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Open Sky PPG Taster

The APPI PPG Open Sky Taster course is a 1 or 2 day program consisting of a course for those who want to have a basic understanding and knowledge of Paramotoring before progressing on to the 6 day Adventure Pilot course.

Open Sky PPG Taster is the first degree in the APPI PPG Education System. The students learn how to prepare, inflate and control the wing on the ground (Ground Handling) and they will emprove their skills handling the wing.

At this level, all activity is done under an Instructor’s supervision.

PREREQUISITES

To enrol in an APPI PPG Open Sky Taster course, an individual must:

  1. Be physically fit enough to take part in the training course.
  2. Have a minimum age of 16 years old.
  3. Respect the APPI PPG Safety Rules and Quality Standards.
  4. Agree to sit the 1 or 2 day Taster course with a certified APPI PPG instructor, consisting of the following syllabus.

TRAINING

1. Introduction to APPI PPG, the Sport, the School and completion of all paperwork 2. Lecture 1: Theory of Flight 3. Introduction to the Wing and Harness 4. Untangling, folding and care of the Wing 5. Wearing the harness, clipping into the wing and 6 point checks 6. Forward and Reverse launch training 7. Ground Handling Training 8. Hand Towing Training no higher than 30ft OPTIONAL: Student Training Flights in a Tandem Paramotor at any time during the course (Instructor must hold a valid APPI PPG Tandem License to provide Tandem flights) OPTIONAL: Low hops from no higher than 250ft having completed the above training (Instructor must hold a valid APPI PPG Instructor licence for this type of training) 9. Motor Safety Check List 10. Safe Starting Procedures with electric and/or pull start Paramotors 11. Wearing the motor and running it 12. Hang Tests, Adjustments, Reserve Practise Deployments and Pre Solo Flight Simulation

QUALIFICATION

To validate APPI PPG Open Sky Taster course qualification, the students must: Attend a minimum of 1 day course with a certified instructor. This includes a minimum of one day ground handling.

Have completed the theoretical syllabus, ground handling and practical tasks described in the APPI logbook.