Powrachute
and Sport Pilot
Powrachute has participated directly in or been associated
with the following activities in preparation for the new Sport
Pilot rule:
Powrachute Activities
• Support of Industry Organizations (ASTM, NAPPF, USUA, EAA, ASC)
• Sport Pilot Presentations to Powrachute TEAM Dealers at Dealer
meetings
• 2002 Jim Sweeney NAPPF
• 2003 Jim Sweeney NAPPF
• Sport Pilot Presentations at Extravaganza
• 2000 Jim Stephenson ASC
• 2001 Sue Gardner FAA
• 2002 Mike Henry FAA
• 2003 Earl Downs EAA
• Powered Parachute Pilot Presentation in Lakeland, FL
• 2002 Jim Sweeney NAPPF
• Illinois Safety Seminar Sponsor
• 2001 Sue Gardner FAA
• World Championships Sponsor
• Host of Extravaganza Fly In
• Wisconsin Ultra Light and Light Aviation Advisory Counsel
sponsor
• Wisconsin Powered Parachute Association Sponsor
• Indiana Ultralight Safety Seminar Sponsor
• UltraFlight Radio Sponsor 2002, 2003
• Earl Lawrence EAA
• Ron Wagner EAA
• Carla Larsh EAA
• Jim Sweeney NAPPF
• Tom Peghiny ASTM Fixed Wing Committee
• Greg Gremminger ASTM Gyro Plane Committee
• Sue Gardner FAA
Member ASTM – Light Sport Aircraft Committee
• Oshkosh, WI 2/26/02
• First ASTM organizational meeting for Light Sport Aircraft
• Oshkosh, WI 2/27/02
• Formation of Powered Parachute Committee for Light Sport
Aircraft
• Oshkosh, WI 4/29/02
• ASTM organizational meeting
• Oshkosh, WI 4/30/02
• ASTM Powered Parachute subcommittee organizational meeting
• Lakeland, FL 1/29/03
• ASTM meeting working on the development of documentation
required for powered parachute light sport aircraft
• Kansas City, KS 5/8/03
• ASTM meeting working on the development of documentation
required for powered parachute light sport aircraft
• Tampa, FL 11/19/03
• ASTM meeting working on the development of documentation
required for powered parachute light sport aircraft
• Conference Calls
• ASTM Powered Parachute Sub Committee conference calls working on
the development of documentation for the powered parachute light
sport aircraft
• 10/30/02
• 11/13/02
• 12/16/02
• 1/23/03
• 2/14/03
• 3/21/03
• 5/1/03
• 7/10/03
• 2/11/04
• 3/11/04
FAA
• Lakeland, FL 4/8/02
• FAA/Manufacturers meeting on Light Sport Aircraft
• Lakeland, FL 4/9/02
• FAA Light Sport Pilot orientation meeting
• Oshkosh, WI 5/1/02
• FAA PTS meeting
• Oklahoma City 6/10/02
• 2 Days
• FAA PTS Meeting
• Oklahoma City 6/22/02
• FAA PTS Meeting
• 2 days
Internal Programs
Q&A Control
Compliance with the released ASTM Powered Parachute LSA Documents
Trained FAA PTS writers to fly PPC’s
For more information about Sport
Pilot, visit their website at
www.sportpilot.org. |
