Congratulaions to Randy and Mike!

Congratulations to Randy for obtaining his CFI rating! It's finally official and to mark the occasion, Randy flew out to Norridgewock to endorse Mike for his final check ride for the Sport Pilot license. The picture above was taken during the check ride and below, Randy is kissing the ground after making it back alive. (seems to be a tradition among this group even though they're all safe pilots)
Proud pilots: Randy's first endorsement and Mike is one step closer to getting his Sport Pilot license. The following day he completed all the necessary steps and now has his official license. Congratulations guys!

New Location for October Fly-In

Due to the rough condition of the field in Fairfield, the Fly-In this weekend, October 17-19, will be held at Norridgewock.

Directions to Norridgewock:

From I-95 take exit 39 Newport.

Off the highway take RT 2 West through Skowhegan and into Norridgewock.

Go into town, then right turn on Airport Road.

For more information, please go to the MPA website at www.mainepowerchutes.org

We hope that many of you will be able to attend this event as it is our last one for 2008.

Birthday Flight

Christine from central Maine received an unusual gift from her son for her 60th birthday - a flight in a PPC! John flew her around southern Maine early Sunday morning and they enjoyed some spectacular yet cool weather with great scenery. Christine was thrilled by the gift and loved the experience. Below are some pictures of their flight.

Changes to the Fly-In Schedule

Due to soaring gas prices, we have altered the schedule for the fly-ins to accommodate the MPA members. We will not be having the fly-in at Cyr's Field in Presque Isle this weekend (10/10-13) and have canceled the Bethel fly-in scheduled for 10/24-26.

Instead, we will hold the final fly-in for 2008 at Wayne's Field in Fairfield from October 17-19.

We hope that this central location will allow all of you to come out and share in the fun. We're sure to have some beautiful scenery with the foliage this year, so come out and join us!
For more information on the schedule changes, check out http://www.mainepowerchutes.org/

Wiscasset Fly-In

Terri and Dave, the lovely new owners of the Ocean Point Aviation in Wiscasset, Maine, held their first annual fly-in last weekend. There was quite a turnout and they had tasty meals for sale throughout the day.

Although the weather didn't cooperate for our sport most of the weekend, there were many fixed wings coming and going all day long. Some MPA members managed to fly early Saturday morning before the winds picked up. It was cold up there, but well worth it!

We look forward to joining Ocean Point Aviation at their event next year!

You can check out their site at: http://www.oceanpointaviation.com/

Jerry takes to the sky as John completes his preflight check.

We were in Wiscasset, Maine - not Kansas - but for a while there it looked like the house blew over on both Kevin and John (see their legs under both sides of the camper?)!!They were actually doing what the guys do best when the winds are too strong to fly- fixing up odds and ends on the rigs.

Chuting Eagles Perform at Brunswick Naval Air Station

Once again, the weather did not cooperate for the air show. Due to high winds, rain and ground fog the Chuting Eagles were unable to perform the full version of their carefully planned show. However, when the ceiling was too low for the other performers, the Chuting Eagles were able to wow the crowd with their impromptu rain version of their routine.

After their performance on Saturday, they were brought out to the audience in a convertible so the crowd could gawk at the handsome and talented pilots.

Wing Walker Ashley Battles

Ashley Battles was by far the most favored act by The Chuting Eagles. She is very talented and her act is amazing, but we're pretty sure it's those legs that make the act so attractive...