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 27 Oct  2009 -  Fredericton Boys flew this morning - Bob, Glen and Paul flew this morning from Weyman's Field just outside of Fredericton, NB.  Nice to see motivated pilot's flying in -4C weather.  Unfortunately for me, my training field was just recently completely flooded from a huge rainstorm.  I'm hoping it will dry up soon so that I can get some airtime also.  

16 Oct  2009 - We're Back  - After 25 days away from home and a month since I flew, the frost and cold temperature was not enough to keep me away from flying this morning.  Actually the weather in Alberta was at times -8C with lots of snow, so NB weather was all good.  I took the Excitor out for a flight and knowing it was forecasted to be -5C,  I had to dress for the occasion. For new guy's in this sport,  winter flying is very good but if you want to fly more than 15 minutes you have to dress warm. I recommend a snow suit, nice warm boots with some sort of grip and Gerbing electric gloves.  The first thing that will freeze will be your hands due to they are usually above your shoulders in an upright position, therefore they have less blood flow.  I can tell you I've tried everything out there to try to keep my hands warm. I tried Canadian Tire C cell battery gloves, heat pack's, lobster hand gloves (Three finger's), they all worked somewhat but without doubt the best gloves are the Gerbing electric gloves. 

Here's the link http://gerbing.com/Products/gloves.html  They're not cheap but if you want to get in some serious winter flying they're a must!!If you do not have a battery or charging system with your paramotor you can purchase a separate battery pack that should last you around anhour of flight. This morning's flight temp was -5C. If you add the winds it was quite cold. During the whole flight my hands were toasty warm. If it wasn't for the winds I could have flown off a complete tank of fuel.This morning's flight was good except that winds aloft were at approx 60 km's at 600'. I was literally parked for most of the flight in which lasted 45 minutes. The air was pretty smooth but I could see that the fast air aloft was starting to make it down to the surface. I enjoyed the flight even though I only flew a short distance. Few pics

11 Oct  2009 - Out of the office  - Johanne and I will be on the road visiting PPG Schools & Dealers in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta from the 20 Sept to 14 Oct  2009.  If you require any information or assistance you can reach us by email or cell phone.

                                                Raynald - SD Paramotor Manufacturer in Quebec                            Wayne and Susan - SKY-BIKER Aviation in Alberta

11 Oct 2009 - Cross Country Flight - Ed, Tim, Mark and Jim flew from our place in Sussex, NB to Hampton,NB and back on Friday morning.  The weather was good and the air was smooth.  GPS showed 57.3 kms and they flew 1 hour and 44 minutes.  Looking forward to be back home next week, haven't flown in three weeks.

5 Oct 2009 - Doaktown to Newcastle and return - Tim and Mark flew 186 km Saturday from Doaktown to Newcastle,NB and back.  Then fueled up with a 5 gallons which Mark carried as the passenger.  It took 3 hours and 45 minutes of air time and the pictures are a reminder that 

fall season is here. 

23 Sept  2009 - FLY Products Xenit Trike - PPGNB has just recently purchased the new 2009 FLY Products XENIT Trike. This unit is a DULV certified light weight and portable trike equipped with the reliable Simonini Mini 2 Plus (G24) 28 HP engine. The Xenit has a 59" two blade Helix carbon fiber propeller delivering over 200 lbs of thrust for single or tandem flying.  This trike pack's up very small and can be easily stored in almost any vehicle for traveling. 

The new Xenit Trike will be used as a training unit to teach students on PPG Trike Courses. 

17 Sept  2009 - Barb receives three more flights - It called for 5km winds this morning but we had to wait until 9:30 for the heavy fog to lift.  Barb had three more flight's to add to her log book!! Afterwards we reviewed the video of her flight's and touched on a few point's to improve. 

Good work Barb!!

11, 12 - 13 Sept  2009 - The 24th Annual International Atlantic Balloon Fiesta was hosted this weekend in Sussex, New Brunswick.  We had approximately a dozen Powered Paraglider pilots participating in the event flying around with 30 Hot Air Balloons.  You can find more pictures on the Balloon Fiesta website at  http://atlanticballoonfiesta.ca. 

During my briefing, Mark Dean did a demonstration on site and he had lots of fans taking pictures. The fly-over demo was on time and all the spectators were very impressed by both demonstrations, job well done guys.  Thanks to Dan and Nat, the evening meals were outstanding and overall the event was a great success!!  Thanks to everyone that attended, I'm already looking forward to next year!!

10 Sept  09 -  Ben and Jess arrive back in Sussex - The Above + Beyond crew arrived late last night and before they departed this morning we changed the oil and long needed maintenance on the bus.  Jim, Dan and Tim were setting up for a morning flight in which they had great weather for a good XC flight.

7 Sept  09 -  Ben and Jess finally arrive in St Johns, NF - Congratulation Ben on your long distance record breaking journey across Canada from coast to coast.  It took 113 days for Ben to fly a paramotor from Nelson, BC to St Johns, NF to raise funds to help send kids to camp.  On behalf of all the PPG pilots, your achievement is outstanding and we all have a better understanding of what you really overcome to make your dream happen.  Ben and Jess will be here at PPGNB on Wednesday to relax before the long journey back home.  

7 Sept  09 -  Barb and Scott continues flying - Three more flights for Barb and Scott attained seven flights this morning.  We also seen three Hot Air Balloons getting ready for the Atlantic Balloon Fiesta this weekend in Sussex, NB.  After the morning training was completed we then watched each take off and landing video to confirm points to improve. 

6 Sept  09 -  More flights for Barb - This evening Barb completed four more flights.  Hopefully the weather will be good tomorrow for Barb and Scott to continue their training.

5 Sept  09 -  1st Female PPG Student to Solo - This morning Barb was my 1st female student to solo by herself and she is the first female pilot in the Maritimes to fly a PPG.  Barb had completed two flights and Scott three flights before the morning training was finished.  

2 Sept  09 -  Barb continues glider training - This morning we worked on finessing Barb's glider handling skill's. After a short time she was doing very well with no input required from me to control the glider during inflation and simulated take-off. After an additional hour of going back and forth in the field Barb really was doing excellent at glider control. Barb is now ready to fly!! Her first flight might be possibly Fri morning. Ed showed up at the field also and flew around for a bit. 

1 Sept  09 -  PPG pilots flying - Low winds all day made a prefect evening for flying.  Summer is almost over and fall season is approaching.  This evening I watched Bruce a pilot from Apohaqui come in for a perfect landing.  Below are pictures from other pilots in the Fredericton area.