irish powered paragliding and hanggliding association

The IPPHA Sites and Safety Officer

The IPPHA Sites and Safety Officer is Jerry Parles.

Jerry is a British Hanggliding & Paragliding Association (BHPA) trained Instructor and CFI at Midland Paragliding (an Irish Aviation Authority - Registered Training Facility).

Jerry will be happy to advise you about the suitability of sites for hanggliding, paragliding, FLPA and the suitability of sites in relation to your level of piloting skills, to ensure compliance with the Sites Code of Practice.

Jerry is the main point of contact between the Association and landowners. He is responsible for all negotiations, on behalf of the Association, with landowners of suitable lands under their control and others having an interest in the land, to secure permission for our members to fly from and land on.

As Safety Officer Jerry is the point of contact between the Association and the Irish Aviation Authority on all matters related to Air Law as it applies to FLPA.

Jerry is also the most senior paramotoring instructor/pilot in Ireland starting in 1997. He flies tandem paramotor and has completed many years of hill tandem flying in Ireland and in Europe.

He started paragliding in 1993 so has many years of instructional experience behind him and boasts a zero accident record. From his entry into the sport he has been campaigning tirelessly on ratification issues for students and for higher school and instructional standards. Developing the sports of Paragliding and Paramotoring here in Ireland has always been his vision. He is also the only qualified Paragliding reserve parachute repacker in the country at present.

You can contact Jerry on mobile at 00353 (0)86 2232 955 or by email at info@paramotoring.ie