FlyBC "Site of the Day September 2004 Archive" - September/2004
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Woodside Report - howling winds from the North all day, at least 60 kms.
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Woodside Report - soarable conditions most of the afternoon, with low cloudbase. Natalia and Alex flew, as did Derek and a few others. Bridal was not as soarable, extended sled rides thru cloud.
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Woodside Report - Alan, Derek, Barry flew Woodside twice before I arrived at 4:00 pm. Extended sledders into Riverside. Alan drove so I could fly and I scratched around getting nothing much before heading to Eagle Ranch low. Good thing I was on the Keara, I could read the tag numbers on Bert's cows as I flew over his barn getting a thermal off the "shit-pit" to get me into the proper LZ. Derek and Barry landed right behind me with much better altitude.
| Bridal Crime Report Follow-up - Alan went for a police interview at midnight and the bad guy in the stolen truck did have a loaded shotgun when they searched the vehicle abandoned at the top. Rob was also interviewed. They haven't found the bad guy yet according to news reports.
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Upper Bridal Report! - Hi Jim! This is a long (but exciting!) one. . . | Derek & I hiked to Upper Bridal, Alan D drove us to the washout & took the truck back to Lower for a flight. The hike was great & we launched about 4 pm into beautiful cycles. Alan radioed to say he wasn't going to fly, but when I flew by Lower he and Rob S. were still there traipsing around the trees that are getting removed. Soon after I landed Alan said he was driving down. Derek was scratching at the knob since he wanted to stay up til his truck was at the lz. Alan was taking a long time, in the meantime I saw a high speed police chase on the highway, a black truck was zipping east and not pulling over for the cops. Alan finally showed up with a strange look on his face. As he was driving down, a black truck was speeding up the road to launch. He barely had room to pull over for it to blast past him! A few seconds later he saw a girl running towards him in the rearview mirror so he stopped to help. The girl jumped in the truck and begged Alan to drive back up to get her bag. He figured she'd had a fight with her boyfriend or something so he found a spot to turn around and drove her back up. After turning around again and heading back down, the story came out that the truck was stolen and her boyfriend had pulled a gun on the cops. Alan said that Rob was still on launch & wanted to warn him on the radio but the girl was hysterical and said not to, that her boyfriend wouldn't hurt anyone. At the bottom of the road, the cops were waiting. The girl begged Alan to drive by, but of course he stopped and told the cops,"Here's one of the people you want". She turned to him & said, "What did I ever do to you?" By this time Derek had landed (just over an hour flight!) and we called Rob on the radio & phone but no answer. We were getting worried, but about 15 min. later he showed up with his own story. He'd still been surveying the trees when he heard someone peel into launch. He looked out & saw a guy run to the edge of launch, stop, look frantically around, and then run straight up past him to the trees behind the upper part of launch. Rob stayed hidden, feeling safe as he was clutching a hammer he happened to have with him. He drove down right after that, passing cops with dogs, one on a motorbike trying to drive up launch, and finally a police 4x4. As we finished exchanging stories at the LZ, a cruiser went by with the girl in the backseat, who glared with daggers in her eyes at Alan for turning her in - Martina Chelan Bike & Fly Report - Bike 'n Fly was just Fab!!! The Chelan Bike 'n Fly was so fun this weekend. It was the usual collection of wily and fun pilots and cohorts. Fabulous desert-like weather, crisp, clean and smelling of sage when you brush against the bushes. Almost a full moon and clear evening skies. About 75 degrees in the daytime. Reni was the ringleader of this fabulous weekend! Such a great job of organizing the entire event. Smiles all around. Thanks, Reni!!!! Thanks so much to the Volunteers who helped score, cover for each other, organize, drive and coordinate in front and behind the scenes. Many of these volunteers traveled far and sacrificed their flying time so others could fly instead. Truly a big sacrifice, as every pilot knows. Thanks to the drivers and generous people who donated their vehicles for the many rides up Chelan Butte. They made it possible to get several flights in a single day. What a luxury! I hope that all pilots will help volunteer in the future. Often, it is the same people who are volunteering and the same people not volunteering. We all need to contribute in some way so that we can all enjoy the fruits of this great sport and camaraderie. Saturday afternoon, the Chelan Eagles Lodge was doing a rotisserie of what looked like a giant 15-foot long shish kebob, right there in the middle of town on the main street. Were they cooking on the back of someone’s pickup truck? Anyway, it sure smelled enticing as we slowly shuttled by it on our way to launch. We looked forward to having dinner at the Eagles Lodge that evening after flying. Friday, I heard pilots were getting long flights at +6000’. Saturday was a day to rack in a bunch of sledders. Although, around 2:30-4pm, there was a window where a few pilots were getting longer flights and above launch. Timing and the ability to scratch was everything. Evening flights were boaty and silky. However, some of us opted for that great dinner waiting for us at the Eagles Lodge, instead. The folks of Chelan are so good to us! Sunday, was the happenin’ day. 2 degrees warmer than Saturday, Dave Wheeler predicted Sunday would have the most potential. Sledders earlier in the day from the West and North Launches. Around 3pm, I launched Between-the-Rocks and easily got above the towers within the first 5 minutes. Pilots were still above me at 6500’. Bit bumpy over the ridges with 800up/800down, cycling with lift. It was boaty and silky smooth over the flats and water. Just for fun, I boatied across the river and back with very little loss of altitude. Think I saw two pilots on the top edge of McNeill Canyon trying to get up. Great shadows with golden light accentuated the undulating landscape. A glimpse at nirvana…. Anyone other flight reports or comments???? - Patty F
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Woodside Report - a very busy day at Woodside with 20+ pilots flying quite a few flights in semi-stable conditions.
There were small punchy thermals that would take you above launch but if you fell out of them, you were sinking fast. Away from the mountain the air was quite bouyant, with thick smog.
My eyes and throat were sore again, even after replacing the Suburban exhaust the night before. Strong inversion layer was capping the smog at 3000 feet.
Our students flew 6 flights from 10:00 am until 7:00 pm, with great launch cycles until the last flight which was no-wind launching.
I flew four tandems, Mark F did two tandems with Rob S and Alan D as baggage, and Colleen flew two tandems starting at 2:00 pm so Eagle Ranch was buzzing with activity all day.
Bev had a great flight/landing after her self-imposed hiatus, as Norm was in Chelan for the Bike & Fly Event.
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Woodside Launch Directions - for those that haven't been up to Woodside lately, you may have to be careful you don't miss the turnoff to launch. The area has been completely logged out alng the road making it very strange driving in to launch. Pictures later today.
| Woodside Report - we started late, because of the forecast fog. But it was clear from 9:30 am, I just didn't arrive at the Ranch until 10:45, and everyone was waiting to head up the hill. Despite the late start, Emil & Chris logged five flights and Meilan logged four. No tree action today, despite Jim M's best efforts! Alan D managed to squeak out 2.5 - 3 hours in light stuff, disappearing from the view of launch for up to 20 minutes and then reappearing over launch. Great student conditions with a bit of turbulence over the bailout area, but no penetration problems. Ther smog from Vancouver was so strong my eyes and throat hurt at the end of the day (although some say it may be the Suburban exhaust system causing it?) Rob S was busy collecting Riverside Pass money from a few deadbeats, including some HGer's that didn't have passes.
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Grouse Report #1 - A few photos of flying Grouse today, including the new launch for those
that haven't seen it. |  That's Darren laying out in front of a few spectators, then launching as the freighters in English Bay point into the wind.  Looking up the Capilano watershed towards the Lions, the air was crystal clear above the inversion.  To the east, the Fraser Valley was blanketed in orange/brown smog below the inversion.  Last shot for those that haven't flown Grouse is looking straight down on everbody's favourite LZ! - Ian Porter  Grouse Report #2 - I decided to fly Grouse for a change, so Darren K, Fred C and I went up. We hiked to launch and came across a black bear on the road. We made a bunch of noise, scared it off, and made it to launch without being eaten! There was a small crowd on launch and I was "volunteered" to launch first. Luck was on my side and I went straight up but alas, that was the only lift the whole flight. It's always a beautiful sledder from Grouse though. Ian P arrived after I launched and got in a flight too. 3pm-ish seems to be the time to fly there these days if you can skip out of work early! - Martina Woodside Report - I arrived after 3:00 pm, and many pilots had been flying all day. Andy had 5 flights with one lasting 1:15. Czech Mafia and others also in the air, Dave S doing a stylish top-landing! Very smooth. Emil and Chris both flew one flight before it went catabatic. The Eagle Ranch LZ is quite nice now that it has been mowed and baled, and the training hill is also mowed - Jim The smog coming in from Vancouver was quite thick later, shutting down any thermal activity.
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Woodside Report - when I flew into Abbotsford at 6:30 pm, the sky was clear, with light winds but I didn't see any gliders in the air.
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Woodside Report - Derek had a short 20 minute flight with Barray and Andy, then a one hour flight with Barry as Andy drove down landing just before dark. Super smooth lift everywhere.
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Cochrane Report - I ran out to Cochrane to test fly some new gliders late after checking the windtalker,
but unfortunately it was too cross and too strong for all but two brave HGers. Some thermals but mostly downwind drifting.
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Woodside Report - conditions looked good as I drove to Vancouver at 12:10 pm. A few sunny breaks as I headed west, with good development.
Derek said he launched after 4:00 pm, in fairly strong conditions and bagged an hour landing at Eagle Ranch. As he came over the field at 200 meters, Eric drove over the windsock pole with the baler!
So no wind indication for Derek, but he landed okay.
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Woodside Report - the day started out as most autumn days, low clouds and fog with light east winds aloft.
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We headed up at 10:00 am and this is how Woodside looked. We had to wait about 30 minutes as others started to arrive, and Colleen launched first and managed an hour before heading out to guide Lou, Greg and Emil into Eagle Ranch, mostly to add mitts to her flying ensemble as she was frozen. 
Woodside just before Colleen launched. After we sent off the students, many pilots headed up to cloudbase. Andy counted 23 PG and HG pilots in the air together. No traffic conflicts apparently talking to everyone later. Cloudbase was around 1000 meters and some pilots logged up to 4 hours at or near base. 
Andy (blue UP) and Lee (white Fiesta) on their way to the top. The students came up for another flight and were having trouble with the stronger cycles at launch so I decided they should sit one out while I took Emil tandem. We took a few minutes to find a good core but we were soon at cloudbase with Norm just before Norm headed east. We landed after 45 minutes to take everyone back up. A bunch of pilots called Harrison Beach the goal for today and several made it, while Norm continued on to Bear Mtn. where he experienced extreme "cloudsuck". East of Bear it was raining so he landed at Seabird Island.
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Savona Report - bad call on Savona, as it rained all day. We decided after a few phone calls that it was better to stay in the Fraser Valley and we bagged one flight around 3:30 pm between showers.
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Woodside Report - Norm logged a 30 minute flight before zooming off to work at 3:00 pm. Then Alex, Derek, Natalia and I headed up for a flight. North winds aloft made for interesting approaches into Eagle Ranch, all north of the highway.
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No pilot reports with lots of rain in Victoria and Vancouver area.
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Rainy all day :-(
| Woodside HG LZ Caution - A bear was spotted near the base of the mountain at the HG LZ.
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Blanchard Report - I phoned Doug Beer that I was coming down to ship a glider to Utah,
and he phoned up a bunch of guys and we all went flying! Russ Ondeck, Delvin Crabtree, Doug Beer and a few Canucks.
Lee and Ivan showed up at launch after hiking up
from Chuckanut Drive. Due to miscommunication on a scratchy cell, I headed to the LZ and missed the truck going up,
so I had to drive my car up.
Nice launching conditions, from the south. The new improvements by DNR included rocks to block access by cars,
pea gravel to cover the ash and soot. Launch looks very nice.
| Everyone soared, except some HGers who were in the air as I drove up, but they sunk down. I was offered a retrieve by several pilots, but didn't launch immediately to see how the fellows were doing and no one got below launch. I was flying a small Fiesta for a test flight and wasn't sure how I would do loaded up 18 kgs over the top of the weight range, but I hung in pretty well. We were soaring light thermals on the south and west sides, and when I started getting low, I had to work to get back to launch height on the west launch and I top-landed. As I carried my wing to the south side to pack up, a few pilots yelled down that they would retrieve my car, so I set up and launched again. Again I was able to stay up with the locals, but started thinking about how the retrieve would cut into drinking time, so I watched my altitude closely. No problem staying up near launch but further north it was sinky. I decided another top-landing was the best call to drive my car down and landed soft as possible on the west launch, right on top coming in cross wind brushing my body through some small trees on final. Lee called down "How do you top land?" and I yelled back how to approach and guided him with hand signals in to a great "fly-on-the-wall" top landing on the west launch! He relaunched and was in the LZ when I arrived, as it started shutting down. Most of the pilots got 1.5 - 2 hours of airtime, but no XCs or great altitude gains, just nice smooth soaring. Blanchard is a great place to fly this time of year when the Valley socks in - Jim
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Vancouver Report - wet all day, low cloudbase . . . so low you couldn't even see the bottom of the Grouse Tram.
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Woodside Report - the day started out clear, launch was open and light east winds on the ground.
Within a few hours it started raining and cloudbase dropped.
But by 12:30 pm, the clouds parted, the rain stopped and we could see launch.
We had a couple of new students, so we took them tandem and showed them what to do if you hit sink! Avoid the trees! and land where it is safe.
| The next tandems and solo flights were much better, I was heading into Eagle Ranch and my student was doing his S-turns getting ready to land, when I took the controls and we climbed back to 500 meters over the Ranch. I made the mistake of trying to head back towards launch, as there was no lift on the mountain (it was all valley lift). We passed Kirril who was descending on his motor into the Ranch, as we climbed out. The last flights were light lift, Colleen launched first and stayed in the air for 30 minutes on the south knoll. I launched and found a small thermal off the lower launch switchback and stayed with it and it took me back over launch 100 meters. No vario so I wasn't able to tell the strength (estimated at 2 m/s). Stronger up top. I made a few top-landing passes to retrieve Derek's truck as he was launching, until I saw Norm who said he was driving. That was okay because after my last pass I sunk like a stone anyway. Weird landing winds, from the west in the Ranch, but smooth. Grouse Report - Towering CU above Grouse made thermalling up no problem for Chris M and Brett H after they waited all morning for good visibility. Black Mountain Report - Saturday was blown out for paragliders, but a few hanggliders did fly. Sunday was rained out although a few paragliders did fly in the rain (keeners!). Delvin and a group went to the Big Johnson and then to Stewart but they were all non-flyable.
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Woodside Report - we didn't arrive at the Ranch until 6:30 pm, but we went up anyway hoping for a flight before dark. Light winds on the ground, but we couldn't see launch because some &%#$@* left the telescope out in the rain for the 3rd time this month and it was full of water. We arrived to howling winds at launch but it dropped enough for me to attempt flight, straight up to 900 meters without turning but I had to speed bar to the LZ before it got dark. Jack and Colleen decided not to fly due to the time.
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Woodside Report - Andy, Barry and myself had a few good flights
today. Barry did four, Andy and I did three each, and Derek showed up for
the last flight to get one in before the rain started. They were all just
sledders, or extended sledders, and i think Barry got the best flight early
on at about 20 mins. There were some small thermals over the clearcuts when
the sun shone thru. About 3 it started sprinkling rain and we all
left - Neil
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Woodside Report - I received a call from Derek (VA7FLR) saying that it looked windy at Agassiz and he turned around to go home. It got even windier in Burnaby, so I suspect the unstable conditions caused the valley winds to pick up. I didn't hear if anyone flew later. Looks like Savona or Ashcroft will be the place to fly Saturday and Sunday based on the forecasts.
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Woodside Report - Andy and Neil were flying around noon, logging 20+ minute flights before the rain came down.
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Woodside Report - another stellar day at Woodside! Colleen and I were working around the Ranch until 2:30 pm, when we headed up for a flight. Norm and Andy had already been in the air for 2+ hours and getting fairly high. Colleen mentioned the air was rough at 1000 meters, but I had no vario as I was on the tandem. I was about 200 feet above the south knoll when the wing collapsed quite violently, but after a "270 degree turn and plummet" we were back on course. Strong lift in places, even fully loaded on the tandem, it was easy to find your way to the top of the thermals. Nicole and Ian J were out and Nicole remained in the air through Ian's tandem with Joe (GlideRide Joe) and also a subsequent solo flight, but I don't know her total airtime.
| ps: comment about pilots getting "blown over the back" on the weekend are in jest, as earlier in the year a few people were making suggestions that when a pilot landed at Harvest Market (any pilot), that they were being "blown over the back" regardless of wind conditions or pilot skill levels. But Mark, didn't you get your feet wet in Harrison Lake :-) Bridal Report - Derek, Rob S, Alan and Nikolai were flying Bridal. Derek and Rob made it to Ludwig (at about 1200 meters where a helicopter almost hit him head-on!) and back to Launch. Rob continued on towards Elk. Nikolai wasn't able to get out of the bowl. Derek reported the highest climbs took him to 1400 meters.
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Woodside Report - all the Bridal fliers, HGers, and the usual Woodside crowd were out. 30+ pilots in all flew in various conditions. Some were blown over the back and ended up in Harrison on the beach, some going backwards. Many just stayed at launch and got "boxed in" at times. We arrived late and managed a bit of soaring after the crowds thinned out.
| Apparently a student from another school ended up in the trees south of launch, with Nicole climbing up to cut the wing out. Later a couple of pilots (Rob S and Petr) decided to land at Joe's at the bottom, no injuries to pilots or wings.
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Woodside Report - the day started out windy at launch, but it was soarable. Martina had several flights, with some interesting air and a pucker caused by a repair to a line. Pilots were in the air for 2-4 hours!
| Mara Report - after a family breakfast Colleen and I headed towards Mara to see how Muller's SIV Course was doing, and maybe bag a flight. We arrived at the beach to see 2 wings drying out, with one torn a bit after a pilot ended up falling into it! Mike Miller was up and we witnessed him "helicoptering" into the lake, while trying to throw the reserve (a planned deployment). The day before 5 pilots ended up in the lake, from "pooched maneuvers". They apparently had crap weather all week and were glad to have one good day Saturday and part of Sunday. We didn't get to fly, as it started raining and then catabatic before we could get off.  Vincene and Colleen at Mara Launch Jeffrey's Hondura's Report - I am not flying alone any more. I had someone respond to a post on xtremebigair about two months ago but due to poor internet service, my response never connected. I thought that the person was probably a tourist when I didn't hear from him again. While he was out looking for sites to fly yesterday he came into Yuscaran and to his suprise saw me flying. He was at the landing site soon after I landed.  His name is Christian, he is a German who has been flying in Guatemala for ten years. Seems to be a very experienced pilot, flying a gin gangster. As he was flying in Guatemala for many years, he says that if we figure out a few sites that he will have many visits from his flying buddies. He moved to Tegucigalpa at the time I recieved my email about two months ago. After lunch and some waiting for mid-day to pass we headed up the mountain for his first Honduras flight and my second of the day. As you can see by the pictures there was a lot of heavy cloud development but after watching Christian launch and fly quite close to cloudbase I also launched. Strong conditions with lots of big ears and speed bar but very easy to stay up! We had fourty minutes flying with Christian flying considerably closer to the clouds much of the time. I am very nervous of the clouds that develop, seems every afternoon ( this is the rainy season).  In the pictures the clouds look really black but I think that the camers that was used exagerated the contrast. This site may have pretty good potential for XC as there is a fairly well defined ridge with a clean exit over the back if you get high and a broad valley with large fields for many kilometers behind and beyond the ridge. Christian says after flying the site that the major worry is that the terrain around the landing sites is varied in topography and vegetation and that we will expect as normal strong and often bumpy conditions close to landing.  I can confirm this to date. Christian mentioned that there is a group of hangglider pilots flying in northern Honduras that are apparently very enthusiastic for Paraglider pilots to visit. I will keep you guys posted on what I find. Don't forget that I will come to Chelan in Oct. - Regards, Jeffrey  
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Summerland Report - sunny skies and light winds for my daughter's wedding. We were so busy I didn't even go kiting, despite a launch nearby on Giant's Head Park right in Summerland.
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Woodside Report - we drove up to Summerland Friday afternoon and it was flyable at 2:30 pm, but low cloudbase. Derek said he flew later and logged an hour just below cloudbase, no one else out.
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Woodside Report - unbelievable! We were out helping a contractor pour the basement floor, and it was raining and windy and quite miserable . . . but by 3:00 pm it became flyable.
No one was out but the weatherman came through with the correct forecast.
| We are heading to Summerland for the weekend to marry off our daughter Megan, so fly safe down in the Valley. It looks like a good weekend coming up.
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Fraser Valley Report - Alan said it was quite windy, but it looked nice in Vancouver.
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Woodside Report - I was stuck in town but the weather looked fabulous for a last flight before the rains this week.
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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
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