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.
I discovered
Powered Paragliding on the Internet and with it's simplicity I knew this would be the
sport for me. When I decided to conduct
powered paraglider training, I had to travel to Niagara Region in Ontario for my
training.
Because of my
retirement from the Military, I had ample time to fly and I flew at every
opportunity. After the completion of many flights, I had several 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 in New
Brunswick.
I knew that to further
promote this sport in the Atlantic Canada area I would have to become an Instructor and
open a PPG school. It wasn't easy and there were many challenges, but I knew that it
would be a great retirement pastime for me and with my military background I was confident
that I can run a very effective school. I quickly inquired about PPG Instructor
training and booked myself on course in Ontario.
On completion of my
Instructors course I wasted no time and I 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 .
My wife Johanne
retired from the Military after 30 years service and joined PPGNB in 2006. Johanne
also flies with me Tandem and she is in charge of the web site, photos and videos taken
during training. She also has very good knowledge of powered paragliding
training and equipment.
Presently, Johanne and
I travel to the USA during the winter month's and have a chance to attend most if not all
of the National PPG Events in the USA. This opportunity keeps us current with the latest
and newest equipment in PPG technology. We also fly regularly with some of the
world's best PPG Pilot's. See News.
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. We're located in
Sussex, NB where I teach, train and fly from my backyard.
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 Savignac
PPG Instructor, Canada
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