nigel_d.

Probably Friday, I,m easy.

Pete, I have a utility/toilet tent that could be borrowed and amazingly I even have a spare porta-potty that I no longer nead which you could keep if you wish.

I'll be there.

Perfect Pete, the coupe-hilaire is the weekend before.

Nige

Hope the fly in can be the weekend after the coupe-hilaire event

Cheers

Nige

I get a vibe at about that rpm on mine

SOLD!!! to the gentleman with the didgeridoo. (er, yes please I would like to go also).

If you do find the landowner dont mention paramotor, instead dumb it down, say you have a parachute and say you have a fan on your back.

Have to agree with Rigger, definately the high points of the year.

x Didnt like to say, but thats what I thought!

Count me in for Devon at that time.

Cheers

Oh, and also they come as a pair so she might as well use the other one.

Just a "look at me" thing.

I can speak to my Missus on the ground while I'm flying 5 miles away using a couple of Midland pmr,s. However I struggle to speak to any other fliers.

True. Ordinarily most people, myself included, would be awsstruck and full of praise for such skills if it was anyone other than him. Its just that over the years there has been too many discrepancies in the things he has said and claimed. Wouldnt want anything bad to happen to him, its just that my admiration for such an enthusiastic character is marred by these things.

Nige

Dells's a confident and skilled pilot but one day......

7-17 is what we use round our way, I think it is the most common channel for our use. I have noticed a local balloonist uses it to.

Hey Ladyb, I,m going to Ringstead near Weymouth for a week on Friday, where did you fly from etc.

Cheers Nige

Great advice Dan, will remember the piss and shower and stretching thing. One morning a few months ago I got up went downstairs, sat on the settee and coughed... then screamed in agony! Took a few minutes to get off the floor as the sharp lower back pain reminded me of the problem area that I have. Fortunately it cleared quickly this time, pain free in about 3 weeks but one time it took about ten months to clear.

Nige

Dont do it Joe, I have a back problem that earned me a blue parking badge, I just dont put quite so much fuel in. Joking aside, after an mri scan last year the doctor said my back joints are arthritic and are the back of a much older person, he said I should give up jogging and avoid heavy lifting. I am a tv engineer with paramotoring and jogging as my main hobbies - aint that a bitch! On the other hand another back specialist said my back problems only showed up as a result of a routine scan to check a slipped disc and that lots of people have similar problems but dont know it.

Thats pretty good Stu, I use mapsource myself but thats neat.

Nige (from the other side!)

Cant think of any way to improve upon the fly-in. Just hope Tony the BBQ legend doesnt mind manning the position again!

Nige

I find getting up from my chair and leaving the room works for me, dont you?

Have a go on mine, I only fly in benign conditions and so would love to watch someone else fly it in rougher conditions just to reassure me that next time I feel a few bumps I can relax knowing that it has handled much worse. Its a Pap 1400 top80 with an Apco Thrust.

Nige

Cheers, one other thing, does the £15 still apply at this site and would that apply for the odd visitor turning up to learn about the sport? Only just as I was about to launch last night someone approached me wanting to know how to get into this and I said he should pop down to the fly-in this weekend.

Nige