Hi, just a quick newbie question if anyone has a few minutes to comment.
I am 105-110 kilos (16.5-17 stone) approx. I did a course recently to learn to fly and on day 2 managed to get airborne OK and did a short flight.
For those that are interested :
The major issue for me (among minor learning bits and bobs) was rate of climb. I am an ex-skydiver and essentially I am not happy unless I have a bit of distance between me and the floor, as you can see from the video , my rate of climb was dismal.
I have been advised that the student wing I had was to blame - which makes complete sense. I am also advised that an Apco Thrust (large or extra large) would be a good wing to sort the rate of climb problem.
I was flying a 2 stroke AXB paramotor , which longer term, I would like to buy - partly as Paul Haxby taught me and he came highly recomended, I trust him, and if it breaks I have somewhere to return it.
Now, to my question. Is my rate of climb likely to be corrected by the wing alone, or do I need a more powerful motor. With that wing and the AXB motor, what kind of rate of climb might I expect? If I upgraded to a bigger/more powerful motor, how much difference would it make?
Cheers for any thoughts/comments anyone might have.
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Hi, just a quick newbie question if anyone has a few minutes to comment.
I am 105-110 kilos (16.5-17 stone) approx. I did a course recently to learn to fly and on day 2 managed to get airborne OK and did a short flight.
For those that are interested :
The major issue for me (among minor learning bits and bobs) was rate of climb. I am an ex-skydiver and essentially I am not happy unless I have a bit of distance between me and the floor, as you can see from the video , my rate of climb was dismal.
I have been advised that the student wing I had was to blame - which makes complete sense. I am also advised that an Apco Thrust (large or extra large) would be a good wing to sort the rate of climb problem.
I was flying a 2 stroke AXB paramotor , which longer term, I would like to buy - partly as Paul Haxby taught me and he came highly recomended, I trust him, and if it breaks I have somewhere to return it.
Now, to my question. Is my rate of climb likely to be corrected by the wing alone, or do I need a more powerful motor. With that wing and the AXB motor, what kind of rate of climb might I expect? If I upgraded to a bigger/more powerful motor, how much difference would it make?
Cheers for any thoughts/comments anyone might have.
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