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The Atlantic Festival of Paragliding and Air Sports


The skies of Parrsboro will fill with those wonderful, colourful flying machines once again this year.

Stay Tuned for the Schedule and all the news on the 13th Festival

 

 

 

Year 15!!!!!!!


The15th Annual Festival of Paragliding and Hang Gliding is set to take place in the skies around Parrsboro, Nova Scotia from May 16-19. Paraglider and hang glider pilots from Eastern Canada will once again descend on this beautiful little town on the Bay of Fundy to celebrate the beginning of the summer flying season and their passion for free flight. The sport has grown over the last nine years and pilots from all three Maritime Provinces and Maine will be attending. This year the festival is expanding due to the wonderful support of the town of Parrsboro and will include

The sport of free flight has been enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of participants across North America and Europe. Fly-ins, the insider name for such festivals, are held across North America not only to celebrate the joys of free flight but also to give the public an opportunity to see how accessible and relaxed the sport can be.

The general public is invited to bring a picnic, a lawn chair and a pair of binoculars and enjoy the beauty of the colourful, soaring wings. This year for the first time anyone interested in trying out the sport will be able to take a tandem flight with a certified tandem pilot. During down time or after hours a video display of paragliding adventures from around the globe can be viewed at the Glooscap Restaurant and Lounge in Parrsboro. The Ground Handling Contest is a close up opportunity to see the finesse and control of the paraglider under kiting conditions!

Festival Activities

•          Cross Country and Altitude Gain       Record Challenge

•          Spot Landing Contest

•          Ground Handling Contest -

•          Tandem Flights

•          Information Sessions

•          Video Displays
The location of the events on Saturday, Sunday and Monday is weather and conditions dependant. The exact location of the days’ activities can be determined by dropping into the Information Centre at Bouliabaise Restaurant Main St. Parrsboro or by calling 254-2972.
pilots schedule ( click here)
Join Us in Parrsboro
for the
Festival of Air Sport and Paragliding
May 16 - 19, 2008
Friday May 16

All day - Duriong the day arrival of pilots. Check info board at Boulaibaise Cafe for location.

6pm - Powered Paragliding Demo - Ist Beach

8:00 pm The days activities conclude with a free flight movie and pizza at The Parrsboro Band Hall.

 

 
Saturday May 17

8:30 am Pilot’s Breakfast at Boulaibaise Cafe-Main Street. Michael Fuller of Pegasus Paragliding will be on hand to explain how the pilots choose their flying sites based on prevailing wind and weather conditions and inform all where the days activities will be held. Get a map to the local flying sites at The Stowaway Restaurant.

10:00 am - 4:00 pm Information desk at the Boulaibaise Cafet can provide you with directions to all the flying sites and activities as well as providing other tourist information.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Soar above the crowd with tandem paragliding by Pegasus Paragliding or a tandem ultralight flight offered throughout the day. Check at the Boulaibaise Cafe for locations and times. What a thrill!!
TBA - Ultra light demos and information session.

6pm - Powered Paragliding Demo - Ist Beach

 

7:00 pm Chill out at the Glooscap, Boulaibaise Cafe or the Habourview Restaurants.

 

Wrap up the day of activity with a hearty supper and a video on the big screen at the Glooscap Restautant featuring the skill and adventures of local and international paragliders. These videos will be playing all day, every day.
Sunday May 18

8:30 am Join us once again for our Pilot's Breakfast at John's Café on Main Street. Enjoy a cup of coffee and stories of yesterday's flying and today's prospects.

 

10 am -- Ground Handling Competition at the activity field.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm Soar above the crowd with tandem paragliding by Pegasus Paragliding or a tandem ultralight flight offered throughout the day. What a thrill!!

 

6pm - Powered Paragliding Demo - Ist Beach

Monday May 19

Pilots Meeting - 0830 - Stowaway Restaurant

Paragliding and Hang Gliding - All day- Todays activities will be more wide ranging as the pilots are free to travel to any of the areas sites from Cape Chignecto to High Head in the Wentworth Valley. It's traditionally a chase day but then the rewards are often amazing

The places are always beautiful with stunning views.

Activities as scheduled are subject to change due to weather. Please check at the Boulaibaise Cafe Information Centre or call our information centre at Gillespie House Inn 254-3196 to confirm event schedules.

This event is promoted and hosted by

Pegasus Paragliding and
the Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association of Atlantic Canada 

 

And the Parrsboro Committee for the Atlantic Festival of Paragliding and Air Sports                        

For more information call - 902-254-2972 or 902-254-3691

              e-mail - festival@pegasusparagliding.com

 

 

Pegasus Web site - http://www.pegasusparagliding.com

 

Pilot's Schedule

 

The official frequency for communication during the Festival for those pilots flying with on board radios is 123.2.
Also you might monitor 122.8 if coming from the south and if from Debert 123.0.

 

Paraglider and Hang glider pilots please monitor 173.640

Friday

* morning and afternoon - rust off flying where ever conditions are the best!

* evening - 7:30 pm - Decompression at the Glooscap followed by movie on the big screen at the Band Hall.

Please try to make this one. I'm sure you'll get lots out of it.
Saturday

* 0830 Pilots meeting at Stowaway - weather and flying site stuff.
* Spot landing contest
* Bomb drop Contest
* Ground handling competition for paragliders - weather dependant - we could do this one on Sunday
*

* Evening - Pilots (hpaac members and guests) LOBSTER BOIL and debrief session Before dark at Michael and Krista's
*
Sunday

* 0830 Pilots meeting at Stowaway - weather and flying site stuff.
* Spot landing contest - if it has not been completed
* Bomb drop Contest - if necessary
* Ground handling competition for paragliders - weather dependant

* Evening - 1930 - Pilots (hpaac members and guests) Dinner and Annual General Meeting.

Monday

 

* 0830 Pilots meeting at Stowaway- weather and flying site stuff.
* Free Fly all Day - Anywhere

Other stuff
Camping is available at Pegasus or you can take advantage of some of good pilot rates to be had at most of the pilot friendly accommodations in town. Please be advised that there is one very "unfriendly to pilots" place. If you need further info on this please contact a local member of the Hpaac.

LOBSTER
Please let me know how many pounds of lobster you will want as soon as possible. The price is very similar to last year - $8/lb If you don't like the little crusty things then bring what you want for the BBQ,

I've probably forgotten something but I will send out some updates later and catch them then.

Hope you all can make this 15th Anniversary the biggest one yet !!!