SkyDive FortMyers will be operational at Pine Island Airport
21 March!
Martin of SkyDive Fort Myers will be offering
Parachute jumps starting 25 March! This is an exciting
development for Pine Island Airport - this will be fun for
those that desire a need for speed! Call Martin @
239-244-3119 or visit:
SkyDive Ft Myers
Bobby J - "The Pizza Man" makes 7 flights in one day!
Bobby J. wanted to make a bunch of flights
the first week of March with his RDM100 trike - so he
did! He started that morning with 8 flights and finished up
with 15. Bobby is doing great and is learning fast. He is
working on his spot landings so he can finish up his USPPA
PPG2 rating. Go Bobby!
Click here for :
"The Pizza Man" video
Beach Blast 2010 Panama City, Florida 6~9 May
PlanetPPG will have a large booth again this
year for the largest PPG fly-in in the world. Over 250
Pilots are expected to enjoy the facilities of Edgewater
Beach Resort on the sugar sand beach of Panama City! Stay in
the high-rise hotel each with full kitchens and full use of
the 3 pools and steps away for your PPG launch area.
Even though it was a cold 43 degrees F, 12 PPG pilots came
out to fly on 7 March
PlanetPPG pilots are troopers - or addicted -
you be the judge! Even though "Global Warming" had much of
the nation firmly a deep freeze the boys went out to fly
anyway. Who said that our blood thins out when we get used
to the normal warm weather? (It was COLD! Nice flights for
sure.)
Steve and Cory attend Discover PPG lesson 1st week of March
Both Steve and Cory attended the "Discover
PPG" where the students were introduced to
Powered Paragliders in a 2 hour lesson that includes a 30
minute tandem ride. The air was calm and the flights went
well. Steve and Cory are saving their pennies to start
taking lessons so they can fly PPG!
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Paul with Steve |
Bobby helping Cory & Paul |
Dale Hobgood makes "Sidewinder 2" Trike
Dale made a new trike that is very small and
light. This one is only 23 pounds and uses the standard
Fresh Breeze harness, unlike the previous version that had a
seat. The lighter version uses the FB Simonini for power
while the heaver original, 75 pounds, Sidewinder employed a
FB Monster. Go Dale!
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Sidewinder 1 |
Sidewinder 2 |
Demo & display equipment:
Paramotors - Nirvana Rodeo 125, Fresh Breeze Simonini &
Monster, Flat-Top, Top 80 iFlyer, RDM 100, Fly Products Gold,
Walker Jet
Paragliders - Obsession 2, Sky Cima K2, Alpine Peak, Thrust HP, Karma,
Sting PowerPlay, Power Atlas, Eden 4, Velvet
Trikes - Nirvana Cruise, TrikeBuggy Bullet, Black Hawk Lowboy,
RDM100 trike
Directions to Pine Island Airport:
Cape Coral/ Ft Myers - go West on Colonial to Pine Island
Rd, Left turn onto Pine Island Rd. Go through Matlacha to 4
way stop sign. Right turn (North) on Stringfellow Rd.
Proceed North until the road curves left - Turn Right on
Ficas Tree ("Plane Rides" sign should be visible) Pass Pine
Island Growers (PIG) and find Airport on Left. Morning Star
Lane
Tampa and North - I-75 to exit 161. Go Right on Jones Loop
Rd. Stay on this road - cross 41 - road name changes to Burnt
Store Road. Proceed South on Burnt Store Road until you
reach Pine Island Road. Take Right onto Pine Island Road. Go
through Matlacha to 4 way stop sign. Right turn (North) on Stringfellow Rd. Proceed North until the road curves left -
Turn Right on Ficas Tree ("Plane Rides" sign should be
visible) Pass Pine Island Growers (PIG) and find Airport on
Left. Morning Star Lane
