 PPG
Music
A small category, hopefully
to grow
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The Flyer MP3 |
PPG Training Song by Jeff Goin.
Sung by Bob Peters to instrumental of "The Gambler" by Kenny Rogers. |
PPG Software &
Spreadsheets
Helmet repairs, radios,
instrumentation, etc.
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| Converter
Readme file |
Converts a numeric input from
from one unit to another. Miles to Kilometers, for example. Does mass,
speed, distance, volume and many others. Thanks to Brad Weiss. |
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Skyman MX Weather Retriever for
PDA's & PC's |
2008-Jan-05 Aviation weather on your
web-enabled portable device or computer. We tested this small program
successfully on a PC for retrieving aviation hourly reports, forecasts
and winds aloft using Zip code for location. Written by Scott Adair. |
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PPG Logbook |
2008-Jan-16 Logbook program for tracking times, launch types and
others in an easy-to-use program that offers totals in several ways. Written by Scott Adair. |
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Wind Chill Calculatorwd |
2008-Jan-06 Wind Chill Calculator. If you fly in the winter this
is simple way to see what your skin feels. Of course there are charts
that do this but the program is another approach. Written by Glen
Boyd. |
Prop Speed Selector Advanced
Help |
How big should the prop for
your motor be? What RPM does it need to spun. What tip speeds will it get?
Although designed for Radio Controlled engines, their bigger ones get
close to ours. Thanks to Terry Lutke. |
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Prop Pitch
Calculator (link) |
Calculate the appropriate prop
pitch including reduction drive numbers. This is made for ultralights and
on the original Culver Props site. |
Glide Calculator by Glen Boyd,
Explanation (word document) |
2007-Oct-10 An easy way to "What If" your
flights over unlandable terrain. You can't glide as far into the wind but
how far can you go? This makes it easy, just don't drop your computer
while flying. Updated to be an executable program. No longer requires
running in excel. |
Educational,
Support and Training Materials
Helmet repairs, radios,
instrumentation, etc.
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| Search & Rescue Syllabus
Article about SAR (Link to Chapter 30) |
Converts a numeric input from
from one unit to another. Miles to Kilometers, for example. Does mass,
speed, distance, volume and many others. Thanks to Brad Weiss. |
Graphics,
Brochures & Other visual goodies
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 Powered
Paragliding Information Brochure |
This provides quick, accurate answers to the many questions posed by curious
onlookers. You can download and print this on normal paper although it
looks much nicer when printed on tri-fold glossy 8.5 x 11 brochure paper.
It has more information than the USPPA's landowner brochure since it does
not have a waiver on the back. The landowner brochure is
better for giving to a skeptical property owner who's land you want to launch
from.
A
version of this brochure (without the cool footflyer logo) has been professionally printed
by
USPPA which sells them for $15 per 100 which is dramatically less than the cost of 4-color 2-sided
copies from a home printer. They had 5000 printed to bring the cost way down for
individuals. Order them from www.usppa.org,
you do not need to be a member.
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 Interactive
Periodic Table (Link for the latest)
Local
Flash Copy,
Table GIF image |
This Flash table will
help our more industrious pilots mix up some good stuff. Credit to TouchSpin
Design's Brian who has created an amazing tool. Mouse over each
element and its detailed information appears in the center and gets graphed
below. This cool tool is frequently updated
I
know, this has nothing to do with PPG but it's just geeky cool
enough to include. |
Widescreen Wallpaper
  Normal
Screen Wallpaper
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The fall 2006 central Baja trip
"Planes, Hurricanes, Boats and PPG's" provided some of the best picture taking opportunities
I've ever had. This one is my favorite and so I've made it into a
wallpaper sized jpg image. Feel free to download either version for use on
a computer as wallpaper.
There are 4 versions. If your screen is bigger than 1440 pixels, use
one of the larger versions. If it is the more standard 1280 pixels or
smaller, than use the smaller one. One version in each size has
"Powered Paragliding The Ultimate High" on it. |
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Based on the popular motivational posters, this one highlights our
conquest over gravity. Pilot Dave Moore squirts through a corn canyon in
northern Illinois.
Here is a
high resolution,
*5 Mb* file for
printing up to 20" wide.
Photo and graphics by Jeff Goin. |
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11/11/2008
Based on the popular motivational posters, this one highlights our
conquest over gravity. Pilot Dave Moore squirts through a corn canyon in
northern Illinois.
Here is a
high resolution,
*2 Mb* file for
printing up to 20" wide.
Photo and graphics by Jeff Goin. |
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These versions were created in Corel Draw and based loosely on the
international handicapped sign. The idea came from seeing a similar sign
on a bus used for transporting powered paragliding gear.
You can download the line-art versions for use by a sign shop. The two
most popular formats are Adobe Illustrator PPGWheelChair.ai
or Corel Draw PPGWheelchair.cdr. |
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2007-10-08 Scott Clark of the Chicago area
came up with this humorous warning of a "No Fly Zone." I redid it as a
moderately high-res gif image for best compression. Click on the image to
open up the full sized version. |
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Know of any other good graphics?
Let us know at
contact.
Thanks! |
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