May 25/13 – Graham PPG course – day 3 – pm – Working on reverse inflations
Worked on reverse inflations – they are coming along nicely.
My new wind sock pole.
Graham
Archive for year: 2013
May 25/13 – Another happy Kangook Moster owner…
Herman, thanks for you order. I appreciate the business.
May 23/13 – Used GoPro for sale
I just purchased the black GoPro 3 so my old one is up for grabs.
COST: $ 100 includes the SD card, and cover
May 23/13 – It is getting busy, please schedule your training day/s well in advance.
This is one of the busiest springs I have ever had. I have lots of students in progress. Please schedule your training days well in advance to avoid me telling you, that I have other students booked already and there is no room for you.
I will post who is booked for training and when here:
http://www.poweredparaglidingontario.ca/who-is-booked-for-training/
If you see “no room available” do not bother to call me to try to book you in on that particular day
May 23/13 – Please do not call me on days when forecast for flying is bad.
Please do not call me to ask if we are going to train if the weather forecast is bad. Here is a simple way to be able to figure out if the weather will be suitable for PPG training.
Download free app called “AeroWeather” – 4th from top on the right side.
Once you download it, under STATION tap the + button.
Go to ICAO and enter KIAG, select the Niagara Falls International Airport then “add selected” in the bottom right corner.
Update the forecast info by hitting the left bottom refresh icon. Then go to settings – bottom right
Go to Units
Go to Wind
Select km/h
Add your own airport if you wish. I look at KIAG – Niagara Falls International Airport and/or CYSN – St. Catharines regional Airport
To get forecast, tap the desired airport. You will first get METAR. METARs typically come from airports or permanent weather observation stations. Reports are generated once an hour. If you scroll down you will see TAF – a terminal area forecast
Scroll down and you will see TAF time periods – ignore the first one – it is an average for the next 24 hrs.
- If the forecasted winds are more then 30 km/h we will not ground handle.
- If the forecasted winds are more then 20 km/h we will not fly
- If the forecasted winds are more then 10 km/h we will not trike.
May 21/13 – Graham PPG course – day 2 – pm – Working on kiting
We were planning to get together at 5 pm but the wind was still gusting to 37 km/h. We decided to wait and by 6:30 conditions were OK to start kiting. There was large cumulonimbus near by but since we were not planing to fly – just ground handle – that was ok. We started with Fides XS and a small gust front came through so we went to my very small training glider then back to Fides. After couple of hours Graham was able to forward inflate and do wicked 400 yards runs up and down the field with great canopy control. He will fly soon.
Graham disappearing towards highway…
May 19/13 – To who ever texted tonight
You texted me tonight at 905 998 5013 – this is not a cell phone but a land line. I got your message but not your cell number. I can’t get back to you. Call or text again and leave your number. Thanks Andre
May 17/13 – Graham PPG course – day 1 – pm – Ground school
Did the usual….
May 15/13 – Pat’s video from his second flight – 50 % glider collapse and quick recovery.
Pat forgot to trim his glider to safe position and got 50 % collapse 50 ft off the ground. Luckily he was flying Cima K 2 and it recovered instantly… he just landed cross wind.
May 14/13 – Todd accelerated course – day 2 – Kiting like a pro!
Todd has picked up kiting really quickly.
Todd ground handling in winds up to 35 km/h with our special training glider…