SAFA Skysailor Magazine

15 November | December 2022 SKY SAILOR distances. For those sports aviators who already fly other aircraft, a PPG is quite easy to fly so making the switch shouldn’t be too hard.” As well as flying at any opportunity he gets, Brett also offers foot launched tandem trial flights to share his passion and encourage other sports aviation pilots and aspiring pilots into the sport Another long running event that is held annually is the Sandy Creek Fly-in out of Lake Hume on the NSW/VIC border at the foothills of the high country. The Sandy Creek Fly-in is organised by one of the sports OGs, Steve Marshall, and was first held in 2005. It has grown to be PPG’s biggest and most popular organised gathering which is held in March each year. The event is still going strong and remains as popular as ever. Due to its popularity, attendant numbers are capped to limit the impact created by noise, etc. Propfest was held west of Brisbane for the first time in 2011 and was the first of its kind in warmer climates. The event is still held yearly in October, but is yet to find a regular location. The Australia vs New Zealand Paramotor Championships were organised by Brett Coupland for the first time in 2011 and ran for several years at various locations in NSW and QLD. The event was the first time an organised paramotor competition was introduced at a fly-in amd popular, however, is no longer held. Impressions of paramotoring All photos: Courtesy Brett Paull