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Incorrect. I already said it has a lower compression ratio!

Many have fallen for the Dell patter.

It lowers the compression ratio.

The usual teaching method is to instil running into the air....you don't stop those legs going into well into the air....at least 5 seconds after take-off.

Bob is sounding more and more like a super plant. We also have micro Tony on the FB forum who posts videos of him trying to break a students ankles!

This guy (Mike Daniel) posted on the FB paramotor forum today. He said "I weigh 200 lbs and I’m a pretty strong guy! The flattop is a freaking beast!! So heavy!". Disclaimer I hate bashing people or making anyone feel bad but I felt like this needed to be said I’ve done super training! While I knew there was a lot of hate towards Dell “and for good reason “ there’s no denying he’s a badass Paramotor pilot ! I watched a bunch of videos on YouTube of him showing his “brand new students “kiting up trailers, ridge soaring sand dunes, flying tandems, and doing sats on a 14 square meter dominator ! That type of stuff may not appeal to many but I’m all about flying like that . The training cost 4500 which for me it was 4000 because i had booked my own condo .. so it was 2000 for training and 2000 towards his gear ... I was ok with that because I was planning on buying equipment from him anyways... well here we go .. I’m a former skydiver ,a private pilot and used to own an ultralight airplane.. I’ve been into aviation for 15 years , that being said I knew each discipline had its own animal to over come. so 5 months before I went to training I bought a wing and practiced kiting every Chance I got !! Learning techniques off of dells YouTube channel! there’s a video where a “super student” flies on day 2 and by day 10 he’s flying tandems with Dells wife ! So I’m thinking in my head money well spent! screw all the haters . that’s going to be me !! Well I was Wrong!!! I showed up to the beach and could forward kite with my eyes closed and reverse kite with no problem at all on day one . Dell said don’t turn around yet until we tell you to . I’m like ok so I do what he said. honestly kiting wise , I didn’t learn shit from Dell I learned more from their mechanic about kiting then him.. I asked Dell “when can I fly ? “ he says “when you can do 10 run and jumps in a row without taking a collapse.. “ I said easy done!! So by day 4 I’ve been doing run and jumps non stop no collapses for days ,I could do 20 run and jumps in a row if I had to . I ask Trevor like dude what’s the deal here ?why am I not flying? Trevor said if it was up to him I’d be flying which I do honestly believe that . So by day 6 just about a week trying to get Dell to let me fly he finally gives Trevor the green light ! Then Trevor asked the student next to me if he’s ready to fly too ? The student was like huh ? He could barely do a run and jump ! That pissed me off because now I know it wasn’t because I wasn’t good enough it was because Dells class was too big !! He couldn’t handle me flying while he had to try to Catch the rest of the class up “who most of them had 0 experience “ That would be to much work For Dell I guess That gave me 4 days to fly .. we got weathered out on 2 of those days so really I had 2 days of flying! which was a huge disappointment but at this point it is what it is . The irony is Dell was bragging at the beginning of the course how much god loves him and how his class never gets weathered out . Dell was completely against me kiting up the trailer, completely against me ridge soaring the dunes, completely against doing any kind of maneuvers, it was literally every reason I ignored everyone’s hate for him . Dreams smashed ! Money gone ! If you ask me Dells a straight scam artist! False advertising!! And how can you charge your students 2000 for gear just to train with you ? While in my opinion the flattop design was the best to fit my needs because I plan on flying the thing like a dirt bike and I like the crumple zone which everyone laughs at but I’m sorry if I’m coming down on a reserve that would probably break my fall . Not to mention the quick release system that’s a huge thing for me .. but not everyone thinks like me .. I weigh 200 lbs and I’m a pretty strong guy! The flattop is a freaking beast!! So heavy!! I could sacrifice a little discomfort on the ground for the other qualities. But what if I was a 120lbs girl? Or even a smaller guy that wasn’t to strong at all ? You just basically steal 2000 from them? In my opinion there is no perfect Paramotor. each pilot has there specific needs.. for a person who is on the smaller side or just wants to fly around normal you’d probably want to get a lighter frame but you just charge them 2000 anyways ? Shame on you Dell ! It’s hard to feel sorry for someone who literally does this to themselves! Now that I’m actually in the sport and have more knowledge Dell is not the best paramotor pilot in the world not even close ! Dell would be lucky if he was in the top 10 in the USA ! And even if you were Dell ..Even if you could do stuff no other pilot could do , you don’t go around bragging you’re the best ! Dude that’s common knowledge any asshole knows that . So after “super training “ was over I really didn’t want to give this scam artist anymore of my money so i basically looked at that 2000 I gave him towards gear as a loss and I started looking at other frames ! Side note I guess Dell ran his mouth to a someone from vittorazi and they stopped giving him motors so now you can’t even get a vittorazi on a flattop. Then I found out about Andy Fuller and the Skytap angel! The motor was amazing looking to me !! It had all the features I was looking for except it’s like an upgraded flattop!!! So I call Andy to get the ball rolling . he had it powder coated black for me ! And offered me a 2 day one on one siv course which was amazing! I felt like Andy was trying to help me instead of trying to pinch every penny he could out of me . Still the Skytap isn’t perfect for everyone, it’s lighter than the flattop but still on the heavy side, but it’s exactly what I wanted and now I don’t have to deal with the bad stigma from the flattop ..Andy what you have done with the Angel seriously needed to be done and I thank you! Now with all that said Dells kids are super cool surprisingly! They are nothing like Dell while Trevor kind of resembles him on YouTube a little in real life he’s a cool ass dude and I would fly with him anytime! Honestly I feel for Trevor because he can’t help how his uncle acts and it would be kind tough for Trevor to stab his uncle in the back and go off on his own after all Dell has done for him .. I could imagine if Dell was your uncle and wasn’t trying to rip you off he would or could be a pretty cool uncle .. unfortunately he acts like he’s this huge religious person. And I’m not going to debate people on their faith believe anything you want but what turns me off about it is people like Dell .. how can you claim to be so religious when all you do is lie to people, not care about them but just lining your pockets, bash gay people, or bash anyone with different views from you , make claims like no one could be better than you because god gave you these skills , and not to mention he spent a lot of his time scouting hot girls to go on tandem rides then take pictures of them in bikinis to promote the flattop.. don’t get me wrong I love hot girls in bikinis too. But dude I paid you 4000 for training and your class was already too big for you to handle obviously.. in my opinion you could have left the hot chicks alone and focused more on making your training like you make it out to be on YouTube

I never trust a stated weight by a supplier, only one that is proven by using scales. Even a well known UK supplier used to manipulate stated weights! You are just quoting the super dell-boy weight....for the lightest model?

weight.....

Is the Dominator still an over 10 year old design that does not use reflex and has not been updated like other wings? If you do not know what reflex is for I suggest you have a read about it. There is a key reason that ppg wings tend to use reflex whereas pg wings don't.

Hi, I fitted a CHT gauge last week as I was bothered about what is going on. Max temp is 230 C....when I run full throttle for over 2 minutes. At take-off I only get to 220 C (less than 30 seconds at full). At cruise throttle it is 185 C.

I have asked this question on a number of forums and still got no solution.... My AC Nitro always used 4.25 l/hr with trims in. It recently had the pop-off needle fail and starting using lots of fuel. When measured I found it lifted at 14 psi, but then did not re-seat and just kept passing fuel. I re-built the carb and fitted a new pop-off jet. I used the old spring as the pop-off pressure was spot on at 14 psi. After re-build it ran quite well, except it bogs down in the mid range. It also now runs on 2.7 //hr. I have done a number of flights and always the same really low fuel usage. Both H and L jets were initially set to one turn out. The bogging down is like this. If I let the rpm drop below 5000 for more than 10 seconds, then press the throttle quickly, it will stall. If I press the throttle really, really slowly, then it will pick up again. If I let it drop to idle, then hit full throttle, it will work. To try and cure the bogging down I have tried. Low jet in 1/16th of a turn, no difference. Low jet out 1/16th of a turn, no difference. Before the carb re-build my plug always looked a little black. Now the plug looks perfect brown with no black. Max rpm is exactly where it always was before re-build at 7160 rpm....although AC tell me it should be nearer 7600 with the new e-prop. Any thoughts?

You can simulate cage flex easily. Thrust is say 80 kg. so on the ground sit someone in the machine and try pushing 40 kg on one side, just at one point. It will flex a lot. Also, the prop flexes a little forward. On my AC machine there are velcro straps holding the cage quarters together. I have actually cut them with the prop....without breaking anything!

I travelled over a hour yesterday morning to meet up with a friend and fly his local area. It was just awesome. Lovely air, little wind and Ladybower reservoir like a mirror.

I have the same issue about what power to use and muscle memory. I have a NItro and a Tornado. One 2 bladed and one 3 blade. Both the throttle position and the noise made and different for each. I find the only way to retrain my head when switching between them is to bend forward and apply the power gently until I get to the right amount, Then hold it, start running and straighten up.

I learned in Spain with Skyschool. Don't expect to complete in one week. Really needs 2 weeks. Some are ok with 10 days. There are many others as well.

Get a photo of angle while out of the seat. I find being as near vertical as possible made all the difference.

What is your hang angle, when out of the seat and ready to land?

No instructors near here! Also, very few of us fly here (I'm in Yarm). There is a list of UK instructors/schools on the UK Paramotor forum on FB. Here is a print of it. Learn to paramotor.pdf You always welcome to come and watch.

If you launch the wing, get it overhead and in control (taxi it without power), then apply power you will be fine. Applying power earlier, like I do because I am disabled, means you have to run like a gazelle...all the time, no pause, anywhere. If you catch a line in the prop then you have allowed the lines to go slack enough to get there. Most people I see start their run, then the wing pulls back and then they stop pushing as hard as they can ie pause. When using power the wing flips up more quickly and so you have to be moving even faster at that critical moment it reaches the top of it's curve, otherwise lines go slack. It took me dozens of take-offs to perfect using the right amount power - not too much. Too much does 2 things. It can flex your arms back into the cage and then the cage into the prop. It also pulls the wing up quicker, which retards your run/pulls you back more, meaning you have to be ready to move forward even quicker than before. With a lot power the wing pulls up with so much force that for a moment it is trying to pull you over backwards, then a split second later you can fall flat on your face as the pull disappears and you need to be in Gazelle mode.

Nice hedge hop! And great write ups, keep them coming. At first I always had problems persuading my undercarriage to run on landing and often ended up on my arse or knees. At first I ended up on my arse, until I changed the hang angle a little so that I was much more vertical when out of the seat. This automatically put my legs more under me. However, I then started to 'fall' forwards onto one or both knees. I eventually found that the issue was that my feet didn't like to start trying to run until I had a firm footing, which of course you often don't at first. The trick was forcing my legs to start running before my feet touched the ground. I have only failed one landing this year....and to be fair to me it was blowing 18 mph when I landed and I got pulled over - I nearly had to land a mile downwind as the wind picked up when I was 5 miles downwind...and I was doing 2 mph at one point!

You did not run fast enough. In nil wind especially you have to psyche yourself up to run and run as fast and hard as you can. Many people have a tendency, at the point the wing comes up, to then not be running as fast and hard. Because the wing pulls back and stops you running for a moment, then you likely did not keep trying to push as hard as you can. Adding power makes the wing flip up even quicker (I do power launches) and as the wing hits the top of it's arc, you have to be moving really fast and using lots of brake to keep the wing from over-flying you.

Looks like a Mr Angry.

For info. This is on the Ashcroft Airfield website.

"willy forward". You must run with your willy as far forward as you can get and don't stop that until well in the air. This mind set is designed to not only keep your legs under you, but also to make you stand up straight so the the motor is pushing you forward.