Girls Just Wanna Fly & Tuesday Night Hangouts

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Meet Shane- I was born I got older. I lurned some stuf I got older. I fergot some stuf. Still living    / @shanesplanetshane3795   Thank you Shanes Planet Shane for the Intro music that he made also. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

My name is Christian Cliffgard, my pomeranian canine is Molly. I live in Elkhorn, WI, and grew up in East Troy, WI, next to the airport in East Troy. I am 51, Molly is 11 years old. I am married, my wife is Deb, and we also have 2 other dogs (Winter and Javi, both are heeler mixes.) I am an independent business owner/operator, performing tile installations mainly, and consulting for some companies and architects out there. Just trying to keep it simple. My background is in building construction, light engineering, and being resourceful in fixing vehicles. I grew up in the country, near a stream and small forest. As kids, my pops had us learn a bit of wild life, and we also had horses growing up. When my pops bought a new horse, I would test him/her out in the field. We also raised a raccoon from a baby (eyes not open yet,) to an adult. The raccoon was one of the gang of us kids. My family consisted of my 2 brothers and 1 sister. We also raised a hawk from a hatchling, rescued an owl, and had some cats and a couple dogs growing up. Growing up, being the oldest, my pops always utilized me to work on vehicles, home projects and more, so I would learn, and gain a better knowledge of building and fixing things. Our entire life was under the landing approach of the East Troy Airport, and we would see planes, helicopters, skydivers, and specialty craft every so often on their way to EAA Oshkosh. After high school in a small town, I got into college, and did some construction as well, which was part of my degree I was pursuing. In the end, I ended up making my leap in construction management, without finishing my degree, or the last half year of school. I had also went through an officer program for the USMC, which gave you the option to join as an officer upon graduation, without having to be obligated, since it wasn't a scholarship or program to fund my schooling. I passed the program, but in the end, it wasn't for me in the long term, so I accepted an honorable discharge for the program I completed. After school, my activities included whitewater kayaking, rodeo boat style, motorcycles, a little on mountain bikes. I had always been interested in motorcycles and flying. I got super interested in motorcycles after watching the movie TRON. As for flying, the steven speilberg movie '1941' with Wild Bill Kelsoe (John Belushi,) as the crazy army air corps P-40 pilot, is what initially caught my eye to flying, then of course STAR WARS was the next one to hit home. In 2001, after many attempts to get friends to go skydiving, and everyone backing out, I went by myself, and after that first jump (which was AFF, Accelerated Freefall,) I was hooked, and kept going to attain my license. Years later, 2008, I actually rented the house on the dropzone in East Troy for about 8 years, before getting married, and merging into one household. In 2013, I lost my dog of 18 years to old age, and within 2 days, I looked into Molly through a breeder in Foster City, Michigan (the UP.) She was 4 weeks at the time, and I came back 3 weeks later to bring her home. She became my shadow, and keeps me in her site at all times. She has a bit of separation anxiety, so I take her almost everywhere. I had her riding motorcycles within 3 months. After a year, and being fully grown, I started constructing a harness system for her to skydive with me. After having it all completed and set with doggles, we went, and she was secure , as long as she was with me. That first jump, she thought it would be like a car window, but then we jumped and she froze for a couple seconds, trying to figure this out. After that, she pushed her paws against the air flow of freefall, and just started looking around. After we landed, she was excited, and running circles around me, trying to figure out what was next. A few years later, 2018, I started looking into paramotoring, as I saw it on the net, and was interested. Shortly after, I found an instructor, and started training to become an ultrlight pilot. The training was easy, because I had over 10 years experience in the air under a canopy/wing. Molly went to all my training, and once I was ready to solo fly, I just kept on going, eventually taking Molly all the time I could. Only time she is not up is when it is under 45 degrees on the ground. After flying for years, I started going to Fly-ins, meeting others in this discipline, and enjoying the culture. (Every sport has a culture to it, like kayaking or skydiving..) You can talk about the sport with minimal detail, and others in that sport understand you without too much explanation. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107...

Kristianna is a passionate world traveller and paramotor pilot from Toronto, with endless energy and a zest for life. Her independent travels have brought her to over 25 countries, working, studying or volunteering her way around the world through her creative talents in music, art and flying. As a young female in a male-dominated sport, Kristianna chose an unconventional path in aviation, flying a paramotor instead of an airplane and competing to become silver female World Champion, published author and public figure in under two years. She has appeared in TV and radio shows, competed for the title of Miss Canada, and has written about her experiences as a female pilot in various magazines, motivating others through her enthusiasm and positive outlook on life. Kristianna calls herself a ‘living role model' for young women and offers inspiration to youth to follow their dreams instead of the crowd. Her mission is to give others permission to reach higher, leading by example and showing what is possible if we welcome opportunity, challenge adversity and dare to dream.

https://www.madisonvilleairport.com/   / emilyattheairport   Meet Emily Herron I'm an Airport Manager at a general aviation airport in Western KY and a private pilot currently working on my instrument rating. 3rd generation pilot and owner of a Piper J-3 Cub. Content creator- I enjoy sharing about all different aspects of aviation and bringing some education and entertainment. I'm a University of Kentucky graduate (Go Cats!), wife to Seth and mom to Will.

Paul - Retired from full time 15 yr instructor 1 year ago and a Sun 'n Fun announcer, which is the 2nd largest airshow in the world. Robert - Born as Robert Jedrzejczak, in Milwaukee Wisconsin, lived in the surrounding states until my parents split up when I was 8. At 10, I moved to California to live with my dad, where I learned to surf in Santa Maria California. I used to jump off the dunes near Pismo beach and didn't even know what parkour was. White water rafting and cliff jumping soon followed. Throughout my adventures I ended up in Florida where I was only able to surf during hurricanes because the gulf side has little waves. I made primetime news twice on SNN for surfing Hurricane Charlie and then Katrina. But I wanted more! So I started skydiving in Homestead FL at Skydive Miami. While attending the school, I kept seeing people flying paragliders near the dropzone. They were flying every day and in skydiving, if the plane ain't full of jumpers, it ain't flying. Then, one day on my way to work I saw a guy selling 2 paragliders on the side of the road. I introduced myself and he introduced me to Paul Czarnecki at PlanetPpg. I started flying paragliders in 2010 and haven't been back to my other adventures. I love flying! I have participated in Sun N Fun airshow! I have shared my love of the sport with others to carry on. I will live every day till the day I die!

Meet Ryan...My powered paragliding journey began many years ago, like most everyone's does, with obsessing over YouTube videos of people flying. I wanted to find a way to get into aviation but didn't want to shell out the kind of money it takes to learn to fly and own a fixed-wing plane. A pilot friend of mine told me about PPG and I couldn't get enough. I finally decided that I wasn't going to waste any more time – so I contacted Mojo's Flight School in Charlotte, NC and started classes. About 5 years later, I became one of the owners. Today, we're 11 years old and have 3 sites across the Carolinas. I have my PPG1, PPG2, PPG3, WLPPG1, WLPPG2, WLPPG3 ratings and obtained my Foot Launch instructor, Wheel Launch instructor, and tandem instructor ratings from Noah Rasheta. Since the first day my feet left the ground, this is all I want to do. I love to fly because it is just me and the air with no distractions and no problems. The sky is where I go to decompress, to escape the day-to-day grind, and to have an absolute blast. When I'm not flying, or talking about flying, I'm thinking about flying, scouting for new places to fly, and checking the weather for the next flyable day. I'm passionate about this sport and helping others to experience that absolute euphoria that comes with flying a powered paraglider. I have worked to build on our legacy of integrity, safety, and community. It is important to me that all the students that train with Mojo's leave with light, high-quality gear and learn to be great pilots that are safe and care about the integrity of our sport. Outside of Paramotoring, I like to spend time on Lake Norman on my boat, get out in nature with my Rhodesian Ridgeback named Walt, explore the local brewery scene, and travel.

I was born and raised in Brazil, moved to France when I was 14, and finally moved to LA when I was 24. Ever since I was a kid, I had a passion for dance and was self-taught. In France, I taught dance and performed in shows all over the country. When I came to America, I eventually signed on for a world tour with a US dance company where I was able to travel to over 54 countries dancing and teaching workshops for almost 6 years. A few years ago, I was on YouTube and came across a few videos about a guy flying to McDonald's on his paramotor! I thought it was so cool and wanted to learn more. I watched countless paramotor videos and joined a forum but initially, I couldn't afford the gear, so I waited few years and finally decided to go for it. I bought used gear on Craigslist and watched every video I could get my hands on. It took me forever to learn because nobody wanted to help and be liable if I was to get hurt so I had to self-train. Eventually, I kept pushing and became more and more passionate about the sport and with practice and luck took my first solo flight. From that first flight, I became addicted to flying. I had already been certified for skydiving, but this was a totally different experience. Soon when I wasn't teaching dance, I was using my spare time to fly. Eventually, after more flying and training I was able to connect with paramotor brands that reached out to have me join their team. On the side, I also had friends that became interested in flying so I would informally teach them and help them get started in the sport. As I kept sharing my newfound passion with people on YouTube, I decided to make the jump and get my certification in order to officially open my paramotor school! My background is in dance and when I moved to LA, it was tough starting as a dancer from scratch. For months I was in a cycle where I performed in street shows on 3rd Street Promenade in order to pay for my hostel stay, then I became homeless, and then would find gigs again. Eventually, I signed on for a world tour with a US dance company where I was able to travel to over 54 countries dancing and teaching workshops for almost 6 years but for those initial years it was a real struggle to find steady work. Back when I was dancing BAD was an acronym for Born A Dancer, but once I started flying, I realized that the best part in life was to be Beyond Any Definitions, meaning you don't have to stay stuck in whatever box you might have spent your entire life (for me it was a dancer) living; you can always become whatever makes you truly happy! STAYBAD, meaning to Stay Beyond Any Definitions, is to live life without limits and to push oneself to greater heights. One of my main pursuits is flying and teaching others to fly. It is extremely gratifying. As the instructor, my approach to teaching students differs from others in that I go at the student's pace and work individually with each student. I am also a dealer for all the gear a student could need so I help walk them through that process and find what's best for their flying journey. All my students become close friends and we have our own flying community where we meet up regularly to fly. It is a great forum to meet like-minded people and share the love of flight and I am always helping them along their journey. I teach everyday people how to fly into the sky! Paramotoring combines a paraglider with a motor that is used for flying. It is extremely gratifying to share the freedom and beauty of being outdoors in this unique way whether it's flying over sand dunes, the ocean, poppy fields, it's truly like nothing else. I have been a pilot now for six years and am a USPPA certified instructor as well as being certified in tandem flights. My flying school, Staybad Paramotor, is unique in that it's the only training school in the US to offer one on one classes until my student's first solo flight. I also offer unlimited training, meaning there's no minimum or cap on the classes and we are the ONLY paramotor school in L.A County with flying sites all over southern California. Typically, people can learn to fly paramotor within a week or if you're looking for a fun activity to do with friends/family, I offer scenic tandem flights along the coast where you can see what it's all about and start training. When I am not flying, dancing, or teaching, you can find me creating videos that combine my love of flying with original content sharing of my adventures. Pricing: Full unlimited Training $3000 Tandem Flight $250 (40min) Mention Voyage LA article and received 15% off Contact Info: Website: www.staybadparamotor.com Instagram: @staybadparamotor and @Danielostaybad Facebook:   / 581128196326453   Youtube:    / @staybad  

Meet Shane Wyman... (Trevor Steele & Yordankes Garcia even dropped in) Lives in SE Michigan on what's left of a 4 generation farm. Been a skilled tradesman in the automotive industry for 29 years. Life long aviation crackhead, started building an airplane when I was 21. Did PPL training at 26 and 23 years later I'm flying paramotors! This will be a big year for me, turning 50 in May, starting a new business in hopes of starting a new career. I trained with Kyle O and plan to talk about that, my first 2 years in paramotoring, Bad Apples experience, meeting Hot Buttered Steve that sent me in a ticked off spin (he doesn't know about it so make sure you say something, it will drive him nuts!) And I'll talk about being around YouTubers for the first time. Wouldn't mind talking progression in the sport if there's time, my personal progression I mean --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

I'm a self trained pilot that soloed an fixed wing ultralight in 1992,I have always been interested in flight since I was young, I once built a homemade hang glider when I was 12 and tried to fly it. It kinda flew, !lol. I have 4 years of PPG flight under my belt and love the sport! I also built both of the trike setups that I flew and trained on.Im 52 years young, have a little boy that is 6, a 16 year old step son and 3 grown daughters.I was born in Escondido,California, but moved to Idaho when I was 7, and have pretty much lived in the PNW for most of my adult life, and now call Libby Montana home for 9 years now. When I'm not flying I like to go off roading in my Jeep Cherokee which I also built. Love snow wheelin! I am fond of the outdoors and like to hike and camp, love exploring new places. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Streamed live on Feb 21, 2024Bring your questions, and ideas, to give give to the designer of this cool APP that lots of of use, and he will be happy to listen and write down our ideas for any improvements to Gaggle! Hennie is a tech enthusiast and software developer with a 12 year career in designing and creating software solutions for companies around the world. In 2020, his journey took him to the skies when he discovered paramotoring. Realizing the lack of modern apps for pilots, he created Gaggle, an app designed to enhance the flying experience for every pilot. Gaggle, now a staple in the paramotor community, boasts over 4,000 pilots that record more than 20,000 flights each month. It's packed with features to keep pilots safe, informed, and foster connections among them, including an in-flight computer, alerts about nearby aircraft, and the ability to share live-locations. Hennie's vision for Gaggle goes beyond simply tracking flights; he's committed to making it the go-to app for pilots seeking community, progressing their craft, and finding more opportunities to fly. This year, Gaggle has plans to introduce more community-driven features while refining existing functionality. Hennie is also busy working on his next product, a solution aimed towards the motorbike loving adventurers out there. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Zak, he's a pretty cool dude!! Loves his flying!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

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Meet Jonathan - I was Born and raised and live in Flagstaff AZ. Growing up, my dad would always say that our family motto was “Work hard and play harder.” I've tried my best to do that. Me and my wife have six kids (all boys), and a garage full of toys that reflect my long history of playing with things that have a throttle or that float or that fly. I took an into paragliding flight in 1996 off of Haleakala in Maui and still remember that sense of wonder as the ground dropped away. I learned to windsurf when I was a teenager, and then learned to kiteboard in my 20's then started playing with hydrofoils in my 30's. As a kid I was constantly “designing” sail boats and catamarans and hydrofoil catamarans and wanted to be an airline pilot or an aeronautical engineer when I grew up. I didn't become either of those things, but the curiosity remained. In 2020, a friend of mine sent me a video of Tucker Gott flying around Sedona & Meteor Crater, which are near Flagstaff, and it was like a switch flipped in my head. I knew I had to learn to fly Paramotors. I signed up for training with Epic Paramotor and trained in Eagle Mountain Ut with Noah Rasheta in May of 2021. I have around 170 hours of PPG flight time in. As a result of how much I love flying PPG, I decided I wanted to learn how to fly airplanes & bush planes, so I began training for my Private Pilot Certificate in September of 2023. I have 8 General Aviation training flights and 15 landings under my belt so far. My favorite things about flying PPG are the ability to explore new, often shockingly beautiful areas, the sense of freedom combined with the requirement for self-sufficiency, and the many incredible people I've met thru this sport. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/50885107... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Jon-Alan - I have loved all things aviation as long as I can remember I grew up on a ranch in rural Idaho and was involved in rodeo and mule shows at an early age. As a teen I loved to fly and had family friends that owned bush planes that I would climb into every opportunity me and my dad bought a hang glider trike about 16 years ago and then I was introduced to paramotor 10 years ago when I moved to Maricopa Arizona and found Airparamo right down the road from my house. I took one flight and was instantly hooked it took me a couple years to get enough money for one and I began my paramotor journey in 2015 working with Mo there as an assistant instructor for a couple years and then ventured out on my own starting Windpirate PPG . My dad had a saddle shop and custom leather shop so I was already very familiar with commercial sewing and failing to find any high quality covers on the market at the time for my paramotor I decided to make one and immediately had interest from others in my flight group for orders so I began making and selling custom paramotor covers, kiting harnesses and a few other items. I began training and providing paramotor equipment full time in 2017. traveling to the Northwest in the summer and training in Arizona in the winter Last year I purchased 40 acres near tombstone Arizona to put in a full service paramotor flight Park with a grass field . I am currently An Instructor admin with the USPPA and do instructor clinics as well as regular classes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Let's Meet Chucky- I'm a God fearing adventure seeking hard working guy who lives life to the fullest everyday and pushes the limits of what the human body, mind and and body to the limit I love all extreme sports and anything to do with progression mentally and physical. I have my own business love to work hard and play hard and have fun along the way. I'm 28 years old born in Miami, grew up in michgan and now back in Florida. You'll find me training in the daily, working and or flying or diving. Follow Chuck on IG: @Superchuckcw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet SKY HIKER MIKE - I grew up in Minnesota in the Plymouth Minnetonka area, ended up in Brainerd for High school. College brought me to Colorado and I could never go back. I studied aerospace engineering, astrophysics and planetary sciences. After college, I worked for a couple different companies, settling in at an energy research company. But I didn't really like the work. I had always been wanting to learn to fly, but was always deterred by the costs. I would go to the local airport, talk about lessons, then I would tally up the cost and just couldn't justify it. Then find myself there a couple years later remembering I had already done this… eventually I stumbled upon paramotoring. And just like everyone, started with “that's crazy”, then doing more and more research and more video bingeing, understanding more of the risks, I just had to do it. Got training. On my first flight attempt I face planted, went home to think it out. Next day I started flying and nailed out several flights. Since then it has just been and epic adventure after epic adventure. Ive also always loved teaching, mostly math and sciences, but it's has been extremely rewarding combining the two passions to open Sky Hikers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Let's meet Ben and Luke - Ben - I've been flying for just over a year. My moms high school friend gave me a ride I'm his seaplane and that got me into flying. I want to build a bigger flight school with multiple airplanes and fly charter. Ben is a flight instructor and owner of True North Flight School, LLC in Arbor Vitae, WI Luke - I'm Luke Navis! A CFI in the Sheboygan County area. Started flying just about 3 years ago. Have done training in northern Wisconsin and Daytona Beach FL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Ben - I've been flying for just over a year. My moms high school friend gave me a ride I'm his seaplane and that got me into flying. I want to build a bigger flight school with multiple airplanes and fly charter. Ben is a flight instructor and owner of True North Flight School, LLC in Arbor Vitae, WI Luke - I'm Luke Navis! A CFI in the Sheboygan County area. Started flying just about 3 years ago. Have done training in northern Wisconsin and Daytona Beach FL. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Bart Berry - ill be 51 yrs old August 8th, married 21yrs no kids, live in Huntington Indiana, love the air and water... ppg, scuba, skydiving, riding my motorcycle, ect.. being active, bucket list items are hot air ballooning, zip lining, cage diving with great whites. I love making memories and youtube videos. Had open heart double bypass surgery in 2019 and actually died on the table 17 times ? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Heather - I am the daughter of an Air Force Pilot and an Airline Stewardess. I went to a Santana Concert in Charlotte and saw a Groupon for an introductory flight in a hanglider in Ashville, so I went for it! The ride was amazing! An ultra lite took us up 2000 feet. We unhooked and slowly spiraled down, an eagle flying with us! The ride lasted less than 15 minutes. I was hooked. I started shopping for hang gliders. I knew I wanted a longer hang time without being in a closed cockpit. So I kept searching for a mode of flying that would fit the bill. When I took my grandlove on her 10 year old trip to Washington DC, my brother was flying a backpack style powered parachute. Wow. This was close.....but....I weighed more back then and this girl was not running to get in the air unless someone was chasing me with a knife. I continued searching and happened to come across a video on youtube of a buckeye dream machine powered parachute. Then the serious shopping began. I found one nearby. Still at this point, I had never even flown in one. But, I brought money with me, he took me up in it, and I bought it right away. It was a two seater and had a 10 gallon fuel tank so he said it would only be legal if I got a Sport Pilot license and pointed me in the direction of Bill Wallace and Melinda Bliss. Three months later I was training with them. At this point it had been two and a half years from the hang gliding experience. Because I still work full time, and live 4 hours from the training, and winds were horrible the last year and a half. It took me a year and three months to complete my Sport Pilots Licensing . I have just purchased a second powered parachute, a phoenix that has been frankensteined with another machine. I love the chute in this one, a hybrid APCO. I love the seating, and I love the amount of structure so I can have more places to hang bags and my radio/com system. I look forward to semi retiring and hitting the road with my husband, a toy hauler, our kayaks, motorcycles and my powered parachute. Hoping to fly in every state! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

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Let's bring Eric back to the screen.... Eric raced a professional off road buggy circuit for 15 years, from the U.P. Michigan ,Wisconsin, throughout the midwest. He has for years building RC Model airplanes, since 1992, and now has 18 on display. He was raised in Alaska from 6yrs old until he 21yrs old. He then went to learn the HVAC business. Now for the past 20 years has owned a Lennox Dealership, in Northern Wisconsin. In 2020, Eric convinced Jade to check out Paramotoring as MadCity Paragliding. Eric learned both foot-launch and trike during his training. And has become a USPPA Instructor with Foot-launch, Trike and has his Tandem exemption. We have now opened up, Northern Lights Paramotor, LLC. and working with students, between their busy schedules and his full-time job. Eric has also started training, and working towards his private pilots license. And we just recently purchased a Piper Cherokee 180, along with a hangar. We have just this past week completed putting in a insulated ceiling and heat, so our students will be able to have a comfortable atmosphere of learning the books, on how to fly a paramotor We also put together our 1st Northern Lights Fly-in, July 2022, and plan on having our 2nd Fly-in July 21-23, 2023. So if you are in general aviation, or a paramotor pilot, please mark this weekend on your calendar. www.NorthernLightsParamotor.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Erika Klein has wanted to hang glide since seeing a picture of a hang glider in a book when she was 10. She started at 16 and since then has flown around the U.S. and the world, though she specializes in low-altitude dune soaring. When she left for college, her mom Cyndia Zumpft-Klein—who previously took a hang gliding training hill lesson in the 80s—decided to become a pilot too at age 50. They love flying together and both earned their basic instructor ratings, which they use to teach part-time with Windsports at Dockweiler State Beach in Los Angeles. Erika was also on staff at the U.S. Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association (USHPA) for several years and is now focused on using social media to show the fun and accessible side of hang gliding. She has over 70,000 followers on Instagram and her dune soaring videos have received millions of views on both Instagram and TikTok. Instragram - Erika.j.klein, TikTok- erikajklein, Facebook - Cyndia Zumpft Klein & Erika Klein --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Justin was born and raised in Emporia VA and moved to the Outer Banks NC during high school. Joined the Marine Corps straight out and went into Air traffic control. Did that till I got out in 2017 for 5 years never deployed and stayed in NC the whole time. Met my wife during this time. Decided to stay in the area when I got out and wanted to stay in the aviation field. Picked up some odd jobs until I got on with Northrup Grumman working on the F35 for a little bit. Then got a job with the federal government with Defense Logistics Agency and have been moving around within them since. Got into flying paramotors pretty much because it was the cheapest way to get me in the air and the freest form of flying you can have. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

www.AuroraPPG.com (501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit) Help out by starting your Amazon shopping seesion at the URL smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile turned on in the shopping App, and they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. Join us this Wednesday to learn about Aurora PPG, and chat with some of the board of directors on the show. Our mission is to increase the participation of women and girls in the sport of powered paragliding through experiences, education, training, and community with a focus on its use in overcoming past trauma. Our vision is to be a strong community that is built on supporting one another through progression in PPG. This includes before, during, and all of the years after training. While the joy of accomplishing a first flight is incomparable it is only the beginning. Community members will be able to participate in on-line components as well as in-person events.While outdoor sports and recreation undoubtedly can have positive power to strengthen confidence and resilience there is something unique about flight and it's ability to foster change and growth in individuals. The goal of our scholarship program is to provide financial assistance to women to train in the sport of powered paragliding with priority given to those using training as a way to foster post-traumatic growth. Goto https://aurorappg.org/ and subscribe or apply now for a training scholarship --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

www.ParamotorPA.com Meet Kenny: My dream of flying began when I was a little boy and grew up racing motocross. As I grew up every jump I hit I wanted to go higher and further and wanted to hit the biggest jumps I could find and couldn't get enough! In the year of 2006 that all changed when I took my first paramotor flight!! It was like hitting a jump and not coming down for an hour later (the dirt bike of the sky) the feeling was amazing! After flying a while I wanted to share the experience so I then got a powered parachute and a sport pilots licenses so I could start taking people for rides, this lasted for a few years and then I wanted more or so I thought. I went for training for small fixed wing such as minimax, quicksilver, piper cub , Rans S12xl and it was fun but started getting more and more expensive , hanger rent, fuel, maintenance etc.etc. and then the fun factor wasn't there anymore. I thought I wanted to climb the ladder to bigger better things but I was wrong. The higher I climbed the ladder the less fun I was having. What I was looking for was at the beginning that's powered paragliding! PPG is Amazing, Safe and Affordable and there is nothing like it! This sport will change your life and you will meet amazing people along the way. If there is anything I can do to help you please feel free to contact me so I can be part of turning you dream into reality ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Martin.... Started in 14 with Mixer. Took my first flight without anyone there. Funny how wrong then. On a quad with 73 flights. Ventured over to foot launching by peer pressure with around 930 flights and 500 hours flight time. Assorted wings with Dudek being the primary brand. Traveled throughout Midwest to fly ins for years and will continue. Seen a bunch of accidents (avoidable) by pilot choices or not knowing/ sufficient experience . Safety/etiquette at fly ins are never covered enough and even if there's a pilot's briefing pilot's will do what they want anyways. Lots of wild west styled fly ins that I've learned to stay away from. Martin Air Bossing has turned into a job that has meaning to me to help others. I enjoy helping blown launches to meet people and small talk with them. My first experience at beach blast really put a impression with the patience the air boss gave me and for that I'm always grateful. And special guest appearance from Kyle O tonight #trikeflying #KyleO #paramotor #Endlessfootdrag #EFD #Airboss #Footlaunch #ppg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Leo: www.AirCapitalPPG.com Born in Las Vegas, Nevada, into a family of professional wrestlers, Leo has always had an appetite for adventure. Working as a street artist in his early teens, Leo pursued broadcasting as a career in the mid 90's. Working in both radio and television he made a name for himself in the Las Vegas Valley. Looking for new opportunities Leo started traveling for ESPN as a camera man in early ‘02 and landed in Kansas a few years later. After several years in Wichita television, Leo took a leap into the world of Special Effects in 2011 and began working in the Haunt and film industry. Leo continues to make his living as a sculptor, painter and professional artist today. In 2018, while browsing for adventure, Leo watched a YouTube video on powered Paragliding and never looked back. After searching the Wichita area for a PPG instructor, to no avail, he put the idea on a shelf. Then in late 2019, one of Leo's coworkers posted on Facebook about paramotors in Wichita. Thrilled, he followed the trail back to AirCapital PPG. After meeting with Bryant and checking out the equipment, Leo started training February 2020! After a thrilling summer of Kiting and ground school, Leo's first flight was August 23rd of that same year. Leo has become very enthusiastic and safety conscious about all aspects of the sport. “I would have to say first flights are my favorite!! Watching someone go from first day of kiting to their first time in the air is truly special!” With a fondness for people and a love for flying, Leo is always learning and striving for excellence, through experience and commitment, at AirCapital PPG. #AirCapitalPPG #Paramotor #PPG #Justwannafly #Pilot #PPGPilot --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Happy Thanksgiving, just a fun evening with friends & family --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Joey and Erin Sibley - We trained at FlyPPG June '22 for our honeymoon

Join us Wednesday and meet Corey Stewart: 36 years old, i have been a paramotor pilot for two years , i am a journeyman pipe welder/ pipe fitter, i live in Jersey Shore pa, i was formerly a Sargent in the army reserves, i completed a 5 year apprenticeship through local 520 pipe-fitters union hall, i have two kids , a 3 year old daughter (Rylee Rain)and a 6 week old son (Brayden Breeze). Gordon and i were trained through Eric Defour and Jonathan Carr at Valkaria airport in Florida. I like to ski in the winter and fly in the summer. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Name: Tracey Johnson Age: 41 Location, Northamptonshire, UK Occupation: Website Designer Favourite Colour: Bright Pink Favourite Flight: Far too many to mention but has to be flying over a local viaduct with 7 other pilots over a vintage steam train or a recent morning coastal flight in Wales over the morning mist. Inspiration: My Dad, the most fearless yet sensible person I know. I love his attitude. Favourite Quote: “clear prop” (only because it means i'm going flying!!) Favourite Thing about Paramotoring: The pure freedom and stunning scenery not many are fortunate to witness, it makes you feel very humble. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

WE DARE YOU TO JOIN US!! Crazy, Fun Night, with some of our friends. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Kristianna is a passionate world traveller and paramotor pilot from Toronto, with endless energy and a zest for life. Her independent travels have brought her to over 25 countries, working, studying or volunteering her way around the world through her creative talents in music, art and flying. As a young female in a male-dominated sport, Kristianna chose an unconventional path in aviation, flying a paramotor instead of an airplane and competing to become silver female World Champion, published author and public figure in under two years. She has appeared in TV and radio shows, competed for the title of Miss Canada, and has written about her experiences as a female pilot in various magazines, motivating others through her enthusiasm and positive outlook on life. Kristianna calls herself a ‘living role model' for young women and offers inspiration to youth to follow their dreams instead of the crowd. Her mission is to give others permission to reach higher, leading by example and showing what is possible if we welcome opportunity, challenge adversity and dare to dream. ***Please don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube Channel - JUST WANNA FLY- and join us LIVE every Wednesday Night 7pm central, and reach out to me if you would like to be a guest on the show, and share your stories of how you got into the air*** --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Rob Condella- Rob Condella has been flying Paramotors since January 2020 where he trained with Epic Paramotor down in Cancun, Mexico. Before starting his training Rob never saw a paramotor in person but he knew it was something that he would really enjoy doing. Before flying Paramotors, mountain biking consumed most of his time and energy traveling all over the country for the best riding locations. After several years of riding he was looking for a new sport to learn and challenge himself with. Paramotoring ended up being the perfect choice. After leaving training he was hooked and spent has much time in the air as possible. Flying has allowed him to see countless beautiful locations inside the United States along with flying in Morocco, France, England, and Iceland. His current paramotor setup is a Parajet Maverick with a moster 185 and a 18m BGD Luna 2 glider. Rob quit his engineering job in September of 2022 and is currently on what he calls a “radical sabbatical” where he's living full-time out of his van flying as much as he can and exploring the country from above and on 2 wheels. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Let's learn more about the 2022 Wingman Challenge that just took place by talking to Zack Watkins & Mark Barron... Zack Watkins has been in the U.S. Air Force for 10 years and has been flying paramotors for just over 3 years. He trained under Jesse Brockwell and has lived and flown in San Antonio TX, Warrensburg MO, Navarre FL, and today in Oahu, HI. He has experience flying the Scout One, Gravity Defiant, and the Nirvana F-Light, his current machine. Zack is a dedicated Cross-Country pilot who strives to push the limits of range and endurance, and the Wingman Challenge was a perfect test of this mentally, physically, and spiritually. Mark Barron started flying PPG in 2017. He is a founding member of the Northern Virginia Paramotor Club known as The AirDogs which has over 70 members today. He flies an AirConception titanium frame that he swapped the original Ultra 130 motor for a Moster 185 in 2019. His wing of choice is MacPara Charger 25M. Mark would say he is a conservative pilot and doesn't really have an interest in acro. Lately he has gotten into Fly/Camping (aka Flamping) in different locations in his home built cargo/toy hauler conversion. Quote Known For: “I just want to see some different cows”. Mark is PPG2 and Tandem Trike Certified. Mark and his wife have 2 sons (17 and 19) who he has flown tandem in his Fly Products Xenit trike. His retirement plan is to RV and fly all over the country with his wife. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Let's welcome Kevin Can Fly, and hear about his recent trip to Salton Sea, and everything else he has been doing... A little about Kevin... 39yrs old, and has been flying anything since 1996, and picked up PPG in 2015. He is a Father of 3 cute girls (10, 6, 2) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet -Sarah Pustovit( Souders) Occupation: port of Portland longshoremen Age: 25 (46) Got into the sport cause I've always loved to fly. One day my son sent me a Facebook marketplace listing for a paramotor. Looked it up on YouTube and the seed was planted. (there is a ton more to it, but it will come out on the show) Time in sport: just about 10 months I fly a flat top with a simonini minni 2 on a trike, and a Blackhawk airmax 220 on a trike, and a lowboy 2 quad with a 4stroke 250cc --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

https://flysnf.org/ Paul - Retired from full time 15 yr instructor 1 year ago and a Sun 'n Fun announcer, which is the 2nd largest airshow in the world. Robert - Born as Robert Jedrzejczak, in Milwaukee Wisconsin, lived in the surrounding states until my parents split up when I was 8. At 10, I moved to California to live with my dad, where I learned to surf in Santa Maria California. I used to jump off the dunes near Pismo beach and didn't even know what parkour was. White water rafting and cliff jumping soon followed. Throughout my adventures I ended up in Florida where I was only able to surf during hurricanes because the gulf side has little waves. I made primetime news twice on SNN for surfing Hurricane Charlie and then Katrina. But I wanted more! So I started skydiving in Homestead FL at Skydive Miami. While attending the school, I kept seeing people flying paragliders near the dropzone. They were flying every day and in skydiving, if the plane ain't full of jumpers, it ain't flying. Then, one day on my way to work I saw a guy selling 2 paragliders on the side of the road. I introduced myself and he introduced me to Paul Czarnecki at PlanetPpg. I started flying paragliders in 2010 and haven't been back to my other adventures. I love flying! I have participated in Sun N Fun airshow! I have shared my love of the sport with others to carry on. I will live every day till the day I die!

I grew up watching the birds from the moment I could form memories, always wishing I could be up there with them. I have memories of building model planes and white wings, playing in the backyard with foamies, watching the planes land and take off from Piper Memorial Airport in Lock Haven, PA, all with dad. We shared a fondness for aviation. In college, I pursued my pilot's license with the intent to fly commercially. Got my PPL in the summer between freshmen and sophomore year in 2004. It was one of the proudest moments of my life, the next day after my checkride, I took my dad up as my first passenger...3 months later, I lost him to lung cancer. Fast forward to 2018, I haven't flown since 2005 and I come across Tucker's flight to McDonald's. At that moment, my life took a turn for the better and I knew I had to get back into flying through this. Eventually, I dove in and signed up for training 2 years later at AviatorPPG, and had another extremely moving moment with my first solo there. It was Judson's first class when he was an intern and I remember the hug from him and the rest of my new family at the time. That was summer 2020, my silver lining of the year. Since then, I have flown almost every chance I could, while wanting to share the joy with the world through pics and vids. JP Tulo is a big inspiration for the type of quick, catchy content I like to mess around with. In May, this year, I experienced the shared deep sadness from the loss of a dear friend, Jeff Chorba. Anytime he wasn't there, the question my parabuddies and I always asked was "what's Jeff up to, is he coming?" He mentored us, he laughed with us, he inspired us to be better pilots. Coping with his loss has brought us NEPA fliers closer together. I often think about what Jeff once told me over the phone, "we know the risks, but we do it anyway because if we deprive ourselves of that which we love, we also deprive ourselves of life." He and my Dad now share the view through my eyes of the awe this sport has to deliver. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Let's meet Aaron Eye... Took my first flight when I was 8, the guy actually let me fly the plane and I was hooked! I started flying in 2015. I received my Sport pilot checkride in 2016 with only 24 hours! Lowest time pilot the school had ever had. In 2017 I bought a Cherokee with a friend to get our privates in. We sold it last year and I've just been solid Ppg since then, even though I have a couple quicksilvers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

Meet Cheryl Morgan - The code that I live by is: Don't live with would'a, could'a, should'a done that - go ahead and do it! Short Bio: Grew up in Biloxi, Mississippi College in Jackson, MS Dental School in Birmingham, AL Specialty training in Prosthodontics in Buffalo, NY (if you know what that is without looking it up - you are a rock star). Joined the military on active duty afterwards. Spent 27 years on active duty in the military. Retired in October 2020. My career wasn't the tradition for a Prosthodontist in the Army. I had the opportunity to deploy to Guatemala, Bosnia-Herzgovina, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Iraq. I got to spend three years as an exchange Officer with the British Military. I was the sole American Soldier on the base in Aldershot, United Kingdom (England) - which was the highlight of my career. My “Air Sports” career started after I finally got of school and had some free time. I started by making a tandem skydive in Louisa, Virigina. Skydiver History: United States Parachute Association Member D licensed Skydiver (the highest license you can obtain) Pro Rated Skydiver (spent 6 years on a demonstration team - Not the Golden Knights.) Have participated in large formation events - the largest was a 96 person formation Was a member of the North Carolina women's largest formation (29 way) Have participated in competitive FS (Formation Skydiving) at the National level for about a half decade now. Have done 4-way, 8-way, 10-way and 16 way. A few years into skydiving, I became a pilot - why? That is a great question to ask me!! I don't want to spoil the answer. Pilot: Private / Instrument / Commercial Pilot Ratings - Single Engine Land, Single Engine Sea, Tailwheel Endorsement, Complex Endorsement, Gyrocopter rating, Weight Shift Trike rating, SailPlane Rating Owned a PA24-260 (Piper Comanche) for 10 years Currently own a Moyes-Bailey Dragonfly C (used in ranching in Australia, and to tow up hang gliders in the US) BASE jumping: Have done bridge day in Fayetteville WV several years, so have my “S”. Want to get the others now that I have more time. Be sure to ask me about my Mom's experience at my third bridge day. Paraglider: Learned to paraglide at Point of Mountain in SLC (thank you Milly for asking me to get in touch with Jade to do this podcast!). P3 paraglider Have flown in the US, Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Morocco, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Colombia and Brazil. Ask me about my most memorable paragliding flight - at the Coupe Icare in St Hillaire, France. Hang Glider: H2 hang glider rating Got my H1 at Kitty Hawk on the dunes of NC. Got my H2 at Lookout Mountain in TN. Neat things I've gotten to do and I think others might find interesting: - Why I learned to fly a fixed wing airplane in the first place - England and experiences flying overseas - both fixed wing and sailplane - The story of buying and bringing back the Moyes-Bailey Dragonfly C from Cincinnati, - OH to Vass, NC. - My favorite paragliding flight in St Hilaire, France at the Coupe Icare - My Mom's first tandem BASE jump - Wearing pony tails on my skydiving helmet - Why I am a big believer in the “Color = Joy” - Why I am deaf in my right ear (don't want to spoil the surprise on this one....) - Why my skydiver friends thought I was crazy when I went wing walking on a biplane My nephew is at the US Air Force Academy and credits his wanting to be a pilot with a flight he took with me on his 9th birthday Links to videos (my husband Mike gets credit for the videos) Coupe Icare: https://youtu.be/Ui0CF51Ini8 Bringing the Dragonfly from Ohio to NC Video: https://youtu.be/gXYTYvKeqJE My 70 year old Mom at Bridge Day: https://youtu.be/2IVCqX8kCqg Wing Walking over Sequim, Washington: https://youtu.be/hJWj0cHgzHY Pigtails on skydiving helmet: https://youtu.be/SyIYWU6fON8 Fun Paragliding in Costa Rica: http://youtu.be/AdkrzUzTnOM What we did for some friends during the pandemic for Easter: https://youtube.com/shorts/bUw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jade-lear/message

My name is Sandie Gaskins and I trained to fly in April of 2022 and I fell in love with the sport and community! I am also a Bad Apple #65. My call sign is Bubbles or Sassy Bubbles! My dad and uncle are also Bad Apples so paramotor runs in my blood! After training I knew I wanted to live this life and experience this community to the fullest so I moved down to Aviator Paramotor and now work for them! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jade-lear/message

Let's go visit Pete Hobbs over in Nottingham, United Kingdom... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... https://www.youtube.com/c/PeterThomas... https://www.tomahawktees.com https://northernlightsparamotor.com paramotoring pilot, his life was in free fall before he took up the sport. Pete Hobbs was medically discharged from the Army in 2012 after he nearly died from sepsis following surgery to his shoulder. He has permission to take off from land behind his home in Stapleford in Nottinghamshire. Pete said: "I can leave my problems on the ground. "It's almost as if stress and gravity don't have the same relationship I do with it. I can go up there that's fine but stress is like, 'argh no'." --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jade-lear/message

**Paraglider Pilot** Make sure you subscribe and hit the bell, so you don't miss this show Bri is a P3 pilot and is a northwest transplant currently living in Salt Lake City. By day she works in marketing and by sunrise and sunset she flies. She's been flying for just over a year and a half and enjoys big wings, small wings, and tandems (passenger though, not pilot)! She's been a handful of places to fly thus far including Colombia and Hawaii but you'll primarily find her in the foothills of the Wasatch. #paragliding #aviation #flysafe #girlsthatfly #utah #wisconsin #nebraska #mississippi #flying #saltlakecity #marketing #paramotor #generalaviation #sunrisefly #tandem --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jade-lear/message

Who doesn't know MARTIN HATHAWAY... www.TomahawkTees.com I learned from Eric's Dufour in 2003 at Flyby Ranch, in Wildwood Fl. I have flown Ppg in Prince Edward Island and lots of states Cape Cod to Salton Sea , Ca. , Glamis, Sedona, to name just a few Change of plans, as work had to cancel Sean Reeds special night, so Martin Hathaway was willing to step it up for us. So we can keep talking paramotor flying tonight, and he can show you some of the carbon fiber fenders and shrouds he has made for other paramotor fliers. Let's ask him about the Crocodile Stomp that some Floridians have done in the past!! #paramotor #paramotoring #trikeflying #flysafe #aviation #ppg #florida #wisconsin #mississippi #nebraska #podcasting #podcast #gators #justwannafly #paramotorgirl --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jade-lear/message

Takeo - Born in #chicocalifornia , he grew up in the South Bay of the #sanfrancisco Bay Area. Inherited an interest in remote control airplanes and helicoptors from his dad that culminated in joining the #usaf Reserve as a air transportation specialist in 1996. In 2013 a friend bought a hang gliding lesson groupon and Takeo thought to tag along. The friend quit after the first lesson and Takeo kept going! 3 years later his wife Masayo followed him into the sport. In 2015 with hang gliding conquered Takeo returned to the world of #generalaviation and soloed a 40 year old 7ECA #Citabria To this day he flies #aerobatics in his club's Super Decathlon. To date, he has flown hang gliders in #japan, #mexico and all around the US with an eye on making it a lifetime pursuit. Masyo - She was born in #Matsuyama, Japan located on the Home Island of #Shikoku. Developed an early interest in #aviation which resulted in her taking a job at a local airport as a Passenger Service Agent. Being surrounded by licensed professionals such as #pilots and mechanics stirred in her a desire to pursue a similar path. After diligently saving for 6 years she moved to the USA to pursue a #US FAA #Airframe&Powerplant license. After completing a grueling 2 year program to finish out the license she got her degree in professional aeronautics from Embry-Riddle University. With her husband pursuing #hanggliding , Masayo fulfilled the role of retrieval driver when she decided that she had the chops to fly herself. Her first lesson was in June 2016 and was rated an intermediate pilot in April of 2018. She is always recognizable aat flying sites for her bright, traffic-cone orange Wills Wing Sport 3-135. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jade-lear/message