Max Fanderl and Travelling Group Visit Golden

Relatively late access to the Lookout Launch this year, but Max Fanderl (Invermere BC) and a group of European visitors flew Mount 7 in the last week of June. A heavy snow year followed by incessant rain throughout June in Western Canada made for very few flying days this spring.

2012 CANADIAN PARAGLIDING NATIONALS

August 5–12th | Pemberton | British Columbia | Canada

CANADIAN PARAGLIDING NATIONALS
Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada,
August 5th through 12th, 2012.


Maximum Registered Competition Pilots: 125
Format: Race to goal
Entry Fee: early bird $275.00CAD  post July 5th $325.00CAD  *** (Entry fee does NOT include transportation to launch)
Classes: Novice (EN A,LTF1), Sport (EN B,LTF1-2), Serial (EN C-D, LTF 2 & 2-3), Female
Prizes: Trophies 1st, 2nd and 3rd all classes

The event will be run in accordance with all rules and regulations as set out in the 2007  HPAC/ACVL Competition Rulebook, and the FAI Sporting Code, Section 7B.

Please join us in one of the most pure and beautiful valleys in the world, at a new world cup sized launch for a week to remember...

Complete Information: http://www.paraglidenationals.com

Wind Direction and Speed Active on Lookout Launch

Check the winds at the lookout in realtime.

Mobile Site: http://www.paraglider.ca/cgi-bin/mwind.cgi?sid=MT7

Big Screen: http://www.paraglider.ca/cgi-bin/wind.cgi?sid=MT7

or check it on the FlyGolden home page:

GEAR to Mt7 Lookout Shuttle - 2011

A shuttle service for paraglider pilots will be running this summer on weekends from the tandem parking lot at the landing area. A minimum of 5 people is required. Vehicle is a large surburban with rack for paragliders.

Introductory rate $12.00*

*Note that prices depend on the cost of gas in golden

Call 250-344-1263

Another Web Cam added to the Weather Page...

Check the FlyGolden weather page: http://flygolden.ca/weather.htm Another web cam link has been added that offers a view of the sky to the NW when viewed along the Golden commercial strip on the Trans Canada Highway.

PS - The big Canadian Flag at the Husky station is visible near the middle of the picture - indicates what the wind is actually doing vs what the forecast says it is doing.

Golden Vids...

A lot more video stuff out there these days documenting the Mount 7 flying site. Here's a selection. Don't know about some of the sound tracks - the mute button helps. Comment on one of the vid's sound tracks was pretty funny...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwEY7zxfumA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5H1afGmjM&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46-km_Off1g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt8L0eAYRcE


Should be seeing a lot more of this stuff with everyone using HERO sport cams now. Things have come a long way since recording early 90's pg flights with a "two hands required" film camera hanging off your harness!

Visiting Golden? Check the Flygolden Weather Page

If you are planning a trip to Golden check out the Weather links on the Flygolden.ca Weather Page. On that page you can access the web cams located a Kicking Horse Mountain Resort to look at the sky in real time. Be sure to check the Hour by Hour Forecast link on the page as I have found it to be quite accurate relative to some other forecasts. It also presents the forecast in a cool, easy to read graphical format.

(George Lev suggested the yr.no International forecast site which presents the hour by hour forecast - its a good one. Thanks George!)