Nice PPC Video

This was a great video of PPCs flying I found on YouTube and thought I would share it on here. Looks like a great place to fly and great bunch of pilots to fly with.

Buckeye Powered Parachutes??????? MIA???

What has happened to Buckeye Powered Parachutes? I went to their web site today and it was last updated 8/10/2007. I wonder if they are even still in business or if they have done like a lot of companies and called it quits? I really believe they have a great product, but I wonder if you can even get in touch with them anymore if you need something? It seems as if the PPC buzz is about gone, or maybe we are just in the wrong part of the country to be PPC pilots. I have even noticed that the amount of PPC videos on YouTube has decreased. I hope to get back into flying pretty regular this spring and have actually started getting the itch again. I know once I get back up in the air I will get that great feeling that only PPC pilots can get in the air. I wonder if this Sport Pilot has put a damper on the sport instead of what they thought would increase the ease of putting pilots in the air. My goal is to have all my Sport Pilot done this year so I can put all of this behind me so I can start enjoying flying again.

Crazy Chute Flip

This was a crazy video I saw on YouTube of a PPC getting ready to take off and the chute flipping over on takeoff. Before I saw this I did not even know this could happen but thankfully people on the ground caught it and were yelling at the pilot to abort take off.