daglocks

Aiden, Ko Pha ngan

Hi Simon I flew there in the world championships. It is illegal for foreigners to fly there. However, this year they are changing the rulesthis year for licensed pilots. (aimed at light aircraft). However, there are foreigners flying there. send me a pm and I will send you the details of someone who may be able to fix it for you. I was invited on an expedition to Tibet, but it was cancelled due to the legality. Regards Andrew

Doesnt look like it works, Simon! Andrew

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Hi Guys First of all, please excuse the blatant advertising on this forum! This year we will be running guided tours in arguably one of the best destinations for flying PPG in the world, and I would like to invite you all to come and join us on one of our adventures this winter. You can find all the information you need here: http://sites.google.com/site/paramotorsite/Home And you can e-mail me here: daglocks@yahoo.co.uk Looking forward to hearing from you. Andrew

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Hi Rob et al Yep that was certainly my most memorable flights of 2008, thanks for sharing it with me. We will be back to the UK in the next few months, and look forward to doing more of the same! I have been flying too much in the last 6 months! so we are travelling to Bali for a friends 50th birthday! I was invited to fly with a friend from the north of Thailand to Bangkok while he made a film for Thai television. It was an amazing adventure, and we were all treated like royalty, as Joey is not only a pilot, but one of the most famous pop stars in the country! Have a look at my video on vimeo called 'into the triangle' We got into a lot of trouble on that flight as we flew over Myanmar and Lao before landing back in Thailand, nearly causing an 'International incident" whatever that is! I think me and Johno are the first pilots to fly the golden triangle! After two weeks on the road (In the air!) me and Smiler (the wife) stayed with our good friend George in Pattaya flying from his airfield each day. The weather was unusually windy, so we were limited to the last 2 hours each day. I have been doing a lot of filming, mainly for a "taster" for my next project which I hope to sell to a large film production company. George myself and Ian, a scottish pilot set off one evening and landed in a small village 60k away, unannounced. We were invited to a farmhouse and were cooked an amazing meal before being driven to a friends airfield. Although the light was poor, I got some great footage for my "taster". I have also been building a four stroke paramotor for competitions this year. Some pics are in th Pilots PPG Photo File. Hope you all havent been blown away by the time we get back, and I look forward to flying with you all soon. ATB Andrew

My advice: go for it Francis! we need more pioneers!....every form of aviation was illegal before it was invented. Usually what happens is people start flying things illegally, and quietly, and after a while, if they become popular and the pioneers are still living, a way is made within legislation to accommodate them. I would hate for existing privileges to be jeopardised by stupidity though! would you not agree? Andrew

Hi Francis, CIMA tidied things up recently: Dear all, Another email about the FAI CIMA meeting in Lausanne. This includes Section 10 changes for 2008. I’ll list the changes that were carried, so if the proposals are not mentioned here, it means they were not successful. I hope I haven't made any mistakes, but the meeting was long, on the Saturday we were talking for more than 11 hours. In all cases, you should refer to the proposal for the exact detail, this is merely a summary of the meeting. The list of proposals is available at http://www.flymicro.com/cima07/ 2. Footlaunch definition. A footlaunched is one that is launched on foot, and not ‘demonstrably capable of being footlaunched’ I would not want my hard earned priviledges removed by the CAA, because they are being pushed by people who want to prove a point, (and use lawyers to do so). The hardest battle has been with de-regulation, not pilot licensing, which has now been overcome with SSDR. So now paramotor trikes can fly legaly, and there is a pilot licencing system in place. We have fantastic freedom in this country considering the density of air traffic compared to other countries. I do hope that everyone tries to be non-confrontational and we can all carry on doing what we do without demanding rights from an organisation (CAA) that really would rather not have to make a decision on air law. My being able to fly my trike legally, let alone physically has taken a huge amount of effort, and time, with these issues debated long and hard already. If you are genuinely interested in trike flying, talk to me. If you just want to exercise what you believe is a right to roam, France is a great place to fly! Sorry if that sounds a little harsh! Andrew

Hi Folks A little surprised about your uncertainty regarding paramotor trikes. To clear things up, if wheels are fitted to a paramotor it becomes a microlight, and can be flown under the new SSDR rules. This is regardless of whether it can be footlaunched or not. The wing/motor combination must be registered with the CAA, and it must have a noise certificate or exemption. The pilot must posses an NPPL rating. Hope this clears things up. Andrew Shepherd Trike pilot, British team China 2007