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    How much for a full set up

    in Other

    Posted

    Hi Paul - there are a number of similar threads on this forum. Some of the more senior members here recommend, when funds are tight, to try and get as new a wing as possible - as that is what really keeps you airborne :D

    Good luck researching your equipment needs,

    Andy

    ENGINE ARRIVES!

    in Paramotors.

    Posted

    I expect to get the project up & running towards the end of this month - in the meantime, if anyone has any questions or wants to make any comments - I'm all ears, fire away.
    Looks like you have a great winter project ahead of you Chris !

    Are you planning to keep a blog to document and share your progress ?

    Andy

    WOW wh a flight

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Great pictures Richard !

    Must have been a fantastic day, along some of my favourite coastline anywhere. :D

    See if this is a better view of the Great White off the Cornish coast!!!
    Very difficult to tell even with cropping. But far more likely to be a Porbeagle or even Basking Shark, which are resident off the British coast all year-round.

    Perhaps best to log your sighting with The Shark Trust - as they should be able to ID it if anyone can.

    Andy

    Videos of the Week

    in Paramotoring Videos & Aerial photography

    Posted

    NB: These are not my own video clips. They are just some of my favourites found whilst doing my newbie research into PPG.

    Off to the Far East for this great video clip.

    The first part shows some stunning views around the beautiful Karst mountain scenery of Guilin (Guanxi province), China. This would be well up in my top 10 ten list of dream places to fly (once I get my wings), as I have had some great trips there.

    The second part (2m10s) takes us along the beautiful coast of Malaysia, finishing with a flight over downtown Kuala Lumpur. I am amazed that they could fly over the top of the Petronas Tower (as shown in last weeks 'Daredevil: Human Spider' programme). As a national landmark, would have expected it to have had a security exclusion zone.

    Anyway enjoy the video...

    (As always right click on video if want to view YouTube in larger wide format & HQ)[youtubevideo]

    [/youtubevideo]

    Andy

    This weekend training

    in Berkshire and Wiltshire Branch

    Posted

    Hi Mark

    If weather holds, sounds as if it could be a good crowd up at Lambourn on Saturday.

    Are you and Nick planning to come up? If so don't forget your glider ;-)

    Talking of which we had the full size thing (powered glider) circling over us last weekend.

    Simon knew the pilot, who is also a paramotorist.

    Anyway hope to see you both at the weekend

    Andy

    Videos of the Week

    in Paramotoring Videos & Aerial photography

    Posted

    Hoping than many of you are able to make the most of the good weather today... and not stuck in a darkened room doing reports like yours truly :cry:

    For those of you that can't, here is another video to help you dream of your next flight.

    NB: These are not my own video clips. They are just some of my favourites found whilst doing my newbie research into PPG.

    Off to sunny Arizona for the next clip.

    An interesting video from the Arizona Skyrats (great name) of XC trek to a massive Coppermine.

    Jump to 1m40s to skip intro stills (and some naff sound effects).

    But the video shots over AZ hills are nice, and flight into such a vast mine (~3min) must have been awesome. 8)

    Sorry but this is a Vimeo clip - but here is a still pic to give you an idea

    Skyrat%20Mine.PNG

    Arizona Skyrats: Copper mine flight

    Update: you might be interested to know that you can embed an within syntax to hyperlink from it. Excellent...

    In plain English, this means you can now just click on the above pic to take you to the video :D

    Andy

    Not paramotoring but these guys are mad!

    in Paramotoring Videos & Aerial photography

    Posted

    Do Helmet mounted cameras have a cable operated shutter for still photos?
    The word is that a few cool accessories are to be rolled out for this camera, including a wireless remote and a wireless stereo microphone.

    But if you didn't want that, you could just put it into repeat photo mode (where it takes a photo every 2, 5 or 10 seconds). As the HD version supports up to 32GB SDHC, you won't run out of storage. You can then choose the individual photos you want, or merge the into a stopmotion type movie... 8)

    Andy

    Not paramotoring but these guys are mad!

    in Paramotoring Videos & Aerial photography

    Posted

    Does this camera come with all fittings,memory card etc? or are there any bits that you have to order separately.

    Also don't want to sound stupid but how do you turn it on or off when you are flying?

    1) It just looks like you need to buy the memory card (SD type), as the following is included:

    • 5 Megapixel HD Helmet HERO Camera
      1 Rechargeable 1100 mAh Lithium-Ion Battery
      1 Waterproof Quick-Release Housing (180’/60 m)
      1 Headlamp-Style Head Strap
      1 Vented Helmet Strap
      2 Curved, 3M™ Adhesive Mounts
      2 Flat, 3M Adhesive Mounts
      1 Three-Way Pivoting Side Arm Assembly
      2 Quick-Release Buckles
      1 USB Cable
      1 Component Video (HDTV) Cable
      1 Composite Video + Audio Out Cable

    2) More a case of switching it on before launch, if using head mount. Especially if jumping of a mountain :wink:

    Actually there is a fairly chunky Power/Mode button on the front of the camera, and shutter button on the top. So the camera can presumably be operated in motion, but might need some practice first.

    Andy

    LONG DISTANCE X/COUNTRY NAVIGATION

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Yer ... you quite right Norman. Not withstanding the fact that you'd hardly likely get away with that in even the remotest parts of Europe, you & I would see that in a diffrent light to many others! Oh, they've written it all up and put videos on their website - check out:

    www.trike-expeditions.com/SouthToSouth/southtosouth.html...

    Wow - great link Gulfstream1

    A 27,000 mile round that world trek - that is some adventure 8)

    Not quite sure how accurate their flight time log is, but that is an impressive speed (~60mph) if they did it in 450hrs.

    Andy

    Paramotor list?

    in Paramotors.

    Posted

    Has anyone seen (or put together) a list of top Paramotor brands & models and then listed for each their:

    Weight

    Power

    Fuel efficiency (hours/litre)

    Price

    Anything else important...

    I would love to see running costs in an ideal world - but almost impossible in this sport.

    There is always dinked propeller counts as well :wink:

    Andy

    FAI world paramotor speed record

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    FAI world paramotor speed record

    A new FAI powered paraglider world speed record was set on 19 September from Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, by Raffaele Benetti (IT). On his U-Turn Morpheus with Vittorazzi Fly 100 Evo 18 motor he achieved an average speed of 64.94 km/h and top speed of 68.63 km/h.
    Just in case anyone missed this news...

    At just over 40mph - that is much slower than some folk have claimed elsewhere.

    Is there somebody out there willing to bring the record home? - we showed the world with Thrust2 and ThrustSSC :wink:

    Time for your jet propelled paramotor Simon ! :lol::lol::lol:

    Andy

    Camera Case - Any Claimants ?

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Hi folks

    Finally made it up to the Flagpole yesterday, as opposed to the Red Barn field. Beautiful views in the sunshine, if a bit gusty at times - but great day ground handling.

    Anyway I digress. Took a few pictures to prove to my better half that I am not spending the weekends down the pub :wink:

    To cut a long story short there was a mix up with camera cases - and ended up with Simon thinking that this was mine, as was in the back of his trailer. It is a very small Hama camera pouch, looks well used, and just big enough for small compact camera :

    Hama%20Pouch.jpg

    Any claimants ?

    Andy

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