Why Join The THPA?

There are many good reasons for both resident pilots and visiting pilots to join the THPA. Primarily, the THPA is heavily invested in gaining and maintaining access to flying sites.

In return, the THPA needs the support of all pilots who wish to fly those sites so that we can keep good ongoing relationships with the landowners. The landowners give access with incredible generosity, usually with the proviso that pilots are insured. The only way to be insured is to have a license and be a member of the THPA, but besides that it's a sign of respect to the landowners that we abide by their conditions. 
 

Some of the tasks performed by the THPA include:

1. establishing and maintaining relationships with the landholders of the sites from which we launch

2. providing “thank you gifts” to landowners.

3. managing the preparation, maintenance or improvements to our sites as necessary;

4. administering the association;

5. improving and promoting the sports in Tasmania;

6. acting as a unified voice for our members.

7. investment in and maintenance of our growing weather station network.

The THPA Committee of Management (THPA CoM) is comprised of volunteer members of the THPA.
These members act on behalf of all THPA members in accordance with the requirements of the THPA constitution

How Do I Join The THPA?

If you are new to the sports of flying and are currently at the point of learning to fly, your first step is to attend the appropriate training course and acquire your licence relevant to the sport you are pursuing – be it paragliding, hang gliding, powered paragliding or microlight flight.

Once you hold your SAFA licence - and of course for all current SAFA licenced pilots – you may then sign up (from the JOIN button top right on home page) for either resident pilot THPA membership, or a visiting pilot membership if you are from interstate or overseas.

Membership fees for visiting pilots are:

2 weeks - $20
1 year - $50

New-to-Tassie pilots will have to pay visiting pilot fees until August of that year. Once you notify SAFA that you are a Tasmanian resident, your membership will be included in your SAFA licence fee from August on.

If you are an overseas licenced visiting pilot - you will need to first gain your SAFA visiting pilot licence by clicking here.

We look forward to meeting you on a Tassie hill sometime soon!.