Archive for year: 2017
Apr 23/17 – PPG course day 7 – am
Grass was wet. Mark did 4 more short flights. Derren decided that it was getting too gusty for him and Maciej tried practice take offs with engine running and helmet on and it went very well. He will fly tonight.
Apr 22/17 – PPG course day 6 – am
Some asshole did donuts at the end of the runway after we had 4 inches of rain and destroyed the grass and made huge ruts. Fu%#@ing red necks.
All there guys ground handled and Mark with motor on his back. I think he will fly this evening.
Apr 21/17 – PPG course day 5 – am
Went to the field but it was flooded and winds were close to 35 km/h. Could not do anything.
Apr 20/17 – PPG course day 4 – pm
Really bad weather. Constant rain.
We have watthced couple hours of PPG videos.
Apr 20/17 – PPG course day 4 – am
Too windy and raining – no training
Apr 20/17 – You need to know what you are doing
Please students, you need to pass ULTRA exam so you know what you can and can not do. Student pilot permit is not a license – any flights not supervised by instructor are illegal.
See: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/parachute-calgary-airport-rcmp-1.4075841
Apr 19/17 – PPG course day 3 – pm
Rain stopped at 5 pm so at 6 we were back to ground handling. We had perfect wind for reverse and then later for forward but grass was not completely dry so the forward inflations later on were quite difficult. I had to use wineyard to dry one of the canopies and later hang them dry in my shop at home.
Guys did good job but its not perfect yet. More work is needed
Looks like it will be another misty morning tomorrow…