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Hi
I have been sent this email.
It is true that money can be taken for giving instruction and that a tandem flight can be a flight in which instruction is given BUT the bit he has missed and may not know is that it is an exemption from requiring a commercial pilot's license or a CAA instructor licence ONLY for gliders (PPG are gliders) when the aircraft belongs to a flying club and the person giving instruction and the person receiving the instruction are both members of that club. So simply giving your passenger instruction in the flight is not enough they need to be club members, so does the pilot and the machine must be a club machine.
The AXA insurance he has contains a clause that your flight must comply with the law of the country. So if the passenger and pilot are not members of a flying club and/or the machine is not a club machine the flight is both illegal and uninsured.
The PMC is not a club under the law as it has no constitution or articles of association and no membership. Simon may operate a club at his training school but I suspect it is more likely to be a business under the law rather than a club.
I do not think Simon or any other tandem operator or paramotor trainer (outside BHPA) understands this or cares.
Is Pete's Tandem Set owned by the PMC???
So you may say PMC is a club with members BUT it is not affiliated with any ORG like BHPA BMAA CAA Or any controlling NAC.
Like i said i Don't think a good barrister would have any trouble winning his case against The Tandem pilot.
Francis, is that you
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I've just sat BHPA club pilot exam.
There is a general club pilot paper and then a "power" paper.
The questions on the links put up don't look like the questions I was asked.
The paper is set by the BHPA. The instructor does not set the test. I was told there is only one paper, it is the same for everyone.
The questions are not that difficult, they are multiple choice, and you don't have to get 100% to pass although there are some questions - air law etc. you are not allowed to get wrong.
Read the relevant bits of BHPA pilot handbook and you will be fine for most of it.
The questions I can remember were on:
Air law - giving way, flying over towns, radios, notams, air maps etc.
Basic weather - anticyclones, wind speed, wind gradients etc.
Flight theory - lift, thrust, drag, wind speed vs air speed,
I did the alternate entry route, so the paper I sat may have been slightly different, I had questions on the catagories above plus navigation, I also had to do a cross country flight taking in four different waypoints, and a take off and landing, also had to show I could land within 20 metres of a spot on the ground
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Ah, the old "if you're not doing anything wrong then you have nothing to fear" argument.
Tell that to, for example, the pistol target shooters.
Regulation does not make things safer. Those who are law abiding will register (or give up) and those who are going to be naughty won't bother.
It just adds to the costs involved for the law abiding, and limits participation, whilst adding nothing to safety.
well said
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get yourself one of these too
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For training just use what kit you have got at the present. If it gets cold just put on more thinner layers.
If you are training you will soon get warmed up, it's a lot more physical until you get the technique right, and then it seems easier (and less knackering).
Make sure you've got some good boots that offer ankle support.
Cheers, Alan
as above with the ankle support, saw someone snap an ankle recently due to flaring too high and coming down hard.
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There are no officials looking to build empires in the UK, at least no in the regulation of General Aviation. There are very small teams of very hard working guys and girls who are responsible for every aspect of general aviation from light aircraft to UAV's to warbirds, airshows, pleasure flights, business aircraft etc. The last thing they need/want is another class of aircraft to have to look after I can assure you.
If we were regulated it would likely be through the BMAA or an equivalent paramotoring specific leisure flying organisation which would operate on behalf of the CAA and be funded by our fees.
Sent from Dorset on my iPad probably whilst drinking wine, lying in the sofa using PMC Forum mobile app
"There are no officials looking to build empires in the UK"
you have obviously never met Francis
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I agree, Dave stuck in his ways, spending his flying hours under a nuke he will naturally go for the WRC. To me it seems pointless changing.
I have also a few customers switch from nuke to GTX so truly my votes still out.
Slalom is the next to consider as I read it's not just for slalom racing.
I geuss it depends on wich way your flying is going, if you want to start wanging it around low then you would proberly go for the GTX or the GTR regardless of your current wing, if you love the Nuc for it straight line performance and don't require too much "wangyness" then you are proberly best to go for the WRC.
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Dave
I will place money you won't like the GTX... I'm not saying it's a Bad wing before anyone Starts!!
you are not the only one who has said that Mark
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Dave, go see Alex and Mike as they have both GTX and WRC.
I wouldn't say one is better than the other but the feel from each is very different.
You will find pilots who prefer one over the other and say that is the best.
I prefer the GTX purely for the feel, it feels more alive and I enjoy that. A long time Dudek pilot might say its twitchy, where as a long time Paramania pilot might say the Dudek feels dull.
It's all totally personal and calls into question not only what flying you want to do but how much of what type of feel you want.
Vince that's exactly what I did, I had a long chat with Alex last weekend about it, he asked what I like about the Nuc, when I told him he said go for the WRC.
still going to try a GTX though
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question is, whos in the wrong there?
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DMP
The Nuc and GTX (stands for "Grand Touring X-country") are basically designed to do the same thing. I'm not understanding the need to switch.
What are you lacking on the Nuk? Or if your just needing a change and a new wing that's different
But the nuc is a much better xc wing
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Hello,i have the Nucleon 29 and i want to change it with GTX.
Can you give me some pros or negatives??
I am 80kilos and i have Sky100.
Thanks a lot.
I fly a nuc 29 also and have been thinking about changing, for me its a choice between the GTX and a nuc wrc, so far everyone i have spoken to who either owns who has flown both has said that if i like my nuc i should proberly get the wrc not the GTX
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Briliant for tracking your route, I used it on Saturday to track my qualifying cross country for the BHPA power rating, you can set it up to send your track to your email address in KMZ form so you can display it on google earth, not tried navigating with it yet so may do that soon, and the best part its free!
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Going for the Tandem Record sunday... Shame the winds in the wrong direction to fly over.
Gorrila?
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everything you need to know to pass the exam is contained in the pilots notes link I put up. trust me its all in there.
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Patrick,
You would have no problems passing the exams mate. They are actually very simple.
SW
Simons right, they are not that hard, but you do need to have studied for them, as some of the questions are meant to catch you out
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that's true, from what I have been told there are four different papers for the power rating.
The questions have multipul choice answers, you put a tick in the box next to what you think is the correct answer.
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The questions in that link bear no relevance to the ones I had to answer in the BHPA exam,
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is the cord itself actually reeling out or is it always that length?
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Thanks for the replies,
Outcast, how does the alternative entry system work? Where do you go for it?
Ptwizz, I understand the Beeston site only does hand gilders, although I have not spoken to them directly. Where in Norfolk are you based? You are welcome to come fly from mine anytime.
Thanks again for the info.
Regards
Henry
Give the BHPA a call, they will direct you to your nearest examiner, he will want to see you fly and check out your flying skills, he will then apply for your papers, they cover four areas, 100 questions, 25 on each subject , you can find the study material here: http://www.jfdiuk.com/pilotNotes/pilotNotes.html
on joining the BHPA you are covered by their insurance, but only when flying in the presence of an instructor until you get the rating.
you can find contact details here,
Tell them you are already flying a paramotor and want to take the alternate entry route and they will sort you out.
good luck.
Dave
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just to add, if you already fly a paramotor and want to take the BHPA exam, you can do it through the alternative entry system
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I did it 100 quid to join 10 quid for the exam, and no its not hard and will give you a much better understanding of all aspects of our sport.
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Dave, I assume that's for the 'paramotor' not just the engine...
SW
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yes mate, in the bailey frame, no price if you want it in other frames yet
just seen this posted by morgy
£5645 for a hornet in a bailey chassis inc QRP and £3285 for engine Plus Prop plus quick release prop Kit. No news from Parajet about zenith chassis backing plates etc etc.
Nucleon vs GTX
in Wings. 'Paramotor wings'
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from what info I have gleaned so far , yes it is vince, its a doddle to launch, wich already makes it better than the old one, Clive has had Michells 32 for a while and says he could not believe how fast it was, its just as stable as the old nuc but is more reactive to the brakes, all things wich make it better for me anyway.