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I make that 25% failure rate not 1%!! I feel a sweepstake coming on here, we all put £1 in the pot and pick a date, the person who has the date nearest to the day Shaggy kills himself wins the pot.

Hi Paul I have no idea what barrel it has got in it but it is less than 2 years old and has never had any engine trouble. Nygel

No one reason, a combination of many things really, but basically I am just not getting on with it and not making any progress. I know I will regret giving it up for the rest of my life but on the other hand I also know that if I carry on I will end up doing some seriuos damage to my kit, myself, or both - none of which I can afford Nygel

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Pete Glad to hear you're on the mend and will be home soon. All the best. Nygel

Hope to see you on Sunday Simon, will ring first. Nygel

Yep, an excellent day. I now ache in places I didn't know could ache!! As always lots of good hints and tips from Simon & Pete but I think the top tip of the day is, as Pete says above, "Don't leave it so long!!!" First trip out this year and it certainly showed, whilst I could still remember the basic principals I had lost the ability (what little I had) to move myself or pull the appropriate bit of rope INSTINCTIVELY - lots more ground practise i think! Good to meet Tim and Gary, and finished off with a pint sat outside the local on a gorgeous sunny day, what more could you ask for (except less gusty wind!!), see you next week. Nygel

I also use the Thule easy base along with twin cycle racks. I just made up a wooden base to fit between the two racks and can now carry either two bikes or a paramotor. The motor just straps down with a couple of ratchet straps (not too tight!!), never had it move at all, wonderful bit of kit!! If you want to finish it off with a stylish cover then a B&Q BBQ cover is just the job, i know this might sound silly, but trust me - it's perfect!! If you want I can send you some photos. Nygel

Oh Dear!!! Better warn the neighbours what's going to happen to their house when it gets stuck on their roof Nygel

Got mine but been barred from watching it, it's been nicked and wrapped for Xmas!!! Oh well, I'll watch it on Saturday with you lot, see you then. Nygel

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Take up sailing, that'll make the wind drop Nygel

Looks a fantastic toy! Why you selling it? Nygel

Do you have a map ref for your ridgeway site? Nygel

After your little hop across Australia I assume you will want something more challenging, so when planning the route for the American Tip to Tip just bear in mind a place NOT to visit!!!!!!!!!!!! http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=N_qGh0dw5wA Nygel

Yes, I can confirm it was definitely one of those great days! It was a fantastic experience to finally get my first flight in, it made all the hard work and the running up and down that bloody lumpy hill all worthwhile!! The landing was a bit iffy but nothing got broken so it can't have been too bad Thanks Simon Yes, alright, don't rub it in, some of us have got "proper" jobs to go to Nygel

Yes, I can verify that Peter is a decent, genuine bloke. I was very happy with my recent purchase and almost (only "almost"!!) felt sorry for him that he had to sell such a good motor on health grounds. If the wing is what you what I can guarantee you will not be ripped off. Buying through Ebay can be fun and you can get some bargains however for the unwary it can be a very dangerous and expensive place to go!! Buying from Peter (Black Hawk) will be a lot safer. Nygel

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Simon, I don't have a facebook thingy.......will you still be my friend!??? Nygel

Black hawk, I have sent you a PM, have you received it? You can reply by phone or email. Nygel

Black Hawk... Are you the Jason that Rich referred to in his email to me about the motor he was selling on Ebay? Nygel

I have recently purchased a towbar mounted load carrier. I did seriously consider the one shown above but, in the end, went for the Thule Easy Base carrier. Although the Thule is slightly more expensive it comes with number plate mount and lights (complete with wiring and 7pin plug) so I decided it was better value for money. It can also be easily adapted, if required, to carry bike racks, storage boxes, baskets, etc. Type Thule Easy Base into Google - most towbar or trailer companies sell them for just over £100. Hope this info helps you to make your choice.

Hi all Been lurking around here for the last month so thought it was time I said hello. So why paramotoring? Several years ago I used to fly R/C models from a field [seige Cross near Thatcham] that was also used by small aircraft and microlights. I was fascinated by these machines and once managed to get a ½ hour flight in a microlight. This was a fantastic experience and I can still remember every second like it was only yesterday. I then had to make a conscious effort to keep away from these things or I knew I’d get hooked on something that I had neither the money the space or the time to get involved with!! I then returned to my main interest of dinghy sailing. Anyway a few months ago I saw one of these kite things with a motor strapped onto the blokes back flying near our house and thought ‘that looks fun’ but never really thought much more about it. [i’ve since discovered that it might have been Ross as I’ve been told he flies from that field, off Priors Court Rd, Hermitage]. Then on a recent trip to the model club to see a few friends, there were 2 more of these strange machines flying around. When I got home I typed “kite with motor” (and other such strange terms) into Google and discovered they were called paramotors. I then discovered that various ‘adventure’ type companies offered a 1 day taster course, so my wife said she would buy me one of these taster days for my birthday (I’m still not sure whether she was joking, but it’s too late now!). I started to find out a bit about paramotoring and decided that now I had a bit more time and money I would go back to the flying/model club the next week and do a bit more research. I got talking to the 2 pilots, Dave and Phil, they were very helpful and showed me all their kit and very briefly how it worked and that was it…..hooked!! So since then I have been trawling the web for as much info as I can possibly find. I’ve come across this fantastic forum which has been a great help and have also been trying, with a small degree of success, to loose weight and get fitter! I have now formulated a plan of attack for my venture into the world of paramotoring. 1. Buy a new set of bathroom scales (the present ones read far too high, I can’t possibly weigh that much!) 2. Sign up to this forum – done 3. Do as much research as possible and find out loads of info about wings, motors, equipment, rules & regs, weather, etc. etc. 4. Try to get fit! Not easy as 50 years of lager and indians have taken their toll but I have started cycling several miles each day and there is some slight improvement! 5. Buy a GPS – done. Only a cheap one from Ebay and probably no good for flying but why turn down the chance to buy a new toy! Hopefully, just getting used to using a GPS will be of some help and it tells me how far I cycle. 6. Remind the wife to organise my birthday present! Anyone any ideas where is the best place to go for a 1 day introduction? 7. Practice ground handling. This would appear to one of the most important parts and if I can get a bit of an idea how it works before I go on my taster day I think it should help. So does anybody know where I can get a cheap training wing or an old unflyable wing to start practising with? 8. Go on taster day 9. Get myself over to Simons place at Lambourne, which luckily is only a couple of miles up the road from me. Get sorted out with some proper instruction and work out what kit I need, etc. etc. etc. (Can’t wait for this but think I need to do all the above first!) 10. Resource a bulk supplier of props!!!!!!! Just re-read what I’ve written above, my god, don’t I woffle on!! Anyway if anyone has any thoughts, comments or suggestions on anything written above then all contributions will be gratefully received and I look forward to meeting some of you at Lambourne in the near future. Nygel