A Little Imagination Goes a Long Way in Powered Paragliding…

Most of our epic “Adventure Flights” around the world have been rather spontaneous. Some adventures require some extensive planning for sure, but they all start out with just one great idea and a little imagination. A perfect example of this happened last week at the BlackHawk Ranch in California… For those of you who have visited our Headquarters, you know that when we say “Ranch,” we mean it! In addition to running the busiest Paramotor operation in the United States, Mike Robinson of BlackHawk tends to A LOT of cattle and about 10 horses.

Several of the cattle managed to discover an opening in the old ranch fences and decided to wander on to “greener pastures!” Mike originally loaded up a BlackHawk Ranch ATV with fencing supplies and set off to fix the fence – hoping that he would run into the cows along the way. The fence was easily fixed in no time, however, the cattle were nowhere in sight… Heidi Lee, BlackHawk’s Sales Director suggested to Mike that he jump in the Tandem Quad Paramotor and scout for the cows via a bird’s eye view. In less than 10 minutes of flying, the missing herd was located. Within the hour, they were all safely returned to their holding pasture. This is just one example of the endless possibilities at the fingertips of a Powered Paragliding Pilot! Many farmers use Paramotors to keep an eye on their crops, hunters use them to locate game, fisherman can access incredible spots that no one else can, and so much more.