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Sorry folks I know this is not paramotoring but found this when looking at helmet cam systems. Wow. http://vimeo.com/channels/gopro#6825217 Makes my palms sweaty anyway! In memory of my old prop....now replaced

Hi Arcus, I went with the Aerobat wooden prop as I know it works well. Has finally arrived and managed a quick 40 minute flight this morning. Feeling a little stir crazy before then. Anyway I am now available folks. All we need is a bit of better weather. Cheers

Hi Bignos, Fantastic thread, been looking into this stuff myself. I have MSR eWing tarp with treking pole. Bivy bag Titanium pot and BushCooker solid fuel stove. And a spork!! Now looking at the NeoAir inflatable mattress in a small size for ultimate packability. Still struggling to do much about my sleeping bag. Technically already small and light it still seems huge to me. When all is said and done I sometimes struggle to get off the floor with the extra weight of my reserve let alone the camping kit but will keep persevering. Looking into the fuel situation and a demountable fuel tank would be great. Any ideas?? I know the Baileys have one but I don't have a bailey... Lets keep this thread going with more updates.

I'd be interested too especially if it could be integrated with April??? Sounds like a top notch idea.

PMed as requested. Anyone else who wants to join in will be most welcome. The more the merrier!

Anyone of a technical bent who can explain something for me.?? I have a Black Devil with a small frame and a 99cm aerobat 2 blade prop. Starts easy, gets me off the floor great sounds ok, possibly a bit thirsty. I just tried a really nice looking three blade scimitar wooden prop much like the parajet ones. I was hoping for more thrust, less noise and hopefully a bit less thirsty. Now I did get off the floor but the thrust seemed a whole lot less even on full throttle. The climb rate was dire and I was starting to get a little worried about clearing some elec lines near the take off zone. Sharp back track and land was definitely the order of the day. One thing I did notice was that peak RPM was severely down only 5000 to 5500, whereas I am usually in the top 6500 to 7500 range. So unfortunately had to give prop back. But why? Was the angle of the blade so much deeper and therefore the motor had to work harder to make it go round , hence lower peak revs? Did the third blade just make the whole ensemble heavier and hence low thrust? Would the carbon fibre/parajet one have much the same effect? Is it possible to get more thrust or should I just stop tinkering with my set up and enjoy the airtime.........? Would appreciate any and all opinions. Really like my rig so far, but still feel you can never have too much thrust???? Help please.

OK all, lets go with Arcus's suggestion and meet up at Southport, check out a bit of the comp and then head off elsewhere for some air time. Me I'm up for anything which gets me in the air at present. Lol.

Excellent video Bruno. What camera did you use and how the hell did you strap it to your foot!! Kudos!

Ahh! I think I've got it working now. Logged out and back in again and now all is well. Thanks for all your help. Great new site Simon!

unfortunately that doesn't work exactly the same as before it continues to list ones you have seen already not just ones since you last logged in. ???

Me and Meds are going off on Sunday morning to the Southport event. PPG league something or other. Looking like a good day so will be taking my rig. Happy to show you where it is if not too far from you.

Duuuhhh! Now doesn't that look like I just wasn't trying??? Oh well, I have had a hard day......

Sorry Simon, another question. We appear to have lost the view all posts since you last visit button. Where is it or which one should I use?

Thanks for the prompt fix Simon, and yes I love my number. I have it no proudly displayed in vinyl on the back of my helmet!! 999 Maverick and Goose have nothing on the FlyingDoc!!

Nope, Unfortunately Simon no gold star. My Number is 999 Thanks

Just doing this test message to see if I have my gold star. First post on the new site.

Sounds like a good one to me. Not sure which days would be better. Maybe Wednesday????

That's me sorted too! Can't wait.

Hi All, As I couldn't get to tomorrows flight I tried to get some air time today instead. Got up at 7.00am and headed off to Southport. Arrived to find no one there and probably no one coming. I planted the windsock and watched it for a while whilst checking my weather reports. The wind sock looked interesting and fairly consistent. I pulled out the wing to give it a bit of a kite. It certainly went up fairly well and didn't move about too much. So I thought a reverse might be in order. Set everything else up feeling just a touch lonely on my own but determined to get some airtime in.The clouds covered the sky and were fairly high up but I knew rain was likely at some point. All kitted up I now had my vario and my iPhone strapped to my leg. ( Still worried about it dropping off. The phone not the leg..) Two or three reverse attempts really not going anywhere. Wait for a bit more wind consistency and then go again. This one lifted well but slightly off to the left. Held it a while and walked back under it. Tried to turn but caught my riser on my mike boom. Turned further round and still getting jostled a bit. I think the boom thing lost it for me as it all went ape s**t and I ended up flat on my back and remembered to kill the motor one microsecond after it had already stopped, planted straight into the grass. A lot more cursing as I tried to quickly unstrap and get out of the motor. I am not sure whether it was embarrassment or the desire to get the motor upright quick as I had visions of fuel coming out of the air valve on the tank. Miraculously when I got the motor upright everything appeared to be intact. I had to search around a bit for the mike cover but everything else was fine. A very thorough and complete going over revealed that the prop was still perfectly intact...... God was on my side today. Now that would have been a good place to stop and call it a day. But determination is strong in one who hasn't been airborne enough recently. So set everything up again and try once more. Still ropey wind not making a reverse very easy and it now seems to have backed off quite a bit. Maybe forwards??? Unclipped and re-clipped then check the wind sock. Still more gusty than I would like but worth a go. As I started the run I got a very strong pull on the wing as it went up. Put a little power on to get me moving more and started to surge forwards with the wing. One step, two, three and then clear...phew. A little ropey wind at circa 200ft climbing full away. Got some gyroscopic so backed off the power and allowed it to stop and then smooth power again. Above 400ft climbing away dropped into full reflex as I was hoping to smooth out the bumps a little. Once properly airborne starting to feel great and deciding where to go. Quick think on how much fuel I put in and decided a full round Southport cross country was doable even with the strong headwind. Made the first leg the upwind leg and checked my GPS saying I was just making 10mph over ground. This might take a while. The flight out towards Woodvale was slow and boring but gave me a chance just to soak up the sky and enjoy. As I was approaching Woodvale I was fiddling with the vario and watching the GPS but still fortunately managed to noticed a Cherokee or something similar line up for finals. Stayed appropriately clear of the Woodvale airspace and crossed over to the coast at Royal Birkdale. Turned back North up the beach and now I achieved 54mph over ground on the GPS. A quick wave at the people on the end of the pier and then head up past the bird sanctuary and back inland. Throughout the flight there had been the usual bumps but coming back over land from the beach this got pretty unruly and I did glance at the wing once or twice just to be sure all was well. Flight back to the field was as planned and the final landing was not elegant but I was down in one piece. All told the weather had held off nicely and I had got a chance to check out the GPS on the iPhone Motion X. Still concerned about having it fall off my leg. So this evening I have remounted the reserve and set the vario and iphone mounts in the top. That means I have to use the reserve next time...... So a good day. A good 1 hour flight chalked up in the log book and still plenty of time to get home and spend some time with the family. Definitely one for the memory banks. If you have access to google maps you can check out the track on. http://bit.ly/oNP18 Hope you guys have as much fun tomorrow.

Unfortunately working in London on Monday so I won't be back in time. Hope you all get some good airtime. Just jealous really.... There will be other days.

I'll just have to put me flat cap away and shoot the whippet! They don't talk the same darn sarf do they?

I trained with Andy Walkden at www.flyschool.co.uk with a great flying site at Southport. Great fun flying down the beach. Pop over some time and we can meet up.

Me too Gordon, What power supply do they need, how easy are they to attach to the frame, and how much do they cost? Been looking at these for a while along with quite a few other people I suspect.

It is right beside Ashcroft Airfiled within an area known as Wettenhall. Really Easy to find but I'll let Meds pass on directions as I have a bad reputation for those. Very happy to see any spectators and I am sure I am likely to fall about a bit for the entertainment. See you all there.

Count me in. Just name the date.