Newcastle Paragliding Club annual competitions Begins 1st July through to 30 June each year Open to all club members, flying anywhere. If you can not upload to the comps please email James club_sso.npc@mail.tidyhq.com to add your name and SAFA number to the database. How to Score: Record your tracklog as you fly anywhere and save it as an igc file. Click the link for the competition that you want (Inland or Coastal). Hit the 'Submit' menu item to go to the submission page, Add your name, select your igc file of your flight and other details then 'Send Tracklog'. XC comp http://xc.highcloud.net/olc_overview.html?comPk=417 Coastal  http://xc.highcloud.net/olc_overview.html?comPk=416  Scoring is experimental at this stage. Points are earned using the formula that Geoff Wong has created which includes using turn points to increase the total distance scored. Details are uncertain and may change unless Geoff provides more detail.

We have finally been told that Charlestown Leagues club will hold the Newcastle Paragliding Club for all of 2024. Come along early and have a beer and a feed and socialise with the Newcastle Paragliding Club and its members and discuss all things flying. Pete Beamish is coming to discuss State Of Origin We will also welcome all new members to the club So come on down early 6:30pm,  join up as a member for $8 and then get half price meals that's a huge saving.

All paraglider and hang glider pilots and partners are invited to the Newcastle Paragliding Club Christmas party. You do not need not to be a financial paragliding club member to attend. A free drink for each club member (probably using a ticket, to be confirmed). Buy your own meals. Restaurant closes at 8pm. Club closes 9:30pm. Bar Beach bowling club members happy hour to 7pm and food discounts.

Westpac have been saving peoples lives in the NSW region for close to 40 years, with numerous rescues of paragliders/hang gliders and aviation enthusiasts. We welcome one of their airmen to come and share his insight and knowledge to help us as pilots know we are in safe hands when things go wrong. On the day one of the crewmen will come and share videos and knowledge on How they do and why they do it How to organise your gear if a heli rescue is imminent What we should be looking for when a helicopter is around us How our wings work in rotor wash Medical life saving information learn all about what is on board the Helicopter Will be a great day to settle in with a feed and a drink and listen to an interesting person and his job.

The new confirmed date is Friday 8th December. Please help the club by coming a safety officer. Requirements are; A experienced PG 4-5 pilot (But all are welcome to attend workshop) Believe you are helpful and safety orientated. Two years experience. The workshop takes approximately 45 minutes then we’ll have a barbecue. It’s BYO meat and drinks. I’ll supply cheese plate and salad. So I know how much salad and ice to get RSVP! Fly Safe, James  0418686199

Once a year normally just as winter finishes up we are all itching to get out and fly. We must remember to get our gear checked, repacked and airworthy for the next flying season. Members of the Newcastle Paragliding Club who are financial with NSWHPA (via their SAFA fee) get a free annual repack of their reserve and non members will pay $50 dollars on the day. Its a great time to meet other pilots and also have a friendly chat after a long winter of minimal flying. This year Mike Bass will be helping NPC pilots get their reserves done We intend to provide a hang point indoors to enable a test extraction while your body weight including your normal gear is stuffed into your harness back pack and compresses onto the reserve container which can create friction that prevents its extraction. The hang point also allows you to test which direction you should pull the handle. Many harnesses jam their reserve in and some are impossible to extract their reserve especially when you pull at the wrong angle or your body has high G forces. Video of the extractions and throws https://youtu.be/Q5VCvLJs7vY Video of the event https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_alYYVsTsak