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    Ozone Roadster 3

    in Wings. 'Paramotor wings'

    Posted · Edited by David125

    Here you can find my review on Roadster3 26:

    Just 2 post later there is also a videolog (in italian, but the gps data are clear :) )

    I'm selling it (look in sales area) with 40 hours...if you choose the 26m drop me a line ;)

    I've tried also the 24m, a little more technical on landing and 3-4kmh faster than 26m with my weight

    Ozone Roadster 3

    in Wings. 'Paramotor wings'

    Posted

    Hello! :)

    Roadster3 has finally arrived, I flew it just 2 hours, but enough to understand the main differences  between her and my old wing.

    (Size 26, my weight is about 120-122kg in flight)

    Takeoff:

    Easy, REALLY Easy...First day I took off with NO WIND at all, and the inflation has been nice ad easy, but compared to my old wing (windtech honey pw size m) I had to run a bit more, because the takeoff speed with hands up it's a bit higher

    just  pulling a bit the brakes, the takeoff becomes much shorter

     

    Handling:

    Definitely reactive, No need to pull hard the brakes to make good wingovers, see video below: 

    Easy to turn and fun if you want! :D

     

    Speed:

    I flew with 2 friends, both with Speedster 2 size 24, both lighter than me, 106-108kg in flight. We had same speed. Compared to my old wing, is about 5-7kmh faster

     

    Flight in turbulence:

    For me it's a bit difficult to explain this feeling in english, but I'll try.

    With the old wing, when the air was bumpy, I felt something like driving the car on the street bumps with a good speed, a firm shot, that often scared me. Now it's totally different, now the feeling is like cruising on a boat with slightly rough sea. It moves, but softly...Hope you can understand :D

     

    Landing:

    the approaching speed is bit higher than my old wing, but the wing efficiency is higher, so also landing in no wind is easy becase the flare is very long and helps a lot to lose speed (see attached video, it was the first ever landing with the R3, in totally nil wind)

    that's all for now!

    Hope helps!

     

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    Sky 1.1s engine

    in Paramotors.

    Posted · Edited by David125

    I use it from 1 year, bought used with about 200 hours of flight (now it has 250 hours more or less)

    The engine is really powerful, the thrust is comparable to the vittorazi 185 (I use a 130cm prop)

    Reliability is the best plus of this engine, the water cooling system is an holy hand, and when I check the piston removing the spark plug, it is always completely clean with no carbon debris in the top. 

    Notes:

    there is not a water pump, so  warming up correctly the engine is really important (the water moves by convection)... I suggest 2 mins idle, then 2-3 minutes shutted down, then again 2 minutes idle, 30 secs low rpm and 5 secs full throttle before takeoff

    Fuel consumpion:  not a fuel saver eheeh :D 4.3-4,5 litres/hour is what you will get flying normally

    Noise: normal

    Cons: If you fly the engine at idle for 30 seconds, when you open throttle again, the engine is a bit slow to revs up

     

    hope it helps, sorry for my written english, not perfect for sure :)

     

    Advice for someone looking to get into Paramotoring?!

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted · Edited by David125

    Another biker here :) I was also a racer (local and italian races) and for sure paramotoring is less less dangerous than motorcycling on the road with friends

    Here in Italy prices are considerably lower than UK

    Buying all stuff BRAND NEW, you can get a good Paramotor 125cc, a good "A" wing and flight lessons for 4.5 / 5K£ (I'm 85KG)

    I've bought all used stuff (60h Wing WindTech Honey PW and 100h Paramotor with SKyEngines 110s engine) and my total spent has been 4K £, lessons included

    I usually Fly with at least 1 friend! But often we are 4-5 per flight :)

     

    Baofeng radios

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Hello, I use an UV5R Qualette and I love it! A little technology concentrate for less than 30 euros.

    1) SUPER EASY to set up and use normal frequencies (VHF or UHF), and with a dedicate cable (5€) you can use Chirp Software to set up channels and many other parameters

    2)When you buy the radio, there are no saved channels...you can use the frequencies with your friends (for example, all on 144.500 Mhz) 

    3) I don't know uk rules!

    to extend the range you can use genuine nangoya antennas (find them on amazon.com, beware of fakes)

    Newbie wing collapses

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    On 11/11/2017 at 13:43, alan_k said:

    The biggest safety factor is deciding when NOT to fly. .

     

    I can not explain it better :)

    Parmotoring is fun and safe because we can fly in totally calm conditions (not the same for free flight for example!)... I'm a newbie pilot and, like you, I was a little scared about wing collapses, my instructor said "if you have a wing collapse, you have committed a valutation error, and you should not be there"

    Now I'm flying with little on shore constant wind (5-6 knots, we fly often on the beach) and it's very very funny...in fact when I come back and fly with the wind just in front of me, I can fly at very very low altitude in maximum safety ( look the video al 1.10... :D )

     

    hope that my written english is good enough :)

     

    Low Budget Carbon Propellers

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Hello!

    Searching on the web I've found some propeller brands that offer carbon propellers for about 200 euros

     

    AIR KING: http://www.airkingpropellers.com/details/black-cabon-fiber-propellers-2-blades-ref-AK-54-F,144.html

    KD PROPELLER: https://www.ebay.com/itm/propeller-for-paramotor-Motor-Sky-110-125CM-Right-Rotation/272898103211?hash=item3f89fe97ab:g:apQAAOSw8HBZIrBY

    DT PROPELLER: (WOOD 99 EURO, CARBON 190 EURO): http://dtpropeller.com/en/delivery-and-payment

    HIFLY: http://it.paraprices.com/categoria/eliche-carbon.html (old website updated to 2013)

    Have you some feedbacks on these brands? Never Flew with these propellers?

    I want to buy a carbon one for my SKY110s...

    thanks :)

    David from Italy

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