The Pico Club - Passionate about PPG

	THE PICO CLUB The Pico Club Incorporated was Australia's FIRST club for paramotor pilots, it is incorporated and is affiliated with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia, the national controlling body for the sport. Jeff Hoffmann and Jos Weemaes started all this way back in 1998, they thought it would be a good idea to form some sort of a club and invite others to join....it is always more fun to fly with like minded folk than flying on your own, so this is where it all started. JOIN the Pico Club here....... UPCOMING PPG Fly-In's here...... The PICO YAHOO forum is where all things PPG are discussed from all over Australia. Visit here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Picolights/
So what has the Pico Club achieved since 1998 ? Well here's a very brief sample: 2001 Establishment of The Pico Forum 2005 Establishment of the association's web site “The Pico.com.au” 2006 “The Pico Club inc.” affiliated with the HGFA and established as a means for creating HGFA sanctioned PPG fly-in’s 2008 The Pico Club inc. becomes part of the " HGFA State Associations and Special Interest groups" 2008 Draft aviation law reforms (CASR Part 103 aka NPRM 0603os) published and includes Pico Club submissions. CASA agree to also amend CAO95.8 based on our work. 2009 The Pico Club proposes PPG mentoring and Restricted and Unrestricted Powered Paragliding to the HGFA Board 2010 Mentoring and Restricted and Unrestricted PPG accepted by the HGFA and included in Revision 6 of the HGFA Operations Manual 2010 First PPG Mentor training takes place during the 13th annual Pico Fly-in.
	WHAT THE PICO CLUB DOES NOW The Pico Club assists in organising PPG fly-in's around Australia periodically so we can all enjoy the freedom and enjoyment that paramotoring provides. We organise and assist in the training of club PPG mentors who will fly with new and low time pilots as flying buddies. We provide avenues for pilots to share knowledge and provide a means of member communication by running the Pico Club forum and Pico Club web site. All of the documentation (including Exec meeting minutes) for the Pico Club can be seen here.... The current club executive members are listed here.... Australian PPG Pico Club records here.....
The Clubs MISSION STATEMENT: The Pico Club is a club of likeminded people who are engaged in the sport of light powered flight The Pico Club is affiliated with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia which is the governing body for our sport under direction from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority ( CASA) The aim of the club is: To promote the sport by organizing and assist others to organize fly-in’s. To advance the awareness of safety under its club members by organizing safety workshops and establishing Duty Pilots, PPG Mentors, and Safety Officers. To provide a venue for pilots to share knowledge and provide a means of member communication by running the Pico Club forum and Pico Club WEB site. To communicate with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia ( HFGFA) and relevant subcommittees in regards to possible operational, safety and managerial improvement of the sport .

THE PICO CLUB

The Pico Club Incorporated was Australia's FIRST club for paramotor pilots, it is incorporated and is affiliated with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia, the national controlling body for the sport.

Jeff Hoffmann and Jos Weemaes started all this way back in 1998, they thought it would be a good idea to form some sort of a club and invite others to join....it is always more fun to fly with like minded folk than flying on your own, so this is where it all started.

JOIN the Pico Club here.......

UPCOMING PPG Fly-In's here......

The PICO YAHOO forum is where all things PPG are discussed from all over Australia. Visit here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Picolights/

So what has the Pico Club achieved since 1998 ?

Well here's a very brief sample:

2001 Establishment of The Pico Forum
2005 Establishment of the association's web site “The Pico.com.au”
2006 “The Pico Club inc.” affiliated with the HGFA and established as a means for creating HGFA sanctioned PPG fly-in’s
2008 The Pico Club inc. becomes part of the " HGFA State Associations and Special Interest groups"
2008 Draft aviation law reforms (CASR Part 103 aka NPRM 0603os) published and includes Pico Club submissions. CASA agree to also amend CAO95.8 based on our work.
2009 The Pico Club proposes PPG mentoring and Restricted and Unrestricted Powered Paragliding to the HGFA Board
2010 Mentoring and Restricted and Unrestricted PPG accepted by the HGFA and included in Revision 6 of the HGFA Operations Manual
2010 First PPG Mentor training takes place during the 13th annual Pico Fly-in.

WHAT THE PICO CLUB DOES NOW

The Pico Club assists in organising PPG fly-in's around Australia periodically so we can all enjoy the freedom and enjoyment that paramotoring provides.

We organise and assist in the training of club PPG mentors who will fly with new and low time pilots as flying buddies.

We provide avenues for pilots to share knowledge and provide a means of member communication by running the Pico Club forum and Pico Club web site.

All of the documentation (including Exec meeting minutes) for the Pico Club can be seen here....

The current club executive members are listed here....

Australian PPG Pico Club records here.....

The Clubs MISSION STATEMENT:

The Pico Club is a club of likeminded people who are engaged in the sport of light powered flight

The Pico Club is affiliated with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia which is the governing body for our sport under direction from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority ( CASA)

The aim of the club is:

To promote the sport by organizing and assist others to organize

fly-in’s.

To advance the awareness of safety under its club members by organizing safety workshops and establishing Duty Pilots, PPG Mentors, and Safety Officers.

To provide a venue for pilots to share knowledge and provide a means of member communication by running the Pico Club forum and Pico Club WEB site.

To communicate with the Hang Gliding Federation of Australia

( HFGFA) and relevant subcommittees in regards to possible operational, safety and managerial improvement of the sport .