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FILMMAKER AND AUTHOR
Paul founded Adventure Productions in 1988, a full-service award-winning multi-media production company specializing in adventure sport aviation productions.
With a specialty for capturing point-of-view (POV) adventure sport aviation footage, Paul is a Producer of over forty films on ultralights and light sport aircraft including fixed-wing airplanes, weight-shift control trikes, powered paragliders, powered parachutes, paragliders, and hang gliders featured at Adventure Productions’ online store.
When the Sport Pilot/Light-Sport Aircraft new FAA rule became effective in 2004, Paul combined forces with the largest aviation publisher in the world, ASA, to publish his works.
Paul is the author of the FAA “Weight-Shift Control Flying Handbook” 8083-5 which is used as a basis for all trike training throughout the world, as well as, Sport Pilot Checkride: A Guide to Passing the FAA Practical Flight and Oral Exam and Flight Review, now in its fourth edition.
CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER, LSR-M
Paul is one of the first people to receive a Sport Pilot Certified Instructor (CFI) and Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for Sport Pilots. As a DPE, he is designated by the FAA to conduct Practical Test (checkrides) and issue Sport Pilot and Certified Pilot and Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) FAA certificates/licenses. Paul also is a Light Sport Repairman with a Maintenance Rating allowing him to maintain and inspect FAA-approved Special LSA. Flying for over 40 years, Paul holds ratings with the FAA:
Airplane:
Private Pilot
FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Sport
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for Sport Pilot Examiner (SPE) and Sport Pilot Flight Instructor (SPIE)
Weight-Shift Control Trike:
Private Pilot
FAA Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Sport and Private
FAA Designated Pilot Examiner (DPE) for Sport Pilot Examiner (SPE) and Sport Pilot Flight Instructor (SPIE).
These are the highest (FAA) pilot ratings possible for Weight-Shift Control aircraft. As a FAA Designated Pilot Examiner
(DPE), Paul tests pilots for FAA sport pilot and flight instructor licenses. Paul has accumulated more than 4,000 flying hours to date and is also a FAA certified flight instructor for light-sport airplanes.
Remote Pilot:
Unmanned Aircraft systems (commonly known as drones) to train or fly commercial operations.
Light Sport Repairman, Maintenance, and Inspection:
Paul also has an FAA Light Sport Repairman with a Maintenance rating allowing him to do maintenance and inspections
on Experimental and FAA certified/approved Special LSA. Additionally, Paul holds the ROTAX maintenance and
inspection ratings.
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