Permits/Waivers

Most sites do not require any additional permits/waivers. However, a few do (see links below).

USHPA and CHGPA membership is required for all CHGPA managed sites.

Please seek a site introduction by one of our members before flying (see New Pilot Orientation).

CHGPA Managed Flying Sites

  • Woodstock
  • Edith’s Gap
  • Shenandoah National Park sites – Dickey Ridge and Hogback
  • Daniels Mountain
  • Pulpit
  • Bill’s Hill

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Shenandoah National Park Permit

Dickey Ridge, Hogback (temporarily closed), and Millers Head (closed)

To fly at the sites in Shenandoah National Park, you must hold an Intermediate pilot rating (P3/H3) and have a Special Use Permit (“SUP”) for the current year.  To obtain a permit for the current calendar year submit an application along with a fee of $50.

Shenandoah National Park – Special Use Permit – Hang Gliding & Paragliding

  1. Add/update your info on the application and sign it
  2. Make sure you include your email address because this is how your permit will be sent back to you!
  3. Attach a copy of your USHPA rating. This can be done by printing the following webpage (fill out your USPHA number at the end of the URL).
    https://www.ushpa.org/m/# # # # #
  4. Send the form electronically to shen_permits@nps.gov. (Alternatively, the form may be mailed to the National Park Service along with a $50 check for the fee.)
  5. Once, accepted, the Shenandoah National Park will provide instructions on how to pay the fee for the SUP at www.Pay.gov.

Providing your email address is important because that’s how your permit will be returned to you. You will print your permit (or keep an electronic version on your phone if you don’t want to waste paper) – It will NOT be physically mailed to you.

Note: You do not need to attach landing permissions – even though the form states this. The Park has our landing permission for both Dickey Ridge and Hogback. Also note that Hogback and Miller’s Head are currently not covered by CHGPA, and considered closed due to overgrowth.

Both the launches and the LZs for the Shenandoah sites are fairly technical. Do not fly them without the guidance of a pilot who knows them well!

High Rock LZ Waiver (HG)

The landowner of the High Rock LZ requires that the LZ waiver be completed in-person, on-site. It is not available online. Observers of new Hang-IIs typically bring a new pilot to her home for an introduction and the paperwork, prior to a first High Rock flight. Rated pilots who are new to the area should arrange to meet with a club member (the club forums are suggested) for the same purpose.

Taylor Hill Waiver

The training hill at Taylor Farm is a great place for HG and PG students to learn to fly. The owners of the property require all who fly there (both students and rated pilots) to sign a waiver prior to flying. After printing the form, enter the required information and sign it, then bring it with you to the site and place in the mail box by the parking area. You may also mail the waiver to: Laura S. Taylor; P.O. Box 152; King George, VA 22485

Other Non-CHGPA Regional Sites and Clubs

The following are other clubs and sites not associated with the Capital Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association.

Hyner Club

The Hyner Club oversees multiple flying sites in Pennsylvania, including Hyner View, The SAC, and Jack’s Mountain. Club membership and a completed waiver is required in order to fly their sites, which is available at their website.

To fly The SAC, two additional waivers must be completed for the SAC Launch and also for the LZ.  Please find those waivers at the Hyner website.

Mountaineer Hang Gliding Association

The Mountaineer Hang Gliding Association oversees hang gliding and paragliding sites in western Maryland near Cumberland (High Point, Zirk’s), and in West Virginia near Seneca Rocks (Spruce Knob, North Mountain) and NEW! Canaan Valley Resort!

Club membership and waivers are required for: High Point, Zirk’s, and Canaan Valley.  Those waivers must be submitted to an appropriate MHGA Contact listed at their website.

Daedalus Hang Gliding Club Waivers

The Daedalus Hang Gliding Club oversees the Avonmore and Templeton sites in western Pennsylvania.

Three Avonmore waivers are required for its launch, right-of-way, and LZ.
A single waiver is required for their Templeton site.