire Soaring ClubMike Johnson07737 309779
    Devon & Somerset CondorsPatrick Peglar01392 204253
    Dover & Folkestone HG ClubKevin Say01322 862665
    Dunstable HG & PG ClubMartin Sims01525 633536
    George Cayley Sailwing ClubJes Smith01964 535089
    Gree Dragons KG & PG ClubAndy Shaw01883 652666
    Guernsey Paragliding ClubAlf laine
    Icarus WingsDerek Godfrey01273 554880
    Isle of Wight HG ClubDavid Fentum01983 520942
    Joint Services AssociationPaul Mahoney01264 782727
    Lincolnshire Scout Fellowship PC / Sky LincsAnn Underwood01964 543883
    Lemmings Paramotor ClubGordon McPhail01892 836093
    Long Mynd Soaring ClubJohn Bowman
    Malvern HG ClubDiane Bevan01299 402900
    Manx HG & PG ClubDan Wood07624 471514
    Mercian HG ClubMichael Daniell01789 841208
    Midland Aerotow GroupDavid Barker01453 889214
    Mid Wales HG & PG ClubPiers Nesbitt01597 810732
    Norfolk HG & PG ClubMark Riches01328 700844
    Northampton HG ClubPhil Osborne07808 571096
    Northumbria HG & PG ClubSteve Truwick0191 5236886
    North Devon HG & PG Club Woolacombe - North Devon and Webcam showing this great flying siteChris Blanchard07971 816708
    North Wales HG & PG ClubStu Harrison0151 6701587
    North Yorks Sailwing ClubSarah Hoggarth07813 171777
    Nottinghamshire Aerotow GroupTom Ricketts07813 761132
    Para-ExcellenceRob Arnold01492 584885
    Paek Soaring AssociationNeil Bourne01782 874630
    Pennine Soaring ClubDale Pickard07764 281318
    REME HG & PG ClubStephen Penfold07770 897419
    RAF HG & PG AssociationPaul Mahony01264 782727
    Royal Navy HG & PG AssociationRory Lynch07802 436342
    Sky Surfing ClubBrian Parkins02380 455804
    Snowdonia Sky SportsJohn Thompson01248 600940
    Southern HG & PG ClubDavid Massie01403 268601
    South Devon HG & PG ClubBob Moore01803 851402
    South East Wales HG & PG ClubPaul Wilkinson01656 648246
    Suffolk Coastal SoarersDave Napthine07745 416626
    South West Wales Soaring ClubNick Roberts01792 845646
    Thames Valley HG ClubRichard Ford07769 720230
    Ulster HG & PG ClubTony Conway028 383 41544
    Welsh Borders PG ClubPaul Adams01449 760641
    Wessex HG & PG ClubRoger Edwards01202311574
    White Horse Aerotow ClubStuart Barkworth01904 412210
    XClent ParaglidingGary Jackson01628 520573
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