macey2kk

i have a satmap active 10...which is amazing piece of kit...bright screen, goto mark function...big screen and good bat life...just waiting for airmaps to come available, then it will be the perfect kit for multi sport use...ie..i can use it on my mountain bike and greenlaning bike i left the field the other night alone, for the first time and flew 12 miles to my mates house....it was going great till my machine broke down.....not good!!!..emergency landout and a phone call to rescue me!! but thats a whole new thread!

yeh... i do that for Mace Construction Solutions it does actually help!!

dual bander to 7 17? can you explain to me bud?..sorry for being thick!!...what kind of radio?...a yaesu vx7r? or would an alinco 195 do it?

wow....must get good weather where you live....and more hours in the day

Thanks Alan..

Well I'm on 2m band....and we use 143.750... 2m band can reach for miles and miles...even when out of sight..muchbettr

thats a nice lookin wing, anyone know what it is?

err.....none... but remember this topic is about customer service....and no matter how well it flies, if when it breaks you cant get it fixed...it doesnt matter how nice it flies!!

the last picture looks proper spooky!! lol

what machine you putting it on bud? i got a parajet apco harness...in A1 cond...just upgraded to a supair one...

errrrrrrr none!!.....as the only british one i liked was parajet....the bailey was too bendable for a beginner...i watched my mate write his off after a little bum slide...of which im famous for...in addition to faceplants!!! lol so no....i dont offer an educated opinion on the paramotor market....but i do know enough about parajet

for me dave, its not the content of the marketing approach....its just the way its delievered....the whole "our machine is the best in the world and everyone elses is crap" inference just doesnt do it for me...but thats my own personal opinion of course..plus if he has any more vids on youtube we will be calling it delltube!! lol i prefer a company to have a professional approach...good website...but most of all...proper UK dealers that actually carry spares in the UK....if the FT is such a great selling machine in the US...why not support a UK dealer with a complete spares package..2 or 3 of each component...sure it may only take a week to send across the water....but that can be said of any foreign country....and if all foreign manufacturers "actually" did that, you wouldnt hear so much bad press is suppose.... dont misconstrue this post as a dig against the FT...because it certainly isnt...i do believe that if you werent the only FT owner that i knew, there was a proper UK dealership, and there were more owners to give a proper opinion on the machines, then id go and buy one. my desire for a rotron bears from the less vibration solution of the engine...it seems alot of the known faults with popular machines stem from the 2 stroke base...and 2 stroke = vibrations....and the bailey 4 st...doesnt really offer enough power to get my lardy arse off the deck!! lol.

i disagree.... im sure that if every issue that every pilot had were noted...along with the outcomes...we would see a different picture...maybe a useful thread as long as it didnt become a bitching thread!! lol customer service is paramount to the survival of any business...and i believe that giving that service will ensure survival in a quite limited marketplace of paramotors. as a business owner, i would rather be known by my referring clients on the basis that "yes we had a couple of issues along the way - but they were sorted quickly and without question" than....yes they were the cheapest...but god help you if you have any problems!!! of course...id prefer...the "never had any problems scenario"...but get real....everything has problems...its how you deal with them.. in regards to the flat top ..dave....i just wish there were more uk owners in order to give a complete opinion....i think you are the only person i know of that owns one and talks about it....it sounds a fantastic machine...let down by its marketing approach... im sure in time more people will buy one and then opinions will be voiced...but until then im buying british....unless yours is 2.5k yet!! lol

for me, parajet get a big +1 every time...in my instance and that of my fellow parajet owners, we have all had customer service above and beyond warranty. in regard to recalling machines for upgrade and sending out upgraded parts......i think with these machines, it can be very machine specific....for example, my exhaust bracket broke after 6 hours through micro vibrations....and i was given a new one with a thicker bracket....however my buds machine has done 40 hours or more with no such issue... i guess the way its flown, the pilot weight and flying style has a bearing on the stresses on each part.....as does the quality of parts used and its origin of manufacture..... my choice for parajet i have to admit was mainly down to machine looks...yes vein i know...but secondly because they are in the uk, and are accessible direct. my only gripe with parajet is that i rang to buy a rotron today and they cant give me one for 12 weeks due to demand....and no matter how much i laid on the guilt trip i couldnt get jim to relieve me of my cash next week...or the week after...people were in the queue before me and thats that...how inconsiderate!!! lol. anyone selling one?????

Bbbbbbrrrrrrrrrr Cold!!!!!!

Hi bud, You will find that it's probably the prop also.... I have the new style plain black interlocking 3 piece prop and need a spacer plate on.... Although my carbon set didn't... It seems they have a slightly different geometry...

Personally I don't fly with one yet.... And I say yet, as I felt it was just too much to deal with as a newbie, extra weight, reduced mobility on the ground etc..if it was under seat or above head mounted then I prob would have... But I fly Parajet and I believe lap is the only option... That said....I do have one...and once I send it off for repack and inspection il be taking it along.. However....i was once told that below 1500 ft it would be useless anyway from a deployment time point of view.. Does anyone have thoughts on this?.??....as most of my flying to date has been at 1500 ft i wonder if it's worth it.....although a slim chance is better than no chance I suppose!!!!

Well... Didn't "need" an iPad.... But .... It will come in handy to look at the nice pics that I take on my iPhone4 when it comes!! Lol Tbh...it's a waste of money.....but as you gadget freaks know.... If you like it.... You gotta have it!!! Plus Im sure the resale value is good too!

Hello!,, Well i bought an iPad to bring onhols with me... It's great for reading this forum and playing angry birds!,, lol Anyone else got one and suggest some good apps?

pete.... anything happen on the QR prop front????

hi sean... ( hello again arcus! ) im from sneyd green ( nr hanley ), and fly regularly with a bunch of lads from barlaston , nr trentham gardens...just secured a field in rhode heath too, although not seen it yet!!.. you are welcome to come watch us and have a chat with us anytime....if its flyable, theres always one or two of us up there..and you will learn alot.. i go on hols for 10 days on sunday, but when im back you are more than welcome to come have a look at us... macey2kk on youtube for some vids of our field. if you want to pm you number to me il have a chat with you sometime.. cheers bud.

well id like to ask that question.... im just getting a bit braver with my wing....after 9hrs flying and have started to be a bit more firm with the controls...i always find it a bit daunting to pull a brake in hard... so...not that i need it yet.....id like that question answered if anyone cares?....

Unlucky me who still has 12 months on my contract I want one! snap!!!.. anyone im america fancy sending a "gift!" gutted!...though the shop was quick to sign me up with this one!!

thats really good!.. i like how it emails where you are at intervals with a map...awesome

should have bought a parajet