2012 Flights Summary

January 2012:

On the invitation of Pak Army. TPC pilots participated on the famous MalamJabba Snow Festival. The pilots spent 10-days there and had successful flights from MalamJabba heights. It was a great  practice for the TPC Pilots to exercise the take-off and landing in totally different environment.

 


April 2012:

Refresher training started from April 2012. Pilots spend a month in practicing ground handling and short flights. At the time of Qaqlasht festival TCP pilots had their first altitude flight from Zani Pass to Qaqlasht. Due to heavy snow on Zani Pass it took the pilots to trekk for one hour to reach the top.


July 2012:

This month started with the mega Shandur Festival. Paragliding from the past have been one of the major part of the shandur festival. Hence TCP pilots moved to Shandur to participate in this mega event. 6 Pilots from TCP shew their expertise to fly over Shandur polo ground from the near by hills.

Shandur festival was then followed by the famous KALAM Festival organized by Pakistan Army. 3 pilots from TPC, Mr. Zahir uddin Baber , Mr. Mughtasim, Mr. Farooq on the invitation participated in the event. The pilots had long flights for 5 days including flights from Hill Top & Mahudant. The participation was highly cherished by Pak Army.

August to December 2012:

TPC Cabinet after completing the participation in various festivals decided to launch a continuous long flights from Zani Pass. Pilots throughout the months followed had very long and interesting flights from Zani Pass. This helped the Pilots to increase the flight trimmings over 2hrs and furnish their handling skills.

Some of the flights were encouraged with the participation of foreigner Cross Country Pilots. It was a great opportunity for the TPC to learn the maximum on the presence of these foreign pilots.