Guy

I like it too Steve Thanks

I'm with you Frank, only daisy chained once and everything got really 'tight'. I couldn't get it sorted at the field and had to go back home to get it untangled in the privacy of my garden. On another but similar topic (packing the wing) how does everyone cope with the plastic leading edge reinforcements? Stuffing the wing in a bag seems liable to damage them so I have taken to concertinaing the leading edge, turning the reinforcements flat to the ground (in a pile) and strapping them together. The rest of the wing is simply gathered up and bagged. This always seems a bit long winded so does anyone have a more straightforward solution that will still prevent the plastic pieces being bent?

He's got a number of clips on you tube. He did manage to break his trike after an engine out forced landing, but it seems to have functioned really well for such a basic structure. He came out of the landing perfectly unscathed..........just a broken axle or something similar.

Hi Brian. I fly a powered parachute trike, but I have fitted a tandem paramotor wing for considerably greater efficiency as the original wing was like something that had come out of the ark. One of the features of the trike is the the front wheel is fixed, and the only steering of any kind is by way of the brake lines to keep the canopy directly overhead. I only use my feet for the throttle and of course this can easily be changed to a hand throttle like all other paramotors. If you google aerochute and images there may be a shot somewhere of the fixed front wheel. If you search you tube there are any number of launch clips for them and no wheel steering needed in any of them. Landings just the same. I wonder if it is possible to amend a trike in this way, alternatively the Flat Top lite trike uses a castor front wheel which I imagine would simply follow the wing. Some food for thought I hope.

I'm afraid I can't help on the training, but a warm welcome to the sport and the forum anyway.

I went up on Friday...........a beautiful day, but I found it really thermic my way (south Shropshire). Came down at midday after an hour or so. Spoke to a friend in Leicestershire who went up to see how it was for him, to be told that his canopy had surged on landing and face planted him . All ok and no damage to him or machine, but a little shaken. I am trying to learn as much as possible about weather conditions for flying and wondered if any else had experienced anything unpleasant. What have I learned.............fluffy cumulous really do pack a punch and there is still plenty of strength in the sun even at this time of year.

I took an anenometer (wind speed indicator) with me yesterday. Only a small hand held one, and held it up as high as I could reach to get an idea of airspeed. It varied a little from time to time but between 23 and 24 mph, so I guess about the same as your average. Non reflex Ozone Magmax, trimmers out only an inch or so to help initial inflation.

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Ouch!!

Lots of potential for rotor by the looks of it.

So when you say you trying to assemble a 'heavy hauler' what do you have in mind? Is it heavy to be strong or heavy with a large fuel capacity for longer flight time? I have a heavy trike with Rotax 503 but my wing connection looks nothing like the one above.

Thank you Vince. Since writing my note above, I was prompted to raise the matter with Ozone. They replied within 12 hours which I think is fantastic customer service and I have copied their reply:- Removing the TST lines will not affect the roll stability of the wing, it is more likely a result of the position of the hang points on your trike. The wing was designed for PPG use with a ‘normal’ power unit set up but we cannot take into account every different trike set up, the power of the unit can also have an effect with torque induced roll. Is there a way that you can lower the hangpoints of your trike? I am sure this would have a positive effect on the roll stability. As a basic rule, the further away from the wing you are the more roll unstable it will be. Otherwise, being smooth on the throttle and adding a small amount of brake can help reduce the oscillations. Magmax is not a reflex wing so ok there. It is the high hangpoints I have that are the root cause of the issue, but as Ozone have suggested and as I have found out, a little brake (just sufficient to lose excess slack) resolves it. Guy

Sums up everything for me too. Those skills are insane!!

Very impressive.

Thanks Casper...........Skyflar looks interesting, what with Christmas coming up

Ok, thanks.

That would be helpful, but please don't go to too much trouble. Thanks, Guy

I have no wish to hijack this thread into a different direction, but your comments here are really interesting (and I can't think why I haven't picked them up sooner). I fly an Ozone Magmax with a trike which has very high hang points - so high that I was never going to be able to use the tip steering. In the belief that redundant lines could only serve to get possibly get tangled at some time in the future, I had them removed before I ever used the wing. I have extended the brake lines accordingly but if there is any loose play in the lines I do get a slight side to side sway, but nothing serious. I have damped it out by shortening the brake lines just sufficiently to keep everything tight with a little pressure in the wing. I'm wondering if re-attaching the tip steering would further help to centre the wing. Any thoughts? Many thanks, Guy

I feel that I would be safer with a strobe. Do you have any details on yours / link to a site where I could get one? Thanks, Guy

Congratulations Wayne, you must feel proper chuffed! What is the weight of the unit please? Clearly there are a number of us on this forum with back issues and I was wondering if 'leccy power might help.

Google 'Paracell' they seem to have one up and running plus a larger battery for use with a trike.

Hi Simon and welcome to the forum. I've been riding motorbikes for more than 30 years. If you compare how a bike makes you feel to driving a car, this is how you feel flying a paramotor compared to flying a conventional light aircraft. This is waaay better IMHO. If you feel that any aspect of your physical ability may make things difficult, you can now consider using a trike in the UK..........I use one and am happy to let the wheels take the strain after a burst disc in my back (but not everyone agrees or wants to fly that way). Americans now have a quad, the Blackhawk Low Boy, but I'm not aware of any European 4 wheelers. Anyone know different?

Hi Bill. I have responded privately...............I'm in Shropshire.

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