Grouse Mountain Fly-in

The 31st annual Grouse Mountain Fly-In is scheduled to take place August 9-10th 2008

UPDATE: Pilots needing a hotel room can get the Grouse Mountain rate for the weekend of the event. The hotel is located just down the hill from Grouse Mountain at 1800 Capilano Road (604-987-4461).The rate is $119/nt and includes 2 queen beds, microwave/fridge, free Internet, continental breakfast, local calls and parking. Mention the Grouse Mountain Flying Team to get this rate.

Paraglider and hang-glider pilots are invited to soar the skies over spectacular Vancouver from the Grouse Mountain launch, located at an elevation of 4,100 feet above the city.

Pilot registration will start at 8:30 am in the Cleveland Park LZ and the mandatory pilots meeting will be at 9:00 each day. This is a fun flying event and the registration free
(less than $50 exact amount TBD) includes a Skyride pass for an unlimited number of flights over the weekend and food/beverage at a social event.

Please pass this invitation on to any other pilots you know.

If you are coming to the fly-in, please take a minute to visit the GMFT website at www.gmft.org and download and read the Rules and Procedures and Guest Pilot Briefing PDF files. For information on Grouse Mountain Resort please visit www.grousemountain.com.

If you have any questions please call or e-mail:

Paragliding:

Darren Kinley dkinley@mdacorporation.com (604-980-5954)
Harry Siempelkamp harry@kindredconstruction.com (604-218-2169)

Hang Gliding:

Mark Tulloch mark_tulloch@precisiongutters.com (604-830-6932)