After several incidents recently involving powered aircraft in the Cowichan Valley being unaware of paragliding activity at Youbou, Hill60, Prevost, the following recommendations are being made to increase visibility and safety of soaring in the area: Additional Safety precautions for flying sites in the Cowichan Valley Due to a couple of close calls and increasing… Continue reading Cowichan Valley Airspace Caution
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ISS Annual General Meeting
Mon, Nov 30, 2020 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM (PST) Please join from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/944400245 You can also dial in using your phone. Canada: +1 (647) 497-9373 Access Code: 944-400-245
WCSC Reciprocal Access
At a recent general meeting ISS amended our bylaws to allow reciprocal membership agreements with other soaring clubs. The first such agreement is with the West Coast Soaring Club. Details are still being finalized but the essence is all current ISS members now have access to WCSC sites without becoming a full WCSC member. Similarly,… Continue reading WCSC Reciprocal Access
Key access & Site guide for Port Alberni
Thanks to the hard work of Brian Black and the West Coast Soaring club we now have an access agreement with Mosaic… along with this comes a key to the gate. We fly in close proximity to the Port Alberni Airport and you will frequently encounter Sailplanes in the same thermal. Also, this is the… Continue reading Key access & Site guide for Port Alberni
HAGAR Study Resources
ISS is very grateful for Brian’s generosity in contributing this amazing collection of resources to help you get your HAGAR cert. —. As part of our continued to effort to encourage and support fellow pilots interested in pursuing their HAGAR certification, I thought it would be worthwhile to start an updated forum topic where we… Continue reading HAGAR Study Resources
Notice of General Meeting
The Island Soaring Society Board is considering a reciprocal Membership Agreement with the West Coast Soaring Club. Full members of the Society are invited to join a discussion of this question and to vote on the outcome. Please be advised that there is a General Meeting of the Island Soaring Society taking place Sunday August… Continue reading Notice of General Meeting
Dallas is On!!!!!
Thanks to persistent follow up by Reto our Dallas Road permit is active again. You’ll need to get a new sticker… see the details here.
David’s Tips and tricks for Flying on Vancouver Island
David does a great job sharing his secrets of success for flying on our Island https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Q3g8-YxVAKcUXrysIHmVdn6Xy86rrBMR/view
HAGAR Study Guide Tutorial
Ooops… Haroold has asked to put a hold on this for a bit. The link is now disabled. — Harold Rieck walks through the HAGAR Study Guide and explains what you need to know. The whole thing is interesting and useful. For a taste of what he talks about go to 1:53:31 where he describes… Continue reading HAGAR Study Guide Tutorial
Trick and tools to Fly on Vancouver Island
While we’re all cooped up inside we thought instead of watching videos on youtube we could learn from the local pilots here! Most of you probably already know David, he’s been flying around Vancouver Island for a few years now, and has learned a lot about how to pick the best days and how to… Continue reading Trick and tools to Fly on Vancouver Island