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Date	Site	Forecast	Winds @ 3000' in kilometers	Lapse Rate °C/1000' Cloud Base in Meters	Comments
06-03-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: A mix of sun and cloud. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 20 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1500 metres	Coaches Corner - FlyBC is training at Woodside today after 11 am. FlyBC is open and offering training and shuttles with COVID-19 social distancing/separation practices in place. Recommended options for hike & fly sites include: Benny, Lil Nic, or Elk Mtn. FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are open for clients that complete the 2020 waivers below, print them out and show up with them signed to fly into the Ranch. You can download the waivers below and sign & witness the waivers to be scanned to FlyBC E-Mail and also to have the hard copies dropped off with one of our staff. FlyBC waiver. WCSC waiver. HPAC waiver. New Square Online Storefront prices listed are temporary for testing and do not reflect BC PST which has to be added manually if you want to place an order.
06-02-2020	Woodside looks good today . . . until noon and rain	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy with rain starting around noon. High 16. UV index 7 or high.	Woodside: 240° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was training at Woodside early today. I launched Josh around 9:30 am and then prepped the SwiftMax tandem to take Maia for her first flight after 2 days of ground handling. We had a solid reverse launch despite the lame cycles (Josh had to do a forward launch). And then Maia flew the entire flight down to the downwind leg. We had a standup landing in the circle. Bev followed us in and Norm drove the Can Am down for us. We headed back up with Josh and Maia went back to the training hill for another session with Bev. Josh had a solid reverse launch flying the SupAir Step and as he left I felt the first sprinkles of rain (gotta get a canvas top made for the Can Am but if you drive fast enough the rain doesn't get you). And by noon we had heavy rains and we sent everyone home. Used Gear List: Updated June 3, 2020 Harnesses for Sale: Supair Access Airbag harnesses (new) - $650 without reserve (great lightweight harness) Supair Radical 3 reversible airbag harnesses - $800 without reserve Gin Yeti Xtreme 2 - hike and fly - $400 Ozone Ozium S Harness - $1400 CDN without reserve SupAir Delight 3 Medium or Large harnesses - $1700 without reserve Assorted used harnesses from $350 CDN. Speedwings for Sale: SkyCountry 15 metre Descent Speedwing - 20 short flights - $950 Ozone Rapi-Dos 13 metre - demo with no flights - $2400 AirDesign Susi3 - 13 to 16 metre mini-wing - EN-B - 2020 Models - $3200 CDN Reserves for Sale: HA Beamer 3 Reserves - 130 kgs model - $1300 CDN HA Beamer 3 Light Reserves - 130 kgs model - $1550 CDN SupAir Shine Light Round Reserves - all sizes - $850 CDN Paragliders for Sale: All our used paragliders come with a porosity report and valid Inspection Certificate. Nova DoubleSkin - EN-B - new for 2019 in 17 & 20 sizes at FlyBC - $4000 CDN - besides the 2.1 kg weight and small pack volume, a 1 year warranty/replacement plan is a key selling point - damage is covered for a full 2 years once registered with Nova Protect. Nova Prion 4 - EN-A - new for 2019 in all sizes in demo stock here at FlyBC - $3200 CDN - includes a hiking harness and radio and all taxes - a great deal to close out the season - A 1 year warranty/replacement plan is a key selling point - damage is covered for a full 2 years once registered with Nova Protect. Ozone Rush 5 ML - 85-105 kgs - EN-B - $3200 CDN - like new shape with no damage and 35 hours only Ozone Swift 5 ML - 2019 Model - $3500 CDN inc taxes - only 10 flights in red/orange Ozone Swift 5 MS - 2019 Model - $4500 CDN inc taxes - still in plastic bag from the factory - owner broke his ankle hiking and can not fly for this season. red/orange Ozone Alpina2 ML - 2016 Model - $1500 - great shape with under 90 hours Ozone Magnum 2 Tandem great big boy glider or for paramotor trike flying with 80 hours - 41 metre size - $1500 CDN SupAir Taska S - Red - 30 hours - 75-95 kgs - EN-C - $3000 CDN SupAir Taska M - Blue - 80 hours - 85-105 kgs - EN-C - $3000 CDN Paramotors for sale: Kangook Lite Frame with Compact Radial MZ100 power. High hang point harness with option to add swing-arms for extra cost. $5500 CDN including taxes with only 4 hours of run time. Kangook Lite Frame with Cors-Air Black Bee (125 cc). High hang point harness with option to add swing-arms for extra cost. $7000 CDN including taxes with only 1 hours of run time. So excited to soon see the new Kangook Lite Frame with Corsair Black Bee 125 power. The factory is building it now. BlackHawk 125Lite Paramotor the new 125Lite Paramotor, 5 lbs lighter than the previous model - $7995 CDN for our Demo with 2 years warranty with Core glider of your size. BlackHawk 125 Lite Paramotor We also have two slightly used Kangook Lite Frames with HE 125 and Moster 185 engines for $4500 and $5000 CDN.
06-01-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: A mix of sun and cloud. High 20. UV index 7 or high.	Woodside: 240° @ 20 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was training at Woodside today. We had a morning training session for John W on his ParaJet Paramotor in the wet grass. Mark followed him around on his Scout Paramotor. We did some tow training and got Al and Jarod four flights each, preparing them for higher flights. I then took a group of students up to launch and John captured the action. Some pretty sketchy takeoffs from the signed off P-2s!
05-31-2020	Woodside looks wet and windy today	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Heavy Rain and Gusty winds. High 16. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - Woodside was wet and windy early on. When the sun finally came out late afternoon, I started a trail project to reopen the road from Riverside back to Kilby Road. This road is owned by Kent District but there is no maintenance and it had become overgrown with trees and blackberries. I took my tractor with brushmower and started clearing from the Kilby Road side. I mowed and brushed out 800 meters of the 1.7 km roadway bt had to stop there as the road is flooding from the Fraser River waterlevels as it is on the wet side of the dyke. Derek suggested starting from the Riverside section with chainsaws to open up that end manually and finish it up with the mower as the water recedes. If anyone is interested in helping on a windy day, contact us to arrange a time/date.
05-30-2020	Woodside looks wet today	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 80 percent chance of showers. High 13. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - Woodside is rained out today.
05-29-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was training at Woodside today. We had a morning ground school session for three new students. Then Colleen took them out to the training hill while I flew Josh off Woodside. Bev came later and took over the ground handling sessions as Colleen had meetings to complete. I dropped in to check out the newbies and Dan was ready to launch so I took him up for his first solo flight. He had a great well controlled reverse launch on the Ultralite 4 and flew off like a pro!
05-28-2020	Woodside looks like outflow today	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 040° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Benny Report - it looked like outflow at Woodside today so I did a Benny reconn, which seems to have frustrated an un-named instructor in the said valley. Bev, Thomm and I met Neumann & Clark at the Forest Service Road and we headed up in the Can Am. When we arrived and were doing the briefing at the parking area we were being yelled at from someone on launch but we could not hear them. Eventually said un-named instructor came down to tell us we could not fly from this un-licensed Crown Land Launch. After telling him he had no authority to order anyone around I continued the briefing with Clark & Neumann (both P-2s from a few years ago). The un-named instructor claims to have an "exclusive agreement" with the LZ landowner (not his land) to allow only his students to land there. Research suggests there is no agreement and everyone is welcome to land there as long as we don't bother the horses, so land away from any four-legged animals. Clark flew first and then Neumann and they both landed at the Virtue LZ. If anyone needs a proper orientation briefing, we can provide that free of charge when we are available. History will show that many pioneered this site and attended work parties and FlyBC donated launch fabric and grass seed as well as labour for the first top launch build (which is no no long accessible except to hike & fly. There was a huge work party a few years back where many pilots came out to burn logging slash and stumps on Lower Benny, not understanding that this could somehow become a restricted site for one instructor to use. FlyBC has also created a few sites in the valley. Eagle Launch and Horsefly Launch were pioneered for outflow days and we never ever thought to restrict access or use of these sites (not that anyone can do this legally on Crown Land).
05-27-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly sunny. High 22. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Coaches Corner - FlyBC was training at Woodside today. Good cycles at launch and Josh was flying the Ozone Ultralite 4 23 today to give him an appreciation for light weight wings.
05-26-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was again at Woodside today. Josh was my only student and he is doing great logging three flights per day with ease.
05-25-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was flying Woodside today. I had Josh, Dave & David flying into Riverside for three flights to save the retrieve time. By the time I got down to the bottom in the Can Am Defender they were already at Woodside Inn. Three great landings for their first time in this different LZ.
05-24-2020	Woodside looks good today FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 18. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was flying Woodside today and it was busy. I launched three rounds of student flights and on the last round I decided to go flying too as the air looked so good. It was great to watch how well the 2020 graduation class was doing, as Jonathon was out-thermalling everyone on his Swift 4. I left the Can Am on launch so I had to top-land. I spent 1:37 in the air and 1:00 was trying to get in to top-land but it was too strong. I finally got in with a strange north approach and it worked. Later Thomas and Jacek also top landed!
05-20-2020 to 05-23-20	We are headed to Savona for May 20-24 to avoid the rains FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy. 40 percent chance of showers this afternoon. High 17. UV index 8 or very high.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Savona Report - FlyBC was in Savona for our P-2 Camps May 20-23. We were finishing off David, Dave and Jean. Josh had to bail when his car died but will be back soon. Saturday was great east wind soaring at the Dump Ridge from 9 am on. Here is Jean soaring on our Ozone Buzz Z6 Large which is available for sale with about 20 flights on it.
05-19-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - it was quiet at Woodside and just had 3 students and we decided after one bumpy flight into Eagle Ranch that it was too south and too strong to continue to our LZ so we started landing them at Riverside. Dave and David are over 30 flights now and they handled the strong conditions well today! Josh is at just 10 flights but also thermalled well and self landed in Riverside twice too.
05-18-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - it was busy at Woodside today with a great RASP forecast so about 30 pilots were out and heading XC east and west.
05-17-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - at the Ranch with new students getting near their signoffs and Ethan on his new Kangook Paramotor doing flight number 4 out of required 30.
05-16-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - it was busy at the Ranch with 4 new students getting near their signoffs and Ethan on his new Kangook Paramotor.
05-12-2020	We sare headed to Savona for May 12-15 FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and we are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Rain ending early this morning then cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. Risk of thunderstorms this afternoon. High 18. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Savona Report - FlyBC was in Savona for our P-2 Camps this week, and we had a super time flying new students. Jean, Paul, Dave, David and Ethan all got between 2 and 10 flights each day depending on their skills and hiking stamina as they had to hike up the Dump Ridge after flying. Dave figured out how to top land so he got the most launches in! Ethan had a great time kiting our speed wing in the strong gusty conditions, keeping the wing overhead for 15 minutes at a time! Jean was also doing well on our Ultralite 4 in the strong stuff!
05-11-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open . . . and are offering training and shuttles with social distancing/separation practices.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Increasing cloudiness early this morning. High 27. UV index 7 or high.	Woodside: 040° @ 25 kph subsiding by 3 pm	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - it was howling windy hee at Eagle Ranch but Jonathon and Sebastian kited for hours in the north winds. Then magically it quit blowing and the wind on top switched to strng inflow as the front moved inland. Derek and Jonathon came up with me to launch and Derek flew off first going up fast. Jonathon followed and had a great flight with a confusing approach despite Colleen's guidance.
03-31-2020 to 05-10-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch are back in business!	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers. High 9. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	COVID Report - we have had a busy spring with many new students that were training with us in Savona the past month. Savona is perfect because there is no shuttle required and students can "hike & fly" all day long and get really good with their ground handling skills while separated from each other. We have not been flying Bridal or Woodside much due to the shuttle issues, but others have been busy flying. The road to Woodside is horrible with nasty cross-ditches and many ruts caused by excessive traffic.
03-27-2020 to 03-30-20	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until April 18th for customers . . . and are not offering training or shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Periods of rain. Amount 5 mm. High 8. UV index 2 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 35 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Isolation Report - FlyBC is closed but we are here doing repacks and trim checks on gliders, send us your stuff or drop it off by prior appointment. No one is flying here due to the weather and the request by WCSC to suspend flying at local sites. Jeremy has been flying in AB though and sent me this nice video. Slightly off topic but it is still flying and if you scroll to 17:00 you can see Harrison Mills and landing an airplane at Sandpiper Golf Course (back when you could get dinner there).
03-26-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until April 18th for customers . . . and are not offering training or shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of showers. Windy. High 11. UV index 5 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 35 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Sun Peaks Report - we are up here practicing the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government. But it is kind of lonely as all but the grocery store is closed and not many people outdoors. But there were some people flying in Morrocco this week!
03-25-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until April 18th for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering training or shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: A mix of sun and cloud. High 12. UV index 5 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Sun Peaks Report - Colleen and are social isolating at Sun Peaks (which looks like a ghost town). We decided to go Cross Country Skiing today which turned into a disaster for me. I fell once on my back on the ice before getting onto a groomed run/track which actually straightened out my back. Then a few kms further, on a nice track I fell backwards again as my skis went out from under me but much harder this time. I was able to get back up and continue on our route. Ibuprofin and Aleve got me through the day and I was able to walk into town for some exercise. The Island Pilots are already going into withdrawal.
03-24-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm and hail late this afternoon. High 9. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	No Fly Report - It was raining and I am hoping folks take the WCSC advice and not fly during this weird time in our flying careers. FlyBC is closed until April 18th and not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government. From WCSC Directors: As pilots, we're all familiar with balancing risk and reward. The current risks to ourselves, loved ones, the free flight community, and our larger society is such that we ask pilots to temporarily refrain from flying club sites. Refrain from hang gliding and paragliding! The healthcare system is close to being overburdened and is getting worse. Both search & rescue and injury treatment may be limited or unavailable and will pose significant additional risk to both yourself and the responders. Congregating on launch is not social distancing, carpooling and sharing the ride up is not social distancing. This applies to both regular flights and instruction. Best replacement for flying Health Authorities are unanimous in recommending everyone to stay home and avoid social contact. Highly recommended articles and podcasts: https://www.cloudbasemayhem.com/corona-virus-critical-choices-in-a-critical-time/ https://xcmag.com/magazine-articles/how-to-survive-the-coronavirus-layoff/ https://www.straight.com/life/1375486/covid-19-how-enjoy-bcs-beautiful-outdoors-responsibly-while-social-distancing https://xcmag.com/news/paragliding-and-hang-gliding-hit-by-coronavirus-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR3ecapXO2s-jYfEtgqrE25m5J6kzrEhnfm01gSBrUe_G0JwRVFVT97agjw Unfortunately, many people who are still in denial about the pandemic are flocking to the fewer remaining outdoor entertainment options, crowding trails etc. Don't be like patient 31 who single-handedly caused 80% of South Korea's infections by irresponsible socializing. If you choose to practice ground handling or kiting, please be aware that WCSC park usage permits have been suspended in many locations (see below). FlyBC is closed for kiting too until April 18th. Fraser Valley Repack clinic is postponed For those who have paid for the April 4th Fraser Valley Repack, We'll maintain your registration for the rescheduled event, or you can request a refund by emailing events@westcoastsoaringclub.com. Stay tuned for dates! Monthly "Last Friday of the Month" meetings are postponed. We are considering holding online presentations instead, we will let you know if that works. In-person training isn't recommended. Governments are already ordering various non-essential businesses to shut down. Please avoid in-person interactions with students, especially indoors and in vehicles. This outbreak will take a while to blow over, but a return to normal in the future can only happen if we do our part now. Municipal parks closures Our municipal park permits for Diefenbaker Park in Delta and Cleveland Park in North Vancouver are temporarily suspended as all users are not permitted in these parks. Pilots should NOT use these areas (including kiting or ground-handling) until advised otherwise. Diefenbaker will be reassessed on April 30th, 2020. Municipalities are closing other parks every day, we can't inform you of every closure. Please confirm with local authorities before using open spaces in the community. Membership fees At the last AGM we decided to slash regular membership fees in half due to increased membership last year, hoping to grow the membership even further in 2020. At this point we are still committed to maintaining the discounted pricing with the understanding that 2020 will likely not see the expected membership growth due to the epidemic. We planned our finances for an emergency like this, we have enough reserves to pay for all necessary fees to keep the club going. Stay safe. Stay home, so we can get back to flying sooner! The WCSC Board of Directors Copyright Â© 2020 WCSC
03-20-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Showers. Risk of a thunderstorm and hail late this afternoon. High 9. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	No Fly Report - FlyBC is closed until April 18th and not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.
03-22-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Woodside Forecast: Sunny. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - no flying today due to COVID-19.
03-21-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Woodside Forecast: Sunny. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Coaches Corner - FlyBC is not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.
03-20-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below but we are not offering shuttles due to the COVID-19 social distancing/separation requirements laid out by the government.	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC is closed due to COVID-19. We were not doing shuttles for everyone's safety.
03-19-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 5 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC is now closed indefinitely for COVID-19 lockdown measures.
03-18-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. High 11. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 5 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC was closed due to COVID-19 but others were flying today. A group of pilots hiked up to Benny Lower on John W's new direct trail and they said it took about an hour to get to launch. Martin N and Kevin A planned to fly back to Woodside and left a vehicle here at Eagle Ranch. They made it in great time despite an obvious inversion around Woodside earlier. Here is Martin's tracklog. Peter S had a far more radical loop coming out from north of Hemlock Valley and on to Woodside and almost back to Dewdney.
03-17-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. Wind northeast 20 km/h High 9. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 040° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC is closed due to COVID-19.
03-16-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. Wind northeast 20 kph this afternoon. High 9.	Woodside: 040° @ 20 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - FlyBC is now closed due to COVID-19.
03-15-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny. Wind northeast 60 km/h gusting to 80 diminishing to 30 gusting to 50 this afternoon. High 9. Wind chill minus 12 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 040° @ 65 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - Woodside Report - FlyBC only had two students today, Wout & Tyler and they got 3 and 4 flights respectively. Wout has been gone since October and he wanted to kite so I offered him kiting on top of Woodside. He got one inflation and was off and flying like he had never been gone! Conditions allowed for some thermalling for the students. Colleen & Derek were out for a later flight and got high.
03-14-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny with NE wind warnings. High -1. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 040° @ 65 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - we started our first 2020 Ground School Session today in the bunkhouse as it was too cold in the Barn. No kiting here or in Mission with gusts to 80 kph. It was quite pleasant in the Loft while we were fitting harnesses and inspecting gliders despite the cold and howling winds! SupAir has a new EN-C ship ready to fly in 2020! Prices have not been set yet but I am sure it will be competitive with Ozone and Gin.
03-13-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Sunny with NE wind warnings. High -1. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 040° @ 65 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - too windy to even walk around the Ranch with gusts to 80 kph.
03-12-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. High 6. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - Martin N logged 2:30 of airtime today flying with Degas so the pre-frontal winds must have worked.
03-11-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mix of sun & cloud. High 6. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 35 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Sun Peaks Report - we had strong NW winds and snow so no flying.
03-10-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Rain mixed with wet snow this morning. High 6. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 35 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside Report - no flying for me, as I headed to Sun Peaks to maybe ski or fly if the weather allows it.
03-09-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly sunny. Fog patches dissipating this morning. Wind up to 15 km/h. High 8. Wind chill minus 6 this morning. UV index 4 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1200 metres	Woodside WOW Report - I planned to be flying today at Woodside as it looked sunny & lifty in the RASP. I was all set to load up the gear and head up in one of the shuttle trucks but then I got a call that Chris was bringing out a co-worker for a tandem flight. Plan changed and Bev headed up with a truck full and I waited for Chris. No loss as only Alex R had launched by the time we got there and folks were not rushing to get launched. Alex of course was already high behind launch even before the eagles came flying, A few other solo pilots launched as we got ready in the back. I got Jess in her harness and she was ready for a long flight wearing an electrically heated jacket (turns out that was a good choice). We had a great launch as Jess can run and we started climbing immediately. The air was crisp and cold and the thermals were not strong or well defined yet so we had to crank it pretty tight to stay climbing. We were flying the Ozone SwiftMax today and we were lightly loaded but no wallowing in the stronger thermals and decent trim speed when circling with others. Jacek got this shot of us on the tandem as we climbed out together near launch. We flew for an hour and by then my hands were frozen despite wearing winter gloves and we flew all over the mountain before heading out to a bouyant landing at Eagle Ranch. Dennie was also flying tandem and we got to thermal with them some too before he landed at the HG LZ. Alex led the group over to Sasquatch Mtn. and back and Jacek and Martin N were over there grovelling for some time before they climbed out from as low as 350 metres. Jacek kept flying and we were back on launch doing a retrieve when he came in to top-land (his first time!). No retrieve needed for him! Alex and Greg also top-landed to warm up and Alex drove Derek's truck down after Derek launched. Bev also launched and there was abundant lift on the mountain and over the valley so everyone had great flights on the second round. Alex had the most number of points today leading out to Agassiz Mountain early and then doing 2 Sasquatch uns and two top-landings. Spring is defintely here but the weather is closing in with rain for at leat til Saturday afternoon. FlyBC is an authorized distributor for Ozone , Nova Paragliders , Kangook Paramotors, SkyBean Varios, Gin , SupAir, Flytec/ Naviter, Blackhawk Paramotors , Wills Wing.
03-08-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Rain beginning near noon. Becoming windy this afternoon. High 10. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 45 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - RASP lied to us but eventually it became flyable around 2 pm. Nineteen pilots on launch for a long time before anyone took off and they had sled rides. It was around 4 pm that pilots got off and got high . . . and cold! I took a little girl tandem around 5 pm and we had a nice boaty flight all over the Woodsid area, and landed softly in NW winds at the Ranch.
03-07-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Rain beginning near noon. Becoming windy this afternoon. High 10. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 45 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Coaches Corner - no flying today at Woodside as it looks post-frontal and very windy in the RASP.
03-05-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. High 10. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - some folks were flying but I think the conditions looked too vague to come out to the Valley.
03-05-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers stored below	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Rain beginning near noon. Becoming windy this afternoon. High 10. UV index 1 or low.	Woodside: 240° @ 45 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - no flying today at Woodside as it was pre-frontal and very windy.
03-04-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open for customers . . . if they have signed the 2020 waivers	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Becoming a mix of sun and cloud this morning. Windy early this morning. High 9. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 20 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 1400 metres	Woodside Report - Today's CanadaRASP looked exceptional, so a few of us planned to fly Woodside! Bev took Alex & Tom G up earlier as I got held up in Chilliwack at the airport checking out the SkyMaster after a long two month hiatus. Sean & Brian B arrived after Bev and I took them up in my truck. We drove through rain, hail and gusty winds to arrive on top to wait for about an hour for the winds to abate. Alex launched first, then Tom, Sean, Brian and me. Tip of the Day #1: GoPros can snag your lines so be ready to kill the wing when it is strong or you might get pulled off out of control. I killed the glider fast when mine got caught today! Everyone climbed out fast with Alex topping out at 1400 metres (just like the RASP predicted). I was of course flying everything new: Ozone Swift 4 L, Radical 3 harness that I had not adjusted first, big fat leather mitts, and a balaclava that kept covering my eyes but after a few minutes I got everything sorted out in the air and had a nice flight up to 1200 metres. Here is a pic of Tom and Alex climbing in front of launch. Sean was thermalling at the South Knoll and forgot the part of the course about staying upwind and he felt out of the lift too far back and was headed for the trees when Alex gave him some pointers and he just made Riverside LZ. Tip of the Day #2: Figure 8 in lift when it is windy or do a Racetrack Pattern when 360-ing spending more time upwind and making a fast turn back into wind. Fortunately for Sean he had enough lift to get him to a safe LZ. Alex's first call was to head to Harvest downwind as Sean was quite low in the lee of the South Knoll. After an hour or so I radioed Bev who was standing down after a few aborts to see if whe would pick me up at the Ranch as Derek and Martin were headed out. I came over the valley at launch height despite the +20 kph of SW wind and the LZ was a bit active with South winds. I had a nice touchdown near the circle. Alex was still soaring around when he took this nice picture. Tip of the Day #3: When it is gusty/windy in any LZ stay far downind of trees or obstacles to avoid any possible rotor areas. We took Derek and Martin up in Bev's newly repaired rig and I got my truck and watched Derek and Martin launch and go up. Alex & Tom had landed and were headed to the Sasquatch Inn but Brian was still aloft flying Colleen's Taska and was trying to climb out above the Ranch when I went to the Sasqutch Inn. Derek and Martin got at least an hour and were high when I last spotted them. Spring is here!
03-03-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 7. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Woodside Report - I was in POCO for a dentist appointment and the clouds were right down to the treetops. I stopped in at Pitt Meadows Airport and there was no one flying as the clouds and fog were right down to the runway. Back at Eagle Ranch it started raining heavily in the afternoon.
03-02-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 7. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Woodside Report - somehow I missed Martin and Degas who went up to launch after noon . . . and sat and sat waiting for the winds to stop gusting and then the launch got clouded in. Meanwhile at Blanchard WA folks were getting 45 minutes plus of thermic soaring in light lift.
03-01-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open	Woodside Forecast Woodside Forecast: Mainly cloudy with 30 percent chance of showers. High 7. UV index 3 or moderate.	Woodside: 240° @ 25 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Woodside Report - it was windy all over the Fraser Valley, only a few hardy speed fliers flew Bridal Falls and apparently a motorist on Hwy 1 saw them spiralling down and called 911. I got a call from BC Ambulance looking for information and thru the WhatsApp Group I located the group who were all fine.
02-11-2020 to 02=29-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now open	Woodside Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Sunny. High 29C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of sun. High 6C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Mexico Report - we spent the balance of February 2010 snorkelling, swimming and enjoying life rather than chasing the clouds.
02-10-2020	We are on our Mexican Vacation and decided to stay home today	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 84F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. High 7C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Woodside Report - it was Monday but the Desperados were out at Woodside in full force. Denny claimed 51 minutes of airtime, Jacek came out later and got 20 minutes so the spring conditions are coming sooner than last season. The road is driveable to the 4 km mark and there is one icy deep cross ditch that seems to be getting everyone stuck. Maybe a few bags of gravel are in order or 3 inch rock to allow for drainage. Launch is clear of snow and the carpet we laid in 2019 is still in great shape. Martin was last seen over the South Knoll. Robert made the trip north from WA as the rest of his flying gang are down in Jocotepec. Even Bev was out braving the cold!
02-09-2020	FlyBC headed to San Marcos today on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Sunny. High 29C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light rain. High 1C.	Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	San Marcos Report - Colleen, Peter and I headed to San Marcos Lower Launch to meet up with Derek and gang. Plan was for Peter and me to fly as far south as we could as we were heading back that way to go home to Manzanillo. I launched first and it was spicy as the south winds were quite strong. I went straight up and backwards at times but was soon at 2400 metres (Lower Launch is at 1600 metres). Peter had a similarily interesting launch and was soon climbing with me right above launch. I headed south across the saddle once and got flushed so I went back north to climb again. There was a CU forming over the lakebed so I headed out there and climbed all the way out and was going to then head to the south ridge to climb there missing the saddle. It all worked well until I hit the ridge and I was going down at -5 m's. I think the winds was SE there and going catabatic. The sink lasted so long that any lift I hit was ragged and not helping me gain. Peter had followed me and hit all the same sink and I was soon setting up over a field near the road that follows the lake bed. When I came into land, the strong south winds became NW and I landed downwind in a muddy field. Peter was right behind me and he got the strong south wind. We packed up as Colleen drove down to find us but we hiked back to town as the road was a mud hole from last weeks rains. As we hiked north we saw Norm climb high and he crossed over us at 3000 metres saying there was no wind up high. No one else flew as it got too crazy on launch. We loaded up the Suburban and headed to Manzanillo where I tried one short flight at Pelican Bay. Strongish on launch but either not enough wind higher up or the wrong angle so I was on the beach in two passes. No wind on the beach but I avoided "Richard's Rock" and the surf and hiked back to the truck and it was hot!
02-08-2020	FlyBC headed to Tapalpa on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Sunny. High 29C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light rain. High 1C.	Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - Colleen, Peter and I headed to Tapalpa to meet up with Derek and gang. Doug M, Delvin, Harry, Rainer, Dave, Nelson are all here flying with Derek & Norm on the Desperado Tour. Conditions were perfect at launch and folks were climbing out. Nelson has been soaring well on his Buzz Z5 and has added 20+ hours to his log book this month! Colleen launched first and climbed well initially but then the south winds picked up and the thermals got ratty. She was bobbing up and down as she headed north arriving over the HG LZ at 400 metres AGL. Peter launched last and I headed down to pick up Colleen as it did not look like we could top land this trip. It turned out that I was wrong as Peter was soon 700 metres over launch as the winds switched to SW and it was no longer launchable but the thermals were now coming off the plateau behind launch. Good timing on his part. The rest of the gang were waiting at the HG LZ and were headed North to San Marcos so we told Peter to head out north too but he decided to land at the HG LZ for convenience. Norm had launched much before Peter and made it to the Cross and then across the lake bed but he got flushed in the strong wind on the estern side of the valley. We headed north hoping for a San Marcos flight but it was howling on Lower Launch so Derek took the group up to Upper Launch. Derek and Rainer got off in a lull but were not geting very high as it was so windy aloft. They landed over the back by the gas station and we all headed for dinner before it got dark.
02-07-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Sunny. High 27C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light rain. High 1C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Colima Report - Peter and I headed to Colima to fly as Colleen had meetings to run. It is Friday so I was not sure who was flying at La Cumbre but Gilles had organized a shuttle and we were all in the truck at noon. Gilles hired a local cab/carga truck and 6 of us went up for 200 pesos. 35 pesos each or about a buck! Gilles launch, then Richard, then a few visiting pilots before I launched. I got up on my Ozone Alpina 2 ML right away despite being 4 kgs over the top of the weight range. I hung out over launch about 300 metres over while Peter launched and followed the group south into the bowl. I flew for 45 minute before seeing Gilles head SW and he did not lose any altitude, but then I saw him head downwind and he lost it all heading to the Mesqua Soccer LZ where he made one turn and landed. I had already committed to a cross wind run to Mesqua north or the cane field near the road. I had great lift across the river and then the bottom dropped out and I was not sure I could even make the Mesqua field but I had some other less clean options. I came into Mesqua LZ with a perfect approach and soft landing as it is quite damp still and not thermic like usual. No pictures or video as my GoPro died on launch. Peter made it to the sugar cane field I pointed out on the drive up and was walking back to the hotel parking while Gilles and I flagged down a local pickup for a ride to the roundabout on the highway.
02-06-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Sun and Clouds. High 27C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain. High 1C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Toro Report - Peter G has been in town visiting for the past two rainy days and no flying so we took him up to El Toro today. Thanks to Thomm for coming up to drive the Suburban down for us. The work we did on launch last week is paying off as I launched into light cycles with no snags or sticks. It was cloudy hence the light cycles and minimal lift but I squeaked out 18 minutes. Best landing zone ever here on the Pacific Coast! Peter launched next and had a similar flight. Colleen launched last and flew out to the lagoon and bridge to see if it was possible to land there and walk home, and then flew back to Indio's.
02-05-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Rain and Thunderstorms. High 27C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light snow. High 1C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - one more day as the rain dries out, big thunderstorms last night out over the ocean.
02-04-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Rain and Thunderstorms. High 27C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light snow. High 1C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - one more day as the rain dries out, big thunderstorms last night out over the ocean.
02-03-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: Rain and Thunderstorms. High 27C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of light snow. High 1C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - we are here in Manzanillo but oddly we have rain in the forecast for a few days, and it is raining inland where Derek and Norm are living (big front).
02-02-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of heavy rains. High 10C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Toro Report - Thomm, Colleen, our gardener Francisco and I went to El Toro to clean up the trails and the launch area. This is the before picture from a few days ago when we had to launch from on top of the brush. Thomm manned the weed whacker, but it was underpowered for the job. Colleen took care of the loppers and did a great job despite the handle falling off . . . a lot! Francisco had a very sharp machete and he cleaned right down to the roots. I had a chainsaw to cut the bigger trees and roots. It is not perfect but we did a pretty good job with the tools we had. Grass seed and some better blades for the weedwacker should finish it off nicely but we only have four more weeks here anyway if the road survives the rains. Woodside Report - reports flowed in on FB and Gmail about great flying at Mother Woodside today. The usual suspects were out and Degas got some nice shots he shared with us. Martin N on his new Swift 5 (yellow), with Sean (orange/red). Kevin on his Ozone Mantra M7, above everyone at 800 metres. Conditions reported as spicy spring air with collapses.
02-01-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of heavy rains. High 10C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Toro Report - cloudy skies here in Manzanillo and SE winds meant we stayed on the ground. Derek and the gang flew Tapalpa with mixed results. Kent District Declares an Emergency Situation - the road up Sasquatch Mountain (formerly Hemlock Resort) washed away at 9:30 pm last night and 500 staff and public are trapped on the mountain. The only way off the mountain is by helicopter for $150 a person.br> To make troubles worse roads in Harrison Lake also washed out trapping more residents.
01-30-2020 to 01-31-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of heavy rain. High 8.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - no fly days as we ran errands and chilled by the pool after getting a much neede oil change in the new Suburban after all the road trips.
01-29-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain. High +7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Chante Report - Derek said they hiked El Chante again today. Derek said it was gusty and strong at San Marcos so they all got 2 hours of San Marcos soaring today.
01-29-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Chante Report - I left Joco early and headed to Puerto Vallarta Airport via the non-toll roads, while Derek and gang hiked El Chante. El Chante was a favourite morning site here in Chapala, but one of the landowners closed the road in so it is only hike & fly now. Derek said it was soarable but he took tools up and worked on launch instead of flying. My drive was uneventful and traffic light and the mountains were gorgeous. Derek said it was gusty and strong so they all got 2 hours of San Marcos soaring later today.
01-28-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Road Trip Report - I travelled to San Marcos today to join up with Jay to get him his new Delight 2 harness that I got used in Colima last week. The plan was to fly with the guys there at San Marcos Lower Launch and stay overnight at Norm's casa befor eheading to Puerto Vallarta to pick Colleen up from her Winnipeg flight. One by one the pilots all launched with Mike landing after 5 minutes. Not inspiring! Jay was the last to launch and it looked promising but alas he too was headed down to the front LZs. Norm drove down to retrieve everyone and I watched Derek & Rainer make their way south but low. They did get up and headed east so I got into Derek's Dodge and followed them to Joco. Rainer and Derek landed 3 hours later in san Juan Cosala and we headed out for dinner. Norm flew later and also landed in San Juan Cosala.
01-26-2020 to 01-27-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain. High 8.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Mexico Report - hanging out with no one to fly with as Colleen headed to a conference in Winnipeg.
01-25-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High +7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Toro Report - Thomm, Wolf, Renald and a friend came up to El Toro today. We heard one pilot had flown off El Toro a week ago so we were confident we could find a launch spot clear enough to get off safely. We were wrong! We hiked down to the normal launch spot by the fence but it was overgrown. Stuff grows fast in the tropical rainforest. I laid my Ozone Alpina 2 on top of some brush and tried one inflation but the right wing tip got caught so I had to abort. Thomm helped lay out my wing and next attempt was good and I was off and climbing. Wolf was laid out next as I climbed above the antennas about 300 metres over. There was nice CU developing and we flew around under the clouds going here and there. Wolf headed a bit too far east and dropped out of the lift. I could see the winds had picked up on the ocean from the SW so I stayed out front. I flew out keeping my eyes on Wolf who was pretty far east but going forward and not losing much height. We soared the hump near the beach for some time and then I pulled "big ears" to get below Wolf so we were not landing together. I had 60 minutes on the clock when I landed vertically on the beach, winds were +25 kph. Wolf soared the hump for a few more passes and he landed with 40 minutes airtime. Thomm, Renald and pal arrived to Indio's Restaurant for a refreshment and Thomm made it down with no problems (despite the many washouts on the road).
01-24-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Pelican Bay Report - Wolf was arriving in Manzanillo today after sending his wife Janna home to Whitehorse YK after a week long yoga retreat. His plan was to meet me at Pelican Bay around 5 pm. I arrived just in time to see him struggling to get forward as he kited his wing to the edge and then he got plucked and was going up and backwards! All the while he was flying he looked like he was parked and it was quite gusty on launch so I watched him fly. Even the vultures were not going into the lift bowl as it looked turbulent. Wolf came in to top land after an hour and said he was using lots of brake to sty in the lift band which explained his slow forward speeds. We went for dinner after he packed up in the sunset.
01-22-2020 to 01-23-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of heavy rain. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	No FLy Report - FlyBC stayed home a few days as it was cloudy and light winds.
01-21-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Colima Report - I headed to Colima to pick up my new Delight 3 harness from Gilles (the local SupAir rep) and hoped to fly with Sasha & Ishmael, here from Saltspring Isalnd. Unfortunately Gilles got here late and I missed the shuttle truck, so I went to the Piano LZ in Piscila to setup my new harness/Beamer 3 combo while Ish & Sasha flew. The local pilots got up and headed north toward town, but Sasha headed south and was rewarded with 1:40 of airtime and he topped out at 7600 feet! After he packed up we headed to Pelican Bay but it was a bit light there, but at least Sasha got another flight. He managed a few passes but he was on the beach while the vultures heckled him.
01-18-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - Thomm and I drove to Tapalpa to swap some gear and maybe fly but we arrived to rain and some hail. After 3 hours of para-waiting we headed back to Manzanillo and we saw some gliders finally launch and get a sledder . . . in the rain still around the LZ.
01-15-2020 to 01-17-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of blowing snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - FlyBC stayed in Manzanillo as the forecast lloked like rain and Over Deveoping clouds to the east.
01-14-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. High -7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - rescue mission for Dave B who lost all his gear in a Taxco robbery last week. I had the exact same kit here with me and I supplied him with an Ozone Swift 5 L, SupAir Delight 3 harness with Beamer 3 reserve so he could fly. I have an Ozone Alpina 2 ML here and I am getting a new Delight 3/Beamer from Gilles in Colima on Monday, so everyone can fly! Customer service from FlyBC even down here in Mexico! Pilots enjoyed great flights today with the SE winds. Jay is here from Squamish enjoying the sun while it is -10C and snowy back home. We have pilots from Oregon, Colorado, California, Whitehorse (Wolf) and of course BC.
01-13-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - Bev, Norm and Derek are hosting a bunch of pilots and they all flew Tapalpa. Thanks to Phil Ibis and his weather app IBIS listed on our Weather Page, which has been the most accurate forecasting tool for site selection this year. Normando made it home again and Derek drove for the gang who all got +1 hour flights.
01-12-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we are on our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Mexico Report - Colleen and I had a lazy day at the pool but did get Thomm a Birthday Cake for his birthday which we presented at Indio's on the beach. Meanwhile pilots were getting to 3600 metres! at Tapalpa but no Cross Country flights as everyone stayed local. Greg reported in at Colima where he has been flying with the locals and he got a 90 minute flight and got quite high.
01-11-2020	FlyBC was flying Tapalpa today	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of snow beginning this morning. High -1.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Tapalpa Report - Colleen and I headed to Tapalpa, a 2 hour drive inland. We arrived late but Normando was just getting ready to fly. waiting as Jay had a quick sledder down to the LZ earlier. Norm took off and hung around launch for sometime before chasing Francois (from Quebec) north to the Cross. Colleen took off and I was driving as my bronchitis is not quite healed yet and she climbed well over the Valley. Norm reported in crossing the salt flats and he made it 60 kms back to his house.
01-08-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we start our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Non Flying Report - stuck in bed with bronchitis despite the 30C temps outside? Derek said San Marcos was working as he flew home after waiting for the east winds to stop.
01-07-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we start our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Colima Report - I stayed home in bed while Greg went flying again in Colima. His resourceful wife flagged down a truck and he got a lift to the top so she could wait at the bottom in the shade. He got a 12 minute sledder.
01-06-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we start our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Colima Report - Thomm and I headed to Colima to fly with a couple of hitchhiker - Greg & Ishmael. Ishmael launched first and was doing well with the local parapente pilots. Greg took a few tries but got off cleanly and was thermalling well with some coaching and he headed north to the alternate LZ. I was feeling dizzy as I was coming down with something so we drove down to find Ishmael in Piscila.
01-05-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we start our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	El Toro Report - I tried going up El Toro and gave up about 3/4 of the way up. The rain on New Years Day turned the road into a river bed. I parked the new Suburban and walked up the road a bit but it looked very eroded. Solimon came by in his Toyota pickup with 4 worked and kept going. I will try again in a week or so when I have a spotter to watch for holes.
01-04-2020	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we start our Mexican Vacation	Manzanillo, Mexico Forecast Manzanillo Forecast: A mix of clouds and sun. High 28C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - not flying yet as we get settled in Manzanillo. Conditions look lame on the coast but it is early.
01-01-20 to 01-03-20	FlyBC is now nicely settled in Manzanillo Mexico and the FlyBC is now closed until March 2020	Manzanillo Forecast: Sunny. High near 29 C. Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7.	Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Manzanillo Report - we arrived on New Years Day at 5 pm and got into our new condo on the beach and were all settled when a huge thunderstorm unleashed a lot of rain all night. We were feeling some food poisoning from New Years Eve dining so not much happened the next few days as we recovered but there was no local flying except Stefan snagged a late night flight at Pelican Bay to start off the new year. He said it was too gusty before 5 pm but when it calmed he flew til sunset.
12-29-19 to 12-31-19	FlyBC and the Eagle Ranch LZ are now closed until March 2020 as we head south for our Mexican Vacation	Woodside Woodside Forecast: Cloudy. Periods of rain beginning this morning. High 7. Manzanillo Forecast: Partly cloudy. High near 31 C.	Woodside: 240° @ 15 kph Manzanillo: 250° @ 10 kph	-3.0°C (unstable) 2000 metres	Road Trip Report - I travelled south on American Airlines on Dec 29th arriving to buy the new Mexican Shuttle truck - a bright shiny 1987 Chevrolet Suburban that has been perfectly restored to Collector Status and is legalized for Mexico. And it is a 4x4! Colleen and Bev arrived in Puerto Vallarta on the 30th and Normando and Camilo drove there in Normndo's 4Runner to get them while I did the Suburban paperwork and money transfers. We headed up to San Marcos Lower Launch on December 31 for one last flight of 2019 and conditiones were a but light but everyone flew but Bev (who offered to drive retrieve). This launch was developed by us about 4 years ago and the local HG Instructor warned us that many HGers had crashed trying to use this location in the past, but we paid a local tree faller to brush it out and we did many test flights and rarely sank out as this gulley is a trigger point for the first thermals of the day due to the angle of the sun at noon. We seeded grass seed on the first year of use and the grass has grown in well choking out the snaggy bushes that normally grow here, but thanks go to Derek for bringing down his weed whacker and mowing the entire area. Our flights went well but after Camilo and Norm both clipped trees on their departure on New Years Eve Day, Derek went back and brushed out below launch with Normando's help. If you are interested in speed flying, we can get you trained up on EN-A paragliders first. HPAC does not condone training on speed wings but you can do what you want once you are a signed off P-2 pilot. MAGNETIC - SPEEDFLYING in NEW ZEALAND from Nuit de la Glisse Films on Vimeo. I cringe when I see these maneuvers so close to terrain but these guys are professionals. DO NOT DO THIS AT HOME!