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Periodicals Postage Paid number 000228 at Greenville, IL, 62246 and at an additional mailing office. postmaster: send address changes to: Sport Aviation Press, PO Box 38, Greenville, IL 62246. Volume 26, Number 5. Subscription Rates Annual subscription rates: $36.95 U.S. $48 Canada $90 International All monies US Funds Subscribe online at: www.PSFmagazine.com For more information call: (800) 867-5430 Welcome to Powered Sport Flying Magazine! It’s the holiday season, and hard to believe the end of the year is already here. I swear time went by much more slowly when I was a kid! As many of you know, after a long time of serving the needs of our aviation community, Bear Perkins and his wife Betty have decided to retire. While they will be missed, I do wish them the very best as they enjoy a well-deserved retirement! A reminder for everyone: First Flight is no longer the insurance broker for usua. You won’t be receiving renewal notices as your insurance nears expiration, as usua has never sent those, and O2 Sports Insurance has no way of knowing who needs insurance. So, please check your policy for the expiration date, then contact Kandace at O2 using the information that you’ll find in this issue. The Illinois Ultralight Advisory Council is now under (mostly) new management, and has a new location for the 2020 Symposium. See inside for the when and the where! Paul Fiebich tried something new at this year’s AirVenture: he spent a lot of time visiting the Innovation Showcase. Paul found some really cool items that are being developed, and he’s been good enough to tell us about them. Need to get some ground school for that gyro you want to fly? Well, Tim O’Connor is getting ready to present another online course, and there’s still time to sign up. Details can be found inside this issue! This year, Norman Surplus was able to complete his attempt to fly around the world in his gyro. This is an attempt that took a bit longer than planned, and Ira McComic has the story for you. Looking for reasons to become a powered parachute pilot? Roy’s Top 10 list gives you some, with a bonus 11th reason. Chris Pine has a reminder for us of why it’s so important to fly our small craft responsibly and respectfully. We’ve got the final installment of the interrupted tale of Intrepid Explorer Jeff Hamann flying his powered paraglider along the Colombian coast. As usual, he’s got spectacular pictures to go with his story! From me to you, I hope that this holiday season finds you warm, well, and able to fly. I thank you for your patience with our irregular publishing schedule – your understanding has been a boon that I appreciate more than I can say. Goodbye for now, and I’ll talk to you all next year! Editorial
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