PPC Pilot Ken Harger Interview

Ken Harger is a Powered Parachute Pilot from Houston, Texas. PPC's are larger than Powered Paraglider's, use a different parachute canopy, and require licensing. On Good Friday 2005 while executing a spiral dive out over the water in Galveston, his parachute collapsed, sending him crashing down into the Gulf of Mexico. When he hit the water, his unit flipped upside down, trapping him under the salty waves. With his seatbelt stuck, and unable free himself, Ken succumbed to the water filling his lungs. But, thanks to the heroic efforts of local "Texas Wingnuts" PPG pilots, Ken is still with us today, and back flying his PPC rig. There is a video interview, with Ken and his rescuers recalling the incident at...

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Click on the "PPC Pilot Ken Harger - Post Crash Interview" link