"Testing the little rocket ship, a 140 Olympus at Wilmer BC -- and the crowd was wild, Great days."
Photo by Pat Morrow.
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Flying at Wilmer, BC
Along the shores of Lake Windermere, near Invermere BC, prehistoric riverbanks rise up to 60 m or more above today's water levels. Just north of town, along the edge of the Columbia River wetlands, a section of steep riverbank sticks out into the middle of the valley. This hillside deflects infrequent strong southerly winds creating soaring conditions for pilots. Wind speed and direction have to be just perfect, however, since there is no real bottom landing area and few options on top as well. But in the mid-1970s, eager local pilots found the ideal times to fly this site. Here's a post from one of them, Jeff Blake, AKA "the king of Invermere".
"Testing the little rocket ship, a 140 Olympus at Wilmer BC -- and the crowd was wild, Great days."
Photo by Pat Morrow.
"Testing the little rocket ship, a 140 Olympus at Wilmer BC -- and the crowd was wild, Great days."
Photo by Pat Morrow.
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