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Powered
Paraglider
Ratings / Competition Clinic
Thur & Fri Oct 5 & 6 Albuquerque
2006, NM. Given by Eric Dufour and Jeff Goin
| Schedule of Activities
The
clinic is now full with pre-paid pilots. All have signed up for the
ratings and a few have also included competition. Thanks for your
participation. Changes to the schedule will be made here as well as
e-mailed to those who signed up.
To best plan and use resources,
only those pilots who prepaid will be able to attend. If you were one who
signed up only through the event web site but did not pay (that was
possible for a week), please contact Jeff
Goin. Sorry for any confusion.
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Improve your pilot skills, learn important
emergency recovery procedures, learn how to master advanced techniques or just
improve more basic ones. Learn some of the strange PPG aerodynamics, airspace
rules, how to read sectionals and more. You can chose concentrate on
competition type skills or work on obtaining a USPPA PPG rating, many of the
skills overlap. Those signing up for the competition clinic will learn and
practice the cloverleaf, slow-fast, foot drag and other skill-building tasks.
This is for pilots with at least 10 flights who can consistently launch and
land, be comfortable taking instruction by radio and doing multiple power-on
approaches.
Refunds will be issued if the clinic has to
be cancelled for any reason. Saturday will be used a rain date in the event of
weather woes. The cost was $50 per person for the comp clinic or ratings clinic
and $75 for both if paid by Sept 25th. The clinic filled up on Sept 23, thanks
for your participation.
The USPPA PPG2 Syllabus will be used and distributed here for the ratings
clinic pilots. The Powered Paragliding Bible will be used as a reference for
ground school. Bring your local area aeronautical chart if you have questions
and we'll go over it.
What to
Bring
Your own paramotor, wing, helmet and kiting harness. You must be able to receive
FRS radio instructions for the inflight portions. You may still register for the
clinic if you have no paramotor but will obviously not be able to participate in
the flight portions, however you can benefit from the ground handling and
educational elements. Boots that provide ankle support are recommended. This is
a high-elevation field so it will take a bit more running.
Preliminary
Schedule:
| Thursday |
Scheduled
Activities |
| 7:30am
- 8:00am |
Sign waivers if
not done already. Having this completed on Wednesday at registration will
speed the process. |
| 8:00am
- 9:30am
Flying will be done if conditions allow, kiting if it's
too windy to fly and ground school or simulator work if "swamp
thing" appears. |
1. Flying will
include:
a. Inflation techniques,
b. Launching successfully at high elevation,
c. moderate bank turns (up to the pilot's comfort level). For comp
clinic pilots it will include steep turns with purpose,
d. Power-on spot landing to a go-around at 5 feet and to a landing.
e. Active piloting - what it really is and radio directed
practice. This will be done last because it is best practiced in level 2
turbulence.
2. There's more than meets the eye and it's fun to master. Kiting (when
conditions allow) will include:
a. Finer points of inflation
b. Finer points of control
c. Method to prevent getting turned around if lifted,
d. Handling high winds, and finesse.
e. For comp clinic pilots, how to win at kiting wars. |
| 10:00am
- 12:00n |
Ground school
according to the usppa PPG2 syllabus. Review the previous field activity
and cover other advanced flying topics flown or attempted. Competition
subjects will cover flying strategies and what skills to practice even if
you have no course setup at home. |
| 12:00n
- 1:30pm |
Lunch--there
are restaurants within 2 miles |
| 1:30pm
- 3:30pm |
Ground school,
continue with the syllabus covering airspace, a practical evaluation of
weather, using flight service, practical application of FAR 103, Risk assessment
and where the accidents really happen, not just what sounds
"cool." |
| Friday |
Scheduled
Activities |
| 7:30am
- 9:30am
Flying will be done if conditions allow, kiting if it's
too windy to fly and ground school or simulator work if "swamp
thing" appears. |
1. Flying will
include a continuation of the day before and add:
a. Power-off spot landings. Swooping, sticking it, and the
difference (FAI competition is the swoop), Practice will be done first
with motor at idle and no actual touchdown.
b. Steering a launch
c. moderate bank turns (up to the pilot's comfort level).For comp
clinic pilots it will include steep turns with purpose,
d. Power-on spot landing to a go-around at 5 feet and to a landing.
e. Active piloting - what it really is and radio directed
practice. This will be done last because it is best practiced in level 2
turbulence.
2. There's more than meets the eye and it's fun to master. Kiting (when
conditions allow) will include:
a. Finer points of inflation
b. Finer points of control
c. Method to prevent getting turned around if lifted,
d. Handling high winds, and finesse.
e. For comp clinic pilots, how to win at kiting wars. |
| 10:00am
- 12:00n |
Review the
previous field activity and cover other advanced flying topics flown or
attempted. Competition subjects will cover flying strategies and what
skills to practice even if you have no course setup at home. Administer
the USPPA PPG2 written test (online, if possible). Registered pilots will
be given the address to take the test online and bring the results then we
will go over any areas needing extra attention. The test can also be taken
at the clinic but that will require extra time. |
| 12:00n
- 1:30pm |
Provided
(sandwiches or pizza plus soda) |
| 1:30pm
- 3:00pm |
Ground School
covering any remaining open items in the syllabus. |
| 3:00pm
- 4:00pm |
Simulator
rehearsal of emergency procedures including what to do in the event of a
parachutal stall/spin, cravat, collapse, frontal, severe turbulence, stuck
brakes, throttle chop, stuck throttle handle and reserve toss. |
| 5:00pm
- 7:00pm |
Cover
flight/kiting items not yet covered in the syllabus. |
| Saturday |
Scheduled
Activities |
| 7:30am
- 9:30am |
Cover areas not
finished if weather prevented flight or kiting.
The fly-in has activities scheduled for this day so we will work around
those since most pilots will want to participate. |
| 5:00pm |
Spot landing
competition. |
There is no guarantee of obtaining a rating since certain
skills must be demonstrated successfully by the pilot. Regardless of whether a
rating is given this will improve pilots handling of situations and ability to
improve themselves after leaving the clinic.
Half the income from the ratings clinic goes to the USPPA and
the other half to pay for facilities and food. Income from the competition
clinic goes to pay for facilities and setup. The normal value of this would be,
based on going rates, approximately $200 per participant but this first one is
being done as a test to gauge interest and effectiveness. Any USPPA Instructor
offering ratings clinics will be given the opportunity to list their ratings
clinic here providing it covers at least the material in the PPG2 syllabus.
Thanks for your interest, we appreciate your desire
to join us in mastery of this incredible sport! |
