simonhunny

flying a 25 year old wing? seriously? how much is your life worth?

here they are, hope this helps

Spyder 3 Line Chart.xlsx

I have an idea its the same engine as the air conception nitro, in which case the aviator reviews may apply

magnets are good, but hard to source & fit. Mine flap around sometimes so I just wrap them around the main riser & tuck them in somewhere, OK if you're not constantly changing tab trimmer position. If you rarely go full out you could always double up part of the ends & tape up?

yeah, lets use a 10 year old heavy FB paramotor & add another 10 kgs or more for bike drive & battery, a tough sell

in Oz we use this, works great, used to need it sometimes on my nitro 

hey Mark, I have 2 atoms with over 500 hrs trouble free running, never needed a CHT & when I used to use them on my old moster it was a major distraction & had me chasing shadows. I have over 1000 happy hours of paramotor flying without being scared by erroneous cht readings (in my early days I used them but they tend to be very unreliable)

I have tried 2 sena setups, sometimes they work , most times they are below average/awful. Just got a new wired setup & its so much better.

I know a few guys with nitros, most seem to have had major issues with cylinder linings/pistons, or exhausts. And the only tornado I know did a crankshaft at 50 hrs. Thats probably why things are quiet, same same aviator USA experience?

I went from a moster to a nitro a few years back, then sold the nitro after 50 hrs & went back to moster, now I am an atom80 fan. Build quality is far superior on a vitto

On 28/11/2020 at 01:29, AndyB said:

Thanks guys. Engine failed due to extra thick winter clothing and neck warmer pushing into the electrics just behind my head and wire coming off switch. New AC machines have the switch at the side - I guess I now know why. I couldn't move initially as completely winded. I couldn't even talk to a helpful passer-by. He put everything away for me and I was taken off in an ambulance. Very lucky and I got off with just torn muscles between the ribs in my back. It feels just like broken ribs.  

My paramotor frame now has a healthy leaning back angle. It hit the floor so hard the motor bent the top part of the frame down so the thrust is now a little more downward. Rather weirdly, this will help me as I can't stand up straight at launch!  

so do you mean you accidently hit another engine kill switch? (as opposed to normal thumb switch on throttle)

12 hours ago, nicosangeli said:

can you please advise on trim settings for nil wind launches?

haven’t messed up a launch for ages but today i managed it with the first ever go with the hybrid..

it came up clean and effortless but seemed to hang back all the way until my feet were  just off the ground and it stalled on me,..

usually slowest trims, but trimmer range is so small it doesnt make much difference

no

 https://www.footflyer.com/powered-paragliders-from-the-past-paramotor-history/ 

I had approx 15 degrees castor, with normal footpegs, so fully steerable but the castoring rake allows self correction as well, best of both worlds

11 hours ago, Bob27 said:

I'm really hoping that there is a proper resonating camber within the exhaust. If not, you will loose a bit of power.

the atom 80 exhaust seems to work very well, similar design to skymax moster exhaust

5 hours ago, AndyB said:

And the last 10 steps.....and the 100 steps getting to and from car......and the steps loading it onto and off the car. 

 

and the very last step when the excessive weight makes your knees buckle beneath you.....

dont go for an old wing, unless thats all u can afford.

Revo2 wing is very dated now, I had one years back & offloaded it asap...My 63 year old legs love my apco hybrid for easy forward launches & slow landings, but its not a fast wing, great for just cruising around in light wind.  I believe the dudek V king is excellent too, the light weight makes it virtually impossible to blow a launch. Where I can reverse kite I use my dudek nucleon XX

On 08/06/2020 at 01:01, Steve said:

The Moster engine is about the best there is in terms of power to weight IMO. If you want lightweight and smoothness then the Atom 80 is awesome. Personally I wouldn't consider a Nitro these days - I've only tried one once but it was very uncomfortable with vibration whilst on tickover and there are few few design aspects I dislike. Each to their own. 

I have had 2 mosters, 1 nitro & 1 atom 80. The atom 80 is by far the best in the vibration/noise/weight department, but obviously not in power. I am 88kg & its adequate for me, even on a hadronxx 20m. I like the atom so much I sold my spare moster & ordered another atom (as a spare as I fly close to 200 hrs/year & dont like to have downtime). My empty weight on a skymax expedition frame is under 20kg

that was normal behaviour on my moster, which had no impact/timing issues, so if its running normal I would just fly it before you take something apart that you dont really need to 

if u go with the chameleon buy 2 as u will need a backup, they are very flimsy & I have seen many guys on the field with broken throttles that ruin their day

given that choice I would go with the atom 80 

it would probably fly like a dog.... 'are you feeling lucky punk?'  

Personally I would use it just for kiting,  if you can master it you will probably find modern wings a breeze

I had almost same thing, it turned out to be a blocked intake filter on the 'clunk' fuel pickup inside the fuel tank, it was letting enough fuel through for starting/warmup etc but as soon as I went for full power on takeoff it totally shut down, drove me nuts trying to trouble shoot.

looks great, we just need someone to buy one & give a review!

the nuc xx is very effecient, I also have a hadron xx but I only use that on strong winds at the beach, my nuc is my preferred wing for general flying & on a moster I use less than 4 litres an hour