nigel_d.

I'm in!

Intermittent cutting out and poor starting had plagued my machine for several months. Cleaned pilot jet as suggested, apparently a common cause but didn't cure. Turned out to be the black cloth covered tube from the inlet to fuel pump being perished and splitting at the manifold end. The problem went hidden for ages because the fuel pump still worked fine and the damned woven covering obscured it beautifully. What was happening of course was the small air leak upsets the mixture badly at tickover, but not sufficiently enough to stop the pump working. The machine was new November 2011 and had around 150 hours when the problem started. Nige

I'd go most definitely!

Paragliding is better... ..when your actually doing it! I used to make a 200 mile round trip over a several year period from Northampton to the Peak District. I had a few fruitless trips but a few great weekends. Paramotoring is far more convenient and reliable although the noise is a necessary evil but one accepts it. Being able to choose where you fly and land is great especially flat areas where paragliding is out. Nige

I am near to the top of my classic nuke, probably flying at around 22~23 mph airspeed, motor is V5, don't have a rev counter but purrs lovely at about quarter throttle when trimmers on full slow with just a little brake. Great for flying low without annoying people also can hear music better. Nige

Thinking of changing my Nucleon 29 for one of the 5 metre-ish smaller designs for the same all-up weight such as the Nucleonxx of Apco Force2 etc. The thing is despite the advantages will I likely lose a particular quality I currently have ie the ability to fly at really minimal power when on slow trim? Cheers Nige

Maybe see about fitting a bracing bar. I've seen it on a machine, cant think what it was but it spans across from one side to the other thus offering rigidity on powered forward launches. Nige

What machine is it? I once had a Rad MXL and similar happened to me. Cheers Nige

Yay!! Fingers crossed for good weather

500ft rule?.. what if someones hiding behind a hedge in an otherwise empty area? Nige

Lordfrench, I carry a scan of my local area from my airmap, which lives on the leg map pocket of my flying suit. Also I used my phone's camera to take several pictures of my southern UK airmap so that if I do visit somewhere else such as fly-ins I can refer to them without the inconvenience of carrying the full sized map. My Garmin GPS has the ability to mark circles overlaid on the map screen so configured as to mark airspace boundaries of my local airfields so I can see exactly where I am if I have to skirt round one. Nige

Paramotoring equipment has evolved to the point of being able to travel great distances, but because of this it's easy to stray into controlled airspace if knowledge of an area is a little "grey". The problem isn't so much the major airports which are usually well known and obvious but the smaller aerodromes and other features which need to be encounterd according to regulations. My local airfield has had several recent incursions which if not checked is likely to sooner or later result in a serious incident, or at least another step towards our sport becoming regulated. I would like to suggest therefore that all pilots familiarise themselves thoroughly of what's around wherever they fly. Regards Nigel Dunlop Northampton

Gauze pic

Yeah, I've got lots of spare used rubbers to recycle! I checked the gauze today and it's still tight in its place after several hours of use and still runs good. Took some pics, I'll try to upload them.

It's quite solid how it sits however I'll keep an eye on it thanks.. got an extra couple of hours last night so am up to 10 with no misfire, however your mod is where I'll probably end up, how many hours does it have and how did you know about the frothing issue? It's been a problem from new in my case although they lasted around 12 hours in the first couple of years. Cheers Nige

Hey that's a great looking mod. As it happens I have just posted on the Yahoo groups forum and gave details of an alternative mod. Its early days but I have over 8 hours on the current rubber with no running problems despite the rubber having loads of cracks. What I have done is to make a tube about 8mm wide and about 15mm long with one end closed. It is made by rolling a fine stainless gauze around the shank of a drill bit. Closing an end off keeps it from unrolling or a wrap of wire should do it, now what you do with it is to whip the float chamber off and slide it over the main jet housing, it should be a snug fit over the ally casting. The idea is that it stabilizes the fuel in the vicinity of the jet while the rest of the fuel is agitated by vibration thereby stopping air bubbles going up the jet. Nige

I've had a leak there for some time, nothing major just wipe it off once in a while. Incidentally, are you sure its oil?.. I have a problem with mine whereby when the carb rubber reaches around 6 hours I get carb frothing which apart from causing misfire on higher power settings, it also causes fuel to be vented out the overflow which causes what looks like oil spatter on the prop pylon. I can only imagine that petrol attracts dust and crap which accounts for the appearance. Nige

What an awful situation to find yourself in, must have had plenty of time in the air knowing what was going to happen when the petrol ran out. Nige

I guess its one of those "you cant argue with stupid people because they are too stupid too realise they are stupid" situations. Nige

Having exhausted Dell's patience with me (he kicked me off his FB group) has anyone got one of these wings? I would so like to see for myself just how well it really works. I would just love to have total evidence to the contrary so I could call him a bullshitter with complete confidence and evidence. Nige

"blessed are the post makers"

The air that he blew over the wing would have kept going by momentum for a second or so when he turns, enough to do a "nil wind" reverse - if he's quick! Nige

Just a quick mention to say I got a call today to say my machine was ready, how delighted I am not having to wait an extra week or so if it hadn't been a Bailey and repaired at such a reasonable cost!!. Nige

Been without my V5 for over 7 weeks now with my dealer passing the same update for the last few weeks and not being able to speak to Paul either by phone or even PM on his Facebook. Can anyone who has had similar experience tell me if this is normal and I should be more patient? Nige

My local dealer is great but still I have an empty space in my shed... Nige