LifeBeneathTheStars

I was originally thinking an Easyjet engine, but settled on a Parajet Volution 3 with a Moster 185 Plus.

As for the wing, I have a Ozone MagMax. 

Have my first lesson on Friday, wish me luck. 

Hahaha just for me unfortunately, I'm 140kg naked but I think the RAF would shoot me down if I did that. There would be a constant moon in the sky. 

To be fair, my boots are size 13 so they must weigh at least 139kg.

Hi, 

For those that are interested, I've just had confirmation through from Ozone that the Angel SQ 220 is in the process of certification and should be available within the next few weeks.

http://www.flyozone.com/paragliders/en/products/reserves-chutes/the-angel-sq/info/

Regards,

Mike. 

Thank you all for your advice. 

Can anyone recommend any lighter chassis that can take a thor 250? The Mac Fly is a few kg's lighter, can anyone top that? 

Regards. 

Thank you so much for everyone's thoughts. I didn't realise how many options were available. Such a nice and friendly community too. 

Taking the above comments into consideration, along with what I have read elsewhere on this forum, I'm now leaning towards the;

Parajet Thor 250 + Electric start

https://www.parajet.com/volution#_

Everyone seems extremely happy with Parajet and the V3 with the Thor 250 looks like it has enough power to get my fast food lovin backside off the ground.

Fantastic thank you! I'll give it a download. 

Hello everyone, I'm still quite new and so I apologise if this has already been asked however is it possible to place this information on some sort of navigation equipment, satnav etc? I appreciate that forward planning is key, however it may be useful to have this information to hand for cross country flying etc. 

Excellent work by the way! 

Hahaha 6'5' tall, but I could do with losing a pound or two. Hopefully all the running around I should be doing trying to get my "athletic" frame into the air should keep me fit.

Thank you for everyone's advice. 

Dariuszk24 - That's my birthday suit weight.  I've gone down the route of the "small" MagMax Tandem wing;

http://www.flyozone.com/paramotor/en/products/gliders/the-magmax/info/

Just need the power to go with it now.

Hello all, 

I was hoping for some pros and cons of the following two paramotors.

Air Conception NiTRO XL

http://www.custom-air.co.uk/Custom_Air_Paramotors/Air_Conception_Nitro_XL_NXL.html

Parajet Maverick Pro

https://www.parajet.com/maverick

I feel like I'm going round in circles as every time I settle on one, some more information comes along to make me change my mind. I'm leaning towards the Air Conception as it has a lot more thrust and an electric start. 

To give you some background, I'm 6'5' tall, weigh 140kg and I am mainly interested in cross country flying, so economy is important but I would also like in the words of Jeremy Clarkson; MORE POWER!

Thanks in advance. 

Thanks for both of your replies. 

Simon, I've just PM'd you. 

Morgy - I thought about training abroad, specifically Spain, however I thought if I can learn to fly in the British weather, I should be able to fly anywhere. (Just might take a little longer).

Hi, 

Thanks for replying. What is UKPPG like as a training venue? Any feedback, cost etc? I've just emailed them directly for a cost query. 

Regards,

Mike. 

Hello all, 

This is my very first post after registering yesterday. I've spent the last 24 hours pouring over countless posts.

The more I read the more I want to learn to paramotor. My questions are, if anyone could spare two minutes to give advice;

*I'm 6'4 and 22st (139kg), will this cause any major headaches? Or will I just need an easyjet engine as a motor?
*I live near Warrington (between Liverpool and Manchester). Does anyone have any recommendations for any flight schools? I don't mind travelling and checking into a nearby hotel for a intensive course (really didn't want to say "crash"). Costwise, like most, I really need to keep down. Any suggestions? 

I had been looking at;
http://www.airways-airsports.com/flying/paramotoring/paramotoring-courses-and-costs
However got confused with differentiating between; "Club Pilot Power" and "Paramotor" courses? 

I also saw on this forum;

https://www.paramotorclub.org/store/product/4-full-paramotor-training-course/

I thought £900 is fantastic value for money, considering other sites charge thousands. Does anyone have any feedback? 

Thank you in advance. 
Mike.