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It looks like the list of Counties is growing like mad and will be a long list in the future… Is it possible to have a graphical representation of GB and you would just click the Country area (link) to go to that Club!

OK Simon - I have seen the hook! What is a 'A hill to Power conversion' then?

Who needs to buy one now when we have Dan

Simon - Might be a good idea to start a new folder on this subject with different topic headings?

Simon Hope you are going to keep a diary, photos and memories of this trip!! I can see a book coming from this.............

Good choice by me. Small charity - big effect. Simon, how about getting a Sun News reporter involved - they are always sponsoring the Forces and children?

My opinion – Great plan now and for the future – loads off scope in it. Only point I would like to make is that the communication is still centralised on this forum – if that branches out I think a lot will be lost.

Just thinking how good it would be to have a dedicated folder for all our flights – then link that to the Motion Based site or even embedding into our topic….

Norman - Many thanks for this link. I know, I'm not using it for any of my flights YET, but we did a 9 mile walk around Castle Combe on the weekend and had a go uploading the tracks to the site. Excellent and very easy to use – just the mind was wondering about how it would view like next year with all the XC trips – lovely. Simon - Recording all the guys’ trips and club outings on a separate folder would be great viewing.

Simon Very sneaky – you know I am not going to the Xmas do Don’t forget I have purchased 2 already – so can you bring my 2 with you See you there.....

Simon Planning to come on Saturday AM. Any chance taking my two club T-shirts (Large) with you? I will even wear one walking round. Cheers Tony

This sounds great - plenty of fly-ins and maybe some tours around all Simon Club Branches next year.

Ye Yahoo is the one to watch, because my Training Blog is number 17 on the list...

Great news - only Yahoo to beat now.....

Spotted this trike version on the other side: http://www.paramotor.us/trike_paramotor_MX4.html

Terry - never saw you putting the brakes on when you got the speed up

Yer, Holidays - get my arse off the chair in the hotel room

Dan Was that a live reading 52 MPH - impressed. Faster than my old Mirolight - I was lucky to get 35....

Do other member’s thing it would be a good idea to list the topics in order they are received i.e. latest ones on top. This will save everybody finding the last page and then scrolling down to the last item? Not sure if this is possible or worthwhile!

For the locals - Anybody tried the meat at Butts Farm near Cirencester? They are Well Hung There.......

Well after reading some of the above, I thought it was time I put finger to key. Not, because mine is more exciting but each one has something slightly different in it and Norman, if you can analyse each one – then I’ll book a session with you…. I joined the Army when I was 16 and been to some good and bad places in my time – mostly all organized and regimental. I had just turned 35 and sitting in a boring office feeling old, unwanted in life (yep, marriage rocking) and just wanted to do something exciting in my life. I have always been interested in aviation – flying model helicopters for years. Enjoying domestic flights and even volunteering for helicopter flights in Northern Ireland. Being in the ‘Airmobile’ role’ it seemed I was attached to helicopters for a good number of years. The Battalion was planning a large exercise in Canada and the guys were booking some Adventure Training – 10 days Sky Diving was on the list – so I had to go for it and put my name down. Cutting it short – it was great – scary, but exciting and very thrilling. I know it sounds bad, but getting paid to do this – what a life. A short time after, I was posted to Cyprus for three years. During that tour, I put my name down for a two-week Hang Gliding course. Passed the EP course and done some lovely ridge soaring (hiring a HG for £1 a day from the RAF – love them). During the last few months, I found out that the RAF had a gliding club, so I paid for a few lessons there, but due to the time, I was unable to gain any qualifications. Now back in the UK, still had the HG bug and arranged some flying in Wales. Wet, cold and small grassy hills made it hard work – well I was in Cyprus before. It was getting to a stage where it was not enjoyable. On the way home one day from an exhausting day on a grassy hill I was passed by a Microlight and thought – ‘Yes, I want to do that’. No, unpacking, packing and waiting for good days. Within 6 months I was having lessons getting that ‘Fun back in my life’, divorced and happy. Then, met my dear old wife 2 B and brought a house, dogs and all the other things involved in setting up a house together so money was getting tight. Spending £70 a month just keeping my ML in a hanger was dead money – it was getting hard to justify it now. My memory lapses me when I first thought of Paramotoring, but when I did I spent the next 8 months on the web researching Paramotoring and reading forums and personal diaries – which I thought was very helpful. After a taster day at ParAvion and getting some negative fibres from the club – quote ‘Yes, smelly machines’. I contacted Simon and it all went from there. Obviously I can’t really explain my feelings yet, but in a ML when I was around 500 feet and below I was scared, but euphoric with the feeling. Then when I am over 1500, the feeling goes and I am more relaxed with the situation – the big wide smile starts and the memories stay for ever..

Cheers Norman. Nice to keep. Still like my little red can - 'keep it simple'

More accurate for a non-petrol head – Fill both line and mix As per my profile - Still in Training

Being a non-petrol head, I hope this is not too obvious, but I have just brought a mixer petrol can from eBay for £15 – Very easy to use to get the correct ratio when mixing the fuel.

Hey! - Head of Sales ...... Why have you not answered my emails then.... OK Cheers - well worth it. If you have it on disc, I can print it off instead!