AndyW

CANP? https://www.bhpa.co.uk/documents/safety/canp/ Andy

I think they're just very busy. They got my reserves repacked quickly but the tandem is still waiting for a service. On the plus side they have given me a date and don't want me to send it until just beforehand, so at least I can use it until the last minute and it will only be away for a few days. I'll be booking everything in much earlier next year.

Sometimes only a stirrup will do. I've spent hours hanging in a simulator tweaking settings, but it seems some harnesses just don't suit my 6'3" frame. Clothing does seem to make a difference - jeans are better than my flying suit. For paragliding my reversible harness and pod harness are fine, but my seatboard harness and tandem pilots harness (which are most similar to a paramotor harness) won't work whatever I do, and a stirrup is the only answer (or pushing my knees into the poor passenger if flying tandem!). I couldn't agree more with the comments about keeping the brakes in your hands whilst reaching down to push the seat forward - I've seen someone stall and pile in doing this on a thermic day, and i've seen some pretty close calls with people flinging themselves wildly around as they try to get into the seat - hard to maintain control of the throttle doing that, and a glider wobbling around aand barely under control close to the ground is asking for trouble.