Henrik_Y

I don't think so. [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]It would be more appropriate with a hang glider but just for the sound and feeling of flying a jet. [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]

I had an Awak 18 which I flew with motor and it wasn't that fast at all. Faster then a "normal" glider but not as much as I thought it would be. After all it's only a scaled down EN-A glider but the small size makes it handle and fly a bit faster but it doesn't have the profile to be fast. I now got a Speedster 19 that I can't wait to fly and compare with but have to finish my new paramotor build first. From what I understand the Slalom has much tighter turn radius then the mini wings.

Better start with an short presentation as I'm new here. I'm Henrik from Sweden and started flying in autumn 2011, fly mostly paramotor as the other options are rare where I live. I fly a Buzz Z 23m and an ITV Awak 18m with my Nirvana Colibri. [youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo][youtubevideo] [/youtubevideo]

I understand it's tempting to get close to wild life, I've got close encounters with moose, deer and fox myself and those crazy rabbits One time I starred a fox right in the eyes at about 20m and they where bright orange shining like fire and it felt magical. And an other time I circled a moose several times and got pretty close but every little indication that it was about to back of I turned away and that made it stay it's ground and let me come back. But I never fly straight at them as that keeps them much calmer, and if I see that they back of or start running i immediately turn away and that may even get them to stay so that I can pass them by more then once. I don't think they'll get a heart attack if you chase them but they might injure them self, breaking legs or run into fences and such if they panic like that. And it doesn't look good if someone see you and if there would be an incident from it those things could get us banned. I hope you'll get you're own magical encounter someday but be careful and fly responsible Here's the fox, and he first faced me and we are both about to turn away from each other at the picture and he didn't even start running just keep on walking down to the lake. (Had my GoPro on timelapse)

I'm 65kg naked and have a Radne at almost 14hp with 50kg thrust at best(weaker then the top80) and I fly an 18sqm ITV Awak with no problem. I would say the Polini 100 would be enough even for the 17sqm as it got 20hp.