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Products I Fly By Bob "Bubba" Peters
Flying for the History Channel |
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When Jason Williams, of JWM Productions, a producer for the History Channel, called me in the Spring of 2004, about including powered paragliding in the series premier of Digging For The Truth with host, Josh Bernstein, I volunteered immediately to demonstrate what a PPG could accomplish in shooting exciting video. The location was Chaco Canyon and the surrounding area in New Mexico, the former home of the ancient Anasazi Indians. Foot launching at over 5000 feet with a really big camera, a bottle of water and my gear would be a challenge for any PPG. Thankfully, I owned a Fly Gold 130 with a 28 horse power Simonini engine. I had no problem getting into the air and proving that I could acquire footage that would be impossible to get with the faster, more expensive aircraft typically used in these situations. |
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Jason, Josh and the entire crew were ecstatic about the results and since then I've been invited to other shoots with Josh, including the Cahokia Indian Mounds and the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Who knows where this will all lead in the future? I'm hoping to be included in some future international location. Only time will tell. |
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Since then, I've purchased the Fly Products Flash Trike. The Fly Gold 130 has no problem flying my wife, Jeanie, and I with lunch, a camera, and a picnic blanket. Our favorite flights are sunset flights. Usually, if the air is flyable an hour before sunset, it will only get better and better, smoother and smoother, until lack of light forces us to land. Jeanie, calls the trike "our motorcycle" because we do a lot of very slow and low flying, following old trails and jeep roads, chasing coyotes and exploring valleys and saddles. We feel perfectly safe knowing we can land easily any time. Notice the wheels are not stock. We do a lot of beach flying, too. So, we added Roll Eze sand tires to make tandem take offs easier. We've discovered since then, they also make very soft landings and can roll over brush and rocks with ease. Because of this, we've been able to land in places that we'd otherwise pass up. |
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I can honestly recommend the Fly Products Fly Gold 130 and Flash Trike to anyone who needs power and convenience. I've personally flown this trike to over 12,500 ft after launching from 9200 ft. at our ranch in Colorado. Here's were you can get more information:
Jose Casaudoumecq
AEROLIGHT USA, Inc. |
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