This was a year of loss of a number of our fellow pilots. The pilot community across Canada grieves for them.
Samantha Wex, Revelstoke, BC Paragliding pilot (while on a trip in France) (Eulogy by Chris Delworth)
Matthias Jakob, BC Paragliding pilot (while on a trip in Washington State, USA)
Raymond Pigden, Ontario Hang Gliding Tandem Pilot
Joshua Liegmann, BC Speedflying pilot
The HPAC Safety Committee is receiving directly all member-initiated accident reports at safety@hpac.ca. HPAC as a national association is also assisting authorities in the various jurisdictions with information about our sport.