September, 2016 | Powered Paragliding Ontario

Sep 28/16 – Rebecca is ready to solo

September 28, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

I have taken Rebecca up in my tandem for dual training this morning. We haver covered proper landing direction, correct power setting, landing abort, touch and go, proper climbing technique.

VIDEO – Rebecca after tandem dual training

Rebecca did very well and is ready to fly solo. All we need is calm weather but it does not look very well. Bummer.

Then it was off to Peaks to disassemble and assemble her paramotor, fuel it up, do pre start check, start it up and also learn how to untangle lines on paraglider.

Sep 27/16 – Rebecca day 3

September 27, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

No flying today – rain and windy.

Sep 26/16 am – Rebecca knows how to taxi

September 26, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

Sep 25/16 – Rob, Pat and Rebecca

September 26, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

We have started at 8 AM in the morning at Peaks. The ground school including simulator was completed and everybody got their student pilot permit. We’ve finished by 2:30 PM.

VIDEO – students in simulators

The students had one hour break while I have loaded up the tandem and collected all the bits that I need to train someone on trike. When we got to the field Rob and Pat started to ground handle.

They are at the point where They need to fine tune their skills. Rebecca put in a good session practice inflations in the trike and trike taxiing.

At the end, I took Pat and Rob for quick tandem flight as I had tandem unit at the field to give them feel what it’s like to fly PPG.

I will fly tandem with Rebecca under dual training as she’s learning how to trike.

Overall, very successful day.

Sep 24/16 – Pat and Rob strart their PPG course.

September 24, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

We started with day of kiting also completed motor work and helmets.

Ground school tomorrow.

Sep 21/16 am – Chris is finished!

September 21, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

Chris did it. #1 flights total. $ more this am. All forwards. he is very good at forwards. Practiced engine out.

Congrats Chris on finishing the course!

VIDEO – Chris flight 28

VIDEO – Chris flight 31 and engine out practice

Sep 20/16 pm – Chris 7 more flights

September 21, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

Chris again did quite well – 7 more flights. First reverse and all other flights were forward inflations. Practiced big ears – next is engine out emergency procedures.

VIDEO – Chris pulling big ears

Sep 20 /16 am – Chris 8 flights!

September 20, 2016/in Uncategorized/by Andre Zeman

This morning things “clicked” for Chris. He did 8 flights, all reverse and all very well done. He is at 20 – time to start engine out procedures and big ears manoeuvre.