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
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.
Rules
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
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