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We talk to the folks from Powrachute - about their line of powered parachutes, which also qualify as light sport aircraft and experimental light sport aircraft.
At the EAA Sun ’n Fun fly-in, I flew one of the Powrachute's latest models with longtime skydiver and powered parachute instructor Scott Hughes. Powrachute is a powered ’chute builder, with an established a distinctive style.
While most of the manufacturers of these ultralight vehicles use a collection of aluminum tubing connected with aluminum channels and gusset plates, Powrachute takes a different approach, using exclusively large-diameter tubing that’s curved gracefully to avoid the numerous bolted joints common on other machines. The result is a beefy-looking machine that takes half the time to assemble and projects a curvaceous appearance.
One unique aspect of the Powrachute design is the addition of frontal fuselage bars. This array of tubes surrounds the cockpit, protecting the occupants from danger in case of a rollover, which can happen if the machine is handled incorrectly. A ’chute 20 feet above the machine can exert a significant pull, potentially upsetting the chassis. Some manufacturers provide smaller rollover bars, but none is as solid and reassuring as those on Powrachute’s AirWolf and Pegasus.
As Hughes and I flirted with treetops surrounding the main landing site at Sun ’n Fun, I realized the other benefit of the frontal fuselage bars. In a powered parachute with its wing far overhead, it’s not unreasonable to fly close to obstacles given the slow flying speed of these machines.
At times, Hughes and I flew surprisingly near tree branches, and although this is threatening in most aircraft, you can get much closer in powered parachutes-assuming you use a great deal of caution and have lots of experience with the machine.
Should you get too close, the frontal fuselage bars offer a measure of protection...as they will also if a fence jumps in front of you on a poorly planned landing. This is not to advise haphazard flying, but we all make mistakes, and extra protection can spare us to learn lessons for future flying.
Power Up Your Own?
I must admit, I hadn’t been a big fan of these “bag-wing” flying machines. They seemed too limited. But I got a new appreciation for their special qualities (like the proximity flying described above) after evaluating two of the breed at E.A.A.’s Sun ’n Fun airshow.
Powered parachutes are slow, but that’s some of their appeal: The ground drifts by leisurely enough that you can fully take in the scenery. Flying close to the ground is also relaxing when you’re only moving 26 mph, the typical speed of powered parachutes.
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