News & Announcements
New Tandem Pre-Flight Protocols for HPAC
As part of the Organizational Renewal of our Association, the Council for Senior Instructors (CSI) has been reviewing the current Requirements for Instructor Certifications and Tandem Endorsements and...
Parks Canada Update
Jasper Park Superintendent Greg Fenton has recently committed to finalizing the guidelines for hang gliding and paragliding in Jasper National Park on a one-year trial project beginning in late spring...
Message from the President
By Dom Juretic Hello fellow pilots and friends of free flight, A lot is going on at HPAC and this is one of the reasons our AGM and this Newsletter are a little off our regular schedule. Following maj...
Special Safety Meeting Held In Vancouver December 7 & 8, 2013
A new HPAC Accident/Incident reporting system and a new HPAC Pilot Training Checklist and Logbook are two of several important initiatives being undertaken by HPAC’s Safety Co-Chairs, Suzanne Franco...
New HPAC Instructional body Council of Senior Instructors (CSI)
The first ever in-person meeting of all HPAC Senior Instructors from across Canada took place in November of 2012 and resulted in the formation of the Senior Instructors Council, replacing the old Ins...
HPAC Organizational Review
HPAC’s Board of Directors and the Executive Director, Margit Nance, are engaged in a two-year top-to-bottom review of HPAC’s operations (2013-2015). It includes a complete review of PRD’s, Instr...