Chilly

Good to have the app working again.

The app is working great now. Thanks for getting it sorted out.

The app is working great now. Thanks for getting it sorted out.

It will be good to have it working again

This is very close for me and our local club members Should be a great event, looking forward to it, and meeting other members from around the country

I would offer, but already have a lot of things on my plate with competitions for the next 2 years. I'm sure that Wingland Airfield would be happy to be a host venue in 2015 if you are looking for any alternative venues. MC

From what I understand so far, this new policy covers you to fly as many wings/motors as you list and you can arrange extra ones, or delete them at no extra cost during the year, making flying other peoples kit insured including demo wings possible. This makes it far cheaper than AXA, where you pay around 145 euros per wing! You also have cover for third party when you fly tandem (passengers excluded) There is zero excess on the policy. As Simon says, it can only get better, but it is better already for many pilots. Chilly.

The new Branch of the PMC has arrived. Norfolk & South Lincolnshire branch of the Paramotor Club.org - See http://www.ufly4fun.com for training info and venues. Contact Mike for any info. Cheers Mike Chilvers C.F.I Ufly4fun Paramotor Club 07785 544378 http://www.ufly4fun.com

Hi fellow PMC members. This is a sort of “re-introduction” as I've been here for a while, but now things have changed I wanted to post this update. I am the C.F.I at Ufly4fun.com and have been training pilots to fly since 2009 when I first opened the school. I started out as an independent instructor and as well as being an APPI-PPG Instructor, APPI-PPG Tandem Pilot and BHPA Club Coach, I have now become a registered PMC qualified Instructor. (QFI-2659) I am happy to announce that my school - “Ufly4fun Paramotor Club” are now going to be the “Norfolk and South Lincolnshire Branch” of the Paramotor Club (.org), and I will be training new students to the Paramotor Club’s PPG1 and PPG2 syllabus. I will also be holding FREE assessments for any pilot who wishes to obtain a PPG1 or PPG2 rating so they can get the new insurance that is available for full PMC club members. We are mainly based centrally in Norfolk at Shipdham Airfield, and at Wingland Airfield in South Lincolnshire. My Main dealerships are with “Dudek Paragliders” and “Bulldog Paramotors” We use this excellent equipment to train our students, or they can use their own suitable equipment if we feel it is safe. I’m looking forward to seeing some of you in 2015 at the PMC fly-ins, and I know there are some other good things coming up, so very much look forward to next year. Cheers, Mike “Chilly” Chilvers. C.F.I Ufly4fun Paramotor Club 07785 544378 http://www.ufly4fun.com

Congratulations on your flight Maybe it would be cheaper to join as a member if you are going to fly regularly from there, or try to negotiate the standard 50p per foot, for a paramotor

Nirvana flystyle heated gloves are by far the warmest. A bit oversize so order medium unless you have shovels for hands.

OK, so I've exceeded the number of times regarding login attempts on this app, and the message says now I have to solve the CAPTCHA below... Problem there is no CAPTCHA low to solve... Photos attached.

Was nice to meet you Pete, hope to see you at Shipdham or Northrepps for a flight soon. Chilly

Well done Simon, I see it as only a good thing for the sport having another provider of 3rd party insurance. Do you think there will be a school policy option ? That would certainly be interesting to us instructors. Go celebrate...

OR... send it air freight by a company that specialises in, or are familiar with dangerous goods. When we shipped our paramotors to China for competition, we did exactly this. No need to dismantle etc as they were in the proper container to satisfy whatever regulations there were at the time. It's not cheap, but is much less risky. Chilly.

I operate a full time school training from Shipdham Norfolk and Wingland Lincolnshire. See www.ufly4fun.com for more details.

I suppose as long as his ppl has not lapsed and the paramotor and wing had the appropriate registration and markings, then he would be flying legally.

Powered Hops can be a useful exercise, but ONLY when there is sufficient wind to do it safely. Student must have good throttle control before they undergo this stage. Must not be done in low wind situations, due to excessive forward speed.

As a BPCC (British Paramotor Competitions Committee) panel member, I have been exploring ways of making the British paramotor competitions more inclusive and more fun for 2013. There may be those of you who do not wish to compete against the same elite few, who dominate the top positions year in year out. I also do not see that it is fair that these same top individuals form teams and obviously take these prizes too! For some, there may be certain tasks that you are not comfortable with or you may be new to the sport but find the whole idea of competition a daunting prospect. I wanted to address some of the above issues and also bring more "Fun" factor back to the 2013 competition, and create more winners. My proposal for this year is to separate individuals and teams, and in effect run both of these side by side as separate competitions. This means that you would register either as an individual, OR as a member of a team, but you would NOT be able to enter into both. The individual competition would run pretty much as it does now, with individuals competing against each other and the team competition would use the scores from the top 3 pilots in each team to provide a team score. There would be separate first, second and third prizes for individuals and teams, with each winning team member being awarded a medal. This team proposal will help to create more camaraderie between team members and give an opportunity for local clubs around the country to compete against each other, whilst at the same time making British competition more fun and inclusive to all, including newcomers and is an automatic inter-team “buddy buddy” system. There would be a maximum team size of 6 members, but nothing to stop clubs entering 2 teams if they like. With the top 3 pilots in a team scoring for each task, team members not comfortable with certain tasks, do not have to fly them and this does not affect the rest of the team. This helps those that are not comfortable with low level slalom tasks, or do not like flying when its thermic on economy tasks for example. With 3 more prizes up for grabs, this system would promote "more winners". So in summary, this proposal creates “More Winners”, makes competition more “Fun” and more “Inclusive” to all. As prospective competing pilots, I'd love to hear your opinion on this proposal, so please post your comments up. I'd like to bring this in and trial it, but not if it’s totally against public opinion. The decision will be made soon. I'm happy to answer any questions, so fire away Chilly BPCC Panel member http://paramotorcentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=56&t=32210

Yes, seems these insurers (underwritten by AXA) are accepting applications for liability insurance, knowing that UK registration is not required and not wanted by the CAA. Apparently they are only asking for the wing serial number and it includes rescue cover. Looks pretty good on the face of it. They also do PG, Tandem & School insurance.

Just an Update... Traffords Insurance, underwritten by Lloyds of London have clarified that currently full CAA UK registration is required for the insurance to be valid. Wing only registration is not acceptable by the underwriters, nor is it available from the CAA. This means that both the wing and power unit have to be registered as a single aircraft, the wing has to carry the registration as well as a fireproof metal plate is required to be affixed to the power unit. Full compliance with the air navigation order and Cap 523. So we seem to be between a rock and a hard place. The CAA do NOT want us to register with them, but Lloyds of London insist that Full registration is held to obtain their cover. (whether it be from the UK CAA or another EU equivalent CAA)

Looks like the French assign a number to a person to put on all their wings. Pictures below if it works...

Seems to me that it would be good to have a voluntary wing registration scheme that is acceptable by the insurance companies and the CAA so that those whom do not wish to go the BHPA route have a viable alternative without full blown CAA Registration. The scheme would need to be administered centrally maybe by the BHPA or the BMAA and a cost to cover administration etc. If this is acceptable to the insurance companies and the CAA, then a working group could be formed to put this together, come up with an acceptable scheme etc. The French pilots have wing numbers that are not too huge, but do provide adequate identification, maybe we could do something similar.

To satisfy my own natural curiosity, I wrote to the registration department at the CAA regarding this matter. They do state that if UK registration is applied for for a foot launched paramotor, then it has to be both the wing, and the motor that has to be registered. The fireproof metal plate would have to be fixed to the motor, and the wing would have to carry the number. This would ensure compliance with the Air Navigation Order 2009 and Cap 523. Simon, if you have something in "black & white" from the CAA stating that only the wing has to be registered for foot launched paramotor, then this would contradict what I have received, and put my mind at rest. I also sought clarification as to whether the CAA have any plans to make registration compulsory, and it seems they do not. The letter I received, is copied below as to avoid any confusion. Chilly From the CAA... I understand that some insurers require some form of identification for paramotors before they will issue third party insurance. As far as I am aware, this does not have to be full UK Registration but could be any recognised identification that satisfies the requirements of the insurer. As there is no legal requirement to register paramotors in the UK we would not wish to encourage owners to register this class of aircraft as all the requirements of the Air Navigation Order 2009 as they apply to registered aircraft would then apply to the aircraft and the owner, including the requirement for full registration markings and the fireproof plate and the legal obligation to immediately notify the CAA of any changes to the information supplied at the time of registration. With flex wing or para wing aircraft, as the wing can be detached from the rest of the aircraft the wing is deemed to be the “constant” part for registration purposes. However, it is the whole aircraft that is registered and you may notice from some sub-115kg microlight designations that the wing and trike descriptions are separated by the / character. For paramotors, if it is not practical to apply the fireproof plate to the wing then it would need to be attached to the motor. There has been some discussion about the desirability of having an identification scheme for paramotors, not necessarily full UK Registration, but there are no firm plans or timescales for its introduction. If you have any further queries please do not hesitate to give me a call. Regards Robert Ferris Head of Aircraft Registration Civil Aviation Authority Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 6660 Fax: +44 (0)20 7453 6670 email: aircraft.reg@caa.co.uk web: www.caa.co.uk/aircraftregister

Thanks Simon, I was unaware of this, it is good news. I could not see it anywhere on the CAA website or publications. Do you know where can I see this in "Black & White" so to speak? You are probably more up to date with this given your recent negotiations etc. Thanks Chilly