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Just wondered what you meant by Flapping-------- Paragliding or Paramotoring? Then realised, the title is Powick Friday......Der stupid me! Yes, a flight Friday afternoon would be nice. Mike

Here is a very interesting article about reserves! http://www.para-excellence.co.uk/reserves.html Cheers Mike

Hi Richard. Are you thinking of Paragliding or Paramotoring? Obviously Paramototing if its from Powick.....der! Cheers Mike

Hi, I fly mine, both PPG and PG on position 2 as well! I would be interested in how much speed difference you get with the trimmers out. My gps ground speed only changed a few kph compared to trimmers in. I was a bit disappointed to be honest. Be careful using both trimmers and speed bar. Higher chance of a frontal. As T_andrews says both riser and trimmer join together and clip in for Paragliding. It's all a little fatter to slip over the karabiner. For that reason, check and double check the karabiner is properly locked when Paragliding. With both ends locked into the karabiner, the certification is back. With the trimmers out of the karabiner, I believe the wing is un-certified. Cheers Mike

Hi Guys. New Paramania Glider on the Horizon! Action GTX http://www.flyparamania.com/index.php?o ... 19〈=en Mike

Maybe a one way trip backwards too!

Nice Video. Also when it’s windy, there is far more rotor (messy swirling wind) that will come off trees, buildings, obstacles etc. This can make launching and landing dangerous. I think many of us won’t take of in more than a constant 10mph. (Experts and people with big balls do faster). Its more hairy if the wind is gusting. Constant 10mph is safer than a gusting 5 to 12mph. Always look to land in clean air. Mike.

Here is a review compared to a slightly more expensive competitor! http://www.direxplorers.com/general-div ... n-aq4.html Mike

Yes nice find! Mike

I had a bumpy landing a long time ago, on an old H&E 120. The same thing as yours, the prop was too close at the bottom of the cage. But looking at the tubes running up and down at the back of the motor (back of pilot), I noticed it was slightly deformed and not straight. The engines weight had buckled the tubes a bit. As it was Stainless steel, two of us bent it back straight and I got my bottom prop to cage clearence back! Cheers Mike

Hi all. I wondered what the consensus was on engine size /thrust for the average bloke? Here are some of my thoughts. Smaller engine. For .. Lighter usually, less torque, less likely to get riser twist, maybe better on fuel? Against .. Not so good for high speed reflex wings. Climb is less. Can spend a lot of the flight at high rpm’s. Bigger engine For .. Get into air quicker, get out of situations quicker, can maintain level flight on reflex wings with trim out and speed bar on. Against .. Heavier, more torque to deal with, usually uses more fuel. Newbies need to be careful with a lot of power. Obviously there are lighter bigger motors out there, this is just a generalisation. Any other thoughts? Cheers Mike

Hi Richard... Any news? Cheers Mike

Hows the motor coming Jock? Did the new carb arrive? Looking good for tommorow? 5 to 6 mph? Cheers Mike

HAHAHAHA Sorry all.... April 1st joke....

More info and pics here. http://blog.nwparagliding.com/2009/03/g ... y-new.html The link is March 2009. I wonder if its all moved on since then? Mike

from another group .......... Hi All, After an amazing collaboration between Boeing and some very smart Korean designers a wing is now flying in both single and tandem format that is a bi plane type recreationalparaglider, it has a normal paraglider wing with a smaller one just under it, the lines go via a 4 riser system to the small wing (Conard) and then carry on to the large (normal) one. The canard combo wing has a glide ratio of 10.5 and that's at 65 kilometre's per hour, that makes the current recreational wings real bricks! They had real trouble trying to do any form of acro due to the unbelievable stability. Shorter line lengths to the first canopy give the pilot an unprecedented amount of control when inflating the glider, wing reactions are immediate and precise. With the line to wing ratio radical reduced this wing will out climb anything before it and speed is not a problem with designers having to strengthen the under surface's to allow it to reach its potential. With high aspect ratio wings the main problem is launch, they are pigs to A, get up and B, get straight on to wind to begin running but with the Conard it is completely the opposite with pilots thrilled and saying that it is the easiest wing they have ever launched, all this with 6.1 aspect ratio. Just when we thought we new it all and had run out of ideas....... stay posted! Steve M.

Nice one Alan. I have the Fusion too. I must try ridge soaring with it one day. Mike

Funky looking air intake filter box on the 1st pic.....nice. Mike

Looks like it might be £80.00 to £90.00 here in the UK.... Mike

My local farmer is also fairly relaxed with the Paramotors. But has zero tolerance to them when the sheep are lambing in spring! Mike

Good one chaps. I hope to be there, but I have pulled a muscle in my back at work. Will see how it is in the morning. Hope to C U there! Mike

Reminds me of a friend George. He works for the Circus. His job...shovelling Lion shit all day! Been doing it for 25 years! I said “isn’t it about time you got a new job?” He said “what and leave show business!”

Meee tooo

Well done with the continuing efforts to arrange this guys! Mike

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