Useful Links
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You may find the following links useful. If you have a favourite site that is not listed below that you believe others would benefit from please contact us via webmaster@rafhpa.com with your suggestions.
National Bodies
British Hang Gliding And Paragliding Association
www.bhpa.co.uk
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
www.fai.org
The Royal Aero Club of the United Kingdom
www.royalaeroclub.org
NATS Aeronautical Information Service
www.nats-uk.ead-it.com
Service Associations and Clubs
Royal Navy Hang Gliding And Paragliding Association
www.rnhpa.co.uk
Army Hang Gliding And Paragliding Association
www.army.mod.uk/events/sport
Curium Soaring Club of Cyprus
www.curiumsoaringclub.co.uk
Weather
Met Office
www.metoffice.gov.uk
A useful site for synoptics and a good quality rainfall radar picture.
Glidemet
http://glidemet.co.uk
A good starting point big picture forecasts and other met links.
GB Wind Map
www.xcweather.co.uk
More big picture weather that's quick and easy to read.
RASP
http://rasp.inn.leedsmet.ac.uk
The Regional Atmospheric Soaring Prediction is a powerful site once you get to know its full functionality.
Competitions
The XC League
www.xcleague.com
Here you will find the various UK National and Club XC League tables including one for the Joint Services. It's free to register.
British Clubs Challenge (BCC)
www.flybcc.co.uk
Here you can view how the RAF Team is doing, when it's next in action and where.
British Paragliding Cup
www.bpcup.co.uk
The next stage of competition post BCC for the aspiring paraglider pilot.
Red Bull X-Alps
www.redbullxalps.com
Other links (non affiliated but RAFHPA friendly)
Cloudbase Paragliding
www.cloudbaseparagliding.com
Wiltshire based paragliding school with former RAF Team Captain Lee Bligh as its CFI.
Mahony Aviation
www.mahonyaviation.com
French based flying school of former Association Chairman, Paul Mahoney.
Alpine Retreat
www.frenchalpineretreat.com
Website of Rob and Suzanne Lea, former Association Members now based in the South of France in a stunning location.
Ski Weekend Chalet
www.chaletskiweekend.com
This is the accommodation website of Mr Gavin Foster, the UK Importer for Advance paragliding equipment.
Passion Paragliding
www.passionparagliding.com
Mr Toby Colombe's website detailing his flying packages in Morocco as well as other parts of the world.
Disclaimer. These links are provided as a convenience and for information purposes only; they do not constitute an endorsement or an approval by the RAFHPA of any of the products, services or opinions of the corporation, organization or individual. The RAFHPA bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of the external site or for that of subsequent links. Please contact the external site for answers to questions regarding its content.