quade 4 #1 June 8, 2004 http://www.kfdx.com/news/default.asp?mode=shownews&id=5490 The headline leaves out the word powered but I've included it here for clairity and to give a heads up.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 June 8, 2004 Yeah it does. I just want people to know about it so when people ask them about a skydiving accident today in Utah, they'll know what the situation is.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vamp 0 #4 June 8, 2004 Don't smack me for asking, but...what the heck is a powered parachute? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #5 June 8, 2004 QuoteDon't smack me for asking, but...what the heck is a powered parachute? I'm assuming that it was actually a "powered paraglider". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bill2 0 #6 June 8, 2004 It's a small open rig, with a seat and a large fan behind the seat with a parachute providing the life and the fans providing the forward power. supposed to be fairly simple to fly, and safe. just not in this case. I was reading an article about powered chutes and para gliding in UTah and the area that this accident occured in is a mecca for this stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 June 8, 2004 QuoteI'm assuming that it was actually a "powered paraglider". Doesn't have to be, there are powered parachutes, big fucking 9 cells and 11 cell canopys that are 500+sq ft. They look like even bigger EZ tandem canopies. Usually attatched to a pissed off looking go cart with a big fan. These guys have no training and aren't required to get training to fly them, we saw one guy come out to the airport with one a while back, about stall then hook himself in under one. After he flew across the runway at 200ft, we got the FBO to kick him off the airport before he hurt himself or somebody (or cause a plane crash).--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjo1970 0 #8 July 1, 2004 Check out www.myfirstskydive.com then click on powered parachutes to see them. I am a skydiver and powered parachute instructor/Dealer Chris P.S. here is a vid jumping from PPC http://myfirstskydive.com/art/Poweredparachute.wmv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
