ABOUT US!!

Hello, my name is Frank Savignac and I'm the Chief Instructor of Powered Paragliding New Brunswick (PPGNB). I've always dreamed of flying and knew that one day I would achieve my goal.  Most people who research in regards to powered flight know that there usually is a high cost to training/maintenance and of course, purchasing an aircraft.  

The first time I had the opportunity to see a paraglider fly was when I was in France in 1988. I was taking a French Paratrooper Course as well as 120 mm Mortar Conversion Training during my military service.  The mortar training was in the Pyrenees Mountains and it was during that time when I seen my first Paraglider in the air. When I saw how they launched from the hillside, I was very impressed.  Myself and a couple of paratroopers watched these guys fly for quite a while and I had commented that, "I'm going to do that one day". 

Unfortunately it took seventeen years later to complete this dream of flight, but now that I'm retired from the military I knew that I would have the time to enjoy this sport.

When I decided to conduct paraglider training, the closest school was in Nova Scotia.  The only problem that I had was with the area that I lived, there was not ample areas for free flight launches.  I went on the internet and had done some research and that's when I discovered Powered Paragliding.  Well, that was the answer for me.  I can take off from level ground and soar to whatever altitude that I wanted to fly.  The freedom of PPG flight was everything that I hoped for and more, it's the kind of sport that the more you fly, the more you want to fly. 

For Myself, I had to travel to Niagara Region in Ontario for my training.  Because of my retirement, I had ample time to fly and I flew at every opportunity.  After the completion of many flights, I had  people inquiring about  this amazing aircraft and where can you conduct PPG Training.  Unfortunately, the closest school to my location was in Quebec and quite a few people had commented that it would be nice to have a  training school a little closer.  I knew that if there was a PPG School in the area, it would be busy.

It wasn't long before I had the hours required to take a PPG Instructors Course.  I had taken the Instructor Course in Ontario and had learned how to teach PPG by Andre Zeaman of Powered Paragliding Ontario.  Andre has been teaching PPG for several years and passed on his knowledge to me about teaching and operating a PPG School. 

On completion of the course, I wasted no time and had PPGNB registered and running in 2005.  My military background had helped me greatly in teaching this sport.  I've been teaching basic to advanced gunnery for 24 years and I had applied this knowledge of instruction when teaching PPG students.   

I had the opportunity to train several new pilots and you can read the student testimonials .  I can tell you that PPGNB is all about safety, good instruction and professional training.  The aircraft is unbelievably safe and easy to fly with proper instruction.  Come Fly with us,  you won't regret it.  I will promise you that you will have one of best experiences that you've ever done in your life.   

Frank