Thank you for joining or renewing your membership in the San Diego Hang Gliding Paragliding Association (SDHGPA). The SDHGPA is the oldest and largest hang gliding club in San Diego. We administer, insure, and maintain most major sites in San Diego County for the benefit of all club members. Annual dues include all membership rights and benefits.
Some of the SDHGPA Membership Benefits for 2023:
1. Access and Preservation of 6+ SDHGPA Maintained Flying Sites
- SDHGPA serves as your point of contact for maintaining Landowner and Agency relations to help preserve and keep our sites open.
- Insurance to help preserve and protect our Landowners and Agencies at six sites: (north to south) Palomar, Big Black, Little Black (LB), Laguna, Horse Canyon and Blossom Valley
- Permit & Use fees for Members at Laguna & Big Black, + Maintenance Permit for Horse.
- Portable outhouse service at Palomar LZ and Palomar Main Launch required as part of our use agreements.
- Windsock Maintenance
- Other Site Maintenance
2. Weather Station Maintenance for 5 SDHGPA WX Station locations. This year we are also developing new 5G Weather Stations (otherwise not available for remote Weather Stations) to replace current 3G network stations being sunsetted.
3. Two planned Great Fly-in Events in March/April and October 2023
4. Yearlong annual SDHGPA Open XC Contest
5. New for 2023 - SDHGPA Palomar XC Point Series: The SDHGPA Palomar XC Point Series is an educational, task based, out and back style race-to-goal held at the Palomar Mountain paragliding site. It is held from January through December of each year and is open to all SDHGPA Members as a membership benefit.
7. Day of flight planning and communications via SDHGPA Telegram groups
8. Social Mixers & Meeting Topics: Thermal Flying & XC Routes . . .
9. Great SDHGPA website with useful flight tools and information:
- Excellent Site Guides often benchmarked
- On line News Letter / Blog Posts – Replaces the Old emailed “The Flier”
- Member Only Web site section w/ Individual PWs
- Meeting Topic slides
- Detailed Site & XC Maps & Waypoints – Google Earth File with Detailed Site info & Airspace info in 3D.
- Member Roster Page (Member Only access required)
- Current Membership Card Archive (Member Only access required)
- Instant Auto Generated Club Cards
- Instant Real Time Membership Status (can be checked out at the hill, provided data service coverage)
Membership Requirements:
SDHGPA, (San Diego Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association), is a local chapter of USHPA, (United States Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association).
USHPA membership is required** and by submitting my Annual or Limited Month SDHGPA Application / Renewal, by proceeding to Payment, I agree to maintain USHPA membership in good standing when flying and or participating in SDHGPA activities.
**(Non Rated Students may Join and Fly SDHGPA sites if and only if under the direct supervision of their Instructors)
By proceeding to dues Payment or Submitting My Membership Application, I also reaffirm I have read in full and agree to the USHPA Association Liability Release that extends to SDHGPA as a local chapter.
USHPA membership is required** and by submitting my Annual or Limited Month SDHGPA Application / Renewal, by proceeding to Payment, I agree to maintain USHPA membership in good standing when flying and or participating in SDHGPA activities.
**(Non Rated Students may Join and Fly SDHGPA sites if and only if under the direct supervision of their Instructors)
By proceeding to dues Payment or Submitting My Membership Application, I also reaffirm I have read in full and agree to the USHPA Association Liability Release that extends to SDHGPA as a local chapter.
After Checkout you will be provided a link or emailed a download file to complete your Membership Application and Waiver that must be submitted to receive valid Membership Cards and Parking Pass.
SDHGPA Membership Options
Annual dues:
$40 Full Memberships are for the calendar year beginning January 1 and ending December 31 with no prorating. New and early and Annual Memberships Renewals submitted in the months of November and Dec will be rolled over to the following years Annual Membership. 1 Month Limited Memberships:
$20.00/month dues (Limited membership pilots must fly with active Club Members for site access and will not receive gate codes or Members Only web site access, or have voting rights). |
SDHGPA Site Fund Donation
If you feel our membership dues are too low to maintain and support our 9+ sites, as compared to some single site memberships, please make a voluntary contribution to our site fund when renewing or any time.
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Membership FAQ:
- USHPA membership is required
- Non Rated Students may Join SDHGPA and Fly SDHGPA Sites only if under the direct supervision of their Instructors
- Some of our flying sites including Palomar, Big Black, and Laguna REQUIRE you carry your SDHGPA membership card along with your USHPA card in order to have access per permits/ Landowner agreements.
- Vehicle ID/ Gate Pass is required to be displayed on your front driver side dash for all Palomar Launches and the Pala LZs. It is also a good idea to display this ID at all of our flying sites as a safety measure when cars are remaining at Launches or LZs at the end of the day.
- Membership Cards and Parking Passes will be e-mailed to you instantly after your On Line Membership Application Form is submitted for instant printing or storage on mobile devices.
- Memberships can be obtained or checked at sites with your mobile devices if cell coverage is available with your carrier. But, it is better to sign-up and print your memberships before heading out.
- Current Membership Status is now updated real time with Membership Form submit.
- Annual Membership cards can also be accessed and re-printed from the Member Only section of website.
- Site Gate Codes are only provided to Annual Members after Membership Verification and may take several weeks to process. If you desire immediate site gate access, Please Fly with current local active Annual Member Pilots for site access and site briefings. Visiting pilots can only gain gate access with a Full Member guide present.
- Annual Members will receive a separate email after verification on how to access the Member Only section of the website and receive current gate codes.
- Note that you do not need a PayPal account and can check out as a guest using a credit card.
- Please reference your USHPA number for who the membership is for in note to seller during check. This is especially important if paying for another persons membership at the same time or using a spouses Paypal Account.
- If you need to update your Membership Information and regenerate your card information based on change of rating, Phone #, or change of ICE; email your request and information change to [email protected]
- International Visiting Pilots:
Foreign pilots (including Canadians and Mexicans) must hold a current USHPA membership in addition to membership in SDHGPA to fly SDHGPA Sites.
Having the USHPA membership is important because it provides you with liability insurance for any damage you might do to someone’s property. It is also important because our landowners are not insured against claims by 3rd parties if the pilot is not a USHPA member. If you are not a USHPA member, you may purchase a 30-day membership from one of our SDHGPA Authorized Officers or Local USHPA Rated Instructors. It’s easy… Just present your IPPI card issued by your country’s free flight governing body, complete the 30-day application, and sign the waiver on the back side. You will receive the temporary membership portion of the form and mail the completed form to USHPA. Yes, SDHGPA & USHPA Membership is required in addition to your Foreign Ratings to fly at SDHGPA sites.
Yes, It is best for Foreign pilots (Canada & Mexico included) to have an IPPI Rating card. Why: USHPA Membership extends your Pilot Liability into the US and is required on top of your International (European or other) Coverage you may have with IPPI. SDHGPA covers Site Insurance that covers our Land Owners at our specific sites. If an International Pilot has an IPPI Rating card, Thirty (30) day temporary USHPA memberships can be obtained trough one of our SDHGPA Authorized Officers in person for $10 USD; or a Local USHPA Rated Instructor. For payment of 30 Day USHPA Membership in person.
If an International Pilot does not have an IPPI Rating card, the pilot must get an equivalent rating signed off after observation and pay full USHPA annual membership fees to be covered by pilot liability insurance to fly on your own in the US. More USHPA Membership and Rating information for International Pilots can be found at the following USHPA Link: |
- Snail Mail Option (Not recommended) :
(This process may take one to two months or more to receive your Membership Cards and Gate Access codes as we do not check the PO box frequently)
If you choose not to use our easy Online Check out, you may download and snail mail in your application from Link below.
If using Above hard copy form, mail paper form and check (payable to SDHGPA) to: SDHGPA, PO Box 420973, San Diego, CA 92142-0973. Or a PDF copy of this completed application can be emailed to [email protected] . Please reference your USHPA number on your payment.
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Select your SDHGPA Membership Level Here:
(Current Year and color code will be on cards)
(Current Year and color code will be on cards)
SDHGPA Annual Full Membership dues
$40.00
$40.00
SDHGPA Limited Membership - 1 Month dues
$20.00
$20.00
SDHGPA Non-Flying Fly-in Guest BBQ Donation
$10.00
$10.00
SDHGPA Meeting BBQ/ Pizza Donation
$5.50
$5.50