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The UK's greatest charity flying festival returns to Buttermere on May 31st-June 1st. The Bash brings together people from all walks of life - gathering by action on land, air, water or dance - to experience the beauty of its magnificent setting.
The charity fundraiser is now in its 17th year. In over £14,588 was donated to local charities and local Air Ambulance, Mountain Rescue Teams and other worthy causes.
Camping will be available from May 28th. Further details are on the Bash's Facebook page. Ticket details are here.
Posted: 2 February 2024
By: J. Schofield
A reminder that the Association's 2024 AGM will take place at Loughborough University's Holywell Park Conference Centre (LE11 3GR) on Saturday 24th February 2024 at 11.00 am.
BHPA Exec members Marc Asquith, Ed Cunliffe, Angus Pinkerton and Martin Heywood are standing for re-election, and Stuart Blackburn from the SE Wales club is standing for election.
The AGM offers an opportunity to quiz Exec members on their achievements and on the future direction of the Association, and all members are welcome to attend. The meeting will also be streamed on the BHPA Facebook page.
An initial BHPA 2024 AGM pack is available for download on this web site. This includes the official notice for the meeting, the business to be conducted, which includes approving an amendment to the Association's Memorandum and Articles of Association, and details of the members standing for election/re-election at this year's AGM. A proxy voting form for members unable to attend is also included in the pack.
Completed proxy voting forms can be scanned and emailed to office@bhpa.co.uk, but must be received at the office by 11.00am on Thursday 22nd February 2024.
Posted: 4 January 2024
By: Paul Dancey
The BHPA office will be closed for Christmas from 12 noon on Friday 22nd December until 8.30am on Tuesday 3rd January.
As a result we will be unable to process any orders placed in our online shop until the office re-opens on the 3rd January 2024.
Posted: 20 December 2023
By: Paul Dancey
AirDesign have issued a safety notice for Easy 2 Superlight, SuSi 3, Vita 2 Superlight, Rise 3 and Volt3 gliders produced in 2018.
An isolated case of a line-Loop failure has been observed during a SIV maneuver on a glider produced back in 2018 (with around 300 hours of flight).
Some of the loops on this glider were presenting visible damage on their edges, leading to low resistance. As a precaution, AirDesign are asking pilots flying the above gliders with serial numbers ending between P183912A and P184417A to carefully inspect all their glider's connecting loops.
A copy of the full safety notice, including the action to take if similar issues are found following inspection, is available on the Manufacturers Safety Notice page of this website.
Posted: 10 November 2023
By: Paul Dancey
Parafest event, at Caerwys in North Wales from June 13th-16th, is the UK's biggest pilot party for all foot-launched and single-seat trike aviation. Four-stroke king Paul Bailey says, 'After 20 years in the business, Parafest is the best flying event I have ever been to.' All the details, ticket sales and FAQs, are here. Ticket sales will go live in December.
Posted: 8 November 2023
By: J. Schofield
The stupendous Parafest festival - the one you can fly at! - returns to Caerwys in North Wales next June. Paramotor, paraglider, hang glider and trike pilots and their partners are invited to a superb flying and social event in the Welsh countryside.
The site at Caerwys has easy road links yet is close to some great soaring sites. The festival will include a bar, trade exhibition and great entertainment and other attractions, plus full camping facilities and a wide variety of food outlets.
Dates are June 13th-16th. Manufacturers, suppliers, schools, etc, should contact the organisers soonest. Four nights of camping, three days of flying, two days of entertainment - one great event for everyone! Further details are here
Posted: 3 October 2023
By: J. Schofield
Avian have received a report of dangerous instability of an Atos VQ Race glider. Despite normal behaviour on recent outings, on one occasion the glider exhibited negative pitching and became totally unresponsive in pitch following retraction of the flaps to the zero setting. Control was re-established by reselecting flaps down.
Inspection revealed that the outer leading edges of the Atos had been inserted on the wrong sides. The leading edge junctions of all Atos gliders are colour coded and should be fitted green to green and red to red. In addition, a small screw on one leading edge (pictured) should conflict with a rivet to prevent the wrong outer section being inserted; however if either is incorrectly fitted or worn they may not prevent mis-rigging.
Incorrect insertion will lead to dramatically-altered washout and potentially dangerous behaviour in flight, yet without close inspection it's not apparent that the glider is mis-rigged. Before their next flight, all Atos pilots are recommended to:
• Check that it is impossible to put the leading edge outer in the wrong side.
• During your pre-flight check, always include a green-to-green, red-to-red check.
If, in flight, the glider feels dangerous in pitch, deploy the flaps to regain control. If necessary, seek modification to your glider at Avian.
Tim Swait, Avian Hang Gliders, September 25 2023
A copy of this safety notice can be downloaded here.
Posted: 26 September 2023
By: Paul Dancey
The fourth British Clubs Championship round took place at Talybont on September 3rd. 27.2km from Dan Starsmore (SE Wales) could not dislodge the Southern Club from the top spot. But SE Wales aren't far behind, and UK Armed Forces, Skysurfers, Dunstable and Wessex clubs are all in contention.
There is still plenty of time for a couple more rounds to clarify the situation.
Posted: 8 September 2023
By: J. Schofield
last updated: 24 March 2026
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