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Hi everyone I have set up a Facebook page for Paragliders
https://www.facebook.com/CanterburyParagliders
Everyone is welcome to post anything from Trips, Socials, Kit info, basically anything you feel is worth a mention.
It would be great to get more of a social seen going, bit of life styling as well as the serious stuff.
I don't have many of you as contacts on Facebook so haven't managed to invite allot of you yet.
Either find me or the page on Facebook
Any problems let me know regards posting info , videos etc and I will try to sort it out.
Cheers
Sam Bartholomew

This is an email I got from Asher and Chris regards King Of Speed this year
They are keen to get all levels involved
This is posted on the Canterbury speed flyer's Facebook page as well
See below
also check out there web page www.skiandfly.com
Cheers Sam

Hello Canterbury Speed Flyers!

For those who are interested to Ski & Fly the latest Mirage or Spitfire, we would like to invite you all on Sep 7 to Broken River and fly with us. We will have various size demo wings available but if you send us a message through www.skiandfly.com we can make sure we have the right wing for you.

Hi all
Just another reminder of our club meeting at the Speights Ale House in Ferrymead 7PM
to vote on the National AGM remits.
I know this is never the most exciting meeting on our annual calendar we will keep it brief and to the point.
will be great to catch up with every one and tell a few tall tales.

Look forward to see you all

Dan Campbell

Hi all
Just another reminder of our club meeting at the Speights Ale House in Ferrymead 7PM
to vote on the National AGM remits.
I know this is never the most exciting meeting on our annual calendar we will keep it brief and to the point.
will be great to catch up with every one and tell a few tall tales.

Look forward to see you all

Dan Campbell

Hi all
Just another reminder of our club meeting at the Speights Ale House in Ferrymead 7PM
to vote on the National AGM remits.
I know this is never the most exciting meeting on our annual calendar we will keep it brief and to the point.
will be great to catch up with every one and tell a few tall tales.

Look forward to see you all

Dan Campbell

The correct address for the Sugarloaf wind meter is wind.dist.ro
The link on this website under weather is not currently directing you to this address.
For those who don't know... this wind meter is situated at the top of the TV tower on Sugarloaf.
It is maintained by The NZ Metservice for their metflight service.
The website is kindly maintained and hosted by Neil, a local RC enthusiast.
It is at 2000' above sea level. The wind speed in knots (double it for km/hr) and direction is updated at 11 mins past the hour and graphed.

The correct address for the Sugarloaf wind meter is wind.dist.ro
The link on this website under weather is not currently directing you to this address.
For those who don't know... this wind meter is situated at the top of the TV tower on Sugarloaf.
It is maintained by The NZ Metservice for their metflight service.
The website is kindly maintained and hosted by Neil, a local RC enthusiast.
It is at 2000' above sea level. The wind speed in knots (double it for km/hr) and direction is updated at 11 mins past the hour and graphed.

Does anybody else think it would be a good idea to kick off a Facebook user group like the Southern club? It might be a bit more interactive than the website.

I am undertaking postgraduate research through Massey University, New Zealand, examining the influence of social media on risk taking in extreme sport. I would like to invite BASE jumpers, skydivers, speedflyers, acro-paraglider pilots, white water kayakers, alpine mountaineers and mountain bikers to participate by answering a survey questionnaire. Please click on the link to complete the survey:

https://qasiasingleuser.asia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_bIpmUl3ByhAEosJ

The Gondola is a sensitive flying site. Any disregard for the rules of flying there will ensure that another flying site will be closed to us. DO. NOT fly over the cable-car unless you are very high...this means after having thermalled up and at least 300 ft above the cables before crossing. The Gondola staff have complained about pilots flying over the Gondola today - 2nd June.