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I do love the colours of the Wilmer Wetlands in September.
Flying over it or paddling the Columbia River, it is a pleasure either way.
Check out www.ColumbiaRiverPaddle.com for a

Based on how long ago I posted my last blog, lots of people are wondering what is happening,

It was a very busy summer with paragliding, ultralight flying, working with TrappeurHomes.com and ColumbiaRiverPaddle.com. The summer flew by, and it is hard to believe it is almost winter.

So, what’s new with flyingMax?

Besides certifying new pilots, running a SIV at Whitetale Lake, doing “Discovery” flights with my Quicksilver ultralight, guiding in the Dolomite’s, visiting a SIV workshop in Annecy and attending the Nova pilots meet, I renewed my paragliding instructor rating and accepted the invite as a Senior paragliding instructor.

For my instructor re-certification course I traveled to Claudio Mota in Drayton Valley, AB. It was the best thing I ever did and was able to brush up my towing skills.

Everything feels like all the pieces are falling into the right places:

• Re-connected with my old friend Juergen Kraus to get all the support to run a “soft” SIV at Whitetale lake.
• Working more extensively with the Quicksilver in regards to Ultralight flying and instructions.
• Re-certification instructor course with Claudio Mota and brushing up my towing skills.
• Accepting the “Senior” instructor status to to be more involved with the HPAC instructor certifications.
• purchased a “Scooter” winch (650cc Suzuki)
  • to offer another option to “foot” launch for supervised P2 flights.
  • use the winch for teaching powered paragliding
• got approved as a Transport Canada Ultralight School in the Columbia Valley (Flight Training Unit #5031)

Based on all the above pieces falling in place, I have the following plans for 2017:

• For the 2016/2017 ski season
  • signed a contract with Panorama Mt. Resort to fly tandems at least 5 days a week
  • offer ski launch workshops
  • offer supervised P2 flights for P1 pilots
• Powered Paragliding lessons
  • Running Ultralight Ground School (min 20 hours)
  • Practical PPG lessons
• Run a paragliding instructor course in the early spring
  • Instructor course based on the on the minimum HPAC requirements
  • Instructor course including ultralight ground school, HAGAR course and practical instructional tips (1 week)
• Run one P1 course through the College of the Rockies in early spring.
• Plan to run another “soft” SIV in May
• Explore the Alps tour in September

Happy landings to everyone and looking forward to the next season.

Max & Penny