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Paratoys 2009
Thur Jan 22 - Sun Jan 25, 2009
Salton Sea, CA   Cost: $45 (more for later registrations)

Bob Armond's convention at the Salton Sea in southern California is "on" along with additional after-event adventures. Flying is typically all-day gorgeous with beach-like conditions even during mid-day.

Vista Del Mar Estates 290 beach club drive,
Vista Del Mar (Salton Sea), California, 92274

DIRECTIONS
from palms spring head south on the 10 freeway turn onto the 86 south & continue for approx 30.5 miles, turn left on Treadwell Street, right on beach club drive and continue until it ends at the clubhouse /fly-in beach location (aprox 1.2 miles). This area is called the vista Del mar estates.

COST
Cost for pilot registration - $45 to 85 depending on registration date.
Cost for venders- $200.00 per factory which includes one pilot registration
Cost for onlookers & PPG wanabees- free

OTHER AIRCRAFT
all ultralights, trikes and powered parachutes are also welcome at this show. There is plenty of flat hard packed sand to fly from for these aircrafts to land and take off from.

NEAREST AIRPORTS
Palm Springs 45 minutes, Ontario 1.5 hours away, San Diego 2 hours away.

HOTELS
Sea & Sun Motel/Lodges - 79 Desert Shores Dr., Desert Shores, CA 92274
email: info@seaandsunmotel.com, reservations@seaandsunmotel.com
web: www.seaandsunmotel.com cell: (858) 603-1981.

Holiday Inn Express - Indio California 760-342-6344 (23 miles away this is the nearest one). There are a few in Borrego Springs, California as well 26 miles away.

SHIPPING ADDRESS FOR PARAMOTORS
All shipments need to have the shippers name on the boxes - contact Bill Watson to confirm and arrange for his assistance. Bill Watson: 61150 Esparta Ave., whitewater, ca, 92282; phone #760-329-1025.

LOCAL RESTAURANTS
Within PPG flying distance and plenty of landing and take off areas:
The lions Den, The Marina, The truck stop on HWY 86 has a Subway, Coty's Cafe
Johnsons Landing @ Salton City which also has RV spaces as well.
Alamo Restaurant Superburger, in Salton City

MOTOR HOME RENTALS
El Monte RV 562-483-4930
Cruise America 562-404-9300,

DRY CAMPING - $5.00 per day, plenty
of space for tents, RVs, campers etc.
no hookups but bathrooms with hot showers are close by.

RV PARKS
-Salton City Spa/RV Park 760-394-4333,
-Salton city marina/beach 760-395-1066 hot showers, restaurant, several spaces on the water, and two miles from the show.
-New RV park 5 miles from show, Fred 760-394-4333
-Johnsons Landing at Salton City has RV.

There will be food vendors over the weekend breakfast with burritos, coffee, beer and empanadas in the Doons Art Show in the dome.

Competition events planned: foot drag, kiting wars, two man kiting wars race, pylon traversing, spot landing, bomb drop, PPG poker run, PPG capture the flag, plus a few others just for fun. Mass speed launch planned if the winds are good.

Schedule:

Mid day show- remote control helicopter stunt show by Tony Davis.
Thursday- open flying, registration
Friday- cross countries, open flying, clinics,
Friday night- Bon fire, movies on the big screen, prop burning, PPGRadio beer bust,
Saturday- competition events, clinics, mini Parachute drop
Saturday night- barbeque feast, raffle prize giveaways,

Reserve your spot early. Hotel & RV spots will go fast. Early registration encouraged.

For vendor or more information, visit Paratoys.com or contact Bob Armond at bob@paratoys.com or call 805-375-5055 or 805-231-1103.

2009 Arizona Flying Circus
Fri Feb 6 - Sun Feb 8, 2009
Casa Grande, AZ Cost: $75 (more for later registrations)

We are proud to announce the 6th Annual 2009 Arizona Flying Circus, scheduled for February 6th, 7th & 8th at the legendary Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort situated a few miles outside of Casa Grande, Arizona and only 45 minutes south of Phoenix, Arizona and 1 hour north of Tucson, Arizona. The 2009 event includes seminars, competitions, cross country flights, and a fun party in the Eagles Nest, the hotel's penthouse!

LOCATION
The Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort
26000 Gila Bend Highway
Casa Grande, AZ 85222.
(800) 237-4238 or (520) 836-6444

DIRECTIONS
From Phoenix...
Take I-10 East, toward Tucson. Exit at the first Casa Grande Exit (#185). Turn right at yield sign on Pinal Avenue. Stay on Pinal Avenue for 8.3 miles to Gila Bend Highway (#84) for 5.3 miles.
-OR-
Take I-10 East, toward Tucson. Exit at the second Casa Grande Exit (#194). Turn right at the stop sign on Florence Boulevard. Follow Florence Boulevard through Casa Grande. Florence Boulevard will become Gila Bend Highway at Pinal Avenue. Francisco Grande is approximately 5 miles from downtown Casa Grande.

Total driving distance from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is 46 miles or about 50 minutes driving.

From Tucson...
Take I-10 West, toward Phoenix. Exit at (#194). Turn left at the stop sign on Florence Boulevard. Follow Florence Boulevard through Casa Grande. Florence Boulevard will become Gila Bend Highway at Pinal Avenue. Francisco Grande is approximately 5 miles from downtown Casa Grande.
-OR-
If you don't need to go through Casa Grande...
Take I-10 West, toward Phoenix. At I-8, turn left toward Yuma. Take Thornton Road (Exit #172) turn right at the exit onto Thornton Road. Turn left at the light at Thornton Road and Gila Bend Highway (#84). Francisco Grande is approximately 3.3 miles on the right. Total driving distance from Tucson International Airport is 78 miles or about 1 hour 15 minutes driving.

COST
Cost for pilot registration - $75.00 (Will go up to $95.00 45 days before event)
Cost for venders- $225.00 per vendor which includes one pilot registration
Cost for RV parking - $50.00 (entire event)
Cost for onlookers & PPG wanabees- FREE

OTHER AIRCRAFT
All ultralights, trikes and powered parachutes are also welcome at this show. There is plenty of space to park and a nice huge, flat LZ that also serves as a runway. There is also a private airstrip to the W of the hotel, contact the hotel for usage information and permission.

NEAREST AIRPORTS
Phoenix Sky Harbor 45 minutes, Tucson Intl just over 1 hour away

HOTELS OTHER THAN THE FRANCISCO GRANDE
Holiday Inn, Casa Grande 5.2 miles E
777 N. Pinal Ave, Casa Grande, AZ 85222
Phone: (520) 426-3500
Web: http://www.holidayinnarizona.com/

Se-Tay Motel 5.2 miles E
901 N Pinal Ave, Casa Grande, AZ
Phone: (520) 836-7489

Arizona Motel & RV Park 5.2 miles E
1211 N Pinal Ave, Casa Grande, AZ
Phone: (520) 836-7802

Boots & Saddle Motel 5.2 miles E
509 W 2nd St, Casa Grande, AZ
Phone: (520) 421-2020

Courtyard Apartments 6.6 miles E
2060 N Trekell Rd, Casa Grande, AZ
Phone: (520) 836-4012

SHIPPING ADDRESS FOR PARAMOTORS
If you desire to ship your equipment in advance of your arrival, you can send your gear directly to the Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort. There may be a fee involved depending on the size of the package(s) and how long they are storing your gear for. Call LeVonne Badger at the Hotel at 520-836-6444 for details. The address to send gear to is:

Francisco Grande Hotel and Golf Resort
Attn: LeVonne Badger for Arizona Flying Circus
26000 Gila Bend Highway
Casa Grande, AZ 85222

LOCAL RESTAURANTS
The hotel has a luxurious restaurant as well as a bar/grill.
Other restaurants are only a short few minutes drive toward Casa Grande.

RV DRY CAMPING - $50.00 for the Entire Event!
Tons of space for RVs & campers. No Tent Camping Allowed. No hookups.
Bathrooms, food, beer, soda, pool and jacuzzi are all within a short stroll through the grassy park like setting near the LZ.

Lunch will be prepared onsite by the Hotel. Burgers, salads, sandwiches, hot dogs...You get the picture. Or, step right into the restaurant or bar/grill for whatever your stomach desires.

PARA-EVENTS PLANNED
Para-Cache Poker-Run, 2 Man Kiting Race, Kiting War, Balloon Streamer Capture, Raffles, Prizes, Eagles Nest Dinner Party and More.

Register Early To Take Advantage Of The Savings. Hotel & RV spots will go fast.

For sponsor & vendor information or more information about the event, visit http://www.azppg.com/events/2009afc/ or contact Mo Sheldon at mo@airparamo.com (602-692-7995) or Adam Bell at abell@prizeflight.com (602-738-9684).

Competition Clinic
Fri Feb 26 - Sun Mar 1, 2009
Christmas, FL Cost: $400

Eric Dufour is organizing a competition clinic with 7-time British Champion Michel Carnet in Christmas, Florida., from Thursday February 26th to Sunday March 1st incl. It will be 4 days of coaching, practicing and debriefing. The tasks and rules will be the same as in Europe and the world championship; navigation, accuracy landing, spot landing, clover leaf, endurance, etc.

It will be a great opportunity for everyone to learn and improve their skills and for some to be prepared to be part of the American team and represent the country at the next world competition.

We will be flying at the beautiful St John River (scroll down at http://www.paratour.com/acceuil_paramotor_ppg.htm to see pictures), using our boat to get there. There are hotels 10 minutes away from our field and you can also camp on the site. There is a club house with fridge, microwave, charcoal, coffee machine & TV and a full bathroom with a shower,
washing machine & drier for your use. We also have bonfire and a cold beer at night.

This is $400 per person. Places are limited and there are just a few left only. To reserve your place, you have to send a $100 check and please e-mail me before, to make sure there are still a place before sending your deposit.

Hope to see you here with us and have fun learning more about the world competitions tasks.

Spring Florida Fly-In "It's Not Winter Here"

Fri 03/??/09 - Sun 03/??/2009

This is the closest event to a Florida Convention that will be held in 2008. We're planning a big one in April of 2009 on one of two very large fields (120 Acres of sod) and close to large population centers. But we didn't get the requisite insurance until too late in the process so we're just going to plan a big event on the opposite year as Basse Ham.

For this year, Paul Czarnecki of UCanFly2 and the Pine Island airport are hosting pilots for their second event. So if you need to warm up, come on down!

57 Pilots had a blast at the end of 2007 at this 2700' grass runway and 8 acre field that allows take off in any direction. Pilots can fly Sanibel Island, Ft Myers Beach, Cabbage Key, and others.

There are fantastic places to eat and party nearby after flight activities.

Camping is allowed on location as well as many local on the water B&Bs and hotels being available. Legalities permitting, tandem rides will be offered along with Ultralight rides provided by the "Low and Slow" club.

For more information visit UCanFly2

5th Annual "Endless Foot Drag"

Fri ? - Mon ?/?/2009

The largest PPG fly-in event in the central U.S. This very informal gathering lets pilots just get together and have fun. However, for the aspiring pilot, there are several courses you can enroll in to advance your piloting skills. www.rvppg.com

Offered again by popular demand, a PPG to PG transition course. We have some of the best free flying opportunities in the country. If you haven’t tried it, you should. During this course you will learn a lot about your paraglider. Regardless, if you enroll in the course, there will be daily caravans to the flying sites.

Want to get your USPPA rating and get the cost refunded?! We will offer PPG 1-3 rating clinics on a first come, first serve basis.

There will hopefully be a USPPA Instructor Clinic.

Visit here for directions. Due to the sod, number of PPG's and training activities, we must limit this event to PPG's only. Sorry.

There is On-Site camping, 1-4 star hotels only 5-10 minute drive from site and restaurants all around.

Fort Smith Regional (KFSM) airport is a 10 minute drive with service by American Airlines and Northwest Airlines. NW Arkansas Regional (KXNA) is an hour drive and Tulsa is about 1:40.

Come as early, or late, as you like. Some folks are arriving one-week prior. Registration available every day.

Friday- registration, open flying. Saturday- registration, clinics, cross countries, free-flying

Sunday - registration, clinics, group cross country, free-flying. Monday - registration, cross countries, free-flying.

For vendor or more information please contact Britton Shaw at ezn72sh@yahoo.com or call 479.629.6184 or 479.648.5512.

To see who's coming or to let others know you'll be, go here.

7th Annual WPPA

Fri 06/19/08 - Sun 06/22/2008

Wisconsin Powered Parachute Association's 7th Annual Fly-In, inviting powered parachutes, paragliders, lighter-than-air, ultralights, trikes and the general publc. Flying, displays, vendors, food, radio-controlled air-show, pumpkin cannon (tentative), seminars, engine and chute demos, raffles, door prizes, live music on Friday evening, much more!!!

Visit www.wisconsinppa.org for more information.

7th Annual HighFlyer Fly Inn

Fri 06/? - Sun 06/?/2009 Date Not Set

This has normally been a PPC event but they are opening it up to PPG pilots. Admission is $20 to help offset expenses but there is no charge for the public.

It's at the Paraport Ultralight Flight Park on Hunt Road. GPS coordinates are N41deg 47min 08sec, W 79d 31m 7s.

The cost covers the Sat. night dinner and the Bomb Drop event Plaques, Beer for after-hours, etc! We have also some door prizes from "MOJO'S", "Kunzelmans Strobes" & "Comtronics" as they had sent us a full communication Helmet (Large). Fuel will also be available on site for the going rate that day.

Camping space is available amidst awesome mountain scenery.

For more information, contact Karl Kodrzycki at 814-664-9412.

Bear Lodge Fly-In
Thur 07/? - Sun 07/?/2009

The Third Annual Bear Lodge Fly-in will again offer up several hundred acres of alpine meadows to paramotor pilots at the scenic Bear Lodge Resort, Burgess Junction, Wyoming, just west of Sheridan, Wyoming and the world famous Sand Turn Hang Gliding site on top of the Big Horn Mountains. It immediately follows the Colorado Lost Stirrup Fly-In on the years the Lost Stirrup event runs.

Cost: Flying is free! Just bring your biggest motor and running shoes.

Rooms/RVs/Camping: We have a reserved some lodge rooms at a discounted rate of $55 per night (normally $82) and $129 per night for a cabin (normally $185). There is also full RV hookups for $18.50 per night and tent camping sites for $7.50 per night. Use of the lodge pool, showers, etc. is included if you camp.

Launch information: 8000-10000 MSL elevation on several hundred acres of alpine meadows.

Pilot Requirements: USHPA P3 or USPPA PPG3 or under direct USHPA or USPPA instructor supervision because we are flying under a forest service permit with some restrictions. If you are not rated, but feel you have the experience necessary, please give us a call. Sorry, no trikes, tandems, or vendors. Solo foot launch only.

Please contact us if you are planning on comming. Thanks! Contact info: Don McNiven (307) 762-3389 or Bob Kimpton (406)-855-5358. For more information please visit www.blackdiamondaircraft.com.

7th Annual Hoosier Fly-In

Thur 07/?? - Sun 07/??/2009

N/S & E/W manicured grass runways, camping, toilet, large hanger to store wings & motors. Gail High & the Boyer family are great hosts and have been a big part of making this a fun, relaxing time at this terrific flying venue.

All meals included. We are limited to 45 pilots. Donations gratefully accepted. Contact DJ using djappger@gmail.com for reservation & further information.

You can download, print, sign and bring this waiver with you to the event.

Pine Island July 4 Weekend

Fri 07/? - Sun 07/?/2009 (Date Not Set)
Pine Island Airport, FL

If you were one of the 50+ pilots that attended the Christmas '07 or the 60+ pilots at the Mar '08 Fly-in you know what to expect:

• Low entry cost

• Camping on site

• Electric & water hookups for RVs

• Great flying destinations all around (http://ucanfly2.com/location.html#FAA_Sectional)

• Breakfast & lunch right on site

• Nearby watering holes

• Lots of non flying activities (http://ucanfly2.com/location.html#Non-Flying)

• Nearby hotels (http://ucanfly2.com/location.html#Hotels)

• On-site fishing pond

• PPG, PPC, Weight shift trike & Fixed wing welcome (2700' grass runway)

• Pilots lounge in hanger, Shower, Choice vendor spaces available.

• Saturday night feast ($15)

What else do you need? For info http://ucanfly2.com/Fly_In_Jul_08.html

Kankakee Ultralight Fly-In & Pig Roast

Thur 07/? - Sun 07/?/2009
Kankakee Airport, IL

It's the biggest Midwest Ultralight Fly-in outside of Oshkosh. Lance Marczak is the PPG Coordinator for this 3rd Annual event held by Jim Leon.

Last year saw 22 PPG pilots along with experimental aircraft, Trikes, a gyrocopter, Sport Pilot aircraft and and other Ultralights. Even a hang glider ended his 10 mile soaring trip there.

Only Saturday is listed on the website but PPG pilots are welcome arrive and fly from Thur to Sun as long as you get a briefing. This is a General Aviation airport (no control tower, though) so it's important to know where the few no-fly zones are lest we jeopardize our welcome.

The variety of aircraft that wander through this event make mid-day entertainment easy. Two 727's flew in during the first one.

Camping on the field is allowed and hotels are nearby. For more information visit theUltralightPlace or contact Lance Marczak at 815-791-8631 or Jim Leon at 815-529-3000.

Hank's Place

Come join fellow paraglider nuts, both powered and unpowered, at Hanks Place. There is plenty of room for dry camping (tent or RVs) with water (for refilling) and a double Porta Potty. Free flyers will love Hat Ridge, only 20 minutes away, with its great glass-off soaring.

Saturday holds the famous Bar B Que. They plan on having a GPS treasurer hunt so bring your navigators. There will be some kind of spot landing and carrier landing competitions, too. Bring the kids for the marshmallow roast Saturday after dark.

For more information, E-Mail Ed Summers using theknoll@frontiernet.net.

2009 Annual Fly-In & Pig Out
Sat 08/??/2009 1:00PM

Join Middleboror Ultralight Association, EAA Ultralight Chapter 62 for their sumptuous feast and aviation event at the intersection of Chestnut and Purchase Streets.

PPGers are welcome but we ask that Pilots attend a briefing and have at least one aviation radio per group of flyers. There will be  Amateur built ultralight and light sport aircraft, their builders and an aviation related raffle.

Free camping and parking is provided for your car or aircraft. Come socialize with your flying buddies and make new friends along with the flying.

Advance reservations and pre-payment required for the cookout. For more info and reservations, contact Marty Himmelfarb at 508-759-7896 or mhimmelfarb@comcast.net or visit www.eaaUL62.net.

Dave Purdin Southern Ohio
Fri 08/?? - Sun 08/??/2009 Date Not Set

Dave Purdin is having his annual event, located adjacent to the Brush Creek Motor Sports Complex near Peebles, Ohio, 45660. It's a huge grassy area with fireworks and gorgeous flying in Southern Ohio. For more information, contact Dave Purdin.

They will be giving away a LCD 42 inch screen television this year.

4th Annual Owasco Airfield Days

Join fellow pilots at 3900 Long Hill Road, Moravia, NY for flying and feasting. It's open flying for all types of aircraft: Fixed Wing, PPG, Ultralight, Light Sport, PPC, Experimental, Rotor and Lighter Than Air.

We're at “NY92” GPS: N 42.44.201 – W 076.29.031 with a 50 foot wide turf runway (11-29) that's 1,860 feet long. Elevation is 1,378’ and the unicom is 122.85 for those with aircraft radios.

Events: Saturday 1pm: Spot Landing Challenge.

Sunday Starting At 10 am: EAA Young Eagles Rally Sponsored by EAA Chapter 811, Ithaca, NY.

Long Hill Fire Department BBQ Lunch & Dinner, Boy Scout Troop 55 Ice Cream and Bake Sale on Sat. 9th & Sun. 10th From 11am.

For more information, visit www.owascoairfield.com or contact Alan Clark: 315-246-2325 or Tom Brelsford at 860-301-2860.

2nd Annual Mike Rish Memorial Fly-In

The Indy Air Hogs and Scottsburg Airport welcome paramotor pilots to join them in celebrating the life of Mike Rish and his unique way of having fun. .Unfortunately, this one is for Powered Paragliders only, no PPCs or other ultralights. Rules are minimal and common sense.

Scottsburg airport is at 38-39-26.2110N, 085-47-24.8840W. For more information, please contact contact: Brandon Oberlin at (317) 356-7664 or email bgo_1999@yahoo.com

Driving directions from Indianapolis , IN :

Go S on I65 for 83 mi. Take the Scottsburg exit
(#29A) and go West for 0.2 mi. on McClain Ave/IN-56. Turn South onto
South Lake Rd. S and go 2 miles. The Airport is on your left.

Via Yahoo Maps: http://tinyurl.com/5krnzl, Photo of the LZ: http://tinyurl.com/5qc4do

Primitive on-site camping is free and there's plenty of room for RV's. There is a bathroom with running water and shelter in case of rain, but there are no RV hookups. There is RV camping 7 miles west of the airport (“Yogi Bear Campground” W on Hwy 56).

The site is beautiful: it’s surrounded by scenic rolling hills and patchy forest, along with standard Midwest agriculture. Gas, restaurants, and hotels are only about a mile away, and Louisville , KY is about 20 minutes South.

Dinner for pilots will be provided on Saturday night, and a concession stand will be on-site the whole weekend.

Activities:

• Poker run
• Cross-country to-from the Ohio River
• Catch-the-Streamer
• Bomb drops / Ball Grab
• Paramotor smoker displays
• Videos at night and campfire

Additionally, there will be a thrust sled and simulator on-site available for anyone to test their equipment. Come join the Indy Air Hogs at our first fly-in in honor of our fallen friend Mike Rish.

5th World Convention of Paramotor in France

Fri 06/?- Sun 06/?/2010

Planning is underway for the 2010 running of Paramotoring's largest gathering. In 2008, over 500 pilots gathered to fly and over 300 participated in a Mass launch. It is a great opportunity to meet a lot of paramotors' fans and pilots, glad to share their experiences, but also great professionals ready to show their latest innovations.

Grand Air waits for you for an unforgettable weekend full of fun and meetings.

You will find all information on www.grandair.fr towards mid-November.

There is NO REGISTRATION FEE... BUT...There will be a Banquet Saturday night and it would be nice to give the lodge some preliminary numbers. If you plan to come, please send Joe an e-mail or call him at 303-594-6319.

2008 Boucher Field Pig Roast & Fly-In
Fri 10/? - Sun 10/?/2009

Where: At the end of Tammy Road, Ava IL. map quest or equivalent.

Accommodations: Plenty of room for tent or trailer camping is available. Limited electric, and no water hook ups. Large mowed ppg launch field.

Motel/Hotel accommodations are available in the nearby towns of Pinckneyville, Murphysboro, or Carbondale.

Activities: Flying any time weather permitting. Cross country flights will be discussed and planned on Saturday.

Trap shooting, RC aircraft exhibitions, Music, Bonfires

ATVs welcome. Plenty of riding on the Boucher property and endless trails in the surrounding forest property. Note: no motor vehicles are allowed on forest property. Humm.

Fish fry on Friday evening, Pig (pork) roast potluck on Saturday.

Now a little History.

Back in the late 80’s A couple of Bouchers purchased this 70 acre farm sight, boarded on two sides by the Shawnee national forest, and located about ½ mile from beautiful Lake Kincaid. At this time we were in our heyday of the fixed wing ultralight aircraft craze, so we immediately constructed a 900 foot runway to launch our machines. From this point, for the next several years we explored by air, the diverse and varied landscapes of southern Illinois.

About six miles to the southwest runs the Mississippi river to which we made several trips landing on the large and ever changing sandbars. Even closer lies the Mississippi river valley which stretches 50 miles south to the Ohio River. Bald Knob Cross, located about 15 miles southwest was an interesting trip, and the large strip mine operations about 5 miles north offered some very different scenery. Pinckneyville airport is located about 5 miles north of the strip mines. This airport was our home base until the recent Sport Pilot ruling took effect, and is now nearly ultralight free, but it‘s a great place to launch PPG‘s.

For More Information contact KennyCarlock at e004kc@yahoo.com or Tom Boucher at bontom99@comcast.net

Lost Stirrup Lodge High Altitude Fly-In
Thur 07/01 - Sun 0704/2010
West of Pikes Peak, CO   Cost:$ Free

Once again, ppg pilots from across the country and overseas, will flock to the heights of Bob "Bubba" Peter's ranch in Colorado, West of Pikes Peak, for fun and games at the annual Lost Stirrup Lodge High Altitude Fly-In. Though a challenge for pilots from lower altitudes, no attending pilot has failed to earn this fly-in's coveted "High Altitude Pilot" patch. Earn yours this year simply by launching. Once in the air, flying is pretty much the same but with a slower climb rate.

The fly-in is free. No entry fees or charges for camping. You will need to bring your own RV or tent and food. Nestled in the high plains on the Ute trail of Colorado's back country, the closest store is in Canon City, nearly an hour away. Nights are in the 40's and days are in the 70-80's.

The Lost Stirrup Fly-In has been featured internationally in numerous videos like Into The Wind and it hit the front page of Aero Sports Connections Magazine in January 2007. This will provide a challenge, great fun and is nearly bug free. 

For more information, visit www.poweredparaglidingcolorado.com or www.loststirrup.com. A slide show can be seen here.

3nd Annual UCanFly2 Party
Thur 10/?? - Tue 11/??/2009
Pine Island Airport (Near Fort Myers), FL:  $ Donation

Pine Island Airport will be home for several days of fun. This 2700' grass runway and 8 acre field allows take off in any direction.

Pilots can fly Sanibel Island, Ft Myers Beach, Cabbage Key, and others. It will be your choice as there are many great places that are a short flight away. Fantastic places to eat and party are nearby for after flight activities.

Camping is allowed on location and there are many local B&Bs and hotels available oceanside. Legalities permitting, tandem rides will be offered along with Ultralight rides provided by the "Low and Slow" club.

http://www.ucanfly2.com/Fly_In_3Q_08.html for more information.

Have an Event?

If you would like it listed please send us the information including where, when, for how long, what participants must bring, qualifications, cost and anything else you feel pertinent. Events may be for-profit.

Send it to theUSPPA@gmail.com .