neilc

My first flight was at the flagpole on New Years day 2010, with Simon and the two Colin's...........

Great memories.....

Neil..

Awesome skill

I think it's gonna take me a while before I can do that.........Must get more practice on my Revo 2

I saw him as well, flying across the playing fields about 6.30.......

I think it was russell, he lives over near Bullsmoor Lane.

Neil..

Great video Seymore....

I'd love to fly up in Scotland one day, fantastic scenery.

Neil..

Great stuff Dan!!

Cheers for the info....

Neil..

Henry, I've had a GoPro HD for a couple of years now and I've also got a Panasonic SD600 HD video camera to compare it to.

The GoPro is great and I love the results I get. However, I find that these days, the GoPro is spending more and more time in it's case and I'm using the Panasonic far more often. The reason is that the Panasonic footage is far far superior to that of the GP (GoPro). The wide angle footage of the GP is nice but you soon get bored of its unusual wide angle...ness. The Panasonic is also wide angle, but more natural.

The other thing is that Paramotoring is quite a gentle sport compared to others, so the robustness of the unit is kind of wasted. I've been using the Panasonic on my helmet for PPG for nearly 2 years now and it hasn't had one knock.

One other point, is that I can use my Panasonic for everday video (family/holidays etc) as it's a fantastic piece of kit.

In this video I am using the GP on a pole and the Panasonic on my lid. Due to Youtube compression, they both look the same, but trust me the HD video that the Panasonic spits out, watched on a decent flat screen telly, has to be seen to be believed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM-GlxIooGw

With regards to editing, if you use pc, use Cyberlink Powerdirector. You won't be dissapointed. I've done all my videos with this program and it is without a doubt the best.

I've just got myself a Macbook Pro 17", and I like it....a lot. But it was more than twice the price of a similar spec PC laptop. Although I have Final Cut Pro X on it, I've not actually tried video editing on it yet, so I cannot compare. But something tells me that i't's going to be great

One last thing. My friend has the GoPro2 and I didn't rate it over my GoPro Hero HD.

Anyway good luck with it.

Dan

Hi Dan,

what helmet mount do you use for the panasonic SD 600....

I'm thinking about buying a Panasonic camcorder, and was wondering whether I could use my GoPro mount which I already have fixed to the top of my lid....

Neil..

Hello Mike,

Yep, definetely fingers crossed for the weather.....!!!

Be great to see you..

Neil..

I'll be there, but can only stay for Friday and Saturday.....Hopefully the weather will be ok...

I know the the journey up north of Watford will be quite safe.......My Nissan 4x4's got bullet proof glass....

And lets be honest, you have to agree the scousers are an enviromentally friendly bunch.....Their roofs have been lead free for years !!!!

Neil..

i've taken off a couple of times with no problems, but I've made sure the park was quiet. Sometimes it gets busy over there with football/rugby matches.

Neil..

I also live in Enfield.....

I was ground handling my wing in Enfield playing fields (my house backs onto the fields) last Monday when a paramotor flew over, headed towards the A10. The motor cage looked black, and the wing orange and blue....possibly a Revo or Dudek Reaction.

Is it anyone on here.....??

Neil..

Just up the road. What a small world. Assuming all goes to plan I'll join you for some practise in a few weeks. Nice to know a local contact.

Darrel

Be good to meet up with you Darrel......

Neil..

Ahhhhhh, a VTR Firestorm.

I seem to remember those being a little bit of a handful (poss tank slapper??)

See you in a few days.

SW

I always thought the VTR was an ok handling machine.......especially the SP model with Ohlins suspension....

The one's to watch out for were the Suzuki TL-S and TL-R 1000 V twins.....Now they were beasts!!!!

Neil

I also live in Enfield.....

I was ground handling my wing in Enfield playing fields (my house backs onto the fields) last Monday when a paramotor flew over, headed towards the A10. The motor cage looked black, and the wing orange and blue....possibly a Revo or Dudek Reaction.

Is it anyone on here.....??

Neil..

Yes......Definetely!!!!!!

Neil..

Brilliant video Si, superb quality....

very well done...

Neil..

I'm really looking forward to plenty of airtime, and some great flying this time round Pete...

Neil..

reminds me of my first flight........

Neil..

Cheers for the reply Seymore, but I've already got the GoPro HD camera......

I just wanted some info on camcorders, and which one's people are using, as there's such a big choice...

Neil..

I'm thinking of buying a new Digital HD camcorder.......

I want something with a decent sized memory (120Gb +) Anyone got any recommendations........

Neil..

I was looking in the background....To see if my paramotor and wing were full of bullet holes..

You'd think a push bike would just disintegrate, given that kind of punishment !!

Neil..

Congratulations Rich.........

Would be great to know your exact route, and how many fuel stops etc....

Neil..

I will camp if others are, can have a beer or two then!

Better get a warmer sleeping bag though brrrr!!

Buy a hot water bottle and a amping cooker for the water

Serious it works.

SW

I've been looking on the net for one of these "amping cookers" but I'm not having much luck.....Are they electrical.....

Neil..

I know a paramotor pilot that tried to take off in Spain like that

It was quite funny and took ages to get the dirt out of me mouth

I'm going for some super smooth take-off's this year Pete........and hoping my spare prop stays tucked away in your van.....!!!

Neil..

I know a paramotor pilot that tried to take off in Spain like that