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straight from go pro alas no editing, Big and little si move to 8 mins for the takeoff Happy Flying Simon

Gosh, Boris Johnson flys a Paramotor, welcome aboard Boris

how big is your head

it is more than likely that the last minute that the engine ran was on tickover, which will give an oily plug, on any 2 stroke to get a true idea of plug colour. rev on full for one minute. keep the accelerator on full whilst. hitting the kill, then remove plug. it won't be oily. cheers simon

stunning

I am definately up for the cup - count me in cheers Simon

excellent video Simon made me laugh Simon

I found the whole thing both inspiring and romantic. A good choice of music. Well done good job Simon

i also have a spare walboro 37 if needed simon

Just to say a big thanks to Top Gun aka RAF colin, for helping the runway elephant off and spoiling his own flight time. a big thanks to you Colin, much appreciated. he also noted one of the plethora of flaws enabling me to rise up, once corrected. kind Regards Simon

My reasoning is the same as the answer from 'aquatix' The test reports will tell you a lot about how your wing is likely to react when you get a collapse or fly into turbulent air, but basically a wing with a C rating is potentially going to react more dynamically than a wing that has an A or B rating and require precise pilot input to get it to recover. The most important point for a beginner (in my opinion) is that with wing an A or B rating will recover without any pilot input. Paul Whilst I appreciate that it is hard to suggest a noob buys a en C when the Revo 2 is en B, for example. My thoughts are as follows I have flown the synth for a year without so much as a rustle from above and the wing flys in a beginner friendly fashion. The main risk associated with deflations and recovery is the choice of the weather conditions you choose to fly in. An instructor will help you choose the less turbulent times thus minimising risk. The synth is a highly acclaimed glider and is pitched by Dudek at beginners and intermediates Cheers simon

It looks lovely. The only bit missing is the engine

Very cool, looked awesome fun, I wish I could run that fast!

Doh! I see they look lovely, hope to see you soon Simon

Happy new year pete, best of luck with the new venture. Please show us some lovely pics of your craft! Si

Correct, I was comparing a lovely paragliding wing, with a Paramania revolution in trims out high speed mode. I was doing about 4-5mph over the ground and Dan said he was doing 17 mph. there is no science to this, but the results of what a reflex wing could do was simply stunning to me. cheers Simon

Hi Tim Welcome, the best way is to illustrate by example. When I was flying my airwave sport on my 5 th hour of Ppg, I was struggling to penetrate into the wind. When a lovely chap on a reflex took off below me and had at least another 12 mph on me. Simple, I bought a reflex wing, for it's speed advantage. People will wax lyrical for hours on reflex stability, and rightly so. But for the average pilot, flying in the uk in benign conditions, speed is a very real advantage. From my own experiences and chatting to people, reflex wings are now so good that they perform like a standard paraglider in slow trim, and a speed machine, with the trims out. Be aware that not all manufacturers are the same, in my opinion no one embraced reflex like paramania or Dudek. I currently fly a synth and will be changing for the highly acclaimed fusion shortly. Best of luck simon

A Bailey 4 stroke with the same power as the Simonini 2 stroke? Has the Bailey got a turbo? Can someone explain how that's possible?

that man has gumball blood, what a legend, he gets my vote. and what a car that is some beast. go Ben! if only politicians could advertise themselves in the same way

what happens if you don't close a deal until next October?

looks like the lady garden of a girl I once knew she came from Brazil

Hi Big Boy I think ukppg are up that way try googling them good luck and welcome Simon

For the larger gent / lady for a full description of your next new wing http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130407135314&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Well done Pete, that is a great location

2000 rpm is idle on a parajet