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Hi Jock, P.M. sent about the weekend. Barry

I don't think you will not like my answer but here goes. What colour of car have you got? Mines is Ice blue, why? 1. Because I like it 2. Because the manufacturer only did it in four colours on the model I wanted, green, black, blue or white. I wanted red but it was not available so I had to compromise. I think the same applies here, I could come up with a list of very good reasons to justify any Paramotor because they all have pros and cons. It is what is best suited to you. The only real way to find out is go and try them on your back, do some hang tests, check out the dealers and make sure your are happy that they can support you. And if possible get a fly. Listen to you instructor, but take some of it with a pinch of salt if they also sell equipment. Sorry it does not directly answer the question but I hope it helps. Barry

If you ask me there is a solution to be had right there. SkyBlueRob flies over and borrows Poz's motor in exchange for taking it back on the plane and meeting up with potential buyer so that Poz does not get ripped off. At least that way there is only the 1 transportation cost not 3. Might work. Thinking about it is there a market for renting out paramotors in desirable places like malaga in the same way they do with mopeds etc.

Hi Rob, You are mistaken, the law is the same for both paragliding and paramotoring. i.e. You do not require a licence for either. So it does not matter if the engine is running or not. But the air law does change if the engine is running. i.e you would have to give way to non powered aircraft if your engine is running. Barry

Sorry I didn't intend to insult you taste in music Tom None taken. We are all different. Like it or lump it. this was taken using the Sony action cam, if you are looking for an alternative.

Hi, Does anyone know of the exact location of the comp? i.e. The campsite Regards Barry

OK , you have my curiosity. If my taste of music is that bad and you were to replace the music in the video what 2 songs would you choose and why? Mayby we could have a vote at the end and I might be persuade to change it. No promises though.

Each to there own, I like it, and it is this kind of "music" I was listening to all day

Hi all, We went for some really nice flights yesterday, this is a short extract from the day. There were a few interesting moments caught on film Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giXHiW7BKTM [youtubevideo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giXHiW7BKTM[/youtubevideo]

Hi Simon, How many days / nights is it?

Thanks Alan, I had just about worked all that out from elsewhere on the web. The way I see it now is. If I can get a VXA700 from somewhere this will allow me to tx and rx on air band and will also allow me to tx and rx on the 144 mhz range. However this radio can not rx or tx on the 143.875 frequency I normally use without unlocking. This radio can only be software unlocked if I understand it correctly by the factory if you can prove you are mars or cap registered - which I am not. So this radio is almost perfect but I would need to convinec the other that I fly with to change frequency or If I go for one of the many tri / quad band radios like the vx-7r then it cannot transmit on the 143.875 frequency out of the box but it can eaasily be made to do so by unsoldering a few jumpers. This would allow me to rx on air band but no tx. And would additionally allow me to rx and tx on pmr frequencies if it was unlocked. So all in all neither solution is perfect, I dont want to carry two radios and I think the number of times I would have used the airband would have been limited but I would have like to have the ability to, alsoif I am going to buy a decent radio I would have liked to have got one that did everything so as not to have to keep lots of things charged. So unless some one has a VXA700 for sale or know where to source one? I think I am going to have to compromise and loose the tx on airband. I currently have the microavionics headset with I think has an icom connector on it. So if I was now looking for a radio that had: rx on air band, rx and tx on 143.875/144 range and rx and tx on the PMR ranges, would the general recomendation still be the vx-7r or are there any other alternatives I should be looking at. Thanks

Hi Simon, Nice to speak to you the other day. As I said then I would go got the mini plane top 80 given your requirements. Luke Banks has one that he has just put up for sale. See here viewtopic.php?f=7&t=8635

I have also found the yaesu vx-7r which I think will also do the job. And I made a mistake earlier. It is this model I can get. Do you think this will compare well to the vx a-700

Thanks very much, exactly what I was looking for. I have sourced a place that sells them and has them in stock so I will order one on Monday unless there are any alternatives to consider. I have looked carefully at the spec and out of the box it will only support the 2m range starting at 144mhz, I would like it to go down to 143.875 and from what I have read it can be easily unlocked by unsoldering two jumpers. Does any one have this radio that can give a quick review, and is it unlocked? After a bit of investigation I also recon I need a ct-91 cable to work with the micro avionics headset. Thanks again

Hi, I am looking to get a new radio, and I was thinking that it might be useful to sit my Radio License, and wondered if ther is an radio on the market that either out of the box or needs modding can be made to recieve and transmit on Airband and 2m Frequencies. I suppose PMR frequencies would be nice as well :0 Any suggestions. Thanks Barry

P.M. Sent, with an offer.

With a bit of qood weather and practice I am sure it is possible If not it, at least it is a good excuse to go flying A couple of us are planning to fly tommorow at aappox 13:00, if you are free to join us give me a shout.

Count me in.

I dont know about final cut but the I5 and i7 Processors are both 64 bit processors.

Hi, We fly from a site near Chichester, and it can be used by others with a reciprocial agreement and contacting me in advance. I regularly caravan in near Wimborn Minster so I am sure we can work something out Have a look at this link and contact me before hand. viewtopic.php?f=64&t=6897 and viewtopic.php?f=64&t=8586 Can you P.M. me your details

Thanks Mark, but I must be going blind I still cannot find the dates anywhere. Do you have a link to an exact thread?

Do you know the exact dates and time where this is to be held?

I dont know if it is too late to perhaps consider a change in the format, but we were discussing this earlier after flying and thought it sounded workable. For the purpose of this illustration I will suggest that the normal competion pilots i.e. top 10 or so I refer to as pro's and everyone else as amatures. I think it will be expected that all the pro's will continue to compete in the individual event as they have always done. But I also think that some of them might like to take part in a team event, however it would be a little unfair if all the pro's joined together to form a Pro team as it would just put everyone elso off. So we were wondering would it be possible to allow 1 pro member to enter into each team if they wanted to. this would still mean that there would be five amatures in the team and because the results would be a team score it should not affect the overall result. It would also mean that for those team members who had never competed before would have a coach as to the rules / regulations / procedures etc. And it might serve as a good person to gain that much desiered knowledge from. I can see how it would benefit a team and I cant really think of any downsides. Am I missing something or do we think it cold be extended to allow something like this? Just my 2p worth, not intending to play down any work you have done on this so far.

I love it, and think it is a great idea. I was always put off before as it was taken very seriously, but when you are fairly new I think it is a great way to get more experience and improve your skills. I woul consider this. Even if it was only for the fun of it.

Hi Simon, I will do I just dont have any to hand, but as soon as I will make a point of recording something to send to you. Barry