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there is another club nearby, possibly use it as a short xcountry location if they and you are up for it? ill ask them...

im in!

dont you carry a six pack when you fly then or is it just me??? sitting back relaxing in your chair with a view, then crack open a beer

I attempted training at 3 different places, all (in my opinion) were a waste of money. In the end i got flying, but with little or no knowledge of how and why. i am not a complete novice to flying and luckily i brought with me my training for PPL, so good met, air nav, air law etc, i am however very rusty on some of these. I do not want to be a statistic that people talk about and hence i am wondering what training i can do from here. Paramotoring is a hobby that i love and easily the best form of aviation that i have taken up, as a hobby i would like to better myself but am hesitant with paramotor 'schools' because of my bad experiences, that being said this site (as subsequently training?) are very helpful and professional so feel that this maybe the place to enquire... So, what can you do for me and whats it going to cost??

thanks, ill remember that!

Hi, whats the rule of thumb for gust strength?

any time is good for me, providing good weather!! will i be the only one to fly in to the fly in this year?

and a dash for the coast? should be able to do it if you have 2hrs duration?

now im up and flying again, i can intercept you on the way down tim, we will have to use the same radio channel, if you use one?

its a different reduction ration and two of the same props with longer bolts and offset to each other. The props are the same as the single prop version. The two prop version is really for tandem, but i might upgrade when i stop falling over when i land!!

piers said that it would be best to go for the single prop version as i only have 30hrs experience, then if needed up-rate later on. It still has plenty more power than the others had

Simon, ill fly down and see you lot, can i camp in the field? The monster is excellent, a beauty to behold with power to spare.... may i point out my MASSIVE MOWED field in the background (thats a view each way, not one direction!!)......

i just watched it again and laughed, must stop looking....

after looking at this (and laughing, then watching again and again ) im wondering if my gradual smooth application is also at fault and i need to do as the guy in the video did but a lot lower, as in small tug, settle big flare

if i move back to the top pulley im not sure that i will be able to reach them, ill look next time im up (sat by the look of the weather), i think the loops are at my ear height too, but i will check, thanks guys oh, and by final flare does that mean that i should have a big pull on the brakes after gradually bringing them down to bleed off the speed and stay just above the ground?

ill give it a try, the brakes are on the lower marking and routed through the second pulley, even in flight it pulls up to the pulley but the brake does not seem to be engaged, just the slack taken up. I have analysed my last few landings and i start with my hands right up (next to the second pulley) so my biceps are horizontal to the ground, then at about 10ft i pull a little brake to swing me forward, then wait until just before touchdown and slowly pull more and more brake keeping me just off the ground until i have full brake/touchdown. perhaps i should do the last bit faster for a more aggressive stop? or will it swing me up and drop me on my arse? the 'mid' hangpoint is definitely the same as a high on my brake settings

sorry, i thought i had!

i did consider landing, but if i fell on my arse i would not have made a great first impression, lol

you lot looked unsure to me, thats why i headded to the airfield!

i will ring them, thanks!

thanks guys, yes i did fly over byfield last week, were you on the ground?

what are parajet like for getting a motor serviced, do they take an age to do it or is it quite fast? what modifications have been added to the volution in the past few years? (macro i think) how long does it take to get the parts?

Hi all, where is the best place to have a wing inspected and anything put right, its a few years old now.... (how long til it comes back?)

i worked it out only today - my kit costs about £25 per hour wet (£10 p/h dry) to fly! that includes depreciation of the wing to nil and a little maintenance over 300 hrs Not bad by anyones standards!

yep, trims full slow and i have moved the handle from the low marking to the high marking on the brake line, it now goes through the lower pulley as well, thinking about it it is tight to this pulley in flight