Advanced Safety Course SIV. . . brought to you by FlyBC Paragliding.

Supervised by Jim Reich, Senior Instructor HPAC/USHPA

This could happen to you! Do you know what to do?










This is a "must do course" for pilots perfecting your skills before Golden or even Bridal!

go to Acromania's Acro Trick Page for pre-reading.

Judith Mole has a podcast of her recent experiences at an SIV Course in Annecy, France with some fellow Brits. . Good perspective on what to accomplish at one of these courses.

Dates: July 16-25/2010, in Revelstoke BC

Advanced Maneuvers/SIV Course - July 16-25/2010 in Revelstoke BC. Details here. This year a deposit, pre-registration and booking is mandatory to ensure we have enough lift passes for everyone, as we will be taking the trams up Mount Mackenzie to fly! Use PayPal Buton below to pay your deposits.

YouTube Video from Revelstoke SIV Course 2008 - Wouter in Revelstoke July 2008 flying his Gin Gangster.

July 16 - Signup and Orientation and First SIV Flights (mild maneuvers)
July 17-23 - bolder maneuvers as soon as you are ready, including SATs if you wish
July 23-25 - additional Maneuver Days or XC Clinic Days as required by attendees. XC Clinic with senior mentors Norm Lawlor, Alan Dickie, Alan Polster and Al "the Hammer" Thielmann with other guest mentors to follow. $150 per day. Location: Williamson Lake Campground, 3 kms south of Revelstoke,
Accommodations: varied from camping to luxury hotels situated in Revelstoke townsite.

< A HREF ="http://www.swisschaletmotel.com/"> Swiss Chalet Hotel It is cheap, clean and has kitchenettes, pool passes, etc. The only downside is that it is close to the railroad.

Costs: $200 per day per pilot (fly as many flights as you can in a day as we are using the Ski Lifts to acces the 7300 foot launch)
       (send a $100 deposit to FlyBC, 1938 Turner St, Vancouver BC V5L 2A1 to reserve a spot)

Requirements: Reserve, life jacket, hook knife (we sell them for $25), FRS/GMRS Family Radios or Amateur radio
Number of Participants: Limited to 10 pilots per day
Exercises: Big Ears, Wing-overs, Asymmetrics, Frontals, B-Stalls, C-Stalls, Full Stalls, Spins, SATs

FlyBC will provide transportation up the mountain, Rescue Boat and all briefings.

Meet at the Willaimson Lake Campground at 9:00 AM each day for the briefing and simulator setup to ensure your equipment meets our requirements.









Revelstoke Mountain, launch is near the top ski lodge, snow will be gone by July 23.



The view of the LZ area, 2000 meters of usable altitude to do stunts and it will be flooded by July 20.