Massimo is ready to fly. His kiting skills are excellent. We had practiced take off under power. All we have to do is to add a helmet. I am pretty sure Massimo will manage first solo tonight.
Chris had his epiphany this am and now kites well too. He is now at the mock up hand throthle stage.
Graham has piked up his new RS ULTRA paramotor
Starting to kite at 3:30. Brutal heat. Chris is moving along nicely he’s working with mock up hand throthle and near the end he was trying forward inflations with paramotor on his back. Chris is right behind him. I’m hoping for cooler temperature tomorrow.
We started at 7:30 in the morning with learning how to start motors and also how to use them to get pushed on takeoff. We also practiced shutting the engines off very quickly if need be. By 830 wind picked up and we started to ground handle. As usual wind was increasing and around 1130 Chris got lifted up by a dust devil to about 12 feet. It was pretty wild. That was a clear indication to pack up which we did.
Ass usual, very long day. Solid 12 hour in heat. I hate heat. Ground school and simulator done. Then 4 hrs of reverse ground handling.
I have purchased Zenair CH 701 – STOL plane
Planning to master it and offer aeroplane flying lessons too.
I am away from July 18 to August 15.
I will not be able to answer by phone.
I should have access to my email every couple days or so.
Have a great summer and do not break anything…
Andre
Had a fantastic PPG flight with my old buddies Mark and Chris.
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