Stevenson is a past president of the The Cu Nim Gliding Club, which said he was a frequent participant in Alberta soaring competitions.
The glider pilot who died Wednesday near Diamond Valley has been identified by his gliding club, where he was a flight instructor.Kerry Stevenson was a past president of the the Cu Nim Gliding Club, which said he was a frequent participant in Alberta soaring competitions. Stevenson was declared dead at the scene after his parachute failed to deploy when he jumped from the plane mid-flight, according to Jason Acker, president of the Alberta Soaring Council.
"This was a mid-flight emergency that occurred," he said. "Something happened within the aircraft that required the pilot to make a split second decision to eject from the airplane and attempt a parachute deployment. That is very rare, extremely rare in this sport.According to Alberta RCMP, at approximately 1:30 p.m.
The Canadian National Soaring Championships have been cancelled after Kerry Stevenson died during the competition Wednesday. This photo was taken Thursday near where the accident took place. In a statement Thursday, the Cu Nim Gliding Club's president, Patrick McMahon, and its chief flying instructor, Christopher Gough, said Stevenson "helped shape the flying careers of many Cu Nim glider pilots over many years as a reliable and supportive flight instructor and shaped the club as a long-serving past president."The incident occurred during the Canadian National Soaring Championships, a two-week event hosted by the Cu Nim Gliding Club, east of Diamond Valley.
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