Trailryder42

The 25 hour maintenance chart states cleaning of the carb and check of its membranes, was well as check of the reeds.

If another carb causes the same problem and you're sure it's not tuning, I'd be checking anything else you messed with, like the reed cage/reeds.

Hey all. When figuring total flight weight(pilot, paramotor, Fuel(1/2 tank), accessories, reserve chute) for choosing wing size, do you also include the weight of the wing itself?

Also, I've read varying references of what a beginner should aim for as far as wing loading. One source for example, states no less than 9.5 lbs.(4.3KG) to no more than 11 lbs.(4.98KG) per flat area square meter.

Then there's the thought that you should aim for your total flight weight being within a wings upper 1/3rd of its PPG weight range.

So, taking this criteria into account, lets say my total flight weight is 117.3KG. I'm looking at a size 26(flat area) Ozone Mojo PWR with a PPG weight range of 80-130KG. The upper 1/3rd of that range is between 113.3 - 130KG.. So my total flight weight fits within that criteria.

If I do the math for wing loading per square meter. I get 117.3 \ 26 = 4.51KG (9.94 lbs.) per flat area square meter. That fits within the loading criteria above.

If I go 1 size wing larger or smaller, say, 28 or a 24, the math doesn't work out to be within the range of one or the other of those 2 criteria (or right on the edge of being out of range), for choosing wing size.

So this tells me, if I want a Mojo PWR, I should get a 26.

Agree......Disagree......Thoughts?

I want to buy a wing and work on ground handling before attending class.