Paratour is a

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and

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school based in

Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec Saint-Chrysostome () is a municipality in south-west Quebec, Canada in the regional county municipality of Haut-Saint-Laurent in the Montérégie administrative region. The municipality was created by the amalgamation of Saint-Chrysostome villa ...

and founded by husband and wife team Eric Dufour and Elisabeth Guerin in 1992. The company operates in the winter in

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.Bertrand, Noel; Rene Coulon; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2003-04'', page 73. Pagefast Ltd, Lancaster UK, 2003. ISSN 1368-485X Dufour placed first in the 2003, 2005 and 2006 US national paramotor competitions. He also placed first in the engine-out spot landing competition at the 2002 fly-in held in Basse-Ham,

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and at the 2003 fly-in held in

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. Dufour ceased competition flying in 2006. Paratour specializes in the design and manufacture of

paramotors Powered paragliding, also known as paramotoring or PPG, is a form of ultralight aviation where the pilot wears a back-pack motor (a paramotor) which provides enough thrust to take off using a paraglider. It can be launched in still air, and ...

and

powered parachute A powered parachute, often abbreviated PPC, and also called a motorized parachute or paraplane, is a type of aircraft that consists of a parafoil with a motor and wheels. The FAA defines a powered parachute as ''a powered aircraft a flexible or ...

s in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft for the US

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rules, the Canadian Basic Ultralight Aeroplane and the European

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categories. The company is known for its 2000-era Paratour SD series of paramotors, now superseded in production by the

Paratour Titanium Paratour is a Canada, Canadian/United States, American aircraft manufacturer and flight training school based in Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec and founded by husband and wife team Eric Dufour and Elisabeth Guerin in 1992. The company operates in the w ...

series. The company also builds the Paratour Ultratrike, Paratour SD MiniMax and the

propane Propane () is a three-carbon chain alkane with the molecular formula . It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but becomes liquid when compressed for transportation and storage. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum ref ...

-powered

Paratour Green Eagle Paratour is a Canadian/American aircraft manufacturer and flight training school based in Saint-Chrysostome, Quebec and founded by husband and wife team Eric Dufour and Elisabeth Guerin in 1992. The company operates in the winter in Grant-Valkaria ...

powered parachute designs. The company also acts as a dealer for several brands of

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s, including APCO, ITV and

Paramania Paramania is a British aircraft manufacturer based in London. The company was founded by powered paraglider competition pilot and light aircraft designer Mike Campbell-Jones in Wales, UK back in 1994 and later relocated to France. It specializ ...

Aircraft

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*{{Official website, http://www.paratour.com/ Aircraft manufacturers of the United States Aircraft manufacturers of Canada Ultralight aircraft Powered parachutes Paramotors