ptwizz

I can only guess it's the same feeling that I get watching a load of bikes go past, while I'm still sweating in the workshop building mine.

I bumped into a chap from the Lemmings club on Sunday - can't remember the name but he gave me a card for Saber Ace paramotors so it would have been Alex or Mike. In 20 minutes of chat I learnt as much as I have in weeks of reading on this site and others. Thanks for what amounted to a free lesson! Pete.

Hi Nigel, Our surname is Twissell. Another name you don't come across every day. We appeared together on scrapheap challenge in 2004. Both bearded, we were described by the presenter as Norfolk's answer to ZZ Top. Pete.

Hello there. I'm Pete, an engineer and keen motorcyce rider and builder. I've been attracted to small flying machines since I first saw a group of microlights land in the next field while I was at a motorcycle rally. I have some flying experience, starting with a few hours on Chipmunks in the 70's, a short course ending with a solo circuit in a Swallow motorglider and a couple of 'experience' flights in microlights. My brother (Frog - yes, that's his name) has been flying for years and took me for a tandem flight in Derbyshire a few years back, before emigrating to NZ where the flying is better. Frog is a very proficient flyer and has competed at international level. After years of distant contemplation, I now have the cash in the bank and I intend to do a course with Airways Airsports (known to and recommended by my brother). Before I can get started, I have to finish the bike I've been building for my wife. It's only been 13 years, so it's nearly done now. I am aiming to start flying in 2012, as soon as the weather is acceptable. I've just read Phil's thread. I can only hope to progress at a similar rate once I get going. I am in Old Buckenham in Norfolk. I've already found a couple of sites used by paramotorists, one just a few miles from me and another near the north Norfolk coast. Pete.