SUMMARY of 2007 REGISTERED PILOTS

Current (2007) Registered Pilots :
 105 Pilots (**34 competing pilots) from 20 States & Provinces & Countries
78 Powered Parachutes
2006 Registered Pilots :
 78 Pilots from 22 States 
& CANADA Provinces
63 Powered Parachutes
2005 Attending Pilots :
 116 Pilots from 23 States  & CANADA Provinces
108 Powered Parachutes
  2003 Registered Pilots :
 
92 Pilots from 20 States 
& CANADA Provinces
85 Powered Parachutes
2002 Attending Pilots :
 
63 Pilots from 16 States  & CANADA Provinces
54 Powered Parachutes
2001 Attending Pilots :
 
43 Pilots from 12 States  & CANADA Provinces
38 Powered Parachutes
States/Countries Pre-Registered for 2007
(# of Pilots / # of Competing Pilots)

ALASKA 
(0/0)
GEORGIA
()

MAINE
()

NEVADA 
(0/0)

OREGON
(2/2)

VIRGINIA
(0/0
)
ALABAMA
()
HAWAII
()

MARYLAND
(0)

NEW HAMPSHIRE
()

PENNSYLVANIA
(5/2)

WASHINGTON 
(6/5)
ARIZONA
(8/1)
IDAHO
()

MASSACHUSETTS
()

NEW JERSEY
()

RHODE ISLAND
()

WEST VIRGINIA
()
ARKANSAS
()

ILLINOIS
(2/1)

MICHIGAN 
()

NEW MEXICO
(2/0)

SOUTH CAROLINA
()

WISCONSIN
()

CALIFORNIA
(9/3)

INDIANA
(1/1)

MINNESOTA 
()
NEW YORK
(1/0)

SOUTH DAKOTA
()

WYOMING
()
COLORADO 
(4/3)
IOWA 
()
MISSISSIPPI 
()
NORTH CAROLINA
()

TENNESSEE
(2/2)

ALBERTA-CAN
(1/1)
CONNECTICUT
(1/0)
KANSAS
(3/1)

MISSOURI
(2/2)

NORTH DAKOTA
()

TEXAS
(6/4)

AUSTRALIA
()
DELAWARE
()
KENTUCKY
()

MONTANA
()

OHIO 
()

UTAH
(22/9)

ISRAEL
()
FLORIDA 
(2/1)

LOUISIANA 
(1/0)

NEBRASKA
()

OKLAHOMA
()

VERMONT
()

SOUTH AFRICA
()

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007 REGISTERED PILOTS (Championships & Chute-OUT)

Note: **ONLY 100 Pilots will be allowed to compete this year in the PPC Championships!

From Pilot # **
Competing
Description/BIO
?? Next Pilot to Register 86 40 Next Pilot to Register
         
  David Hartwig 38 -  
  Doug Fetters 52 - Sport-Link Communications
  Jacob Twining 84 -  
UT Jerry Schneidewend 81 -  
  John W 34    
AB Ken Butler 48 27 Ken has 20 grand kids plus their parents. If he lives through this, he is going to tell all of them his version of this great event. He will be handing out copies of this version of what happened here, to selected real stand up pilots and other witnesses, that won't charge too much to corroborate everything he says... This could include stories of either his great skill, and the honorable judges and others that fully recognized this talent. OR equally convincing stories about his great skill as a pilot but how the weather, the machine breakdowns, sabotage, personal illness, and even stories about the crooked bunch of pirates that were here that in other ways cost him glory, fame and fortune.
AZ David Gilliland 25 16 Been flying PPC's for 3 years. Have attended this event the last 2 years and wouldn't miss it for anything!!
AZ Keith Ellsworth 53    
AZ Mark Boyce 77 -  
AZ Mike Vest 78   Flying for 4+ years and enjoy the beautiful skys of Utah.
AZ Ross Neder 76 -  
AZ Scott Malone 37    
AZ Ty Cox 35 -  
CA AC Burns 75 38 I come to Utah for the beautiful flying and good company
CA Brian Bender 44   Napa, CA
CA Chad Bastian 22 15 Advanced Instructor/Master Rated Pilot
Owner/Operator and Lead Instructor of Fly Above All, instructs students in Beginner, Novice, Intermediate and Advanced Paragliding, as well as Paramotoring and Powered Paragliding Trikes, plus Tow Pilot, Tow Technician, and Tandem Instructor skills and ratings. He also instructs many specialty Clinics, including Maneuvers, Thermal, Cross Country, Competition, Ridge Soaring and Weather. Whatever your flying focus, Chad is determined to train safe pilots, with solid skills in all aspects of paragliding.
1st Exhibition competitor - Trike Buggy
CA Chris Russell 36 -  
CA Evan Green 12 5 I have been flying GA planes for about 16 years and now flying PPC's for the last 8 years. I work in Hollywood in the motion picture business renting lighting equipment.
CA Mark Ayers 85 -  
CA Robert Givens 56 - GA fixed wing, BFI fixed wing and PPC
CA Tom Janetzke 6 - Creator of "HOME FIELD" - a reality show (via PPC's) for TV
CA Tony Accurso 55   I'm just getting started toward the dream of flight. I own a 1998 Buckeye DM which was just N-numbered. I have only logged 2 hours of dual time with my instructor. My 8 year old daughter, Evelyn and I attended the event last year and loved the family atmosphere and camaraderie. We will be spectating, attending the dinner and learning more again this year! I'll be retiring from the Air Force after 20 years of service in Jun 2008. We look forward to the event!
CO Amy Wiley 20 13 Been flying a PPC for 8 years. Only woman to compete in World Championships (2000 and 2001. DAR for PPC and Trike Light sport aircraft. CFI in PPC, part of the Wiley Wales Powerchutes LLC with her husband, Chuck.
Don't let her be the only female competitor!  Come-on GIRLS - sign-up; it will be fun!
CO Chuck Wales 21 14 Flying PPC 8 years. Weight Shift control pilot also and Private Pilot single engine land, 4 years. Competed in Worlds 2000 and 2001, 15th place in 2001. CFI and DPE for PPC. Part of SixChuter team. Co-owner of Wiley Wales Powerchutes, LLC, in Southwest Colorado.
CO Don Siravo 
"Wingman"
31 20 My favorite thing to do is hanging out in the sky with my friends. (Living the Dream)
CO Paul Carter 23 - Former Army Aviator with 1375 hours of SEL, MEL, helicopter, including instruments
CO Perry Pahlmeyer 32 -  
CT Tim Heim 27 - Hi - I got my training at Sky Trail Ranch. I have been flying for 5 years. Looking forward to flying in some beautiful country.
FL Lee Woodriff 28 -  
FL Tim McCord 16 10 Engineer for Performance Design PPC wings
IL Nail Toler 66 34  
IL Roy Beisswenger 58 - 16-Hr Repairman course Instructor / SFIE
IN Randy Snead 57 32 Buckeye Team member
KS Bill Vietti 71 -  
KS Suzi Vietti 70 -  
KS James Long 51 30 I am From Kansas flying is very fun in kansas lots & lots flat land and alltiude is great compared to take off up here were need oxgen right after left off .competed 2003 & 2004 at greenville.and allso 2005 at the 2005 north western event in monroe washington.
LA Ray Morrow 54   Best looking PPC pilot in Louisiana! Which is not unbelievable, when you consider the competition (Crazy Cajun for one)!!
MO Garry Francis 18 11  
MO Zane Morris 68 35 Creator of the first "superman" (being tethered under the plane)07'. The "flying leap" (jumping into the lake)02'. Also created the "duck pluck" (pulling a person from a moving object)02'. "Zane the Plane" is coming to teach Dennis Rainey how to fly and to learn more great techniques from James Long. I personally believe, that flying in the Branson is haygood fun! With hard rocks and sharp trees, such as, the lake, where right after left off you don't need oxygen. This Branson celebrity is comin' to get cha!
NM John Cortesy 8 - I fly trikes
NM Scott Pipkin 80    
NY Barry Lipman 4 - ** another awesome volunteer **
OR Perry Robertson 15 8  
PA Bob Brandon 40    
PA Herman Junkerman 33 24 winner of the FREE Registration On-Line Prize
PA Joe Fenstermacher 14 7 15 years experience. Private Pilot with Sport Pilot PPCL endorsement, CFI and Sport Pilot Examiner; owner mgr. of Quaker State Powered Parachutes A SixChuter regional Flight Center
PA John Yonkin 7 1 Sport Pilot CFI
1st SkyTrails Ranch trained pilot. Sport Pilot. Actively involved with the light sport aviation community. All around nice guy
PA Mark McKissick 3 - ** awesome volunteer **
TN Darrell Mazzoline 30 19 Been flying for 3 years, racked up 250 hr. my first year. Own 3 Buckeyes. Breeze LX eagle LX and The new Dragonfly ( Honda powered) Was one of the test pilots on the Dragonfly project. Won flex wing innovation award and silver grand champion at Oshkosh in 2007 with the Dragonfly.
TN Jim MacLeay 43 23 Cross Country from TN to Oshkosh (1500 miles), no ground crew. (1994) for 60th birthday celebration. Have participated in Championship event 3 times before. SP CFI./ Powered Parachute Private Pilot.
TX Bill Alcorn 42 22 A BARF Club member from Houston, Texas. 
I've been flying PPCs for Seven years.
TX Bill Holmes 17 - DAR
TX Corinne Bailey 72 36 Flies a Predator the best brand flying
TX Jim Howard 29 18  
TX Ken Wilson 24 - (Note: Ken will be bringing this years Grand Champion Gold Lindy award winner for Flex Wing...2007 Oshkosh Air-Venture)
TX Scott Hughes 5 9 Predator PPC - CEO
UT Christa Kirkland 63 - volunteer
UT Dan Olsen 2 - Event Co-Director
UT Dennis Mitchell 61 - Will also be manning the Emergency Services tent - Dennis is a Physician's Assistant
UT Bob Egbert 60 -  
UT Dennis Stanley 41 - Co-Owner of Bonneville Skybase LLC in Salt Lake City. Private Pilot with an instrument Rating, CFI-SP PPCL/ASEL, DPE for Sport Pilot, FAA Aviation Safety Counselor, Lt COL in the Civil Air Patrol. SixChuter Powered Parachute Dealer.
UT Fredrick Scheffel 1 - Event organizer
UT Jim Sorensen 62 -  
UT John Hubbard 47 - Still Learning
UT John Lauritzen 50 29 Love to fly and see new things. Thanks to all those that work so hard to bring all this together.
UT Keith Haggard 26 17  
UT Kent Price 83 39 Commanding General of the Cedar Pass Air Force. Rank is gained by surviving "interesting experiences." FAA commercial pilot and flight instructor - single, multi, and now PPC.
UT Kevin Wilkinson 65   volunteer
UT Kim Trussell 67 -  
UT Kristie Payne 64    
UT Paul Gooch 39 21 "big event supporter"
UT Randall Bates 82 - Started paragliding at Point of The Mountain. Bought PPG and built trike for it. Sold that.Fabricated and built my own PPC in 2001. Flew it several years. Sold that and bought fixed wing Challenger UL and another PPG. Long story. Bought another PPC which I enjoy flying.
UT Randy Clayton 69 -  
UT Randy Hiller 10 3 I'm a part time resident of Virgin, Utah as well as SLC. I'm a newbie to this sport and am not afraid to admit it. You may wish to give me room! I understand that these are supposed to be landed on their wheels, one day I hope to accomplish that.
UT Rick Kielar 79   I been flying since july 2006. Having a great time with ppc.and new friends I have made flying. Nothing like forgetting about the stresses of everyday life the moment you take to the air.
UT Scott Stewart 46 26 GA pilot since 1980. Love PPC's and fixed wing AC. Fly a Predator and a Mooney. I've met a lot of wild and crazy people flying PPC's. Made a lot of new friends and having a blast. This will be my third time attending Color Country.
UT Stan Elton 59 33  
UT Tom Driscoll 73 -  
UT Tony Galovich 49 28  
WA Clyde Poser 13 6 Pilot for 42 years, just retired as number one captain from Hawaiian Airlines after 38 years. Two time World PPC Champ. Two time National Gunslinging Champ.
WA Doug Maas 9 2 President of Western Powered Parachute Association LLC. Vietnam Helicopter Pilot. Commercial rated fixed wing, helicopter. FAA CFI in Powered Parachutes. FAA Designated Examiner and Instructor for Sport Pilot
WA Jim Groebner 11 4 "Grubby"
WA Mike Lersbak 19 12 Former Marine Corps helicopter pilot 1570 total flight hours. Business owner www.powerchutegear.com 
WA Rick Gutierrez 74 37  
WA Tom Nichols 45 -  

 

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