The Easter meet ran for many years and was always considered the start of the competition season in Western Canada. At first only hang glider pilots were involved, but soon the early paraglider pilots started joining in. Here is paragliding cross country pioneer Sean Dougherty with hang glider pilot Martin Henry at Savona BC. They are on the east-facing slope overlooking Kamloops lake, above some railway tracks. I recall it being very windy, and not many would fly. But that didn't stop Sean! By the way, Sean is flying an Apco Astra 27.
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| Sean Dougherty and Martin Henry |
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| Sean soaring his Apco Astra |
Lastly, I found another Photo of the same paraglider. In this case, it is one of me flying at the Cuchi Corral site in Córdoba Province, Argentina, in 1994. I had a couple of scares with large unexpected wing folds with this glider and decided to only fly European certified wings after that. (some other pilots referred to this model as the Dis-Astra!).
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| Stewart flying a similar Apco Astra in Argentina |
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