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No but she often makes a whining noise...does that count

I just did the hang test again and got the wife to push in the center of the prop. She could push the cage/prop to near vertical with a gentle one handed push. She is a petite 5" and not a Russian shot putter, so I don't think I will have much to worry about in flight, in fact I may have to move the hang point forward a hole...back to where it was originally. Dene

I don't actually know. It doesn't say anywhere. I'm guessing its a medium. I'm 5' 8" 11 stone 4 lbs and it feels snug enough. I'm not going to fall out of it. Maybe the fact that the shoulder straps are as tight as they will go means that it a large...I don't know. I guess thats the peril of buying second hand gear. Dene

Just select album in the box on the top right of the screen. Then users personal albums. Then select my name...its at the end of the list on page 2. Dene

It must be an optical illusion I have filled my gallery with lovely pics of the Vortex for you to laugh at...I mean look at. Unfortunately I've had no success adding photos to the post Dene

Its impossible to fit it incorrectly, its just fastened with 2 bolts through the webbing and 2 small plates at the top. Theres just a large cable tie securing the harness the the frame at the bottom. I'm in North Lincolnshire, on the East Coast...about 3 hours from you in Hertfordshire. The only thing I can think of that would make this hang further back that the PAP is that the tuned exhaust is bl**dy heavy. As the Solo 210 engine is quite large front to back, this means that the heavy exhaust quite a long way back from the hang points, so needs even more weight in front of the hang point to counter balance it, given that the hang point is actually in front of the center of balance Does that make any sense? Dene

Hi Dave Things are getting a little confused here This is the original harness with the low hang points, the arms are obscured by the step ladder in the photo unfortunately. I tried a high hang point harness temporarily when I did my training with Paul Haxby as he considers low hang point arms dangerous. I have now re-fitted the original Vortex (Sup-air) low hang point harness, hence the hang test. It is at present hanging from the most inboard holes in the arms. I haven't yet flown this Paramotor with a low hang point harness only with Paul Haxby's Apco high hang point harness, this is why I want to get the thrust angle correct. Phew!! Dene

The shoulder straps are as tight as they will go Ian, I'll see what happens when I get someone to push on the prop. Dene

Its actually a Vortex paramotor (based on a PAP), which I believe originally had a 3 blade carbon prop. I don't know if the prop was originally made by Parajet as the guy I bought it from replaced it a couple of years ago, as he broke it. The Vortex seems to be based on a PAP 1100AS with the addition of a carbon prop, tuned exhaust, and extra cooling on the cylinder head. Apart from that I don't know much about it. Dene

Can you get some one to push on the centre of the prop to check if the angle then decreases, if not test fly it and get them to check the angle under power. I would not say that that angle is excessive if it decreases with thrust. Pete b Thanks Pete I'll try that tomorrow (weather permitting) Dene

I've just spent 2 hours trying to get a photo of the hang test into the forum, with no success I've managed to put a photo in my gallery, what do you think? does the angle look ok considering its a static test? Dene

Thanks for the info Guys. I am a little bigger than Jimmy Crankies twin brother but not much I am trying to add a photo of the hang test, but I'm not having much luck Dene

Thanks Dave. I have just tried tightening the side straps, but it didn't seem to make much difference. If I shuffle all the way in to the seat things get worse and the cage tilts back to about 30% !! I guess I may just be too light...I do weigh over 11 stone though! I think I'll need to wear diving boots! Dene

I have fairly recently bought a second hand Vortex paramotor ( which is essentially a Solo 210 engined PAP with a few mods) I have flown it (once) while training with Paul Haxby, but he is not a fan of low hang points so he fitted an Apco high hang point harness for me to try, with a view to converting it to high hang points in the future. I have just done a hang test with the standard PAP low hang point system, but the prop seems to be angled quite far back, (about 25%) rather than the 15 to 20 degrees that I have read it should be, even with the hang point moved the the most inboard holes on the bars. Is there anything anyone can suggest to get the prop more vertical? or will it be not too much of an issue?

Hi. I have recently bought a second hand Vortex paramotor with a Solo 210 engine. The guy I bought it from started it fine, but when I try it just kicks back when it fires, sometimes pulling the handle out of my hand and has even snapped the starter cord on one occasion. I think it may be that I may just need a trip to the gym but I read online that this can be down to poor belt tension, but how tight should the belt be? how do you tell if its tight enough or even too tight? I read that if the belt is too tight you can break the prop or crank shaft. Can anyone help?