West Coast Soaring Club

Adding to the SPOT "Issues" apparently SPOT also has the capability to interfere with other GPS devices. There is not much of a solution than the mention of not placing the electronics to close to each other. https://www.bcaviation.ca/bcga-news/urgent-warning-to-garmin-avionics-spot-tracke...

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http://www.westcoastsoaringclub.com/images/Trafic.jpg Is that time of the Year again "Right-of-Way Rules for Paragliding and Hang Gliding" Lets make sure we all remember how to Fly Safe!!! Date: Friday March 29th. Time: location booked from 19:30 hrs, talk starts at 20:00 hrs (Order your ...

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the listed emergency contacts who ignored the call because it came from a Texas number That means also that I need to make sure that my emergency contact actually WANTS me to be rescued!!! Joke apart, for sure teach your emergency contacts how to proceed (maybe leave a page with instructions, numbe...

http://wx.db.erau.edu/faculty/mullerb/Wx365/Mountain_waves/mtnwave_trapped.jpg WAVE, Hu?? January first LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH, what a good way to start the year but with a beer among friends!! Note: this time there is another group in the upper part so we will get a different place in the pub, A...

http://www.westcoastsoaringclub.com/images/FirstAid.png March 1st-March 3rd, 2019 WHAT IS WILDERNESS FIRST AID? This is a two-and-a-half day introductory course that focuses on general medical concepts, basic life support skills, and low-resource options for basic first aid treatments. Standard Wil...

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Nikolai wrote: ↑Thu Jan 10, 2019 9:23 pm Salvation is there for those who believe. And for the rest of us, this thread is a hilarious read! Thanks guys! This stuff is almost publishable!!

Bill N.

Yep, I agree!!! keep believing...

Hi, to all members using this forum, I just finish an update to the forum, now we are running the latest version. With all updates and customization there should be a few function fixed and maybe some bugs introduced. I think the Search / advance search should work better now. There also was an issu...

tnankie wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:38 pm

rate of inflow << rate of outflow

I think we already agree that we are not getting new pilots.

Rather than comparing to paragliding compare it to another extreme sport Les. Take skiing, similar logistical challenges, number of really good developed places in the world, an option to do it grassroots/backcountry if you choose, seasonal restrictions etc I think its a reasonable comparison. I do...

Is not my bid, I have my mind set regarding :hg and I don't think :hg will disappear, it will just evolve and of course be get more expensive, but the same will happen with :pg . I posted this because I think is a great article and it merits to be discussed. As for the points you mention, you imply ...

Interesting Podcast Episode put out by Cloudbase Mayhem: Episode Info: Hang gliding is arguably the first "extreme sport" in human history and it literally changed the world. Drawing inspiration from Leonardo Davinci, Otto Lillienthal built the first foot-launched hang gliders in the late ...