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Incorrect String Value in Row 1 is the SQL Message I get from my Tablet ( Samsung Tab 3 ) For reference this message was sent from the Tab 3

This site is full of SQL issues....... I will check back in a while and see if it has been sorted out but until then I am outta here.

The Snow will hit you in the face ( or being pedantic on your visor )

Thank you for clarification that you aren't the Foxbat Stunt Pilot. I was astounded when I first watched that video & must admit I had attributed you as being the Pilot. I regularly fly Foxbat's and wouldn't dream of flying in that kind of style, I think the pilot is lucky he was in a Foxbat ( as they are quite forgiving ). I think I have just found the youtube account of the Stunt Flyer & having seen the way he was throwing a Thruster T300 around and the way he was flying a Paramotor I would like to offer him a Darwin Award whilst he is still alive. He looks like his handling skills are pretty good, but I think his 'built in ' survival streak is Razor thin........... I too have been a ' Wild Child ' & flown crazily but I have had my Survival streak widened by being bitten by an X'Air that decided I should spend a few day's in Newry Hospital & endure a 6 month recovery process. My wake up call was when the people who rushed to the wreckage said " They expected to find body parts strewn over the area " I never expected an X'Air to bite me considering I have flown most aircraft & I am the first to admit I didn't give the aircraft any respect and I also disregarded the weather conditions on that day.

Alan, I think you have hit the nail on the head, I do recall hearing that about Instructor Insurance ( The BMAA can't find an insurance company to cover SSDR in a sensible price range to enthuse SSDR pilots to rejoin ), I also agree with you on the Magazine subscription point, whilst I am a BMAA Member I have asked myself why I now pay £70.00 per year to read a magazine that is effectively costing me £5.83 per month when I can buy a copy every month from ebay for £2.99 ? I do fly microlights but like yourself I don't need to be a member for Permits & I don't need them for licence validations either. One of the BMAA Council members suggested Monthly payments to spread the cost for those who either can't find £70.00 in one go or would like to spread the cost. When broken down into 12x £5.83 payments it certainly doesn't seem like an excessive cost ( I give away more than that to Beggar's on the street each month ). I have already noticed that the Paramotoring item's in MF are getting less & less, maybe because the following of members has declined to the point of extinction? I doubt I will have lots of replies as it would seem that the BMAA have disgruntled quite a few of you over the years.

Thank you Gordon for giving me an insight into the reasons why you think the BMAA abandoned the Paramotor clan. I can fully understand that anyone who has invested time & money into getting a BMAA Rating would be pissed off if it wasn't worth the paper it was printed on. As I said in another post I was astounded that the Paramotor seller's were not at Telford for the Flying Show last November. I am shocked that the ethos of Simple Aviation ( Which is the BMAA in totality ) has excluded Paramotoring from their grasp. I am inclined to agree that the BMAA would struggle now to gain back the members of the Paramotoring fraternity based on your remarks. I have had many differences of opinion with the BMAA & am possibly Public Enemy No1 when it comes to not pulling punches with them. I was looking for ways to re boost the BMAA Membership, but getting back the majority of Paramotor Pilots looks like a dead duck.

Gordon, ( or others ). I would be very interested in how or why you feel the BMAA abandoned Paramotor Pilots? I have had my differences with the BMAA over the years but in the main I think they are trying to do a good job. I am doing a small case study on why the BMAA membership is remaining stagnant at around 4000 members for the last 10yrs ( I know that SSDR has been a reason for some not renewing ) I also know that BMAA Syndicated aircraft seem to have 1 BMAA member per aircraft and a few cheapskates poncing off the other paid members ( Microlight pilots are inherently mean ). Part of the problem with the BMAA is that a few good men are being dragged down by the imbeciles who seem to believe that everything they do is 100% right and by there being a larger mass of imbeciles than intelligent folk the wrong ideas get voted in. Please put your views on here or by Private message as I am trying to get the bigger picture. Just for curiosity , are you the same Gordon Dunn who flew/flys a Silver Aeroprakt Foxbat?

The Summit SS has arrived into the UK, now just got to convince HMRC it isn't worth the same as a Boeing 747.

SW, The answer is " I don't see why not but am asking Main Organiser's " ( Tried answering by PM but the PM System is just like my Mistress ).

Well there answers my previous question in another thread that there are indeed idiots who will knowingly fly in/through clouds with Paramotors. I accept some people do get caught out and they have my sympathy when it happens, however the above video is someone knowingly going into the clouds. An acquaintance of mine recently made the mistake of getting into cloud in a Flexwing and had to do the best he could. His video shows that whilst he coped, it wasn't a pleasant experience and something I believe he won't be doing again Caught Above Cloud in a Weightshift. [youtubevideo] http://youtu.be/BLiF2DVFess [/youtubevideo]

Microfest/Footlaunch Round Two Event type : Fly-In Event location : Northrepps Aerodrome, Cromer, Norfolk Event date : 04-09-2015 - 06-09-2015 Microlight & Footlaunch welcome. Fly-In for all types. Diner open for food on site, MOGAS, Free open WiFi. Camping, shower/washroom. www.flycromer.com for weather and live webcams.

Spring Microfest/Footlaunch Event Event type : Fly-In Event location : Northrepps Aerodrome, Cromer, Norfolk. Event date : 10-04-2015 - 12-04-2015 Microlight & Footlaunch welcome. Fly-In for all types. Diner open for food on site, MOGAS, Free open WiFi. Camping, shower/washroom. www.flycromer.com for weather and live webcams.

How many Paramotor Pilots are Members of the BMAA ? I am interested in how many Paramotor Pilots/Owners are actually paid up members of the BMAA? The reason for asking is : The BMAA are losing members hand over fist since the advent of SSDR. Obviously the BMAA put a lot of time & effort into getting SSDR accepted by the CAA & SSDR is a huge benefit to PPG users. I am considering putting forward a Proposal to the BMAA to have a 2 tier Membership rate so that the ' leaving/left/never joined ' ssdr flyers can be members at a lower rate than the Flexwing/3 axis are currently paying. There is already talk of a ' instalments ' scheme to spread the cost over the year. ( Any PPG Pilot who also owns a 2 seat BMAA Microlight # non PPG # wouldn't be eligible for the reduced membership if approved ) So would you join the BMAA ( if not already a member ) ? I have added a POLL to gauge interest.

I think you may be right about finding someone who has met him for any amount of time who would say the same but most people tend to avoid his kind of persona...... I am all for mixing with wacky folk ( which is why I am good friends with Maurice Kirk ) but Bear is about as false as breast implants. I have attached a video from a fellow microlighter who sums up Bear succinctly, though I disagree with his views on Gilo. Generally he seems to dislike paramotors passe, so I think it would be interesting to see opinion on his video. http://youtu.be/DfJAilmMUls

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