Denny McKay on his first solo powered parachute flight in Greenville, IL.
Photograph by Roy Beisswenger
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Powered Parachute Sport Pilot, Private Pilot, Repairman Training, DAR Services, Equipment Sales and More
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16 Hour Maintenance Inspection Course for Powered Parachutes to be Held on May 10-11, 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
FAA regulation §65.107 allows the owner of an Experimental Light-Sport Aircraft to earn a Repairman (LSA) Inspection rating by attending an FAA accepted course. Successful completion of the course allows you to perform the annual condition inspection on any Experimental-LSA powered parachute you own now or in the future.
You can attend a course this May by signing up with Rainbow Aviation for the course to be held in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Roy Beisswenger will be the instructor and we will have a good time, learn a lot, and earn that inspection rating!
For more information or to sign up for the course, visit Rainbow Aviation Services or call 1-877-735-9572.
Become a Powered Parachute Sport Pilot In Only 10 Days
If you have purchased or are considering purchasing a powered parachute; training and licensing is something that should be on your mind. In only a few short months, the only way you will be able to legally fly a two seat powered parachute is with an FAA Pilot Certificate.
Until now, getting that certificate has been a hassle if you were just starting out in the sport. The small number of certified flight instructors and inefficient training practices have made it difficult for students to get their licenses. This changes with a program offered by Easy Flight. Now you are able to go from 0 flight time to a powered parachute endorsed sport pilot in only 10 days. (Learn more).
Instructor Credentials
Roy Beisswenger attended the very first FAA Designated Pilot Examiner class in Sebring, Florida in January of 2005. He is now the most senior DPE for powered parachutes in the country as well as one of the very first certified pilots and certified flight instructors for the sport of powered parachuting. Roy has been training people to fly powered parachutes since 1993 and holds the following ratings:
- Basic & Advanced Flight Instructor, USUA
- Ultralight Flight Instructor & Ultralight Flight Instructor Examiner, EAA
- FAA Sport Pilot
- FAA Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor with a Sport Pilot Rating
- FAA Advanced Ground Instructor
- FAA Designated Sport Pilot Examiner
- FAA Designated Sport Flight Instructor Examiner
- Light Sport Aircraft Repairman with a Maintenance Rating for:
- Airplanes
- Powered Parachutes
- Weight Shift Control
- Light Sport Aircraft Repairman Instructor for Rainbow Aviation
Put Roy's credentials to work for you!
Are You a BFI Wanting to Become an FAA Certified Flight Instructor?
Beisswenger is one of only eleven examiners in the country that are authorized by the FAA to administer the Sport Pilot Powered Parachute CFI Practical Test. If you are a professional instructor that wants to make this important transition, Easy Flight is the place to go.
If you want to learn more about becoming an FAA Certified Flight Instructor for powered parachutes, [click here].
Are You a Private Pilot Wanting to Fly Powered Parachutes?
Not a problem. With a recommendation from a powered parachute CFI (we have a great one available) you can take your proficiency check and get that endorsement.
Learn more about Private Pilot Options For Powered Parachutes
You Don't Need an N-Numbered Powered Parachute Yet....
...because we have one here for you!
The best way to transition to Sport Pilot is to do it at a steady pace. You really don't want to try to do everything at one time. In fact, if you make the mistake of focusing on transitioning your powered parachute first, you could end up registering, N-numbering, and obtaining an airworthiness certificate for a powered parachute that you then won't be able to fly without a pilot license.
So what you want to do is get your powered parachute pilot license first.
That is why going to a DPE with an N-numbered powered parachute is so important. You can study and take the knowledge test close to home. You can practice and fly your own powered parachute. Then when you are ready for your Sport Pilot Practical Test, you can fly the N-numbered machine we provide you.
Start Your Powered Parachute Adventure With A Tandem Training Flight!
The best way to get introduced to powered parachuting is through a tandem training flight. One of the Easy Flight instructors will take you up for a half hour flight showing you the fun and ease of our kind of flying. It also gives you a chance to get used to flying in a very open cockpit!
Generally tandem flights are conducted on weekends. However, if you would like to fly during the week, we can usually accommodate your schedule.
In any case, it is always best to call ahead for an appointment. That way we can make certain to do the final coordination needed.
All you need to do is call or E-mail Easy Flight with your flying plans. Most flights begin a couple of hours before sunset, but sunrise flights are also available for the early birds.
After you have your appointment, we should stay in touch the day of your flight to make sure that the weather will hold for us. For a look at forecast winds for tonight, check out the link below. Like most weather tools, it is not always right, but it tries really hard.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Click here for Current Greenville Conditions
Three Day Forecast
Weather Underground for Greenville
Forecast Regional Wind Information.
Winds Aloft
Performance Designs Replacement Parachutes
If you need a replacement canopy for your powered parachute, Easy Flight is the place to go! Easy Flight is the US distributor for Performance Designs Paragliders. Performance Designs builds the canopy that others try to copy but can't duplicate. Do not settle for a lesser canopy. If you already fly a powered parachute, you know how important your canopy is, don't skimp! If you want to trade in your old PD canopy for a new color or style, we can help you there, too.
Click here for more.
Easy Flight in the News!
Powered parachutes are used to help capture a fugitive in Greenville, IL.
Roger Bean searches for the fugitive with his single seat powered parachute.
Click here to get the full story!
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2008 Class Schedule Announced
2008 Promises to be a great training year for powered parachutes and we hope that you can be a big part of it. A big change from last year is that Easy Flight is offering more and different kinds of classes.
There has been a demand for Private Pilot Ratings for Powered Parachute which allows pilots to fly in controlled airspace, at night, and above 10,000 Feet MSL. Easy Flight offers two classes in 2008 to attain those ratings. One is for people who have no powered parachute experience and want to go straight to the Private Rating. That is an 18 Day course and is only offered once this summer. For those who are already Sport Pilots with a Powered Parachute Endorsement, there is a shorter 10 Day course that moves you into the Private Pilot ranks. That is also only being offered once this year.
Of course Sport Pilot remains the most economical and quick way to get an FAA license for a powered parachute. For those just starting out in aviation, you will be glad to know that there is at least one 10 Day class scheduled in each of May, June, August, and September. For those already with pilot licenses and who want to earn their Sport Pilot endorsement for powered parachutes, there are two 6-Day classes scheduled this summer, too.
Class size is limited to 7 students per class and registration holds a seat for you. Registrations are now being accepted. E-mail roy@easyflight.com to get signed up.
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Dates
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| 16 Hour Repairman (Virginia Beach, VA) (Just Added!) |
2
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May 10-11
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| Sport Pilot |
10
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May 27 - June 5
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| Sport Pilot (Just Added!) |
10
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June 10 - June 19
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| Sport Pilot |
10
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June 24 - July 3
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| Add Sport Pilot Endorsement (Corrected Date.) |
6
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July 8-13
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| Private Pilot |
18
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July 15 - August 1
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| Sport Pilot |
10
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August 5-14
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| Sport to Private Pilot Transition |
10
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August 19-28
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| Add Sport Pilot Endorsement |
6
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September 15-21
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| Sport Pilot |
10
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September 23 - October 2
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Do You Need an Airworthiness Inspection?
With the January 31, 2008 deadline fast approaching, you should already have your N-numbers applied for and your machine ready for its inspection. If not, this is something you truly need to get done if:
- Your machine isn't already N-numbered
- It has two seats
- It has over 5 gallons of fuel capacity.
- Or it has an empty weight of over 254 lbs.
In other words, if you already have your machine N-numbered or if your machine fits the definition of an ultralight, then you are in great shape. Otherwise, the clock is ticking on your machine. (Learn more)
Congratulations to the Last Sport Pilot Class of 2007
The last Sport Pilot Class of 2007 graduated and received their pilot certificates this October. The record setting size of the class -5 students- all did well on both their knowledge tests and check rides making the CFIs working with them proud of a job well done.
It was the last class of 2007 because the 10 Day Training Program for Sport Pilot is only conducted during the months when we can count on the weather being stable. That means that by mid-October in the Midwest, training opportunities end.
Soon we will be publishing the training schedule for next season and hope you will be a part of it!
First Gold Seal Certified Flight Instructor
On February 25th, 2007, Roy Beisswenger became the first sport pilot flight instructor to earn a gold seal flight instructor certificate from the FAA. Gold seal flight instructor certificates acknowledge flight instructors who have maintained a high level of flight training activity and who meet special criteria. Click here to read article.
Are You Curious About What You Need to Do to Become a Powered Parachute Sport Pilot?
If you are just starting out in powered parachutes and you don't have any FAA licenses yet, the whole training and licensing process can seem a little daunting. It doesn't have to be. Flying a powered parachute is one of the easiest skills to pick up while at the same time being very rewarding.
But while the skill of flying can be picked up quickly, powered parachutes still share the sky with plenty of other aircraft and their pilots need to know the 'rules of the road'. That is where training and licensing come in. Visit "Becoming a Sport Pilot Powered Parachute" to learn more.
Do You Want Tips On How To Prepare For the FAA Practical Test?
Make Someone’s Dream of Personal Flight Come True!
You probably know someone that has always dreamed of flying like a bird. Powered parachutes are as close to that kind of open, stressless, free flying as you can get.
Powered parachutes are also one of the safest and easiest ways to get into the sky. Now with gift packages beginning at $75, everyone can give that gift of flight to a friend or loved one.
Call today at
(618) 664-9706
Or E-mail Roy at:
roy@easyflight.com
Powrachute Powered Parachutes
Easy Flight is proud to be a dealer for the company that is setting new standards for quality, safety, and customer service in the powered parachute industry, Powrachute.
With Powrachute, what other companies make options, they make standard. Things like electric start, electronic instrumentation and spring strut suspensions.
The machine is also easier to build and maintain for the recreational flyer. Kits and parts are kept in stock and custom orders do not take months to have filled.
Easy Flight can either build your powered parachute for you or assist you in your own assembly.
Click here to learn more about Powrachute's Sky Rascal
Click here to learn more about the Powrachute Two Seat PC2000
Click here to learn more about the Powrachute Pegasus
John Conte from Australia displays the Stars & Stripes
The Two Seat Aerochute from Australia
The Aerochute is one of the most tested designs in the powered parachute world. They have been in production for over a decade and have been certified in Australia since 1992. Their speed, stability, and maneuverability can not be beat! Easy Flight is the American Distributor for this sporty machine.
Click here to learn more.
The Easy Flight Training Center
The Easy Flight Training Center is where powered parachute pilots and dealers from around the world come to learn their craft. Flying, training, maintenance, and business skills are all taught here.
Click here to learn more about the Easy Flight Training Center
Links For Computer Testing Centers For the Knowledge Test
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So There I was.....
Back in the "Big One" it took a special breed of powered parachutist to conduct operations over Germany. Flack from the ground, fighters from the air, soil in your pants. There was a lot going on. Remember kids, stay out of the Military Operational Areas!
Bill Dean back
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