News & Announcements
Call For 2016 Calendar Pictures
Douglas Noblet, Calendar Editor It’s that time of year again to get your images in for the 2016 HPAC calendar. This is a hugely important publication for HPAC. Looking for: Paragliding or Hang G...
2nd National Meeting Of CSI
A national syllabus for the H2/P2 course, national standards and syllabus for the Instructor Certification course and Tandem Endorsement course, and an HPAC instructor code of conduct are the agenda i...
Aerodrome Legislation Update
Nick Jones, HPAC Director, Ontario A concentrated comment campaign by HPAC and other aviation organizations has resulted in several important changes in the proposed legislation currently under final ...
Speedflying Endorsements On Hold
Due to safety concerns, the HPAC is putting further endorsements for speed flying on hold. Concerns relate to the lack of certified instructors and curriculum, and the recent second fatality in two ye...
Two New Master Ratings Awarded 2015
Congratulations go out to two new Master-rated pilots, Hang Glider pilots Ross Hunter of Calgary and Randy Rauck of Lumby, BC. The Master rating awarded by the Board of Directors is the highest rating...
Paramotors And HPAC
Pilots frequently call the HPAC Office asking whether or not our HPAC insurance covers third party liability for paramotoring. It does not. Paramotors fall in the classification of ultralight, a compl...