West Coast Soaring Club

Here's a recent blog post about flying in Tenancingo. It may be useful for those wanting to fly in the area but not sure about logistics. Enjoy!

http://www.nicolemclearn.com/2021/11/a- ... exico.html

If you use Canada Rasp to help with your flying decisions, consider making donation to its upkeep! You can find the donate button on any of the windgram pages.

https://canadarasp.com/windgrams

If you fly with a radio, use the amateur radio frequencies (and 146.415 MHz falls within this), and are looking to "become legal", the Surrey Amateur Radio Club is offering an online basic radio course, starting March 29, 2021. Normally these courses are in-person, but due to Covid-19, you...

A video featuring some behind-the-scenes footage of how the various paragliding shots were filmed is now available:

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1841452099993

The actual episode will air Feb 5th on CBC TV and also online via CBC Gem.

Posting this on behalf of Patricia Hopper (WA USA pilot). Pretty much your last chance to get some late-season flying on the dry side of the mountains before the snow hits! If the weather is wet in Vancouver, Chelan is often still dry and flyable. Plus there's usually a good party and food at the Ch...

Heads-up that there are new 2 fires burning in the Eastern Fraser Valley: https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=ef6f11c8c36b42c29e103f65dbcd7538 While they are probably not going to affect local flying at Woodside, Bridal is technically affected by the (still-small) ...

Just a reminder that if you are Spot or Delorme user with your info on XC Find, and with XC season upon us, now would be a good time to donate to its upkeep! David Wheeler is the administrator and keeps the site running for the safety of all pilots, so send some $-appreciation his way! The donate bu...

Hi all, Not sure where else this has been posted already, but the 2017 HPAC AGM is happening Sept 8-17. If you want to vote go to http://hpac.ca/forum/index.php and you'll need to login before clicking on "2017 AGM". If you can't remember your login details please email admin@hpac.ca and M...

Copy these co-ordinates into Google Maps for Bill Best's (former) LZ:

49.242746, -121.936295

Nicole

I would recommend AGAINST demo-ing a wing at Grouse, simply because the site is demanding enough that it's probably not the best place to be trying an unknown glider, especially if you are also new to the site (as many of you will be this weekend). The launch and LZ are quite technical and an unfami...

I grabbed this from the "Gliders" Facebook Group and thought I'd let WCSC know since Canadian pilots occasionally attend this event! Nicole Hello all NCSC members. Hope the flying has been great for you this Spring and Summer. Can-Am was scheduled for the weekend of August 18,19,20. But be...

I just want to chime in here to emphasize a few things: You need to RSVP ahead of time, before August 5. No just showing up on August 12 and hoping to fly. The reason for this is that Grouse Mountain is a PRIVATELY-OWNED flying site so we have to go by Grouse Resorts' (and their lawyers') rules...th...

If you are in the Lower Mainland area, you can check out Burnaby Mountain. Park at the Horizons Restaurant parking lot (do a Google search for directions) and walk to the top of the slope where the gravel trail cuts across. You can either forward or reverse, either way will be great practice for low...

Posting this on behalf of Maxine... Hello HPAC pilots, The annual HPAC Board of Directors meeting is coming up in three weeks and I am seeking nominations for awards. In the attached file you will find descriptions of eight awards available to the membership for nomination. If you know of someone de...

Many local pilots now use XC Find in order to be tracked while flying, a safety feature as well as great entertainment for those following along on their computers at home/work. You can find XC Find at http://xcfind.paraglide.us/ and the "Canada" group is mid-way down the list. Click on th...