Advanced Safety Course . . . 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!
go to Acromania's Acro Trick Page for pre-reading.
Dates: August 17-20, 2007
August 17 - Signup and Orientation and First SIV Flights (mild maneuvers)
August 18 and 19 - bolder moves as you are ready, including SATs if you wish
August 20 - XC/Cross Country Day fly to Enderby or Sicamous depending on the winds (some have made it past Vernon (60 kms).
Location: Mara Lake, BC (11 kms south of Sicamous on Hwy 97)
Accommodations: varied from camping to luxury hotels
Costs: $150 per day per pilot (fly as many flights as you can in a day)
(send a $100 deposit to FlyBC to reserve a spot)
Requirements: Reserve, life jacket, hook knife, FRS 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 Whispering Pines Campground at 9:00 AM each day for the briefing and simulator setup to ensure your equipment meets our requirements.
Accomodations:
Mara Lake Inn - 250-838-6226
Rogers Falls Campground - 250-838-6294
Whispering Pines Campground - 250-838-6775 ***
Sicamous Tourist Information 250-836-3313
*** recommended