New Pilots
Information for New pilots after you have learned
Information for New pilots after you have learned
- Firstly do not forget to Contact Us so we can help you
- After graduation you will have become a member of the national HG/PG/ML body SAFA or RAAus depending on your chosen aircraft
- SAFA (formerly HGFA) is the national body overseeing HG, PG, and PHG, PPG in Australia -- http://www.safa.asn.au
- You will pay a Federal Fee to SAFA to cover Insurance and SAFA administration.
- The SAFA is responsible for
- Interfacing with the Civil Aviation authority (CASA)
- Obtaining Insurance for members
- Regulating Schools and Training systems,
- The SAFA web pages have resource links to schools through out Australia -
- You will need to join your State Association
- For SA & NT pilots the SAHPGA Inc is your state body
- for HG, PG, PHG, PPG , PL, ML,
- you have already found the public SAHPGA Pages, but we also have members only pages with sites and other information which we can provide access to you when you become a member,
- You will pay a RDL/ state fee of approximately $70 -
- the RDL /state fee (as per the last 20 years) is payed when you pay the SAFA membership
- The RDL is redistributed back to the states so you do not have to do this separately
- You do have to nominate SAHPGA Inc as your local club in the SAFA online forms
- You do have to contact us so we can help you.
- Payment of this RDL fee is considered by SAHPGA inc to be payment of membership.
- SAHPGA is responsible for basically anything that the association/club members want to support and representing you in all aspects this includes such things as
- Interfacing with SAFA
- Maintaining and Fostering State HG PG NL ML
- Being the Interface to state systems and departments for example
- CASA enquiries
- eg Airspace infringements
- State department Enquiries
- Council Enquiries
- Police Inquires about accidents
- Being the interface at the local level
- Dealing with developments eg
- wind turbines on sites,
- landowner insurance queries
- Dealing with landowners
- Dealing with HG/PG/ML enquiries
- Providing these pages etc
- Maintaining your sites eg
- leasing , purchase, regulation etc
- organising site maintenance eg
- roads, weeds, gates , locks, fences etc
- Managing your funds
- paying your site leases,
- assisting with your events
- Providing social / flying related
- BBQs
- Touring events
- Sponsoring safety events
- First Aid nights
- Parachute pack nights
- Basically anything that the association/club members want to support and representing you in all aspects
- For SA & NT pilots the SAHPGA Inc is your state body
- You will need to join your local club
- The function of a local club are similar to the state association but at the more local level
- In SA & NT the state association also serves as the local club because we are small and heavily centred around Adelaide
- However I would also encourage you to join or start a local club if you are very remote from Adelaide, please ask SAHPGA if we can help you in this endeavour
- eg Alice springs and Darwin have local clubs but their membership fluctuates and may not be currently active