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FlyBC Paragliding Past Site of the Day Reports
November 2020 Site of the Day archives - it is getting colder but we flew most days at Woodside.
October 2020 Site of the Day archives - it is still thermic and we had some nice long flights for tandems and students.
September 2020 Site of the Day archives - another clear dry month with lots of training flights.
August 2020 Site of the Day archives - clear skies with no smoke and great thermals.
July 2020 Site of the Day archives - rainy month but some good flights were logged in between showers.
June 2020 Site of the Day archives - good thermals and lots of XC flights logged.
May 2020 Site of the Day archives - flying is resumed with pandemic cautions, and Savona was a real treat this season.
April 2020 Site of the Day archives - no flying for most as the pandemic rages on.
March 2020 Site of the Day archives - we got back from Mexicco on march 2nd and then all hell broke loose. Flying sites shut down including training hills.
February 2020 Site of the Day archives - Manzanillo is delivering nice flights this spring.
January 2020 Site of the Day archives - very nice conditions in Mexico this year.
December 2019 Site of the Day archives - no flying except for a few days but the ski flying was great at Sun Peaks til New Years.
November 2019 Site of the Day archives - only a few flyable days but we went skiing.
October 2019 Site of the Day archives - we flew most days and headed to Sun Peaks to set up a condo.
September 2019 Site of the Day archives - great flying this month as we finished off many P-2 students.
August 2019 Site of the Day archives - no forest fires this year but bad news was some rain on the Coast.
July 2019 Site of the Day archives - some rainy days so we went to Savona a few times.
June 2019 Site of the Day archives - June was great flying all over BC.
May 2019 Site of the Day archives - May was pretty good flying for XC and students.
April 2019 Site of the Day archives - good flying for 6 new students.
March 2019 Site of the Day archives - many wet days but we still managed to train 5 new students.
March 2019 Site of the Day archives - many wet days but we still managed to train 5 new students.
February 2019 Site of the Day archives - another nice Mexican Adventure Month with 30 flyable days.
January 2019 Site of the Day archives - another nice Mexican Adventure with 30 flyable days.
December 2018 Site of the Day archives - we had a short training month due to rain and winds, but I did drive the Chevy Tracker to Mexico to get our winter house setup for lots of flying.
November 2018 Site of the Day archives - we had a shorter month of training due to the weather but still managed 6 students to get signed off.
October 2018 Site of the Day archives - we had a great month with some perfect Savona sessions with 10-15 flights a day.
September 2018 Site of the Day archives - we restarted lessons as soon as the forest fire smoke abated and we had a busy month.
August 2018 Site of the Day archives - we worked the first week in the smoke and then took the rest of August off for vacation and flew to Ontario in our Cessna 337 to get away from the forest fire smoke.
July 2018 Site of the Day archives - the weather was dry all month for paragliding and paramotoring.
June 2018 Site of the Day archives - June was a great training month with few rain days.
May 2018 Site of the Day archives - lots of paramotoring.
April 2018 Site of the Day archives - April was a great training month and some big XC flights were done.
March 2018 Site of the Day archives - first good Month of training in BC this year.
February 2018 Site of the Day archives - I arrived back from Mexico early to get recertified with Transport Canada for Ultralight/Paramotor training but the weather was not so cooperative for paragliding and paramotoring.
January 2018 Site of the Day archives - every day was flyable at Colima, Manzanillo or Tapalpa this month.
December 2017 Site of the Day archives - Mexico was very nice with only one rain day and lots of soaring.
November 2017 Site of the Day archives - another great training month in BC with a few weather days and then we drove to Mexico.
October 2017 Site of the Day archives - another great training month with a side trip to Brasil!
September 2017 Site of the Day archives - a great training month with a side trip to Brasil!
August 2017 Site of the Day archives - a very busy month with many new signed off pilots. We also had a very productive SIV Course in Revy!
July 2017 Site of the Day archives - a super month with tons of new students.
June 2017 Site of the Day archives - a dry month with mostly flyable days.
May 2017 Site of the Day archives - a good month for XC and student flights.
April 2017 Site of the Day archives - another wet month at Woodside, we had to do many roadtrips to Savona/Cache Creek to get student flights.
March 2017 Site of the Day archives - another wet month at Woodside, we had to do many roadtrips to Savona/Cache Creek to get student flights.
February 2017 Site of the Day archives - another very wet month at Woodside, but we got a few nice days in. Mexico was flyable every day though!
January 2017 Site of the Day archives - we flew everyday we wanted for our winter flying vacation.
December 2016 Site of the Day archives - another very wet month at Woodside, and then around December 20th we got extreme cold and very windy from the NE so definitely no flying, but I did manage a trip to Mexico to get setup for our winter flying vacation.
November 2016 Site of the Day archives - a very wet month at Woodside.
October 2016 Site of the Day archives - a wet month at Woodside with ony 3 flyable/soarable days.
September 2016 Site of the Day archives - a great month at Woodside with over 25 flyable/soarable days.
August 2016 Site of the Day archives - another great month at Woodside with 31 flyable/soarable days.
July 2016 Site of the Day archives - great flying conditions and more new students getting their P-2 ratings.
June 2016 Site of the Day archives - more great flying conditions and many new students came out to learn how to fly and they did well.
May 2016 Site of the Day archives - wonderful weather and many flyable days with lots of new pilots.
April 2016 Site of the Day archives - another great training month with some big XC flights by the locals.
March 2016 Site of the Day archives - we were in Mexico for the last few days ending March 5 for our winter tours and we flew everyday there. When I got back the students were stacking up and after a few rainy weeks we started training hard in March.
February 2016 Site of the Day archives - we are in Mexico for tours and we flew everyday and the last guest Sean left on the 17th so I am free.
January 2016 Site of the Day archives - we are in Mexico for tours and we flew everyday and had many new guests enjoying the air in Mananillo.
December 2015 Site of the Day archives - we are in Mexico for tours and we flew everyday.
November 2015 Site of the Day archives - lots of outflow but it was flyable most days.
October 2015 Site of the Day archives - it was flyable most days getting students signed off for the winter tours.
September 2015 Site of the Day archives - we went to Europe & left left Denis & Bill in charge until September 6th, and aftre that I was busy most days with students and it was flyable most days.
August 2015 Site of the Day archives - we flew most everyday here at Woodside with many new students starting this month, and when we went to Europe we left Denis & Bill in charge and with Bev & Norm's help they turned out some damn good students!
July 2015 Site of the Day archives - we flew everyday here at Woodside with no breaks and no rain, very productive with many new great students.
June 2015 Site of the Day archives - we flew everyday here at Woodside with no breaks and no rain, very productive with many new signoffs and great students.
May 2015 Site of the Day archives - we flew everyday here at Woodside with no breaks.
April 2015 Site of the Day archives - we flew most days in April either here at Woodside or in the Interior making some great pilots in the process.
March 2015 Site of the Day archives - we returned from Mexico to find some very nice BC weather and flew many days between storms.
February 2015 Site of the Day archives - we went to Mexico for our annual tours and flew everyday getting some nice XC flights. Check out how well our students did on their first flights!
January 2015 Site of the Day archives - rainy weather in Vancouver so we went to Mexico for our annual tours and flew everyday getting some nice XC flights.
December 2014 Site of the Day archives - rainy weather in Vancouver but we did bag a few nice flights between storms.
November 2014 Site of the Day archives - rainy weather in Vancouver but we did a reconn trip to Mexico to buy a truck and get a rental house and bagged a few nice flights.
October 2014 Site of the Day archives - October was a difficult weather month here in the Fraser Valley so we did lots of road trips to Savona.
September 2014 Site of the Day archives - September was soarable most everyday with tandems & students having nice flights. Martin N logged 30+ hours at our local sites.
August 2014 Site of the Day archives - August was soarable most everyday with tandems & students having nice flights. We even took a few days off and went boating on the Shuswap and didn't miss much flying as it was raining then.
July 2014 Site of the Day archives - July has been soarable everyday with tandems & students getting high & long flights.
Jun 2014 Site of the Day archives - June had many nice days on the weekdays but many rainy weekends which made booking tandems kinda tough, but also some very productive student days.
May 2014 Site of the Day archives - May had many rainy days but also some very productive student days with up to 6 flights per day. Some great XC flights in Pemby and the Fraser Valley too.
April 2014 Site of the Day archives - April started out nicely with some great 100 km XC flights from Woodside, and then Colleen & I went to Hong Kong for the latter part of the month. Hong Kong has some amazing sites but most are hike up launches for the physically fit.
March 2014 Site of the Day archives - we were in Mexico for our winter tours and left on March 6th to return to Canada and the month was pretty productive with a fantastic Vancouver Outdoor Show on the first weekend where we met many new students who flew with us all month long (between rain storms). Ashcroft proved to be an awesome site for newbies ths Month.
February 2014 Site of the Day archives - we were in Mexico for our winter tours and the third month was punctuated with a drive back to Canada and the Ozone Dealer's Meeting in Santa Barbara. And then back to work until March in Chapala.
January 2014 Site of the Day archives - we were in Mexico for our winter tours and the second month went well with Lee, George & Doug having awesome XC flights on our tour.
December 2013 Site of the Day archives - we were in Mexico for our winter tours and the first month went well . . . until Dec 24 when we got unseasonable rains for 5 days.
November 2013 Site of the Day archives - we had many more good training days & a few rain days causing us to roadtrip to Ashcroft, but a productive month for all. Now on to Mexico for our winter tours.
October 2013 Site of the Day archives - we had many good training days & soaring days including up to +5 m/s thermals.
September 2013 Site of the Day archives - we had another 20 days of good flying and huge lift at the end of the month . . . until the last 4 days of heavy storms.
August 2013 Site of the Day archives - busy most everyday at Woodside with tandems & students and no rain all month long and soarable conditions!
July 2013 Site of the Day archives - no rain for the past 30 days in BC and we had a most successful SIV Course in Revelstoke.
June 2013 Site of the Day archives - a dry month with many flyable days and many new students getting signed off!
May 2013 Site of the Day archives - another rainy & wet month with lots of rain in the Interior almost every weekend, but we had good flying mid-week. Nicole kicked butt in the US Nationals arriving in goal most days!
April 2013 Site of the Day archives - a rainy wet month with high winds in the Interior almost every weekend, but we had nice flying mid-week.
March 2013 Site of the Day archives - Colleen & I went to Peru for 2 weeks but it was not that successful a flying trip (Jim with a busted foot and zero airtime for Colleen), as it rained heavily. But Woodside was on and folks were doing 80 km triangles.
February 2013 Site of the Day archives - we had a good last month on our Tour in Mexico, lots of airtime for Derek, Colleen & Jim. Richard, Ben & Matt F had some XC action.
January 2013 Site of the Day archives - we had another good month on our Tour in Mexico, lots of airtime for Derek, Colleen & Jim. Sean, Lee, Chris, Mark C, Steve D and Steve M were treated to nice thermals and some XC action.
December 2012 Site of the Day archives - we had a good month on our first Tour Dates in Mexico, lots of airtime for Derek, Colleen & Jim. First tour guests also treated to nice strong thermals.
November 2012 Site of the Day archives - we had a good month with Holger getting signed off in a record 7 days, with road trips to Savona and Lumby. Woodside had some good soaring days too and I flew the XXLite a few times and Alex R got over an hour on the XXlite late in the month too.
Europe 2012 Site of the Day archives - Colleen & I flew all over Europe til Oct 8th. Europe was awesome!
October 2012 Site of the Day archives - busy at Woodside when it wasn't raining, and when it rained we were busy in the Interior with students.
September 2012 Site of the Day archives - busy at Woodside til we left for Europe til Oct 8th. Europe was awesome!
August 2012 Site of the Day archives - busy at Woodside with a road trip to Revy for the Annual SIV Course which went well with only one swimmer, Bill.
July 2012 Site of the Day archives - busy at Woodside with a few roadtrips east to avoid weather. Some epic flights in Pemby, but stable in the Valley.
June 2012 Site of the Day archives - busy at Woodside with many rain days, but we got quite a few folks signed off.
May 2012 Site of the Day archives - another wet month in Harrison Mills, so lots of good road trips to Savona and Hedley.
April 2012 Site of the Day archives - wet month in BC, with three devasting accidents locally due to poor preflighting.
March 2012 Site of the Day archives - wet month in BC, with only three memorable flying days and a side trip to San Francisco with Colleen.
February 2012 Site of the Day archives - the Mexican Tours wrapped up this month with many more Canucks visiting and getting great flights, with a side trip to the Ozone Dealer Meeting in San Diego with Colleen.
January 2012 Site of the Day archives - the Mexican Tours have been very busy with many hours and many more kilometers of XC flying with Colleen here for a few weeks & other friends visiting from the US & Canada.
December 2011 Site of the Day archives - the Mexican Tours have been amazing with many hours and many more kilometers of XC flying with Wouter, Derek & other friends.
November 2011 Site of the Day archives - we had amazing thermal days at Woodside this month getting to cloudbase at 1400 meters many times.
October 2011 Site of the Day archives - another 100 tandems done this month by the Awesome Tandem Team! Road trips to Pemby, Hedley, Savona, Cache Creek to round out our students skills when the coast got rainy.
September 2011 Site of the Day archives - another 150 tandems done this month by the Awesome Tandem Team!
August 2011 Site of the Day archives - another 200 tandems done this month by the Awesome Tandem Team! Almost done the Groupons!
July 2011 Site of the Day archives - another 120 tandems done this month by the Awesome Tandem Team!
June 2011 Site of the Day archives - over 100 tandems done this month by the Awesome Tandem Team!
May 2011 Site of the Day archives - another rainy month with more road trips.
April 2011 Site of the Day archives - many long XCs in the Fraser valley by many pilots, and we roadtripped to the Ashcroft area many times to get flights between rain storms and snow storms.
March 2011 Site of the Day archives - got home from 2 glorious months in Mexico & New Zealand to try to fly in the Valley, but due to rain & snow we roadtripped to the Ashcroft area many times to get flights.
February 2011 Site of the Day archives - last days of the Mexico Tour went very well and then I headed to New Zealand to meet Colleen in Auckland and we had a great time flying there for 2 weeks.
January 2011 Site of the Day archives - Mexico Tour went very well with 8 attendees getting great airtime and safe guidance from us at FlyBC.
December 2010 Site of the Day archives - weather was so bad in BC, that Colleen and I had to book 5 days in LA to get a flight.
November 2010 Site of the Day archives - we had some sweet soaring flights at Woodside, and a really cold cold snap that limited flying for a week or more.
October 2010 Site of the Day archives - we had some sweet soaring flights in October at Woodside, and Robin flew to Hope in less than an hour!.
September 2010 Site of the Day archives - the wettest September in history had us running up to Savona and points east to fly, but we "got-er-done".
August 2010 Site of the Day archives - unstable conditions made for some great days at Benny and Woodside. Al & I had a Delta Day with me stealing Colleen's Small Delta and he on a Large one and we went over the back to Seabird on a strong day.
July 2010 Site of the Day archives - fantastic road trip to Revelstoke for 11 days of SIV Training and super weather.
June 2010 Site of the Day archives - wettest June on record so road trips to Savona a few times. Deltas are rolling in now!
May 2010 Site of the Day archives - nice flying in the Valley.
April 2010 Site of the Day archives - worst April in years weatherwise but we managed to do some awesome tandem groups and some nice flights with Justin, Nicole and Norm flying to Mission late in the month.
March 2010 Site of the Day archives - Crappy weather in the US on my return trip from Mexico. But when I arrived back at the Ranch there were some great days soaring Woodside.
February 2010 Site of the Day archives - super flying in Mexico for the FlyBC Mexican Tours. Good XCs. The locals were already flying at Mother Woodside back in BC due to the warm weather!
January 2010 Site of the Day archives - nice flying in Mexico for the FlyBC Mexican Tours. Good XCs.
December 2009 Site of the Day archives - our first time in Mexico for a full December and we flew everyday. 40-50 km XCs from Tapalpa.
November 2009 Site of the Day archives - very few flights as we had record rains and high winds.
October 2009 Site of the Day archives - Women's Fly-In in Chelan WA with the Barbie Theme, took first place honours again! More good soaring flights of 2 hours plus on special days.
September 2009 Site of the Day archives - more decent flying weather with a few road trips to escape wind by heading to Savona.
August 2009 Site of the Day archives - best flying conditions in years with little rain. My first hike up Cheam with pals went well.
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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