custom-vince

Also you can search for wireless headphone adaptor. I have tried and used both successfully. ignore the built in mic as that will not handle our high noise environment. The bonus to headphone adaptors is they often have volume buttons.

something like this. I have used in the past. I cant find my exact one. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless-3-0-Bluetooth-Audio-Receiver-Stereo-Music-Car-Adapter-Mic-3-5mm-AUX-/301117099344?hash=item461bfa4d50:g:WM4AAOSwDV1XQxF- or this. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluetooth-Transmitter-Box-3-5mm-Audio-Stereo-Reciever-Transceiver-2in1-Adapter-/162030209079?hash=item25b9c0c837:g:hh4AAOSwo4pYNZ7P Just type "Bluetooth Audio" into ebay, there is a wide choice. Make sure it receives and fits your plug type.

Yes, there is such things for £10 on ebay.

im thinking the same. I like the XL concept. Waiting for titanium version. Clutch with e.start, well why not. looking at the details, im expecting big changes with the way its been setup, keep hearing about how much quieter it is. 73kg thrust before at 7800rpm 125cm prop. The XL is offering 80kg thrust at 6100rpm 150cm prop!!! Looking at the eco tests im hoping it will do well here, fingers crossed. 3000 rpm = under 2 l/h XL 3500 rpm = (typical level flight 150cm) 4000 rpm = 2,25 l/h 5000 rpm = 2,66 l/h (typical level flight 125cm) 5500 rpm = 3,27 l/h 6000 rpm = 4,80 l/h XL 6100 rpm = (max thrust 80kg 150cm) 7000 rpm = 6,74 l/h 7900 rpm = 8,57 l/h (max thrust 73kg 125cm, 75kg 130cm)

yes GPS is fine. Ideally upwind, then down wind. Maybe we should simplify it. Whats the most interesting to know? max trims out speed. not bar. What I would call XC cruising speed.

I would be interested in building a graph of actual wing speeds. With enough data we could get a mean average speed, a number anyone could work from to estimate their expected speed. To collect data we would need. All up weight. Wing make and size. Speed at slow trim, fast trim, speedbar. It would be great to see a real picture of what speeds people are getting.

dont hear much about them. Its a sweet little engine. Noise is good, economy is good. Its super light and easy to start. The booster model looks even better then the original. The company who supply the EOS are very good at support. Be nice to hear some real world reports.

Interesting conversation about fuel consumption vs weight. The XL machine is 1kg heavier, yet is uses about 1 litre per hour less. <subjectively, it will change from pilot to pilot etc.. All up fuelled for a 3 hours flight, the weight will tip the scales back the other way.

For me its the preferred material for paramotor frames. Its properties really suit out unique vibration requirements, titanium shows little to no fatigue vs alloy and even steel. We now have a Universal Multi Engine Frame made from titanium. The weight does make a difference. for example an EOS booster in our frame can be as low as 16kg all up ready to fly. Tempted to build one just to see what it feels like. Alternatively a Bailey V5 fitted in our titanium frame could be 22kg!! a light weight 4 stroke. Not sure if there is a call for that sort of thing. A moster would be under 21kg. Good to have the choice and interesting to see what packages people would want to build and great for any pilot wanting to make things lighter but keep the engine they have.

I have one on order for a friend, should be about 4 weeks. It's hard to say exactly when it's a new product.

A great video by Eric, shows the size of the XL. It interesting and funny to see it side by side the normal frame.

Here is a peek of the ESC (Electric Start Clutched) Nitro.

Its something I have practiced regularly. When returning back to LZ from a cross country flight, I would glide in from 2000 ft or more and at 800-1000ft I would re-start just to prove to myself that I can. I would then either fly a bit more or turn off and carry on the glide to landing.

Depends on the motor but in general terms. Reliability, no. Ease, yes for sure.

Anyone else who is planning to fly Mersea island really needs to make contact first as above, there are local no flying areas to avoid, that are not charted, but under the friendly terms of keeping the population happy.

Just thought I would share my experiences to date: from Passive helmet headsets, pelter 1,2 & 3, fitting my own speakers to fitting ebay bluetooth bike coms, to full ANR headsets, to adding 101 noise surpressing mic with lighter ANR passive headsets. etc.. through to soldering in my own bluetooth chip into the ANR DNC mic headsets. I come around to what I use today.. Its not perfect in anyway but it does work extremely well. I therefore come to the conclusion that Comms setup is as personal as wing and motor choice. Making something individual to fit your needs. I currently use a lightweight snowboard helmet with no passive earmuffs. Instead I have Bose QC20 in ear ANR headphones. These are super light, very effective at cancelling noise and allow me to listen to music in flight at lower volumes. These are connected to the Sena 20s bluetooth bike comms, using the sena mic and bluetooth to connect to my iphone. How good is the mic, I answered the phone and the caller refused to believe I was actually flying. They could not hear the engine at all. The Sena mic technology is amazing. Now for radio use I have a GT3 and UV5r, this is connected to a sena sr10i bluetooth adaptor to make the radio into a wireless connection. The draw backs. Its all a bit fussy. It all needs charging to work. Its expensive. The good bits. Its super light, fantastic quality. Not sweaty on my head. Quieter than passive ear muffs. The sena can talk to other bluetooth headsets and open comms to your mate is great, just chat while flying, no ptt radio. I also have an optional gopro backpack to use my mic sound rather than the gopro onboard mic. Allows voice over recording but stops my iPhone music. Why do I want to make calls while flying? In the past I have called ahead a local farm airfield and asked for permission to land, while in flight. I have also called a mate and landed near where he was working. It has its benefits. Im not recommending this system as such. Its an expansive setup and to fussy to recommend. Wheres the future. Im liking the simplistic look of the Sena Tufftalk http://www.sena.com/product/tufftalk/ How good is it for our purpose. I don't know yet, but to me it looks promising. Lacking a few features of the feature rich 20S multi audio handling which is a good feature. Plus the bike com is designed to handle engine and wind noise. Maybe the tuff talk is different. links to current kit: Sena SR10 http://www.sena.com/product/sr10/ Sena 20s http://www.sena.com/product/20s/ Bose QC20i (i for iPhone version) https://www.bose.co.uk/en_gb/products/headphones/earphones/quietcomfort-20i-acoustic-noise-cancelling-headphones.html both the above have been superceeded with newer models.

If you cant but or fit a rack. Design one yourself and have it made. I had an idea, made it from cardboard and got a local metal shop to weld it up. (because I wouldn't trust my own dodgy welding) Very simple. I just need to add a number plate. Lights are still visible.

No, I haven't got one in yet. My synergy frame is 160cm and I didn't even notice it was bigger than 140cm AC frame till I measured it and put it side by side. As I said, my first thought was wow that's big, but I have come around to the idea. From shoulder straps down it would be about 92cm. The original test pilot is 1m65 tall and has no issues launching a 16m snake. His tests have managed below 2lph. I don't know what he weighs. I am 6'2" so well up for it. I'm pretty sure my next machine will have 150cm prop. Probably with electric start and a clutch. Im told forward launches are fine and don't see why they wouldn't be. Eric has one on order and am waiting his views.

Ever heard the term pitch positive reflex. I would class that as full reflex. For me: Full Reflex is on trims alone it reached reflex. Semi-Reflex is only on bar after trims are out. Non-Reflex is on the bar and still no reflex. How much is there has always been difficult to quantify. How much you need/want is also difficult to quantify. Sometimes in wings the term semi reflex is to gain promotional points. I have flown the boxer and its was a great fun responsive wing beyond its en/a qualifications, any reflex though.??. very very possibly maybe a slight little bit at the end of the speed bar. How stiff the trimmers are is a simple test, pressure in the trims, little reflex. Floppy trims, lots of reflex.

I like the design look. The lattice chassis was not as sturdy as the structure might suggest, I think it would fair poorly in a bum landing. If you like to land on your feet however, its an interesting design. I got to have a look at Coupe Icare last year and this year, it looked like some subtle design improvements had been made, a bit more lattice added to the sides.

Air Conception made a jump in the prop size. A Nitro XL. is exactly that. Same nitro engine but mounted to a 150cm propeller, using a 165cm frame. While it sounds huge its actually only 17.5cm wider each side, so not as drastic as it first sounds. Thrust is up from 73kg to 80kg, economy is down to 2lph and less, noise is down, torque is unaffected due to special 600gram prop. What do you think? Will it catch on? At first I was shocked but now I see it as a logical step, lots of benefits for what seems a little drawback of a larger frame.

Here is a great video example of repairing a titanium frame. Air Conception race frames are grade 9 which helps a bit. It is stronger than an alloy or stainless but when pushed or crashed hard enough, it will bend. It is also repairable, it does not shatter or splinter into million pieces of sharp shards etc, all things I have heard in the past. I have straightened a couple of frames myself and its not easy. Nothing to this extent though, watch this great video from Eric.

No the clutch machine is also belt drive and will turn the exact same prop in the same direction. Unless you are thinking of going for the 150cm prop version.

A quality 125cm wood weighs much the same as a helix 125cm carbon. Cheap wood props can be heavier and spool up slower. e-props are lighter carbon and spool up faster, but can also be harder to pull start. Carbon props are strong 2 piece. Woods are generally 1 piece. Carbon 3 blade. Not many wood 3 blades.

My Magnetic wing is a semi/hybrid reflex, hows that? Its non reflex wing trims in and trims right out, I feel the reflex only comes on with speedbar when the D lines only start to go slack during speedbar use. where as my GTX would be obviously reflex halfway out on the trims, any more trim and speedbar added even more reflex.