Thornhill’s long ‘‘Sodring Ridge” isa favorite with hang glider pilots from all aver Canada. __With the prevailing, wind blowing along the Kitimat Valley and. surging up the slopes of _ Thornhill Mountain a ‘so called-“Lift Band” is created which rises’ well over. the highest elevation. The skilled hang glider pilot can make extensive use of this phenomenon: Gliders have reached altitudes of welldver:$00 feet-above the top of the 4,867-foot motivitain which means that they have climbed’ about 2,500 feet from’ their launchsite at the 3,000 foot level. Some also have cruised the full length of the whole range, from the big rock bluff at the north end of the ridge to Willlams Creek at.the south end and back, 7 .: This. is soaring in, it’s. purest form. Three Canadian endurance records were set here. No , wind, however, means no soaring. In calm ’ weather it takes less than 10 minutes to glide the 2,500 foot vertical distance between take-off and landing site. 4 , __ The Landing Field is on Thornhill Street, just a few hundred feet from the Old Lakelse Drive toward the Golf Course and spectators have an excellent view of flights and landings, Admission. is free. ; - Radio Communication between launch site and target is provided by the local Tomahawk Tribe General Radio Service Citizens band club who also take care. of a concession stand with a variety of refreshments at hang gliding meets. For almost: ten: pears-now hang gliding has been the worlds fastest growing new sport. It is the closest thing yet to imitating the birds. It is" flying ‘in the true sense of the'word, of which there are not'nearly enough to describe the feelings, fascination and thrills produced by a soundless soaring flight along a mountain ridge, above valleys, forests and meadows. | Hang gliding brings the age of flight to many . individuals: It makes personal flight available without high material cost and expensive: in- struction, For the hardy sportsman it caii-be.a: * year round activity, depending on locality, wind ‘and weather conditions. — pee _ The Hang Gliding Association of Canada with its provincial representative organizations. hag.” been recognized by the ministry of transport as the regulating body for this new sport. It:has’’. established an instructor certification program — ‘to assure a high- professional .standard of in- struction. Schools and individual instructors in ~~ this province will have to be certified by the Hang Gliding Association of B.C, Also introduced was a glider pilot rating system with log books to be kept by the individual flyers plus written and flight exams to be taken. Hang Gliding is not a sport someone would want to take up for lack of something else to do in his or her spare time and it is not an activity you ‘would aim on doing merely for, the fun and thrill , of it.’ Only the highly-motivated person; -after / endless houts of practisiig! ¢an ever hope“td 3 become an entity with glider and elements. It takes more than the average amount of en-: thusiasm to carry a 40 to 50-pound glider through brush or snow to sometimes remote launch sites. The first hang glider design to appear on the scene was a brain child of Leonarde da Vinci, the famous artist, engineer and architect of the 15th sentry. It was however never constructed and own. ' ; . Most of the gliders you will enjoy watching on their flight from the 3,000 foot level at Thornhill Motmtain to the target area are already fourth and fifth generation designs. They have wide angles and stiffened, flatter wings that more closely resemble bird wings. The standard Rogallo kite with its pointed nose and billowing wing sail has by now phased out. How dangerous is hang gliding? Aviation is not asked to buy shares ‘of the Nordair team.” ‘in itself inherently dangerous. But is terribly’. unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity and- or neglect, This also applies to hang gliding. There are by.now thousands of hang glider pilots who have never had a mishap yet. But there are also some who have become statistics. Records indicate that well over 90 per cent of all flying accidents were caused by pilot error of some form or another. In short, hang gliding is as safe or dangerous as the individual flyer cares to make it. To becomea safe flyer, good instruction © is of utmost importance. How to get started in hang gliding? If you are seriously thinking of getting in- volved with this fascinating new sport get in _ touch with your nearest hang gliding school or certified instructor. If you decide to enroll in a course you will likely begin your lesson with an evening lecture at-which the instructor will give © you a good idea of the basic aspects of hang gliding. You will see introductory movies that _ . Were taken on the training hill, showing numerous examples of do's and don'ts, and you will alsé see sequences of intermediate and - advanced flying, By the time your first ground- School lesson is over you will have a fair grasp of what you are letting yourself in for. The . following sessions will be on the training hill. You will learn how to assemble a Glider and’ ‘ how to take care of it. Then you will get to know how to handle it and how to hold it in the proper: flight attitude while running wiht it. And once- ‘you go higher up the hill and after many at-, tempts have managed to get airborne for a few _ seconds, you will most likely be hooked for good, Employees | MONTREAL (CP) — The president of Nordair said Thursday he will ask the alrline's: 1;-200 employees to participate in a bid to buy . controlling .shares in the ompany from ‘Air Canada. Andre’ Lizotte, also chief executive officer of Nordair, said many employees. have indicated interest in the idea and he agrees they “should share in the benefits of the venture."” The formal bid will be made by. Andre Lizotte Holdings Inc. Lizotte said a small group of senior Nor- Gair officers have agreed to... become directors of the new i+. company,’ - There have been about six attempts to buy Nordair. One combined bid by Quebecair and Great Lakes Airlines was opposed by Nordair management. _ Air Canada bought 87 per . cent of Nordair’s shares last : year for about $25 million. It . , is under orders from the Canadian Transport Com- mission to oversee Nordair's sale to private interests. An Air Canada spokesman said Thursday if the govern- qo. ment still wants Air Canada : . to sell Nordair “we are in } rea favor because it (the Lizotte fell offer) ensures the continuity oe "(Elsa Murph ot er ere Hang gliders have loc Regional. -, : Kitimat-s adi y be - Dis By-law ‘Nd: Schedule "a"! 4 al soaring gets 115: . ) aoe, Te mee] The Herald, Friday, July 27, 1970, Page 11 ™ ae .. Eta, assistance from Instructor Dav e Toop. | ted es. 1 aT es. oe 1 it | ose T ap m8 | em. ea : OPEARAO EO ft [iva Ss DY, — mei Tp vues _ iE Stra ar Rid id ail ‘tem freee | me ft ioen fexasd cine eee on Spring Creek, Deep Creek and Gossan Creek areas, Hye eee et Regional District of Kitimat-S tikine “BY-LAW NO. 115 oo Notice to the taxpayers of the Thornhilt, Lakelse Lake, New Remo, Old Remo, Usk, Jackpiné Flats, Copperside, , Dutch Valley, Kleanza Creek over the specified area and the District of Terrace.. The. present cost sharing arrangement Is on the basis of, population and requires a one-third contribution from the Specified Area and two-thirds contribution from the District of Terrace. This Is to inform the residents of the area outlined on the map, that the Reglonal District of Kitimat-Stikine intends. to amend the cost sharing by-law, with the District of Terrace, for the Terrace-Arena-Swimming Pool Complex, in order that the net operational costs of the aforemen. tloned facilities be apportioned on the basis of assessment The new cost sharing arrangement will allow participation ; on the basis of assessment to a maximum mill rate to be: specified when the contract for service fs entered Into. The. contract for service will be renewable every three years, Taye sures espumpprpesweiensn mma, . = PNT age wwe we . Boas esac iengs: + 3 2 4 f ecete ace