Event created by Kran
This event begins 29/03/18 and repeats every day until 31/03/18
FVPi will be holding an orientation fly-in at our Gunderman Airfield over the 2018 Easter long weekend. If you have nothing planned for the weekend or just want to get out of the house for the day, come on down. There's plenty of activities in and around the airfield to keep you, the wife and kids entertained such as fishing, swimming, bush walking or just kick back and relax along the river front if the weathers down.
Sunday breakfast will be supplied by the club, so bring essentials outside of the breakfast.
So, pack your motor,maybe a fishing rod or two and come down to enjoy the spectacular Hawkesbury.
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Hello I live in Essex but most weekends I visit my partner in MK , I’ve never seen anyone up that way , woukd love to be able to come see you guys at some point, do you fly from a site near to MK ? -
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By Blackburn Mark · Posted
It gets done from time to time but its far from ideal! At best, you will damage a lot of expensive gear. At worst, you could do yourself a lot of damage (or worse) Furthermore, it is very difficult to gain any confidence in the vacuum of solitude. Try to find a local pilot and pick his brain how he got into the air. -
By Blackburn Mark · Posted
That does look a bit steep... Not a million miles away as far as the thrust line goes but I personally prefer to have my prop bolt-upright under power, not as comfy but it has its advantages. A slight angle change between the trike and paramotor using different nylon mounting blocks might help get that wheel down a bit. How does it hang with no fuel in it? Smaller fuel load behind you with a fuel bladder on your lap (I use MSR Dromedary water bags 6L and 10L) "might" help a bit but its not ideal at all! Getting those hang points further back is the way to go if its possible... I have never found the hang points comfortable, always getting bruises on my shoulders due to the limited space but as long as your arms are free to articulate, you ought to be able to get comfy once in the air with your hands on the controls. Not sure you are gaining much with those extensions... Again, once airborne you ought to be able to shimmy the seat-base forward to support your legs/leg When flying my trike, the front wheel only seemed to moved a few inches between legs-up and legs dangling so I don't think your missing leg is the bulk of the issue... Get those hang points back and live with feeling pinched against the frame until you are in the air... You do seem to have quite a large gap between the back of your shoulders and the frame.
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