Guy

Thanks for your reply Alex. Lots of info on that site but not quite what I wanted. More work to do on this tomorrow. Guy

Thanks Alan. I'll keep a watch out for other views as well, but that's a good start. Guy

Can anyone help please with a general inquiry regarding how far apart the carabiners should be, presumably when the wing is originally rated? I've not been able to find anything in the manual for my wing, and have been told that it may be an industry standard figure, but no luck so far on a google search. The figure of 350mm has been mentioned, but so has 'from your elbow to your fist' which I don't think will be in any of the technical details. Any help is much appreciated. Guy PS. For all newbies out there, this site offers incredible help and advice in my opinion. I started looking at this nearly 20 years with no internet and not a lot in the way of information. The support here is pretty much unparalleled.

LOL. Yes, a bit early, but if I can get it sorted now I won't have to give any thought to my Secret Santa present and Xmas will be sorted (by July!).

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This is an old thread but.................does anyone have any experience of Gerbing heated jackets and gloves? I've got both jacket and gloves which worked really well on my bike (how I miss my Blackbird) and now want to use it for flying. Gerbing do a rechargeable 12v lipo battery which should be up to the job but I don't know if the socket on my jacket will fit the battery as they are about 5 -6 years. I have e mailed Gerbing but no reply as yet. Does anyone know if the connectors have remained unchanged over the years? Guy PS. Can anyone do anything about the weather

Thank you Stuart, and I take full responsibility for this (as for most things in life). My head was doing a bit of brain fade on the subject and you have provided much needed clarity. Hope the Alps were good. Best wishes, Guy

Thank you for your good advice Savage, and rest assured that like raglan, no brake lines will be shortened on my watch!! I might well be able to move one hang point up 10mm. If I have a turn to the left, presumably it is the left hang point which is the one to be raised. Am I right? Many thanks, Guy

I have torque effect in the opposite direction on my trike, although nothing as severe as your experience. It has been suggested that I could shorten the brake line by an inch at a time until it flies neutral, but I feel reluctant to do this as the wing would be out of trim on the ground and I would have no ability to let the brake off if needed. I have flown with a little right brake pulled to keep it straight and might even consider adding a little weight to 1 side of the trike to compensate although this will upset the completely neutral trim for a powered off landing. Has anyone else come up with a solution?

A timely reminder for us all, so thanks for that. So easy to overlook it .

I don't have the experience to give sound advice but as a reasonably fit 65 Kg 61 year old, I wish you every luck.

Hi Ivan. Thank you for your thorough and comprehensive work on this which I am sure will be of great help to many of us. Guy

The website for Blackhawk paramotors in the US has a useful guide on setting up their A line assist on the low boy quad.........look under hints and tips on their site.

I don't have sufficient experience to quote for myself, but I do have a friend who foot launches an Ozone Roadster 2 paramotor, and trike launches an Aerochute powered parachute trike. His opinion is that he considers many of the lightweight paramotor trikes to be too light/narrow to be sufficiently stable. Someone else I have spoken to trike launches an Ozone Speedster 33 and never needs A line assist. Heavy trike 230 kilos all up. If anyone has any video clips of the larger trikes not using A line assist (either successfully or not) I'm sure it would be of help.

Will you be good enough to let us all know please Simon?

Possibly Chris Hawes at Airways Airsports, but he's at Darley Moor in Derbyshire. I burst a disc in my back some years ago launching on my feet, so I too am limited to a trike (quite happy with that though). Talking to a number of people, I gather that there are quite a lot of unlicensed pilots flying trikes having simply moved across from foot launch. For many, there does still seem to be a bit of uncertainty as to how to get trained if you want to use wheels. I would be really interested in the views of others on this.

This may be of help, and may not! I have previously had very limited PPG experience (one week training in France followed by one solo) footlaunch, after which I fell over on a supervised forward launch and crushed a disc. No more flying for some years, but a couple of years ago I wanted to get back into it. I had a one day taster for training, but as soon as the instructor said 'now run like f@ck' I knew that I would never be able to do that with the weight of a motor on my back. So I went the route of PPC........very much heavier than PPG but I love the Rotax 503 and stability offered by the wide, low and extremely strong trikes. The trike is very stable on the ground but wing however flew like a brick with a glide rate of about 2:1. Not helped I'm sure by a canopy that is 27 years old. I have been flying this for a year now. I have now ordered an Ozone Mag Max tandem glider which I hope to match up to the trike as soon as it is delivered, and then hope to have the best of both worlds.......a modern efficient wing with an acceptable glide rate and a very strong and stable trike. This type of trike has the added benefit of a frame and head plate which surrounds the pilot and in doing so offers considerably greater protection. First launches will be supervised for reasons of additional safety but at the time of writing has yet to be tested, so let me know if you're interested in how it went..

Hi Morgy, thanks for that. I would prefer to keep my present trike as I feel that it is considerably more stable on the ground than the relatively lightweight paratrikes available. The only thing that made me think twice about the Magmax was a comment in Paramotor Magazine which suggested that it may not be too good for heavier trikes such as mine. If you know better please let me know as I am not fixated on any particular manufacturer..............I just want the best wing for the job. I would be more than happy to give you a call but not sure how to get your number from the forum. Alternatively I can let you have my email address if appropriate and I can get a photo of the trike to you.

Hi everyone. This is my first post so please be patient with me. I have been flying a powered parachute for the last year or so, and although I am more than happy with the immensely strong trike and Rotax 503 engine (it is a very heavy combination coming in just over 200 Kg all up), the wing is desperately slow and heavy with a sink rate of around 2:1. I want to use a modern wing, but the hang points on the trike are very high, above the pilots head, which will I believe will make trim adjustment and the use of wing tip steering all but impossible from the pilots seat. I am impressed with the Paramania Revo 3, and as I have no need to be concerned with take off speed being limited by the ability of my legs to keep up (wheels are great aren't they?), I wondered if it would safe and practicable to use the wing on a fixed neutral trim at which it would then be safe to use the brake lines for steering. Yes, the wing would lack the speed of which it is capable, but it would still be massively more efficient than my current wing. I am open to any other suggestions from those with greater experience than me and am certainly not fixated on reflex (although I am very impressed with the Paramania product. An alternative is of course an Ozone Magmax, but can this be flown on a fixed trim. The trike is far from attractive, but it is strong, safe reliable (and is bought and paid for) so I would like to stick with it. It's an old Kestrel if anyone knows them. Thank you for your time and thoughts. Guy