Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association (RMHPA)

05/11/2021

**Annual RMHPA Banquet This Saturday**
May 15th at 6pm @ the Boulder Circus Center (4747 26th St, Boulder). RSVP here: https://forms.gle/uJTP6jW52wt5fvAz8

Come celebrate last year's awesome free flight accomplishments and kick this season off over food and drinks with your friends!

From 6-7pm we'll be getting everyone parked, jamming to a sweet set by DJ Cyclyst, enjoying some snacks and drinks, and playing lawn games. Keep your eye on the sky! The first 3 pilots to land at the event between 6-7pm win a free retrieve day from XC Chase Service! Be sure to pick up your RMHPA member sticker for your helmet too. (Please have your USHPA member number handy for verification.) We'll kick things off officially at 7pm with opening remarks, announcements, and will head right into announcing the 2020 award winners - there are some great prizes so don't forget to complete the nomination form! Tacos (including a tasty veg option!) and drinks will be provided, and once the winners are announced we encourage you to eat, drink, enjoy the music, meet some new pilots and your RMHPA board members, and hang out with your friends into the night!

Logistics:
-The event is free!
-Due to covid we're hosting the event outdoors, please bring a mask and dress for the weather
-Parking can be a bit tight here, feel free to bike, carpool, or fly to the event! There will be a windsock to help you land safely.
-Please take this opportunity to make sure your RMHPA (https://www.rmhpa.org/join/) and USHPA (https://www.ushpa.org/page/join) memberships are current

Hope to see you there!

RSVP here: https://forms.gle/uJTP6jW52wt5fvAz8

2020 Season Award nominations here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceKfx84CJyG_7756tymf3o4ENznAgU_80Es7h37kswKemfqw/viewform

Saturday, May 15th @ 6pm - Prizes for landing at the event! LZ party with food, drinks, and DJ Cyclyst before and after the awards. Boulder Circus Center - 4747 26th St, Boulder, CO 80301

05/05/2021

*Boulder Trail Maintenance Day*
Saturday, May 8th

Time to take care of our trail to launch! Please consider signing up for a time slot if you're in town, especially if you haven't helped in the past, it's really rewarding to have a hand in the longevity of the trail you hike to fly! There are a few spaces left in the AM shift and a good number of spaces left in the PM shift. In the past we made quick work with the trail maintenance and were allowed a bonus round cleaning up the rocks and snags on launch 👍. Let's have another great turnout this season to remind OSMP how much we love our site. Thanks for being a part of this great community!

Morning, 8:30am-12:30pm: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/20fd1c4e-d7d1-44d2-bbd6-78e20fdd8dfb

Afternoon, 12:30-4:30pm: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/a87fd65e-233e-4f17-9905-8ec48d469986

Note: Due to covid you have to make an account with OSMP and click through a few info pages on their volunteer protocol. Once that's complete you may need to re-click the registration link to sign up.

What: RMHPA Annual Trail Maintenance Day - Afternoon Shift Project Site: Wonderland Hill Glider Access Trail When: 8:30am - 12:30pm., Saturday May 8, 2021 Parking/Registration: Public parking along Locust Ave. PROJECT Join RMHPA & City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks for our annual trail main...

04/09/2021

For anyone who missed April's RMHPA Club meeting this evening or wants to revisit it, here is the presentation and the recording:

Recording link: https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/ldr.php?RCID=f0f45e6c820f4654a024fff8f0e583ce
Password: Flyskyhigh2020
Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gdaYjKsPv8k3ma83NLc7G1qjJORtGitZN8ng9X8rROY/edit?usp=sharing

To see our guest speaker, Justin Grisham, discussing medical training, accident preparedness and trip planning, jump to 17:00 minutes. Some really great stuff!

Here's what else we covered:
1. Help save Bates! sign the petition: https://tinyurl.com/248zndz8
2. Boulder trail day, May 8th (sign up for the morning shift: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/20fd1c4e-d7d1-44d2-bbd6-78e20fdd8dfb, sign up for afternoon shift: https://countmein.bouldercolorado.gov/ActivityRegistration/a87fd65e-233e-4f17-9905-8ec48d469986
3. Annual Banquet, May 15 @ 6pm - RSVP here: https://forms.gle/cBHGKHTMqAekHTS68
4. Submit award nominations for 2020 season here: https://tinyurl.com/34yb754s
5. Sign up to mentor (https://forms.gle/k195bjaJPyWyNJSy9) or be mentored
(https://forms.gle/CWNeV7hYjQ14SiX88)
6. Spring safety
7. Guest speaker: Justin Grisham on "Medical training, trip planning, and accident preparedness." Read more here: https://www.ushpa.org/page/anatomy-rescue-article.aspx and sign up for a course! https://www.paraglidingfirstaid.com/s/shop

03/10/2021

Hey everyone, apologies for the last minute notice but we have our March RMHPA Club meeting this Thursday evening at 7pm (we're trying to stick with the second Thursday of each month). We're very excited to have Kris Holub walking us through the new Colorado RASP model this week!! Don't worry, it will be recorded if you're unable to attend. Here are the details:

RMHPA March Club Meeting

Agenda:
-Announcements and reminders
-Boulder trail maintenance day on May 8th
-Mentorship program
-**New Colorado RASP model: walk through with Kris Holub

https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/j.php?MTID=mdb14ffa17d81a256c72d51139e705957

Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 7:00 pm Mountain Time
Meeting number: 187 142 5244
Password: RMHPAmtg2021

Join by phone:
+1-866-692-3580 US Toll Free
Access code: 187 142 5244

Please message me if you'd like to be added to a calendar invite so you don't forget!

02/08/2021

The first RMHPA Club meeting of 2021 is coming up! With the flying season just around the corner, we'd love for you to join us virtually at 7pm on Thursday, Feb. 11th. We'll be discussing the following:

- the who/what/why of the RMHPA
- 2020 Recap & Budget
- 2021 Officers
- Club Announcements & Reminders
- Stay Tuned -- what's in store for 2021?!
- Special Topic: Introduction to Flying Lookout

Here are the details to join:

https://salesforce.webex.com/salesforce/j.php?MTID=mf6c08b3a94ac9694f04348136f8dd482
Thursday, Feb 11, 2021 7:00 pm MT
Meeting number: 146 547 4163
Password: Flyskyhigh2021

Join by phone
+1-203-607-0564 US Toll
Access code: 146 547 4163

We hope to see you there!!

01/22/2021

Bernie with Benzie at Lookout in Golden, Colorado. No helmet for Bernie, No mask for Benzie. Bernie was dressed to go high but got sick instead.

10/15/2020

https://www.gofundme.com/f/robin-hastings-cancer-fund?utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all

Robin Hastings has been a fixture in the US Hang Gliding community for over 40 years. His articles have been published in USHPA magazine and elsewhere. Always willing to mentor and assist new pilots, he selflessly provided rides to the Dry Canyon launch for the last 30 years, destroying at least one 4x4 truck on the terrible road. Friend to hangies and baggies alike, he has served in multiple capacities in the Rio Grande Soaring Association, where he is currently Secretary.

In addition to be being an expert HG pilot with over 5000 flights, he as an accomplished amateur astronomer, physicist and gymnast.

He is now in the fight of his life and needs our help! In late September 2020, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer that has spread to his liver. He is only 66 years old, in great shape other than this malady, and has many years of flying ahead if we can help him beat this. As you all know, pancreatic cancer is aggressive so there is no time to waste.

I have known him since 2015 when I was a green beginner paraglider pilot. We fly together as often as possible. I am also an officer in the RGSA. I'm starting this fundraiser for him because he is too proud to ask for help. Let's all pitch in and help give him a fighting chance and relieve some of the financial burden his family is facing.

I'm sure he will appreciate encouragement and support. He is active on US Hawks, and you can reach him there
https://ushawks.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=28

Steve Crye
El Paso TX

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08/24/2020

https://www.gofundme.com/f/missing-paraglider-pilot-needs-help?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet

James Kiwi Johnston is a paraglider pilot missing in Nevada. Last tracker point wa… Austin Samuel needs your support for Missing Paraglider Pilot NEEDS HELP

08/11/2020

**COMMUNITY EVENT NOTICE** There will be a road clean up in Golden on Saturday, August 22nd from 7-10am. The more the merrier! Meet in the Lookout LZ at 7am and bring sunscreen, water, and gloves (please wear a mask). RSVP here if you plan to attend: https://forms.gle/h3NKMwddKbjnoLmP9
These types of events not only keep our sites beautiful, but help maintain a great public image of our club. Thank you in advance for your help!

Meet at the Lookout LZ in Golden on August 22, 2020 from 7am - 10am. Please bring sunscreen, gloves, and water.

07/07/2020

05/28/2020

Spot landing!

05/20/2020

Compilation of a few aerobatic flights. Pilot is Ryan Voight, flying a Wills Wing T2C 144 ("Sundancer")

05/14/2020

This one is a big one!! Attached is a map of the flyover.

Approximate flight path:
11:30 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. – Rocky Mountain Metro
11:35 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. - Columbine High School
11:35 a.m. & 11:55 a.m. - Denver Federal Center near 6th & Kipling
11:40 a.m. & 12:00 p.m. - Castle Rock Star
11:40 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. - Parker Football Stadium
11:50 a.m. & 12:10 p.m. - Denver Health
11:53 a.m. & 12:12 p.m. - Anschutz Medical Campus
11:56 a.m. & 12:20 p.m. - Southlands Mall
12:00 p.m. & 12:30 p.m. - Thornton Town Center
12:05 p.m. & 12:35 p.m. - Longmont H.S.
12:10 p.m. & 12:45 p.m. - CU Boulder
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. – Rocky Mountain Metro Airport

https://www.9news.com/article/life/style/colorado-guide/parade-of-30-planes-to-raise-money-for-colorado-relief-fund/73-eddadba3-af18-498a-8083-d834b60feefe

https://helpcoloradonow.org/

05/05/2020

Another flyover planned for tomorrow afternoon.

https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/05/04/colorado-air-national-guard-flyovers-salute-heroes/

The Colorado Air National Guard plans to fly F-16s over several different parts of the state on Wednesday between 4:30 and 6 p.m.

05/05/2020

Check out the latest USHPA webinar! If it fills up, you’ll be able to watch the recording afterwards on their website.

Registration is now open for our "Thermal Dynamics, Cross Country Decisions, and Risk Management" webinar and Q&A, presented by Jeff Shapiro!

There are only 100 slots, so sign up now: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1DAl6W_SRWyX3FzU-bbiPA
Registration for this webinar is limited to current USHPA members.

Presenter Jeff Shapiro is a professional hang glider and paraglider pilot, wingsuit BASE jumper, and bush plane pilot. A skilled XC pilot and world-class competitor, he also guides Colombia paragliding tours. Jeff lives in Montana, where he spends time flying, climbing, and practicing falconry.

This second, free webinar in the USHPA Lecture Series will be held this Thursday at 5:00 pm MT. A recording will also be available after the lecture at www.ushpa.org/member/lecture-series

We hope to see you there!

📸: Barbara St. Aubyn

04/22/2020

PSA from the locals at Reeder Mesa, for those not in the Telegram chats...

“Hello again! Well in my last post I reiterated the REEDER MESA protocol that the land owners have approved (I will post that as a comment to this). Well, pilots are not following this and are helping themselves to crossing private property to try to access the site. The land owner is furious and the local pilot community is trying to setup a meeting with the landowner to smooth things over... again. The local pilots have cultivated respectful relationships with the landowners. We are trying to keep it open for all pilots by creating protocols that satisfy the land owners boundaries for sharing their property. In reality who ever chooses to trespass is ONLY risking access to Reeder Mesa for visiting pilots!

Please, police each other and don’t let your buddy fly Reeder and/or convince you to go now. Local pilots are NOT flying Reeder behind your back! We have chosen to respect the landowners and stoped caravanning visiting pilots until the covid threat lessens and we can carpool again. The other day at Otto’s I had 22 pilots eager for me to lead them into Reeder. We would have been a caravan of at least 16 cars. This is why we have chosen to not fly there for now. The good news: hike-in access will be an option starting May 1st. Again, if you know who is poaching please ask them to consider the consequences and remember that a hike-in option is a week away! If you need help or have questions please contact me!” - Lukas Hill

04/17/2020

Thanks to everyone who attended our first USHPA Lecture Series webinar on Wednesday, and a huge thank you to Honza Rejmanek for giving a fantastic presentation!

Honza's talk covered air and the terrain, thermal development, convection, and more, and included a Q&A at the end. The recording is now available for members to view on the USHPA website:
www.ushpa.org/member/lecture-series

We hope you enjoy it and we're looking forward to announcing our next lecture soon!