101st Fight is dedicated to the 101st Airborne Division
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Uploaded by rangertom1969 on Jan 1, 2012
A few days ago, I flew my 101st flight and I dedicated it to the men and women (past, present, and future) of the 101st Airborne Division of the US Army. I served with the 101st Airborne in the Vietnam War, from December 1968 to November 1969. I spent my tour with Delta Company, 2/327th Infantry Battalion (our motto was No Slack), of the First Brigade of the 101st. In July 2010 bought my current ultra light Green Eagle Powered Paraglider Trike, powered by a four stroke Generac 990 engine and using an Apco Prima, size 33 square meters wing. The Green Eagle is mostly made in the USA, near San Antonio, TX. The Apco wing is made in Israel. Even with 101 flights, I still consider myself a newbie in the sport/hobby. Most of my training (from an instructor) and flights were limited due to weather and geography. Much of my training was self taught, something I would not recommend if you have other options. as I had 68 aborted take offs. Since July, 2010, I have accumulated 68 aborted take offs and only 67.7 hours of flight time . I had no accidents that caused me serious injury or damage to my Green Eagle. I highly recommend the Green Eagle. I look forward to flying for years to come. I have bought a second outfit that I should be able to take with me on my travels. This type of flight is often called "Low and Slow" ... sounds a little like static line parachuting.
"No Slack" and "Airborne All The Way"!!!
Tom Carpenter
Ranger Tom
Special thanks to Verna for videoing, announcing, and interviewing. She has been much help and support but does not want to fly.
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Touchthesky412 2 months ago
Ranger Tom-- How come we never saw you wearing that hat around Thua Thien?
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327hawk 2 months ago
Congratulations, I too was in Nam, Americal Div., 196 LIB,1/46 Inf, Recon from July '69 to Dec. '69, until a NVA booby trap got me. Ain't you glad we survived to fly PPG! I AM!
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Tom, did you ever get to do a foot launched PPG flight ?
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