LiamSmith

On 6 August 2018 at 09:12, Mark Morgan said:

normally the lighter weight engines are very fuel hungry..  Moster ave 5lph  same for the nitro 200, 280 to be confirmed but Vince said he flew 40 mins the other day and burnt about 4.2 litres flying a 20m Luna 2..   6.3lph !!!!

Mav only has a 10 litre tank so max flight time 2 hours or 60-70km

So what you need to ask your self is what kind of flying you want to do and for how long. if you just want to blast around for an hour take your pick of the light machines, but if you want to go for longer... 

light also comes with some minor draw backs with strength..  Go and flex some of them and see for your self... some not all are suffering with Netting issues..   

If you have Knee issues and want to fly more than 60-70 km i would start to look at trike... Have a look on XC planner mark out some places you would like to fly to in your local area and work out distance etc.. 

I was going to look at an air conception nitro 200 this weekend.... I've heard good reviews for this paramotor, 

would you not recommend it then?

Thanks 

Thank you all for the advice and information. I think we're going to leave the thor 200 as it is very heavy and have heard it can be unreliable. Going to be looking for a lighter weight motor. Cheers all

Hi all,

Is a Polini Thor 200 engine powerful enough to get a 90kg guy with a bad knee off the ground with out too much running? Want to know if this would be powerful enough to take off with out too much running if possible.

Will be using a 28 Dudek universal 1.1 wing with it.

Thanks

Hi, I know a couple of people who are part of the same group who know some launch sites around kent, dover,  sittingbourne way but I have still got to finish my training my self as the weather has been rubbish recently. We managed to start it and then the weather turned for the next few weeks. Hoping to get back down swindon and carry on with it next weekend again as its a bit of a drive from kent. When I am up my self and know some places for sure I will let you know, no problem.

drop me a message on here next month or something to remind me as when I have finished with my training I will be meeting my mate who lives in dover and flys over this way sometimes I think. 

Cheers 

I live gravesend / northfleet so around there really 

Looking for launch sites in and around Kent? Having trouble find any at the moment so any information and advice would be greatly appreciated  Thank you very much!

Is this site still running? I am interested if it is, If so how much?

Hi, I live in kent, gravesend/northfleet and I am starting my trainging next month.

I have been searching around, calling up councils  and emailing different farms, parks, open area fields ect but am struggling to find places available to launch from. Can any body from kent reccomened any sites to take off and land from that are available in the area or surrounding area please? Thank you.