Flying sites

Take-off – Fly Hills Lower, Mid and Upper Launches.

Direction: NNEESESSWWNW
Coordinates: 50.6863, -119.4120
Altitude: 1468 m
Region: British Columbia, CA
Landing: 3.4 km from the take-offView on map ↗

Take-off description

Turn south - west off highway #1 onto Salmon River road. Follow (snowmobile signs) Go about 3km and turn right on Christionson Rd. Keep left at the fork and follow up to skidoo parking lot which is at 1 km. Luke's Launch is about 150 yard walk due East from the SE corner of the parking lot. Fly Hills Mid Launch. From the skidoo parking lot continue on up the logging road to 7.5 km. where you'll find another parking lot to the left. Hike the half km to the Fly Hills Mid Launch. (Carpeted) Fly Hills Upper Launch Higher yet is Fly Hills South launch at about 14km. Keepi left at 12.25 km. Park at radio tower and find the quad trail off the road 50 m due south of the parking lot along the road.

Getting there

Trans Canada Highway #1 between Sicamous and Kamloops BC. North Okanagan Region. It's easy to get here!!

Weather

http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/canada/british-columbia/salmon-arm Salmon Arm Airport (CZAM) Webcam - A view in southeastern direction away from Fly Hills http://www.metcam.navcanada.ca/hb/player.jsp?id=85&cam=194&lang=e Some chance of rotor over the trees with west winds on the Upper (South) launch.

Rules / airspace

FIC Advanced Weather Briefing and HAGAR Notification: 1-866-WXBRIEF (1-866-992-7433) French service: 1-866-GOMETEO (1-866-466-3836) For your HAGAR information, see: http://www.hpac.ca/pub/?pid=95 Canadian Airspace information, see: http://skyvector.com/ Radio Frequency: 123.4Mhz (Aircraft) & 173.640Hmz. Local Club Radio Frequency: 145.500

Comments

If west winds blow out the Upper (south) launch the lower (north) launch is usually flyable. If here try flying the road, your sure to find thermal at the two little aspen groves to the south. If your up for a flight give me, Ken Steiner, a call. If north or east winds try ridge souring Luke's launch. Landing field can be seen from Luke's launch. Look north east for a big bolder the size of a cabin. From there look directly east to the hay shed roof directly below you. It's the closest building to the hill below you. A tattered windsock is in the northeast corner of the LZ. Happy flights