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First-Ever Powered Parachute SLSA Approval!
April 28, 2006 - Written by Dan Johnson - http://www.bydanjohnson.com
Summit
offers a single place and this two seat SLSA
certified Summit II model.
The Canadian company also offers a
Part 103 legal powered parachute, giving them the
widest offering of any powered parachute
provider.Summit Powered Parachutes beat a group of
companies working toward the first Special
Light-Sport Aircraft PPC. The Vernon, British
Columbia, Canada-based powered parachute producer
won their SLSA Airworthiness Certificate on
Thursday, April 27, 2006.
I flew and reported on the Summit
II in the 11/03 edition of Ultralight Flying!
Magazine. I found Summit II to be notably different
than most other powered parachutes partly due the
sliding rudder pedal-like foot controls used to
steer the canopy that exhibited fluid action.
Last November Summit won German
certification in the only such approval by an
American company with which I am familiar, and this
earlier certification probably assisted in meeting
the ASTM standards for powered parachutes.
Although the powered parachute
standard has been done for many months, those
producers have not rallied to the new regulation.
All that may change now that Summit is out of the
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| Jim Leon
(left) FAA Designated Airworthiness
representative of "The Ultralight
Place" Greater Kankakee Airport
Kankakee, Illinois presents Marty Ignazito
of "Prairie Skyhook" Charleston,
Illinois with the Special Light Sport
Aircraft Airworthiness certificate for
"Aircraft Sales and Parts" of
Vernon British Columbia Canada's Summit II
PPC - N9158T. |
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SUMMIT EUROPEAN TYPE
CERTIFICATION APPROVED
- November 18, 2005

ASAP is excited to report that the Summit 2 Place Powered Parachute has passed all the necessary
German Certification Regulations and has been granted a type Certificate which now allows the Summit to be sold in Europe.
To our knowledge Summit is the First North American Powered Parachute to attain such a high level of certification. The certification process included such things as loading up the airframe to 5500 lbs.
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Further testing of our Mustang canopy was required to meet the European DULV canopy standards.
Attaining this type certification illustrates the quality and durability the Summit airframe was designed around. We invite you to check the Summit on our Summit web site.
View Certificate, click
here.
www.summitppc.com
Press Released by: George Wood Summit Operations Director www.summitppc.com |
SUMMIT PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE: SUMMIT POWERED PARACHUTES INTERNATIONAL OPEN DEALERSHIP IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATE REPUBLIC JUNE 2005
DATE, Friday June 10, 2005
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FIRM, Summit Powered Parachutes International is pleased to announce that we have entered into an agreement with Kevin Donaldson and Ken Bricker to operate as representative Summit Dealers for the United Arab Emirate Republic and the Gulf Area.
Contact information for this new Dealer was not available at press time. Please watch our Dealer Page website at www.summitppc.com for complete information.
With our recent addition of the United Arab Emirate representation Summit now has Dealer sales and service in the Gulf area as well as the European area in Germany. Our Germany Dealers at Skyhawk Powered Parachutes have just received the German License for the Summit Powered Parachute.
PICTURED BELOW IS A SHIPMENT OF 3 SUMMIT POWERED PARACHUTE KITS HEADED FOR DUBAI PORT AND SOON TO BE ASSEMBLED IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATE REPUBLIC.

Press Released by: George Wood Summit Operations Director www.summitppc.com |
Introducing the "Summit" on skis!
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SUMMIT
POWERED PARACHUTES ESTABLISHES NEW USA WAREHOUSING |
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Friday March 28, 2003 |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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FIRM, Summit Powered
Parachutes is pleased to announce
that we have entered into an agreement with Leon Wacker, of
Paratrike
With this recent
agreement we feel it will benefit future Summit customers and
increase proximity to our existing Summit customer base.We would
also like to take this opportunity to announce the recent addition
of 3 more USA dealers.
Florida:
Skyspiders Powered Parachutes
Skip Paedae, of Brooksville, Florida
Ph: 352-796-5043
e-mail: skyspidersfl@ispflorida.net
skyspidersfl@ispflorida.net
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Wisconsin:
Flightseer USA Powered
Parachutes
1894 Muller Rd.
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 53590
Ph: 608-837-4050
e-mail:
flight@merr.com |
Alaska:
Alaskan Powered
Parachutes
Mail: HC 31 Box
5178 Wasilla, AK 99654
Ship: 1300 Fairview LoopWasilla AK 99654
Ph: 907-376-7337
Fax: 907-376-6120
e-mail: cjgagnon@gci.net |
Press Release by: George Wood, Summit
Operations Director - www.summitppc.com
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