Malcs

I would have said that had my instructor not just told me he is bringing his F200 home in bits from India where he's been for the winter, he seemed highly impressed with the Ros125 just as I and everyone else is but same can't be said for the 200 which he flew mostly as a solo. But I'll wait and see what he says once he strips it down etc.... Cheers Malc

Give her the budget to go on a gap year backpacking and learn about the big wide world before deciding her place in it. It'll be the best education she's ever had and she'll have huge confidence on her return too! That's exactly what I'm doing for my daughters when they reach 18 or 21! Cheers Malc

And another! This looks like I'm too low but was at 1200ft with 6 x zoom on! Thanks Dan!

Not too exciting but the first time I took a camera up with me and flew over the village where I grew up!

Agree 100% with Phil (Bloody Hell!) I have only 6 hours but am quite keen to go on a long cross country and have a route planned for when the weather is a bit better, to be honest though most of my flights already have been kinda cross country as I get instantly bored just circuiting my takeoff field so I get up high and fly a few miles across lots of fielded areas and then back again. Only thing that I would add is that if you do this and you ever feel you are outside your comfort zone and want to abort then you should do so regardless of the inconvenience of others. I get spooked sometimes for no reason at all and wild horses wouldn't get me in the sky, couldn't care less if other folk are waiting or friends have come to watch, likewise in flight, sometimes I just want to come in and land! Enjoy Malc

Could you let the good folks here know where this unit is located, assuming its not the UK as you are asking for Euros!

Paul Rest assured if I see you starting your motor on the floor I shall wander up and kick you sharply in the gonads! You can do the same to me and the same to if you see me with a cigarette ever again, 2 weeks off the nasty things now and I'd like to say I feel better for it but I feel like shite whilst my body adjusts! Looking good this weekend for a flight in the west country! Malc

I decided at the end of last 'season' that having had the machine slip towards me a couple of times when testing at full power on the ground that from now on I would only start the motor whilst it is on my back and I am anchored suitably by leaning against the front of my van or whatever, its actually much easier to kick start mine than to pull it and I rarely get starting problems. It would make me nervous now to see folk starting their motors on the ground especially with others wandering around!

There are a few of us from Bristol and the surrounding area and we often fly near to Junction 18 of M4, not enough of us to call a club but during the summer months we spend a bit of time flying and have a few beers here and there! Not taken my first flight of this year yet but keeping an eye on the weekends and we'll be up soon I would think! Give me a call if you like 07894 707965 Cheers Malc

Don't fan the flames Pete! Ukraine my arse, who holds the big red button on here at the moment?

Deano in action again in India, Goa this time, the lucky barsteward! http://web.me.com/doach/Site/Paramotori ... women.html

Lets see some snowy pictures then Woody for those of us who are too scared of the cold!

Just to show that we can do it live as well, first time we did it in public, went down a storm! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5F6XApVIp9I

OH! That's not him!

That could be a number of people depending on which part of North Somerset his garden is, Bath is in North Somerset and the Flyer magazine is published there. More strangely though, I went to school with an Ian Waller and not set eyes on him for 25 years, wonder if its the same chap?

Thats probably because you'd already read all the new posts on your computer before logging in on your BB, it worked for me this morning!

If you have a Blackberry Pete then surely you can just view the whole web page and then click 'View Posts Since Last Visit' over there on your right, no?

Hi Simon A friend of mine (doesn't use the forums) in Weston has recently started flying over the mendips and cheddar gorge etc, I plan to join him when the weather gets a bit warmer so stay in touch on the forum and you'd be welcome along to watch. I think your nearest instructor (that I'm aware of) would be Simon that owns this site and operates out of Lambourn near Swindon, or you could do as myself and several others have and take to Spain or Portugal to train with more reliable weather and a good chance of first flight within a week holiday! By the way, I live at Chipping Sodbury and there are a few of us around so not too far for you! Cheers Malc

Nah, I'm listening old boy, can't figure out mine either!

Nah let it run, I haven't given or received any personal abuse, I just see it differently thats all and take a little exception to being quoted something I haven't said. If what they have done is damaging to our sport then just about the worse thing we can do is shout about it in public, surely better to have a quiet word with those folk involved, no? We can speculate and 'what if' forever and a day. I note that some of those (nobody in particular) criticising this expedition / achievement do not seem to offer any positive comments at all which I feel is a bit sad!

And there is a fine, considered, well thought out rebuttal and reply, that contributes enormously to knowledge on the subject and paramotoring in general! Plonk! Nah Phil I just consider life is too short on this planet to be arsed to keep throwing rule books around and I choose to support and encourage the likes of Giles and Simon and anybody else with an innovative spirit to bring on new technology. We are alredy swamped enough in this country by bloody elf and safety laws in my humblest of opinions. My comment was not aimed at you but it caused you to react as it always does because it differs from your opinion and you don't feel I should be entitled to mine for some reason! I did not at any point say that YOU PHIL P are just jealous did I? Have a nice day! er!

I was wondering the same thing, same as the whole tip to tip malarkey, every man and their dog followed the progress of that trip and wished them well and as soon as it transpires that someone might actually make a bit of money from selling a few vids then all hell lets loose, they just peed off for not having the idea first I guess!

Sorry, I disagree. You have no idea what I have done with my life nor any knowledge of what is likely to make me jealous. Still, it is your prerogative to make baseless claims, just as it everyone else's to discuss a subject that has the potential to affect them, and not just minor points as you suggest. Yawn!

Reading this thread there's one word that springs to my mind. "Jealousy" . Its always the case when someone pushes the boundaries and particularly when they have a lot of fun doing it, someone is always there waiting in the wings to bring them down on some minor point. What a boring world we'd live in if nobody ever challenged themselves and the rulebooks every so often! Kudos to the guys for doing this, hope they have a fantastic adventure and if they raise a load of dosh for charity too then that's a bonus! I'm jealous as hell of what they are doing but fully support them on this and whatever they attempt in the future! Nuff said!