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Fri, Sep 3 2010, 4:03:56 pm MDT

Let this be a warning

(Coronet peak, Queenstown, NZ)

tandem|tourism

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10668773

Seven years after the death of a Greek tourist triggered a re-write of aviation law, a new rule has been drawn up for adventure tourism sector flight operators.

All adventure tourism businesses will require "air operator certification" for tandem hang gliders and paragliders, hot air balloons and microlights, a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) spokesman told NZPA today.

The rule change will require approval by cabinet.

Until now, commercial hang-gliding and paragliding have been governed by CAA through the New Zealand Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association: all hang-glider and paraglider pilots wishing to fly in New Zealand have to be members of the association.

December 30, 2006, 7:21:47 AEDT

Ride

A ride for the tourists

(Fiss, Austria)

tourism

http://www.easier.com/view/Travel/Ski_Holidays/article-90601.html Thanks Cliff, also on the Oz Report web site.

Fri, Feb 4 2005, 5:00:04 am EST

Tandem?

tourism

http://www.wesh.com/travelgetaways/4157687/detail.html

Soarin' will lift riders 40 feet into the air simulating a hang gliding ride. It will debut at Epcot's Land Pavillion.

Discuss hang gliding at the Oz Report forum

Mon, May 5 2003, 2:00:04 pm EDT

Australia|Europe|holiday|site|tourism|travel|XC

Godfrey <SkyGodfrey@aol.com> writes:

As you know this is a beautiful Aussie country area to fly in and spend a holiday. Despite massive objections, the Manilla City Council just approved another huge chicken farm - this time on the road from Town to Mt Borah. This one will create smell impacts in the valley and town areas. This new development also reduced the previous 15kms minimum distance between chicken farms to 10kms or less paving the way for them to be littered throughout the area.

These are not small operations - this one will have 5 sheds each the size nearly of a football field ! And there will be more to come. They not only have major noise and smell impacts but they also are ugly from a scenic and vista perspective. Town will have a serious smell impact due to the valley drainage airflow over night and in the end the district will seriously smell.

(editor’s note: I have been to this beautiful area a number of times. It is terrible to think that they would put these industrial farming factories where Godfrey is saying they are.)

The Chicken industry sees the Manilla Council as an easy push over for approvals and there will be many more to come. It has to be stopped now and I have already started proceedings to have the new one stopped with media campaigns and political action. The Council actually made a big mistake in their decision process so I have good grounds for its decision to be over turned. But I still need your help !

If more do get approved then I will be moving out to find a mountain some where else, and that means Mt. Borah may no longer be a flying site. That is a shame for the town as it currently is a A$2million per year income generator for it.

It also is a shame for you, as flyers, to possibly lose such a great world class site for XC and competitions.

If you feel like you want to come back here in the future and enjoy an Aussie country flying site just the way it is without ugly, smelly chicken farms then please write to Council and let them know your feelings. It will only take you a few minutes to write an email.

Basically Tourism and Chicken Farms don't mix. You and your friends/families would not travel thousands of kilometres to spend a week or more holiday in such an unpleasant place.

To make it easy for you here is a starting letter which you can send to council - please don't all send the same version - add things you wish to say :

fax : +61 2 67 851 981

or email : <rfletcher@manilla.nsw.gov.au>

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To the Manager Manilla Shire Council

Dear Sir,

I am an Air Sports tourist to the area I am shocked to hear that Council recently approved another massive Poultry farm near the Town.

Manilla's Mt Borah is one of the worlds best cross country flying sites and the Town, its people, the clean country atmosphere and beautiful Aussie country landscape are its assets. I am amazed that Council would approve even more Poultry farms given the nature of the Tourism that myself and thousands of others come there for.

As I travel from far away to visit Manilla for my flying holiday I would quickly change my mind and go elsewhere if these assets were lost. There are also excellent flying area's in other parts of Australia and places like South Africa, New Zealand, South America, and Europe.

Please re-consider how important the tourism we bring to Manilla is, and stop the destruction of Manilla's landscape and tourism potential.

Yours faithfully

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You all know that I don't make a big business from paragliding - I just love being here and flying, and seeing all of you come here and having a great time.

Please help me to keep that situation going - without your support it could all be over sooner than you think.

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