Frostbite is looking to be spectacular if the weather forecasts hold true!

Date:  April 9 & 10  (new gate key starts Friday night)

Where:  Dog Mt. Landing Zone

Event fee: $30

BBQ/keg and Potluck (we provide burgers and hot dogs, condiments, and you bring your favorite hot dish, salad or dessert!

Bonfire Saturday night

Band and Dance Saturday night

Spot landing contest (best 3) both days

Candy drop for the kids both days

t-Shirts $20

Dog Key $50

Free Camping

Porta potty available at LZ and Launch

Volunteers needed for set-up (starting Friday morning), Spot landing judges, registration, food prep, tear-down and clean up.  Thank you in advance for helping out, you always do!

And here is "fine print".

Everyone is welcome to the event, you just need to fit the parameters to fly.


Dog Mt. flight requirements:


 

· USHPA current membership required.

· Dog Mt. Signed Waiver required (available in metal box).

· HG—Hang 1 rating w/  USHPA instructor only.

· HG—Hang 2 w/sponsor (sponsor must be H3 or higher).

· Sponsors must pre-flight, go over flight plan, and launch the H2 pilot they are sponsoring.

· Paragliding must be P3 or higher, no instruction of P1/P2 or Paragliding tandems allowed. A max of 5 paragliders shall occupy the airspace within 1/2 statue mile of Dog Mt. Paragliders must yield the soaring face of Dog Mt. to tandem hangliders and H2 student pilots.

· $50 key/use fee annually or $15 day pass / $25 weekend pass.

Saturday, January 30, 2016: Annual CBCC/NWPC Parachute Deployment and Repack Party

When: Saturday, January 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. If it looks like a flyable day, plan to come early to deploy, then go fly with a freshly-packed reserve.

Where: International District Community Center, 

719 8th Ave. S, Seattle 98104 (corner of Dearborn and 8th)

Why: Because it's been a while since you've hucked and checked your reserve, and chances are that your reflexes are rusty and your rubber bands are rotten. 

Who: Anyone who flies higher than they'd like to fall—club membership not required for participation. If you have a new reserve or a new harness and have never tried to deploy, PLEASE come! Every year somebody discovers a major malfunction with their chute or their harness that could easily have had disastrous results in a real emergency.

How much: $40 if you're a NWPC/CBCC/NCSC/OHGA member, $45 for non-members. Part goes to pay the packing assistants, part to pay for the facility ($415), part to cover miscellaneous event-related expenses, and the rest will go to cover our annual land-use agreement at Saddle Mt., or to help with the USHPA insurance fund. (If you're a biwingual or a tandem pilot with more than one parachute, you get to huck and pack the second one for $20.)

One more thing: If you're not a member of any of the local clubs, you can join NWPC or CBCC (and save the $5 non-member surcharge) or  renew memberships at the clinic.

CALLING ALL PILOTS: the future of free flight in the US is at stake!
This issue affects every hang glider and paraglider pilot flying in the US, and requires all of us to contribute what we can. The insurance landscape has changed dramatically, forcing USHPA to pursue self-insurance. We are launching an unprecedented campaign – Free Flight Forever – in order to create a self-insurance group and protect our sites, schools, and members.

Learn more about how you can help, or make a tax-deductible donation right now!