Long Weekend Flying in Lumby

People stated rolling in Friday afternoon.
Louise and Brian went up Saddle and both managed about an hour in strong sharp lift.
By Saturday we had 10 campers at the Freedom Flight Park and there were  lots of other flyers around eager to soar but it wasnt so good at Coopers. Sunday there were some good flights around the course for anyone who was ready. Many went to Baldy for a flight back towards Lumby. Monday the window opened up early and some 25-30 flyers got good flights around the course. Some gliders were over launch shortly after 10am!

Peter Hamming corkscrewed his Freedom from launch to 8000' in under 10 minutes and it was good to see Tim Staal back at his old home base getting some good air again.

Anyone who waited too long got caught on launch in the normal wind switch at about 2pm. A good reminder to go when its good!

It was great to see and hear the energy around the fire again every night! Good official start to the season!

2010 Canadian National Hang Gliding Poster is Done

This is just HOT off the Press

A 11x17 full color poster will be given to all entrants of this event as a souvenir.

Over $10,000.00 in cash and Prizes

Please print off an 8.5 x 11 on your printer and post it at your local home, office, club house, pub or hanger.

Local awareness of these national events is good publicity for our sport.

For more info visit www.LumbyAirForce.com

If you would like a higher res version please let me know.

The Pilot is local Lumby Air Force Member Luc Mailloux launching his new Wills Wing T2C in prep for the 2010 nats.

Hope to see you at cloudbase in Lumby sometime in 2010.

Peace and Plenty of LIFT

Randy

www.RavenAviation.ca

May 15 is a good day at Coopers

The sun brings out the crowds today
Aprox 25 gliders fly.
Some several times.
9 hang gliders on launch.
I had a student do a high flight so I am close to last off for a test flight in a new Wills Wing U2.

a bit of work to get up as the wind has shifted to a northerly flow and the lower thermals are like bullets.
After reaching 6000 feet I am on course and finding no shortage of lift at all turn points.
The U2 has a very good sink rate, climbs well and tracks very well at high speed. Some minor low speed adjustments to make and this wing will be super sweet!

She is now ready for sale!

May 13 Soarable in Lumby again

12000 ' of altitude by Zedenek
Scott and Greg sky out too

May 12 Great Hang Gliding and Paragliding in Lumby

I get a 1.5 hour test flight on Peter Dessen's new U2 145. Sweet again

John McClintock races over 100km around the valley over 4.5 hours and up to 12000 feet!

Zeneck Urban zooms around for 2.5 hours.

Brian Saunier gets high and has fun too

Great day to break records

Test Flight New Wills Wing U2 145

Tuesday May 11, 3 new gliders arrive from Wills Wing

I choose a 145 U2 and get off Coopers later than usual.

The wind is coming over the back and thermalling up the front every once in a while

I head north off launch climbing and work my way up to 6500' over the valley and Saddle.

The U2 flys great. handles well, tracks well, thermals well and has a fantastic glide!

The sail is very clean.

After an hour of flying around the valley I land her easily on the runway at the Freedom Flight Park.

I am impressed!

She is for sale. Delivery after the Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships In June in Lumby www.LumbyAirForce.com

www.RavenAviation.ca

One month until the start of the Lumby Air Races and The Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships

Since mid May is usually the official start to the best flying in Lumby and we only have a month till our big events, I thought it would be fitting to start a blog.

I will post flying news whenever possible over the season ( Till mid Oct)....

Yesterday Coopers Launch in Lumby turned on and Luc and John
McClintock went to cloudbase (9800') and raced around the valley.

Peter Hamming has been working on the launch with a big excavator and loader and we can now comfortably set up over 100 gliders.

Most of the stumps are also gone  from the new south launch and the danger trees there are gone too.