www.PSFmagazine.com | January/February 2021 | 7 6 | January/February 2021 | Powered Sport Flying POWERED PARACHUTE MUSEUM Press Pass Many powered parachute enthusiasts don’t realize that Bob Moraski of Bark River, Michigan, has been working on a Powered Parachute Museum for 30+ years. During that time, he has assembled some interesting and oneof-a-kind classics. The powered parachutes in the collection include names from both the past and present such as Condor, Destiny, Blue Heron, Bullet, SunDog, Paraski, Gemni, Sky Master, Paraplane, Buckeye, Viking, Parascender, Sea Bow, Powrachute, Paradise Flyer and Harmening High Flyer. Also in the collection are some very special aircraft like John Kennedy Jr.’s Buckeye, Les Shockley’s Indy Car (look-alike) Pyrotectic Powered Parachute, the Flying Honda Motorcycle by Al Bragg, a Parahawk from the James Bond movie “The World Is Not Enough,” an all-electric Preserving the History of Powered Parachuting powered parachute, Bill Amyx’s Pyrotectic Powrachute, an all-enclosed Powrachute and a sideby-side Powrachute prototype by Jeff Williams. Bob Moraski doesn’t have any family members to take over the collection. His concern at this point is that he doesn’t want the collection to be broken up and put into disarray should something happen to him. That means putting together legal and financial safeguards to preserve this unique set of aircraft for future generations to enjoy. If you have a love for history and these amazing aircraft, Bob can use your help! He is looking for ideas and hopefully some financial backing, for the effort it is going to take to maintain the collection. He would appreciate it if you could reach out to him by texting your phone number to (906) 748-3545, and he promises to get back to you promptly! Below: John Kennedy Jr.'s Buckeye. Above right: Bill Amyx and his Pyrotechnic Powrachute.
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