Steve

Hopefully nobody ever has.

There are several scam sites, if the prices look amazing then you shouldn't even think about it.

Also look to see if they are selling obsolete paramotors and wings as that is indicative that they don't know what anything is and are just copying stuff from the internet. 

8 hours ago, chrisg547 said:

Im not sure what I've just read.

If you take a deep breath and read it as fast as you can, you'll find the hidden message, which is "My keyboard's Return key is broken". 

With a time machine.  I think all the places went in the first nano-second after it was announced. 

On flights with lots of level cruise I regularly get 3.5 lph on my Mav. Not a scientific test, just looking at the usage on the tank markers. Still getting 4 lph on normal flying. I was expecting much worse tbh (with a GTX 22).

Glad you're okay Gary. Hope you're back in the air soon.  

A few weeks ago a farmer stole my windsock and pole while I was away flying. As I landed he was shouting and swearing from the other side of a hedge, then ran away, coming back five minutes later to fire his shotgun over our heads, then scarpered again. Total nutter. I'd got permission to fly from the landowner but in the 'confusion' he just seemed to want to prove what a maniac he is. Never had a farmer problem in all of my flying until then - people can be very odd. 

Should be a Bore Chasers fly-in next. Dates to be confirmed but I imagine it will be around late September. 

Could have been an emergency landing. Nobody on the beach looks very bothered.

Plus it's the Daily Mail - since when have they ever written anything accurate, non-sensational or truly newsworthy? 

Hi and welcome to PMC.

Yes, the Maverick harness has an integral reserve container. It's held on with a zip and two velcro tabs at either end of the zip. It's swappable with the opposite pocket to either side. It's too small for the older reserves like the Gin one G, but is perfect for the newer lightweight reserves like the Sky reserves. 

Welcome to PMC Steve.

Have you checked the members map? The link is in the page header. 

6 minutes ago, Lee Jackson said:

Yes great to see you too amigo... I always leave these things wishing I'd sat and chatted to people more!!!

Tricky ... with you being one of the most popular pilots at fly-ins, you're just spread too thin.

Plus you spend too much time hanging around the portable cottages. 

Lovely to see Vince jumping for joy!  Great  weekend - was as fab as ever to see you Lee.

Welcome to PMC Ryan.

It's come up before as dodgy. Anyway, save your money for now and just get some training before buying anything. 

Brilliant post poz, no popcorn required. 

Bugger, I've run out of popcorn. 

3 minutes ago, Danny B said:

*example. 

Says the keyboard warrior 

Still here then. 

You're a lovely erxample of how to influence people and make friends. Bye Danny (whoever you are).

I'd be more than surprised if it wasn't a mistake. Hope you get it back soon.

Something similar happened to me a couple of years ago when someone walked off with my wing bag at a fly-in, I got it back within a few days along with massive sincere apologies.

21 hours ago, Danny B said:

i recently gave up Paramotoring due to the constant incompetencies and ignorance of many "pilots" who just show little to no regard for anybody other than themselves.

I was waiting for an excuse to stop reading this thread - and I found it.  

Did you give up driving your car for the same reason? 

More than ten years for a reply. Worth the wait hopefully.  

Your nearest might be Steve Griffiths at Mid Wales Pagargliding Centre, he's BHPA and does PPG. He's based southwest of you and does his training about 8 miles inland from Borth. 

http://www.mwpgc.co.uk 

1 minute ago, cianpars said:

Would love to Steve if Simon could eventually get my feet off the ground.  To be fair, that is some task for a Scleroderma sufferer.

Good on you for your determination.

Promise to buy Simon a firework, I'm sure he'll try a bit harder then. 

12 minutes ago, cianpars said:

Lovely video Steve. The Brecons are a great place for scenic flying.  The last time I flew there was in a C152 in 1998.  20 years on, I am hoping to do the same thing again in a paramotor.

I flew over in a Cessna in 2002 - trust me the paramotor is better! And lower.   Drop me a line if you need any advice for the area if you make it over. 

No wanging it about, just taking in the sunset and hills. And a film set being constructed in a quarry. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2yFGxHjCZw

Well done on your motivation and work - however this subject does tend to crop up regularly, and has done for years. You should ideally have a pretty good idea of your fuel situation before you even leave the ground, accounting for the burn rate, conditions, etc. Needing a reserve fuel warning would be okay if you only buzz around your take off area but for anything else you probably need a better idea in your head of your fuel situation.