Come share a meal and discuss all things paragliding . Retreat Hotel , Abbotsford . (The regular 2nd wed of the month is brought forward this month only )  

Where? Portland, Vic When? Australia Day Weekend 26th-29th of Jan 2023 Cost? Free for Skyhigh Members or South Australian Members About? Portland offers coastal flying. It has sites/s for nearly all wind directions, and offers a few varieties of coastal flying. Flying activities Top Landing practice Beach launching practice Ground handling practice Accommodation Most people usually pick their spot in the Portland Bay caravan park, its located right next to one of the launch sites, but there are a lot of different types of accommodation available in and around Portland if you prefer something else for yourself or your family. Safety requirements Radio Programmed to Channel 16 TSQL 97.4 Helmet Other information We will have an official group chat on Telegram to keep you updated on rides to the various Portland sites, changes in the schedule, pub meals etc. To join the group chat simply copy the link below into your Telegram app: https://t.me/+lyrrHwcBCTI2MmE1

The Skyhigh committee welcomes all PG2 and PG3 pilots to attend the 2022 Ground Handling Competition at Moran Reserve. When:             Saturday 10 or Sunday 11 December 2022 (weather dependent) Where:            Moran Reserve St Kilda or Spring Reserve Dingley (TBA) Description:   The purpose of this event is to encourage low airtime pilots to improve their skills, enjoying and getting the bug for ground handling. Every flight begins and finishes on the ground. Mastering these skills will help create a safer, more confident, more relaxed and well- rounded pilot, opening up new levels of flight awareness, competency and overall enjoyment. There will be 2 divisions, PG2 and PG3. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in each division. The winner of each division will be awarded the SKYHIGH GROUND HANDLING 1ST PLACE 2022 TROPHY Format:          (1) Kiting a wing and staying within a 0.5 metre circle (timed).                         (2) Slalom course (timed).                         (3) Picking up a cone from within a circle with a wingtip and placing it outside the circle (timed).                         (4) Wing Wars for each division, last wing flying wins. In the event that there are two separate winners in a division i.e. (wing war and timed event), the two winners will compete to produce an overall winner. Please Note: If other pilots want to attend (but are not competing), they are welcome. There will be a $5 charge for the BBQ to cover costs. Register below. Also, if the weather is not agreeable, the event will either be moved to another date or a refund will be arranged. If pilots have any gear, they wish to sell/exchange with other pilots, feel free to bring it along.  ENTRIES CLOSE: 6th December ENTRANCE FEE: $10 COMPETITORS (BBQ LUNCH INCLUDED) OR $5 NON-COMPETITORS (BBQ INCLUDED) EVENT SPONSORS: FLY2BASE, MELBOURNE PARAGLIDING, SOUTH EAST QLD PARAGLIDING, BLUEFLY  

Hi Members, especially those longer term pilots.  As many of you may know, Terry Owen the previous manager of the Bright Out Door In (aka Crusties) passed away on the 4th of November.  For many of us that were long term visitors to Bright, we knew that Crusties was the place to stay - because of Terry. Terry was a great friend of Sky High and always put paragliding and hang-gliding pilots first. He sponsored the NTVO and Easter Flyin for many years and attended the Sky High annual dinner on many occasions. As Peter Kemeny noted “Terry was a walking encyclopaedia of paragliding and hang gliding, a legend in our community and a wonderfully kind and thoughtful individual.” There will be a memorial function to celebrate and honour Terry on Friday December 9th, 2022 at the Star Hotel in Bright between 1.30 pm and 4.30 pm.

About NTVO flying event is tranditionally season starter. It is aimed towards all level of pilots. Flying activities and sites will be chosen based on the condition of the day. There will be activities for novices and more advanced pilots. Accommodation  Pilots are encouraged to seek their own accommodation. There are plenty of free and paid camping options around. Communication  Communication will be via telegram group https://t.me/+n2keY14FFqk1ZmRl Saftey requirments  Radio programmed to channel 16 TSQL 97.4 Reserve - ensure your reserve has had a repack within the last 12 months. Social night  Social night will be organised , highly likely BBQ  Weather Announcements will be made the week before pending weather conditions for the Bright area. If conditions are not suitable for flying, ground-handling events maybe arranged instead. Other requirments  You need to be member of local club to fly Mystic. Membership is available via https://www.nevhgc.net/memberships  

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details    Skyhigh and NEVHGC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Skyhigh NEVHGC Mystic Driver Induction #6 Time: Oct 26, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/96437453015?pwd=UC9CUDFQYjBXOGJ1S0RKc1VNdjl0dz09   Meeting ID: 964 3745 3015 Passcode: hJqA6Z

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details p SkyHIgh and NEVHGC  is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: SkyHIgh and NEVHGC Mystic Driver Induciton #5 Time: Oct 25, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/97213476377?pwd=MWdRUkhsbjVqbnlDNHVROFBWTU94UT09 Meeting ID: 972 1347 6377 Passcode: e1JKTE

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details Skyhigh and NEVHGC  is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: SkyHigh NEVHGC Mystic Driver induction #4 Time: Oct 24, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98907816498?pwd=eWtEUnR6YVRTU1BBZ2JOM2I2VGxydz09 Meeting ID: 989 0781 6498 Passcode: wEB818

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details    Skyhigh and NEVHGC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Skyhigh and NEVHGC Mystic Driver Induction #3 Time: Oct 21, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/92338838166?pwd=VjZaOXhnZDFDcWVGVlJDMWlHSjBpZz09 Meeting ID: 923 3883 8166 Passcode: A8X8AE

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details  Skyhigh and NEVHGC  is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: SkyHIgh NEVHGC Mystic Driver induction #2 Time: Oct 20, 2022 06:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91221910618?pwd=ZmwyRzdua1BLb3RVM001QlllRzJNUT09 Meeting ID: 912 2191 0618 Passcode: 46QV2w

Driver induction for mystic ,  zoom meeting details Skyhigh and NEVHGC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Wednesday 19 October @6pm Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/98774512479?pwd=cGlVOExVMmJoRUIrbXM2SytWbjBsUT09 Meeting ID: 987 7451 2479 Passcode: A1wMv2  

What is “Swing and Fling” ? In a nutshell, Swing and Fling provides you with the opportunity to practice throwing your reserve parachute under a mildly stressful (but controlled) situation and then getting it repacked by commercial reserve parachute repackers. Each Swing and Fling session starts at 08:00 AM sharp with a safety briefing and educational discussion. Then we take it turns to “Swing and Fling”, which at a high level, consists of the following: Please refer to the waiver form. The “Swing and Fling” component carries risk with it and is an optional extra to just getting your reserve re-packed. You must sign the waiver form in order to be able to swing and fling. You strap into your harness (minus the wing) and helmet. NOTE: Helmets MUST be worn for safety and wearing of gloves is encouraged for realism. The gloves make it a bit more challenging to locate your reserve handle 😉 You connect your harness carabiners onto a bridle that is secured to the end of a long Tarzan rope. You are pulled towards a high corner of the gymnasium hall. You are suddenly released from that position; you feel the acceleration (and possibly a bit of adrenaline) as you start swinging towards the other end like a human pendulum. You’re possibly feeling a little disoriented, you reach for your reserve and throw it at the apex of your swing out. If you nail the timing of the throw, then you should see your reserve satisfyingly inflate as you swing back towards where you were released from. If you could not get to your reserve in time, then you can still grab it and throw it on the apex of the next swing away from the corner. The pendulum effect starts to slow down and helpers on the gym floor will bring you to a stop to enable you to unclip from the bridle and step back down to the gym floor. You will then take your harness and your deployed reserve to a commercial packer and assist them with repacking it. The Skyhigh PG Club Committee has created a checklist for you to use as you work with a packer to re-pack your reserve parachute (refer to the checklist). You need to read your reserve parachute manual and harness manual before the event and bring them with you on the day to ensure that the reserve has been repacked to your satisfaction (and in accordance with reserve and harness instructions). When done, help yourself to a bit of BBQ and a chat with your PG mates. Please add your time preference to the sheet for this event here