PPC landings with a little wind

Smokey Mt flyin, 2008, A series of landings or "controlled crashes" was a very good weekend

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• parachute
• ultralight
• flight
• flying
• fun
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• flyin
• smokeyMT
• crash

[Treetopflyersofva]

Looks like a lot of work to get those ppcs on the ground. Is this a flyin you guys have every year? We live in Va and if it is open to anyone this might be a nice trip to make. Great job on all the landings.

[midttnflyer]

a little work with the wind but a lot of fun. Yes this is an anual flyin and it is open to all, last year there as a bout 60 PPCs, a couple of planes and a gyro, this year it was several trikes present. There was some folks at the flyin from the VA area, make plans on attending next year it is a lot of fun

[Tsnow67]

Looked fun and challenging! Too bad there is no in-flight footage.

[midttnflyer]

I stayed on the ground Saturday, I have other videos that are from my PPC in flight

[Tsnow67]

Your videos are great! I am taking a Sport Pilot groung school now and hope to find a PPC instructor by next summer!

[midttnflyer]

I fly both fixed wing and PPCs. The PPCs are more enjoyable, although I use the plane to make long trips

[CBALLEN]

I'm going to pick up a ppc this Sat. and have never flown one before.This would be a scary situation to be in,I sure hope the wind doesn't pick up like this during my first flight.I'm glad there was no major mishaps during your fly-in,great stuff.

[fletchermountain]

A thermal in middle of the field caused much of the problem as almost every ppc gained altitude.