I got Kevin, Govindan and Jason in this PPG course. Kevin asked not to be put on web so there will be no pics of him. Ground school went very well, I had all the forms pre filled with student’s personal information so that saved us a lot of time. I also had all the […]
I had very nice flight today from St. Catharines to Brantford for lunch. Took off at 11 am and my plan was to climb to 3000′ ASL Unfortunately, the ceiling was around 2700 ‘ so I had to limp under the hazy clouds at 2200 ‘. Little less height then I feel comfortable with – with […]
Hi pilots and friends: One of our PPG pilots has been buzzing over Rattlesnake Point Golf Club, on numerous occasions, including this weekend. The VP of my company, who is a member of this golf club, has come to me personally to ask if I know the pilot involved. The golfers find this intrusion very […]
Bobby had his epiphany today and has completed 1 trike flight early am then 11 foot launches using reverse inflation. He is now taking off on his own, his landing are at 90 % and all is going great for him. We have also practiced in flight engine out procedure which he handled super well. […]
In the morning Bobby managed his first flight. It also took about 10 tries but he finally hit it. Nice flight but wind up high must have been close to 30 km/h so at one point Bobby was pretty much parked overhead. Pretty good and soft bean landing. Congrats Bobby on you first solo flight! In the […]
It was bit on the windy side in the morning at the field. We worked on reverse inflation and soon Bobby clicked in. We also did tune up on his motor that was running bit rough. In the afternoon, Bobby was inflating with motor on his back and by 3:30 he was ready to fly. […]
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First day completed successfully. Bobby can forward inflate like a pro! A former student Stan showed up at the field for some flying and here is his take off