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This is the place to start
- and this is an experience that needs to be on your "Bucket List" -
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There are multiple approaches to learning to fly a Powered Parachute. Most paths to becoming a PPC Pilot will depend on your requested goal:
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Ultralight Pilot - U/L pilots may fly a single-seat PPC that weights less than 254-lbs and is equipped to carry no more than 5-gallons of fuel.
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Sport Pilot - SP's are certified FAA pilots that can take a passenger and are allowed to fly in 'E' & 'G' airspace without any additional endorsements. Unless their aircraft is equipped for night flights, these pilots normally fly from sunrise to sunset while maintaining visual reference to the ground.
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Private Pilot - very similar to a powered parachute Sport Pilot - but with the included privleges of Night Flights & Towered Airport approaches.
- CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) - Flight Instructors are certified to charge for their training services - starting from giving Introductory Training Flights <> to endorsing Students to Solo & Cross-Country <> to giving biennial Flight Review to keep Pilots current.
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With our programs - starting with your Introductory Flight, we are striving to standardize the safest, most complete and most straight-forward method for sharing the fantastic sensation of slow-&-low powered parachute flight.
With our powered parachute Flights, you will:
Discover why the birds SING!
Re-live those childhood 'flying dreams'!
Know the extraordinary facets of the PPC (Powered ParaChute) & why it has:
Ø A remarkable safety record
Ø Low cost
Ø Low maintenance, and
Ø Aerodynamic/Mechanical simplicityUnderstand that a Powered Parachute is:
Ø The safest way to FLY!
Ø The easiest aircraft to FLY, and
Ø The best way to SAIL-THE-SKIES!When you have an aircraft with the characteristics of a powered parachute, people who otherwise could only dream, can now fly for the sheer pleasure and exhilaration of personal flight.
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An Introductory Flight or Initial Training Flight, is a flight that is piloted by an experienced Instructor/CFI. During this flight you will be comfortably seated in the 2nd or rear seat of the powered parachute. You will be able to hear your instructor via helmet/ head-phones. The instructor will demonstrate the use of the simple components used for powered parachute flight while you are flowing over some of the most scenic country in southern Utah.
[Note: And YES - you may bring your camera or video with you - as you will be flying over some awesome country! This will be a flight that you will never forget.]
[CAUTION! These flights have been known to cause an addiction for powered parachutes - so be forewarned!
These flight are geared for someone who has never flown in a powered parachute before, and would like first hand knowledge as to whether the sport may be suited for them.
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Sign-Up Procedures
Introductory & Initial Training Flight
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Adobe PDF: Introductory Flight
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Maps to Wharton Airport, Wharton, Texas
Introductory Flight Request Form