DHV Membership

We are here to answer your questions about motorless flying and give insider tips.

Feel free to contact us:
info@dhvmail.de
+49 8022 9675-0

Paragliders and hang gliders can find interesting reports, information on flight safety, flying areas, news from the scene, results of the DHV type examinations, official news and much more in the DHVmagazin.

The DHVmagazin is published and sent to all members every two months. It has 100 pages and is also available as an e-paper. You can be notified by e-mail as soon as the current DHVmagazine is online - please enter your name in the ServicePortal under mailing lists in the list 'Current DHVmagazine online'. 

If you do not wish to receive the print edition, please send a short message to info@dhvmail.de.

DHV members with a permanent residence in Germany or Austria benefit from insurance policies from HDI Global SE that are specially tailored to flying.

Here you will find further information in German. 

If you have any questions, please call us.

Sophisticated flying technique tutorials and exciting competition reports are published on the DHVinfo YouTube channel

We organise national and international competitions for beginners and professionals. Find out more about the world of paragliding and hang gliding competitions and follow exciting live reports on current competitions on our competition page (german).

The DHV XC is an online portal where registered pilots can easily submit flights recorded by a flight instrument or app. Then, they can be converted into so-called igc files to than be viewed in detail by anyone.

In the DHV Gebrauchtmarkt you can buy and sell used paragliding and hang gliding equipment.

In the events calendar you can find numerous events, such as the popular reserve parachute packing seminars.

As a member, many fees such as those for examinations and licenses are reduced.

Register in the ServicePortal and benefit from many services:

• change your address and contact details easily
• overview and validity of registered pilot licences
• download the membership magazine “DHVmagazin”
• access to the DHV second-hand market
• subscribe and unsubscribe to DHV mailing lists and the DHV newsletter
• register for events such as competitions, reserve parachute packing seminars, training courses and more via the DHV events calendar
• access to minutes of annual general meetings and committee meetings
• club information and club data for club committees

You can find a comprehensive overview and up-to-date information about paragliding and hang gliding in Germany in the DHV databases:

equipment portal

recent type inspections

flight schools

flying sites

club database

manufacturer / retailer database

travel & training

DHV members can contact paragliding pilot and lawyer Dr Ditmar Schulze for legal advice on all aspects of aviation sports. DHV members can contact him at dhv@ra-schulze.de.

Commitment to flight safety through accident analysis, safety messages and equipment tests.

Within the scope of certifying sites for hang- and paragliding, we take care of the development and maintenance of airfields in close coordination with nature conservation, forestry and local authorities.

As part of our training programme, we set high standards for the qualified and up-to-date training and further education of pilots and flight instructors.

Fair in the air: We are not alone in the skies, which is why we are standing up for our freedom in the air.

We promote cooperation and voluntary work in over 300 DHV clubs. You can find a club near you here.

Our declared aim is to improve flight operations, therefore Funding our clubs and volunteers is important to us.

With our youth work, we promote the community and the training of tomorrow's pilots. If you are between 16 and 28 years old - find out about possible benefits from our DHV Youth Programme.

We take responsibility and provide information about positive examples of sustainability in practice