stuartasutherland

Hi, realistically, I think £3500 would be difficult. Back of a fag packet here but, Training £1000 Motor £1500 for a cheapo Wing £1500 second hand Helmet £100 Not essential but advised Reserve £400 second hand GPS / altimeter £100 second hand Air map of your area £20 Once you have your training and kit, please don't under estimate the potential of needing a new prop or two, or some welding of your frame. Props are £150 - £250 generic wood or carbon. I think nearer £5000 realistically. Remember, you are young and have all your life to enjoy this. A local pilot to mee is still enjoying his flying and he just turned 70!

Personally, I think I would trust someone selling a range of manufacturers paramotors than someone who was just selling one. He can (should) discuss all the benefits of all the machines to the potential customer instead of doing what one well know eejit in the US does. But to be honest, who has ever gone to the retailer and said "which machine do you think is best for me"? I believe everyone uses their own research and places like this (very useful) forum to make up their own minds.

Lots of carbon fibre! Wouldn't want to slip and break that prop anyway. The forward/back weight shift looks like a bit of an after thought on the swing arms. I thought changing the pitch of the prop would also affect the temperature of the moster engine. Nice to see some new technology though.

I was trying to teach a mate of mine thus technique and it certainly helped.

Do you practice the powered launch technique, I get up 90% of the time (1st time) in nil wind now.

https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/docum ... =TECH00038 http://www.footflyer.com/fix/motor/carb ... walbro.htm http://sd2cx1.webring.org/l/rd?ring=2fl ... ion%2Ehtml http://larssletten.net/My%20stuff/walbr ... t-eng.html Some of the websites I used to help me service my carb. Hopefully you find something useful.

I've flown with Gordon. Nice bloke! [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]

Have you serviced the carb? You need to find the model number and order the service kit, usually under 10 quid. I did mine, was a bit worried about it but a good learning day! Search the web for a how to guide for your carb. It might just need the filter replaced ( which it tiny). Stu

Brilliant, took the edge off being forced to watch X Factor!

I saw the original footage which he posted up before this edit. The FlatTop was pretty much destroyed. The chaps in the video were just praising Sir Dell's amazing safety machine. He was very lucky not to break a leg. To be fair, he had ball to try that. I wouldn't!

Hi, I have no idea about consumption as yet as I've not even flown an hour on it yet. Ive had 2 flights and the first was 10 minutes - came down to check everything was okay. Then a 45 minute flight. Just trying to run it in really. Not fussed about fuel economy really, as long as I get 2 hours I'm happy.

I went for the Walbro carb as carb icing is an issue in Scotland and i d rather have a closed system for no leaks when in the car.

Morning, hope this helps.

Hi, the garmin is a 62st I think. I love it, long battery life great display and I upload all my flights to garmin connect so I can log them. The discrepancies are not really a worry to me at the heights I fly at. Aircraft usually adjust the altimeter as the fly about getting the local QNH/QFE settings from local airports.

Suunto Elementum Terra black. But I use a garmin GPS with barometric altimeter and vsi as main indicator as is shows ground speed and other useful stuff.

Might just try and go a while before taking anything apart. According to the exploded diagram of the Thor 200, there appears to be about a zillion parts.

Yup, it's been a shocking year for weather. I work with farmers and they are really struggling this year. I tried a few of my usual fields, 2 were flooded and 1 was up a steep hill with was iced up. So I had to try the stubble field. It was dry and the stubble didn't affect me - good old powered launch!

While you are waiting for yours - you can have a look at mine [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]

I have one and it is impressive although could probably do with the rope being shorter (or the engine starting starting faster). I find it is fine when in the back but starting on the ground and holding the frame, it needs a fast pull instead of a long slow one. So what is the tech behind it? Can't find anything on tinternet about how it works. Ta Stuart

I agreed with Dell I'm afraid. But seeing as I love you, I'll give you £50 for your Nucleon. Just thinking of your safety! I'll recycle it into windsocks, honest. (Oh, and the K2 never does 36 mph as my mate on his K2 full trim can keep up with me on 0 trim on my Synthesis)

GoPro Hero3 - tres expensive though so I need to pass on this one.

Looks like a bargain to me!

Welcome along. You are right about the training costing about £1000. Maintenance / running costs are very variable depending on whether you fall on your arse or not. Seriously though, I broke 2 props in my first year, both dodgy take off attempts which I look back at now and wonder why I even tried that. Now I know better, make better decisions at take off sites and have learned through experience how to launch better. I use about 5 litres an hour plus 100ml of oil so cost per hour is probably about £8. There can be big maintenance costs or none depending on which motor you buy. You should try to catch up with some local flyers and ask all your questions to those guys. Also,reading through this forum helped me a lot. All the best Stu

Morgy, I know! But I've just bought a Zenith so it might take me a while to build up the courage to ask the wife! The Synth is fine really, nobody I've flown with is faster, launch is easy. It is very docile though and I would like a bit more fun (I think?). I'm also at the bottom of the weight range so I would like a smaller wing.

That's strange, stickygrape's getting nearly twice the climb rate with the same engine What d'you weigh Stuart? 100kg, perhaps 105 with reserve and helmet. Engine still new so I might get a bit more later but not much!