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June 18th, 2008, 05:13
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| Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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 |  Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks! Did anyone see the parachuter with a fan attached to his back today over Grand Forks? I saw him around 8:00pm. I was just driving down 24th Ave S near Bdubs and I looked up and saw a parachuter with a fan attached to his back spiraling down to land in the park between 26th Ave S and 24th Ave S. I didn't think anyone would believe me but I got a small picture with my camera phone of him landing! |
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June 18th, 2008, 10:19
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On my couch
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
That would be a powered paraglider.
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June 18th, 2008, 19:33
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: DTW / LGA
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June 18th, 2008, 20:06
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
Well that's funny.... ah, but hush now! Powered Paraglider Forever!
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June 18th, 2008, 20:40
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| Old Skool  Join Date: May 2002 Location: Little Rock, AR
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June 19th, 2008, 02:31
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| Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
Anyway, has anyone ever seen or heard about this guy? My friend who was with me says there used to be a guy with a ultralight that used to fly over Grand Forks in the Summer. At first thats who we thought it was but it turns out it was not.
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June 19th, 2008, 13:18
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| Old Skool  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: everywhere
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
from wikipedia: 
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June 19th, 2008, 14:47
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| Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grand Forks, ND
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
Wikipedia is so AWESOME... except when searching for the truth. I will take both sides and say that nutjobs turn wikipedia into a crazy house that is balanced by intelligent additions and edits. It's kindof like Congress, except change happens, there is no money for corruption, and we don't have to abide by the knowledge of wikipedia. POWERED PARAGLIDER FOREVER!   
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June 19th, 2008, 16:38
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| Old Skool Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: everywhere
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| Re: Parachuter with Fan over Grand Forks!
i dont know what you guys are looking at but i generally find wiki articles to be very thorough and well cited with additional references and links to more information. anyone who says "wiki is not a valid source" is living in the stone age. its a great aggregator of knowledge and information.
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