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Experiencing the safe, slow & low flying characteristics of POWERED PARACHUTE, will definitely enhance your outlook on life!

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Search & Rescue Information

The Powered Parachute is probably one of the most efficient search crafts ever! With a PPC, you could even find a lost rabbit.

 

 

This page contains links to related Powered Parachute sites.  This page will always be in a constant state of 'updation'.  If you know of a website that should be listed here, please inform us.

 

Accessories Description website URL & Email
SkyTrails Ranch, Inc. PPC Guide & Training Manual
Videos
Computerized LOG Books
Toys
Instructor Training Materials
.../accessories

info@SkyTrailsRanch.com

 

O-Chute

Videos
Windshields
www.o-chute.com
Perkins Powered Parchutes, Inc. Bear Perkins' stuff

(and Bear has lots & LOTS of stuff)

www.bearperkins.com

4P

Covers
Line Sleeves
Prop Socks

www.louisiana-internet.net/fourp/index.html

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Associations Description website URL
Experimental Aircraft Association www.eaa.org
AOPA Aircraft Owners & Pilots Association www.aopa.org

Aero Sport Connection www.aerosports.org

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Buying & Selling Description website URL

PPC Pilots

A beautiful site with easy page links and useful PPC info www.ppcpilot.com
     

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(listed by States/PR) Dealers Manufacturer  website & email
     
CA Inland Paraflite, Inc.

Phil Dietro
760-242-3359
Powrachute website

email

 

IL Easy Flight Inc.
Roy Beisswenger
Powrachute
& US Distributor for Performance Design chutes
 

www.easyflight.com/Chutes.html

roy@easyflight.com

MN
Fun Flight of Minnesota, Inc.

Karey Love
763-786-5923

7900 Sunnyside Rd
Mounds View, MN 55112  

Powrachute
& Buckeye
 Sales, Service & Accessories (including some GREAT PPC SNOW SKIS - (click here for more details)

www.poweredchutes.com

info@poweredchutes.com

MO
Sport Flight, Inc.

Ralph McClurg
417-236-WING

7647 Lawrence 2210 * Monett, MO 65708
Powrachute
& Harmening
www.sportflightinc.com

mcclurg@sofnet.com
OK R& R Chutes

580-874-2331

Kremlin, OK

Powrachute
Dealer
www.randrchutes.com
UT
SkyTrails Ranch, Inc.
435-656-0800

St. George, UT
84790
Powrachute
 with a full-time Training Center
www.SkyTrailsRanch.com

info@SkyTrailsRanch.com

TX Chute the Breeze

Scott Hughes
281-924-8732 

Wharton, TX


Powrachute
The Paraski
Buckeye 
 and Six Chuter
www.flyingchute.com

scottus@ev1.net

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Events Description website URL
Sun n Fun Fly-In

Ph: 941-644-2431

April 8-14
A week long event held in southern Florida
www.sun-n-fun.org
Six Chuter Western Regional May 23rd-26th
Memorial Day weekend
SW of Salt Lake City, UT
http://events.bonnevilleskybase.com 
EAA AirVenture July 24-30
EAA AirVenture
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
www.airventure.org

PPC Championships
Oct 17-22
Hurricane, UT
 

Color Country Chute-OUT

 


Powrachute Extravaganza

 

September
A 4-day event held in Hutchinson, KS
www.powrachute.com

Utah's Color Country Chute-FESTIVAL

October 17-23

One of the most beautiful State Parks of Utah - Snow Canyon, located in the southwest corner of the state will focus all of its resources to this annual incredible event.  Snow Canyon is a miniature combination of the Grand Canyon and Zion Nat' Pk
Color Country Chute-FESTIVAL
Ultralight assisted crane migration November
Bill Lishman and two other trike pilots are leading a flock of sandhill cranes on a migration from Wisconsin to Florida. Lishman's migration flight was the subject of the popular movie, "Fly Away Home."
www.operationmigration.org

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Information Description website URL

 

Radio

A weekly, informative radio show geared to ultralight aircraft - every Tuesday AM
archive shows are available
www.wsradio.com 

Powerchutes

Another great place to start your PPC web surfing www.powerchutes.com
Handicapped Pilots  Regardless of physical abilities - everyone can have the chance to fly! www.flightability.com 
Incidents
AD's
AC's
Tips &
References
Information regarding accident and incident reports, airworthiness directives, advisory circulars (AC), manufacturer's alerts, and safety tips.
The site also has links to home-built aircraft, reference materials and regulations.
www.safetydata.com

 

PPC Pilots

A beautiful site with easy page links and useful PPC info www.ppcpilot.com

 

C.U.R.E., Inc.

Home of "The Gorilla"

 
Banner-Towing
promoting worthy causes
Breast Cancer
Group Lymphoma Society
www.Fly4Cure.com
Missing Children A site to help found lost kids!  Please help them end the endless anxiety!  www.missingkids.com 

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Magazines Description website URL
UltraFlight Magazine

The Information You Need To Get You In The Sky!

Jim & Irene's Monthly issues about: PPC's, Trikes, Ultralights.  With articles by Rockin John Carr, Hank Austin & Roy Beisswenger www.ultraflight.com

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Videos/Books/CD's Description website URL
     

Adventure Productions

Videos
Books
CD's & DVD's
on multiple modes of Ultralight flying
http://www.ap-store.com.

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Manufacturers Description website URL
PREDATOR The new & maybe the best 'kid' on the block
Wharton, Texas

2005 Oshkosh winner

 

Powrachute

800 Powrachute Way
Columbus, KS 66725

www.powrachute.cc
Blue Heron
Heldeberg Designs LLC

Nicholas J. Viscio
Marie T. Viscio

 

Para-Ski

Buckeye

Paladin

Six Chuter

Summit

Viking II

Scout

   

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Pilots' Personals Description website URL
Irene Byers A life changing accident! http://christianity.about.com/od/testimonies/p/bioirenebyers.htm
Jim Strahle
Fun, CARTOONS, lots of pictures & Information from a talented PPC pilot
Author - producer of "How to Buy a PPC"
www.JimStrahle.com 


Ken & Marilyn Butler

 

Peace River, Canada

 

Get to know them

Powered Parachute section

www.telusplanet.net/public/butlerkc

Ken's PPC activities
www.telusplanet.net/public/butlerkc/activities.htm


Chris East

Kamloops, BC

A website with a unique, classy flavor www.members.home.com/airfun101

Steve Thomas

 Dexter, Kentucky
With his Destiny 582, Steve plans to continue his coast-2-coast adventure www.home.earthlink.net/~americanspirit

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Ram-Air PPC Chutes Description website URL
PD Performance Design wings
John LeBlanc
www.PDpowered.com 

Quantum

Ph: 714-632-3323

Hi-Energy Sports
Santa Ana, CA
Betty P
www.highenergysports.com
 

Rising Air
Ph: 208-554-2243

P.O. Box 620
3171 North 3370 West
Moore, ID.         83255

PPC & Para-glider Chute REPAIRS
Bill 'bad-bones' Anderson
http://risingair.biz 

email: anderson_bill@msn.com or badbones@risingair.biz 

Sycon Chiron An Israeli semi-elliptical wing

Distributed by Hank Austin

 
APCO
++972 4 627-3727
Apco Aviation
An Israeli PPC wing
Anatoly Cohn

www.apcoaviation.com

www.apco.demon.co.uk

Flight Concepts    

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Training Centers Description website URL
Chute the Breeze
&
Hughes Aviation
Scott Hughes
281-924-8732 
www.hughesairaviation.com 
Easy Flight Inc. Roy Beisswenger
www.easyflight.com

SkyTrails Ranch, Inc.
Ph: 435-656-0800


A unique powered parachute 3 to 4 Day Training Center in scenic southern Utah
.../training

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Service Centers Description website URL
     

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Weather Description website URL
local...
St. George, Utah
SkyTrails Ranch area .../areainfo

SouthWest sustained winds

Penn State 
Earth, Mineral & Sciences
www.ems.psu.edu/wx/usstats/swwind.gif
Dispatcher's Federation Aviation Dispatcher service http://www.dispatcher.org/brief/qb.html

 

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Aviation website URL
I would like to take a moment and THANK Jon Thornburgh for compiling this list of Aviation Links.  You can visit Jon's articles at: www.JonThornburgh.com 

Jon recently acquired JonThornburgh.com. When you clicked on Jon Thornburgh.com, you are forwarded automatically to this Yahoo Groups Site.

On this Site, Jon has posted several hundred messages. Some messages are "tidbits" of information obtained from aviation articles, magazines, and other web sites. Other messages direct the reader to articles which Jon has written for various magazines, including UltraFlight, Ultralight Flying, Aero-News Network, Aero Connections, and the EAA Experimenter.

The following is a sample of some of Jon's articles...

Message #  Subject
245 The Differences Between Ultralights and General Aviation Aircraft
246  How to Find the Right Ultralight Instructor
247 How to Find a Good Ultralight Manufacturer
248 Flying an Ultralight Over Congested Areas
249  Liability and Asset Protection for Aviators and Manufacturers
250 The Quicksilver GT-500
251 Trike Pilot Makes Aviation History
252 Two Students Become FAA Licensed Glider-Trike Pilots
253 Wallaby Ranch--A Hang Gliding Paradise
254 The Impact of Terrorism on General Aviation
255 FAA Publishes the Sport Pilot Initiative
256 Wake Turbulence and Ultralights
257  Aero-News Network (ANN) Article on FAA Regulation Changes
258 ANN Article no. 1 on Ultralights
259 ANN Article on Ultralight Basics
260  ANN Article no. 2 on Ultralight Regulations
261  ANN Article no. 3 on Ultralight Regulations
262  ANN Article no. 4 on Ultralight Regulations
263  ANN Article no. 5 on Ultralight Regulations
265  Quicksilver Training Academy Article in ANN
267  UltraFlight Magazne Archives of Jon Thornburgh Articles
268  Aero-News Network Article: Proposed Changes to FAA Regulations
287  Aero-News Network Article: The True Cost of Ultralight Flying

For an index of all the messages on Jon Thornburgh Yahoo Site, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/JonThornburgh/messages/1

 

AERO-NEWS NETWORK
Jon Thornburgh's Ultralight Column http://aero-news.net/columns/sa/ULAv8r/jthornburgh2000a.htm 
AIRCRAFT
Aventura http://www.sea-plane.com 
SparrowHawk Ultralight Sailplane http://www.windward-performance.com 
Eureka Ultralight by Ameri-Cana http://www.cadvision.com/vasseurb/eureka/faq.htm 
Beriev Amphibious Airplane http://www.beriev.com/core.html 
JAG helicopter http://www.rinke-aerospace.com/index.html 
Moyes Aircraft http://www.moyes.com.au/
Moyes Dragonfly http://www.ultralightnews.com/ulbg2/moyes.html
Moyes Silent Racer http://www.zipworld.com.au/~moyes/sr.htm 
Seawind Seaplane http://www.seaplaneinfo.com
Slipstream twin-engine experimental http://www.slipstreamind.com/
Solotrek Shoulder-Mounted Helicopter http://www.solotrek.com/mjet/index1.html
Flying Car  http://www.stic.net/users/willyfp/index.html
AVIATION ARTICLES AND BOOKS
R.C. Morton Trike Article http://www.flytandem.com/morton/morton.htm
Aviation Rules ofThumb  http://www.avweb.com/programs/quiz.cgi/brain/quiz0052.html
Dennis Pagen Books http://users.lazerlink.net/~pagenbks
100 Most Significant Aircraft of the Past Century http://www.chicagocentennialofflight.org/century_craft.html
Rigid Wing Trikes http://www.ushga.org/article07.asp 
Oceanside Airport Threatened http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010629letter.html 
AVIATION ORGANIZATIONS
U.S. Hang Gliding Assn http://www.ushga.org 
ASC http://www.aerosports.org 
NAFI http://www.nafinet.org 
USUA http://www.usua.org 
EAA http://www.eaa.org 
U.S. Powered Paragliding Assn www.usppa.org 
AVIATION PRODUCTS
Monroy Traffic Alert www.monroyaero.com/detect.html 
Flight Instructor Refresher Clinics www.aopa.org/asf/schedules/aboutfirc.html 
Lynx Headsets www.lynx-avionics.com 
My Pilot Store www.mypilotstore.com/mypilotstore 
Navigation Addition to Your Palm Pilot www.pocketcopilot.com 
Simonini Two-Cycle Engines www.simonini-flying.com
Loctite manco.com/Products/retailers.asp
SmartPlugs Revolutionary Spark Plugs smartplugs.com
   
   
   

AVIATION WEB SITES

Aviation Safety Data: http://www.safetydata.com

Gleim: https://www.gleim.com

NTSB Legal Matters: http://www.ntsb.gov/alj/legal.htm

Proposed Santa Ana Class B Airspace: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/santa_ana.pdf

Stop the Noise Airplane Group: http://www.stopthenoise.org

Thermal Index Report Generator: http://www.wallaby.com/tirg.html

Wallaby Ranch: http://www.wallaby.com

Zulu Time Zone Info:http://www.ipilot.com/learn/article.asp?ArticleID=173

IPilot: http://www.ipilot.com

Landings: http://www.landings.com

Landings.com FARs http://www.landings.com/evird.acgi$pass*43983361!_h-www.landings.com/_landings/pages/regulations.html

NTSB Accident Statistics: http://www.ntsb.gov/aviation/Table10.htm

Medical Info: http://www.leftseat.com/sport.htm

Kindred Spirit Press: http://www.kindredspirit.com

Embry Riddle Aviation School: http://www.embryriddle.edu

Pilot Weather: http://www.pilotweather.com/avibinf/index?wxcity=US%3B90505&partner=AccuWeather

Airport Information and Diagrams: http://www.airstripamerica.com

Jim Burch, glider examiner: http://home.att.net/~jdburch

Lambada Motorglider: http://aeroklubuo.macroware.cz/Lambadaen.html

 

AVWEB

Pilot Profiles: http://www.avweb.com/toc/profiles.html

Aviation Law: http://www.avweb.com/toc/avlaw.html

Airmanship (including formation flying): http://www.avweb.com/toc/airman.html

Aviation Medicine: http://www.avweb.com/toc/aeromed.html

Aviation Brainteasers: http://www.avweb.com/toc/brain.html

Avweb Aviation Database: http://www.avweb.com/toc/database.html

Jon Thornburgh Web Site: http://www.jonthornburgh.com

EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT

Amateur Built Info: http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/amateur

FAA Approved Experimental Kits: http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/amateur/ama-kit.doc

DAR's Handbook: http://av-info.faa.gov/dst/81302CH3.pdf

Aviation Links to Experimental Kits: http://www.kitbuild.com/NewPlane/Private/links.htm

Homebuilt Aircraft Resources: http://www.pilotshack.com/HomebuiltAC.html

 

FAA

Electronic Submissions: http://dmses.dot.gov/submit/ESMenu.asp

FAA Written Test Preparation: http://www.mywrittenexam.com/mwe

FAA Type Ratings: http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/acs/61-89d.txt

DPE Handbook: http://www.faa.gov/avr/afs/faa/home.html

FAA Sailplane Transition Requirements: http://www2.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/ACNumber/3903DF1779449159862569E7006DA8E3?OpenDocument

FAA Airman Data Base: http://162.58.35.241/aadatabase/login.asp

FARs: http://www.faa.gov/avr/AFS/FARS/far_idx.htm

Jane Garvey Bio: http://www.faa.gov/apa/bios/garvey.htm

Bob Comperini Sport pilot NPRM: http://www.angelfire.com/la3/comperini/Draft-AC/index.html

APOA Notices to Airmen: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2001/010915tfr.html

AIS Systems Simulators: http://www.ais-sim.com/index1.html

SCIENCE

Parabola formulas: http://www-groups.dcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~history/Curves/Parabola.html

Science of Rain: http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadRain.html

Bad Science: http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/BadScience.html

Coriolis Effect and draining water: http://physics.about.com/library/weekly/aa071501a.htm

Coriolis Effect--very scientific analysis: http://coolspace.gsfc.nasa.gov/outreach/activity/coriolis.html

Coriolis effect: http://www.ems.psu.edu/~fraser/Bad/BadCoriolis.html

Urban Legends: http://urbanlegends.about.com

Calendar and Time: http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Reference_Tools/Calendars

Calendar and Time: http://webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html

ULTRALIGHTS

Bluegrass Ultralight Group: http://www.bluegrassultralightgroup.org

Bob Wander Soaring Books: http://www.bobwander.com

Magazine Article--Bob Domokos killed in a trike: http://www.speedvision.com/pub/articles/motorcycles/09inews/001127a.html - top

Ultralight Ads: http://www.flexwing.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/classifieds.cgi

Rob McKenzie: http://www.flytandem.com/index.htm

Kemmeries Aviation: http://www.kemmeriesaviation.com

Powrachute: http://www.powrachute.com

Seair: http://www.seair.com

Flightstar: http://www.fly-flightstar.com

Bob Comperini Web Site: http://www.qnet.com/~robertc/ultralight.html

USUA Sport pilot Briefing: http://www.usua.org/SportPilot/SportPilotReg.htm

Rotax: http://www.rotax-owner.com

Quicksilver: http://www.quicksilveraircraft.com

Cloud 9 Ultralight Links: http://members.aol.com/cloud9sa/links.html

Vintage Ultralight and Lightplane Association: http://vulaorg.hostme.com

Amphibious Powered Parachutes: http://www.rapidlaunchusa.com

TRIKE WEB SITES

Terry Fletcher's Trike Web Site: http://home.swbell.net/trike1

Glossary of Trike Terms: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~aerial/trikes/glossary.htm

Brian Milton's Web Site: http://www.brian-milton.com

Trike Photos on "Webshots": http://community.webshots.com/album/29025504sddtzlIiMo

YAHOO GROUPS

Yahoo Home Page: http://groups.yahoo.com

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ExpTrikes 

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UltralightTrikes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SportPilotNPRM

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TrikeTalk

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UL_Photo_Video

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fly-ul

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/powerchutes

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PPCPilots

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SEAtrikes

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Shareware
Freeware
website URL
When you encounter a frustrating inconvenience during your computing escapades, chances are there are others who share your pain. If you're lucky, one of them may have taken the initiative to create a shareware or freeware utility to solve the problem you've encountered. However, you'll never know unless you know where to look. Fortunately, there are countless shareware and freeware resources on the Internet. Here are a few places to get you started:
CNET.com http://www.download.com
DaveCentral http://www.davecentral.com
FileDudes http://filedudes.siol.net
Jumbo http://www.jumbo.com
NONAGS http://www.nonags.com
PCWorld http://www.pcworld.com/downloads
Rocket Download http://www.rocketdownload.com
Tucows http://www.tucows.com
ZDNet Downloads http://www.hotfiles.com

 

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