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Old 4th Sep 2017, 10:44
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nevillestyke
 
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Originally Posted by Buster11
On a point of accuracy, shortly after the Devil's Dyke accident, the British Model Flying Association, in conjunction with the BHPA, issued a Code of Practice for the shared use of sites by model aircraft and hang gliders/paragliders, which has enabled safe use of sites by both sports since then.
There have been collisions between paragliders and model gliders, since Ron Steadman's fatal accident, but no more fatalities, AFAIK. The white demarcation posts between the modellers' bowl and the hangliding area, at Devil's Dyke, have long since rotted away and have not been replaced.
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