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Im pretty sure it's not up to the poster & is an automatic YouTube thing. Vaguely remember looking into it before when some of my videos were working on the phone & some were disabled. I couldn't get them enabled. If someone has ever actually managed to remove this block from a video I'd love to hear exactly how. Will watch your video later on the computer

I don't fly from fields when any livestock are there. Not worth the risk of a cow eating my wing or doing something that would end up upsetting my insurance company. My nearest field is however rotated for cattle & I know exactly what your talking about. I just make sure to wipe off any stains with a damp cloth (Water only) as soon as possible after flying, because apparently the toxins in the poop can eat the wing. Apart from that I just get dirty boots during my takeoff run now & again.

Some repairs later... https://picasaweb.google.com/1111230690 ... l_zHi_etSw

I have a pair of Haglof Helix gloves and find them great for paramotoring. Very cosy. Not so good for hanggliding. I think the Helix 2 are out now. http://www.viladomat.com/faces/store/fi ... milia=2655

ha ha ha... I deserve that

Ok, so after more investigation and in the interest of not misleading anyone I'll swallow my pride and let you all know that this has turned out to be operator error. More accurately I've discovered that a few weeks ago I obviously made an arse of my throttle mechanism by tightening my throttle cable too much and damaging the throttle control piece! My rpm are now back up to 9810.....at least until said throttle control piece slips due to said damage and everything goes awry. I've emailed tim odlin in papparamotorsuk and will hopefully have her up and running again soon! If your interested in wasting 45 seconds of your life feel free to view the video. Does it look like I just need to replace the rivet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKqPVBymQuE No more flying for me for a few weeks...serves me right...

Didn't know about the porosity of plastic to fuel vapour. That's very interesting. Haven't tuned the motor, will do that after I've played around with seeing what difference the fuel alone makes. Does anyone know if the manuals max 10250 rpm is realistic or what max RPM I should be expecting from a ROS125 with 120cm prop? Thanks.

I suppose it depends on how much excess power your motor has. This was just my observation so far. I need to fill the tank fresh and check the rpm daily on the same fuel for some slightly more scientific results. Was kinda hoping someone had already done it!

A politician here once said "If you have to explain or defend yourself, you've already lost"

To make a long story short... My PAP was lying up for approx. 2 months until the end of October. I knew the fuel in it would have gone stale but ran a little test out of curiosity (Yes I should have drained it...I didn't expect to be grounded for so long). The old fuel in it after 2mths was getting approx. 8400rpm (+/- 60rpm) according to my tinytach. Drained and refilled with regular 95 octane it was then getting approx. 9600rpm. That's a 12% decrease in volatility in approximately 2 months. So, after refilling 2 1/2 weeks ago the weather has been crap and its been sitting up again, this time for 2 1/2 weeks. Today I went out and was getting approx. 8600rpm. That's a 10% decrease in volatility in approx. 2 1/2 weeks. So therefore my fuel incurs 83% of its total 2 month volatility loss within the first 2 1/2 weeks. What's worse, I found out today that in a 6-9mph headwind, that extra 1000rpm is the difference between me climbing out or just running aimlessly along the ground! So after a quick google trawl here's my questions... 1. Does anyone use premium 97/98 octane, super 98/99 octane or high performance 102 octane in their motor and what difference do you see in RPM? 2. Has anyone ever used a stabiliser in their paramotor fuel and how did it go? 3. General thoughts? I need to get my hands on some premium unleaded to measure the rpm at 97 octane but it seems very few forecourts sell it anymore.

WHY!!!!! I'm pretty grossed out right now...

I'm lost! Link?

This sounds like great fun! When is the closing date for entries? Ill have to pop across from Ireland so won't know until nearer the time but would def fly if I can get across....maybe even ferry & fly across!

I don't think the passenger realised how much worse it could have been! Wouldn't much fancy being in that position.

I have a Dudek Synthesis, bought as my first wing & I find it quite fast & stable. It's nice having the flexibility of the reflex profile & trim settings. The speedbar is ok to use at all settings. It is not very zippy for turns, but I find it great for just boating around.

Cool, I'd definitely consider travelling to this. My wing is only suitable for spectating for now.

Free Beer..... we will travel !!!

Can you mount it behind ur head like on my PAP?

Nice!

Livetrack 24 I bought the unlock but it turns out my network loses it's 3G signal too often for it to work properly. I need to change phone & network! I did have to trawl the Internet to get an airspace file for Ireland, but found one free which seems to match my airmap.

I'd also like to know if anyone uses it & if it's any good?

Attended this meeting tonight. It was very well organised & run, with some very nice people attending. I'm happy to say that we received a very good reception. This will not be a quick process, but certainly a positive start. Thanks for your feedback, especially Steve. Cheers.

Gordon, "Some men see things as they are and ask 'why?'. Others dream things that never were and ask 'Why not?' "

I did say please... http://photocontest.lonelyplanet.com/co ... ld#pic4169

My understanding is that the prohibition on taking off is a local bylaw, not an IAA regulation, but I stand to be corrected. Ill be mainly just listening & throwing out feelers on Wednesday, then we'll see if we can establish a way forwards.