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May 29th, 2009
"Paratoys fly-in April 2009. Mad Max doing what he does best. Thank you ParaToys for letting us use the LowBoy II quad and the awesome new 2nd gen paratoys glider!" ~ Brad Geary
May 19th, 2009
ParaToys dealer Phil Russman trains the Palm Bay Police Department to fly powere paragliders. They chose BlackHawk Paramotors because of their safety and durability.
May 2nd, 2009
Posted on the PPG Big List by Raymond McMahon (Message #56941):
After one of our usual Sat morning flights. Dave Sheriff setup his Thrust
tester!! So we pilots proseed to the testing machine. First up Me on my
Paratoy's 185cc Black hawk. Whch will be on display at the Beach Blast next
weekend.. Maybe we can persuede somone to bring a thrust tester. That would stir
up the Manufacturer's Quoted Numbers!!
Dave will give you the testing method if you wish. After measuring the distance
from the centre of the prop to the ground and showing the Poundage on the scale
plus another fiqure he comes up with the magic number...
So the Black Hawk 185cc
reads 142lbs 48 in Prop
the FB Simo no one reads 128 lbs 48in prop
FB Simo two reads 130lbs 48in prop
and the other FB unit the Solo 210 read 120lbs 48in prop I think ..
Which is good for the SOLO 210 I believe.
There you have it. 4 machines on the same day using the same tester.
I think Paratoys actually Post 140lbs of thrust so there right on...
Ray McM.
May 1st, 2009
We are proud to announce the release of our new website. We hope you will find it informative as well as entertaining. As with any new web project of this complexity, there are bound to be bugs. If you run into one, please let me know so I can fix it.
(Brian@ParaToys.com)
Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter (below the ParaToys logo) so we can keep you up to date on our up coming events and product releases. This is going to be an exciting year for ParaToys, we'd like you to be a part of it.
Your Humble ParaToys Webmaster
April 20th, 2009
The Palm Bay Police Department several months back were researching the possibility of using Powered Paragliders for search and rescue and patrolling their beaches. They asked several paramotor manufacture to send a sample of their product to they could determine which would be able to handle abuse a full time job would deliver. After rigorous testing, they chose BlackHawk Paramotors for the following reasons:
High quality standards of manufacturing and assembly
Customer service
Speed of which parts would be delivered
Durability of the Motors
Fuel efficiency
After Months of trials we are honored to have been selected.
We would like to thank everyone that attended our Gann Ranch Fly-In. We enjoyed having everyone and hope that you will all join us again soon!
Mike, Michelle and The ParaToys Crew
April 19th, 2009
Although we had not officially announced it, In December or 2008, ParaToys was moved from Los Angeles, California to Valley Springs in Northern California. Part of the transition was to bring all assembly in-house to provide better quality control and centralize our warehouse, assembly and inventory. We now have the operation up and running in one facility. If you talk to anyone that has recently purchased a new ParaToys or BlackHawk product, I'm confident you will hear them say that the speed of delivery and attention to detail has greatly improved over years past. Our intent with ParaToys is to continue innovation while looking for the best price on quality manufacturing so we can provide high quality, affordable products to an ever growing PPG community. I look forward to flying with all of you!
Mike and Michelle Robinson
April 16th - 19th, 2009
LOCATION
8591 Hogan Dam Road
Valley Springs, CA 95252
DATE
April 16th -19th, 2009
60 Pilots Max
DIRECTIONS
take CA-99 into Stockton, CA
Take exit 254B for State Hwy 26 E toward Linden
Turn left at CA-26/E Fremont St
Continue to follow CA-26
Turn left at S Burson Rd/CA-26
Continue to follow CA-26
Turn right at Silver Rapids Rd
Turn right at Hogan Dam Rd
Gann Ranch is at the end of Hogan Dam Rd Map
COST Pilots $40
The purpose of this is to pay for the irrigation system for the flying strip this spring so that all who fly here may have a green area to land and takeoff from!
ParaToys will provide cool t-shirts and a ranch beef burger feast as well.
Holiday Inn Express - Indio California
(760) 342-6344 (23 miles away this is the nearest one).
There are a few in Borrego Springs, CA as well 26 miles away.
SHIPPING ADDRESS FOR PARAMOTORS
All shipments need to have the shippers name on the boxes - contact Bill Watson to confirm and arrange for his assistance.
Bill Watson: 61150 Esparta Ave., Whitewater, CA 92282
phone (760) 329-1025.
LOCAL RESTAURANTS
Within PPG flying distance and plenty of landing and take off areas
The lions Den
The Marina
The truck stop on HWY 86 has a Subway
Coty's Cafe
Johnsons Landing @ Salton City - which also has R. V. spaces as well.
Alamo Restaurant
Superburger, in Salton City
MOTOR HOME RENTALS
El Monte RV (562) 483-4930
Cruise America (562) 404-9300,
DRY CAMPING - $5.00 per day, plenty of space for tents. no hookups but bathrooms are close by.
DEALERS & VENDORS AT THE EVENT
All dealers and vendors wanting display space need to contact
Mike, Mike@ParaToys.com
We will have vendors for the following over the weekend
EVENTS Competition events planned-
Foot drag
Kiting wars
Two man kiting wars race
Pylon traversing
Spot landing
Bomb drop
PPG poker run
PPG capture the flag
Plus a few others just for fun.
Mass speed launch planned if the winds are good
Schedule Thursday- open flying, registration Friday- cross countries, open flying, clinics, Friday night- Bon fire, movies on the big screen, prop burning, WTR beer bust, Saturday- competition events, clinics, mini Parachute drop Saturday night- barbeque feast, raffle prize giveaways
Reserve your spot early.
Hotel & RV spots will go fast. Early registration encouraged.
