About Adam
A DEDICATED & DETERMINED LEADER
Adam was best known for his boundless energy and enthusiasm, and his genuine love of people. He practiced the martial art of Taekwon-do since age five, earning his second degree Black Belt on July 13, 2019.
Adam was greatly loved and admired by students and instructors alike for his dedication, determination, skill, and his ability to connect and form a bond with people of any age or walk of life.
Adam was also a valued member of 604 Moose Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, where he rose to the rank of Warrant Officer Second Class.
There, he continued to develop as a leader, and earned the respect of his officers, fellow cadets, and parents. He enjoyed gliding, and was pursuing his dream of becoming a licensed pilot when he was taken from us. As a student, Adam earned honours throughout his time at Crescent Heights High School.
Fighting For Change
LEGISLATING THE USE OF FLARMS
Our Goals & Mission
PREVENTING MID-AIR COLLISIONS
To generate public support for legislating the mandatory use of Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems (such as FLARMs) on all civilian gliders and tow planes operating in Canada. Mid-air collisions are easily preventable with the use of these available and inexpensive technologies which increase safety for those participating in recreational gliding.
February 2024 Update
Mid-air collisions are easily avoidable and have been declining with increased transponder usage since 2012. As the 2024 gliding season soon kicks off, we continue to advocate for transponder requirements that mitigate many variables outside a pilot’s control. Transponder equipage has plateaued at 75%. For the minority who choose to fly without ACAS, please reconsider doing so. Your life and the lives of others are worth more than $3,000. A disciplined adherence to safety will ensure a day of fun does not turn into a tragedy. For the majority of gliding clubs and pilots that already have transponders, invest the 10 minutes to update your firmware/software to working condition, to prevent unnecessary loss of life. Since this fatal accident at the Cu Nim Gliding Club in 2019, there have been 27 near collisions (1 every 8.5 days in 2022 alone). 6 of those near collisions were with commercial aviation. Soar safe in 2024!
March 2025 Update
Glider near collisions during 2024: 6
”The see-and-avoid concept for avoiding mid-air collisions is not effective and that until there is wide adoption of traffic awareness systems, the risk of mid-air collisions will not be substantially reduced.” (Transportation Safety Board, 2025)
Evolving Collision Avoidance requirements in Canada: ADS-B-OUT requirements were put in place for Class A airspace in 2023, and Class B in 2024. Aircraft operating in class C, D, & E airspace will be required to be equipped with ADS-B transponders after 2028.
Transport Canada is planning an electronic conspicuity working group in 2025 to evaluate different technologies to reduce mid-air collision risk in general aviation.
FLARMs save lives. Be smart and prioritize safety. Soar safe in 2025!
What Is Gliding
FLYING WITH THE BIRDS
A glider is a type of unpowered aircraft built of composite materials with wide wings making it light enough to be able to soar like a bird silently in the skies. This recreational activity draws pilots from around the world to compete in races, cross country flight and aerobatics.
A glider’s ability to fly with no engine or propulsion is possible because of atmospheric phenomena such as thermals, ridge lift, and wave lifts. The pilots utilize the same instruments as with powered aircraft with the exception of engine controls.
Gliders can potentially stay airborne indefinitely if the conditions are right averaging speeds of 50-90mph and altitudes of 3,000-6,000 feet stopping at cloudbase. A record altitude of 76,000ft was made by the Perlan (using wave lift) in 2018 for the purpose of collecting high altitude air current data with a $3 million cost of the glider.
Gliding (also known as soaring) is a beautiful flight that only requires fuel to launch either by winch or aerotow. It is the closest that a person can come to realizing the ancient dream of flying with the birds.
