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Planning for 50th Anniversary of L.A.F.

3/30/2025

The Lumby Air Force Flying Club started in Lumby in 1976. We are reaching our 50th Anniversary in 2026 and plans are underway to celebrate and commemorate the local valley flyers and flying.

If you have memorabilia to share, please call or text Randy at 250.307-7553.

It is our ambition to build the Canadian Hang Gliding Museum and Hall of Fame on park grounds to educate and inspire pilots in the history of gliders. If you want to participate or donate to the museum, please contact us.

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Tyler Borradaile Crowned Canadian Nationals Champion for 3rd time

7/5/2015

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Day 7 Task 6 was canceled due to gusty winds
Several free flyers on kingposted gliders still chose to fly From Mara Launch to the Freedom Flight Park to entertain the landing crowd waiting to celebrate.

After 5 rounds the winners are

Overall winners...
Open Class
1st David Gibson USA $500.00
2nd Jonas Lobitz New Zealand $300.00
3rd Bruce Barmakian USA $200.00
4th Dustin Martin USA $100.00
5th Konrad Heilman Brazil $100.00

Canadian National Champs

Open
1stTyler Borradaile Kelowna $500.00
2nd Ross Hunter Calgary $300.00
3rd John Theoret $200.00
4th Doug Keller Calgary
5thTim Middlemiss Calgary

KingPost
1st David Bacon Summerland $300.00
2nd Stewart Trowsdale Vancouver $200.00
3rd Ralph Herten Vancouver $100.00

All Scores and Photos can be found at

http://lumbyairforce.weebly.com/blog

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Kings of the Air!!

7/5/2015

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Jonas, Rory and Wolfie packed and ready to roll from Lumby

7/5/2015

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Please support the Rhthm of flight project http://www.rhythmofflight.com/

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Group Photo Names

7/5/2015

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Top L to R.- Garth Hemming (LAF Director), John Theoret, Ross Hunter, Stew Trowsdale, Ralph Herten, David Bacon, Randy Rauck (LAF Director), Bottom L to R.- Dave Gibson, Bruce Barmakian, Tyler Borradaile, Jonas Lobitz, Dustin Martin Missing ...Konrad Heilman

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Finals Podium Photos

7/5/2015

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Day 7 Cancelled Due to Gusty Strong Winds at Mara

7/4/2015

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After 5 rounds the winners are

Open Class
1st David Gibson USA
2nd Jonas Lobitz New Zealand
3rd Bruce Barmakian USA

Canadian National Champs
Open
1stTyler Borradaile Kelowna
2nd Ross Hunter Calgary
3rd John Theoret

KingPost
1st David Bacon Summerland
2nd Stewart Trowsdale Vancouver
3rd John Lang Kelowna

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Day 6 Task 5 Scores

7/4/2015

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What a difference one day can make!!
Jonas from New Zealand races in first to win the day!!
Special Thanks to Davis Straub for helping with some scoring issues.
This is the last day

More strong NW flow and good lapse Rates so Mara will be the start again today with everyone gliding in for Mexican Dinner and the Podium Presentations this evening.

Thanks to Ryann any more great photos at
https://goo.gl/photos/oy2fcv1qaFv1ySGe6

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Day 6 Task 5

7/3/2015

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Northwest flow forecast for the day so pilots are heading for Mara again. Pilots meeting at 1pm

Task is Mara Launch to Enderby back to Mara Launch and goal is North end of swan lake. 74km

12 in at goal and thats another good day!!

More misc Nats Photos here
https://plus.google.com/photos/110926536197979965221/albums/6167369778766882129?authkey=CP6g6p2Xr7aloAE

Special thanks to Doug Keller for doing the Scoring....After launching at Mara ...He almost got beer suck 1000 ft over the Freedom Flight Park on day 5 where he could see the cold Big Surf Beer cooler....but he resisted and climbed out to 8500' over Saddle Mountain at 6pm then went back to tag the Camels Hump turnpoint before gliding back to goal for some cold Big Surf Cider!! Then he finished the scoring before dark!! Awesome dude! Thanks to one of our most popular sponsors in this heat wave. Big Surf Beer !!