Jeff Goin’s Baja PPG Masters Clinic 2011-Oct 24 These 11 pilots joined me in search of fun, flying and advancing their skills. What a trip. What a group. As I expected, we learned from each other. Pilots from England, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the U.S. joined me for a week of paramotor fun and learning [...]
Archive for November, 2011
Da Nang to host International Paramotor Competition 2012
Posted: November 21, 2011 by Michael Purdy in Fly-ins & EventsDa Nang City will host the International Paramotor Competition 2012 on May 30, 2012 at the Bien Dong Park, according to Phung Tan Viet, Deputy Chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee. Click Here for Full Story
1 killed, 1 Injured in Paraglider Collision in Chiba, Japan
Posted: November 7, 2011 by Michael Purdy in Safety, Technique, TrainingCHIBA, JAPAN — One man was killed and another injured following a paraglider crash at an acrobatic air display in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday. Click Here for Full Story
Paramotor Pilots A First For Amigo Airshow
Posted: November 6, 2011 by Michael Purdy in Adventures & Achievements, Competitions, Fly-ins & Events, PeopleThe Blue Angles will have to share the skies at this weekend’s Amigo Airsho with an aircraft many people aren’t familiar with. We’re talking about two guys out doing stunts on their paramotors. So, what are those, you ask? “They strap a backpack with a fan and an engine and a paraglider over their head [...]
Pilot In Paraglider Crash Dies Instructor: “Pilot Was New To The Sport”
Posted: November 6, 2011 by Michael Purdy in Paramotors & Paramotor Engines, People, SafetySAN ANTONIO — A Houston man who crashed his personal aircraft in a field in Shertz Friday morning has died from his injuries. David Denning, 53, was piloting a powered paraglider when he lost control of it and crashed into a field in the 17000 Block of Red Iron. According to his instructor, Ashton Brunner, [...]
