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 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Please...let's hear more stories from pilots who have taken trips recently. Don't forget your pictures!

Rich 

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 Piñon: A completely different experience, flying in butter-smooth air with a good view of the rock. Photo - Tom Bair

Ann launches - photo by James Smyth

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.

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.