LSU vs. Ole Miss

Not too much PPC flying lately. I flew with Travis last Friday, but I didn't take my camera as I was too cold to take my gloves off and push the button!

Here's some photos from a recent trip I took to LSU with my friends Jeff, John and Frank. Jeff flew us out there in his V-Tail Bonanza.

Frank and his Buzz Lightyear headset!


Looking out my window.


On approach in Baton Rouge. Not the greatest photos due to the window tint.

In this one you can see Tiger Stadium.


On Final.

Close in on final. In this photo, if you look on the right edge you'll see a Cessna 182 that was on final for 4 Right as we were landing on 4 Left. Click on the photo to make it larger.

Here's a closer shot.

That's all of the football pics for the year.

Jack

A day late...

For some reason, I never got around to posting this one! On July 18th, Chris' wife Stephanie invited some of her co-workers and their families out to fly. Chris, Chip & Bill took turns flying them and Travis showed up later and took his wife and a friend up. It was a long day, but it turned out great.
















Want some candy little boy?



Till next time... Jack

From PPG to PPC

This is a long one, so consider yourself warned :-)

A few short weeks ago I decided I'd had enough of the Powered Paraglider. I have a bad hip and taking off and landing from my feet was never a good option. I really liked the idea, so I convinced myself that it was right for me. It wasn't...

I had a trike with my PPG, so I could fly it from wheels. A lot of people like the PPGs, so don't think I'm bashing them!! I personally don't like the wing. It's too unstable (my opinion!). I've seen experienced guys have difficulty getting the wing stable for takeoff. I've never seen my Powered Parachute flying friends have any issue with their parachutes. My final decision came when strapping my 220lb self into the harness designed for foot launch - it's not comfortable, you still have to steer with your hands in flight, you have to hold the throttle, the A-lines, and the brakes in your hands for takeoff and find a way to push the starter button while your hand is already strapped to the throttle..... enough!! If I'm going to use wheels, it might as well be in comfort.

I put my PPG up for sale and quickly got an offer. I found a powered parachute called a Powrachute Sky Rascal for sale in Georgia and after some planning, a friend and I were off to get it. This was a 2000 mile round trip journey. We left at 4PM on Friday, arrived in Georgia around 8AM, loaded the plane into the trailer and headed out by 11AM, arriving home around 5AM on Sunday morning. Whew... I'm still tired.

I've now got the PPC in my garage and will begin going over it with a fine-tooth comb today. I already love it!! Looking at it on the internet, I wasn't fond of the purple color. In person, I've grown to love it. My friends have orange, yellow, light green, and dark green, so we're all different! You fly the PPC with your feet, so this will free my hands up for photography which is one of my favorite hobbies! I can't wait.

Here's a couple of shots that were used by the seller. I haven't taken any of my own yet.



Jack

Early Morning in Taylor

I'm having some trouble with the Blog, so I had to delete a couple of posts. Bear with me and I'll get it fixed.

I couldn't get rid of these photos:

Umm, no officer, that wasn't us flying.


I clearly heard the officer say, don't make me tell you again.
Maybe Chris didn't hear him.


Jack

Brian, Alt, & Glen

I showed up at OSP around 7:00 and Brian was setting up. After he launched, Alt showed up and after tinkering with his sparkplug for awhile he was off too. Glen showed up and got into the air as well. They reported it was a little bumpy, but great flying. I'm so jealous. Can't wait to get back in the air. All went well until Glen called Brian saying something about sparkplug wires and props not mixing well, but he landed safely and Brian went to pick him up.

Brian and his windsock.


Glen launching.


Brian and Glen carving up the sky.


Another shot of Brian and Glen.


Alt


Till next time...