by Tyler | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
The HPAC/ACVL Competition Committee, chaired by Eric Olivier, has determined that due to COVID-19 in 2020 resulting in the cancellation of most competitions, the 2019 Rankings in Hang Gliding, Paragliding, Hang Gliding Sports Class and Paragliding Accuracy would be...
by Tyler | Nov 30, 2020 | The Launch, Uncategorized
Pilot Michel Mann from Calgary… Image Credit: YouTube / ponchopuller
by Tyler | Nov 30, 2020 | Awards, The Launch
Winner of the Solid Ground Award Trevor MacMurray, with Norm Krcmar, owner of Paraglide Canada in Vernon (on left) and Glenn Derouin, HPAC Senior Instructor at Paraglide Canada (on right), for Trevor’s development of weather stations throughout the Okanagan...
by Tyler | Nov 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Jon Lovering, Prairies Director on the HPAC Board, is leading a review by the HPAC Board of the Tandem Pilot Certification. A detailed survey of all tandem pilots was recently conducted to get tandem pilot input and address their concerns on issues related to...
by Tyler | Nov 28, 2020 | The Launch
We are celebrating 50 years teaching Hang Gliding full time and, to a lesser degree, Paragliding. For the first 25 years we taught HG and, later, PG using the 100-ft-high ‘mount garbage’ called Centennial Park in Toronto). Since then, we’ve been exclusively a...
