Steve

I flew with one for several years, really liked it.

I'm surprised how many people say they don't like them. 

This is France but will ship to the UK:  
https://www.miniplaneshop.com/en/miniplane-paramotor-gas-command-and-pieces/1417-throttle-gas-paramoteur-cameleon-v3.html

Or FlySpain: 
https://www.flyspain.co.uk/shop/chameleon-finger-throttle-version-3/

1 hour ago, paul_battery_man said:

Thank you.  I will email company and give serial number may give me year of manufacture.

 

 

Good luck with that! Great guys but they've been trying to restructure over the past few years.  

I haven't seen one of those for a very long time! I think they were intended as school wings for beginners and came out about 2006 or so. As the address is for Paramania when they were in Presteigne shows how old the wing is. 

Wouldn't know how much it's worth but I'd guess not much owing to its age.  

A belated welcome Rich.  

Nicely put Rod, and welcome to PMC. 

Four of us took off near Lake Bohinj in Slovenia, which is stunningly beautiful, and flew in circles up to 10,000 feet and then headed out over the Julian Alps above cloudbase with peaks poking through now and then, with an eventual a descent through clouds whilst still over the mountains (a partial leap of faith), then more mountain flying below cloudbase and we eventually landed a few miles from the Italian border.

That flight is etched into my memory as stunning and unforgettable.    

My paramotor already has guaranteed non-accidental airbag deployment.   

I think that extra weight, extra bulk, extra preflighting, extra stress worrying about it going off accidentally, and wondering what to do if you're coming down upside down or spinning and so on would be prohibitive. How would you know when to deploy it or whether you perhaps shouldn't? If things have gone that badly wrong then it's probably enough to deal with sorting the wing and throwing the reserve. 

Don't fancy one of those accidentally going off when coming in to land normally or mid wingover. 

Yes, it's good. 

I'd hold off buying things like sunglasses, wait until you can fly and then start trying stuff out. Personally, I never fly with sunglasses. 

That's unless you want to look cool on the ground, of course. 

I bought my helmet and comms before I trained. I still have the comms but sold the helmet soon after I got flying for something I preferred. Should have waited and tried stuff out.  

To be serious, this clown tried to get people to engage with him as a paramotor/747 pilot. Now because that has failed he is trying to get people to engage with him as a computer programmer. Just don't and hopefully he'll go away. 

55 minutes ago, Guest said:

Simon, google Gerry 747 More Money Review... it was a gambling review site, we created Gerry 747 a pilot who gambled. All the background and history. Also it was very good at gambling, created a lot good betting  angles for the members. It lasted about two years with hundreds of members communicating with it before we stopped it.

X.Ying.

  You just can't stop ...   

1 hour ago, admin (Simon W) said:

Bloody robot bug thing! 

I think it was no robot, merely a twat who couldn't stop even when he'd been rumbled.  

18 minutes ago, Pilot Paul said:

Block him please. My original question has been truly lost in all this madness!!!

Welcome to PMC Paul - It's not usually like this.    

12 minutes ago, Gerry 747 said:

Hello Simon, I'm using the robot login, hope we didn't upset things, but the only way we can do this is by just jumping in without giving any warnings or your permission.

It would get out and we couldn't get the robot to respond as natural as possible.

Once again we apologise if we caused you any problems.

X. Ying.

Oh please, just stop now. 

1 minute ago, admin (Simon W) said:

Well I never lol if true, very clever. 

SW

IF true.

I doubt it, more likely just another wannabe bullshitter. 

12 minutes ago, Flypapuk said:

She was, did you get the same box

Yeah, was hoping for John Travolta to complete my collection though. 

5 minutes ago, Flypapuk said:

I've just found my astronaut license in my cornflakes box 

Was Goldie Hawn in there with it? 

I think he used to be known as Walter Mitty.

And a happy 1st of April to you too.   

If you want to mount it on your helmet with minimum risk then just use velcro. If you want to up the risk a bit use a lanyard. If you want to up it further then use the 3M mounts. It's a rarity for there to be a problem but it's down to personal choice how far to go. 

8 hours ago, Pilot Paul said:

Thanks Andy, didn’t think of that as I see so many helmet cam clips on YouTube!

Do you use straps to chest mouth it?

You can mount a GoPro with good quality velcro between the mount and helmet, if you get slack lines at any point the camera should rip away. 

There's been all sorts over the years including wireless throttles but nothing has gained much traction. At the end of the day I'd guess most of us prefer simple mechanics with a bit of cable pulling a lever - better for our peace of mind than some battery powered black magic tech going wrong. 

Very honest report, well done on your progress.

One big thing to remember is never feel pressured, whether from other people or from yourself. You're going to continue learning for years to come, so just take it easy and at a pace that works for you. Excess anxiety doesn't help anything. And remember, you never have to fly - you can just come back another day when you feel it's right. 

Were you with Steve Griffiths in Spain? 

At least I now know you own a fluffy romper suit with wings. Had that for years too ...?