tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-273956232024-03-23T14:01:42.250-04:00Tree Top Flyers of VAPowered Parachutes (The only way to FLY)Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-19724193154545953232010-05-22T07:06:00.004-04:002010-05-22T07:41:43.037-04:00Finally, Back Up In The AirIt seems like it has been 10 years since I was last up in the air but in honesty I am not even sure how long it has been, but probably at least couple years. This has all changed over the last couple with a couple flights out of Brookneal Va for training. Jeff Jenson(Instructor)of CuttingEdgeAirSports.com and I have been up twice now for training including one for a dual cross country flight. I need about 6 more hours of dual flying to be done but I have to admit it is great to be back up in the air. Dubose is also getting into the training and only has less then 5 hours of training left. Now we need to get the rest of the guys started so we can all get legal and flying together again. My first 2 flights with Jeff have been in his new machine which is a Powrachute Pegasus with the 912 in it. Very nice machine but I have to admit I love my Buckeye DM and will so happy when I am back flying it. I have a good bit of work to do on it before it can be air worthy again but hopefully a busy weekend with it will take care of that. Joe and I had our wings inspected last week by a certified parachute inspector guy. I am sorry for forgetting his name but if you ever need your chute looked at I can get you his info. Here is a picture of Jeff's machine and another plane that was down at the field doing some training also. Now that we seem to be getting back into flying maybe I will able to update the blog a little more frequently. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AmkZ8JPSc5ySziKBuqkrj4DhVhiliT026VFS2MKxo3CVK9ccmEVqOeG15-NHs825VGJI2-o1Sg__v39NPKy-019HltuFibhupQQ8_PZOyqtjtGIgnTWU_H8pxIc0gX4yZnx-/s1600/230.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6AmkZ8JPSc5ySziKBuqkrj4DhVhiliT026VFS2MKxo3CVK9ccmEVqOeG15-NHs825VGJI2-o1Sg__v39NPKy-019HltuFibhupQQ8_PZOyqtjtGIgnTWU_H8pxIc0gX4yZnx-/s320/230.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474054598886435426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7_YyV8ux5fqp8lRhyXM-xiE8hCBK90YRkyvMyJLEqo71jOj8qtDcghGp-nteCQ-o97yTunYsutmn4gko9TgAlbDyRk4D3EYY8CakqaR97xfwctgyrvXqh2MLl0PUTaLgK34T/s1600/231.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7_YyV8ux5fqp8lRhyXM-xiE8hCBK90YRkyvMyJLEqo71jOj8qtDcghGp-nteCQ-o97yTunYsutmn4gko9TgAlbDyRk4D3EYY8CakqaR97xfwctgyrvXqh2MLl0PUTaLgK34T/s320/231.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474054590039077826" /></a>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-16770376093553555972009-12-12T13:58:00.002-05:002009-12-12T14:08:12.692-05:00PPG PilotI know it has been quite a while since my last post and I really have no excuses except being really busy and a little lazy. Still have not been back up in the air but hopefully that will change very soon since we are planning to start our training again at the start of the year. The wife and I were out at Valley View Mall one day around spring time when we spotted a PPG in the back of a pickup. I had to stop by and grab a shot of it and while I was the owner came outside. We exchanged stories with his about PPGs and mine of course about PPCs. I must apologize because I can not remember his name but who knows maybe we will cross paths again. He was a trip to talk to and he had all kinds of energy about flying and I want to say he flies out of Salem VA.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaibmaPdz_ObqaHcehjsxfaCEXdA4NlP2PFy1MOIzADgGWCsHBuYkUPbOklat2zR_NoacsmCje5OHqF3SG3i5ufxCU26AjMFxAP2OMJA4zf1UbbvmsHAHYPWexozZYCDWljmb/s1600-h/PPG.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 130px; height: 97px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLaibmaPdz_ObqaHcehjsxfaCEXdA4NlP2PFy1MOIzADgGWCsHBuYkUPbOklat2zR_NoacsmCje5OHqF3SG3i5ufxCU26AjMFxAP2OMJA4zf1UbbvmsHAHYPWexozZYCDWljmb/s320/PPG.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414426565907540850" /></a>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-67061090494765720702009-09-14T12:08:00.002-04:002009-09-14T12:14:17.876-04:00PPC Crash<object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OIDTWuH8VJM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OIDTWuH8VJM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br />Here is a video of a PPC crash I believe in Utah. This video has caused a pretty good buzz about PPCs or should I say a bad buzz. I understand the guy had all the best intentions flying low and dropping candy for the kids but I am pretty sure this was not the outcome he planned on. This is a great video to show why their are rules about flying this low over congested areas and why we do not do it. I do not know all the details about the pilot or the crash but I believe everyone is OK and their were no serious injuries. I have looked at the video many times now and have yet to see a N-Number on the machine and it sure appears it is a two place machine. I know a lot of people did not want to go through the trouble of getting their planes N-Numbered but I wonder what is going to happen to this pilot now and if he will be fined by the authorities?Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-4276293415783262682009-05-03T20:47:00.005-04:002009-05-03T20:53:25.026-04:00Still GroundedI have still yet to get the PPC off the ground this year. We have all talked about flying, but between jobs, weather, and Sport Pilot it has been tough. I believe now that Spring is officially here we might start getting into some nice flying weather. I did stumble across a nice web site for information about PPCs at EasyFlight.com. This site has classes and other information about PPCs that was nice to know. Unfortunately after visiting this site it looks like I might have the answer to a previous post which was where is Buckeye PPC?Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-57931107863300813752009-02-22T21:43:00.002-05:002009-02-22T21:45:19.918-05:00Nice PPC Video<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UXZAqZ2VQbM&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UXZAqZ2VQbM&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />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.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-27482976365662519932009-02-15T19:21:00.003-05:002009-02-15T19:30:25.701-05:00Buckeye 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.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-30831027321067253152009-02-02T20:55:00.002-05:002009-02-02T20:58:11.560-05:00Crazy Chute Flip<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wkefdk0JuJ8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Wkefdk0JuJ8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />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.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-72308233279080259372009-01-26T21:26:00.002-05:002009-01-26T21:39:10.523-05:00Still Runs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QmH8tjozgWeK-MJ5JImomFEppZZEDjiDPqz0thNo1EFz9vQF-rLsTzgEbuLINBPdeifbC4A-O9HeJtDm2FheFqxGbEdfwbYtwrABC89QXryPzaMzGV_sav6Qw-E5s5lAU3Ip/s1600-h/01-23-09_1611.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_QmH8tjozgWeK-MJ5JImomFEppZZEDjiDPqz0thNo1EFz9vQF-rLsTzgEbuLINBPdeifbC4A-O9HeJtDm2FheFqxGbEdfwbYtwrABC89QXryPzaMzGV_sav6Qw-E5s5lAU3Ip/s320/01-23-09_1611.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295795796417443746" /></a><br />I was outside the other day walking with Noah on the land and we went down to the shed where the PPC has been stored. Noah is obsessed w/ garage doors so we were playing with the doors when I decided to pull out the PPC and see if it would even start up. I can not even remember the last time I flew in it. Unfortunately the battery was dead so I had to do the old fashion hand crank to get it going. It took a while to get it going but once started it ran like new. If the wind would have cooperated I think I would have taken it up and see if I could still fly. Hopefully the weather will break and give us some decent flying days so we can get back up. I am ready to get my sport pilot done so I can put that behind me. As far as I know I believe about everyone has been grounded for quite sometime due to busy schedules, weather not cooperating, or babysitting.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-47137758354444630132008-08-09T11:20:00.004-04:002008-08-09T11:30:32.076-04:00Drop in visit<OBJECT class=BLOG_video_class id=BLOG_video-e92937e754ba694c height=266 width=320 contentId="e92937e754ba694c"></OBJECT>I had just pulled up in my truck to the Funny Farm the other week when I heard that familiar sound of a PPC flying. I finally caught a glimpse of one coming over the trees and reconized it as Jerry Claytor. Jerry and his wife were up enjoying the perfect flying weather and decided to stop by for a quick visit. I have spoke with Jeff Jenson and hopefully will start my Sport Pilot training in the next couple months. I believe their will be around 3-5 people training when I go through and maybe we will be able to help each other get through it. I grabbed the camera and got Jerry and his wife taking off to go back home.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-48806084062448405302008-06-08T14:28:00.002-04:002008-06-08T14:31:53.320-04:00Finally got the videos from YOUTUBE that Kiwi made<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiyolojycoI&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xiyolojycoI&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVtGipDjSm0&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FVtGipDjSm0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />Here are some of the videos John has been working on. I think I might have finally figured out how to get them on this site. Great job on the videos Kiwi, keep them coming.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-16348858542542362622008-05-10T16:23:00.002-04:002008-05-10T16:32:07.182-04:00New videos on YouTube by KiwiKiwi has been busy working on putting together videos for the site and unfortunately I am unable to put them on here, something about unable to put movies on here. He did a great job on the videos and I know they will only get better. If you would like to see them you can on YouTube.com and just type in search for powered parachute. We are all still working on getting our sport pilot ratings, but with the limited amount of instructors close we have our hands tied. It looks like right now we would have to travel out west to get everything done, but hopefully we will get some instructors closer soon.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-5723629545904217322008-02-07T08:09:00.000-05:002008-02-07T08:11:48.704-05:00Wild and Crazy VideoHere is a video I found on YouTube with some crazy PPC flying. I have never seen anyone hang from the bottom of a PPC before. I don't believe you will ever see me hanging out of my machine, but I have to admit it looks like fun.<br /><br /><a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=qp8bA18QjKw">http://youtube.com/watch?v=qp8bA18QjKw</a>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-56411781685142344662008-01-06T19:56:00.000-05:002008-12-10T21:57:21.109-05:00Finally in the air again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW8iatLsGxLKlWIuOPU9z7hcRFwm7zV4-jniQEPB0TglUP3CGHH-odH1qKfmb5Qhb5ss6y_hHLNror6QN33OpZyay4TGwU1TrARyTox-AAUxXIlIuvjpdCLOq0dCbqCDHs74c/s1600-h/PPC+1-08+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152534700083963378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW8iatLsGxLKlWIuOPU9z7hcRFwm7zV4-jniQEPB0TglUP3CGHH-odH1qKfmb5Qhb5ss6y_hHLNror6QN33OpZyay4TGwU1TrARyTox-AAUxXIlIuvjpdCLOq0dCbqCDHs74c/s320/PPC+1-08+001.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxNQ_EPZE1xyWz_LVhn_1d9rpPfxEkY3CkQKsmTshRFd5F84BEfLZc3kh82JSXeJz6G_YDRKrT9Dsx6Ea4ogzwcZWtxIjBQEVwh4XC0U3m_CikjSaISOGZ05ZtlnYs1JlAKm2/s1600-h/PPC+1-08+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152534712968865282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYxNQ_EPZE1xyWz_LVhn_1d9rpPfxEkY3CkQKsmTshRFd5F84BEfLZc3kh82JSXeJz6G_YDRKrT9Dsx6Ea4ogzwcZWtxIjBQEVwh4XC0U3m_CikjSaISOGZ05ZtlnYs1JlAKm2/s320/PPC+1-08+009.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxZ8cu8CQoPQgefdPfcydp0spFT8IDjA_dIzjPMDzDsHiZSMLMl9AqFa17tT5mrBSG3qUapSChS208' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Got to fly today for about 15 minutes and it was great to get back up again. It has been quite a while since I was up, and I have to admit it was just like the first time. It was very smooth flight under 400 feet, but anything above seemed to get quite bumpy. Noah was on the ground to supervise, and after I landed he jumped in the pilots seat to take me up. I can't wait till he is old enough to go up to see if he likes it like I do. After getting up in the air I remembered how much I love flying, and decided I needed to get up in the air more frequently.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-19821923410748362442007-10-13T21:32:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:21.418-05:00New Fuel Line<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc4SzuOeWfz1YcciDjbKgQN7pYRltskEzp_HntG07eI4niSyIfY1Wz9oAKhNbPmhVwGMAV6UfxdWevpwYY9YbI781q-7DTIuQE2x81cUFwWp5SNknkuoVv_APUkrhbWOJuBBN/s1600-h/10-10-07+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121000171948939538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc4SzuOeWfz1YcciDjbKgQN7pYRltskEzp_HntG07eI4niSyIfY1Wz9oAKhNbPmhVwGMAV6UfxdWevpwYY9YbI781q-7DTIuQE2x81cUFwWp5SNknkuoVv_APUkrhbWOJuBBN/s320/10-10-07+012.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegl6pRQ7Q8PWrUQCuT1w2tqs11w5ut4o3OBsWvGjVaq9yZX-rloHVopokhiigQvoEw6y6bL1LHESJ4HdDBcKL3bdnHdySBVwv90AL93v9-KyXoTYdZLbViSJ3qz0_EpiLSAex/s1600-h/10-10-07+013.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121000180538874146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjegl6pRQ7Q8PWrUQCuT1w2tqs11w5ut4o3OBsWvGjVaq9yZX-rloHVopokhiigQvoEw6y6bL1LHESJ4HdDBcKL3bdnHdySBVwv90AL93v9-KyXoTYdZLbViSJ3qz0_EpiLSAex/s320/10-10-07+013.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Joe took a couple photos of me when we were putting new fuel line on the PPCs for the inspections. Looks like the only thing left for us now is to meet up w/ the FSDO to get some signatures and than start working on our sport pilots. I was talking to Jeff the other day and he mentioned a fly-in down in TN next month called the Smokey Mountain Fly-in. I am not sure if I am going to be able to go, but I am going to try since it sounds like fun. My N-Number is N716PP and the 716 is Noahs birthday and the PP stands for powered parachute. </div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-56981485220024542612007-09-28T19:08:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:21.926-05:00N-Number Finally Complete<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpb1KgPv657oaLfzVMjuR4JlSvuvpF494t8B40HJUOpRgdfvvnG8hDv-ceJVbpiLvrpbKYGcjmP32R7wskjnshX5oUo1IxF5eI80_1en5jKeTyQD9tC1gbzjuE1w2QYQFBqzsW/s1600-h/ppc8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115395991246936226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpb1KgPv657oaLfzVMjuR4JlSvuvpF494t8B40HJUOpRgdfvvnG8hDv-ceJVbpiLvrpbKYGcjmP32R7wskjnshX5oUo1IxF5eI80_1en5jKeTyQD9tC1gbzjuE1w2QYQFBqzsW/s200/ppc8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqDSMJBELC_MluJsTtCZzp83kh53_0BU2rZVFulWzLddf1IfR8TYRXgO-qZm6kbksSliM8b-De3DIG1cETFMobMBIPrfEmsYmoSnGRA_zyjUGIANSV1Z_Gynw9IIr9x82IaPH/s1600-h/ppc20.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115395995541903538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJqDSMJBELC_MluJsTtCZzp83kh53_0BU2rZVFulWzLddf1IfR8TYRXgO-qZm6kbksSliM8b-De3DIG1cETFMobMBIPrfEmsYmoSnGRA_zyjUGIANSV1Z_Gynw9IIr9x82IaPH/s200/ppc20.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY31GgsmFNHcUBDXvN04R-uZSGfcBQVrAK4FCWx6Fd2ndFDt073eX2d2Hpnm7WbSnq1iQUAni2cIS3xzusXQtsE1QtZSJ6WPpiEwrIkdkamHro69b14vyDxAoiZDYu8oYEDio/s1600-h/New.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115395995541903554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY31GgsmFNHcUBDXvN04R-uZSGfcBQVrAK4FCWx6Fd2ndFDt073eX2d2Hpnm7WbSnq1iQUAni2cIS3xzusXQtsE1QtZSJ6WPpiEwrIkdkamHro69b14vyDxAoiZDYu8oYEDio/s200/New.jpg" border="0" /></a> The machine now has N-number and is ready to fly legally except for me getting my Sport Pilot. I am so glad this is finally over and can put this behind me. It wasn't that bad once I started talking w/ the man that was inspecting it. I will have to post the mans name later since I have already forgot it, but he was the first person to fly a powered parachute. He was super nice and very helpful during the entire process. Joe got his machine N-numbered today and it passed w/ flying colors. I know Chris and John still need theres inspected and I believe both of them are going on Monday. We had it done in Amherst at Ron Dixons place. He had a great hangar that was really nice and big even though it was full of ppcs and trikes. I guess the next step will be heading down to TN to get our sport pilot student so we can fly again and that will hopefully be very soon.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-40608832061863196522007-09-26T14:32:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:22.452-05:00Almost ready for inspection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXxxFh5OYWdb75CisemVPuLEPqemI1p1MhPCjyIeQzFQtNqnVk38OuLcGGwKZtK3mzLlthvinSubgM6ywp22-Wzp-NCd-_GN09V08LygUR2WrFKrwLzhn_ITYSJVs1wR57bg7/s1600-h/7-25-07+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114582734894471266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXxxFh5OYWdb75CisemVPuLEPqemI1p1MhPCjyIeQzFQtNqnVk38OuLcGGwKZtK3mzLlthvinSubgM6ywp22-Wzp-NCd-_GN09V08LygUR2WrFKrwLzhn_ITYSJVs1wR57bg7/s200/7-25-07+019.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbjS5KU_zFGS94N9pnpLAgoc2MdtsquCooPqezsgApMbqZlp-DRuPgcsPFlBSqeL2u5BcGjnJNp7w2dpE8eO_Pj-FE61haDQ4sJklc6yCygxaNg4ZQvKkNi5dnB3IHUtfjv0j/s1600-h/7-25-07+018.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114582743484405874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbjS5KU_zFGS94N9pnpLAgoc2MdtsquCooPqezsgApMbqZlp-DRuPgcsPFlBSqeL2u5BcGjnJNp7w2dpE8eO_Pj-FE61haDQ4sJklc6yCygxaNg4ZQvKkNi5dnB3IHUtfjv0j/s200/7-25-07+018.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOlu1SJokHdbees9mHPcKEmm4xq0Ub0TirE4pqCyA3vT7pp9HYGkHMAnqwUF724GPQjOrS4Jkuz7Zcwo3J_s0-zEZ4GWS2J2MT2QH1FbC1jlxcV8Xod0rS0ynL8XRXvKU4sMp/s1600-h/7-25-07+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5114582756369307778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFOlu1SJokHdbees9mHPcKEmm4xq0Ub0TirE4pqCyA3vT7pp9HYGkHMAnqwUF724GPQjOrS4Jkuz7Zcwo3J_s0-zEZ4GWS2J2MT2QH1FbC1jlxcV8Xod0rS0ynL8XRXvKU4sMp/s200/7-25-07+017.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I have been working with Joe over the last couple days trying to get our two machines ready for inspection this Friday. We pretty much have the red one done except for some minor things that will be taken care of before the inspection. Overall I am very pleased w/ the machine and I think it will pass w/no problems. John Dubose (Kiwi) did a great job on the stickers and Joe came up w/ the N-number plate which I think turned out better than expected. I will be so glad when this whole thing is over and behind us, and we can concentrate on flying again. I noticed this week that three days in a row were perfect for flying, but was unable to because of having it tore apart. I have got to admit that this is a lot of work, but looking back the work was well needed for the most part, and was probably a good thing. I have also started a MySpace page so I will probably be posting less until I get the hang of that.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-72465322088613158862007-09-11T12:13:00.000-04:002007-09-11T12:20:02.189-04:00N-Number InspectionWe have signed up to have our ppcs inspected at the end of this month for our N-Numbers. We have been working on our machines to get them ready, and I believe we are very close to having them done. We are having them inspected in Amherst Va by what I have been told was the first person to ever fly a powered parachute. He flew the first one at the University of Notre Dame. I guess he probably didn't realize what he was starting and it will be a pleasure to meet the man that started it all. I will have to say he must pretty crazy or very brave to be the first one to leave the ground in an open cart supported only by a big parachute.<br />I hope that we want have any problems w/ the inspection, but since this is the first time any of us have had to do anything like this it should prove to be very interesting. We have not been flying much lately due to weather, busy schedules, and trying to get the machines ready. Hopefully after all of this is done we will be back to flying on a regular basis and can put all of these headaches behind us.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-69255108532140926922007-06-18T18:50:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:23.105-05:00Smith Mountain Lake by PPC<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1geoNbuMD5DuiU1I6KTNwatrlWPyndL24piOi3i5GgR_l3XhtVHoCi0XUMhCyV8rq1jirNAaMsCu1hAjKdI7VHZGY1EwGxcRGxKrcsyH_11fe7fzapyD89zGpctGJrE7XpXiY/s1600-h/PPC-6-17-07+016.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077541948513329794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1geoNbuMD5DuiU1I6KTNwatrlWPyndL24piOi3i5GgR_l3XhtVHoCi0XUMhCyV8rq1jirNAaMsCu1hAjKdI7VHZGY1EwGxcRGxKrcsyH_11fe7fzapyD89zGpctGJrE7XpXiY/s320/PPC-6-17-07+016.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThoWiOozZ5cviaR0IlXXoCWZiiHO3XiWNDBPpco0aseEvbTSPdUkor4c_ZLHIhdXt_agux4wz1342cNr4t7Qjane6SYchah7J1C_-_9N59CsUqVZujTb29pZF2eha1706gOJV/s1600-h/PPC-6-17-07+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077541952808297106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThoWiOozZ5cviaR0IlXXoCWZiiHO3XiWNDBPpco0aseEvbTSPdUkor4c_ZLHIhdXt_agux4wz1342cNr4t7Qjane6SYchah7J1C_-_9N59CsUqVZujTb29pZF2eha1706gOJV/s320/PPC-6-17-07+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRvQ89OcpZfDyghdTOKmFj1TDICctknoh5JtxnfstONDBQZ1kHORyO0059FGF2E3tYsXScrV_jJaXS-ippulIeos41BolJq0zTFopfveyFMR9byyfTuYs0t3eqSYXg3iHda_T/s1600-h/PPC-6-17-07+019.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077541961398231714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiRvQ89OcpZfDyghdTOKmFj1TDICctknoh5JtxnfstONDBQZ1kHORyO0059FGF2E3tYsXScrV_jJaXS-ippulIeos41BolJq0zTFopfveyFMR9byyfTuYs0t3eqSYXg3iHda_T/s320/PPC-6-17-07+019.jpg" border="0" /></a> Yesterday we were working on the machines getting them ready for the N-number inspection when the wind seemed to come to a halt. I believe that this inspection is not going to be as bad as first thought, but until it is done I will have to just wait. Kiwi and I flew yesterday over Smith Mountain Lake for about an hour. It was a little hazy in the air, but still a beautiful day to fly. I started doing some studying for the written test and I found out quickly how little I know. Their is a lot more to this Sport Pilot than I imagined, but I guess I don't have a choice and will have to start hitting the books.<br /><div></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-4882172608603615362007-05-26T13:24:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:23.549-05:00Short Flight<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VcYSEtrKiskKnDA6n1P5XJIrwUvpX9Ddyqb4YQiiq7VDis2RHXFFfwpubSXCYYVlqRHoFkZU7v9nqP9CPyVk5is5cOq5EYpXQO6_YqHwIDKMaTL_bWrLhysSNJTZggjqisIz/s1600-h/House+Site+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068922243989555650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4VcYSEtrKiskKnDA6n1P5XJIrwUvpX9Ddyqb4YQiiq7VDis2RHXFFfwpubSXCYYVlqRHoFkZU7v9nqP9CPyVk5is5cOq5EYpXQO6_YqHwIDKMaTL_bWrLhysSNJTZggjqisIz/s200/House+Site+007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0omFIBcIzlhWojAXBhkIehx8TLkR654MqtYIRdbd790uO3NXScPQGS4NMbFp6Sx2Nwsh1StlMz00YFq4zUvUInG8dfpCwFnvrCdNvZpo8L2CfGd-LDCECGKEjFKSOqwNaJAN/s1600-h/House+Site+005.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068922256874457554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT0omFIBcIzlhWojAXBhkIehx8TLkR654MqtYIRdbd790uO3NXScPQGS4NMbFp6Sx2Nwsh1StlMz00YFq4zUvUInG8dfpCwFnvrCdNvZpo8L2CfGd-LDCECGKEjFKSOqwNaJAN/s200/House+Site+005.jpg" border="0" /></a> I took a short flight the other morning to get a couple pictures of the land we are planning on putting a house on. I was hoping to get some shots to help us figure out where would be the best building spot. Unfortuanetly the camera died after only a couple shots so that plan went out the window. I still was able to get a couple before I returned back down to earth. It wasn't ideal flying weather either even though on the ground was perfectly still. Once I got up around 600' I started getting bumped around more than I like so I called it a day, and headed back to the field.<br /> We are all still working toward getting our Sport Pilot right now, and I think our next step will be to get signed off to take the written test. I have the study materials now, and just need to take the time to start reading.<br /><div></div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-84824583317429908102007-05-16T22:58:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:23.908-05:00New Pilot Picture<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNon8p43H8Mwj483XSILrQnpCkMx4Vo3A0AxNot0xXnsQvwh41o5SA4Hbu521g1kQ3JJz-eE4QfG5DIiotm5yaFE8UbkG38eWy5nqRnyR2m1eulfqrOBie9U8o3rhB2SCRrwPD/s1600-h/John+and+his+Outlaw.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065359044631512818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNon8p43H8Mwj483XSILrQnpCkMx4Vo3A0AxNot0xXnsQvwh41o5SA4Hbu521g1kQ3JJz-eE4QfG5DIiotm5yaFE8UbkG38eWy5nqRnyR2m1eulfqrOBie9U8o3rhB2SCRrwPD/s320/John+and+his+Outlaw.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp4fIcPD_hglhEC5Y88loQ9vcj59SiksKzunS_mUjpQJhfef4YeB2wRplVsaw2p2y3MaUc5wneLOk9oSNk5MpeuIBqBwT4za2xAuCutS0QZpSecHc9g-qMJWrOxSCFq1Pkm2V/s1600-h/Johns+Lake+shot.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065359053221447426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBp4fIcPD_hglhEC5Y88loQ9vcj59SiksKzunS_mUjpQJhfef4YeB2wRplVsaw2p2y3MaUc5wneLOk9oSNk5MpeuIBqBwT4za2xAuCutS0QZpSecHc9g-qMJWrOxSCFq1Pkm2V/s320/Johns+Lake+shot.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Here is a picture of John, who flies around the Bedford area in an Outlaw Powered Parachute. This is the UFPPC that I saw one day flying over Bedford. The other picture is a beautiful shot he got while flying over Smith Mountain Lake. I haven't been able to fly w/ John, but hopefully this summer we will be able to get up in the air together. It is always nice to hear from other pilots and especially when they are in the area. I hope we will start to get more pilots close by and maybe the Sport Pilot coming out will open the doors for some people. John is lucky since he flies a single seat machine so he doesn't have to worry about jumping thru all the hoops to get his machine N-Numbered and inspected. Sometimes I wonder if it would just be simpliar to just buy a single place machine, but for now we are looking into going to TN to get our training done this summer. Thanks for the pictures John, and look forward to meeting up w/ you this summer.</div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-44292387900994021842007-05-07T13:35:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:24.671-05:001st meeting on the N-Number transition<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTiFRJXkYPS4VT4UmG1p3xNVhFlTe23Z3cJL1MWW3BcPuj9Ppz5Dw9zhkwxyOrH0CSWs09GreNSjGXOBNnA3ULObsksGYQPgeUcKeTgxx1zEBthP3QsHuN-jcwqzzb4hUDzyc/s1600-h/5-5-07+026.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061874627324109042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTiFRJXkYPS4VT4UmG1p3xNVhFlTe23Z3cJL1MWW3BcPuj9Ppz5Dw9zhkwxyOrH0CSWs09GreNSjGXOBNnA3ULObsksGYQPgeUcKeTgxx1zEBthP3QsHuN-jcwqzzb4hUDzyc/s320/5-5-07+026.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP2gFE_j-WwbYnyCXLnxjfDRAsl8h6WsUAA_XXEXPScgLHw3ZWZM6czTPtVhJEQkkS7J8nmeyVk_fbvJ80AutaMMF_9T24T4NEqvsdsdZBqRJCBXdzoIHeKJ-4WgiznnhDbhh/s1600-h/5-5-07+021.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061874635914043650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGP2gFE_j-WwbYnyCXLnxjfDRAsl8h6WsUAA_XXEXPScgLHw3ZWZM6czTPtVhJEQkkS7J8nmeyVk_fbvJ80AutaMMF_9T24T4NEqvsdsdZBqRJCBXdzoIHeKJ-4WgiznnhDbhh/s320/5-5-07+021.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3Gh8ytysVw3TZ3Q6kz4DDd8_NRwRpBO14ebrgGuNrE2QTDG7fqL3fR-8YOEEaCbchaYKfdLvhle2bJuExsHvnreUVds_vG93uudNrls6PUfBGpuO-eK6oEZjkrMTx9rwJ9zn/s1600-h/5-5-07+017.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061874640209010962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3Gh8ytysVw3TZ3Q6kz4DDd8_NRwRpBO14ebrgGuNrE2QTDG7fqL3fR-8YOEEaCbchaYKfdLvhle2bJuExsHvnreUVds_vG93uudNrls6PUfBGpuO-eK6oEZjkrMTx9rwJ9zn/s320/5-5-07+017.jpg" border="0" /></a> We finally got together yesterday to start working on the N-Number process. I believe we got a lot of the paperwork done, but their is still a lot of work to be done. We checked out each others machines and tried to get a head start on what we need to order to get our air worthiness certificates. It seems like a lot of detail work, but after looking at our machines it seems to me that it might not be as bad as first thought. Unfortunately the wind was up yesterday so nobody was able to fly.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-69525668205189512652007-04-29T08:26:00.000-04:002007-04-29T08:30:08.197-04:00Great videos on PPCsI found a couple really nice videos on PPCs on YOUTUBE. I believe both videos were made from a flying club in Michigan called the Eagles Nest. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvDl3WABRyU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvDl3WABRyU</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLKmCDJ4X0M">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLKmCDJ4X0M</a>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-86110819224608177282007-04-21T17:28:00.000-04:002008-12-10T21:57:24.986-05:00Finally up in the air again<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SMzwvcGKEVzKaCB-dAJVnZlX6tfGB8FJm-Eku49e1sfJ22kuZEO6KwHhZJc5LsEEDm1yIInjRktW6p2J7cvpTxQ_p1RsIz1XSix1SDLQbaOfmxLw15yAYxfmMzDG2TmcZlPG/s1600-h/4-20-07+025.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055997264400906994" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SMzwvcGKEVzKaCB-dAJVnZlX6tfGB8FJm-Eku49e1sfJ22kuZEO6KwHhZJc5LsEEDm1yIInjRktW6p2J7cvpTxQ_p1RsIz1XSix1SDLQbaOfmxLw15yAYxfmMzDG2TmcZlPG/s320/4-20-07+025.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFHpNAZvr92AzcRB2pBTmaLcXl4ZYmHJB5X66-nsqCN1y6vGzdI0pJupJwK8qlmn4ElsxtszAmnzO0g2d5_jYVoW_V6zG9xoL0C-dJ2WlnSilcX2V0-_bz3eOeJLMgO9rSx0E/s1600-h/4-20-07+028.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055997268695874306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFHpNAZvr92AzcRB2pBTmaLcXl4ZYmHJB5X66-nsqCN1y6vGzdI0pJupJwK8qlmn4ElsxtszAmnzO0g2d5_jYVoW_V6zG9xoL0C-dJ2WlnSilcX2V0-_bz3eOeJLMgO9rSx0E/s320/4-20-07+028.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Kiwi and I finally got to fly again late yesterday afternoon. It was a great flight and the wind was perfect for flying. We only stayed up for around 30 minutes due to this being the first time up in a while and I have to say it felt great. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">definitely</span> had some rust on my landings, but I know that will come back after we get a couple more flights in. I hope this will be the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">beginning</span> of some nice weather so we can start getting up a little more often. I didn't get to many pictures since it was getting dark and the camera doesn't work so well in the late afternoon. We are all getting started on our N-Number process and after looking at what we need to do I do not think it will be all that bad. The one shot I got was of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Stanton</span> River High School soccer field as we flew by yesterday. </div>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-70087544579511722652007-03-28T17:25:00.000-04:002007-03-28T17:33:14.620-04:00N Number TimeI just received my conversion kit last week for changing the old powered parachute into a brand new N-number flying machine. I have to admit I have not been putting much effort into getting myself or the machine switched over to the new specs. I guess it is time to buckle down and get started on this and hopefully not have a really nice piece of yard art before it is all said and done. This whole idea of getting your machine N numbered and getting your sport pilot is a kind of tricky ordeal. It is like you are shooting yourself in the foot with either you do first, because once you have either or , you are illegal to use the other until you have both. As of right now I wish they would have just left the powered parachutes alone, so we would not have to jump thru all the same hoops that a regular pilot does. I am about to send off for my N-number registration and that does not seem that bad, but I am dreading getting the aircraft passed, and also myself passing the sport pilot test. I will try to keep the blog updated as I go thru this process but be ready for some head-banging, cussing, and probably a lot of complaining.Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27395623.post-54095315247540080452007-02-28T10:01:00.000-05:002007-02-28T10:34:24.188-05:00Dreaming of FlyingHere is a video of a guy skydiving from a powered parachute I found on YouTube. I have still not been up flying, but hopefully the weather will turn around and we will get some nice flying weather. I did have a dream the other night that I was taking off in the Buckeye when the parachute snagged on a house and made me flip over. Than a Trike slammed into a fence, but nobody was hurt. I guess it was more of a nightmare than a dream. So I guess even in my dreams I can't get back up in the air.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCKuauFIvo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuCKuauFIvo</a>Jerryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00835277119963307242noreply@blogger.com3