Tyrhone

Hi all, just getting back into PPG after many years, been flying PG in Europe with an IPPI 4 Austrian license. I am a UK citizen but not a resident so not covered by BHPA insurance and many others. AXA will cover me, but it is actually pretty hard to figure out whether that coverage is valid in most countries. The problem lies in that of course you can get covered, no insurance company won't take your money, but trying to find out each countries specific laws and whether they invalidate your insurance is really difficult. I am in Greece at the moment, and although I have emailed several agencies, no one has replied, and the local pilots suggest that there is no licensing in Greece (which according to AXA, if there are no regulations, then you are covered), but also that you can't be insured, so I am not sure. Planning on paramotoring in various countries in Europe (Romania, France, Italy, Spain) and outside of EU (Turkey, Montenegro and such) and having the same issue. I just can't figure out whether my insurance from AXA would be valid for these places. And also of course whether I am even allowed to paramotor in these countries. Do you guys have any details as per the laws and regulations in various countries in and around Europe? Would appreciate any knowledge you can impart, or pointing to somewhere where I can find that knowledge myself. Happy flying and thanks!

So when you guys say webbing what type of webbing and where do you get it from? Cheers

Yeah and the engine getting left behind could be a costly endeavor! Has anyone tried shipping by ship? Cheaper and less likely to get booted maybe? Otherwise thanks for the links and tips, I am going to see what sort of cost I would be looking at and will let you all know if I am succesful in finding out.

Thanks Chilly, any recommendations on companies?

Thanks Pete and Notch, After reading this article from Jeff Goin http://www.footflyer.com/PPGBibleUpdate ... alight.htm I would be a bit worried about the engine not making it, and as I wouldn't be in a huge rush I wondered if shipping it by sea might be a safer option? I know it would likely take a month to get to the UK but as long as it got there that would be the main thing. Also I am really good at taking things apart and really shit at putting them back together, so I would worry about dismantling the engine myself.

Hi all, this will likely only be an issue a year or so from now, but eventually I am going to want to bring my Paramotor (used of course) from the US to the UK (I am a British Citizen), and I was wondering if anyone knows how or what costs it might incur for shipping and also things like import duties and whatever else. I would be happy shipping by sea if cheaper and more likely to be allowed. Wondering more if it is possible or if when the time comes I will be better off selling my Paramotor in the US and buying again in the UK? Appreciate any help as definitive or even close to helpful details on the matter are hard to find. Cheers

Thanks Alan, good advice mate, I might go up today and try yanking on that brake (if the wind is good) and I will try and feel how the wing is slowing and when enough is enough.

Thanks Alan, at this point I am nervous about pulling too much break and causing a collapse, which is probably very unlikely but it still makes me nervous. Can you pull quite a lot of break to go into a sharper turn? Thanks for the tips

Slowly getting more confident and actually able to practice things like low flying and sharper turns instead of just hanging on. So had a great little practice flight on the beautiful beach here in La Penita Mexico. If anyone has tips on hoow to improve my turns, or anything really, I would love to hear it. http://youtu.be/SeHOKeTKFJQ Check out my travel and Paramotoring blog: http://tellthemisaidsomething.com/powered-paragliding/

Just a short video of me kiting my Velocity Elektra on the beach in Mexico. The wind wasn't very strong but it was still not a bad session. Although in hindsight I should have waited until the temperature was below a billion degrees. It gets hot in Mexico in the summer...

I am finally somewhere I can fly without excuses, and there have been some great days for it down here in Mexico! So I chucked my Blackhawk BH 125 on the back of the car and had one of my best flying days so far. I am still pretty new to this and get nervous as hell whenever it comes time to go up, but despite the nerves and fear, as you all know, there is nothing quite like leaving the earth behind and floating through the sky like a really big really noisy bird. I hope you enjoy the video http://youtu.be/qsLlCiR2T3s Check out more powered paragliding stuff at my blog http://tellthemisaidsomething.com/powered-paragliding/

Notch you bloody ripper! Turns out it was the choke, must have gotten bumped in transit and to be honest I didn't know what was engaged or disingaged, went through some old emails from Mike Robinson at Blackhawk Paramotors where he had previously told me, and hey presto, got to 6000 RPM with a lot of throttle still available. Winds permitting I will be flying on the Pacific Coast of Mexico tomorrow. Thanks again for your time mate. Cheers Ty

Actually feels like it is running really nicely and very little smoke, even a smooth idle, temp also seems good, it just wont go over 5500 rpm, sometimes only 5000rpm. What should I be looking for with the cylinder? I will try lean it out more and see if that helps, just nervous about overheating after previously blowing a piston. I'll also check the choke lever in the morning as it could have been bumped. Thanks mate

Hey all, I have hit the Coast of Mexico so no longer at altitude and am prepping to go flying in the next couple days. Anyways I was setting up my Blackhawk BH 125 today and running it through all the checks I know to do, and when actually running the paramotor I found I could not get it higher than 5500 rpm at full throttle. I checked through the threads and it seems this problem before has been cured by prop changes, but I am using the same prop I have used before and although I hoped I had it on the wrong way round, it is exactly as it was before (but here are a couple pics in case it has been wrong the whole time!)

Hi notch, I spoke to Blackhawk and they said fly it for 10 minutes then check the spark. To be honest I think I just needed to get up in the air after months of nothing but grounded trouble. If I can't straight out buy the correct base gasket I will try to make one. Only thing is I have no real tools as I am on the road. So if I made do with some basics (say a stanley knife) how accurate does this thing need to be and is there anything else I need to think about (I would likely go 0.8mm, but are all gasket materials the same? Would I likely find it ar a hardware store or bike store? Anything else?) Thanks all