tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20665149577168278832011-11-27T18:38:49.536-06:00A blog for powered paraglider pilots and those who long to be one.Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.comBlogger251100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-33262412018510470022010-12-31T09:32:00.001-06:002010-12-31T09:32:43.191-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/TR31171Ja7I/AAAAAAAAIUk/ZV58ZfLX3QM/s1600/2011.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/TR31171Ja7I/AAAAAAAAIUk/ZV58ZfLX3QM/s400/2011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5556867822187539378" /></a><br />The old give way to the young. New thoughts sprout from fertile ground. <br /><br />While the New Year beckons us with many promises, don't forget to give the old year its due. <br /><br />Learn from past mistakes and carry the lessons of time with you.<br /><br />This year resolve to laugh more, love more, forgive more, friend more and learn more. <br /><br />May 2011 be your best year yet!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-3326241201851047002?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-16678321697480247012010-09-07T10:49:00.002-05:002010-09-07T10:50:50.551-05:00<object width="400" height="224" ><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.facebook.com/v/1463559141621" /><embed src="http://www.facebook.com/v/1463559141621" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="224"></embed><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-1667832169748024701?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-11402471736325302142009-09-08T07:34:00.008-05:002009-09-08T12:34:13.974-05:00Amarillo area powered paraglider pilots (on this blog) operate under strict rules. <br /><br />We never fly over populated areas, homes or low over crowds and especially when it is windy, as it is the case here. <br /><br />Listen closely to the audio, you can hear someone comment about how windy it is. <br /><br />The accident you see (in the video posted below) could have been avoided if the pilot had decided to drop the candy from a higher altitude, especially in light of he fact that he was flying heavy with a passenger. <br /><br />Our thoughts and well wishes go out to those injured in this avoidable accident. <br /><br />No doubt, as a result the FAA will step in and our hobby will be hit with new safety regulations. <br /><br />Powered paragliding is extremely safe, but can be dangerous when less than intelligent pilots hot-dog, giving those of us who strictly follow safety rules a bad reputation.<br /><br /><script src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/js/2.0/video/evp/module.js?loc=dom&vid=/video/us/2009/09/08/vo.crash.utah.cnn" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript>Embedded video from <a href="http://www.cnn.com/video">CNN Video</a></noscript><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-1140247173632530214?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-19318133276971735572009-08-04T11:01:00.004-05:002009-08-04T11:49:12.176-05:00Video Experiment #2 <object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-cbd11990a474fac1" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-20366843721772909172009-06-09T18:00:00.003-05:002009-06-09T18:01:07.030-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Si7pntaBmCI/AAAAAAAAD14/zwQjiLG-l8o/s1600-h/red.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Si7pntaBmCI/AAAAAAAAD14/zwQjiLG-l8o/s400/red.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345466676148279330" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-2036684372177290917?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-47382911588921246772009-06-09T17:52:00.000-05:002009-06-09T17:53:44.959-05:00<a onblur="try 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/></a><br /><br /><br />Photo by<a href="http://www.webbfeatproductions.com"> Steve Douglass</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-6411832558985510404?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-55467272353364478652009-04-22T21:23:00.003-05:002009-04-22T22:07:26.514-05:00Ken Hanson does a low pass over the field in his Quad. <object width="320" height="266" class="BLOG_video_class" id="BLOG_video-2e18211fe67c2760" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/get_player"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="flashvars" 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The nerve! <br /><br />The luck of the Irish was with him on that St. Patrick's Day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-2721800219291056598?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-44952926320220025332009-04-22T10:19:00.001-05:002009-04-22T20:21:31.444-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se81rDw8bpI/AAAAAAAADj0/EiVJsHZiaWs/s1600-h/sundanceS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se81rDw8bpI/AAAAAAAADj0/EiVJsHZiaWs/s320/sundanceS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535898063826578" /></a><br /><br />Click to enlarge.<br />Photo by <a href="http://www.webbfeatproductions.com">Steve Douglass</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-4495292632022002533?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-83381226609783784152009-04-22T10:18:00.001-05:002009-04-22T20:21:59.716-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se81SSNaLEI/AAAAAAAADjs/a0EgdFtkTQk/s1600-h/stackedS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 243px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se81SSNaLEI/AAAAAAAADjs/a0EgdFtkTQk/s320/stackedS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327535472444582978" /></a><br /><br />Click to enlarge.<br />Photo by <a href="http://www.webbfeatproductions.com">Steve Douglass</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-8338122660978378415?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-49927512880870033242009-04-22T10:10:00.002-05:002009-04-22T21:38:37.830-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se8zj_vlfAI/AAAAAAAADjU/hfhcXMcCyZQ/s1600-h/2984_1084897755323_1012766808_30249891_5366605_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se8zj_vlfAI/AAAAAAAADjU/hfhcXMcCyZQ/s320/2984_1084897755323_1012766808_30249891_5366605_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327533577702046722" /></a><br /><br />Photo by Steve Douglass<br />Click to enlarge<br /><br />Click to enlarge.<br />Photo by <a href="http://www.webbfeatproductions.com">Steve Douglass</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-4992751288087003324?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2066514957716827883.post-23567971341955188462009-04-22T09:59:00.000-05:002009-04-22T20:22:55.866-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se80GLv0pWI/AAAAAAAADjc/RLnc4wBoHYE/s1600-h/sunfunblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MpnA9si4GMs/Se80GLv0pWI/AAAAAAAADjc/RLnc4wBoHYE/s320/sunfunblog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327534165039818082" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This blog is dedicated to the sport of Powered Paragliding. If you would like too ad photos, comments or videos to this blog, contact me at the address listed in the upper right hand corner of this page. <br /><br />We are just getting started so check back often for updates. <br /><br />Click to enlarge.<br />Photo by <a href="http://www.webbfeatproductions.com">Steve Douglass</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2066514957716827883-2356797134195518846?l=poweredparagliders.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Steve Douglassnoreply@blogger.com0