|
Character |
Who’s Who Description |
|
Bear Perkins |
AFI; Nice (big) guy;
owner/operator of Perkins Powered
Parachutes in Nicholson, GA –
long time in the PPC business.
Great services for parts &
accessories! |
|
Betty Pfeiffer |
CEO of High Energy Sports –
manufacture of Quantum parachutes;
radiant personality |
|
Bill Gargano |
Designer of Quantum parachutes |
|
Bill & Bonnie Hunt |
AFI; owner/operators of dealership –
Powerchuters in Peotone, IL |
|
Butch Mood |
One
of the top Nationally rated PPC
pilots |
| Clyde
Poser |
AFI;
2001 & 2004 PPC World Champion @ the
Greenville
Chute-out-On-The-Prairie; 767 Captain
- Hawaiian Airlines |
| Dawn
Bonet |
Marketing Director of
UltraFlight Magazine |
|
Dave Krause
|
Dave is an AFI from Red
Bud, Illinois who has been flying for a number
of years. He has won "TOP GUN" 2 years
running at the Powrachute Extravaganza (2002
& 2003). Dave also participated in the
search efforts for the
Columbia Space Shuttle in Texas. |
|
Dennis Stanley |
AFI & SP CFI; co-operator of Bonneville
Skybase, LLC in Grantsville, UT. |
|
Ed Neff |
One of the top Nationally rated
PPC pilots; One of the seekers of a PPC altitude
record (currently Ed holds the
UN-official record of 20,287;
and is known for his "D-spiral" record
(44?) |
|
Eddie Johnson |
AFI;
2000 World PPC Champion @ the
Greenville Chute-out-On-The-Prairie |
|
Eric Tucker |
Gifted giver of Rotax seminars
(the man knows Rotax engines) |
|
Frank (Woof) |
Announcer extraordinaire of
major PPC events |
| Frederick
Scheffel |
AFI
& SP CFI/Examiner;
Author of the "PPC Guide and
Training Manual" (via SkyTrails
Ranch, Inc.) & "PPC
Sport Pilot Guide". Goes by
Frederick because he is the 3rd
in line of three Fred’s: And his
GrandPop took “Fritz” and his
Dad took “Fred” and he was not
comfortable with “Freddy”.
He was educated as a Psychologist,
but is happy as an educator/flight
instructor. |
|
Gene Long |
AFI – Fort Worth, TX; Teacher
of PPC's, writer of powered
parachute articles and person of
extraordinary character |
|
Hank Austin |
AFI; Producer of one of the
first PPC videos: "How to
fly a Powered Parachute";
contributor to UltraFlight
magazine; Distributor of
Chiron wings |
|
Hop Hochstetler |
Perhaps the longest-running
trainer in the PPC industry; began
training in 1984 |
| Jacques
Fluery |
Aeronautical
Engineer of ParaSki - an original
PPC designer. A solid
contributor to the innovations in
the PPC industry. |
|
Jeff Williams |
AFI; owner/operator of
Powrachute (a leading PPC
manufacturer) and West
Michigan Powered Parachutes |
|
Jim & Deb Stephenson |
Owners/operators of ASC (Aero
Sports Connection) |
|
Jim & Irene Byers |
Associates of UltraFlight magazine
(and darn fine folks) |
|
Jim Sweeney |
President of the NAPPF
(North American Powered Parachute
Federation); Jim is one of the best
at teaching us how to safely share
the sky! |
|
John R. Carr
(Rockin’ John) |
Author of "The Paraflight
Experience"; contributor to
UltraFlight magazine; and a great
guy who seem always willing to help
others in sharing and clarifying
PPC data. |
|
John LeBlanc |
Vice President and chief
designer of PD – Performance Design
PPC wings |
|
Jon Thornburgh
|
AFI/CFI; Delta Captain; Aviation
Attorney. A man who has devoted his
life to flight training, helping
others fulfill their flying dream,
and creating clear avenues for
interchange of ultralight & SP information & training; Jon is
also an active leader in the 'lay-mens'
Sport Pilot program. |
| John
Yonkin |
Best
Story Teller ever - constant winner of the PPC
Story contest at Color Country fly-in; CEO
of UltraFlight Magazine - and a damn fine man |
| John
Wilson |
2002
& 2003 Winner of the PPC World Championships |
|
Karey Love |
Karey
has been in the PPC business since 1993,
currently training in
the Minneapolis and Western Wisconsin area. He
is an Ultralight Flight Instructor
and UFI-E. His company, Fun Flight of
Minnesota, Inc. manufactures PPC accessories
such as Ezy Roll skis, E-Z Change adjustable
flow radiator covers
and windshields for several brands of PPC's. He
is nearly a clone of his friend, Frederick
Scheffel, blessed being short,
blond, a
psychologist, therapist and terminal PPC nut. |
|
Lew Ershler |
AFI; 'Hook' has been training
ultralight students for 13 years;
co-operator of Bonneville Skybase,
LLC in Grantsville, UT. |
|
Lowell Farrand |
First powered parachute test
pilot (Notre Dame University,
1964); and 1st PPC pilot
to perform a LOOP |
|
Marty Ignazito |
Owner/Operator of Prairie
Skyhook and major contributor of
information (especially engineering
rated articles) leading to the
advancement of PPCs |
| Matt
Cummings |
First started flying
@ 17, and bought first plane @ 19. Became a
U.F.I @ 20. Dealer for Predator & other
PPC companies. He loves to compete, and he has
placed in the top three at all regional
competitions. He was the youngest
competitor in 2002 & 2003 at the world
championships and placed in the top 25 both
years. Matt is featured on the 2002 world
championship video. He lives in Macomb IL home
of western IL University. |
| Matt
Dautle |
Aeronautical
Engineer of the old Paladin
Industries - another original PPC designer. Matt has
contributed greatly to PPC
innovations. |
|
Mike Harmening |
CEO of Harmening's High Flyers,
Inc. |
|
Mike Swink |
One of the top Nationally rated PPC
pilots |
| Morris
Yoder |
1st
winner of the PPC at the Powrachute
Extravaganza; current host of the Extravaganza;
one of the first PPC pilots to transition to
Sport Pilot. |
|
Nicolas Ladas |
Dr Ladas is the promoter &
pilot of the first high altitude
PPC cross-country event – San
Francisco to Miami – 2001. Nick
is also the CEO of 1st
American Aviation, a PPC dealer out of Hollywood,
Florida |
|
Pastor Greg Ratliff |
Contributor to PPC
magazines & PPC Pilot |
|
Paul Gooch |
Co-creator of SkyTrails Ranch,
Inc.; Executive Producer of the Color
Country Chute-Out fly-in in Utah
and one of the top Nationally rated
PPC pilots |
| Patrick
Yonkin |
Editor
- UltraFlight Magazine |
| Q
Meyers |
One
of the first administrators
of the www.powerchutes.com
website, and of the E-Group
list via powerchutes@yahoogroups.com
or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/powerchutes
And a human from the far
corner of the North American
continent that has done a huge
amount for the PPC sport (from the
"Boonies" - as Chris
East puts it) |
|
Ralph McClurg |
AFI; Owner of Sports Flight
Inc., and associate of
Show-Me-Chutes in Monett, Missouri;
Major contributor to the Safety
& Training advancements of the
powered parachute industry |
|
Roy Beisswenger |
AFI & SPIE; Owner of Easy Flight in IL;
producer/director of the Greenville
World PPC Championship
Chute-out-On-The-Prairie; another major contributor to the
advancement of the PPC industry;
author of mechanical articles in
ultralight magazines; U.S.
Distributor of PD chutes – &
damn good psychologist! or is it
humorist? |
|
Scott Hughes |
AFI; Manufacturer of the new
Predator
in Wharton, Texas. Current World record
holder of the most beef lifted in a
PPC, 640lbs. A man with a
strong sense of humor and one who
sincerely loves
to share his love affair with the
sky with others. This man has
probably sold more PPC's and solo'd
more PPC students than anyone in
the industry. (i.e.; Hughes -
Yo Daddy) |
|
Steve Snyder |
Founder of one of the first commercial ("for sale") powered
parachute units - the Paraplane |
|
Sue Gardner |
FAA; A Major contributor in setting up
Sport Pilot program |
|
Tim LeBlanc |
Stunt pilot for a 'James Bond'
movie |
|
Tim McCord |
PPC Lead Technician
& seminar speaker for
Performance Design (PD) canopies |
| Tom
Janetzke |
One
of the best video producing guys for PPC's in
the World - find him at www.Coolflight.com |
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