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Flying Made Easy
Sky Chutes Inc. sells and provides certified flight instruction for
the Blue Heron line of
powered parachutes (PPC). These high quality air crafts are safe and
simple to fly. The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) does not
require a formal aviation license for PPC pilots. You can become a
powered parachute pilot without investing thousands of dollars that
would be required to obtain an FAA pilots license.
Within hours you can obtain the proper training and head off on
a flying adventure to take in breath-taking views of the world below.
Your worries will disappear the minute you leave the ground.
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Secure, on-line Gift Certificate ordering
using PayPal available on the Introduction Flight page.
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The Safest Form of Flight
This ultra-light is the safest form of flight - the
parachute is inflated before leaving the ground. The cart hangs below
the canopy like a pendulum and will not roll over or flip like a
conventional fixed wing aircraft. Since the pilot
controls the machine direction manually, a power failure does not
effect the aircraft direction controls. In the unlikely event
of a power failure, the aircraft will glide through the
air using the airfoil provided by the canopy. The pilot can
then locate a suitable landing area and bring the craft to
a safe touchdown.
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Grass Airfield
These air crafts are well suited for short take off and
landings and do not require any special landing strip - a
grass field is all that is needed. Unlike rigid fixed wing or
delta wing aircraft whose wings are difficult to set up and
remove for transport, the wing (airfoil) of a PPC is a
parachute. The parachute is easily packed into a flight bag
for hassle free transport.
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(Picture by Gordon Merkel)
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