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 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 gate with their approval.

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 "Summit Aerosports " Summit II PPC - N9158T. Click on image above to view larger certificate image.

SUMMIT EUROPEAN TYPE CERTIFICATION APPROVED 
- November 18, 2005

We are 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. 

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.

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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

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