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[Fred Wilson]

The 33'd Annual Remembrance Day Fly-In is a Spot Landing Event that occurs on the best weather forecast day
- either Nov 11th or the best weather day including the Saturday or Sunday; occasionally even the weekend before if need be. Stay Tuned!

It is hosted alternatively by the Lumby Air Force (LAF) and The Okanagan Soaring Association. (OSA)

The 2011 event is scheduled for Lumby. Randy Rauck plans to have an open house there that day:
- with Aerotow (HG) and Scooter Tow (both HG and PG) activities in the afternoon and a bonfire at the Flight Park.

==> UPDATE <==

We can promote this as a free introductory tow clinic for hang glider pilots after a high flight from Coopers or Saddle and spot landing at the Freedom Flight Park.

Since Glenn Derouin is going to be away, riding his motorcycle back from Florida that weekend:
We will need a PG Scooter Tow Instructor present as a launch director before I can tow the PGers safely: so put it out there on the forum and have them contact me. Randy@BeBOLD.com 250 307 7553

DONE - tnx Randy! cont...

When held in Lumby, dinner and drinks usually move to the Blue Ox Pub especially if we fly Coopers etc.

When held in Vernon, Pilots meet at the King Eddie LZ at 10 AM and then select the launch site for the day.
A follow up dinner is held at Uncle Dave's Pizza, half a Km north of Kalamalka Lake beach at #100 Kal Lake Road 250-558-4228
(In the Plaza on the west side of the road.)

Trophy Winners:
1978 John Huddart
1979 Gregg Humphreys
1980 David (Freep) Hays
1981 Gregg Humphreys
1982 Yosef Podanowski
1983 Ian McArthur
1984 Gordon Shneider
1985 Peter Warnes
1986 Tom Swift
1987 Miles Hopkins
1988 Miles Hopkins
1989 John Huddart
1990 Miles Hopkins
1991 Chris Bennett
1992 Leo Salvas
1993 Jack Shaule
1994 Yosef Podanowski
1995 Yosef Podanowski
1996 David (Freep) Hays
1997 Tom Swift & David (Freep) Hays
1998 Howard Vandal
1999 Borg Host
2000 Yosef Podanowski
2001 Terry Dyck
2002 Borg Host
2003 Borg Host
2004 Rob Northcott
2005 Yosef Podanowski
2006 Rob Northcott
2007 HG: Tim Stall; PG: Doug Nitchie
- 2008 Rained out
2009 HG: Dave Curtis; PG: Glenn Derouin
2010 HG: Leo Salvase; PG: To be determined.

Photo from the 1979 Remembrance Day Fly-In: Left to Right:
Peter Luke, John Kuyper, Yosef Podanowsky, Clay Hett and John Huddart.

[Fred Wilson]

Miles Hopkins with the Hang Gliding trophy (1987, 1988 and 1990 Winner)

Trophy created by Sandy (and Pamela) Stevenson http://www.pamelanagleystevenson.com/

[Fred Wilson]

John Huddart with the Hang Gliding trophy, (1978 and) 1989.

[Fred Wilson]

Leo Salvas (representing Terry Dyke 2001's winner) presenting the Trophy to Borge Host, closest to the spot at the 2002 Remembrance Day Fly-In. Way to Go Borge!

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2009 winner Dave Curtis receiving award (from 2007 winner Tim Stall - on right.)
(FYI 2008 was rained out.)


The HGing attendees (the PGers had landed earlier and headed home.) L-R:
Doug Wallace, Tim Stall, Borg Host, Dave Curtis, Yosef Podanowski, Louis Kuyper

[Fred Wilson]

1978. Photo by Louis Kuyper


Back Row left to right:
? head obscured by Doug Keller's arm, Rick Mercier, Miles Hopkins, Riel Begin wiht black sun glasses, Brian Dodd at the very, very back, Rick Begin, Bob Krider (or Don Miller with the white eyebrows.)

Middle row.
? lady cut off, Gordon Acri, Doug Keller, ? with the #23 T-Shirt, Larry Croome, Ian McArthur, Mia Schokker and Martin Henry, ? with the black hair and glasses, Wayne Llywellen, John Kuyper (with Rick Hunts brand new $1200 Electra Flyer Floater Hang Glider behind him.)

Bottom Row:
Fred Wilson, Jenny Stark, Boston Last Name?, Doug Dickenson with the beard, Hans Verstraten, Andrew Ripper, to the right of the kid is Joe Podanowski, ? with the curly hair, then in front Andrew Barber-Starkey, Rick Hunt lying down, Dale Arsenault at far right.

1982 Photo by Louis Kuyper


Left to right:
Joe Podanowski, Leo Salvas, Miles Hopkins, Louis Kuyper, John Huddart, Hans Verstratten, Dianna Birrell

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- note new info in first post. (top of page.)

From Randy Rauck
We are thinking of having an open house here for Remembrance Day and offer some towing after the flying on the HUGE 330 WW Condor Super Trainer for those that may want to try her for fun weather permitting.

This will also be a free introductory tow clinic for hang glider pilots after a high flight from Coopers or Saddle and spot landing at the Freedom Flight Park.

Since Glenn Derouin is going to be away, riding his motorcycle back from Florida that weekend:
We will need a PG Scooter Tow Instructor present as a launch director before I can tow the PGers safely:
so put it out there on the forum and have them contact me. Randy@BeBOLD.com 250 307 7553

Big Fire and Anna's Pizza to follow or Blue Ox if bad weather.
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Next year we are hoping to get Garth Hemming at http://www.prairieboys.ca/
to produce T-Shirts based on your choices of photos posted here.

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