Small Aircraft
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Air Traffic Control Military 6; Air Traffic Control Non Radar 50; Air Traffic Control Radar 50; Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30; Flight Crew Total 26000; Flight Crew Type 1000
Situational Awareness; Communication Breakdown
Conflict NMAC
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors; Airport
While returning to 7F3 on a student training flight I was informed on the CTAF that there were numerous powered parachutes(PPC) in the vicinity of the airport. One pilot stated that 2 PPC were at 1;500 ft. on downwind to Runway 18; the runway in use. Another pilot had to abort his landing because of 2 PPC over the runway as he was approaching the runway on a simulated engine out pattern. There were approximately 12 PPC's in the air and I could see that they were interfering with approaches; upwind legs and on downwind. After maneuvering to avoid them I changed the pattern to a non standard right pattern and still encountered them on that side of the airport at different altitudes. They do not have radios; and being slow are hard to see; especially the light of a low; soon to be setting sun.This is a very unsafe airport ; especially for training; when these PPC's are operating. 7F3 is a high student pilot training facility and this needs to be addressed ASAP.
An instructor pilot returning to land reported numerous powered parachutes fly in the vicinity of this airport causing conflictions with aircraft arriving and departing the VFR pattern.