AndyB

Rubik cube is easy backwards, it just gets messed up. It is doing it the normal way that is difficult. ps I use both Runway HD and Skydemon. I prefer HD.

The site did this some months ago as well.

When you ground handle without the motor, you get the wing up, then taxi it....pushing forwards to keep it up. When you fly, you do exactly the same. You get the wing up, taxi it a bit until happy, then launch.

https://notaminfo.com/ukmap Click the "airspace details" tabs and select "show default airspace. Then zoom in on where you want to look. Click on an area and it tells you what the airspace is.

Not wearing hearing protection.

My first 15 flights as a student were 1 reverse and 14 forwards. Doing a forward is similar to reverse in that you bring the wing up and can hold it in place until happy. If not happy just walk backwards and let the wing fall down. The difference with forward is that you are feeling where it is, not looking at it. If you have a spinal deformity like me, then you cannot look up at the wing, so have to feel it! I see so many people trying to do reverse in 5 to 8 mph winds which are fluctuating. Unless they learn to keep walking backwards, including as they turn, then it goes all wrong. I fail maybe 1 in 30....I haven't failed one this year yet....famous last words!

I have always found reverse has far more opportunity for getting it wrong. After nearly 200 flights I have still only done one reverse. Forward is fine once you have mastered feeling the wing. Just get used to "taxiing" the wing in forward movement, then you know you are in shape for adding power. And before others say you have to use reverse for higher winds, I fly in winds up to 13/14 mph....all you have to be prepared to do is take a few steps backwards as the wing comes up.

I use a Pennine Cycles bike carrier attachment with homemade "rack". The rack slots into the cycle carrier hitch mount. The rack can take my paramotor and me jumping on it, so over 130 kg.

It is normal practice with the small shackles to put a small snap ring (essentially a key ring) through the hole and round the shackle pin. Then it cannot undo.

Maybe get a bit of refresher training? You should have been trained to recognise when to abort a take-off so you don't damage stuff.

And the last 10 steps.....and the 100 steps getting to and from car......and the steps loading it onto and off the car.

Hi, there are very few of us up here. I fly between Yarm and Redcar. There is a guy lives near Redcar (but never seen him) and 2 in Newcastle. If you want to coma and fly off Redcar beach just shout.

I live very North in the UK and few others fly up here. I have 3 different launch sites. You have o have the landowners permission, so usually this means spending a few days knocking on farmers doors until you find a friendly one.

I have a different machine, which also has a net tensioner and spring. After someone had theirs fail in a similar way to yours, I now always add a cable tie through the spring and the other end of the tensioner. Then if tension is lost, it cannot become unclipped and does not loosen enough to cause damage.

The thing with using a motor is you can fly just about anywhere, rather than needing a special hill or cliff for free-flight. I decided immediately that an engine was what I wanted, so there was no point learning free-flight first.

Goto the FB group "Paramotor Homemade".

Just had my first flying discussion with ATC this morning. Really helpful. I have filed a written "flight plan" showing where I take off from, which is just 3 miles from Teesside Int airport and 4 miles inside the CTR. I have told them the usual triangle that I fly within and height 2 to 5000 feet! I will keep to 500 feet until exiting the CTR, which keeps me well underneath traffic, that circles above on the clockwise base-leg at 1500 feet. All I have to do now when I fly is a quick phone call before flying then contact by radio when in the air. So, my experience of using controlled airspace for ppg is so far very positive and not difficult.

I have hada close look and this is my engineer view. The base of the frame looks as though the throttle dropped under it, was picked up by the prop, and then pulled the frame in. The throttle cable being pulled in a tight U shape around both hoop tubes is the only way it can be damaged like that. Now the other end of the throttle cable is more open to interpretation. There are 2 scenarios here. a) the throttle hooked over one blade and was pulled or b) the throttle got into the space between pulley and belt. My money is on a) because the throttle is not long enough to initially reach the pulley. Having hooked over one blade, the blade would then only be able to rotate probably 1/4 to 1/3 of a turn before it reaches its limit. At the limit the frame squishes, then the pulley snaps off because of the huge and very sudden side load. All the destruction happens in a split second.

My son used to go to the school. They said they want to help any previous parents who live in the community - it helps the school image. I feel like I've got a private airstrip now!

Definitely getting lucky this week. I can now use the school playing fields (360m x 160m). It has a locked gate, with tarmac parking area inside, next to the really flat field....and they have given me a key.

My 2 suggested call signs were not approved of..... G-ANDY or G-SPOT so I am now Paramotor26

I have just finished my radio telephony course with Andy Moon (Planespeak). Great course, great day, really well taught. Controlled airspace, here I come.

Lol. I don't think I have ever passed 0.5g or 1.5g total including me! My wing will last 40 years.

I think Dan Kettle does training out of the Lake District area. Don't know of any other northern ones. Foot launching is really fun but you do need to be very fit. I am disabled, 57, and still foot launched until the end of 2019 when I finally became too bent (back deformity) so built a trike. The issue I have with my trike is it needs much better take off/landing field than with feet. I used to take off in 18" deep grass when running!

Thanks Alan. The school 400 m from my house has said I can use their playing field, which is in controlled airspace. Four football pitches of flat, cut grass.