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Comments
8/31
Woodside later
Clearing in the afternoon. High 21.
30%
light and variable
-2.5°
/1000'
(unstable)

1160 meters
3600 feet
Woodside Report - Darren was heading out and I tried Andy but no answer so he was probably at cloudbase over Woodside.

Woodside Report Update - Andy said it was phenomenal at Woodside, flying out to Eagle Ranch and then back to cloudbase from 10:30 am on. Darren top-landed twice test-flying his new Rush, so apparently he is very confident on it!

8/30
Idaho Peak, New Denver BC
but

Stay Home if you live in Vancouver
Showers starting near noon. High 17.
70%
light and variable
-2.0°
/1000'
(stable)

1160 meters
3600 feet
Vancouver Report - rained all day.

8/29
Stay Home if you live in Vancouver
Showers. High 22.
40%
240° at 14 knots
-2.2°
/1000'
(stable)

1500 meters
5000 feet
Woodside Report - Alan reported rain, lightning and thunder all day at his place.

8/28
Stay Home
Showers. High 22.
70%
240° at 11 knots
-2.2°
/1000'
(unstable)

1500 meters
5000 feet
Woodside Report - rain started around 10:00 am, cloudbase below Lower Launch.

8/27
Woodside/Bridal
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 25.
0%
270° at 11 knots
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

1980 meters
6100 feet
Woodside Report - 3 student flights went very well, it got turbulent and nasty for the mid-day when I did a few tandems, then a nice sled ride at the end of the day. Alex and Gerry went over the back with Norm but didn't go far.

8/26
Woodside/Bridal
Sunny. High 26.
0%
280° at 6 knots
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

1670 meters
5050 feet
Woodside Report - While I was waiting for you to take Kath's dad for a tandem I drove up and saw Andy in the air scratching around over the cut blocks. He managed to get back up to launch and report it was scrappy. I have had my turn over there getting smacked and was not prepared for another "manuevers clinic" so launched and stayed out front, Pretty much an extended sledder, mid day shredded thermals with the winds aloft. Landed at your place in typical mixed conditions and it then began to pick up with the trees dancing. Andy said it was very much the same at Riverside with "wierd air" everywhere. Kath's Dad had to be back in Langley so he will have to try again another day - Thomm

Woodside Report #2 - Around 7 pm it was deemed safe to fly because we couldn't kite in the Ranch as it was too light. Andy, Colleen, Keith, Rob S, Al (student), Jeremy, Barry and Askia and I tandem all flew. 1.5 hours for the early launchers, Al landed last with a big grin after staying up for over an hour.

Bridal Report - overheard on the radio: "windy and weird . . . I am heading out to land!" - from many pilots. Ihor said they were driving down after that.

8/25
Woodside/Bridal
Sunny. High 28.
0%
280° at 6 knots
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2070 meters
6350 feet
Woodside Report - nice conditions all day. Mark F flew to Ruby Creek in mild leeside conditions. He commented that it was "his best Woodside flight ever!"

8/24
Woodside/Bridal
Sunny. High 28.
0%
280° at 6 knots
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2070 meters
6350 feet
Woodside Report - a very good day was missed by many! Mark F took Alan D tandem and Andy reported seeing them disappear to 1600 meters within minutes of launching. Andy followed them to 1600 meters but didn't follow them to Sasquatch where they soared for 1.5 hours. Then they landed and went up for 2-3 hours of solo soaring.

Andy commented that he had good soaring heading out to the Ranch at 400 meters, crossing the Fraser River, flying over the south banks of the Fraser and flying back to launch where he climbed back to 1600 meters (four times).

Colleen and I arrived later at 6:30 pm and joined Alan D who was kind enough to top-land to drive our Van down so I could fly with Colleen. Colleen logged 2 hours on the Mantra S, while I had about an hour on the Vulcan before we landed at the Ranch. Mostly thermic even that late in the day.

Bridal Report - Rob S and several others flew Bridal and Petr B got the highest according to reports. Rob was still in the air north of Cheam when we flew Woodside.

8/23
Stay Home
Cloudy with 40 percent chance of showers this morning. Clearing this afternoon. High 22.
40%
290° at 19 knots
-2.5°
/1000'
(unstable)

1500 meters
4850 feet
Woodside Report - Andy launched and flew for about an hour around 1:00 pm. He was high above launch for some time.

Bridal Report - Alan said he was contemplating flying, but wasn't sure and then it got very windy at his house. He didn't see anyone else flying at Bridal.

8/22
Stay Home
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 26.
0%
280° at 14 knots
-3.0°
/1000'
(unstable)

2000 meters
6250 feet
Woodside Report - blown out all day as the front moved through!

Honduras Report - I haven't posted in a while but check on you guys regularly. I've been flying a new mountain in the last few weeks not far from the other flying site of Yuscaran. It has an easy launch site, more elevation and overlooks a wide valley with plenty of landing options. There is also a long ridge, perhaps 15 kms but I haven't ventured far along it yet because it leads away from roads and will be a long walk should I have to land. I've had six flights here with the best being an hour and a half with both Christian and I flying in easy late afternoon conditions, leaving to land as the lift turned off at the end of the day. I will post again when there is more news, happy flying - Jeffrey


Honduras Flying!
8/21
Woodside Mountain
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 26.
0%
300° at 11 knots
-3.0°
/1000'
(unstable)

2000 meters
6250 feet
Woodside Report - pretty much blown out after 1:00 pm. A PG pilot mis-judged the winds and out-landed at Eric's field well back of the HG LZ. Others decided not to fly or head to Bridal.

Bridal Report - two truck loads of pilots headed up, some flew and experienced leeside air higher up near the Saddle. Landings were vertical, with extremely high winds for the Bridal LZ.

8/20
Woodside Mountain
Sunny. High 28. UV index 6 or high.
0%
light and variable
-2.9°
/1000'
(unstable)

2000 meters
6250 feet
Woodside Report - good day for tandems and students with Jack M getting 2 soaring flights (unfortunately he forgot his radio and I had to guide him on 146.415 mhz - my apologies to Ihor, Alan and the rest of the pilots in the air). Good launch and landing conditions all day long. Even 5-6 HGers came out to fly.

8/19
Woodside Mountain
Sunny. High 30. UV index 6 or high.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2200 meters
6850 feet
Woodside Report - we arrived late but went up the mountain with a load of hopeful pilots. Max showed up hoping for a flight, so I launched him after Andy, Collen and Barry but he and Barry ended up in Riverside LZ. They went to Joe's for a ride up, and I flew for 30 minutes before top-landing to re-launch Max. Beautiful soaring conditions with most pilots logging 2 hours airtime getting up to 1100 meters.

8/18
Woodside Mountain
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 26.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2200 meters
6850 feet
Woodside Report - a good day for students and advanced pilots too. Rob S made it to Peters Road on the other side of the valley, Norm and Andy spent most of the time on the mountain.

Pembie Report - a report was phoned in by a Pembie Pilot, that an un-named Russian PG pilot tossed his reserve and was hiking out. Apparently, due to the late time and worries about his injuries a helicopter from Comox airlifted him out with a suspected arm fracture.

8/17
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 33.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara Report - we left around 10:00 am, as cloudbase was low and more rain expected. Headed to Savona where it was blown-out.

8/16
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 33.
40%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara Report - Jack and Norm flew Coopers around noon and Norm sunk out??? Jack made it to the Saddle but landed as he was feeling guilty for Norm being lonely in the LZ. Jack flew Mara later but it was a sledder.

8/15
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 32.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara Report - while I was slaving over a Board Room table, Colleen went flying with Norm and Jack. Initial heights above launch were good, but they got shaded out and soon hit the valley floor. Norm made ot to 3300 meter before getting flushed.

8/14
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 32.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara SIV 2005 Day 2 - after yesterdays mayhem, we called RCMP non-emergency in Enderby to alert them of out activities. Then Carl and Frank had some good acro moves for us, with Frank doing a perfect heli on his Fides! No boat rescues required this time. We decided to go XC after the first two flights and Norm launched first followed closely by Colleen. Jack and I fumbled off launch after them.

Norm did his usual climb to the top as I flew off lower to the south. As I climbed at the second gulley, Norm was way back on the mountain starting to sink lower. I finally made the right call. I flew south on the Mantra cruising along without losing a meter and soon climbed to 2500 meters at the Enderbey cliffs. Norm was still behind me, so I waited. Finally getting bored, I crossed the Gap at 2300 meters, hitting the other side at 1885, and started climbing again. Norm was soon at the other side too, and we climbed to to 2800 meters together before I headed south again. But not getting much I rememered I had to drive to Vancouver, so I headed to Enderby. Norm climbed to 3300 meters but decided to head back to Enderby too. Jack landed at the base of the cliffs and Andy landed at the south side of the Gap.

8/13
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 33.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara SIV 2005 Day One - a very successful day for everyone,with three flights each. Mike Spencer got wet with a quadruple riser twist and cravatte and full stall that would not release!

Later we saw a helicopter flying over Duck Lake and met a few RCMP who tried to "give us hell" because some drunken campers called in a 911 report about a mid-air crash when they saw the reserves.

Mara Lake SIV Update - Keith K was flying a demo wing purchased from a Pemberton local, an Axis Vega M AFNOR Standard (90 - 110 kgs) at 92 kgs all up.

He executed a full-stall under my instruction and the glider behaved extremely badly in two regards:
1. the Vega did not drop back smoothly, rather it "balled up" immediately with no stall warning. With a half-release of the brakes it started to re-fly properly into a tail-side which Keith held for 2-3 seconds to stabilize the glider.
2. On full release, the Vega overshot Keith immediately and below him faster than he could catch it and he fell into the leading edge.

Keith kept his cool and "swam out" of the glider and threw his reserve (a 13 year old Czech reserve he bought second hand) and it took 5 or more seconds to inflate before he hit the water.

Keith executed this maneuver correctly but the glider may have been be out of trim, as further investigation revealed a jaded history on this wing. A previous owner wrapped the glider around a tree in Pemberton, and some lines were replaced.

Lessons learned:

- fly a DHV certified glider in a class equivalent to your skills (AFNOR categorizes gliders into 2 classes, too broad).
- do not cheap out on your reserve (saving a few hundred dollars may cost you your life)
- fly a glider from an established manufacturer with a good track history and that has enough gliders out there to get a history of flight behaviour (don't be a factory test pilot).

While this was a potentially dangerous incident, it did occur over a lake with a life jacket and rescue boat in a controlled setting. This incident could have happened at Pemberton or Bridal close to the rocks and would have had a different outcome.

In further discussions with Chris Santacroce and other very experienced SIV Instructors, they say these incidents do occur at clinics, but point out to the importance of flying certified gear, that is properly maintained to minimize your risk when thermalling in strong air.

8/12
Mara Lake, south of Sicamous BC
Sunny. High 33.
0%
light and variable
-2.8°
/1000'
(unstable)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Mara Practice Day - a good XC day for Norm landing at Swan Lake north of Vernon on a shady flight. We flew a few test flights too.

8/10
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 28.
0%
light and variable
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report - blown out again, while others soared Grouse. Go to the Grouse Fly In this weekend!

8/9
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny. High 28.
0%
280° at 10 knots
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report - more wind! We only got one student flight and 2 tandems in before it started blowing. Later flights after 7:00 pm were still rough and windy. Time to head to the Interior, where I hear it is also windy?

8/8
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny. High 28.
0%
280° at 10 knots
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report - we flew two flights with students before noon, then it got super windy! We had some down time kiting and went back up at 7:00 pm and Derek from Kamloops was rewarded with two nice soaring flights, and Colleen was kind enough to top-land so I could bag a flight taking Derek over the back to Harvest Market for his first XC.

8/7
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny. High 28.
0%
light and variable, then 310° at 15 knots after 2:00 pm
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report - good student flights until 1:00 pm, when it got punchy and windy. Even a few seasoned pros got hammered near launch! Mid-afternoon flights all ended up in Harvest Market with 11 pilots in that field, rather than risking the low level turbulence from Harrison Hill. The water on Harrison Bay was frothed up pretty good.

Around 7:00 another load went up in the Bus, and soared for a while getting 200 meters above launch. Then John H and John S flew off for their third high flights in smooth ridge lift getting above launch all the way to Eagle Ranch for smooth touchdowns as I drove down.

On the way down we met an RCMP cruiser headed up the hill with lights going, and I stopped him and asked who he was chasing. Apparently a fisherman reported a white paraglider in the trees below launch, during our last round of flights. Everyone was accounted for and I invited him to the Ranch to check out the telescope to see for himself, but we couldn't see anyone.

Woodside Report #2 - the new MZ34 motor is working well - Kirril (from 7000 feet).



8/6
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny with cloudy periods. Fog patches early this morning. High 28. UV index 7 or high.
0%
310° at 5 knots
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report - we spent most of the morning doing ground handling with new students, and at 1:00 pm I went up for the first of three tandems. We had a super nice flight, climbing to 1000 meters in strong punchy lift, and we were joined by two eagles who played with us on the South Knoll before I flew to Harvest Market due to the look of the water on Harrison Bay.

The students were doing well with forward and reverse launches but it was still too srong around 3:00 pm, so I took tandem #2 (a stocky Russian friend of Ivan B's - too big to mention here). We also soared high in the South Knoll, waiting for Ivan to launch his HG as he was taking pictures of Miroslav. We soared together for about 30 minutes but as I headed towards the Duncan HG field it was very rough, so I climbed back to the Knoll and went over the back (thanks, Rob for picking us up).

The we saw an un-named pilot flying a yellow Santana, get too far back on the north ridge, and plummet out of sight! Rob, Yevgeni and I headed up the second logging road on Woodside and found the pilot hiking out. He landed in a small clearcut next to the logging road (horseshoes up you-know-where). He admitted that Weekend Warrior Syndrome was to blame.

It calmed down at 7:00 pm so we took the new students up to launch and Colleen sampled the air, as Andy was already out soaring. Not smooth after you left the mountain, very rough at the ridge by Duncan's, so a tandem for Lauren was my last flight. We soared in the sunset light for 30 minutes before heading to Harvest again. We encountered huge sink and rough air on that side of the mountain too? But had a smooth landing in the end.

Kitimat Report - Here are a couple of pictures of the best (read that as ONLY) hill that I have to launch from. It is our local sand hill and the launch is about 400' high. I know this is not great, but it is the only place around with a launch and LZ within reason of each other. I have been without a motor for about 2 weeks as Leon ordered new distance bars (I broke them a second time and couldn't get them welded again) so this hill gives me a chance to practice take off and landing. I get about 3-5 minutes of flying after a 20 minute hike up the hill. I take off from the point which you can see directly across from the trees on the left hand side of first picture. Although the LZ doesn't look that great, I have about 200-300' of clear, smooth gravel to land on which works out okay. I am just a little short of it in the second photo but I am still in smooth gravel. Regards, Ken, Kitimat





8/5
Woodside, then to Bridal when it gets windy
Sunny. High 33!
0%
280° at 6 knots
-2.4°
/1000'
(inverted)

2800 meters
8850 feet
Woodside Report #1 - Met up with Andy on his morning hike up and it was very light coming up at about 11:00 am or so. We were accompanied at launch by a "parked " helicopter. The pilot was totally blown away by the versatilty of our gear and stayed around to watch us launch. We flew our first flight and he again commented on our launches , both forward and reverse. He said to me when Andy reversed "what the hell is that turn around thing " I just told him we are all a bunch of air addicts and he fully understood as he was one himself.The only difference was the price of our toys !!!! Second flight was a bit longer, I got above launch but the inversion prevented me from getting any higher with bumpy bubbles wherever you flew.

Woodside Report #2 - many new students out for their first day, and much ground handling in the LZ. It was too windy at launch around 4:30 pm; but Andy, Martina, Jack C and Derek finally flew around 7:30 pm. Martina miraculously was healed from her sore back today as her Buzz arrived by Fed Ex! So she flew it down from Woodside.

Lower Bridal Report - Alan and I flew at Lower Bridal today. Alan got his typical 3 hours, and made it up to 1600 meters ASL. I started later and had 1:45, climbed up to 1300m and went to Elk and back. Alan top-landed (thanks for driving down my truck) while I landed in the 'swamp'. Both Alan and I experienced the stable air at just below launch height, though it was easy and smooth up high. Rob S.

8/4
Woodside, then to Bridal later when it gets windy
Sunny. High 32.
0%
280° at 8 knots
-2.5°
/1000'
(inverted)

1600 meters
4950 feet
Woodside Report - Martina, Derek and Barry were headed out to fly, looked pretty stable so it should be good for students this weekend.

8/3
Woodside, then to Bridal later when it gets windy
Sunny. High 29.
0%
light and variable
-2.2°
/1000'
(stable)

2240 meters
6850 feet
Valley Report - it is getting boring, no rain, a little wind. Mostly sled-rides off Woodside and Bridal but good for students this weekend.

8/2
Woodside, then to Bridal later when it gets windy
Sunny. High 28.
0%
290° at 6 knots
-2.9°
/1000'
(unstable)

2240 meters
6850 feet
Woodside Report - when I arrived at 2:00 pm to do some tandems, pilots were already soaring . . . and complaining about the rough air. We headed up and flew anyway, and it wasn't too bad. Punchy like the past week, with little chance of breaking 1100 meters at which point you get spat out. I ultimately flew 3 tandems and one final solo flight and they were all soaring flights, with two Harvest landings and two Eagle Ranch landings (when it wasn't too windy).

8/1
Woodside, then to Bridal later when it gets windy
Showers ending this morning then cloudy with sunny periods. Becoming windy. High 21.
30%
300° at 12 knots until 2:00 pm
-2.5°
/1000'
(unstable)

850 meters
2650 feet
Woodside Report - too windy for PGers, but Don Smith and Leonardo flew and even they were parked on their HGs. It was quieter just before dark but no one was motivated to go up.

Elk Report - Russ O and Lynette hiked Elk for the first time, and Russ flew off leaving Lynette to hike down.


7/31
Woodside, then to Bridal later if it gets windy
Sunny with cloudy periods. High 28.
0%
200° at 9 knots
-2.8°
/1000'
(stable)

2300 meters
7170 feet
Woodside Report - a carbon copy of the day before, except less windy. Student Al logged 5 flights, with two over the back to Harvest following Colleen. His first mini-XC took him to 1100 meters before I sent him east because traffic was heavy and disorganized.

On the same flight Derek, Andy and I headed towards Cemetary Hill to see if we could soar it, problem was we arrived at the Hill at 1200 meters (and it is 350 meters)! I picked up a sandbar thermal flying the Vulcan L, while Derek got a dike thermal om my Mantra and we tracked these back towards Green Hill (the previously un-named ridge behind Agassiz). Andy headed to Harvest LZ, while I tried to thermal off Green Hill getting just a few bumps, but I saw Sea Bird Island gas bar on glide and Ice Cream! What a great XC motivator. I thermalled all the way to Sea Bird Island and comtemplated the south cliffs at Bear, but I would have to hike if I sunk out. Meanwhile Derek climbed out to 1700 meters in front of Green Hill, eventually landing with me at Sea Bird where Colleen picked us up the the Suburban.

We then went back for a final flight and it was even windier but everyone got off for another flight to Harvest before dark. Tomorrow promises some rain and I am going to take it easy and do some brush cutting in the AM.

July 2005 Site of the Day archives - good flying all month, no rain but some windy days shut us down. The Willi started in Golden with a few good days, but one tragedy as Charles Warren perished in a crash near Harrogate.

June 2005 Site of the Day archives - too much rain, but good days to fly between showers.

May 2005 Site of the Day archives - our Instructor/Tandem seminar yielded some good flying. Our May 2005 SIV Clinic had a good turnout, with many wet wings/pilots! Many nice flights at Woodside and Bridal, with some long "out & returns" at Bridal.

April 2005 Site of the Day archives - some great soaring at Woodside and Bridal. Sad news from the US Hanggliding Nationals as Chris Muller crashes at goal.

March 2005 Site of the Day archives - we had to head out of town to Savona a few weekends due to wet weather on the Coast. Wetter than normal according to Environment Canada.

February 2005 Site of the Day archives - some good soaring despite early time of year. Flights as long as 3 hours at Woodside, some good flights at Whidbey Island for first timers, too!

January 2005 Site of the Day archives road trips to Mexico, not much flying locally due to strong north winds and rain. Record rain kept Eagle Ranch quite wet for kiting.

December 2004 Site of the Day archives a dry month with some good soaring including a fantastic day on Dec. 11 where we thermalled for 2+ hours!

November 2004 Site of the Day archives more record rain. We installed a fireplace in the barn to keep pilots warm between winter flights.

October 2004 Site of the Day archives more record rain, but sweet soaring between showers. Many new students signed up and making quick progress. We missed the Women's Fly In for the first time in 9 years, and there was some interesting flying on the Sunday!

September 2004 Site of the Day archives rainiest September on record for the first 3 weeks, made flying difficult. But Alan and others logged some pretty nice flights later in the month. Lots of student tandems for both Colleen and Jim.

August 2004 Site of the Day archives Great Maneuver/SIV/ACRO course at Mara. Jack got wet! Some great soaring at Woodside. Norm made it 68 km from Mara to King Eddie, Derek made it from Lumby to Enderby the opposite direction for 67 kms. We also did our BC roadtrip from Ashcroft to New Denver, and flew everyday.

July 2004 Site of the Day archives the Willi was on at Golden. We missed the mayhem due to work and school commitments but Norm did a great job representing the West Coast.

June 2004 Site of the Day archives Canadian Nationals came off with many great rounds. Pemberton-Whistler Championships were blown out most days so we headed to Cornwall.

May 2004 Site of the Day archives great flying at Woodside and Bridal. We held a very successful SIV Course at Mara Lake, and hope to run another one in August if they keep the forests open.

April 2004 Site of the Day archives good flying in the Valley. The Fraser Valley Cross Country PG Series was successssful.

March 2004 Site of the Day archives Nicole won in Brazil, otherwise the month sucked for flying time.

February 2004 Site of the Day archives some local flights extended to an hour with vigourous scratching above the trees. Good paramotor month.

January 2004 Site of the Day archives Mexican road trip yielded 20 hours of flight and a wet Canadian January kept most local pilots on the ground.

December 2003 Site of the Day archives we flew a few times but it got really cold at the end of the month as we prepared for a gala New Year's Party for 40 of our close personal friends and neighbours.

November 2003 Site of the Day archives windy and wet with the odd good soaring day, not many pilots out these days.

October 2003 Site of the Day archives Women's Fly In was great fun, some good soaring days mid-month, most of the students are signed off.

September 2003 Site of the Day archives good conditions until the last days of the month when it got stable. Most days were flyable at Woodside or Bridal.

August 2003 Site of the Day archives Forest closures made the end of the month a non-flying period unless you headed to Blanchard. FlyBC SIV 2003 was a great success with 9 stunt pilots and no deployments or crashes.

July 2003 Site of the Day archives we flew most days early at Woodside until it got windy, then over to Bridal. Good Golden flying reports from the "Willi".

June 2003 Site of the Day archives we flew most weekdays at Bridal, Woodside worked most weekends. Bridal Air Races had one great day with only two tree landings!

May 2003 Site of the Day archives not a great weather month on the coast, especially on the weekends but a few pilots managed to get some great airtime at Bridal. The Nationals were held in Lumby and it didn't rain!

April 2003 Site of the Day archives rain for 28 of 30 April days, but we managed to get a few flights in between showers. Even the golfers were complaining!

March 2003 Site of the Day archives some high spring flights in early March, but not a great weather month. Still no HPAC Insurance!

February 2003 Site of the Day archives some nice long spring flights in late February. HPAC Insurance expired on Feb 14, so many pilots stayed home instead of getting USHGA coverage.

January 2003 Site of the Day archives lots of rain all month in BC so we bailed and headed to Tapalpa Mexico for three weeks. Norm and Lucille had a great XC flight the first day we arrived.

December 2002 Site of the Day archives lots of rain all month.

November 2002 Site of the Day archives not a great flying month, lots of rain in the beginning and then super stable and inverted for the balance of the month. Even the Savona Road Trip wasn't that great. Looking forward to Mexico!

October 2002 Site of the Day archives Still soarable some days, great fun at the Women's Fly In 2002 in Chelan. Allan logged 15 hours and only flew a few days. Most of the students are ready for signoff soon to get ready for Mexico trips!

September 2002 Site of the Day archives Still soarable most everyday! Some scary incidents at Woodside. Fun flying at Ashcroft.

August 2002 Site of the Day archives More spring-like days with super lapse rates, great fun up-country at Revelstoke and Mara, with some good XCs for all.

July 2002 Site of the Day archives Some spring-like days with super lapse rates, but still rather wet at times.

June 2002 Site of the Day archives another rainy and windy month with great lapse rates, some great flights at Bridal with some getting above Cheam Peak. The Club Cup was nearly rained out but they got one valid task in on Sunday June 30.

May 2002 Site of the Day archives an extremely rainy month with the more spring mayhem, another reserve deployment at Lil Nick and a pilot crashed at the top of Deroche Mountain, uninjured but with a ripped glider and long hike down the mountain. Colleen placed 5th place at the Canadian PG Nationals in rainy Lumby!

April 2002 Site of the Day archives a rainy month with the usual spring mayhem, one reserve deployment at Woodside and a pilot hit a parked car at Bridal LZ, fracturing his leg.

March 2002 Site of the Day archives a few great days days with lots of snow and rain mixed in.

February 2002 Site of the Day archives two epic days already (4.5 hours and 2.5 hours!).

January 2002 Site of the Day archives Mexico vacation shots, some local flying but it was wet on the coast.

December 2001 Site of the Day archives pretty stable locally, wettest December on record, some good days sprinkled thru the month.

November 2001 Site of the Day archives pretty stable locally, had some good days at Woodside +2 hours, lots of rain later in the month.

October 2001 Site of the Day archives pretty stable locally, but great flying at Chelan at the Women's Fly In.

September 2001 Site of the Day archives starting to get pretty stable, more sled rides forecast for October.

Aug 2001 Site of the Day archives Mara, Bridal, till some great flights locally

July 2001 Site of the Day archives Road Trip Month, Golden, Mara, points east!

June 2001 Site of the Day archives Great Month, 3 hours of airtime for some pilots every time they flew Bridal Lower! Some getting up to 6 hours in a single flight!

May 2001 Site of the Day archives Unstable Month, 2-3 hours of airtime for some pilots every time they flew Bridal Lower!

April 2001 Site of the Day archives Rainy Month, not as much airtime for some pilots

March 2001 Site of the Day archives Spring has Sprung!

February 2001 Site of the Day archives Spring is in the Air!

January 2001 Site of the Day archives - Mexico Flying Trip

December 2000 Site of the Day archives

November 2000 Site of the Day archives (great month for airtime!)

October 2000 Site of the Day archives

September 2000 Site of the Day archives

July - August 2000 Site of the Day archives

June 2000 Site of the Day archives

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