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Fantastic Louise! I really "got lost" in your story. What great experiences you had on your holiday. Thanks! Peter

Welcome Paul, The photo that Farri posted of the CGS Hawk looks awesome! Peter

G'day Virago and Peter

In the air?

You bet! :thumb_up:

Welcome Shane! I hope you get a lot of enjoyment (& info) from the forums.

Jake, Congrats and Welcome!

Yes, it took me a while to learn to wait that long before flaring!

John & Mike, I agree there is some "attitude" out there, and so I have tried to expose the Aerochute in a good light as much as possible - either by being as helpful as I can, (at the Avalon Airshow for example - I have displayed [static] my Aerochute and answered heaps of questions of both public and pilots alike for the last 3 shows) or at a flyin by flying safely and as smoothly as possible with a passenger. Either way I hope that I have helped change one or two pre-conceived ideas. Mike, I can imagine that with you flying both flexible and fixed wing AC, it would prompt a lot of questions from other fixed wing pilots out there. I'm always up for a flyin - let me know if you're ever looking for another Aerochute to "boost the ranks"! Peter

Witchcraft! Next they will be using a parachute to go UP!

Congratulations Tomo, all the effort has paid off! Well done! Peter

Welcome Oksinay to the forums! Peter

Welcome Cheray, I hope you have a good time in the forums! Peter.

From one New Member to another, "Welcome!" Peter

That's strange, I (only) fly an Aerochute and yet my Pilot Certificate doesn't even mention 2S !

Hi Mike, Thanks, but I'm not intending to make any changes to the machine which would jeopardise the "Factory Built" registration, but at every fly in I attend I get to see some very clever ideas, even very simple ones, that someone has thought through because of a situation or experience that they've had. I just thought I'd try to get some discussion going here at this "virtual fly in". I agree with John that the PPC pilots are few and far between, so a bit of discussion might make this a good online site to have a natter and promote PPCs as being a fun, safe, recreational AC. Peter

Hi John, I have once (in about 250 flights) caught one of the switches and accidentally turned off half the ignition - scared me when the performance suddenly dropped. :yikes:I was about 2000' above the field so decided to immediately do an "engine out" landing - I reached down and killed the switches to realise (too late) that I had only turned one off. (At this time the aerochute was pull start - I have sice gone to electric start) Great landing and all ok, but I'd like to see about either putting the swiches in a place where you can see what they are doing, and yet be out of the way from accidental bumpings etc. The electric starter button would be better placed up on the top plate too (IMHO) as your hands are up there when you start up, and cutting down the time from start to putting your hands back in the toggles is a good thing. Peter

There's no way we'd get away with that here ... (The car park at our local strip club's waaaaaay too small )

I'm interested to find out what additions or cosmetic changes (N.B. not modifications) have been made to your Aerochute? I am interested, in particular, in the location of the ignition switches. (I actually think they would be better placed - with the electric starter switch above the PIC on the top plate) To get the ball rolling - all I have really done is add a "net" - made from a fine fishing line - running from the top of the line guard down to the top of the seat back, and across between the line guard main support bars, to stop a very expensive 'chute falling on top of a very hot exhaust in very still conditions. It (the 'chute landing over the Aerochute) occurred to me once and while I was able to reach up and behind and stop all but one steering line from melting, I wanted to take that worry away for good. Peter

Sometimes?

Welcome Louis, Hope you will enjoy the forums as much as I am! (I'm only a new member also) Peter:welcome:

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Congrats, Evan. Well done!

Eastmeg, you have just a few less than me ... "The emergency exits are located here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here!"

I do carry a letter from the surgeon explaining about the plates, but as long as I don't have any other metal on me, (like belt buckles) there's no worries! :robot: