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can you list the parts for us please, if you have a carb I would be interested

thanks mate, much appreciated

Hello, I have a pap with a tillotson carb on it, what I am looking for is the settings for the 2 adjustment screws, if anyone can tell how many turns out from the stops they should be it would be most appreciated. Thanks, Dave.

is there a standard size for the centre hole on props or do they vary greatly?

its a bit of a double edge sword, new equipment while good for the reasons stated above are not always within the reach of some people, I would love to have gone out and bought a new motor and wing but my reconing was that I would stand more chance of causing some damage to both while as a rookie, so I did my research and found what wing/motor combo would be right for me and then looked for the best I could find that was within my budget and fit for purpose, I figure that once I get some reall time in the air and am much more confident of my skill level I will treat myself to a nice new parajet volution and posibly a go fly wing

infact I have just had a thought, it may be posible to mount a rotary that turns in the oposite direction to the prop, this may cancel out the tourqe effect of the prop?

I did think about a rotary engine, the only problem with them was about 20 years ago suzuki brought out a bike with a rotary engine, it did not really do well as the gyroscopic effect of the motor gave it some strange handling traits, in four wheels it works as you have the stability but something hanging from a couple of mallions on a wing may get very interesting

have you started your training with an school? they should be able to supply everything you need to get you started, buying secondhand equipment is no different than buying anything else secondhand, if you are in any doubt you should talk to your instructor or maybe take an experience person along with you to look at kit. do some research on the net for reviews of equipment.

that may be so Simon, but, the big advantage the cumbustion engine has over electric power is that its output stays almost constant no matter how long it is ran for, whereas the minute you start flying your electric motors output will be deminishing, the epac may at some time have a endurance of many hours, but once the initial "full" charge starts going down will it be able to give you enough power to get you back home after a cross country flight and you find you are flying into a fairly strong headwind.

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the technology exists to make a electirc paramotor that would give the same performance and range as petrol motors, its just the cost would be out of most peoples reach, until the price comes down where it would be worth marketing I think maybe a hybrid pretrol electric motor could be the solution, a small petrol motor that would kick in when the battery runs low and keep it topped up, once up in the air the prop could be powered solely by electric.

or avery long elastic band clockwork paramortor anyone trevor baylis invented a viable wind up system to power radios etc

more to the point Simon, I think in todays "save the planet" society 2 strokes need to be cleaner

Malcs, I may have something sorted, I dont know if you remember a guy called Andy selway, he is otherwise known as gadget450 on the quad forums, I think you met him once at one of the hampshire meets, well he is head of engineering at brunel university in uxbridge, I have just got off the phone to him and they have a fully equiped recording studio at the university, he is going to enquire tommorow and let me know if its posible you can get in there.

Malcs, thats pretty cool mate

Norman, I think the only reason 2 strokes are still popular in karting is because some race classes are for purely 2 stroke machines, if it was all open class racing the four strokes would dominate, if you get the chance to look at a biland SA250 motor you will see its a peice of four stroke art, I manage to get some time in one, at the time I was racing long track karts, my kart had a cr500 2 stroke engine wich was quick, but the useable power the billand put out was staggaring, the measure of a good engine is not its HP but its tourqe, I think its only a matter of time before 4 stroke engines become the norm in paramotoring as the have done in so many other areas, quads, dirtbikes, superbikes, snowmobiles etc. I think as the sport grows and more investment is put into it we will see some exciting developments in both types of motor, but I have seen this type of thing before and it only ever goes one way, a few companies will start to develope their own 4 stroke motor or will use a outsourced motor and everyone will start to follow, more investment and focus will be put on making the four stroke lighter and more suited to paramotors gradually the 2 stroke will fall from grace and we will all be flying more often with less problems, records will be broken for distance, height etc and we will all sit around a cold beer after a days flying and saying things like "I cant believe we actually flew a paramotor with a solo 210, blimey those were the days "

Have you had any dealings with him? I live close enough to http://www.sperwill.com to know not to point people there. The site looks outdated.. A warning? Cheers Paul I have not had any dealings with them no, I just stumbled across there site when searching for info on the wing I bought,if they are a bit dodgy then you may want to talk to these guys: http://www.powerplay-gliders.de/preview ... ws〈=en

Before getting into paramotors I raced quads and before that karts, 4 strokes have praticaly wiped out 2 strokes in quad racing and the billand four stroke motor is turning karting on its head, I have a lot of experience with both types of motor, a four stroke is by far a superior motor to a 2 stroke, yes the 2 strokes make more power but that power is in a very narrow band, if you want good strong useable tourqe across most of the rev range you go for a 4 stroke, they run cleaner, stay in tune longer, require far less maintainence and compare with a 2 stroke practcaly bombproof. trust me, the day I switched racing a 2 to a 4 stroke was the day I said goodbye to most of my reliability issues.

I would choose a 4 stroke over a 2 smoke any day, they are far more reliable too, ok they are heavier but this only really matters when you are on the ground and as you are an experienced flyer you wont be having to lug it around on your back too much, with a 4 stroke you will much more confident that you can turn up at the field and your motor will start and run well all day long. if you want a hassle free motor then go for the 4 stroke.

I have the powerplay sting wich is the version of the arcus but for motorised flight, the link below has a price list at the bottom for risers, you may want to contact them and see if you can fit these risers to sort out your brake lentgh problem http://www.sperwill.com/Swing.html

Who does your mastic?

Ok thanks so much for the info, I have managed to find some pics of the decompression hole and method of cleaning so will order a head gasket and get to it. Thanks, Dave. After only 25 hours I would leave it well alone. If you have been using good 2 stroke oil the decompression hole won't be soiled. I have a solo 210 thats done over 50 hours and is still clean. I have the the Solo 210 maitenance manual if you ever need any info from it I will dig it out. The pull start was probably rubbing on something or had a manufactured damaged bit. Regards Whitters. Thanks Whitters, I took the peice that broke of down to B&q today and got a new lentgh, I pulled the remainder wich was still attached and it turned the motor over quite freely so I think it may just have been snagged or not routed properly wich led it to break. Cheers, Dave.

Sold!

I have another one wich plugs into my camcorder, takes a lot more setting up and yopu have to carry more but the quality is better than the one above, thats not to say the one above is crap as it gives some great footage, its just that my other one is better and I dont need 2.

got one of these for sale, its almost brand new I have only ever used it once, still in its original box. http://paramotorclub.org/forum/ads_item.php?id=8 http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=221864 £60 plus postage.