red750 Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I was sitting out at the Ringwood Golf Club while my wife was at an afternoon tea for a friend's birthday. While there, I saw a PPC approaching from the south east over a built-up area. It flew directly overhead in a north-westerly direction, then turned over the Eastlink Freeway and travelled south. It flew out of sight behind trees on the golf course. About 20 minutes later, it appeared again, from approximately the same location, travelling a similar path, but turned over the golf course as shown on the yellow track on the image below. I was surprised to see a PPC over a suburban built-up area like this. I do not know where it took off from, or landed. The image shows an approximation of the two flight paths as best as I could estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearo Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Was it under 1000ft? Not sure what the issue is here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 7, 2016 Author Share Posted August 7, 2016 Just curious, that's all. I've never seen one around here before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaba-who Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 What's a PPC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyerme Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 P What's a PPC? powered parachute ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 PPC has similar rules. 1000ft over built up areas (within gliding distance of a emergency landing oppertunity) but can fly down to 300ft over non built up. Same same but different. There are a few paddocks there which could be used for take off and landing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillmanr Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 There are occasionally 2 PPCs fly from somewhere in the Lysterfield valley (near Upper Ferntree Gully) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The gliding distance would not be great. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmick Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 The gliding distance would not be great. Nev No, as little as 4:1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facthunter Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 That's exactly the figure I had in mind. It would want to be a small town , or you would need a lot of height. Nev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Red, are you sure it was a PPC? Not a PPG (powered para glider) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red750 Posted August 8, 2016 Author Share Posted August 8, 2016 I am a little sketchy on the exact classification, Downunder, but it looked like this, with a canopy of pockets: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Yeah, you're correct, PPC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downunder Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 The gliding distance would not be great. Nev True, but landing distance would not be great either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guernsey Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Depending on wind speed, landing distance could be nil or even in reverse, I've seen it happen. Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylink hornet Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 At the end of the day, what it was, or who it was, was having fun. Good on em wish it was me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 They have flown from the parkland to the left of the eastlink freeway and also in the park to the right of the freeway. They are radio equipped but only heard them on 123.450 when there was two of them chatting to each one day. That was a few years back though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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