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Event
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It's
always a blast to gather with friends to enjoy the sport. It's also fun to
see what others do at their events. So if you have stories or pictures from
you PPG event,
by all means submit them to
theUSPPA@gmail.com .
Enjoy!
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Bear
Lodge
Aug
13,
2006
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| Thanks
to Don McNiven who shares this photographic account of their fly-in at the
spectacular Bear Lodge. They hope to do it again next year.
                Don't
miss next year!
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Baie du Febvre Fly-In
Aug
12,
2006
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northern neighbors had a blow-out event with apparently gorgeous weather
and great participation. This is a quick summary.
This Fly- In was outstanding, there is no doubt that the
local pilots from the Quebec area know how to hold these type of events.
Quebec has the most concentration of PPG Pilots in North America thanks to
the hard work and dedication of Eric Dufour, David Sigier and other local
PPG Schools/Instructors.
This event was the first organized in the Baie du Febvre
area with over 100 Pilots attending including several female PPG pilots.
There were pilots from various other provinces to include, Ontario, New
Brunswick as well as Stan from the U.S.A.
Any pilot attending PPG Fly-Ins will tell you that these
events are not only fun to attend, but a big part of this sport. We all
share the same passion for this sport and are looking forward to next
Fly-In next year in Rimouski.
Special thanks to Pierre Lemire, his family and staff
for organizing the Fly-In. Here are a few pics of the event. (Click
on photo to enlarge).
Thanks to Frank Savignac
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Rantoul
World Free Fall Convention
July
30,
2006
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thanks to Don and Leeta Jordan for hosting a great fly-in in Rantoul,
IL.
The event began on Thursday with a great meal at the
Hardy Reindeer Ranch, arranged by our welcoming
It
was areal spectacle, watching hundreds of skydivers plunge and chute down
over us. Winds continued through the day, although a few guys flew Friday
p.m. By
Saturday a.m. the winds had subsided and we were back in the air.
Saturday afternoon and evening afforded some awesome
flying--over a giant detailed corn maize that looked like a giant pirate
ship, into the court-yard of a nearby old-folks home as a demo for the
residents, and with hot-air balloons and skydivers in the air with us. The
skydiving and ppg combo was no problem, and the skydivers looked
awesome from a PPG perch at 1000'. I left after a 1.5-hour
daybreak flight Sunday morning, although most pilots stayed until mid-day.
The event was sharp, allowing plenty to see and do during the day and
some awesome morning and evening flying.
Four PPGers jumped tandem from 14 grand. Night-time
events included live bands, awesome food vendors and tents, free beer, and
nightly drive-bys of topless women on Harleys through the food tent.
The event was completely free, and the skydivers made us
feel very welcome--thank you Jeff Steinkamp for taking the ppg guys
in and making us feel so welcome. I hope to see you next year.
Nice work Don and Leeta.
-Dave Mote
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Connecticut
PPG Boogie
May,
2006
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The Connecticut PPG Spring Boogie was held at Griswold Field in Madison Connecticut last month. The winds were high and flying was limited but what flying we did do was spectacular against the beautiful ocean setting. We had 23 registered pilots from CT, NY, MA, RI, ME, PA, and FL. There was plenty of great food followed by a roaring campfire on Saturday Night.
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Dana Hague, who puts this event together every
year, is pictured launching his home-designed and built machine. Photo by
Angelo Chirico.
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Paratoys
Feb,
2006
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One
week after the Phoenix crew held their hotel huddle, pilots moved over to
the left coast's Salton Sea. This large, shallow body of water makes life
like a beach with smooth, mostly onshore breezes that allow all-day
flying. Mountains and canyons only a few miles west are fun to explore at
the edges of daylight, either morning or evening.
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Arizona
PPG
Feb,
2006
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Heading west became vogue again for paramotor pilots of all
kinds for a pair of fly-ins held first near Phoenix, AZ. This was a first, to my
knowledge, of a fly-in held at a resort. Although we couldn't launch or
land on the grass, it was nice using it for staging. The scenery was
spectacular, especially the "big hole" -- an abandoned copper
mine that spirals 1000' down into the earth. One pilot even dropped a
bowling ball into it.
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