timm9227

Will be looking to upgrade my wing in the near future and am impressed with the write ups of the Revo 2 and especially the videos of the Apco Force . I've only got a couple of hours experience so far but want a wing that I won't nead to change as I become more experienced. Where could I go to get a demo of both wings so I could try them back to back before I buy? Tim

Hi Neil , Was in the same boat as you and one of the bits of kit that I'm not having to replace or upgrade so far is my Garmin GPSmap 60CSx . It can be set to show speed , heading , verticle speed , odometer , total time , elevation and time of day all on one screen . It can log flights and it's all downloadable to my pc somehow Still getting to grips with it but I'd recommend one. Got mine off of E-Bay for £130 second hand. Tim

You weren't being a danger to yourself were you Neil:?: Try taking along a normal size kite and see if they say anything to that.

Spotted by the paparazzi in the skies above Northampton. Eye witness says she could hear his main bearings rumbling.

Looks bit of a dodgy character to me

Tell you what , I'll ware my sexy little black number so you can spot me. Tim

Due to popular demand we are having a meeting on Thursday 29th at 8pm , The Boat House , Braunston , NN11 7HB. Three of us so far, but the more the merrier. Don't know how we'll recognise each other , just look out for people with a screw loose I suppose. Tim

Thursday 29th it is , 8pm , The Boat House , Braunston , NN11 7HB. The more the merrier. Don't know how we'll recognise each other , just look out for people with a screw loose I suppose. Tim

I only know the pub in Braunston by the canal, that's sort of middle ish. I'm free Thursday night (29th) as it looks too windy to fly later in the week Anybody else up for it ? Speek now. Tim

Hi , How about somewhere on the Northamptonshire / Warwickshire border? Got to be worth a chat and a beer (any excuse) There's about 5 of us now in Npton , could be some little cross counties on the cards. Tim

My poor little PAP1100AS is struggling to get my lardy arse into the air, so need to replace it with a more powerful one. It needs to have low hang points , medium to large harness , electric start and in flight charging would be nice but not essential. But the main thing it must be able to handle my 95kgs of flesh and bone. I've no real prefference of machine at the moment so if you think you may have a suitable replacement that you want to sell, please let me know. Thanks Tim

Don't suppose one of your current motors is a 4 stroke , fuel injected with map and lambda sensor, fly by wire throttle ,electric start with in flight charging and not weighing more than 25kg ? If so I will buy it off you Tim

Had the same problem with my lawn mower when the wife tried to mow some paving slabs. Took it to Ron Carvell Garden Machinery in Daventry(01327300789) cant remember exact fault but timming had moved. Might be worth a try seeing that he's just down the road from you. Tim

Keep at it Neil , it'll be worth it when you get up there , just make sure you've got some spare pants. Tim

Not aloud out in the morning but if weathers ok in the afternoon , we could come over and meet up if thats ok . Is field on left or right coming from Newport Pagnell? Have you got a contact number so I can give you a bell before/ if we come. Tim

Carb not sucking at the moment but wouldn't mind getting me wing out for bit of an airing. Lets see what weathers doing nearer the time. Tim

Count me in , I need the practise. Tim

Could be why I'm picking the daisies from my toes. I'm about 95kg after a good dump so maybe at the upper limits of my little old Pap. Could do with knowing the thrust so that when I upgrade I'll have some sort of idea of what to look for.

Does anybody know the thrust produced by a PAP1100as with Solo 210 engine and a 980cm prop , just to save me going and getting the bathroom scales out. Thanks Tim

Thanks for that Simon , look forward to receiving it. All I need now is my full members golden prop and my life will be complete. Will also try and get down to The Flagpole this year to get signed off.(weather / wife permiting) Tim

Thanks for that, I did get a quote today for £17 from a local bearing supplier that we use at work so might go with that seeing that the price is about the same. Thanks again Tim

The belts looking a bit tired on my PAP1100 . It's a 457J x 13. What sort of money are they and are there any good suppliers out there. Thanks Tim

After many years of trying different forms of flying I decided last year to look into paramotoring. I started searching through various websites and came across the pmc.org forum who were looking for 5 guinea pigs to take to France as fodder for an instructors training course. I enrolled on the course and luckily came across a complete kit for sale, I just needed to learn how to use it. In March I went off to France to begin my training and was amazed that for an extreme sport I was one of the youngest (41), fittest, best looking ones there !!! The weeks course was great fun with some great characters and although very useful was not quite long enough for a complete novice like myself, could have done with an extra day or two. I arrived home not having flown but able to ground handle my wing and knowing a lot more about my kit and some useful theory stuff too. So that was back in March this year and I was hoping to be airbourne by the end of April, but after travelling down to Lambourn quite a few times and the weather not being on my side I started to get a bit dis-hearted. With the crap weather we have been having time passed by and I found myself starting to drift back into DIY around the house to my wife's relief! Just as I thought it was never going to happen, a local experienced paramotorist in the form of Nigel D saw that us Northampton bunch were struggling to find local sites so contacted me and offered to help. So me Nigel and another pilot Lyndsay arranged to meet up last Saturday and took me to one of their sites. The weather was looking good and after a few hours ground handling and practising forward launches we prepared for my first flight. So with motor running I started to run only to have my throttle slip around in my palm so was not able to pull the lever and had to abort that attempt. Second attempt was better with the wing coming up nice and even, I just kept running like mad with full throttle and that was it I had finally left the ground. Totally out of breath I just dangled from my harness thinking Oh Shit I've got to get down, but as I gained height I slowly parked my brakes and hotched myself into my seat and everything started to settle down and I started to feel relaxed. I spent the next 20 minutes getting the feel of it doing some manouvres and a few practice approaches ready for landing, on my final one I decided to land, good job I did as I was running on fumes! All went to plan with only a little step forward then dropping to my knees, just glad to be down in one piece. It really does help to have local sites so that you can fly at the drop of a hat if the weather is ok and from my experience all the paramotorists that I have come across are only too willing to give a helping hand and advice. Many, many thanks to all who went to France and their excellent help and tuition and especially Nigel for finally making it happen - coz i was getting fed up with the DIY !! Roll on the next flyable day ! TIM

Well done that man. It looks like he has about 7 fields all linked together, hard to tell what the terrains like but it looks ideal on Google earth (look on tanks a lot website). Looks like there's plenty of free air space to the east and a corridor to the west. just hope he doesn't want to use us as target practise. Might pop over weekend and have a look if I get time , have you got a contact name? Tim

I might get to find that out for myself one day