bilbosmeggins

I have an Air ware 5 plus very good bit's of kit easy to use even with gloves on.

I only use it when i am going on a long XC and i know i will have to go through or around airspace. I much prefer map and compass i get much more satisfaction knowing i have flown somewhere with out getting lost and just using basic equipment...

The battery life is not amazing only 3-4 hours so i also carry a power gorilla to top it up...

Was looking at their site yesterday and thinking what a great yet simple approach it was. Are the base maps sufficient or do you really need to buy their additional maps?

Ah, bugger. Just as I suspected. Oh well, back to digging that bit deeper then..............

Cheers both

Was originally looking at the Garmin 96c then spotted these on the 'bay -

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290691796657? ... 97.c0.m619

Anybody used one or know of anyone that has? I must say that I am mighty tempted as I do love a gadget . Curious about battery life and functionality whilst wearing humungous gloves etc. And wondered how good the airmaps were? If the pictures are actual screenshots then the maps do look very nice indeed. Anybody?

Hi Simon

I know you are right about a test flight being the way. Thing is, with me not having my PPG rating under my belt yet, I can only test fly the "free flight" side of things. And I'm then gonna be comparing my flight against dedicated free flight wings. And this could well sully my view of a cracking PPG wing. Don't know whether to just book my training and see how well I enjoy the school equipment and take it from there. Well, at least I know which motor I want

Beautiful video. The powerlines made me jump a bit though Hope your stay is a good one

Okay, so I had a peek at the parajet site, which kinda leads to the obvious question............. Has anybody flown BOTH types of chassis/harness, and, if so, which was preferable and why? And which of the 2 brands give the best after sales service?

From the Speedster manual

"Although it is designed for pilots who fly mainly (if not exclusively)

under power, the Speedster performs excellently un-powered. The

sink rate is low enough to soar in light lift, thermal in all conditions

and the glide performance is good enough to fly cross country."

Ah, thanks for that. Very reassuring. Funnily enough, I was speaking to Rick at Airways earlier (their paramotor guru), and he was extolling the virtues of the Speedster as a dual-purpose wing. But then I guess he would as he sells them, lol. He has offered me a conversion course spanning 4-5 days for a very good price if I buy my wing and v5 off Airways so I'm having a little think at the moment, and trying to get my head around all the possible permutations. And trying to scrape the money together too of course Will take a peek at the parajet version

Glad that the v5 seems to be met with such approval. As regards the wing? I looked at the Speedster on the Ozone website, and, although it looks good, nowhere was it alluded to as being a dual-purpose wing. It seems to be marketed purely as a paramotor wing. Am I wrong? Don't really want to go down the two wings route if I can help it.

And enzo200500? You're playing a dangerous game there, lol

Hi. My own opinions for what they are worth are...............

It would be good to know if you intend to fly with other paramotor pilots.

If so, do they have reflex wings? If they do, and you want to fly with them, then a reflex wing, is probably the way to go, or you might get left behind.

I think, most would agree, that a reflex wing is not quite as good as a full on paraglider wing for paragliding, but its much closer these days.

Most Paraglider pilots who had a go on my reflex wing, thought it was a bit heavy with thicker lines, but once in the air it seemed to work well.

Might be marginal if really scratching looking for lift, but on a good day, they paraglide fine.

One downer is, some of the reflex wings cannot use speed bar with the trims pulled in. You would have to be quick on the trimmers and let them out. Also many of the reflex wings are EN "C" rated with trimmers in.

I had a 2 hour ridge soar at the Long Mynd on a Revo 1 (a long time ago) and over 2 hours in the Isle of Wight on my Fusion. I wasnt the highest, but I wasn't the lowest.

Just my observations.

Hope it helps.

Mike

Hi Mike

I haven't, as yet, teamed up with any other paramotor pilots, but do intend to. So can't really comment on what I'll be mixing it up with. To be honest I'm not really sure about what constitutes a "reflex wing", and will have to have a bit of a googling session to fill in the gaps. Maybe I should enrol the services of an instructor prior to any decisions. The only thing is that once you get roped in by a school they do try to foist their own brands upon you. Much to be considered, eh?

For doing both jobs, I would at least take a look into the Paramania Fusion as an option.

SW

oh, there's a surprise

other wings are available....

it's a good job you already mentioned getting a bailey or simon would have recommended a parajet.... pmsl

i have an ozone speedster and it does both jobs very well.

I fly a bailey 175 (early one) and flew a v5 at airways the other week, it is lovely,

i am now waiting for asda to have a bumper weekend of sales so i can hold-up the securicor van....

Good to know that you rate the v5 as that is what I've set my heart on. Do you think it might be sufficient for my weight? I also learned to fly at Airways, so might well return there for my paramotor training. Will also look into the Speedster as I do like Ozone's gear.

Thanks Simon

I shall add that to my shortlist (very shortlist at present), and have a read around it

Hi all

I'm a CP rated pg pilot and am looking at getting into paramotoring. I'm currently wingless so am about to purchase a new wing. The thing is I shall want my wing to perform both free-flight and powered flight. I realise that it is going to be a bit of a compromise, but can anybody help me narrow down the choices to just a few good all-rounders. Preferably ones that come with paramotor risers as standard. I'm a tad on the heavy side (93kg's ) so shall need something quite meaty.

Another thing to bear in mind is that I have got my heart set on a Bailey v5. Is this unrealistic, as I realise that it is not the most powerful of motors? I just really like the idea of the 4-stroke route. Having read a few reviews of the smooth power delivery of the Bailey unit it just seems to tick the right boxes. I've had my fair share of 2-stroke and four stroke motorbikes so can appreciate what is implied there. So, can anyone suggest a good Bailey/wing combo for my pie-loving figure? I will want to be looking at using it for XC as well as bimbling about.

I shall look into getting some training to coincide with my paramotor purchase but AFTER getting some free-flight hours on my new wing. Any/all input gratefully received.