YOU WILL LEARN THE BASICS OF ALL THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO SAFELY PILOT A POWERED PARACHUTE IN THE VARIOUS AIRSPACES, HOW TO RECOGNIZE WEATHER PATTERNS AND WHAT TO AVOID PLUS MANY OTHER SUBJECTS PERTINENT TO FLIGHT.
SAFETY WILL BE STRESSED IN EVERY ASPECT OF OPERATIONS SO THAT YOU MAY ENJOY MANY HOURS OF ROAMING THE SKIES AND KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU VENTURE TO OTHER AREA FLY-INS AND JOIN IN ON THE FUN.
I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A VERY SAFE AND ENJOYABLE SPORT IF YOU ABIDE BY THE BASIC RULES AND KNOW THE LIMITATIONS OF YOUR ABILITY AND THOSE OF YOUR MACHINE.
IF YOU DECIDE TO LEARN TO FLY THE POWERED PARACHUTE................
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WE WILL THEN WORK OUT A SCHEDULE TO FIT YOUR NEEDS AND YOU WILL ATTEND A 4 HOUR GROUND SCHOOL CLASS COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF THE KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO SAFELY FLY THE POWERED PARACHUTE. WE WILL TAKE A 10 MINUTE BREAK EVERY HOUR AND STEP INTO THE HANGER WHERE WE CAN LAY HANDS ON THE ITEMS WE DISCUSSED IN CLASS.
THERE WILL BE A THROUGH BRIEFING ON WHAT TO DO AND WHAT NOT TO DO ON YOUR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. YOU WILL PREFLIGHT THE MACHINE AND WE WILL DISCUSS ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME. WE WILL LAY OUT THE CHUTE TOGETHER AND GET YOU COMFORTABLY SEATED IN THE MACHINE. WE WILL BE IN RADIO CONTACT DURING THE FLIGHT, BUT WILL DISCUSS HAND SIGNALS IN CASE OF RADIO FAILURE.
BY THE TIME YOU HAVE SOLOED YOU WILL HAVE BEEN GIVEN ABOUT 6 HOURS OF TRAINING, I FEEL THIS IS A BARE MINIMUM AND MANY OF US IN THE MOVEMENT ARE CONCERNED THAT SOME STUDENTS ARE NOT GETTING PROPER INSTRUCTION AND THIS COULD AFFECT ALL OF US IN OUR RIGHT TO FLY!!!!
SO WHEREVER YOU DECIDE TO LEARN, BE SURE YOU ARE GETTING PROPER TRAINING AND ASK IF THEY HAVE A FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAM??