Airparamo Newsletter, October 2003, Issue 3

In This Issue: Welcome! Check It Out Notices Mark Calendar Used Corner First Solos Flight Reports Equipment Review More Info: Newsletter Archive Airparamo AZPPG, where Arizona paramotor pilots hang out. AZPPG Photo Album The exhilaration of flying is too keen, the pleasure too great, for it to be neglected as a sport. — Orville Wright The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be? -- it is the same the angels breathe. — Mark Twain, 'Roughing It'’ Chapter XXII, 1886. Never stop being a kid. Never stop feeling and seeing and being excited with great things like air and engines and sounds of sunlight within you. Wear your little mask if you must to protect you from the world but if you let that kid disappear you are grown up and you are dead. — Richard Bach, 'Nothing by Chance,' 1963. The most beautiful dream that has haunted the heart of man since Icarus is today reality. — Louis Bleriot		Welcome to Our Third Newsletter! Shining Dennis out at McCartney It's nice to quickly share exciting and timely information with you about paramotoring in Arizona. In this edition, we have lots of great new products and information to share with you, including recent pilot outings, upcoming fly-ins, first solo flights, equipment reviews, industry highlights, new products, used equipment for sale, safety tips, visiting pilots, and lots more. If you would like to see any information in these newsletters, including a small write-up, articles, information or photos, please email them to us. Foot Tandem To unsubscibe from this newsletter, follow the easy instructions at the bottom of the page. See you in the air! Mo Sheldon Basic Flight Instructor, ASC Certified 602-692-7995 Check It Out We were on on TV! Check out this cool video clip that appeared on the Morning Weekend Edition on September 13, 2003 on Channel 12 News. You will need a RealOne video player to watch this clip. Here is another version you can save to your computer. Also, take a look at an article that appeared last month in the Arizona Republic. Notices AZPPG Tees Our local club has put together some really cool shirts. They are $20 each. All funds of Tee sales go to support club activities. Here are the designs: Two Strokes - The newest, controversial design. Available only in white in sizes M, L, XL, and XXL. Gravity Sucks - The classic design. Available only in ash grey only in sizes L and XL. Mark Your Calendar October 9-12 - 2003 COPPERSTATE Regional EAA Fly-In December 4-7 - Pacific Expositions in the Phoenix Civic Plaza. I will be displaying a 10' x 10' booth showing equipment, photos, and videos. I have some free passes that will be going on a first come basis. To find where local pilots will be flying, check out the AZPPG Bulletin Board. Also be sure to visit the AZPPG Calendar for more on big fly-ins. Used Corner Back Bone 100 I've got some really clean, pre-owned equipment for sale at great prices. Here's just a sample... Back Bone RDM motor unit Only about 5 hours on it. Barely broken in. Very quiet, powerful and lightweight. Has both electric start and pull start. Retails for over $5200. Asking $4200. Nervures 26 Medium wing Has about 30 hours on it and is in great shape. It retails new for over $2600. Asking $1600. I have a bunch more pre-owned gear, including two more motor units and several other wings. Please contact me if you are interested. First Solos Dennis Tandem Matt Solo A big Congrats to Matt Shields for his first solo flight on September 19, 2003 out at McCartney field and to Dennis Gauthier for his first Tandem flight as a pilot on September 9, 2003 at McCartney field. My helmet is off to both of them on these big accomplishments. Flight Reports Albequerque Fly-In By Mo Sheldon Distant Balloons The ABQ Balloon Fiesta Fly-In was amazing fun. It was nice to see such a great turn-out of folks from Arizona and to catch up with lots of folks I have seen at other flyins or communicated on the internet. Jerry and Michelle organized a first class event. Kudos to them on such a great event. Country Fliers Our thrust tester was a hit with over 30 people using it. I want to thank Shaddey Tod, Smokin' Bill, Mike T, Dennis, and Bill Rowe for helping out to make the thrust competitions a success. Also, the AZPPG Tee's sold fairly well, but there are still many left. Search & Rescue By Mo Sheldon, on October 6, 2003 When I returned on Monday, I was called by the Pima Search and Rescue team to come out to Superior to search for a two missing people. See more photos I launched in extremely light and variable winds at 10:30am off the side of a road with the escort of a police officer. I flew for about an hour until the thermals were too much for me. Unfortunately, I did not find the people or their vehicle, but I covered an enormous amount of ground in a short time. Also, this was my first time out doing search and rescue work and I think I made a very good impression. Hopefully I will be able to help out again. Stellar Airpark Party By Mo Sheldon, on September 28, 2003 I got there about 10 am. Unfortunately it was already hot and the winds were zero and switchy. I ended up launching downwind with an older, smaller wing and had to run my behind off. I'm sure it didn't look pretty. And it was getting thermally. I only flew for about 10 minutes and landed. The event was a lot of fun, with some really positive feedback from many of the people. But we got the usual politics about 'we're not real aircraft' from a few folks who claimed to be on the board of directors. Luckily, we had overwhelming support from the attendees, many of whom live at the airpark. Anyhow, that's normal stuff to contend with at ANY airport. See more photos I ended up staying the entire day, and did two tandem flights in the late afternoon: one to the wife of the FBO and another to the wife of a airshow jet pilot (see http://www.mikelarkinairshows.com/ for photos of the plane). They both loved the flights. In fact, I've got a reincheck to fly in the jet at Copperstate in a few weeks! I ended up going home at 9 pm after a very full day. I had a great time hanging out with a bunch of folks that live to fly. Next time you get gas at Stellar, stop by and say hi to Kevin Bowman, the FBO and owner of Stellar Performance Aviation. If you would like to submit a flight report for this newsletter, with a small write-up or photos, please email them to us. Equipment Review Lightman Strobe Our most popular strobe, with good reason. An excellent safety feature that can be used at all times. Very compact and bright. These portable strobes have a visible range of beyond 3 miles in the dark. Come standard with a clear lens, storage bag and mounting hardware. Flashes several times a second. Included alkaline batteries last 3 to 5 hours. $27 or $30 with the recommended AnyWhere bolt system. Makes a great gift! Order yours today!
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