Apr 11/13 – PPG joke
Do you know what is the difference between powered paragliding and golfing? In golfing you hear “whack……shit!” and in powered paragliding you hear “shit…… whack!”
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Apr 11/13 – Adrenaline joke
PART ONE: Two Irishmen walk into a pet shop in Dingle. They head to the bird section and Gerry says to Paddy, “Dat’s dem.” The owner comes over and asks if he can help them. “Yeah, we’ll take four of dem dere little budgies in dat cage up dere,” says Gerry. The owner puts the […]
Apr 9/13 – Sergei day two
Very nice early afternoon. Sunny and bit thermally. Practised forward and reverse inflation. Rain started at 4:30 pm and we had to quit. Bummer. Things were going well.
Apr 7/13 – Sergei started his PPG training
Same thing as usual. Ground school, indoor simulator, Pre solo exam, SPP issued, practice runs with paramotor and learning about paraglider. Too windy to go to the field to practice. SERGEI – POWERED RUNS VIDEO Indoor simulator – VIDEO Sergei will be scheduling his training days based on his schedule and my availability as he […]
Apr 2/13 – Darren started his PPG training
Started at 9 am. Ground school done by 3 pm. SPP issued. Then off to training field to do the usual. Hook ups, forward and reverse. Untangle lines etc. then practice with motor. and here is short video Darren will be scheduling his training days based on his schedule and my availability as he […]
Feb 24/13 – Kangook fly in
Hi Andre We are organizing this private event for all Kangook pilots and dealers. Several of our dealers, importers and customers will visit us from different countries such as Japan, Sweden, USA, France… It would be great if Kangook pilots from Ontario could come. Best Regards, David RS Ultra
Dec 17/12 – Stan finished his license
Stan was a great student to teach. Definitely above average. Calm, cool collected. Just before landing…. Here is his flight # 26 Very well done Stan – congratulations!
Dec 3/12 – Stan completed 5 more flights
Got together with Stan again. No wind at all. Stan used his glider for the first take off then we switched to one of mine (Cima K 2 M) as his does not work very well in no wind conditions – Stan then completed 4 more flights. Take off Landing
Nov 30/12 – Stan working on his license
Stan came to me partially trained in USA with 2 flights on his belt. He is now working on his Canadian license. Here are some excerpts from his log: Powered training 2:30 to 5 pm – 6 flights, all reverse inflation, first 3 in bumpy conditions, tried inflate with trims and half position – corrected, […]
Nov 27/12 – Greg, PPG course day two
Very cold day. Worked on forward inflations, the wind picked up so we have mastered reverse inflation and reverse kiting skills. After 3 hrs Greg was ready for first solo flight. Forward inflation, great take off, no problem flying and very good landing. Perhaps bit too close to the bushes at the north side of […]