rachhandley

Thanks - I know how damaging a crash can be to a sport, it has happened ALOT with microlighting! I am not completely adverse to training, but would it be a bad idea just to buy a ground handling wing and 'teach myself' to ground handle when I get a spare few minutes when the weathers good? Another problem is I live very far away from any PPG schools, so driving 1-2 hours to sit in the clubhouse would be counter productive! If I could already ground handle, realistically how long would it take to get to a decent flying standard with an instructor? Would 2-3 days be long enough? Thanks again for your advice

Hi Guys, I am currently training for my NPPL(m), I have done alot of flying in flexwing's and 3-axis microlights. I currently own my own flexwing, however I would like to fly paramotor's aswell! My ambitions are really to teach myself to fly, I know it isn't a great idea - but who taught the wright brothers to fly?! I am obviously not going to go out and buy a £6k machine and try and fly it, I would like to buy a cheapo secondhand ground handling wing and get really comfortable practising with the wing, (I have access to large fields to practise in) and then get a wing suitable for powered flight (BTW are any wings suitable for powered flight? Or can any be used within reason?) and practise ground handling with that until completely happy, and practise launching. I would then try small hops, and go onto bigger and longer hops, until completely confident. Is this honestly a feasable idea? I would really like to teach myself to fly, and being a pilot I wouldn't take any stupid risk's and if I feel I couldn't make myself feel 100% happy with my flying I would seek professional training. Thanks; Rach