richardawest Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Anybody got any views on this? Last week the APPI PPG website finally went live! Alex has been writing the syllabus for all PPG courses, from Beginner and Intermediate students right up to Tandem Pilots and Master Instructors. APPI PPG is the first international Paramotoring organisation and is similar to PADI for scuba diving in the sense that it is designed to bring everyone together under one roof. It is currently free to join and we can transfer any existing license or training over to an APPI PPG license. To do this please contact Alex. (From Skyschool web site) Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enzo200500 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Some interesting grammatical mistakes on the APPI site! Almost as if its been translated, and not checked!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Anybody got any views on this?Last week the APPI PPG website finally went live! Alex has been writing the syllabus for all PPG courses, from Beginner and Intermediate students right up to Tandem Pilots and Master Instructors. APPI PPG is the first international Paramotoring organisation and is similar to PADI for scuba diving in the sense that it is designed to bring everyone together under one roof. It is currently free to join and we can transfer any existing license or training over to an APPI PPG license. To do this please contact Alex. (From Skyschool web site) Richard Richard could you point to where I can find the pilot and/or instructors insurance details please. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquatix Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 No doubting Alex's great experience and skill as an instructor, and the idea of an internationaly recognised standard for paramotoring is laudable - but only time will tell as it is just an idea and collection of letters at the moment, for all the grand claims on the website. We already have another 'world champion' pilot with a similar scheme - the WPPGA Anyone can set up credible sounding schemes and I know a few people who trained as pilots only to find their BHPC 'qualification' was worthless. Will this scheme offer any significant improvement on an FAI, IPPI or Parapro equivalence rating, or just appeal to badge collectors and instructors wanting to befuddle new clients with fancy sounding accronyms ? Only if globally adopted and accepted - but even in the UK we have different groups representing the same sport, so it doesn't seem likely. Not knocking the idea, which appears to be a well meant attempt to solve a real issue, but I won't be rushing to apply for APPI membership just yet ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Is that the British Piss-up Participants Association? Just joshing , been out for a very nice lunch (hic) Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Is that the British Piss-up Participants Association? pmsl, almost..... British Pissed-up Pilots Association And very good it is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardawest Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Pete I don't have any details on anything to do with APPI, just saw it on the Skyschool web & wondered if anyone had any views. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 PeteI don't have any details on anything to do with APPI, just saw it on the Skyschool web & wondered if anyone had any views. Richard Right Cheers Richard. sounds good on the site but not sure about the practicalities of it in the real world, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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