Information to foreign pilots who wants to fly in Norway.
What you need to know before flying PG or HG in Norway.

To be allowed to fly in Norway you have to hold a valid IPPI licence. Your National organisation can issue the IPPI licence that gives proof of your flying experience and also that you hold a legal licence. Be prepared to show this licence whenever you are asked for it. Some of our flying sites has local restrictions. Take contact with one of the locals before you fly! More than 2000 places to start in Norway are registrated in our database.

Hang and Paragliding are regulated from HP/NLF (that is Hang and Paragliding section of the Norwegian Airsports Federation). HP/NLF is located in Oslo and the opening hours is every day from 8.30 - 15.00 hours. The phone number is +47 90867560. Part of the flying season HP/NLF is run from the National centre of hang and Paragliding in VÅGÅ.

The National center for hang and paragliding in Norway is located in Vågå, about 300 km from Oslo. The center offers accomodation, camping facilities, meals, transport, salesarea etc. Vågå and the surroundings offers good places to launch on every wind direction. The highest start in Vågå is Blåhø, 1618 meters above sea level and 1200 meters above landing. Good place to launch for XC or just to fly for fun.

The center is open from Easter until october and most of the time there will be a person in charge there.

For more information call Arne at HP/NLF phone +47 908 67 560 or send a mail to: hp.nlf@nlf.no