News & Announcements
Jasper Park 2-year Trial a Success
The Board of Directors at its 2017 Annual Meeting met with senior officials of Jasper National Park to review the 2015-2017 trial period of our sport in Jasper National Park, the first National Park i...
New Instructor Certification and Recertification Program in Development
The Board reviewed the wide variations in quality of instructor certification across the country. A proposal came forward from a Senior Instructor for raising the base-line quality of instructor certi...
Canadian PG Record Smashed May 20 in Alberta
From Stewart Midwinter, HPAC/ACVL Records Chair I have received a claim for a new open distance record in paragliding, 334 km by Alex Raymont. From a surface tow just after 11 am near the town of Ca...
Ratings Extravaganza
Pilots across the country, who are unrated or student (Beginner) rated, are now upgrading their ratings to a minimum P2 or H2 rating in large numbers. In 2016, fully 15% of our pilot members were unra...
New Board Member for BC: Nicole McLearn
The Board of Directors welcomed the new Director for BC to the table. Nicole McLearn is a pilot well known as a frequent member on Canada’s Team to international competitions, past chair of the Comp...
Competitions, XC and Minimum Ratings
Currently there does not exist a minimum rating requirement for participating in any HPAC/ACVL sanctioned competitions that are by definition cross-country task events nor to claim Canadian Records th...
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