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FlightJunkie250 tells us “I once thought that PPG was all about flying. Then I found youtube, and a hobby became making videos of my flights.” Isn’t that the way most hobbies are? They just seem to take on a life of their own, taking turns we never imagined...
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April 07, 2010 — What’s it like to learn to fly a PPG?  Listen in as a teacher guides his student.  Newest Skyrat, Steve Kodrzycki has his first PPG flight! Flying his new Fresh Breeze Sportix, and MacPara Eden 4.  He did a great job.  The ice is gone now and we are looking forward to...
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The TXWingNuts and BARFClub Members took to West Beach for a joint flight celebrating an event 5 years ago this Good Friday when a pilot was saved from drowning. The pilott, under the water for 5 minutes and having turned blue, was successfully resucitated on Good Friday and was released from the hospital Easter...
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While the MachNoneFlying.com team heads out on vacation for three days, we offer you some “classic:” stories from our past. Enjoy! I was following Kevin about 300 feet up getting some video when I did a shallow turn at idle and my motor died. I spotted a place to land but I had time to...
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Spring 2010 is finally here. Angelo and I planned to fly from Haddam Meadows down to Goodspeed Airport to meet friends. A little ways out from Haddam, a bolt holding my redive (and engine( on sheared; I shut down the engin and turned back to the field. A good tailwind meant no problem reaching...
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A 28-year-old man was freed from a tree in V.A. Barrie Park Wednesday evening after his paraglider crashed in the treetop to avoid hitting the ground. St. Thomas police and firefighters were called to the Sunset Drive disc golf park just after 7 p.m. after a neighbourhood resident called to report a glider stuck in...
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Some wonderful footage of a PPG pilot flying through the mountains of Switzerland. Some beautiful scenery that’s well worth checking out. Paragliding Zermatt – Paraglider Over Zermatt from thomas martin on Vimeo.
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Three good videos of PPG flocks. “Flying with the Flock out at Stapleton on a cold overcast morning. The first couple of flights were cold.”
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Here a new Falcon ready to ship This one has frontal bars and reserve chute mounted. Also I test flew it tonite and tried out the new front tire fender/brake. The brake is more effective than foot dragging and a lot safer. It can hold the Falcon back at full power, and with a hard...
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Super Dell says: Spectacular paramotoring flight through Moab. Powered paragliding makes your dream of flying a reality. This incredible backpack aircraft makes all your dreams come true.
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легкий двухместный аэрошют Егерь с двигателем Rotax-503 – What he said.
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Female Icelandic paraglider pilots, Anita Bjornsdottir and Aslaug Einarsdottir, are about to embark upon a two-year paragliding adventure with an added twist: to raise global awareness of issues such as women’s rights and gender equality, and to learn about the lives of women in different cultures. “We intend to approach this matter in a...
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My first flight with Electric Trikebuggy with RC motors. The battery are LiFePO4 type, large and heavy, they are safer to use. Will change to Lipo soon to get lighter, longer flight and more power.
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A powered paraglider pilot finds a spectacular view somewhere between heaven and earth.
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A Dallas man in a paraglider crash-landed in Dallas on Sunday but did not suffer life-threatening injuries. Curtis Lee Richards, 44, lost control of his red-framed motor and wood propeller apparatus because of “bad cross winds,” according to the official report. A call about the incident came in about 2 p.m. in the 5300 block...
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Power Paraglider pilot Mike Donate describes the equipment he carries for beach flying.
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Great Video: The Salton Sea Powered Paragliding Fly-In is an annual event which Happens in January. I drove to Salton City on Thursday and stayed through Sunday afternoon. I shot approximately 25 time-lapses to compile this video. I shot 14,000 images with my brand new Canon 5D. Editing this lapse of time into...
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SuperDell says….”Spectacular paramotoring flight through Moab. Powered paragliding makes your dream of flying a reality. This incredible backpack aircraft makes all your dreams come true.” To learn more about SuperDell Google his name. Whatever you think of Dell, and he has many fans and, well, non-fans, it’s great footage.
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The latest PPG videos from YouTube, featuring some nice footage of PPGs flying on a winter afternoon.   Nice shots of sunsets and PPG flock flying.
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A rather nice video montage based upon some of his best flying footage to date. What’s it like to fly a PPG? Check it out.
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Good video below. “The title says it all, this is who we are! Thanks to John, Jerry, Kevin, Robert, Mathew, myself and special guest Greg for coming out. Great sunset with Pikes Peak in the background.”   Club Website
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Sure, suicide bombers deftly gliding into a crowded city sounds terrifying, but in reality such an attack would be incredibly difficult to pull off. First of all, paragliders must take off from a high point, meaning that an attack would either have to be launched from close hills or buildings (with a strategic location...
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The PPG guys know how to have fun. PPG cross country skiing…PPG friends flying together… PPGs in the snow… PPG camera test to nice effect… and PPG scenic shots.
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Some of the lads out having some fun with their backpack mounted PPG.   Some beer.  Some flying.  A smoke or two.  And a landing in the drink.
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Greg, Paul and I took a 22 mile cross country trip to visit yet another Titan silo site. This is complex 2-A and one of the cleanest sites yet. We had a great time and I was able to buzz a couple of friends along the way back at the end of the video. A...
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Paramotor WPSDA World Champion sets 3 new powered paraglider records in one flight! Smallest paraglider ever flown tandem with a paramotor, smallest motor tandem wing tip drag, world’s fastest paramotoring tandem flight at 40+ mph in straight & level. This is from Super Dell.  We recommend doing a Google on him.
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Pretty cool videos here! These two PPG videos are enough to make almost anyone want to try one! Playing over the sugar cane fields in Australia with Paramotors and a GoPro HD camera. Sugar Cane GoPro HD PPG from Brett Paull on Vimeo. Just me and a mate enjoying a coastal flight In Australia.Thanks to Andrew...
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Night Flight: Paramotor pilots Chris Santacroce and Othar Lawrence Light up the skies of Trinidad on their Flat Top PPGs for a crowd of thousands.
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Organisers Airparamo describe the Arizona Flying Circus as “an unforgettable PPG, Ultralight and General Aviation Party”. It is the seventh annual event, taking place in Motown, Arizona (30 miles SE of Phoenix) from 5 – 7 February 2010. “All aviation enthusiasts, family, and friends are welcome to attend and participate in this fun-filled, relaxing event....
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Five foot long boom cam mounted on the seat board. Stay tuned for the 8 foot long version using my secret stabilizer system. Cool Time Lapse Video by Same Guy
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Playing on Chautauqua lake in frozen western NY. Ben and I hit the lake around 3 PM, but we had a few issues getting the motors to run it the single digit temps. I made a tool run to the local AutoZone and Aviation supply. Soon we had everything running. The ice was 4-5...
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A PPG flying in, around, and through the clouds. Look at the gear this guy has!
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Prop wash made me loose control twice. Setup: standard brushed TwinStar II, recording onboard Sony Webbie MHS-PM1 in HD. Paraglider was following the Twin Star most of the time. Second video is of “super dell” flying in formation in the snow.
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January 7, 2010 Update Things have been moving a little slowly in regards to getting setup for the “official” flight to break and set the altitude records, however we are making progress. The USUA has had to regroup itself and it just happened to be at the same time that I was trying to get my...
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A major search and rescue operation was launched on Hogmanay when an Arran farmer reported seeing a paraglider falling into the sea off the west coast of the island. The four-hour search was called off when coastguards decided that it was almost certainly a wayward Chinese lantern and not a paraglider. Charlie McAllister was feeding the...
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We have to say right up front that this sounds like a joke or web stunt.  Seems obvious.  But…  We will let you be the judge.  Enjoy: Build Your Own Paraglider – Honest! Well, it’s possible to ‘build own paraglider’. But it’s been pretty hard in the past to find a paraglider kit or a set...
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This video is good in so many ways. Good filming and editing, and some pretty cool shots of the sport of skiing with a mini paraglider wing.
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Well, it’s a strange world we live in. The remarkable Ozone BabyHpp (BHPP) is no paraglider by judging from PMA (Paraglider Manufacturer Association) who makes the following statement: “The current FAI definition of paraglider is: Class 3: Hang gliders having no rigid primary structure (paragliders), and which are able to demonstrate consistent ability to safely take-off...
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The latest YouTube videos on PPG and Paragliders. In the first, it looks like WAY too much exercise or work, but it also looks like a fun way to start! I should say, it’s not as bad as the picture makes it seem! Powered paragliding Amarillo Texas. Gartrail Airport between...
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Video and PPG Overview:   Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a motor on their back (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider wing. It can be launched in still air, and on level ground, by the pilot alone...
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He isn’t speaking English, but if you have ANY interest in PPG he is certainly speaking your language.  It’s universal. Really nice job in filming and editing.
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Is that fungi from another planet? Evidence of nuclear fallout? Nope. Just aerials of Poland’s landscape — taken while photographer Kacper Kowalski was paragliding hundreds of feet above. As if paragliding while snapping shots wasn’t dangerous enough, Kowalski chooses to do so in the dead of winter. “I focus on aerial pictures of winter because...
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Is that fungi from another planet? Evidence of nuclear fallout? Nope. Just aerials of Poland’s landscape — taken while photographer Kacper Kowalski was paragliding hundreds of feet above. As if paragliding while snapping shots wasn’t dangerous enough, Kowalski chooses to do so in the dead of winter. “I focus on aerial pictures of winter because...
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Loping down a slope near a mountaintop or leaping from a cliff, they capture the wind in the nylon canopy they carried in their knapsacks, then rise in a thermal to thousands of feet to float and swoop for mile after mile. For decades, thousands of enthusiasts like these have scaled peaks around the world...
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Hello Guys, I have my latest trike project up for sale. The design and construction are all put together and ready for engine and paint. I built it around the Simonini Mini 2 engine but can be changed if needed. The all up weight of the trike including engine ready to fly is about 125 pounds. Some of...
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SUMMIT COUNTY — A 40-year-old man from Michigan suffered injuries on Quandary Peak Sunday afternoon after his parachute “lost wind,” sending him crashing into rocks. The man, identified only as Victor, was “speed gliding” — a hybrid of skiing and paragliding, popular in Europe, according to Summit County Rescue Group (SCRG). The sport, also known...
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Excerpt… He began specializing in aerial photography, leaning out the open doors of planes flown by other people. Then in 1995, he saw an ad in the back of Kitplanes magazine for a paramotor, a flying device consisting of a parachute-like wing and a large powered fan worn on the pilot’s back. Enthralled by the...
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San Diego lifeguards rescued a paraglider who found himself stuck amidst unstable cliffs along the La Jolla coast on Tuesday afternoon. An emergency landing left the paraglider stuck a third of the way down the 300-foot tall cliffs near the Torrey Pines Gliderport, said City of San Diego Lifeguard Services Lt. Andy Lerum. “He was not...
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Beautiful, bright footage and music video of paramotor flying in Southern Ohio. Shot at Dave Purdin’s fly-in one August day. ( Edited on a cold, grey, blustery December day in the 100 acre woods.) The music is by a French artist named David. The song is Etoile in the album Naturel.
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My 5th tow at jean dry lake bed las vegas with desert skywalkers. We listen and watch while he learns how to do it.
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fall for the last nine years, Operation Migration pilots have taken to the skies over Neceda, Wis., in ultralight aircraft with whooping crane chicks following closely behind learning how to migrate. This year, 20 of the endangered birds began their 1,250-mile trip to Florida on Oct. 16. “They are all just great,” Operation Migration Chief Operating...
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Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the first of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on YouTube. We’ll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce...
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RUSSELLVILLE – A flock of 20 juvenile whooping cranes and their caretakers, all bound for Florida, will spend Christmas in northwest Alabama. The ultralight aircraft-led migration that began Oct. 16 in Wisconsin was temporarily suspended in Russellville on Monday to allow the Operation Migration staff and volunteers to return to their homes for Christmas. The...
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The Wellington Based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to Smiths Gully which is North of Makara Beach near Wellington at approx 10:40am today 16th Dec 09 to a man who had been Paragliding who had fallen and injured his lower back. The Helicopter with a Wellington Free Ambulance Helicopter Paramedic on board, responded to Smiths...
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A man has has died after crashing their hang glider near a beach in South Auckland. Emergency services are at the scene at Kariotahi Beach, near Waiuku. They received a call just after 4pm that the person had been found near the bottom of a cliff. Police say the 30-year-old man crashed into the side of...
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A man who fell and injured his back while paragliding near Wellington today had to be winched to safety before being flown to Wellington Hospital. The 25-year-old Porirua man was paragliding at Smiths Gully, north of Makara Beach, by himself when he was caught in a down draught which caused him to plunge six metres...
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A man who fell and injured his back while paragliding near Wellington on Wednesday had to be winched to safety before being flown to Wellington Hospital. The 25-year-old Porirua man was paragliding at Smiths Gully, north of Makara Beach, by himself when he was caught in a down draught which caused him to plunge six...
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The first of December, was a perfect day to buy a Christmas tree or hover above them in a paraglider. Jake Sackmann chose the latter on that Tuesday afternoon as he took to the air in his paraglider, a mechanical parachute device which enables short flights. Paragliding is similar to parasailing, where a person is...
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Just trying out a new camera angle…and having some fun on a freezing cold morning.
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A return to Pokhara and paragliding over Sarangkot Pokhara, Nepal, Dec 09, 2009 1st day after trekking, I had a couple of things I wanted to tick off in Pokhara before moving on – walking up the World Peace Pogoda to get the much publicised view over Phewa Lake with the Annapurna range in the...
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Onyx is an autonomous precision airdrop system that fulfills precision airdrop requirements under the U.S. Army’s Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) program. The JPADS program was developed to transition the U.S. military’s WWII-era low-altitude, low-accuracy, high-vulnerability airdrop practices into the twenty-first century. Atair’s Onyx is a family of fielded, Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) systems designed...
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A 24-YEAR-OLD man who was paragliding behind his car was critically injured after falling around 8 metres onto the road. The Queensland, Australia, man was driven by ambulance to Gayndah Hospital where intensive care paramedic Brett Rogers established a video link-up with a Brisbane doctor who advised how to treat him. Once stabilised, the man was...
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To quote SuperDell: Paramotor excellence!! The Flat Top 120 from U-Turn USA is an incredible advancement for paramotoring. At only 47 lbs with 130 lbs of thrust this is a remarkable unit. All the latest safety advancements as you would expect from the world leading Flat Top paramotors and at an unbelievable price...
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So, you take a pleasant hike to the top of a mountain, a really big mountain, so you can launch and fly.   But who wants to carry a PPC with them, or even a PPG Trike.   For that matter, once you see the mountain she is climbing you will know that every...
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Update #1   Read More Two men were injured over the weekend in paragliding accidents near Mineral Bottom in Utah. On November 27th a 37-year-old paraglider sustained injuries to his arms, legs and back when he crashed on a hillside about 5 p.m., the Grand County Sheriff’s Office reported. Emergency crews flew him to St. Mary’s Hospital...
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A former Territorial Army soldier who had recently beaten cancer has died while paragliding in Morocco. An inquest into the death of Andrew Filler was opened at Milton Keynes Council on Friday. Mr Filler, 51, of High Street, Newport Pagnell had been on a week long course in Marrakech when his paraglider crashed 30ft out of...
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He began paragliding at 45, advancing to the top of the sport and becoming a tandem instructor with the U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association. But one sunny day in August 2007, after seven years of flying, he crashed. The injuries he suffered from his 50-foot fall from the sky changed his life forever. But...
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The date was Sunday, October 25th, 2009. At 06:00 local time I awoke and checked the weather forecast aloft as well as the ground level weather and all was suitable for a flight to the heavens. We are located 6 NM NE of KCEY (Murray) in western Kentucky. While the sun was rising I cooked...
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October 23, 2009 The “Rocket” came into existence because I found myself fed up with all of the cost and hassle associated with owning my ELSA powered parachute, and the fact that my ELSA ate twice the amount of fuel as theRocket does. Mostly it was a matter of economics. I live on a fixed income...
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