johnyev

Simon apologies if wrong place please move Parajet paramotor 55kg thrust one so you can work out which one it is.... with acrobat wing 28 I think, good for me at 12 stone, serviced by the loft about 2 and a half years ago and stayed in box since! Ive had it all about 4 years , kept in the warm and dry. Bought it off a guy that sent to Gilo to be checked over first before selling it. I think he had done maybe 30/50 hrs on it. £2500 ono will get you flying! Northampton 07870937951

If you were synical then, You could argue that self declared instructor/examiners, teaching want to be instructors will subsequently seek regulation to justify their expense/advantage. Result is end of the last bastion of freedom of a very simple form of powered flying and more expense for all the sensible folk out there and no effect on the loons who will carry on regardless. I understand your commercial attitude but fail to follow the 'moral', (if that is the right word) attitude. On what basis (apart from good business) is this deemed to be necessary / desirable? I would agree that a sport is best off being self regulating, If it needs to be changed from its present form. as is the BGA (British Gliding association) but would also say that since Europe (EASA) has been involved with gliding the costs have literally soared (pun intended) and with absolutely no safety reason on which to justify the expense, it is just for beaurocracy. Leave it as it is J

I'm in too!

I'm in too!

Work this out! I broke it !!! am knackered and didn't even get to fly! but had a great day thanks for all your help Simon much appreciated, I shall practice running like a monkey and thanks to Kev, Rich, Jason and Stu for the encouragement hey and Bendme, great photo's! good news is that part is ordered and should be here Wed morning (thanks to Giles at Parajet) upwards and onwards still smiling despite face sliding John (its at this point I might of said 'keeping my tongue out' however I fear i might bite it off, so shall keep it in!)

Seems like there two camps here camp one who 'just do it' and enjoy all there is to enjoy about the freedom camp two who have a commercial interest to see some recognized rating structure to help further their business interests.A menu for customers to spend money. Nothing wrong with either I suppose don't like legislation though, as usually leads to abuse by unelected officials,take the EU for example....... my soap box has just collapsed as its made to eu standards

Hi Folks Some good points here in this thread I have zero paramotor experience (about to change ) but I do have experience in aviation. You should also be looking at Easa not just the CAA and see what they are likely to do/want/threaten as most control is with them now (witness the battle that is going on with the UK's IMC(instrument meteological conditions) rating for private pilots) its looking like a lot of people might lose a rating that has been earned Continental Europe enjoys different weather patterns and have managed without such a rating. so now we have the situation of Greeks,Germans the French etc. (no offense meant, but it is true) dictating (well ok they vote but it feels like dictating!!!) how we should cope with our weather!!! anyway back to this thread As more people get involved in this sport more accidents will occur, fact. Then comes regulation, possibly knee jerk type, (Dumblane, etc.) So I guess there is no choice, However gliding has managed pretty well though, so its not all doom and gloom. In the meantime enjoy the utopia and fly safely J ps happy to be proved wrong edit... just read a lot more of the later posts and i like the follow the glider route

and a barbeque...............or am i missing something here?

Sounds painful hope you haven't got a youtube video of that!

I get back late thurs so would love to come up on fri probably won''t be 'early doors' but you never know if the weather is good I might not be able to sleep anyway! I can always sleep when its windy! Cheers John

Bendme does this mean that you might have to change your name to flyover? John

with envy, I take it you got your new wings off customs then? where are the photo's? meantime enjoy and the nights are getting lighter!!!! Hooray

Hi Guys I must say that I feel for you as I am going slightly crazy waiting for good weather on a day that I am available. yep you guessed it, I am busy all weekend and it is forecast to be the best this year so far! oh well (i'm lying as am seriously p****d off!) there will be another day(s) Have fun and | hope you find wings to share ( you can borrow mine but would have to fetch from Northampton) next week the motor should arrive and then I will be even worse!!! not back till fri though then offish for a week so watch out baldies about! Happy Dangling John

what as in clean up after we had a party? thats very kind of you are you really from Berkshire? thats near London and in my experience that has an effect on generosity! (just kidding esp as a newbie I might need more advice off you, just come back from pub) Cheers John ps Good luck on the tip to tip I've practised on my girlfriend and its FUN!

Think I'm set up for now Thanks for all advuce stand by for more stupid questions! John