promoting the freedom of flying
The Freedom Flight Park is a High Adventure Agri-Tourism Destination situated on a private property farm near the town of Lumby in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada. Home of The Lumby AirForce Flying Club, since 1976, and providing a variety of flying fun and education for Hang Gliding, Paragliding and Ultralight Aircraft. The Park is open from May 1st to Sept 30th
Mission – To Inspire and Educate People to be Safe, Happy, Friendly, Fun, Fit, Caring Flyers and Farmers
NOTICE : Due To The Corona Virus The Freedom Flight Park Is Open with Social Distancing Guidelines...Please Fly Safe and Stay Safe
Mission – To Inspire and Educate People to be Safe, Happy, Friendly, Fun, Fit, Caring Flyers and Farmers
NOTICE : Due To The Corona Virus The Freedom Flight Park Is Open with Social Distancing Guidelines...Please Fly Safe and Stay Safe
Freedom Flight parkWith 2 foot mountain launches within gliding distance, a 2000' grass runway, hangars and a pilots' lounge, the Freedom Flight Park is an excellent location for paragliding, hang gliding and ultralight flying in the beautiful Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, Canada.
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freedom schoolsWant to soar like a bird?!?
Learn to fly hang gliders, paragliders and ultralights. Courses can be intensive or spread out, depending on your schedule. Not sure... Try a tandem first! |
flying eventsSince 1976 the Freedom Flight Park has hosted many local, provincial and National hang gliding and paragliding fly-ins and competitions including the annual Lumby Air Races. The Canadian National Hang Gliding Championships were last held here in 2015.
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Why here?
Free flying has been present in the Lumby Valley since the mid 1970s.
A combination of road accessible takeoffs, thermal generating mid-sized mountains,
generally low valley winds and plenty of flat fields
make it a mecca for free and motorized flying.
Oh, and we didn't even mention the amazing views!
A combination of road accessible takeoffs, thermal generating mid-sized mountains,
generally low valley winds and plenty of flat fields
make it a mecca for free and motorized flying.
Oh, and we didn't even mention the amazing views!
OUR GOALTo Inspire and Educate people about the fun & thrill of flying by providing a safety conscious community of like minded pilots. |
Free flyingParagliding
Essentially a large parachute, a paraglider is a wing that flies slowly through the air. You sit upright and the flight can be calm & meditative or a wild invisble roller coaster ride in the sky!
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free flyingHang Gliding
This flexible yet rigid wing is the closest thing to flying like a bird. The pilot is prone in a suspended harness and controls the wing by shifting body weight and foot launches from a hill or ...soon to be aero towed up with an ultralight.
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Motorized flyingUltralight
Don't like the idea of running off a mountain but you want to experience the raw essence of flying? An ultralight trike is used for teaching hang gliding and takes off and lands from a runway like a plane but the engine can be turned off during flight and you can learn how to soar. Amphibious ultralights and self launch ultralight sailplanes are coming soon!
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Freedom Flight Park
249 Mabel Lake Road, Lumby, BC V0E 2G5 Canada Paragliding: (250) 891-4447 Hang Gliding & Ultralights: (250) 307-7553 Email: [email protected] |
Located 20 minutes from Vernon
One hour from Kelowna International Airport |