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Safety Bulletins archive

Latest Safety Bulletin 15 - St Bees cliff soaring

Sites officers - Sites guides consistency

More 'CSC club safety'


Airborne

Clouds and related hazards - see 'Clouds' below

Collapses and glider control in 'Technique'

Dust Devils - Adrian Thomas raises awareness

Fly Safe On The Ridge - 3 articles by Nigel Page

Mountain flying safety tips - Chris Scammell

Wave - Tom Payne gets caught in alpine wave

Wet Gliders & Big Ears - Mike Cavanagh

Dealing with...Turbulence!!! - Ed Cleasby

Getting blown back. Don't Panic! - Ed Cleasby

Spiral dives - BHPA safety notice

Avoid the rotor - Flybubble

Preparing for flying adventures: Ruth C-Dower

Russell Ogden on flying technique and safety


Clouds

More on flying clouds in 'Technique' and 'XC'

Cloud Flying! - Dave Ashcroft

Escaping cloud suck - Adrian Thomas on PGF

The perils of cloud flying - Richard Butterworth

Video Miracle In The Storm (2010) - thunderstorm!


Documents

Airprox - File an Airprox report

BHPA Safety notices, incidents, CANP & more

Discussion

Have a margin - safety thoughts from Will Gadd

Accidents and how to avoid them - Judith Mole

Why can't we get a handle on this safety thing?

Accidents - You can make a difference

Sshh...don't mention the S word

 

 

DHV and EN

DHV cert. recommendations l wing classifications

DHV safety tests - includes LTF A & B class wings

DHV Safety Classes l DHV tested glider list

DHV Safety Classes Intro l Part 2 - Testing

EN certification - wings, harnesses & reserves

EN classes - BHPA advice on choosing wings

EN-Lightenment? - Kelly Farina discusses EN-Bs


Equipment issues

See also the main 'Equipment' section

Brummel hooks come undone - solutions l more

Convertible rucksack harness safety (2011)

Finsterwalder harness buckle problems (2016)

Micro lines/Unsheathed lines

Plastic rods - DHV on the pros and cons

Pod harnesses (2012?) - DHV report on six

pdf New Airbag Technology


Emergency gear

Emergency parachutes - BHPA advice

Satellite messengers & beacons in 'Flight deck'

Survival and First Aid Kit - Emma Cassanova

Tree landings

Emergency Parachute Throw - A good study


Hang gliding

pdf Hang-gliding harnesses with back plates


Presentations

Mountain Rescue - Jocky Sanderson


SIV

pdf SIV courses - BHPA advice

SIV/Pilotage - Benefits of an SIV course

SIV presentation - Jocky Sanderson

 

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