Wellington Hang Gliding and Paragliding Club  
Newsletter: January 2010 (Note: all external links open in a new window) Home


Next Meeting: Tuesday 1 June 2010, 7:30 pm - http://tinyurl.com/74AytonDrive

CLUB MEETING - JUNE
Will be at Mark Bailey's place - 74 Ayton Drive,
Whitby, Porirua:  http://tinyurl.com/74AytonDrive
Mark will be talking about his experiences of flying paragliders in Africa!
He has a number of DVDs, and can also talk about flying in Slovenia.
Should be very interesting!

PG WOFs
A number of people turned up for the PG WOF at the Aro Valley Community Hall on Sunday.  Laurie currently has the porosity meter - give him a call on 021 464 930 to arrange something!  From Tuesday 1 June Ian Bowie will have the porosity meter over in the Wairarapa - he will organise a place for Wairarapa pilots to do WOFs - call him on 027 289 1863

Watching....
Ray Young wants to come out and watch people flying at Paekakariki... Give him a call on 04 298 3996 if you are going out!  You might get a ride up the hill out of it!!

Twitter
A useful function for Twitter?  Tell everyone in the club when you are going flying!  See: http://sites.google.com/site/mtclimie/tweet

Facebook
The club's Facebook page.

NZHGPA AGM
The NZHGPA's AGM is going to be held in Wellington during the weekend 11 and 12 Sept.  We can send two delegates to this meeting - anyone keen to go along other than me??

Billets for AGM
A couple of people usually want billets while here for the AGM - anyone keen to offer a bed or two?  Please contact me on the address below.


Email Kris at skf@paradise.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)