FlyBC "Site of the Day Archive " - September/2009
"Only a paraglider pilot knows why a dog sticks its head out a car window." - ?
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Woodside Report - Vern, Irene and I headed up to Launch around 11 am, nice cycles and definitely soarable. Good conditions to practice big ears to escape cloudsuck at times. We flew 4 flights but did not match Alan D's 3 hours of airtime. The last flights were completed by 6 pm. Now off to Savona tomorrow.
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Woodside Report - I stayed in Vancouver doing errands and enjoying a monsoon this afternoon, but Derek went up Woodside around noon and said it looked north but flyable but he had no retrieve driver so he didn't fly. |
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Woodside Report - we waited too long on the ground before going up to launch, we waited because it looked lame. Derek and Martina are back from Europe and Rudy was out too. | By the time we arrived at 11:30 am, it was very windy and cold so I suspect some thermals were happening that caused the wind to speed up so fast. Not to waste a trip, we hooked up the burned out wreck of a Honda Accord to the Big Blue Van with a length of Polypropolene rope and hauled it up and out of Launch (as ICBC and the RCMP fight over who pays for the tow bill and it sat for 5 weeks). Once out of Launch we continued down the hill until it was sitting at the bottom for an easier tow to an Impound Lot. We alerted a roving RCMP Cruiser to its location. We have some good footage to post to YouTube later! Later in the day it was still howling as some folks went kiting at the Ranch, before the rain hit around dark. It looks like at least a few days of rain and wind so we are heading to Ashcroft area Wednesday morning to try Cornwall.
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Horsefly Report - the day dawned to ultra-high NE winds at the Ranch and on Woodside according to student Vern camping near 2 kms. It only calmed down around 6 pm, at which point we were too bagged from yard work to bother flying Woodside. | Cheam Report - I joined Richard T and three of his colleagues for a Cheam Hiken'fly today, but did not have much hope of flying due to the high NE winds forecast aloft and on the valley floor. We were pleasantly surprised to find classic Cheam launch conditions - up cycles at 10 km/hr with no appreciable North wind on the summit. Some phone calls to Klaus and Daryl raised concerns about valley winds - Daryl reported 20+ km/hr at his place in Chilliwack. Klaus reported 15-20 km/hr near Rosedale. My decision to launch was made when the Chilliwack Airport windtalker consistently reported 100 degrees at 9 knots. I launched my M3 smoothly and made a few passes gaining and losing but mostly losing for a few minutes before following the usual route along the ridge past Archibald toward lower launch. I wasn't losing much altitude and the air felt funky and easterly so I elected to see how far towards Chilliwack I could glide. 
Kevin on his Ozone Mantra M3 just off Cheam - photo by Dr. T I crossed lower launch at about 1200 meters and began to feel the significant north part of the wind, so I punched out towards Rosedale to get well past the high tension wires. I had no GPS but I has lots of groundspeed and with a slight amount of crabbing, I began to head more directly SW. From here, the flight was pretty quick. 
Kevin on his Ozone Mantra M3 with a beautiful background - photo by Dr. T I hoped to make it to Prest Road and made it easily but now I was directly in the takeoff path for Chilliwack Airport so I veered south to find a field and land near Prairie Central Road. Passed over a ploughed field - no dirt, please! Passed over a herd of cattle - been there before. The air was a little trashy but the M3 handled it well and still had forward speed when I turned into wind. Landed vertically in a beautiful grassy field and bunched up. Distance flown- about 19 km. As I walked to the road, I felt a gust go through that I'm sure was close to 40km/hr. Two guys were observing me at the road - turns out they were pilots on their way to Bridal, which was where my vehicle was parked. They had spotted me from the freeway and just had to know where I had come from. They were kind enough to drive me back to Bridal. Kevin's track log here . Richard, meanwhile had elected to try and land at Bridal LZ but as he got lower, he lost all forward speed, even with speed bar and dashed away at about 500 meters to find a nice little field one km west of the Wildcat. He landed uneventfully and I picked him up. We had lunch with my rescuers, Mark and Guy at the Wildcat. So, is the Chilliwack Windtalker accurate? I should have listened to its report upon landing since I was just across the freeway from the Airport. It certainly was not 9 knots! - Kevin. Holland Towing Fun - Sunny skies over the flats of holland last weekend. Busy day at the towingfield with over 25 tandems (5 tandem pilots). 
Wouter on a Magnum in Holland - photo by Martijn Heeroma On one flight we flew for almost 20minutes which is quite long for our tows. Great fun, smooth fall air - Wouter Saddle Mountain WA, Fly-In Video -a bit far for a weekend trip, but an awesome place to fly! Watch for Nicole kiting a speed wing at 0:26 and Robin Sather at 1:11.
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Woodside Report - it was a beautiful day . . . just a bit on the windy side! | We watched someone on launch for a long time setup, but finally stood down and later found out it was Ken Fast. Then a group of 5 HGers was on top calling for wind reports and I suggested they fly to Harvest, in the end they didn't fly either. But in the spirit of good fun, after working all day in the yard and barn we decided a flight was in order around 7 pm. I was clipped in first and it was a bit gusty but I did have a small Ozone Octane FLX to fly so what could go wrong? 
Jim getting plucked off launch, this inflation was aborted - photo by Cynthia After waiting for another ten minutes, I tried again and it was too lame. A few more tries and I had a solid wing and I was off and soon climbing for the "moon". Solid lift and 15 kph forward speed and I was soon at 850 meters. 
Jim climbing thru 800 meters soaring the Glass-Off - photo by Cynthia I flew straight out as it was getting dark and it took 20 minutes to get to the Ranch where I landed at Stonehenge right in the circle. Always interesting to be flying upwind almost parked to the South and yet one can land to the east near Stonehenge in 5-10 k winds. I looked up and saw another wing in the air, barely could see it because it was so dark as an unnamed pilot on an Orange Mantra I took to the sky. Knowing how long it would take to arrive I lit up the Stonehenge Landing Lights and started my iPhone emergency flasher. They also landed at Stonehenge but a bit short due to the sink. I believe we were the only two pilots to fly the Valley today. Check update for September 25 below for exciting footage from Indian Arm and a new hike & fly site.
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Woodside Report - a good day for the intermediate students, soaring right til dark if you could launch.
We started flying early around 11 am, and Russ and Irene got one flight each and then it got pretty breezy on launch.
While we tried a few times to get the newer students in the air, their high wind kiting skills were not honed enough and some "turtle-ing" occured. Irene then had to top-land
when a launch went bad but she was in one piece and made a good stop! | I took new student Jen for her first tandem and we had a pretty nice flight soaring the Construction Zone hill and over the sandbars near PegLeg Island for 30 minutes, amazing lift took us back to launch height around 3 pm. Nice landing conditions at the Ranch as we hit the circle dead center. Colleen and I did two tandems around 4 and they were only about 15 minutes long. 
Ryan and Lucian heading to the Ranch on their Ozone Buzz's on speed bar, Gary H on tandem and Jason are out of frame as they all soared the Glass-Off - photo by JPR via www.twitter.com/flybc
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Woodside Report - we started the day early as I originally called an Ashcroft trip, but the upper level winds for Cache Creek showed SW at too high a velocity to attempt Cornwall so we stayed at Woodside with good results . | The parking lot at the Ranch was full and also the Van on every trip. Ryan, Doug and several others logged 5 training flights and most were soaring flights as per the new HPAC regs. Ryan got his first successful Harvest Market flight on his Ozone Buzz, gotta love the glide on that wing! 
The view from the Koffee Kettle towards Woodside, as I retrieved some wayward pilots (Tom C and an unnamed Nova pilot seen in this shot) - photo by JPR Later Rob S and Robin S showed the rookies how to find lift at least up to 1000 meters where they hung out for 2 hours, before landing at the Ranch in super-smooth conditions. Also, Irene and Robin McC came out for a few flights later, when Vern got his first solo flight in around 7 pm.
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Woodside Report - we flew Woodside 3 times before getting bored and driving up Eagle Launch for the first time in 3 years. The road up is exciting but a lifted GMC Van can make it easily. The launch is still perfect with the exception of a few seedlings that have appeared below launch and Don's ramp needs to be removed as it now a hazard without the plywood covering. | 
The view from Eagle Launch towards Woodside, Horsefly Launch is to the right of this picture - photo by JPR We went up to Eagle because it was blowing SE on Woodside, but when we arrived on Eagle an hour later it was strong from the SW and not launchable. We headed back to Woodside where we had some exciting flights, most pilots got worked pretty good but the students were up for it. Martin N says "the roughest air he has ever flown in!" as he heads home. Elk Hike & Fly Report - After an incredibly boring staff meeting I ventured up Elk for stress relief, beginning my hike at 5:03 pm and arriving on the top at 6:01 pm. I guess my blood is still quite thick from Utah! To make matters better, there was a light NW wind so I had to lay out on the west ridge and run down the trail. I was sinking down to the rocks where there was a couple taking self-portraits. I waited til I was very close and then yelled out, "Great View, eh?" Got a good reaction and then I hit some turbulence which signaled the beginning of some light lift and shortly after, I thermalled up to 1550 meters and soared for thirty minutes on both the north and south sides before heading out. It was still bubbly over Eddy's and I came over his place with 500 meters looking for sink. My total flight time was 50 minutes. Gotta love that M3! - Kevin A
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Woodside Report - Woodside was kind again to us. Doug had 2 flights with the mountain to himself until Wylie arrived and they shared a sled-ride, then Rudy arrived and we headed to Bridal for a flight. | Both Rudy and Doug bagged their first Bridal flights in no-wind and had great launches and landings. 
Rudy launches his first Bridal flight with a perfect forward launch on his Ozone Buzz - photo by Doug I thought the Bridal and Woodside roads were getting worse and Rudy suggested "airing down" the new tires on the Van and the ride down was much softer on Bridal. When I got back to the Ranch to make sure the tires were evenly pressured I found they had been filled to 50 psi by the installer. Much nicer ride now at 30 psi.
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Woodside Report - Mother Woodside was kind to us again. | Despite east wind forecasts we were able to fly from 10 am til 7 pm. Not much soaring but 4 good student flights and a tandem for a prospective student. The Van was full on every trip with up to 10 pilots and gear (even on a stable Monday?) 
Grandson Remy dropped in to hang out with the fliers today and went to launch twice and was rearranging remotes in the Barn - photo by JPR Last flight of the day, Jozef took his new UP Kantega for a flight, and discovered the value of a good helmet when he tripped and landed right on his forehead. Video captured by his som Tom will be up soon! Coupe Icare 2009 from our Roving Dutch Reporter - The Coupe Icare 2009 was awesome! First we drove to a smaller flying area in the east of France and I did a short but exciting tandemflight with a friend. Unfortunately there was a little bit to much wind for Johannes. After that we drove to St Hilaire. The Coupe Icare was as huge as always! Lots of new stuff to see at the expo, crazy flying by Matthieu and other paramotor pilots, really good bands playing latin music and lots of crazy party-ing all over the place. Later on there was a great fireworks show on the north take-off. 
Team Ozone playing a jazz session - photo by Wouter Sunday morning we woke up in the clouds but in the afternoon it cleared and we witnessed lots of pilots in crazy costumes flying down on paragliders. 
Crowded campsite venue on Sunday morning - photo by Wouter Spectacular acro shows with at least ten pilots doing infinity at the same time! Felix jumped out of a helicopter using a d-bag but had a major tangle (sounds familiar) and had a perfect rogallo reserve ride landing in the circle! Raul showed the new Sup-air reserve system at low altitude, which releases the main glider and opens a base-canopy. It's actually a modified Acro3 harness which will be on the market soon. On sunday afternoon we drove to some of my friends in Villeneuve, Switzerland, and stayed overnight. I love that place and I might find myself living there once. Unfortunately no flying because we had to rush back to Holland for lame work related activities. A great weekend! - Wouter
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Woodside Report - an awesome day dawned today, as early flights proved it was as thermic as forecast on the NOAA Soundings Link from our Weather Page. | Colleen took Don tandem at noon after the new students graduated from the training hill to Launch quite quickly and we took a load up to Woodside. The tandem went well and it looked like a "sinky sledder" until they hit a "boomer" near the Construction Zone and were soon on their way to 'base. 
Colleen and Don tandem this morning - photo by JPR Lots of experienced fliers were out today with XC plans laid out: Valley Crossings, XCs to Hope, Triangles, etc. The students were just happy to get flights and they were doing great. Ryan L was back from a busy summer and was carrying on from where Alex Raymont had left him at flight 13. He had three awesome flights today and he and Lucian were "duking it out" around 5 pm where they climbed thru 1100 meters. I would guess Ryan logged 1:30 today. 
Ryan L enjoying a thermal today at Woodside, Lucian is to the right and was absent for this great shot - photo by JPR Other student flights were very memorable too: Adrian was at 1100 meters around 4 pm and when I released him from my guidance he stayed up for another 30 minutes before I suggested he fly out to the Ranch to avoid HGers trying to get up to his level. New students Pavol and Russ L had 3 flights each and were also at about 1100 meters for most of the flights, as it was lifty but not too bumpy. 
Ryan L and Lucian `Buzzing Around` Woodside - photo by JPR Rob`s XC from Woodside Report - I flew with Matt, Al T, Kevin, Daryl, Nicole and Nicolai. Track here. Conditions were strong for the first bit, but got weaker and weaker. Landed at Ruby Creek for my first time - Rob. 
Rob at `base at 1200 meters over Woodside Launch before heading east - photo by JPR Other good flights: Bev flew for the third time this year and made it to Harvest where her ride was waiting, Thomm ended up in Harrison for a long wait for a ride.
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Woodside Report - rainy til noon, then windy at launch til dark, estimated to be 40 kph+. Jozef C was kiting the Kantega in the LZ after 4 pm. | Slovenia Report - It's Saturday night in Slovenia! We're back in Tolmin, where we flew 2 years ago (along with Robin & Diane). We drove to a new site in a town nearby called Lijak where Derek & I each had a great flight while Jack drove for us. His knee/ankle is feeling a lot better after a few rest days. Anyway, the flight was awesome - there was a big black cloud waaaay above us but the cloud suck extended down to launch (about 600m). We flew along the ridge & over some vineyards and had cappucinos after landing. We are adapting quite nicely to the European lifestyle! - Martina, Derek & Jack
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Woodside Report - not as good a day for extended fights today, but Rudy got some turns in today during his 3 flights starting after 3 pm. Thomm and Colleen had extended sledders on their first flights, but later Colleen took Josee tandem and they stayed up long enough to make Josee "woozy". We were done by 6 pm. | 
Local fliers sharing a thermal today at Woodside - photo by JPR Nikolai's Flight Report from 09/17/09 - Just a small correction for the "Site of the Day" page: My flight on Thursday was: Woodside – Agassiz Mountain – Bear Mtn. – Hicks Mtn. – Laidlaw – Bar Mountain (above north-north-east shore of Johnson Lake) – then half way back to Laidlaw – Ludwig – Bridal Falls. Total airtime time was about four and half hours. Thank you for my vehicle retrieval - Regards, Nikolai
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Woodside Report - it looked and felt like spring today. Fog in the am, lots of low clouds and good lapse rate of 17C over 6000 feet so nearly 3 degrees C. | As expected many pilots arrived around noon after I replaced the Van fan belt and reinforced the power steering pump which had come loose from a professional repair sometime last year. I had a ride up with Nikolai and Miguel and Miguel launched first grovelling for some time before getting up on the South Knoll, nice to see him back in the Valley (he mostly flies Grouse to stay close to home). I launched after Miguel and climbed after soaring the north side of a bit. We never really got above 1200 meters at the highest but it was pretty darn cold there, time to dress warmer! Pretty rough at times too! My flight lasted around 2 hours, +3.9 m/s up, -5.8 m/s sink, had to fly straight to the Ranch from 600 meters and never turned as it was so sinky (see flight path below). Just cleared the goal post trees and hovered in to the training hill area. I had my iPhone playing tunes and running GPS Kit to track my flight and used up the entire battery as I landed. My Google Earth Link from iPhone GPS Kit My Google Maps Link from iPhone GPS Kit Justin, Nikolai, Dennis were in the air too and we all stayed on Woodside except Nikolai who went over the back low and I saw him grovelling on the east side at about 800 meters on the way to the Prison (Jason was working at Kent and everyone was out watching Nikolai's progress). 
Justin at 'base where he was most of the day - photo by JPR Nikolai was last seen at the top of Agassiz Mountain and ultimately made the crossing at the Butterfly from Hicks and was over Bridal Launch when Miguel went back to retrieve the truck. Later flights around 4 pm had Kevin, Nicole, Al, Robin heading over the back too and they made it to Ruby Creek (Al was a bit short at Hicks), and Norm was the chase driver as he is still on his air cast. Newly signed off student Lucian was out enjoying the bumps with Jason. Alan D was flying Bridal by himself earlier and stayed in the air for 4 hours+ and got to Upper Launch eventually.
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Woodside Report - Woodside was flyable early, then pretty gusty after 2 pm, and later Tom C got a sled ride in north conditions. |
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Woodside Report - good day started around 1 pm; when Al, Justin, Nikolai, Martin N and Lucian came out to fly. Norm offered to drive as he is still damaged. | Al launched first, and was working out front when I launched and worked a thermal right at launch and got up to 1000 meters immediately. I was videoing and the camera ran out of memory at 15 minutes and I only saw Al's wing once, so it took some tme to climb out for the others. I eventually topped out at 1150 meters, noticing at least a 10 kph SE wind aloft according to the GPS. Nice flight, a bit choppy at altitude but no collapses, just active wing control required. As we came up with Justin, I felt obliged to top-land and I made some passes and it was too strong or too south and climbed back up about 5 times before Justin got in. As Nikolai had driven up earlier and was now sinking out due to a run to Sasquatch, I top-landed to drive his truck down after a nice low save out front that took me from Lower Launch right onto Launch. Our driver Norm disappeared and was later seen in Eagle Ranch :-) Total flight time 1:30, 1150 meters ASL. Reports from Bridal from Alan confirmed the leeside day there, about 25 minutes - Jim. Correction to Kevin's Coquihalla Story from Sept 13/09 - John L says his wing was resting on a small tree but just the lines on the right side, he was already on the ground. Some Okanogan lurkers have misconstrued this story as a crash? Ozone dominates the Italian PWC - Charles Cazaux & Russ Ogden clean up on BBHPP wings from Ozone Ozone announces Gear Registration Service protect your warranty, and a yearly prize draw has been announced.
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Woodside Report - weather was worse than forecast so a good day to catch up on chores. It was launchable but lame so with no one around I decide to work on last minute projects. | Belated Aug 31 Footage - Our Cheam Videos are now up online European Adventures with Jack, Derek & Martina - We've been in Europe for one week now, and what an exciting one it's been... Our 2nd day here we convinced the family we're staying with that they would love to come watch us fly. We found a site nearby & caught the tram up while our friends waited below, us pilots commited to the fact that we'd have to fly down as the tram was closing in 15 minutes. We hiked the 10 minutes to launch & quickly set up. I pounded off a no-wind forward off a gnarly, bumpy launch & just cleared the line of trees at the bottom of the run. After touching down in the LZ I called up on the radio to ask why no one was in the air. Turns out Jack had to abort his launch & do a quick side-hill landing and now his knee was hurting. 
Martina's view of the Launch - photo by ML A few minutes later Derek called again to say there was no way Jack could walk down & now they were stranded as the tram had stopped for the day! Luckily our friends were around to call the mountain search & rescue, and a quad was sent to carry Jack & his wing down the hill. Derek stayed behind to try & fly off but it had gone catabatic, so through more phone calls & radio relays we directed him to a hut 30 minutes away where the lady who watches the cows lived and could drive him back down the hill. The lady's name was...Martina! Ha! The German Search & Rescue team insisted on wrapping up Jack's leg & sending him to the hospital where the diagnosis was a sprained ankle & possible cartilege tear in the knee. 
Jacks view of the Ambulance - photo by Hary Stoekl We left Jack to relax for the weekend & went to fly our favourite Austrian site in Lienz. Derek & I had 4 flights in one day (thanks to the tram) and are now planning how to outrun the rain that is attacking Europe for the next few days - Martina
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Woodside Report - no tandems today and the students were in good form. Ryan, Robin M, Adrian and Rudy were landing at Bill Best's and the Ranch and a bunch of seasoned Novices were flying too. Decent launch cycles til 4 pm when the sea breeze hit and was making it too strong for safe flight so we went to the Golf Course for lunch. | As we were getting ready to leave after flight #3 we overheard chatter from Bridal about a treelanding. It must have been pretty serious as despite the pilot being fine, he was up a 100 foot tree with no branches below him and I suspect no rope kit. Search & Rescue was called and ultimately we heard a helicopter long-line rescue was planned. This expense can be avoided by carrying a rope kit, and is much safer than risking a helicopter downwash near a paraglider. After 7 pm; Heiko, Dan, Tom C, Lucian, Shane and Rick H flew and logged a 45 minute "glass off" flight at Woodside landing just before dark. Cynthia drove and missed a great flight! 
Rick and Lucian soaring the "Glass Off" - photo by Cynthia Guanaco Report - When pilots are complaining because it is too stable, it's a perfect time to pull the light weight gear out of the closet and do some parahiking. This is what Kevin Ault, Daryl Sawatsky and John Leblanc did on Sunday. From the Coquihalla highway just past the old toll booths, we turned left and drove west about 14 km. The trail up Guanaco and Vicuna peaks is well marked and eventually leads to an alpine area of massive granite slabs. It took us about ninety minutes from the car (1350m) to hike to a suitable launch location about two hundred meters below Guanaco Summit. 
Daryl climbs as Kevin monitors - photo by John LeBlanc There was some west wind blowing over the back so we hiked to a large granite dome with a WSW facing slope (2000 m). 
Kevin and John posing for an Ozone Advert - photo by Daryl Nice launch angle. I offered to be wind-technician and had a nice reverse and a short run down the slab. 
Kevin launches his Geo II (now traded in for a Swift) - photo by Daryl Once airborne, I turned east to try and get some thermal lift from the massive rock face. I was rewarded with about ten minutes of soaring the southeast ridge of Guanaco before heading out to to the challenging part of the flight - the LZ, which was a 100 meter straight stretch of logging road with quite low trees on both sides. 
The LZ - photo by Daryl It was going to tricky to keep the glider from clipping these trees and also tricky not to overshoot the car and hit the pole inserted in the middle of the road but I managed to come down in the right place and relayed my experience to John and Daryl. Daryl dropped in quite nicely and John who was slightly long managed to shorten his glide by using a fifteen foot spruce tree as a brake. Quite ingenious, I thought! Daryl has some launch pics which I've asked him to send in. We were down and drinking coffee on the way down the "Coq" before most pilots started flying in the Fraser Valley- Kevin A.
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Woodside Report - we had an extremely busy day with 15 tandems completed thanks to Jan K, Greg, Veronica, Kevin, Colleen and myself. Conditions were on the lame side but all the launches went pretty good, even my assisted launch with Carla who has MS and can't run (Alastair and Trevor ballasted her off). | 
Greg and his tandem passenger later in the day - photo by Cynthia We also had 4 brilliant student flights by Leo, Ryan (1 tandem with Colleen and 3 solos on his first day!), Robin, Adrian and Rudy. Amazing progress from all of these new students! And we were done by 6 pm enjoying a beer. Oh and Aaron got a solo flight at days end after driving today. Last night we were having dinner on the deck and we saw some space debris or a meteorite falling from East to West over Deroche Mountain. It was also reported by News1130 listeners from Vancouver so it must have been pretty high. No word on whether it hit the ground. Bridal Report - I talked to Evelyn on the radio and they were getting extended sledders at Bridal so the day was extremely stable everywhere.
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Woodside Report - we didn't go up the mountain until 1 pm, due to the east winds aloft. Mother Woodside worked again until 6 pm. | 4 Student flights and one tandem for Dennis M, a possible new student, where he got to thermal a bit before heading out. Most flights were less than 30 minutes today as it was stable . . . but we flew!
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Woodside Report - a slow start to the day as Deanna had to work this morning. Good thing as we were working on Alan's stereo that was unhooked by car thieves.
I bought two "Clubs" yesterday, one for the Van and another for Alan's car. My Suzuki has an active immobilizer so it can't be "taken" easily, so no club needed there.
These Clubs are only $18 dollars at Lordco using the West Coast Soaring Club discount (our account number is 337220). | Deanna logged three good flights, Robin M was kiting the Kantega, Alan logged 3:20, Kevin arrived later and he and Alan were working well together, Ian J showed up mid-day and had a good flight "duking it out" with Alan. Alex W and Justin K had an interesting flight arriving over the Ranch at 300 meters and spending 30 minutes working the bubbles from 300-450 meters. 
Alan above launch on his Gin Zoom today via Twitter - photo by JPR The last flight of the day was Jason doing the final test flight of his new Tattoo. He was loving it, good launches and very smooth no wind landings and he took it home with a smile! His Buzz M is going to pal Rudy to start his novice course. September 11, 2009 is the 8th Anniversary of 9/11 - do you remember what you were doing that day? I was in a hotel room in Chicago at a Print Trade Show when I turned on the TV and saw the mayhem unfold live. The trade show was closed until the next day, and then it was pretty empty as people vacated to try to get home via Bus, car or motorhome as all flights were cancelled for 3 days. Our group of Heidelberg Employees had to charter a bus that came down from Toronto to pick us up arriving back in TO two days later. Thank god someone brought beer!
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Woodside Report - rain and more rain all day. | The only good news of the day was the Alan's car was retrieved my the RCMP. Damaged steering column and 400 kms of road use and the radio is damaged too. His cost to replace and repair everything is about $200 so far. Time to get a "Club" even for an older vehicle as it is joy-riding season.
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Woodside Report - we started flying around 1 pm, and it was pretty nice air. Alex W launched first as he was eager and on holidays, and he got above launch a few times but eventually landed at Riverside because he ket turning left and the thermals were on his right! | Next went a visiting German Pilot, and she stayed up for nearly 2 hours with Martin N. Her partner had a short flight landing at Eagle Ranch, and I flew with Martin and lady German pilot for 45 minutes landing at the Ranch to swap wings with Jason who wanted to try the Tattoo. Alex W brought up a truckload of pilots who all soared, while I retrieved the Van when Kevin came out to fly. He and Rob S got above the towers easily after 5 pm in the sweet air. Nice day on the Woodside side, Bridal not so good as Alan scratched out a 20 minute flight. Be on the lookout for a red Ford Festiva around Chilliwack/Agassiz area, as Alan got his car stolen while fishing on Monday on the Fraser.
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Woodside Report - wet most of the day, Heiko and Tom C went up once but it started raining. Forecast was not very accurate today. |
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Coaches Corner - Wouter's last day here in Harrison Mills, and it was not flyable so he helped us cut blackberries from around the cedars so Colleen could harvest pears. We are going to miss you, come back soon! | More work on the shop, so it will be ready for winter projects indoors. A few people dropped by to buy gear and chat but definitely not flyable here due to rain showers. Derek and Martina called to report snow on Mt. Cheam today. Good thing we went up last week!
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Renovation Report - Lucian and his apprentice Christian were out working on the electrical system in the Barn adding lights to the bathroom and walkways, also added a few new circuits to run pumps and compressors as the old breakers kept popping due to overloading. | Woodside Report - as forecast the winds were pretty strong . . . so strong I wouldn't take out the XT16 on launch. We almost wasted two trips when on the last trip up around 7 pm, I got brave and took the Nova Tattoo that I recently traded in for a flight and was soon climbing straight up and back over launch until I pushed speedbar. 
Tattoo at the foot of Cemetary Hill - photo by JPR After 5 minutes of bar, one side let go and I was clear of the hill and at 900 meters in smooth air. Thomm launched after me as did Wouter, Colleen was ripped off as she drove to retrieve us at Harvest. Nice 30 minute flight on the Tattoo, I think it is very smooth and comfortable in the air (dampened out the bumps nicely, and kites well in high winds). I made it to Hopyard hill at 300 meters but the wind on the hill was light and I didn't think I could soar all the way to agassiz in those conditions so I headed back to Cemetary Hill and had to land at the base of it. 
Thomm and Wouter flying out front of the South Knob - photo by JPR 
Warning sign at 3 kms on Woodside, the only warning that a helicopter would be operating - photo by JPR Glyphosate (N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine) is a broad-spectrum systemic herbicide used to kill weeds, especially perennials. It is typically sprayed and absorbed through the leaves, injected into the trunk, or applied to the stump of a tree, or broadcast or used in the cut-stump treatment as a forestry herbicide. Initially patented and sold by Monsanto Company in the 1970s under the tradename Roundup, its U.S. patent expired in 2000. It is now also available in other formulations, e.g. Resolva 24H, which contains glyphosate and diquat. Glyphosate is the most used herbicide in the USA. In the US, 5-8 million pounds are used every year on lawns and yards and 85-90 million pounds are used annually in US agriculture. The active ingredient is the isopropylamine salt of glyphosate. Glyphosate's mode of action is to inhibit an enzyme involved in the synthesis of the amino acids tyrosine, tryptophan and phenylalanine. It is absorbed through foliage and translocated to growing points. Because of this mode of action, it is only effective on actively growing plants; it is not effective as a pre-emergence herbicide.
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Woodside Report - we didn't start flying until noon due to the leeside upper level winds. | The first load up in the newly renovated Van (new tires, tie rod ends) was running superbly and delivered student Steven to launch where he was the official Wind Tech for the rest of the experienced fliers. He had a smooth uneventful flight and I raced down to get him. After that the experienced pilots started flying and soon the sky was full with Al, Martina, Rob, Wouter and Gary K flying around. Steven launched again and was thermalling with the others. 
Rob and Martina thermalling together - photo by JPR The pilots had been in the air for 20 minutes when a very excited forester arrived on launch as I was getting ready to fly and asked who was "in charge". Bob K said no one as we were a club. The forester was managing a herbicide spraying operation using a helicopter and they did a reconn flight earlier and left because of the gliders. I reminded them that this was a CYA and that a NOTAM should have been issued. He said the pilot said there was no CYA. Typical. We negotiated a start time of 30 minutes from now and as agreed they appeared and started spraying the cutblocks below launch. Steven got off one more flight before they appeared. Al and Wouter stayed to the north and some others landed in Riverside as the operation went on for 45 minutes. 
Heli spraying at Woodside - photo by JPR I stood down and was soon tasting the spray as it "whafted up" in the thermals so I left to drive down and retrieve pilots to get their trucks. In the end Rob got 1:45 and landed at Squakum Park Beach by Sasquatch Mtn. Others logged 1:15 or more. Reports from Bridal indicated 15-20 min flights due to the east wind.
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Woodside Report - a very unstable day with sun one moment, then rain. Good day to paint the new stippled ceiling in the Barn, thanks to Robin M and Martina and Irene and Wouter. It got flyable later but not soarable so we had beers/ |
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Valley Report - we headed up to Woodside launch around noon and Steve, Lucian, Martina, Wouter all flew and had 45-60 min flights with Martina topping out at 840 meters. | Ultimately she ended up in Riverside scratching low, as the others made it to the Ranch. Al flew later and also made it to the Ranch. They all went to Bridal and "knob soared" for a bit. Alan had a 15 minute flight earlier when it shaded over. Fall is here.
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Woodside Report - I met Wouter and Martina at the Ranch around 1 pm, and it looked like a car repair shop. I had a tranny cooler leak and Wouter's window was jammed and there were parts everywhere. Fortunately my problem happened as I backed up to the Barn and not with 8 pilots on board or on the freeway. | We decided Woodside wasn't working as it rained a few times after OD'ing and we saw Dennis climb out and then sink out. On to Bridal where Jack had a nice "knobfest" for an hour before it got too windy and he had to land. We were entertained by an un-named Vitamin pilot who tried to drive his Mazda to launch and after refusing a shuttle ride had to hike up before attempting some "acro" for his cousin on camera. Acro score - 2/10. Landing score - 10/10 for landing on the roadway by the 3 way stop after doing acro downwind of the LZ. Fortunately no cars were on the road at the time. Our Cheam Photos are now up online
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Woodside Report - I had a few chores planned when Derek suggested hiking Mt. Cheam. Yeah, right! My last hike up Mt Gardiner on Bowen resulted in sore knees for a week.
| . I went anyway, packing up a Oxygen harness and a Geo II and a bunch of snacks/water so my bag only weighed about 5 kgs. I cheated as everyone else took up full kits. We met at the Bridal LZ at 10 am, Alan D offered to drive Derek's truck to Spoon Lake where we started in the Chilliwack River Valley side. The top of the mountain is 6000 feet, and Spoon lake is about 1500 feet ASL. 
Spoon Lake below Mt Cheam, obliterated by an avalanche - photo by JPR Spoon Lake is a mess with snow and avalanche debris from a slide this winter. Martina said last year the lake was a turquoise colour and very clean. Wouter was setting a pretty good pace and Jack was steaming ahead too. Derek and Alan were staying back with Martina and I to humour us until halfway when Alan took Martina's pack and also steamed ahead. Derek then left us in the dust. It was pretty hot hiking and I had to ditch my long pants which I chose to take to ward off black flies (there were none). We crested the shale slope where the others had left their bags at about 1:45 into the hike. Not back for an old guy who doesn't hike. 1.2 litres of water gone, many granola bars and pepperoni sticks were devoured to keep me moving. 
Mt Cheam hiking team at launch - photo by JPR Nice launch cycles (10-15 kph) straight up the hill. I laid out behind Jack and with little to hookup, I was first ready and I launched by running sideways to clear Jack's wing and was off even over the flats before the edge. Very buoyant right near launch but no beeps on the way to the Saddle. With the south wind one would expect some turbulence crossing the Saddle but there was none. Some thermals along the way but the air was pretty calm. 
Mt Cheam, with Jack following me at the Saddle - photo by JPR Jack and I thermalled on Bridal Lower for a bit, and then I headed out to take video and more pictures as Derek, Martina and Wouter joined Jack on the Knob. Martin H and Al had arrived and were soon flying too in the stable air - "knob-bobbing". I headed up to help Alex and Nataliya as their truck overheated and took a load back up to Bridal after martina and Wouter landed. Easy fix as the heater control solenoid snapped and we re-routed the hose and refilled the rad. Most pilots flew and many top-landed several times (Martin H, Derek and Al). Nice conditions, just hard to get high. The beer at the golf course tasted pretty good after hiking and flying. Our Cheam 2009 Photos are now up online Wouter's Cheam Videos are now up online |
FlyBC Paragliding Past Site of the Day Reports
July 2009 Site of the Day archives - the FlyBC SIV in Revelstoke was a blast, 280 SIV flights and only one wet pilot intentionally that is. Jeremy wished he had landed in the water.
June 2009 Site of the Day archives - dry all month locally so lots of flying, Al has been test flying the new ShotGun launch near Stave Lake having great flights out to Woodside.
May 2009 Site of the Day archives - local flying is getting great with nice XC's! Bridal was working well. The new bathroom was installed in the Barn at Eagle Ranch enriching the FlyBC experience.
April 2009 Site of the Day archives - we escaped the local weather by flying in New Zealand for 3 weeks. We will be heading back soon!
March 2009 Site of the Day archives - we were flying locally in snow, relying on Derek's sleds and chains on the 'Mog to get up Woodside.
February 2009 Site of the Day archives - the Worlds PG Championships in Mexico was hard work for the Canucks, the tasks and speeds were unreal.
January 2009 Site of the Day archives - Manzanillo, Mexico was a BLAST, many new sites flown and we have a new tour Destination for 2010.
December 2008 Site of the Day archives - the annual FlyBC Christmas Party was a cold success with Head over Heels entertaining us all night. And we left early for Manzanillo, Mexico on Dec 28th.
November 2008 Site of the Day archives - some soaring between rain storms, and it was pretty dry in Agassiz.
October 2008 Site of the Day archives - we went ot the Women's Fly In on Chelan for the annual Halloween Costume Fly-In, great conditions there to offset the wet month on the West Coast. Steve Fosset's crash site was found in Nevada after a year of searching.
September 2008 Site of the Day archives - great student conditions at Woodside and Bridal all month, with 10 students getting signed off this month, a record.
August 2008 Site of the Day archives - our second SIV Course of the 2008 season went well at Sale Mountain near Revelstoke (except for a few water landings and minor injuries). Wet all month at Woodside except the weekends.
July 2008 Site of the Day archives - our first SIV Course of the 2008 season went well at Sale Mountain near Revelstoke.
June 2008 Site of the Day archives - a few good soaring days at Bridal, lots of new students this month.
May 2008 Site of the Day archives - the cost of gas is keeping pilots at home and the weather isn't helping either. One good XC in May for me, leaving Woodside with Norm and Martin H and ending up at Elk at 1600 meters before landing by Hopyard Hill. 3 hours and 85 kms later by the GPS.
April 2008 Site of the Day archives - worst weather in years but we flew every day we could.
March 2008 Site of the Day archives - more snow and still hiking to launch at Woodside! But some major airtime for the locals committed to coming out to fly.
February 2008 Site of the Day archives - more snow in BC than I can remember in 25 years of living here. We are still hiking to launch at Woodside!
January 2008 Site of the Day archives - worst weather in years so we went to Mexico and logged many hours of airtime, while it snowed heavily in BC.
December 2007 Site of the Day archives - worst weather in years so we went to Mexico on Dec 29th for three weeks.
November 2007 Site of the Day archives - Colleen and I went to California to fly the new Falcon A-16 Advanced Ultralight prototype and it flew very well. Some good soaring days at Woodside, some folks were still trying to fly Bridal but that is a waste of time this late in the season.
October 2007 Site of the Day archives - mid-air at Woodside caused Martin H some paraglider damage, some great soarable days. The Women's Fly In was a success with the Canuck Team taking top spot for the theme of "Celebrities in Rehab".
September 2007 Site of the Day archives - we re-discovered and flew 'Horsefly' Launch for the first time, some mayhem at Woodside due to tree-suck, lots of good soaring in afternoon glassoffs, a great Indian Summer until late in the month when the rains came early. Derek, Martina, Robin and Diane went to Europe. Kirill went to Australia for a paramotor Fly-In.
August 2007 Site of the Day archives - fun two weeks at Mara Lake, followed by steady flying at Woodside and Bridal, making up for the dismal spring and summer.
July 2007 Site of the Day archives - good flights at Bridal, some mayhem at Woodside from visiting pilots.
June 2007 Site of the Day archives - more crappy weather on the weekends. Some awesome flights between showers as Norm and Thomm flew to Mission on the last day of the month.
May 2007 Site of the Day archives - flyable every weekday, but the Fraser Valley XC Comp got crappy weather on the weekends, although it was student flyable.
April 2007 Site of the Day archives - good flights are starting. Some complete triangles from Woodside to Bridal and back, some "musical triangles" from others.
March 2007 Site of the Day archives - fifth month of crappy weather on the Coast. We went to Santa Barbara for some flights, and to dry out. Some good days were also recorded locally.
Febuary 2007 Site of the Day archives - fourth month of crappy weather on the Coast. So we stayed in Mexico.
January 2007 Site of the Day archives - third month of crappy weather on the Coast. So we went to Mexico to fly Colima, Tapalpa, and San Marcos, while Brad and gang headed to Tenacingo, Mexico.
December 2006 Site of the Day archives - more ugly weather on the Coast. Severe winds damaged trees and property so not much flying happened. Some good flight reports from local PGers travelling world-wide.
November 2006 Site of the Day archives - the wettest November on record. We flew a few good flights but mostly we were rained out.
October 2006 Site of the Day archives - lots of good days with 3-4 hours airtime. The Women's Fly-In was on again in Chelan with about 18 Canucks, and a good day Saturday with 85 registered pilots.
September 2006 Site of the Day archives - still soarable in the Fraser Valley, little or no rain. Colleen is back flying! Some mayhem in the valley.
August 2006 Site of the Day archives - a great flying month everywhere, we had a super successful SIV clinic at Mara Lake with everyone SAT-ing and heli-ing.
July 2006 Site of the Day archives - road trip to Lumby, then on the 8th Colleen spun in below Gloria cancelling her summer plans (but she is recuperating well).
June 2006 Site of the Day archives - the Valley dried out, and we flew most days and every weekend.
May 2006 Site of the Day archives - more rain that ever imagined in the Fraser Valley. Very few soaring flights and even less XC.
April 2006 Site of the Day archives - the Easter Bunny was "run over" on Kilby Road, plus the train wreck on April 1.
March 2006 Site of the Day archives - a new pilot was born, Chloe. We also flew a few days between showers, some long flights up to 4 hours. A few Out & Return Flights to Deroche and Bear.
February 2006 Site of the Day archives - another wet month with some soarable days (2).
January 2006 Site of the Day archives - some flying on Elk and Woodside, smart pilots headed South for great Mexican or Chilean flying.
December 2005 Site of the Day archives - some flying on Elk and Woodside, smart pilots headed South.
November 2005 Site of the Day archives - rain, snow and not much flying.
October 2005 Site of the Day archives - Women's Fly In in Chelan yielded two soarable days before the snows hit.
September 2005 Site of the Day archives - dry most of the month. Some great 4 hour flights at Woodside getting to cloudbase most days. Three crash-landings in the same clearcut by pilots scratching too low, but no injuries.
August 2005 Site of the Day archives - road trips to the Interior gave us an opportunity to rag out some gliders at FlyBC SIV 2005 (Part II). Also a great road trip to Savona.
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
March - May 2000 Site of the Day archives
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