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PPG Field of Dreams!!
"If you build it, they will come"
By the way I just cut this field 4 days ago!! Fertile farm land!!
27 May 07 - Trikers Corner - Bruce, Ed and I were planing
on a nice XC this morning. Unfortunately the winds aloft were quite strong
and by the time Bruce and I went to XC altitude it was apparent that this was
going to be a short flight.
26 May 07 - Refresher training and qualification -
Armand had taken refresher training to complete his qualifications to enable him
to write his pilot exam this morning. Armand had also purchased a used XC in
which was balance tested and his glider brakes adjusted to ensure correct
operation during his first qualification flights.
25 May 07 - Another qualified pilot!! - The weather
this morning was light and the air was warm, perfect for flying. Dave has been
flying for a long time, he is an accomplished fixed wing pilot as well as
running a parachute school for 20 years. Needless to say, that his PPG training
went very smooth and when he started to fly this morning his experience under
canopy was apparent. Dave flew all of his qualifying flights this morning and
had a flawless launch technique in which allowed him to qualify in one flying
session. Great work Dave!!
24 May 07 - Jim passes his SPP test!! - The weather was not
good today for flying, but that gave Jim a chance to write his SPP. Jim passed
the exam and was issued his SPP, he is now ready to fly!! The winds look like
they may be good tomorrow morning. Jim and Dave will be here bright and early to
hopefully get in their first flight.
23 May 07 - Day 2 of Jim & Dave's training -
Not long after Bruce had flown this morning, I had started foot launch
training with Jim & Dave. The winds were still fairly light in which gave
the students a chance to practice forward launches. Afterwards we carried on
with paramotor and In-Flight training. Dave is now at the flying stage and
Jim will be soon be joining him after writing his Student Pilot permit test
tomorrow morning. Good work guys, Long day!!
23 May 07 - Bruce complete's his PPG Trike course -
Bruce was set up and ready to fly at 0600hrs this morning. The winds were light,
perfect for trike flights. Bruce flew steadily this morning and had flown
8 successful unassisted flights to complete his course. Bruce is the first trike
PPG pilot in the Sussex area. Congrats Bruce!!
22 May 07 - Jim & Dave start training - Finally the rainy
weather had stopped so that PPGNB can restart training. Today we covered several
subjects on ground school but mostly emphasized kiting skills. Kiting as
mentioned before is the most difficult part of PPG training. It was a good full
day of work and the students showed great progress. Good work Guys!! (Few Pics)
Conducting theory
classes
Simulated Forward Launch Procedure Simulated Forward Launch
Procedure
Jim showing good form on Fwd Launch Jim formally introduced to
the trg field The
results of hard work
Dave , reverse
launch
Dave, showing good kiting skills Both
students getting the gliders flying
21 May 07 - Claude's Testimonial -
Hi Frank/Johanne
Here
is a photo of me flying without Frank once again. Frank and Johanne,
I want to thank you again for the excellent service and hospitality. As
kid growing up one of my dream was to be able to fly on my own, every plane or
bird that would be flying above me I always stop and look at them and always
wondering what is the view up there, Well one day surfing the internet luckily I
had found Poweredparaglidingnewbrunswick. And
I couldn’t have find a better place to buy all my gear and one of the lucky
one to get trained by Frank Savignac .This guy has more patience with
students that a mother has for a child. Frank is one of those people that he
will not give up on you. And while I was taking my course they let me sleep in
the “in-law sweet” that no motel could give you i.e. Screen TV, plenty of
powered paragliding videos etc…
Once
again Frank and Johanne Thanks again for helping me achieve my life long dream!
Claude
Allain
13 May 07 - Bruce Fly's - The winds were calm this morning,
perfect for trike flying. Bruce showed up at 0600 Hrs and we reviewed Flight and
Launch procedure. We set him up for launch and off he went. He had
three great flights this morning. (Few pics)
12 May 07 - Bruce C starts trike training - Bruce C
had started early this morning for trike training. We started at 0900 hrs and we
covered paraglider theory classes then started with assembly and disassembly of
his trike. We then covered Pre-flight/Starting procedure and I had Bruce to play
with the trike in the field to include launch technique. After that we
broke for lunch and in the afternoon we started layout, sorting out lines
and proper folding of the paraglider(packing up). The winds were a
little high for connecting the paraglider to the trike so we put Bruce into the
Flight simulator and did a balance check. We then carried on with in-flight
procedure and spent a good time on coveing what Bruce's first flight would
invlove. After supper the winds were starting to lighten up and we started Trike
Kiting. We practiced the kiting Theory without connecting the glider to the
trike, then followed by connecting the glider to the trike. The way I teach
Trike training is to attach the trike (in light winds) to my tractor and this
gives the forward simulation of the thrust you would get from the motor.
Therefore the student can practice inflations of the paraglider without having
the motor running eliminating the possibility of a early parablend. After
several hours Bruce was inflating his glider very well and had good glider
control. It was getting dark so we went inside and Bruce wrote his SPP exam. He
was successful and was issued his SPP. We then watched the Risk &
Reward video and confirmed many of the training teaching points covered in
today's lessons. There's much more to learn, but Bruce is close to getting
in his first flight!! Long Day!! Good work Bruce!!
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