General Notice from SACAA regarding the DTO
SACAA has reversed their decision to allow free transition to a DTO due to the unexpected high volume.
Louis Stanford
Safety Issues (May 2022)
Dear Members, The SAHPA committee notes with growing concern the misinformation being published amongst members on social media. In response, the SAHPA committee has the unpleasant task of announcing a number of safety issues. The … Read more
Paramotor Accident in Port Shepstone
SAHPA has learned of an unfortunate Paramotor (Power Paragliding) accident at Port Shepstone this afternoon. The pilot has been airlifted to Port Shepstone Hospital and he is currently in a stable condition. The cause of … Read more
Search & Rescue at night
Dear Members, We have learned of an ARCC Search and Rescue operation which took place near the Harties site on Monday 18th April 2022. Edit: Initial information indicated that the rescue took place near the … Read more
Keith’s Practical Guide to Flying with a Radio
This article was written by Keith Pickersgill, aimed at helping pilots to effectively use radios while flying. Background There are a limited number of frequencies available in South Africa and the demand far outstrips the … Read more
Barberton Paragliding Open 2022
Barberton is South Africa’s premier winter flying site, as Porterville in the Western Cape is to the free-flying community for summer flying. Also, several South African paragliding Nationals have been held in Barberton. Barberton is … Read more
Paragliding at Lion’s Head – briefing by Stephan Kruger
Lion’s Head is arguably one of the most complex sites in the world thanks to complex surrounding geography and ever-changing wind patterns. The Glen Paragliding Club very recently hosted an extended briefing on how to … Read more
Wild Coast PPG Fly-in
Dear PPG pilots, Paramotor pilots (and family) are invited to join the first PPG fly-in for many years. This will take place from 26th April to 2nd May 2022 at a remote conservation area on … Read more
Recording of SAHPA meeting regarding the DTO model
SAHPA meeting describing the impact of the DTO on SAHPA and members.
The Future of SAHPA (invitation to meeting)
mpact of the Declared Training Organisation (DTO) model (as introduced by the 21st Amendment of the Civil Aviation Regulations).