SAFA Skysailor Magazine

63 SPRING 2026 | September-October-November SKY SAILOR high. There were other rocks in the area with sand in-between. PG3 was airlifted to Perth that night for surgery on their broken pelvis. When flying a new site, especially where local knowledge is not available, it is vital to spend some time assessing the whole site, looking at the impact and likelihood of wind changes, and get familiar with both top and bottom landings. Take a trip to the bottom and have a ground level look before flying. Experienced pilots need to look after their less experienced colleagues, and less experienced pilots need to take advantage of the experience of their more experienced colleagues. #1440 – PG at Lennox, 30 January, NSW The SSO of the Northern Rivers Club (NSW) was at Lennox Surf Club and noticed a paraglider launching from Lennox headland with the winds from the East which raised the SSO’s concern. The SSO headed to the headland and watched two pilots down at the water’s edge attempting to sort out a glider. The SSO went down to find one of the wings had been in the water. Neither pilot was rated to fly the site Documents and Forms SAFA Documents are available in the Member Zone of the SAFA website . To access them select ‘Documents’ in the left-hand menu. These documents are constantly updated,so download them only when required. DO NOT save them for later use. The office will not accept outdated forms. Documents available to the general public are accessible on the website under: ‘Pilot Tools’  Resources Visiting International Pilots Pilots requiring Visiting Pilot Memberships please go to https://members.safa.asn. au/safa_register_start.php SAFA Office Manager