TAKEOFF IN A POWERED PARACHUTE

There are a few  things that you and your instructor will have already taken into consideration. Ground school instruction, weather, runway surface and obstacles. Prior to the flight of any aircraft.  A careful preflight of the aircraft should always be done.  This should include the inspection of the airframe, warm-up and check out of the engine, propeller, fuel and oil, and the wing (in this case the parachute and cords).

After you have done all of your inspections of the airframe and engine.  Position the powered parachute so your takeoff will be directly into the wind (if any).  Spread out the chute behind the craft.  Inspect the chute and cords at this time.  Make sure that all the cords are tangle free and will not snag on anything.  Lay the chute so the cords are fully extended and the center of the chute is directly in back of the propeller.

You can start the motor either before getting in or after sitting in the machine.  After putting the seat belts on and checking your controls....IT'S TIME TO FLY!!  Slowly moving the throttle forward will increase the engine rpm.  This will create more thrust from the propeller, moving you and the craft forward.  The prop blast will begin to lift the chute off of the ground.

Increasing the throttle slowly will increase the ground role and start to inflate the chute to it's aerodynamic wing shape.

As shown here...the chute is nearly inflated.  All the pilot needs to do now is bring the chute directly over head and centered before takeoff.  Continuing to increase the throttle slowly will speed up the ground roll and bring the chute up.  VERY IMPORTANT....Don't takeoff with either of the end cells closed!!

With the wing centered over the craft....move the throttle to full power.  This will change the angle of attack of the wing, creating lift...and up......

Up....

And away!!!......

Now that we are up in the air flying around....
 Let's go for a landing !!!

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