Resources

Hike & Fly

Compiled by Dan Clearwater

Emergency communications

• Discussion on the types of Sat devices available in 2019.

• Where and how do you carry your emergency communication  Discussion of the features and limitations of PLB’s, spots, InReach, Sat Phones etc.

• Old Generation InReach – Inadvertent emergency activation

• When to activate a PLB, and what to do next. 

• Highcloud website Collation of ‘public’ mapshare pages from pilot’s sattelite communicators.  Email the owner to get yourself on the list!

Hike and Fly planning

• Glide planner

• NZ Airspace

• XC Planner

• Walking Access Mapping System  (colour = land you can walk on without permission)

Finding buddies

Fly Hike NZ Facebook Group  Ask your local club what other online/message groups are active!

Equipment

• Bluefly Vario

• Trekking poles – Cheap, collapsible, light

• Phone apps – XC Track (Android)   Flyskyhy (iPhone)

• Anemometer (AliExpress)

Local Hike and Fly stories

https://wilderlife.nz/tag/hike-and-fly/ 

PRESENTATION – GOOGLE SLIDES

Hike and Fly presentation (Click to download)

PRESENTATION – SAR – PERC 2019

SAR Presentation – PERC 2019.pdf (Click to download)

AUDIO RECORDING – HIKE & FLY – PRESENTATION

https://soundcloud.com/daniel-diaz-rizo/hike-and-fly-presentation-audio-recording