DESCRIPTION

One of the most popular flying sites in British Columbia. All Pilots require a minimum of 10 Hours airtime and 20 foot launches or be under the supervision of a certified instructor prior to flying Coopers. ABSOLUTELY NO COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS SITE IS ALLOWED WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE LUMBY AIR FORCE FLYING CLUB. Flight School / Tandem Flight Policy - http://lumbyairforce.com/policy.htm

ACTIVITIES

- paragliding
- winch
- hanggliding
- hike
- soaring
- thermals
- xc

weather

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/british-columbia/lumby http://www.canadarasp.com/windgrams/?region=4&location=0&plotType=1 Atmospheric Soundings. Click on WLW for the Kelowna Airport Soundings: http://weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sounding.html http://www.windfinder.com/forecast/vernon_kalamalka_lake# http://www.windmapper.com/?Loc=NW webcam/ wind: http://osa-weather.weebly.com/coopers.html

access

20 minutes east of Vernon BC following Hyw 6. Turn north at the main intersection in Lumby and proceed 2 Km north to the Freedom Flight Park.

regulation

CYA 122 (A) (H) is Special Use Airspace for Hang Gliding and Aerobatics useage which has a ceiling of 6,200' ASL. Be aware when above 6200' Commercial jets, using Fuel Saving GPS approaches into Canada's 10th busiest airport at Kelowna may be on final glide from a long way away. FIC Advanced Weather Briefing and HAGAR Notification: 1-866-WXBRIEF (1-866-992-7433) French service: 1-866-GOMETEO (1-866-466-3836) For your HAGAR information, see: http://www.hpac.ca/pub/?pid=95 Canadian Airspace information, see: http://skyvector.com/ Radio Frequency: 123.4Mhz (Aircraft) & 173.640Hmz. Local Club Radio Frequency: 145.500