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Meet Shane- I was born I got older. I lurned some stuf I got older. I fergot some stuf. Still living    / @shanesplanetshane3795   Thank you Shanes Planet Shane for the Intro music that he made also. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

Teresa works as an Instructor at her brothers PPG school, FlyPPG, in Fowler, IL where she helps people catch their dreams.  She is a Mom, who has so many talents, from flying, teaching and remodeling homes in her down time.  She loves four wheeling, horseback riding.   #FlyPPG #PPGInstructor #Illinois #horseback riding #remodeling #girlpower #mom #Wisconsin #PPGtrike #Girlswhofly

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Go to Eric PPGLear.com and watch this sad Tribute that Jade made for one of our PPG Brothers who passed away after a accident at the Compound, in Florida.  Also listen to the guys talk with ParaswagUSA Mark George about great gift ideas, and hear what the guys also came up with as ideas for gifts.

Lindsey began flying about 4 and a half years ago with no prior exposure to aviation of any kind.  Truly, she didn't even know that paragliding existed.  Once she started flying, she caught the bug, saved up some money, and quit her job to travel the world and build air time.  Now she resides in Monroe, Utah, home to the famous Red Rocks Fall Fly-In.  The best moment of flight were when she can conquer my fears and see where in the world she ends up, whether that's in a cow pasture a glide from launch or by the side of a highway 100 km away.  Cheerleading women in free flight is also something she is very passionate about.  She is really encouraged to see the growth of women in this sport the last few years and hope to keep that trend going!

Meet Gillian Wintermute, who is a 21 yr old gal from New Jersey.  She began flying Paramotors a year ago after being introduced to them by her boyfriend and being immersed in the community.  For awhile she let fear of failure and self doubt stop her from believing that flying was something  she was capable of doing.  But since she was surprised and placed in the Aviator Paramotor class, her life has since changed.    Flying is definitely one of her biggest passions in life and she is now learning to become an instructor, to teach others how to fly because she just wants to share this incredible experience and superpower with everyone.  Join us Wednesday night at ParamotorGirl.com on YouTube, and join in the chat, asking Gillian  some questions. 

At the end you will hear some sad music, and sorry you can't view the video I put together as a Tribute to Chris Leipler from New York, who the PPG community lost this past week from an incident down at the Compound in Florida.

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 I am the host for Girls Just Wanna Fly, a weekly show each Sunday night at  7:00pm Central  right here YouTube.   We interview female pilots in PPG, Sky Diving, and General Aviation.    The link to each show along with a lot of other very valuable information can be found at   www.Paramotorgirl.com  I did my training at MadCityParagliding - https://www.madcityparagliding.com  I fly a Trike Buggy, as I have a firefighter injury from years ago, and after 7 knee surgeries and planning a new knee in the future, we felt the trike was the best option for me.   I fly a MacPara Charger 28 meter wing, M20 Moster 185 with a Parajet Maverick.  At times I fly with a  GoPro 360 Max, and HERO Session, and HERO8Black.  You can also check out the shirts and other fun stuff I make upon request at www.TomahawkTees.com   So if you are a female that gets into the sky in anyway, please reach out to me, as I would love to help you share your story, and gain so many new friends out of this.  www.PPGZONE.com, www.Tomahawktees.com, www.madisonparagliding.com, www.paramotorgirl.com  #PPG #Paramotor #FLYSAFE #Girlsthatfly #Trikeflying #Buttfan #Paramotors #Paramotorgirl.com, www.youravon.com/Tomahawk, #Aviator, #AviatorParamotor

This episode was put together quick tonight as Shane had to cancel his night to help his wife after having wrist surgery today.  Eric, Will and Mark decided the topic would be about best way to talk on our radios, and having WillFly is a retired pilot, we ask for his help with this, and what we use for communication while we fly.  If you would ever like to join in the chat LIVE, go to www.PPGLear.com on Wednesday evenings at 7pm central.  Thanks for listening 

Meet my special Guest this week, that I did a pre-recorded interview with.  She is a great person and a PPG flyer, but right now she is taking a break from flying, but she has a lot of great words of inspiration for the flying community.

Tonight the guys talk with the new USPPA President, Noah Rasheta, and learn what the USPPA is all about, and the changes that are coming in the future.

Come join us Thanksgiving Eve, and see who we have on the show 

 Join us Wednesday night at ParamotorGirl.com on YouTube, and join in the chat, asking her some questions.  

I am the host for Girls Just Wanna Fly, a weekly show each Sunday night at  7:00pm Central  right here YouTube. We interview female pilots in PPG, Sky Diving, and General Aviation.  

 The link to each show along with a lot of other very valuable information can be found at   www.Paramotorgirl.com 

 I did my training at MadCityParagliding - https://www.madcityparagliding.com  I fly a Trike Buggy, as I have a firefighter injury from years ago, and after 7 knee surgeries and planning a new knee in the future, we felt the trike was the best option for me.   I fly a MacPara Charger 28 meter wing, M20 Moster 185 with a Parajet Maverick. 

 At times I fly with a  GoPro 360 Max, and HERO Session, and HERO8Black.  You can also check out the shirts and other fun stuff I make upon request at www.TomahawkTees.com   So if you are a female that gets into the sky in anyway, please reach out to me, as I would love to help you share your story, and gain so many new friends out of this.  www.PPGZONE.com, www.Tomahawktees.com, www.madisonparagliding.com, www.paramotorgirl.com  #PPG #Paramotor #FLYSAFE #Girlsthatfly #Trikeflying #Buttfan #Paramotors #Paramotorgirl.com, www.youravon.com/Tomahawk

Listen to the guys thoughts on proper PPG flying etiquette

Hang out with us, as we talk about what we expect after 6 months being done with PPG training.

Lets meet Jacki Hartman, a 33 yr old Mom of 2 boys, and a wonderful Wife, who lives in Franklin Illinois.  Jacki started training to fly in May 2021.   Come meet this amazing gal, and hear her story, being a paralyzed paramotor pilot.  She has never let her injury hold her back from doing what she wants!  Join us Wednesday night at ParamotorGirl.com on YouTube, and join in the chat, asking her some questions.  I am the host for Girls Just Wanna Fly, a weekly show each Sunday night at  7:00pm Central  right here YouTube. We interview female pilots in PPG, Sky Diving, and General Aviation.     The link to each show along with a lot of other very valuable information can be found at   www.Paramotorgirl.com  I did my training at MadCityParagliding - https://www.madcityparagliding.com  I fly a Trike Buggy, as I have a firefighter injury from years ago, and after 7 knee surgeries and planning a new knee in the future, we felt the trike was the best option for me.   I fly a MacPara Charger 28 meter wing, M20 Moster 185 with a Parajet Maverick.  At times I fly with a  GoPro 360 Max, and HERO Session, and HERO8Black.  You can also check out the shirts and other fun stuff I make upon request at www.TomahawkTees.com   So if you are a female that gets into the sky in anyway, please reach out to me, as I would love to help you share your story, and gain so many new friends out of this.  www.PPGZONE.com, www.Tomahawktees.com, www.madisonparagliding.com, www.paramotorgirl.com  #PPG #Paramotor #FLYSAFE #Girlsthatfly #Trikeflying #Buttfan #Paramotors #Paramotorgirl.com, www.youravon.com/Tomahawk

Who doesn't know MARTIN HATHAWAY... www.TomahawkTees.com I learned from Eric’s Dufour in 2003 at Flyby Ranch, in Wildwood Fl. I have flown Ppg in Prince Edward Island and lots of states Cape Cod to Salton Sea , Ca. , Glamis, Sedona, to name just a few Change of plans, as work had to cancel Sean Reeds special night, so Martin Hathaway was willing to step it up for us. So we can keep talking paramotor flying tonight, and he can show you some of the carbon fiber fenders and shrouds he has made for other paramotor fliers.  Let's ask him about the Crocodile Stomp that some Floridians have done in the past!!  #paramotor #paramotoring #trikeflying #flysafe #aviation #ppg #florida #wisconsin #mississippi #nebraska #podcasting #podcast #gators #justwannafly #paramotorgirl

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Gladys trained earlier this year at Aviator, as she trained with her husband.  Her family is excited to be making a big move to Florida this winter.  Hear why they are moving, as I think she will bump up her approx. 30+ flights more after they move south.  But hear what she has to say, she is a fun gal.

Join us Wednesday evening at 7pm central, in the chat, and ask Bianca questions. She started paragliding in 1995 in Germany. At the time, living in Hamburg in the northern part of Germany, which is quite flat. So she starting flying at the coast and dunes. She had friends in Hamburg who got her into the sport. After a year or so of them teaching her how to kite and fly at the coast, she figured she would get a license and went down to southern Germany where the big mountains were. She got her license in 1996 and moved to the U.S. in 2000. That's when she started to get more and more into thermal flying and XC since the location and weather was so much better than back in Hamburg. She suddenly was flying all the time and really enjoyed the New England flying community. Originally, she was supposed to go back to Germany after 2 yrs, but decided to stick around for grad school. She went for her PhD at Boston University in Cell and Molecular Biology, which was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. At some point she got into competitions - they teach you a lot and you get to meet new people. Over time a lot of friendships developed out of that. The flying community in the U.S. is wonderful! She calls it my PG family these days. She went on to become the National Women's Champion FOUR TIMES. It is fun to travel around the world to explore new flying sites- Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and of course Europe. She and her partner hike & fly competitions as he enjoys that. In the future, they may take small groups to the Alps and the Pyrenees since we know these areas quite well. She has gone through a bit of a cancer scare, discovering a large tumor in her uterus, but hopefully caught early, to live a long and healthy life! She now does CT scans EVERY 3 MONTHS, and doing great so far!! She wants to encourage all ladies to do regular check-ups with their doctors!! ********************************************************************************************************** Music by: Maddie & Tae - FLY Join us Wednesday night at ParamotorGirl.com on YouTube, and join in the chat, asking her some questions. I am the host for Girls Just Wanna Fly, a weekly show each Sunday night at 7:00pm Central right here YouTube. We interview female pilots in PPG, Sky Diving, and General Aviation. The link to each show along with a lot of other very valuable information can be found at www.Paramotorgirl.com I did my training at MadCityParagliding - https://www.madcityparagliding.com I fly a Trike Buggy, as I have a firefighter injury from years ago, and after 7 knee surgeries and planning a new knee in the future, we felt the trike was the best option for me. I fly a MacPara Charger 28 meter wing, M20 Moster 185 with a Parajet Maverick. At times I fly with a GoPro 360 Max, and HERO Session, and HERO8Black. You can also check out the shirts and other fun stuff I make upon request at www.TomahawkTees.com So if you are a female that gets into the sky in anyway, please reach out to me, as I would love to help you share your story, and gain so many new friends out of this. www.PPGZONE.com, www.Tomahawktees.com, www.madisonparagliding.com, www.paramotorgirl.com #PPG #Paramotor #FLYSAFE #Girlsthatfly #Trikeflying #Buttfan #Paramotors #Paramotorgirl.com,

The guys talk about Winter Flying, and warm weather gear, and just anything and everything else

Flying Flamingo Jade and Cupcake Christa chat with gals who want to share their story as to how they got into the sky or want to get into the sky.  Either by flying airplanes, paramotoring, paragliding, skydiving or hot air ballooning, or anything else.

Please Join us and listen to us now on podcast or watch us LIVE at ParamotorGirl.com on Wednesday Nights at 7pm central time.  

If you know a gal that you think, has an amazing story of how they got into the air, please send us their contact info. and we will reach out to them as soon as we can.  

FLY SAFE EVERYONE!

Meet Zak, he's a pretty cool dude!! Loves his flying!!

Meet Melinda Bliss!  She was bit by the aviation bug back in 2020, and immediately fell in love with powered parachutes.  She did the bulk of her training in Dunnellon Florida, starting with sport pilot, then proceeded to New Hampshire to work on her private pilot certificate.  However, she wasn't ready to stop there!!  She pressed on to become a CFI, and in a short 10 months, she accomplished her goal!! Since then she has been training students to be powered parachute land pilots at various locations along the east coast.  My goal is to spread the word about this sport that she loves so very much, and to encourage other girls, that they can DO IT TOO ❤️

Streamed live on Feb 21, 2024Bring your questions, and ideas, to give give to the designer of this cool APP that lots of of use, and he will be happy to listen and write down our ideas for any improvements to Gaggle! Hennie is a tech enthusiast and software developer with a 12 year career in designing and creating software solutions for companies around the world. In 2020, his journey took him to the skies when he discovered paramotoring. Realizing the lack of modern apps for pilots, he created Gaggle, an app designed to enhance the flying experience for every pilot. Gaggle, now a staple in the paramotor community, boasts over 4,000 pilots that record more than 20,000 flights each month. It's packed with features to keep pilots safe, informed, and foster connections among them, including an in-flight computer, alerts about nearby aircraft, and the ability to share live-locations. Hennie's vision for Gaggle goes beyond simply tracking flights; he's committed to making it the go-to app for pilots seeking community, progressing their craft, and finding more opportunities to fly. This year, Gaggle has plans to introduce more community-driven features while refining existing functionality. Hennie is also busy working on his next product, a solution aimed towards the motorbike loving adventurers out there.

Join us in meeting Billy and all the things he has done!!

Streamed live on Nov 1, 2023   🪂Just Wanna Fly 🪂Join us, and lets talk about cold weather flying, now that 1/2 the U.S. got cold the past couple of days, and hear what everyone does to keep warm when flying Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

Streamed live on Oct 18, 2023   🪂Just Wanna Fly 🪂Meet Michelle Burns - I'm Michelle! I knew about Paramotor for a few years prior to training, but never had any interest in learning until a random birthday balloon gave me an opportunity to do a tandem foot launch and that flight sealed the deal! I trained in April of 2022 and it's been the best thing I've ever done! Paramotor has stolen my heart. The freedom and adventures we pilots get to experience is something I will never be able to put into words. I love the community and people I've met through Paramotor. It's a continuous adventure of a lifetime! Here's to many more flights, adventures and smiles!

Streamed live on Oct 11, 2023   🪂Just Wanna Fly 🪂Meet Deb & Jim Hayden - Jim and I married 53 yrs, 3 kids. Neil, wife Melody, Michael, wife Kristy, Alli and Alli’s partner Zac. 5 grandsons, Nic, wife Natalie, Luke, wife Katie, Jake, wife Jazmin, Josh, girlfriend Jennie, Westley. 4 great grand kids Logan, Brynlee, Noah, Nina. Deb: Nurse , returned college MSN Neonatal & Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Jim Worked at Exelon , in charge of Nuclear Simulator , Training operators. Jim is pilot, over 2000 skydives, parachute rigger, road bike in 100 mile event several yrs, PPG, competition shooting: glock, 3 gun. Built Flightstar ultralight. PPG, 30 hrs 73 flights on parajet, miniplane, muse 3, first flight June 2016, haven’t flown since total knee replacement. Scott Baxter and Steve Reed our instructorsI also have over 1000 skydives, we owned Kankakee Skydiving Center at Koerner Airport in 1980’s. We are USPA instructors but are not active any longer after selling business. Interesting jumps , demo jumps, 727 jet and C130 , hot air balloon. I sew clothes, costumes, embroidery, started quilting, like to garden, grow flowers and indoor plants, we travel some in motorhome. Volunteered at our children’s school, in PTA and booster organizations, boy and girl scouts. EAA. Volunteer 27 yrs, have gone 33 yrs, every yr since Alli was 3 months old. Chairman of volunteers on flightline then special events AKA ..party girl.. Jim parking chairman. Retired 2 yrs ago from chairmen, Alli is now volunteer coordinator chairman. Carrying family tradition. Deb is on a women’s precision pistol team, and a competitive shooter. We belong to a group of seniors that went 3 mornings a week for coffee and conversation and I volunteer my medical knowledge. Enjoy most spending time with family and friends.. eating sushi, saki and chocolate. I am the “ on call” nurse for family and friends., which I love Once a nurse.. always a nurse.

Meet Jonathan - I was Born and raised and live in Flagstaff AZ. Growing up, my dad would always say that our family motto was “Work hard and play harder.” I’ve tried my best to do that. Me and my wife have six kids (all boys), and a garage full of toys that reflect my long history of playing with things that have a throttle or that float or that fly. I took an into paragliding flight in 1996 off of Haleakala in Maui and still remember that sense of wonder as the ground dropped away. I learned to windsurf when I was a teenager, and then learned to kiteboard in my 20’s then started playing with hydrofoils in my 30’s. As a kid I was constantly “designing” sail boats and catamarans and hydrofoil catamarans and wanted to be an airline pilot or an aeronautical engineer when I grew up. I didn’t become either of those things, but the curiosity remained. In 2020, a friend of mine sent me a video of Tucker Gott flying around Sedona & Meteor Crater, which are near Flagstaff, and it was like a switch flipped in my head. I knew I had to learn to fly Paramotors. I signed up for training with Epic Paramotor and trained in Eagle Mountain Ut with Noah Rasheta in May of 2021. I have around 170 hours of PPG flight time in. As a result of how much I love flying PPG, I decided I wanted to learn how to fly airplanes & bush planes, so I began training for my Private Pilot Certificate in September of 2023. I have 8 General Aviation training flights and 15 landings under my belt so far. My favorite things about flying PPG are the ability to explore new, often shockingly beautiful areas, the sense of freedom combined with the requirement for self-sufficiency, and the many incredible people I’ve met thru this sport. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

My name is Christian Cliffgard, my pomeranian canine is Molly. I live in Elkhorn, WI, and grew up in East Troy, WI, next to the airport in East Troy. I am 51, Molly is 11 years old. I am married, my wife is Deb, and we also have 2 other dogs (Winter and Javi, both are heeler mixes.) I am an independent business owner/operator, performing tile installations mainly, and consulting for some companies and architects out there. Just trying to keep it simple. My background is in building construction, light engineering, and being resourceful in fixing vehicles. I grew up in the country, near a stream and small forest. As kids, my pops had us learn a bit of wild life, and we also had horses growing up. When my pops bought a new horse, I would test him/her out in the field. We also raised a raccoon from a baby (eyes not open yet,) to an adult. The raccoon was one of the gang of us kids. My family consisted of my 2 brothers and 1 sister. We also raised a hawk from a hatchling, rescued an owl, and had some cats and a couple dogs growing up. Growing up, being the oldest, my pops always utilized me to work on vehicles, home projects and more, so I would learn, and gain a better knowledge of building and fixing things. Our entire life was under the landing approach of the East Troy Airport, and we would see planes, helicopters, skydivers, and specialty craft every so often on their way to EAA Oshkosh. After high school in a small town, I got into college, and did some construction as well, which was part of my degree I was pursuing. In the end, I ended up making my leap in construction management, without finishing my degree, or the last half year of school. I had also went through an officer program for the USMC, which gave you the option to join as an officer upon graduation, without having to be obligated, since it wasn't a scholarship or program to fund my schooling. I passed the program, but in the end, it wasn't for me in the long term, so I accepted an honorable discharge for the program I completed. After school, my activities included whitewater kayaking, rodeo boat style, motorcycles, a little on mountain bikes. I had always been interested in motorcycles and flying. I got super interested in motorcycles after watching the movie TRON. As for flying, the steven speilberg movie '1941' with Wild Bill Kelsoe (John Belushi,) as the crazy army air corps P-40 pilot, is what initially caught my eye to flying, then of course STAR WARS was the next one to hit home. In 2001, after many attempts to get friends to go skydiving, and everyone backing out, I went by myself, and after that first jump (which was AFF, Accelerated Freefall,) I was hooked, and kept going to attain my license. Years later, 2008, I actually rented the house on the dropzone in East Troy for about 8 years, before getting married, and merging into one household. In 2013, I lost my dog of 18 years to old age, and within 2 days, I looked into Molly through a breeder in Foster City, Michigan (the UP.) She was 4 weeks at the time, and I came back 3 weeks later to bring her home. She became my shadow, and keeps me in her site at all times. She has a bit of separation anxiety, so I take her almost everywhere. I had her riding motorcycles within 3 months. After a year, and being fully grown, I started constructing a harness system for her to skydive with me. After having it all completed and set with doggles, we went, and she was secure , as long as she was with me. That first jump, she thought it would be like a car window, but then we jumped and she froze for a couple seconds, trying to figure this out. After that, she pushed her paws against the air flow of freefall, and just started looking around. After we landed, she was excited, and running circles around me, trying to figure out what was next. A few years later, 2018, I started looking into paramotoring, as I saw it on the net, and was interested. Shortly after, I found an instructor, and started training to become an ultrlight pilot. The training was easy, because I had over 10 years experience in the air under a canopy/wing. Molly went to all my training, and once I was ready to solo fly, I just kept on going, eventually taking Molly all the time I could. Only time she is not up is when it is under 45 degrees on the ground. After flying for years, I started going to Fly-ins, meeting others in this discipline, and enjoying the culture. (Every sport has a culture to it, like kayaking or skydiving..) You can talk about the sport with minimal detail, and others in that sport understand you without too much explanation. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

Meet Jon-Alan - I have loved all things aviation as long as I can remember I grew up on a ranch in rural Idaho and was involved in rodeo and mule shows at an early age. As a teen I loved to fly and had family friends that owned bush planes that I would climb into every opportunity me and my dad bought a hang glider trike about 16 years ago and then I was introduced to paramotor 10 years ago when I moved to Maricopa Arizona and found Airparamo right down the road from my house. I took one flight and was instantly hooked it took me a couple years to get enough money for one and I began my paramotor journey in 2015 working with Mo there as an assistant instructor for a couple years and then ventured out on my own starting Windpirate PPG . My dad had a saddle shop and custom leather shop so I was already very familiar with commercial sewing and failing to find any high quality covers on the market at the time for my paramotor I decided to make one and immediately had interest from others in my flight group for orders so I began making and selling custom paramotor covers, kiting harnesses and a few other items. I began training and providing paramotor equipment full time in 2017. traveling to the Northwest in the summer and training in Arizona in the winter Last year I purchased 40 acres near tombstone Arizona to put in a full service paramotor flight Park with a grass field . I am currently An Instructor admin with the USPPA and do instructor clinics as well as regular classes

Let's Meet Chucky- I’m a God fearing adventure seeking hard working guy who lives life to the fullest everyday and pushes the limits of what the human body, mind and and body to the limit I love all extreme sports and anything to do with progression mentally and physical. I have my own business love to work hard and play hard and have fun along the way. I’m 28 years old born in Miami, grew up in michgan and now back in Florida. You’ll find me training in the daily, working and or flying or diving. Follow Chuck on IG: @Superchuckcw

Meet SKY HIKER MIKE - I grew up in Minnesota in the Plymouth Minnetonka area, ended up in Brainerd for High school. College brought me to Colorado and I could never go back. I studied aerospace engineering, astrophysics and planetary sciences. After college, I worked for a couple different companies, settling in at an energy research company. But I didn’t really like the work. I had always been wanting to learn to fly, but was always deterred by the costs. I would go to the local airport, talk about lessons, then I would tally up the cost and just couldn’t justify it. Then find myself there a couple years later remembering I had already done this… eventually I stumbled upon paramotoring. And just like everyone, started with “that’s crazy”, then doing more and more research and more video bingeing, understanding more of the risks, I just had to do it. Got training. On my first flight attempt I face planted, went home to think it out. Next day I started flying and nailed out several flights. Since then it has just been and epic adventure after epic adventure. Ive also always loved teaching, mostly math and sciences, but it’s has been extremely rewarding combining the two passions to open Sky Hikers.

Let's meet Ben and Luke - Ben - I’ve been flying for just over a year. My moms high school friend gave me a ride I’m his seaplane and that got me into flying. I want to build a bigger flight school with multiple airplanes and fly charter. Ben is a flight instructor and owner of True North Flight School, LLC in Arbor Vitae, WI Luke - I’m Luke Navis! A CFI in the Sheboygan County area. Started flying just about 3 years ago. Have done training in northern Wisconsin and Daytona Beach FL.

Ben - I’ve been flying for just over a year. My moms high school friend gave me a ride I’m his seaplane and that got me into flying. I want to build a bigger flight school with multiple airplanes and fly charter. Ben is a flight instructor and owner of True North Flight School, LLC in Arbor Vitae, WI Luke - I’m Luke Navis! A CFI in the Sheboygan County area. Started flying just about 3 years ago. Have done training in northern Wisconsin and Daytona Beach FL.

Meet Bart Berry - ill be 51 yrs old August 8th, married 21yrs no kids, live in Huntington Indiana, love the air and water... ppg, scuba, skydiving, riding my motorcycle, ect.. being active, bucket list items are hot air ballooning, zip lining, cage diving with great whites. I love making memories and youtube videos. Had open heart double bypass surgery in 2019 and actually died on the table 17 times ?

Meet Heather - I am the daughter of an Air Force Pilot and an Airline Stewardess. I went to a Santana Concert in Charlotte and saw a Groupon for an introductory flight in a hanglider in Ashville, so I went for it! The ride was amazing! An ultra lite took us up 2000 feet. We unhooked and slowly spiraled down, an eagle flying with us! The ride lasted less than 15 minutes. I was hooked. I started shopping for hang gliders. I knew I wanted a longer hang time without being in a closed cockpit. So I kept searching for a mode of flying that would fit the bill. When I took my grandlove on her 10 year old trip to Washington DC, my brother was flying a backpack style powered parachute. Wow. This was close.....but....I weighed more back then and this girl was not running to get in the air unless someone was chasing me with a knife. I continued searching and happened to come across a video on youtube of a buckeye dream machine powered parachute. Then the serious shopping began. I found one nearby. Still at this point, I had never even flown in one. But, I brought money with me, he took me up in it, and I bought it right away. It was a two seater and had a 10 gallon fuel tank so he said it would only be legal if I got a Sport Pilot license and pointed me in the direction of Bill Wallace and Melinda Bliss. Three months later I was training with them. At this point it had been two and a half years from the hang gliding experience. Because I still work full time, and live 4 hours from the training, and winds were horrible the last year and a half. It took me a year and three months to complete my Sport Pilots Licensing . I have just purchased a second powered parachute, a phoenix that has been frankensteined with another machine. I love the chute in this one, a hybrid APCO. I love the seating, and I love the amount of structure so I can have more places to hang bags and my radio/com system. I look forward to semi retiring and hitting the road with my husband, a toy hauler, our kayaks, motorcycles and my powered parachute. Hoping to fly in every state!

We have friends already here, ready for the Northern Lights Fly-In

Let's bring Eric back to the screen.... Eric raced a professional off road buggy circuit for 15 years, from the U.P. Michigan ,Wisconsin, throughout the midwest. He has for years building RC Model airplanes, since 1992, and now has 18 on display. He was raised in Alaska from 6yrs old until he 21yrs old. He then went to learn the HVAC business. Now for the past 20 years has owned a Lennox Dealership, in Northern Wisconsin. In 2020, Eric convinced Jade to check out Paramotoring as MadCity Paragliding. Eric learned both foot-launch and trike during his training. And has become a USPPA Instructor with Foot-launch, Trike and has his Tandem exemption. We have now opened up, Northern Lights Paramotor, LLC. and working with students, between their busy schedules and his full-time job. Eric has also started training, and working towards his private pilots license. And we just recently purchased a Piper Cherokee 180, along with a hangar. We have just this past week completed putting in a insulated ceiling and heat, so our students will be able to have a comfortable atmosphere of learning the books, on how to fly a paramotor We also put together our 1st Northern Lights Fly-in, July 2022, and plan on having our 2nd Fly-in July 21-23, 2023. So if you are in general aviation, or a paramotor pilot, please mark this weekend on your calendar. www.NorthernLightsParamotor.com

Justin was born and raised in Emporia VA and moved to the Outer Banks NC during high school. Joined the Marine Corps straight out and went into Air traffic control. Did that till I got out in 2017 for 5 years never deployed and stayed in NC the whole time. Met my wife during this time. Decided to stay in the area when I got out and wanted to stay in the aviation field. Picked up some odd jobs until I got on with Northrup Grumman working on the F35 for a little bit. Then got a job with the federal government with Defense Logistics Agency and have been moving around within them since. Got into flying paramotors pretty much because it was the cheapest way to get me in the air and the freest form of flying you can have.

Kristianna is a passionate world traveller and paramotor pilot from Toronto, with endless energy and a zest for life. Her independent travels have brought her to over 25 countries, working, studying or volunteering her way around the world through her creative talents in music, art and flying. As a young female in a male-dominated sport, Kristianna chose an unconventional path in aviation, flying a paramotor instead of an airplane and competing to become silver female World Champion, published author and public figure in under two years. She has appeared in TV and radio shows, competed for the title of Miss Canada, and has written about her experiences as a female pilot in various magazines, motivating others through her enthusiasm and positive outlook on life. Kristianna calls herself a ‘living role model’ for young women and offers inspiration to youth to follow their dreams instead of the crowd. Her mission is to give others permission to reach higher, leading by example and showing what is possible if we welcome opportunity, challenge adversity and dare to dream.

www.AuroraPPG.com (501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit) Help out by starting your Amazon shopping seesion at the URL smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile turned on in the shopping App, and they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. Join us this Wednesday to learn about Aurora PPG, and chat with some of the board of directors on the show. Our mission is to increase the participation of women and girls in the sport of powered paragliding through experiences, education, training, and community with a focus on its use in overcoming past trauma. Our vision is to be a strong community that is built on supporting one another through progression in PPG. This includes before, during, and all of the years after training. While the joy of accomplishing a first flight is incomparable it is only the beginning. Community members will be able to participate in on-line components as well as in-person events.While outdoor sports and recreation undoubtedly can have positive power to strengthen confidence and resilience there is something unique about flight and it's ability to foster change and growth in individuals. The goal of our scholarship program is to provide financial assistance to women to train in the sport of powered paragliding with priority given to those using training as a way to foster post-traumatic growth. Goto https://aurorappg.org/ and subscribe or apply now for a training scholarship

www.ParamotorPA.com Meet Kenny: My dream of flying began when I was a little boy and grew up racing motocross. As I grew up every jump I hit I wanted to go higher and further and wanted to hit the biggest jumps I could find and couldn't get enough! In the year of 2006 that all changed when I took my first paramotor flight!! It was like hitting a jump and not coming down for an hour later (the dirt bike of the sky) the feeling was amazing! After flying a while I wanted to share the experience so I then got a powered parachute and a sport pilots licenses so I could start taking people for rides, this lasted for a few years and then I wanted more or so I thought. I went for training for small fixed wing such as minimax, quicksilver, piper cub , Rans S12xl and it was fun but started getting more and more expensive , hanger rent, fuel, maintenance etc.etc. and then the fun factor wasn't there anymore. I thought I wanted to climb the ladder to bigger better things but I was wrong. The higher I climbed the ladder the less fun I was having. What I was looking for was at the beginning that's powered paragliding! PPG is Amazing, Safe and Affordable and there is nothing like it! This sport will change your life and you will meet amazing people along the way. If there is anything I can do to help you please feel free to contact me so I can be part of turning you dream into reality !

Meet Martin.... Started in 14 with Mixer. Took my first flight without anyone there. Funny how wrong then. On a quad with 73 flights. Ventured over to foot launching by peer pressure with around 930 flights and 500 hours flight time. Assorted wings with Dudek being the primary brand. Traveled throughout Midwest to fly ins for years and will continue. Seen a bunch of accidents (avoidable) by pilot choices or not knowing/ sufficient experience . Safety/etiquette at fly ins are never covered enough and even if there's a pilot's briefing pilot's will do what they want anyways. Lots of wild west styled fly ins that I've learned to stay away from. Martin Air Bossing has turned into a job that has meaning to me to help others. I enjoy helping blown launches to meet people and small talk with them. My first experience at beach blast really put a impression with the patience the air boss gave me and for that I'm always grateful. And special guest appearance from Kyle O tonight #trikeflying #KyleO #paramotor #Endlessfootdrag #EFD #Airboss #Footlaunch #ppg

Meet Leo: www.AirCapitalPPG.com Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, into a family of professional wrestlers, Leo has always had an appetite for adventure. Working as a street artist in his early teens, Leo pursued broadcasting as a career in the mid 90’s. Working in both radio and television he made a name for himself in the Las Vegas Valley. Looking for new opportunities Leo started traveling for ESPN as a camera man in early ‘02 and landed in Kansas a few years later. After several years in Wichita television, Leo took a leap into the world of Special Effects in 2011 and began working in the Haunt and film industry. Leo continues to make his living as a sculptor, painter and professional artist today. In 2018, while browsing for adventure, Leo watched a YouTube video on powered Paragliding and never looked back. After searching the Wichita area for a PPG instructor, to no avail, he put the idea on a shelf. Then in late 2019, one of Leo’s coworkers posted on Facebook about paramotors in Wichita. Thrilled, he followed the trail back to AirCapital PPG. After meeting with Bryant and checking out the equipment, Leo started training February 2020! After a thrilling summer of Kiting and ground school, Leo’s first flight was August 23rd of that same year. Leo has become very enthusiastic and safety conscious about all aspects of the sport. “I would have to say first flights are my favorite!! Watching someone go from first day of kiting to their first time in the air is truly special!” With a fondness for people and a love for flying, Leo is always learning and striving for excellence, through experience and commitment, at AirCapital PPG. #AirCapitalPPG #Paramotor #PPG #Justwannafly #Pilot #PPGPilot

Happy Thanksgiving, just a fun evening with friends & family

Meet Joey and Erin Sibley - We trained at FlyPPG June '22 for our honeymoon 🥰 we had done sky diving, which was expensive and inconvenient. We did para gliding in Colorado, but we don't have mountains here, so we decided we needed to put a huge motor on our backs 🤣 we love to adventure together and face new challenges. We've climbed most of a 14er, jumped out of planes, gone zip lining, and countless other adventures. Joey is truly my best friend and my favorite person. Life is definitely better together! Our PPG story is totally a love story 🥰

Join us Wednesday and meet Corey Stewart: 36 years old, i have been a paramotor pilot for two years , i am a journeyman pipe welder/ pipe fitter, i live in Jersey Shore pa, i was formerly a Sargent in the army reserves, i completed a 5 year apprenticeship through local 520 pipe-fitters union hall, i have two kids , a 3 year old daughter (Rylee Rain)and a 6 week old son (Brayden Breeze). Gordon and i were trained through Eric Defour and Jonathan Carr at Valkaria airport in Florida. I like to ski in the winter and fly in the summer.

Name: Tracey Johnson Age: 41 Location, Northamptonshire, UK Occupation: Website Designer Favourite Colour: Bright Pink Favourite Flight: Far too many to mention but has to be flying over a local viaduct with 7 other pilots over a vintage steam train or a recent morning coastal flight in Wales over the morning mist. Inspiration: My Dad, the most fearless yet sensible person I know. I love his attitude. Favourite Quote: “clear prop” (only because it means i’m going flying!!) Favourite Thing about Paramotoring: The pure freedom and stunning scenery not many are fortunate to witness, it makes you feel very humble.

WE DARE YOU TO JOIN US!! Crazy, Fun Night, with some of our friends.

Kristianna is a passionate world traveller and paramotor pilot from Toronto, with endless energy and a zest for life. Her independent travels have brought her to over 25 countries, working, studying or volunteering her way around the world through her creative talents in music, art and flying. As a young female in a male-dominated sport, Kristianna chose an unconventional path in aviation, flying a paramotor instead of an airplane and competing to become silver female World Champion, published author and public figure in under two years. She has appeared in TV and radio shows, competed for the title of Miss Canada, and has written about her experiences as a female pilot in various magazines, motivating others through her enthusiasm and positive outlook on life. Kristianna calls herself a ‘living role model’ for young women and offers inspiration to youth to follow their dreams instead of the crowd. Her mission is to give others permission to reach higher, leading by example and showing what is possible if we welcome opportunity, challenge adversity and dare to dream.

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