About Powered Parachutes
What is a Powered Parachute?
Powered Parachutes are the safest and most economical way to experience sport aviation today. They fly at a safe and constant 28 m.p.h. The powered parachute is resistant to stalls, and you can’t loop it or dive it. The powered parachute is the best way to experience the world, from a low, slow and safe perspective.
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The Powered Parachute is a simple airframe with seats for a pilot and passenger. Six Chuter Inc. uses the safe and reliable Rotax engine and offer models that range in horsepower from 52 to 100. We fly with a high quality nylon canopy that is 400 to 550 square feet. The lifting capacity for the canopy is over one thousand pounds! Fuel capacity is 10-12 gallons of regular gasoline. This provides an operating capacity for three hours of flying. Most models come standard with a full digital instrument system.
How Does It Work?
The canopy is positioned on the ground behind the aircraft for takeoff. As the pilot adds power and the aircraft begins to roll forward the canopy inflates and rotates overhead.
After carefully checking the inflated canopy the pilot adds full power to climb out. The Powered Parachute has only two controls, the steering bars and the throttle. Add power and you gain altitude, and reduce power to lose altitude. Exerting pressure on the left steering bar results in a left turn and on the right steering bar a right turn. Landing is easily mastered. Simply reduce power and line the aircraft up into the wind. As you approach touch down pushing forward on both steering bars results in a flare that insures a smooth touch down.
In the unlikely case that your engine quits your canopy remains fully inflated and you are able to float back to earth in full control. Setting up to fly at a field takes about fifteen minutes, and the aircraft stores easily in a small garage.
Watch from the back seat during a “Discovery Flight” near Arlington, WA.
