San Diego Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

Our Club: The San Diego Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association is a hang gliding and paragliding club dedicated to the promotion and preservation of foot launched soaring in San Diego County. We work together to keep our primary flying sites open by insuring, maintaining, purchasing, regulating, and monitoring our launch sites and landing zones. Our guiding principle is that all foot launched pilots, of hang gliders and paragliders alike, share common goals and interests best served by a united effort to promote flying safety, education, and good community relations in San Diego County. We support hang gliding at the national level through the United States Hang Gliding Association (USHGA) and concurrent membership in that organization is the one and only club membership requirement.

Our Flying Sites: Here in San Diego County, we enjoy year-round flying in varied rural terrain. Do's and don'ts for launch sites and landing zones change frequently. If you have not flown at a site lately, we encourage you to contact the site Pilot in Command to get current information. All of our flying sites are sensitive to abuse and subject to closure at any time. In many tempting areas, we are not permitted to land; please do not endanger our sites by landing in illegal areas, by flying in an unsafe manner or by being rude to other pilots or the public. In general, exercise caution and consideration with regard to the local population and property. Avoid landing near livestock. Do not climb on fences; instead, go under. Stay on roads. Never damage or destroy property. Be unobtrusive and leave quickly.

Our address: SDHGPA, P.O. Box 420973, San Diego, CA. 92142-0973

Meetings: . Unless otherwise posted, meetings are held at the 94th Areo Squadron on the second Tuesday of the month. Open Board meeting at 6:00pm followed by a Social or topic discussion at 6:30pm. We are looking for a different permanent site, so check back for details of the meeting on the front page.

Radio Information: Members of the SDHGPA use 2-meter ham radios for communication. For safety and convenience it is strongly recommended that pilots obtain their Technician class amateur radio operator license and fly with a radio. It is also recommended that pilots join the East County Repeater Association ham radio club which owns and operates the Laguna repeater.