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Coopers ('Thermal Rise')

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Coopers ('Thermal Rise')

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PPG friendly
Not marked
Authorization
Required
Club / contract
Required
Launch faces
NE, E, SE, S
Forecast point
Ready
Access notes
Review current access instructions in ParaglidingEarth record 18342 and with the responsible club or landowner.
Site rules
  • Local Club Radio Frequency: 145.500
  • ABSOLUTELY NO COMMERCIAL USE OF THIS SITE IS ALLOWED WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE LUMBY AIR FORCE FLYING CLUB.
  • Confirm current site status, access, local club rules, airspace, NOTAMs, weather, and landing arrangements before flying.
  • OpenStreetMap access tag: permissive.
Launch directions
NE, E, SE, S
Direction notes
ParaglidingEarth lists usable launch directions: NE, E, SE, S.
Safety notes
  • CYA 122 (A) (H) is Special Use Airspace for Hang Gliding and Aerobatics useage which has a ceiling of 6,200' ASL.
  • 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.
  • Canadian Airspace information, see: http://skyvector.com/
  • Click on WLW for the Kelowna Airport Soundings:
Additional notes
Canadian flying-site discovery record 18342 from ParaglidingEarth. Published takeoff altitude: 1050 m.

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