iParaglide - HPAC Instructor Certification Seminar - Itinerary Oct.2,3,9

Requirements for Paragliding Instructor Rating.

Please bring any items you already have. Others you can acquire at a later date.

•  Log book - photocopy of last page with total paragliding flights and air hours
• HPAC Intermediate Paragliding Rating: 25 hours, 150 flights, 10 sites
• HPAC paragliding membership card
• Transport Canada HAGAR Exam Results Photocopy
• Standard First Aid Certificate
• Assist a Paragliding Instructor 25 hours
• Paragliding Instructor Certification Seminar 24 hours
• Paragliding Reserve Seminar: HPAC recommended, iParaglide required
• Paragliding SIV Simulation of Flight Incidents Seminar: iParaglide required
• Paragliding XC Seminar: iParaglide required

 Oct.2, 2010

07:00-07:30: Paragliding Course Overview & Administrative

07:30-09:00: Paragliding Mentoring Theory 1

09:00-09:15: Break/Review

09:15-10:45: Paragliding Mentoring Theory 2

10:45-11:00: Break/Review

11:00-12:30: Paragliding Mentoring Theory 3

12:30-13:00: Lunch

13:00-14:30: Paragliding Reverse Launch Student Training Practicum: Vanier

14:30-14:45: Break/Review

14:45-16:15: Paragliding Forward Launch Student Training Practicum: Vanier

16:15-16:30: Review

Oct. 3, 2010

07:00-08:30: Paragliding Content Theory

08:30-08:45: Break/Review

08:45-10:15: Paragliding Operations Theory

10:15-10:30: Break/Review

10:30-12:00: Paragliding Practicum Lecture Presentations

12:00-12:30: Lunch

12:30-14:00: Paragliding Instructor Seminar Synthesis: Mentoring, Content, Operations

Oct. 9, 2010

10:00-17:30 Paragliding Mountain Flying Student Training Practicum: Woodside

Flight Club - Skytrain Yaletown Roundhouse Station - Oct.1 19:00

Hello,

Thanks for all the interest in the Flight Club for what promises to be a great evening for paraglider pilots.

Just a reminder that the legal limits for alcohol and driving have been significantly decreased in BC recently.

To ensure maximum enjoyment, convenience and above all, maximum safety, the location for this paraglider pilots social has been selected to be walking distance from Skytrain.

Yaletown Brew Pub is at 1111 Mainland Street (Mainland@ Helmcken per blue location marker) one block north of Skytrain Roundhouse Station:

At the hostess stand ask for "Flight Club" and we have a table reserved on the Pub side. 

 

We encourage all paraglider pilots to utilize public transit, and look forward to Friday night!

Flight Club - 2010 Season End Pilots Re-Union - Oct.1 19:00

We are putting out this special invite for our season end social.  The Paragliding Flight Club has been growing steadily, with some great times talking flying and other totally unrelated topics! :) 

A great mix of paraglider pilots and non flying friends and spouses.  Here is a link to the last outing...

http://www.iparaglide.com/paragliding-blog-vancouver/2010/8/14/iparaglide-flight-club-yaletown-brew-pub-pilots-gathering-au.html   

We especially hope to get all new 2010 paraglider pilots and first flight students out for a re-union and exchange photos and videos that were shot.  "Fledglings" especially welcome...     

Pilots season finale gathering for Friday October 1, 19:00 at Yaletown Brew Pub.   MAP:

http://www.markjamesgroup.com/yaletown_map.html

A chance to meet up with fellow pilots over a beer, share flying stories, and plan new adventures for the upcoming year. 

Please let us know your availability so we can save tables accordingly.   

When you arrive, at the hostess stand ask for paragliding "Flight Club" and you will be taken to our reserved spot n the pub side.    

Hope you can make it! 

iParaglide Instructor Seminar Oct. 2&3, 2010

We are hosting an HPAC Paragliding Instructor Certification (and re-certification) Seminar on the weekend of Oct. 2 & 3, 2010.

Cost is $474 for initial certification or $237 for re-certification. 

More details to be released shortly.

Location: iParaglide: "The Space" Lounge, downtown Vancouver,  Seymour @ Davie.

iParaglide Reserve Clinic Sep.5; SIV & Intro to Acro Sep.11&12, 2010

In preparation for our annual Paragliding SIV (Simulation of Flight Incidents) & Intro to Acro clinic, we are making sure all participants have had their reserve repacked within one year, and more importantly, that they understand when and how to throw their paragliding reserve parachute and how to repack it.

For details of the iParaglide Reserve Clinic on Sep.5/10 click on the link below and scroll to the base of the page: http://www.iparaglide.com/p3-intermediate-paragliding/ 

If you can't spend the full day on the course, we will repack your paragliding reserve parachute for you for $75 otherwise. 

The iParaglide Paragliding SIV & Intro to Acro Clinic has been moved accordingly to Sep.11&12/10: 

http://www.iparaglide.com/paragliding-siv-acro-vancouver/

The entire event promises to be a Paragliding Big Escape holiday to the beautiful Pemberton Valley and the spectacular Lillooet Lake.

 

To ensure a great time, iParaglide has booked the first class Greenwood B&B.  We recommend as a minimum the group stay Friday and Saturday night so we get early starts Saturday and Sunday and maximize paragliding tows for the day. The Greenwood features west coast contemporary post and beam structure, beautiful rooms and a large deck with hot tub and barbecue area. Details are here:

http://www.greenwoodcountryinn.com

Rooms are available on first come first serve basis, please book through us ASAP. Once we are full at the Greenwood, we will also have available a few rooms at the House next door.

For those who really want to get away there is also the Lillooet Lake Side Lodge at 10 km close to our SFI beach: 

http://www.cottagelink.com/cottlink/bc/bc10004.html

 

Finally camping on our 12km Paragliding SIV beach but NO facilities. 

Please contact us ASAP as we are nearly full at the Paragliding Clinics and the Greenwood.  First come first serve.