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Written by Ann Sasaki
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Sunday, 12 February 2006 |
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Ann launches - photo by James Smyth It seems like this winter has been a bit slow for flying locally in the Bay Area. We haven’t had as many storm fronts with good post-frontal conditions as usual. But things will undoubtedly be looking up as spring approaches.Wally Anderson led an informative reserve parachute clinic in February – all attendees were pleased to have their reserves come right out without a problem. The first part of the clinic involved valuable discussion about reserves and other safety equipment and issues in paragliding.
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Written by Rich Hammer
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Tuesday, 21 February 2006 |
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This month we have a feature article written Tom Bair a P2 from the Bay Area that took on Valle' de Bravo this winter and came back smiling. Read on....
As we are coming into Spring and the clouds beckon us we thought it would be a good time to publish a site intro. Next month we plan to include the site intro for Mt. Diablo courtesy of Bob Clem. If other site administrators would like to submit a site intro please feel free to contact me at
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Please...let's hear more stories from pilots who have taken trips recently. Don't forget your pictures! Rich |
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Written by Craig Gamma
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Thursday, 23 February 2006 |
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One evening after work, in January of 2004, I was watching the Outdoor Life Network (OLN) and came across a show on paragliding. I was so mesmerized by this method of free flight that I immediately hit the Internet to see where I could learn. To my surprise, instructional courses took place within 20 minutes of my front door (at Ed Levin Park). |
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Sneaking in to Mecca: A Beginner's Trip to Valle |
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Written by Tom Bair
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Tuesday, 21 February 2006 |
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Two years ago this month, having only the vaguest understanding of paragliding ("Is that the one where you jump off a cliff, or do they pull you behind a boat?"), I had a work project that brought me to a home in
Redwood City. On the wall were aerial photos of paragliders soaring above a huge rock tower. "It's a place in Mexico where we go flying in the winter", said my host. Could that really be possible, were there really people who went to Mexico in the winter to fly over huge rock towers (people who
weren't superheroes)?
Evening glass-off at the Piņon: A completely different experience, flying in butter-smooth air with a good view of the rock. Photo - Tom Bair |
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Meeting Minutes - February 1st, 2006 |
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Written by Alex Koorkoff
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Wednesday, 01 February 2006 |
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Officers in attendance Ann, Tom, Atta and Alex
The meeting was called to order by Ann Sasaki at 7:24.
Total 9 members attended, of which 3 were BAPA officers. Two members were attending the meeting after a long gap – Patrick Herms and Dan Foust. |
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