Newsletter: March 2005 (Note: all external links open in a new window)
Next Meeting: Tuesday 5 April @ The Valley Club, 10 Daly St, Lower Hutt (MAP).
Minutes: February meeting
Hang gliding news
Both Grant Tatham and Guy Harding have written articles on the
Nationals that were hosted by the Wellington Club!
Wairarapa Paragliding League
This was proposed to be held on Friday 4th, Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th of February. A poor weather forecast on the Wednesday lead to it being postponed till the following weekend. Saturday turned out to be a good day, and Sunday was probably the best day of the season for flying...... The following weekend the forecast was correct and it was wet and windy.
Paekakariki Viewpoint fence reconstruction
Permission from RailCorp to access the Crown land below the Paekakariki Lookout is still awaited.
New club logo?
Which do you prefer? Or do we want something else? Do we want to use it on tee-shirts, etc? We'll discuss at the meeting.
Kussy Gomez Goa
Kussy has returned back to Venezuela - here are some photos of paragliding in Venezuela
She's missing us (but I suspect not the weather we have!)
WEB SITES - GENERAL
Software for Free Fliers - a comprehensive review
Mike Christiansen has found a good company to supply headsets and headset parts. (Note
the 2 watt radio they have available for $85 including batterys and charger).
Surf reports - very useful wind strength and direction information!
XC magazine - digital version for US$4.95
HANG GLIDING WEB SITES
What NOT to do at the beach (video)
PARAGLIDING WEB SITES
Team Kahu in Brazil - NZ team at the Worlds
Central Coast Paragliding - NSW, Australia
Interesting thread on improving paraglider performance
Email Kris at whgpceditor@backup.net.nz with any news you may have!
"Once you have tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned forever skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return" Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
