paramotormike

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Hello Boys.

I hope to go to Powick on Saturday morning sometime, if the weather holds. Off working away from monday.

Any one else up for it?

Hope I can rememberer how to do it. Not flown since March......

Best

Mike

Hope the weather gets better.

I just got back.

Looks like a lot of rain for the next few days?

Mike

Boy, that things going to have some power!

Hi. My own opinions for what they are worth are...............

It would be good to know if you intend to fly with other paramotor pilots.

If so, do they have reflex wings? If they do, and you want to fly with them, then a reflex wing, is probably the way to go, or you might get left behind.

I think, most would agree, that a reflex wing is not quite as good as a full on paraglider wing for paragliding, but its much closer these days.

Most Paraglider pilots who had a go on my reflex wing, thought it was a bit heavy with thicker lines, but once in the air it seemed to work well.

Might be marginal if really scratching looking for lift, but on a good day, they paraglide fine.

One downer is, some of the reflex wings cannot use speed bar with the trims pulled in. You would have to be quick on the trimmers and let them out. Also many of the reflex wings are EN "C" rated with trimmers in.

I had a 2 hour ridge soar at the Long Mynd on a Revo 1 (a long time ago) and over 2 hours in the Isle of Wight on my Fusion. I wasnt the highest, but I wasn't the lowest.

Just my observations.

Hope it helps.

Mike

Hi Jock.

Can't come out to play. Have to work.....

Mike

Whaaaaaaaaat????????????????????

Looking a bit variable here in the Midlands tomorrow!

29hp

http://www.polini.it/en/page_544.html

Mike

Ahh..... I'm up for something wednesday!

Maybe get my Paragliding wing and harness out of the moth balls!

Mike

Also might be getting a bit close to the Cage?

Hey Roy.

Welcome to the Worcestershire Mafia, Cosa Nostra, Paramotoring chapter!

"When we do right, nobody remembers. When we do wrong, nobody forgets"

Etc Etc.

Anyyways welcome!

Mike

Had a great day. Conditions misty, but legal.

Here's a few pics.

Great shots Mike. Forward launch shot just shows how easy these modern wings are to inflate and takeoff without incident. (That ignores me falling over twice this year without the motor even running.....)

Richard

Fell over twice did you?

I told you not to drink when flying!

Richard forward Launch

Carl ripping past.

http://www.radios-uk.com/midlandg7accessories.htm

Interesting accessories here too.

Cheap also!

I could be up for Powick tommorow too.

We might even manage a flight to Bredon Hill.

Mike

Here's a pic of the nice wind pointers the farmers set for me!

Thanks for the nice comments guys.

Its amazing what can stop play. I had the spring inside the clip on my helmet break. So could not do the helmet up.

I had left my other helmet at home.......

Always go out with both now.

Mike.

Had a great flight this afternoon.

From home to Bredon Hill and back.

Not a soul around, on the ground or in the air!

In the air for almost 90mins.

Hi Simon.

Thanks. Good point.

You can teach old dogs new tricks......

Mike

Just to clarify, the Camera was not line mounted on my movie, but attach to the wing.

Agreed, be careful with possible line tangles.

Thanks

Mike