Simulation of Flight Incidents SIV September 1&2, 2012

It's time. Time to learn the limits of the flight envelope of your paraglider while flying over beautiful Lillooet lake at our upcoming SIV: Simulation fo Flight incidents Seminar!  September 1 & 2 (with 3rd as weather back-up day).

SIV will empower you with vital skills to be able to deal with turbulent conditions and will greatly help in: preventing the development of a extreme flight attitude; restoring an extreme flight attitude to regular paragliding flight; or executing a well timed and delivered reserve parachute toss.

Paragliding SIV should be conducted at least once a season to keep your skills sharp and especially every time you get a new paraglider, so that you can understand your new gliders behavior characteristics at the limits of the flight envelope. 

iParaglide's SIV (details here) is conducted on the September long weekend each year as the weather most often cooperates in that time frame and the lake levels are ideal at Lillooet Lake for towing.

This is a quality course, with a smaller group size to ensure you get lots of flights and learning opportunities are maximized. We use a high-end pro tow hydraulic payout winch and jet powered boat to tow you up to 3000ft over the lake.

Towing for SIV and acro training is the most favored delivery method for a number of reasons:

• you get a flight on the way up to altitude and learn new skills
• turnaround time is more efficient than mountain based flights
• more flexibility for wind strength and direction, not dependent on cycles like on mountain launches 
• pilots can view all participants maneuvers and hear instructions, learning from others flights as well
• hanging out at the beach and watching all the action is more fun than driving up a mountain! :)

Accommodation will be available on a number of levels, from the first class GREENWOOD B&B with hot tub and barbecue deck, to the rustic LILLOOET LAKE SIDE LODGE cabins just a stones throw from our SIV beach LZ, to camping on the beach.

This is my favorite weekend of the year as the "aha" moments abound and the sky bustles with the energy. The grins from pilots who have just learned new tricks and have gotten to know their glider more intimately are priceless.

SIV Simulation of Flight Incidents  Seminar details are here.  Reservations click here. 

Looking forward to seeing you all!