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i guess not, but if i maybe change that to.... cheap and FLYSS!! then maybe we could get by with it :L Being a teenager wanting to fly, aslong as it doesnt collapse on me, or rips, then its good enough for my standards what ever it looks like :L

That was incredible, had me on the edge of my seat!! Congrats to him and his crew!!

So am i!! have watched the whole 2 hours with my eyes pinned to that or this forum :L

hmm, interesting aha... Im guessing the best thing for me would be something that flys, and is cheap :L Thanks Mike

Agreed, Go Pros always are best for video and sound. Just a little exspensive!

True respect to this chap, Good Luck!!

is this a common question then? My bad, will keep looking at product reviews :L Thanks Mike

Hi Simon, Count me in! I Don't fly obviously, but i'd be more than happy to help setup etc. I do ground orienteering for the RAF, and have done for several years due to also being in the cadets, i know its running rather than flying but its the same concept and it could come in handy! Im based Spalding in Lincs. Send me a Pm, if you want my help Thanks Mike

Hi, Just trying to establish what brands are good, and which are bad? Which ones should a newbie avoid, and which ones are good for me, and what are cheaper? Could anyone maybe make a list and explain why for me please as i completely don't know which ones to look for!? This is for a wing btw, and maybe motors aswell, but thats a long way away for me at the moment. Thanks Mike

Glad you brought this up, as i was going to ask the same, What does it actually mean? Will someone that doesnt compete beable to handle one? Whats all this rating about??

come on guys, not saying im going to purchase these things! But people have reasons for selling at cheap prices,... maybe they just dont like the sport, and wanna get rid of fast as possible! perhaps its a relatives that no longer here and they dont want to say?..... just a thought... Not everything is a scam!

Hi, Im new aswell, but have had loads of great information from these guys! Check out my previous threads, and you'll learn loads! Thanks Mike

Not sure, but from my previous buying of gumtree, i would think that the first is legit and second is less. I would'nt guarentee it is, but if anyone looks to buy this, give them a call first and ask for a valid reason before hanging up! if they don't give it, then move on! Then when you go to collect, don't leave without starting it etc. ... but we already knew we had to do that anyway! People arent to bad at the moment with scams, it was alot worse last year infact! But people are still trying to get money out of us! Lets hope you get a reply, would love to know if its real! if so, im tempted :L aha Mike

Hi, Id suggest you hanging it up with if possible the fuel tank below, .. in the case of pipes, can't really suggest anything. Do you have a fuel shut off valve on the pipes? should stop half of it?

Hi and welcome! I had this problem with a motorbike i have, miles apart from a paramotor! but i found that it started great on the choke and when cold, but it overheated and would'nt start after shut down. im not sure if you have these on paramotors as i dont have one yet, but i found it was the air filter, complete guess, but could be your problem, make sure it can breath and be cooled off! this might be completely wrong, and hoping the lads will correct me, but maybe a thought Mike

Hello everyone Just looking at some interesting previous threads, and came across that you had a convo about smoke? I was thinking does anyone have the smoke writer for £200? Looks great! could do also sorts of shapes... adn could come in handy with the lady's on valentines they say one of the most special things you could do is get a love heart in smoke in the sky aha.. anyone done this, did it go well?? aha Also, saves posting more threads... about to sell a thrustmaster warthog controller and screens for my sim, to get money, i should get around £300 a there brand new! so im thinking, by Christmas i might well have this £1100 i was hoping for... possibly start training? Im also going to ask whether i could get a few bob from my savings? or should i still keep saving?? Thanks Mike

Thanks alot will get searching Mike

Do you mean i don't need this then? I was looking for somewhere were i can see the cloud level, from min to height, and density etc. A few weeks ago i got the privilege to sit through a morning Raf weather brief and most of it was from the met office, but i just can't seem to find that type of detail? is it by signing up to this?? Thanks Mike

I also forgot to mention, watch videos!! youtube has thousands upon thousands, and you can learn loads from them, either from people doing it correctly, or even the occasional crash, you can see what they have done wrong, either sat down to early upon take off, or crosswind etc. this will teach you alot here.... to get you in the mood of Paramotoring!!

Hi everyone, just looking to see if i can start looking at the weather, and learning whats safe to fly in, at the same time as studying fligght etc. i stumbled across the met office aviation section, and wondered what it was, and whether i could join it? anyone apart of this... http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/aviation/ga Cheers Mike

Hello and welcome to the forum Im new here aswell, but after the past few days ive learnt loads from the people on here! they are very very helpful and will answer any questions, how crazy or daft they might seem to you :L From what you've asked, and what people on here have told me, the best thing to do is to save the penny's, and get talking to local pilots that fly these, buy plenty of books and DVD'S and study hard! Regarding meeting local people, why don't you take a look at the area sections on the main forum? try and find the nearest group near you? If not, im sure if you start a new thread in General Discussion, with a title stating " Anyone near Portsmouth" and you'll get someone Pm you or reply fairly fast. The flight zones, im not so sure about this, you could always do half and half, fly once over Portsmouth staying within the guidelines, then travelling outside Portsmouth when you want to get a little more adventurous? thats certainly what i plan to do The clouds and passing through them is also something i wondered about, but what i was told ( others please correct me if i am wrong) was that your best bet, is to either wait until there is an opening and going through the hole, or if there are'nt any, then then proceed with caution. A few suggestions would to before hand check the weather report, to see the thickness and heights of the clouds, then if possible contact your local atc tower. Mine would be Fenland airfield, so i would contact them and simply see what aircraft, and what levels they are at within the nearest 10 miles for instance. Other things you could do is to make your self visible, wear bright clothing, and/or place strobes onto your frame and wing tips, if you plan to do this often. But im sure other guys on this forum will help you more with this. Hope this helped, and im sure other people will change bits of what ive said, as im still learning aswell. And remember you can ask as many questions, when you ask you learn i always find Cheers Mike

Will do Dave, got nothing to do this afternoon, so will start flicking through the link Thanks

Thanks alot for the replys, Thats completely cleared up the confused for me and i wasn't going to try it, might not even do low flying, was just a thought Thanks Mike

Thats for the link, i get what it means now, although it puzzles me, surely when you cut your engine you then class as a paraglider/parachuter? then they can go as low as they like, don't they??

Can't say this is me, but the 500ft law? does it mean, that you cannot fly under 500ft above animals etc. or does it mean you can switch of you motor, and glide under 500ft? sorry... newbie, just wondering