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2003 Balloon Fiesta PPG Fly-in at Grasslands, New Mexico this year! October 3,4, and 5th. Last year we flew among 700 balloons! *My favorite fly-in. Visit this link for all the information - www.americanflyerppg.com* September 25th 2003 PPPC Welcomes Don Griffiths from North Douglas County to the Club! David C. of Tucson, AZ tests re-inflation characteristics of a motorized paraglider in a 50% stall at optimum and sped up settings. Click here to read his excellent post. September 2nd 2003 Check out this picture! Randy takes a 2 hour morning flight from his Lazy UX Ranch to Lamar, Colorado through fog and lands in his front yard in town! September 1st 2003 PPPC Welcomes Lewis Smith of Larkspur, Colorado and Bill Duffell of Evergreen, Colorado to the club! July 10th 2003 New video from David Cook in Tucson flying over the cotton fields.... Video July 4th, 2003 1st ANNUAL LOST STIRRUP LODGE FLYIN-IN!!..... Click here for more. June 22, 2003 LOST STIRRUP LODGE MORNING FLIGHT AT 9000 FT..... Click for more May 23, 2003 AT SHOW LOW, ARIZONA .... Click here for more. May 21, 2003 Last Trip of the Season to Rocky Point.... Click here for the story! May 11, 2003 Picacho Peak - Flying a famous landmark near Tucson, AZ Click here for all the details! May 5th 2003 First Rocky Point Mexico Fly-in Cinco de Mayo - 5 pilots from Colorado Springs, Phoenix and Tucson hit the beach in Puerto Penasco for the very first time. Click here for all the details! April 2003 Mexico - Flying alone at Puerto Penasco! Only 16 hours from Colorado Springs! Click here to find out how to fly Rocky Point!
California - ParaToys Fly-in! February 2003 - It was....well...great! Bill B. and Bob P. traveled with the Fantastico Flyers and American Flyer PPG folks.
*PPPPC Welcomes Bill Bishop!*	Pikes Peak Powered Paragliding Club welcomes Bill Bishop as it's second official member! Bill found the club site via the search engines. He contacted Bob Peters and discovered Bob was planning a visit to Albuquerque, New Mexico for a summer fly-in at Grasslands and American Flyer. Bob invited Bill to meet him at the fly-in. Bill hopped on his BMW crotch rocket and joined the Fantastico Flyers (the local club) at the launch site Saturday morning. It wasn't long before Michelle Daniel, American Flyer's best instructor, had Bill strapped into a harness and doing forward inflations. Bill was so enthused, he bought a new SD Monster and tandem wing before returning to Colorado Springs. Latest word says his motor is in, but will have to wait for the wing, probably an Elle 42. It appears Bill is shooting to solo before the October 3-6 Balloon Festival in Albuquerque so he can join the Grasslands Fly-in with 30-40 other ppg pilots! UPDATE! Bill Soloed Oct 6th, 2003! Congrads, Bill !!!
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Pikes Peak Powered Paragliding Club Formed January 1st, 2002 Bob "Bubba" Peters, our founder, was the only local member of the club until the summer of 2005. That's when David "Bo" Beaudette, (Ranger Bo) a retired Army Ranger and Alex Donaghy (What?! no nick name??) joined the club as the first real, local members. We have hopes that soon others will join us and enjoy this safe and exciting sport. If you've ever dreamed of flying, but the danger and expense squelched your enthusiasm, then this is the sport for you. I personally know pilots from the age of 9 to 72 years old. How much does it cost? Depending on what you buy, a complete powered paraglider costs, including training, about $8000.00 (About the price of a cheap used car or a nice ATV). There are lots of good deals on used gliders from pilots who are moving up to more high performance units. One important piece of advice, Get Professional Training! The web is full of horror stories of friends teaching friends. If you buy from a dealer you can sometimes get your training FREE. Just imagine! You're flying along enjoying a tremendous view when your engine suddenly dies! What do you do??! Land. Yep, just land. Hey, your parachute is fully deployed before you ever leave the ground! <grin> Call 719-471-7953 home or 719-659-1346 cell to join or to visit with Bubba. Or email him at bubba@poweredparaglidingcolorado.com.