Who wants a Jetpack that flies at 5000 feet?

tickler · 2011-06-03, 10:14 AM

Actually I prefer the PPC powered parachutes!

- ground skimming(popular) to altitudes as high as 18,000+ ft.
- 25–35 mph

- 5-10 gallon ~= 3 hours
- take off/landing < 100 ft. grass

- 1 seater = $5-10,000
- 2 seater = $15-25,000

In the United States, most single place PPCs are flown under part 103 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and, therefore, may be flown without a license or flight instruction. Flight instruction is, however, highly recommended, and an average student can learn to fly a PPC safely with 5 to 10 hours of flight instruction.

Two-place PPCs are light sport aircraft in the United States. The pilot must have at least a sport pilot certificate issued by the FAA to fly them. A minimum of 15 hours of flight instruction, and 5 hours of solo as a student pilot is required to obtain this

Cleo · 2011-06-03, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by tickler

Actually I prefer the PPC powered parachutes

I see them flying at the south end of Fort Lauderdale beach all the time and thought they looked like something that I would want to do.

They seem pretty safe although someone did drown flying a tandem one some months ago unable to get free of the harness after they somehow crashed.

2011-06-03, 10:14 AM	#1
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