Fly the
South Downs
with us.
Eight flying sites. Coaching. Community. A flying home for paraglider and hang glider pilots since 1974.
Everything a pilot needs,
and a club that has your back.
From site access to coaching, digital cards to safety bulletins — membership opens up the Downs and a community of experienced pilots.
Eight flying sites
Access to Beachy Head, Devils Dyke, Firle, Ditchling, Bo Peep, High & Over, Mount Caburn and Newhaven Cliffs.
The Red Ribbon Club
Informal coaching for low-airtime pilots, led by club coach Robin Fitzgerald and our BHPA-rated volunteers. Weekend hill meets year-round, briefings, pre-flight checks and debriefs — we have your back.
Read more →Digital wallet card
Apple Wallet & Google Wallet card with QR verification. Scanned at the hill, instant verification.
Weather & conditions
Live weather from Windy, XCWeather, Met Office and Meteoblue. All in one place, every site.
Safety & NOTAMs
Safety notices, incident reports and live NOTAM information for all club sites, always up to date.
Visiting pilots welcome
7-day temporary membership for visiting UK pilots (BHPA + affiliated club). Pay online, add your pass to Apple or Google Wallet, fly the same day. Overseas pilots: 2 weeks as a club guest with IPPI3.
News from
the hill.
Sup'Air Strike reserve deployment safety notice
SUBJECT : Risk of difficulty in extracting the parachute with a STRIKE2 harness PRODUCT IN QUESTION : STRIKE 2 index A1 harness, all sizes ADRESSES OF THE DOCUMENT: All STRIKE2 owners. TIME LIMIT : Yo…
Read more →31 May 2024Advance Progress & Easiness reserve handles
SAFETY NOTICE Reserve handle check is required for PROGRESS 3 & EASINESS 2 harnesses This notice applies to PROGRESS 3 harnesses with serial numbers lower than 1147390, and EASINESS 2 harnesses with s…
Read more →19 Sept 2023Drone surveying at Saddlescombe Farm (Behind the Dyke)
From: david.knight@historicengland.org.uk Sent: Sep 18, 2023 at 11:07 AM To: secretary@shgc.org.uk Subject: [Anything else] Drone flying on the South Downs David Knight (david.knight@historicengland.o…
Read more →The Red Ribbon Club.
Fresh off your Club Pilot and finding the hill a big place? Tie on a red ribbon and you’ll never fly alone — informal coaching, company and a friendly eye, every flyable weekend. It’s the club’s proudest tradition, and one other clubs talk about.
Discover the Red Ribbon ClubMeasured across the coast & Downs.
Real anemometer readings — not forecast. Reading from the coast inland shows where the sea breeze has reached.
Fetching live readings…
All station readings
Airfield readings via aviationweather.gov (METAR, measured, ~half-hourly). More coastal stations coming as we add their feeds.
I passed my Club Pilot not knowing a single soul at the hill. The Red Ribbon Club gave me somewhere to land — not just on the Downs, but in the club itself. Every flyable weekend, someone to fly alongside.
£60 a year.
The Downs are calling.
Flying membership. Digital wallet card. Full site access. Supportive community.
Become an SHGC member