thyslouw

I have the Menari , PXP frame , electric and pull start 6 deg helix prop , just awsome 130 hours + lots of power the 180 deg config is nice , low centre of gravity , 4 of us in Cape Town with Menari , I think it is more reliable than Moster if I compare with other pilots flying Mosters , The Menari use the same piston than the Moster .

Hi contact Marcmotor in Italy , I have bought Ros engines and spares from him , he is in Italy he manufactures the Ros engines , here is a link to his site hope it helps . http://www.rosmotor.it/

Hi do you weigh 145 ? or does it include the motor ? My naked weight in 2008 was 145 kg and I flew the Eden 3 , 33 m and I used a PAP Ros 125 no problem over , I flew well over100 hours on the wing no collapses at all , a mate of mine weighed 135 kg and he flew the Eden 3, 31 m and he flew it for 3 years , nice for free flying as well .

I have a PXP Menari with electric start , I have done just over 120 hours on mine , awsome motor , I am heavy 138 on speedster 33 and use about 4 liters a hour . I weighs about 28 kg empty . I had to change my piston at 105 hrs , I ran it to lean . I used a Moster piston it is exactly the same , same serial no on Vertex piston . Good thrust My mates used it for a couple of tandems with my 33 speedster . I would say it have the same power than the Moster with the only difference being the electric start . There is 4 of these units in Cape Town without any problems . The only mod we have done is to change the ring gear , the standard one cracked , I had them laser cut from steel , all the best , Thys .

Hi it might be that your pop off pressure is too low , see if you can borrow a gauge to test it look at http://www.larssletten.net/My%20stuff/w ... t-eng.html The pop-off pressure is the pressure at which the needle valve will open thus letting the fuel to enter the metering chamber. The value of this pressure is a function of the engine, power output and other factors and it will directly affect the air-fuel mixture that the carburetor will deliver to the engine. It is true that the mixture adjustments are done by the HI and LO screws but if the pop-off pressure is too high, it can lead to fuel starvation especially at high RPM. Such a situation will cause engine overheating and possibly lead to a seizure.If the pop-off pressure is too low, the carburetor will have a flooding tendency especially at low and mid RPM. It will also cause difficulties in restarting a warm engine.

Hi Notch , I think the 33 speedster will to big for you , I weigh 138 kg and fly the 33 with ease , some of my mates use it to do tandems pilot 85 and pax up to 75 kg at sea level . look at the following link , speedster 33 - naked pilot weight 128 , 30 pilot of 105 ( you ) , test fly a 30 first http://para2000.org/wings/index.html , go to ozone and then speedster , all the best .

Hi Notch , the Speedster is a great wing , I have well over 100 hours on my Speedster and not one collapse , I fly in South-Africa and and can be quite hot and thermic here , the Speedster can handle what ever the pilot wants it to do , if you have low hours and you have small inputs the wing will behave like a beginner wing and if you pul it hard and aggressive you can fly comps with it , and it ground handles like a dream , the best wing I have ever had .( my 4th wing ) enjoy , Thys .

Hi Stuart here is a link how to check your pop off pressure http://www.aerocorsair.com/id28.htm you can go to a chain saw shop or ask around for a pop off gauge , I made mine myself but it better to use one than to built one or buy one because it is expensive . I have other links if this one don't help . The pop off on my PXP Menari 180 is 16 psi and it reseat value 11 . The reseat value is important if it is to low your carb will flood , your carb operates between 7 and 8 psi so ideal your reseat value should be a minimum of 10 psi . You can ask your manufacturer of the motor what the pop off should be , or google it . If the bottom part of your engine is fine it can only be , pop off , leaking head gasket , or your head bolts was loose I check mine frequently and sometimes it need some tightening , or somehow someone turned your high screw . You say that the carb is 2 months old did you tune it with the motor running on your back ? if not this might also be part of the problem , all the best , Thys .

Hi Stuart 200 hours I would defnitaly replace the crank seals and main bearings , that will force you to replace the bottom gasket , not a expensive exercise about 50-60 £ if you do it yourself , I went thru the same with a Blackdevil a couple of years ago it was the crank seals , just make sure you use Viton seals they can stand the heat , you get it from your local bearing suppliers . There is not much to a 2 stroke engine if your seals and bearings is fine it could go for thousands of hours . Most of outboard engine seizures is caused by crank seals . You just need a small press .

Hi Stuart I have rebuilt a couple of paramotor engines , first what type of motor is it ? if a Ros 125 it could be the decompression valve , oring or dirt is carb on the pump side ( look if little filter inside carb is blocked ) If the pop off pressure is to high the motor can run to lean , it can also be a leaking base gasket or one of your crank seals can be leaking , how many hours on the motor and type ? all the best Thys .

Hi I had the revo1 and now fly a speedster , if you want a smile on your face the speedster is the one ( speedster wing almost weigh over 2 kg less ) . Go test fly them , the revo 2 is a change of glider not a improvement also much older technology , if you are a paramania fan what about the fusion ? the speedster is much more agile that is why I compare it with the fusion . Go and test fly , hope you gonna get rid of the smile after test flight on speedster , my 2 cents , Thys . ( the speedster ground handles like a dream )

Hi Kenneth , I forgot to tell you we have a suburb in Cape Town known as Goodwood ! , most of the towns names in SA is from British origen , I have been in Australia this past December and could not believe how many towns share names with us .

Hi I stay in Cape Town , if you come let me know if we can be of any help , technical assistance , or a place to stay . Cape Town is a nice place to fly , make your trip to L'Augulas the most southern tip of Africa only 180 km further , if you need any help or info let me know , all the best , Thys

Thank you will give it a try , I have landed on the white line a couple of times but then the wing floats forever , could be fun on full fast .

Hi morgy , you say that you always land on trims fully opened ? do you stay at high altitude or at sea level ? Only the pilots flying at high altedute in our country land on full speed , I stay at the coast and land on full slow on my Speedster , easy soft landing every time . What is your reason for landing on speed ? maybee I can learn a thing or 2 , thank you Thys .