Spring Safety Days - 2016

With flying season upon us it is time to refresh our focus on safety, and in doing so - ensuring many more flights in the future.

When: Saturday, April 16th at 10:00 AM
Where: Western Michigan University - College of Aviation, 6th Ave, Battle Creek, Michigan 49037
Details: Speakers and topics include - Dennis Demeter on Stupid Pilot Tricks, Galen Geigleyn on Sharing our Airspace, Dr. Greg Pinell on FAA Medical Reform, Randy Coller on Why we all need to care about Airspace, Tracy Tillman & Lisa Colletti on Hang Gliding Safety, and Steve Chait on Liability

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When: Saturday, April 16th at 8:00 AM
Where: Point of the Mountain South Side Flight Park - Lehi, Utah
Details: Bill Heaner will be hosting the 1st installment of the POMIC/UHGPGA Mentorship Program. All UHGPGA members are invited to attend the spring ground handling refresher seminar. This is a great time to brush up on high wind technique and join a discussion on general risk reducing strategies for flying on the south side. There will be multiple POMIC instructors available for the ground-handling seminar to assist, so bring your wings and questions and let’s make this the best season ever!

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When: Sunday, April 24 at 3:30 PM
Where: SF Brightworks, 1960 Bryant St., San Francisco CA 94110
Details: Join us for our first BAPA Safety Day. We will have multiple activity stations set up all over Brightworks, followed by some informative discussions on how to keep yourself safe while flying. Joining us will be arguably the three top pilots in the US: Nick Greece, Josh Cohn, and Eric Reed.

Stations will include:
- Hang simulator to practice awkward deployment configurations
- Gear inspection and preparation - including mental preparation and speed bar adjustment checking
- Review of the Risk Tools produced by CIVL (the international commission for hang gliding and paragliding) - a decision matrix for assessing your choices

Discussions will include:
- Videos of various events with expert analysis of what happened
- Flash Cards of the most common accidents and how to avoid them
- Answers to your questions about how to stay safe while flying

But wait, there's more!
- A raffle of various flight-related swag
- Food, provided by BAPA

Let's get the season started on a super-safe note. See you there!
For more information, visit the BAPA Safety Day event on Facebook