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    Working on a new field

    in Kent Branch

    Posted

    Thanks for your responses so far!

    All suggestions and options are grafefully received.

    It's more what this guy should charge me to use his airfield at this stage that I'm trying to gauge rather than what I should charge others.

    When he asked me what I thought was a reasonable fee for him to charge me as he hadn't dealt with paramotors before I did say to him that I currently had the use of a few fields for free and was more in the dark than him as I didn't know what his costs were for rent, upkeep, mowing etc or what he charges the fixed wing guys.

    As part of the negotiations I thought of offering my services for mowing the runways as payment, but think that I'll keep that to myself unless I really need to use it!

    Cheers,

    Ian.

    I wouldn't mind helping out with a bit of labour if it helped. This place can't be too far from me so it sounds doable. I would suggest asking what they would think is reasonable payment and take it from there. It's tricky to gauge how much a place might be used, so paying a lot upfront, perhaps a year in advance wouldn't be my first option. However I'd be happy to chip in and support the outcome.

    Jeff

    Working on a new field

    in Kent Branch

    Posted

    Thanks for your responses so far!

    All suggestions and options are grafefully received.

    It's more what this guy should charge me to use his airfield at this stage that I'm trying to gauge rather than what I should charge others.

    When he asked me what I thought was a reasonable fee for him to charge me as he hadn't dealt with paramotors before I did say to him that I currently had the use of a few fields for free and was more in the dark than him as I didn't know what his costs were for rent, upkeep, mowing etc or what he charges the fixed wing guys.

    As part of the negotiations I thought of offering my services for mowing the runways as payment, but think that I'll keep that to myself unless I really need to use it!

    Cheers,

    Ian.

    I wouldn't mind helping out with a bit of labour if it helped. This place can't be too far from me so it sounds doable. I would suggest asking what they would think is reasonable payment and take it from there. It's tricky to gauge how much a place might be used, so paying a lot upfront, perhaps a year in advance wouldn't be my first option. However I'd be happy to chip in and support the outcome.

    Jeff

    Working on a new field

    in Kent Branch

    Posted

    Hiya. I just noticed this post. We once had a field down Hearn Bay and when we used that we paid £3 each.

    Hope you can nuture that contact it sounds good. Those guys usually keep the grass short too.

    Jeff

    Bailey bites the dust

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Seems it's the season for prop busters.

    Well if this is the place for confessions, I'b betta put me paws up.

    I did my prop on Friday. On a forward. I thought my wing was flying but only half of it was. As I hit the gas too early and I got whipped round to the left and face planted. All this happened in a nano second.

    I thought I broke my nose at first (it’s been said this would be a cosmetic improvement) but joking aside I am so glad I had my helmet on, as the machine lifted me a bit and slammed right down on the back of my head!

    There is now a long and deep scar in the back of my helmet. I'm certain I'd be an A&E case if not for the helmet.

    Anyone got a Vittorazi 122 prop or a plank of wood with a hold in the middle collecting dust?

    Jeff

    Times like this i hate....

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    If only u knew how many times I've thought about chuckin this sport in and for so many reasons. I did too. I sold the lot ... then one day I stumbled onto one of the forums and read some stuff. Then wandered around many of the links I have. It was so wierd. After being out for a year and reading all that stuff again... it all came back. My first flight and the emotion, elation and shere joy of that day.

    I so felt like a junkie needing a fix! So within a few months of looking on that forum I’d bought it all back again! This time with secondhand gear only. Oh yea, one more thing...me gear 'aint for sale even if it is collecting dust just now :D

    Jeff :lol:

    iCom Antenna needed

    in Paramotor Radio / Comms

    Posted

    Hi. Sometime back I bought an iCom T22A radio.

    (here's the spec).... http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/ht/3400.html

    I got the radio with a long antenna fitted to a magnetic foot. As good as this is it's not very practical so I'm thinking of buying a standard size antenna instead.

    Being a bit of a numpty when it come to comms I'm unsure of what I need, so I thought I'd run it pass you guys first.

    The fitting is a BNC - so far so good but for the rest, is the only consideration I need to make before buying is that of the frequency? It seems that a 144mhz antenna is needed to work with this radio.

    Am I right???

    Are there any other criteria I need to consider before buying?

    For example, would this link do??

    It is also telescopic. Is that added valve or just sales pitch?

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NAGOYA-NA-773-BNC ... C294%3A200

    Thanks :)

    Jeff

    Sometimes u can think too much

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    To my surprise the Postman brought my connector kit today. Just 6 days after it was sent from the US.

    Joe, thanks for making the offer of your jig. I'd be delighted to have the use of that for a while. Also it would be great to get a close look at what it is I'm about to build. Also, I should say that I'm glad you decided to keep your machine.

    I've PM's you my contact details.

    thanks

    Jeff

    Help!

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Just as an idea. You talk about the motors and the basic principals of flight and then run some PPG clips from Youtube and show how a take off and landing works.

    You can download in hi-res from youtube by pasting the youtube URL into keepvid.com

    Jeff

    Sometimes u can think too much

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Hi Joe. In answer to your question. Yes indeed I am the very same and thanks for your input too :D Jeff got straight back to me with a copy of the plans.

    In your opinion what should I budget for materials? A ball park figure will do. Also, would you have any tips on suppliers? I recon you’re the only one in Blighty that has a skybolt. D ya know if there are more?

    I stumbled across your shoestring blog sometime back. At that time you were working on the silencer if I remember rightly. It looks like you did yourself proud on the build as it looks great.

    My motivation behind this is a second-hand and well battered machine I bought last year. The engine is fine but the frame ain't a pretty sight. I've tided it up as far as I can but a new frame would be really nice and the challenge of building one is a red flag to a bull.

    The plans did look a bit bewildering the first time I saw them. But I’ve spent a good bit of time looking over them and have a good picture in my head around the total process. I have no doubt the builders forum will give me a good pillar to lean on if needs be.

    If you have any odds n sods left over you might want to sell on, just pm me and we'll sought something out.

    Thanks!

    Jeff

    Sometimes u can think too much

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    Hi all.

    For some years now I've been looking at the skybolt paramotor and fancied giving it a go. A couple of weeks back while I was wandering thru my endless links of PPG site I happened to land on the Skybolt site. To my total horror Jeff (yep another one) was closing down. He was going to stop selling his plans and the connector kit.

    Holy crap ! Now I'll never get around to building my own. Well in all haste I buzzed Jeff a mail. He was nice enough to send me the plans for free, saying he still had some kits left in stock but there was a rush on to get them. I hurried over to the yahoo forum and for sure there was a bit of a skirmish of blokes just like me that had followed this for some time, thought it was a good idea but did nothing about it.... Until now.. Panic stations.

    Well I'm happy to report I've sent my $100 for the kit and I should get it in a few weeks. I suppose it make little difference when I get to build the thing, at least I'll have all the bits.

    So if you want to have a go then now's ya chance, but don't hang around!

    I'm wondering. Are there any Skybolters on here?

    Jeff

    flying trips free flying

    in General paramotor discussion

    Posted

    .....at least a week?? ... you've never been to Maroc right ? ... things and people can dissapear in a flash...you'll need a pile o dosh to grease every ol coppa u meet just in case....ever seen Midnight Express :roll: ?

    All,

    FYI,

    It is illegal in Morocco to fly a Paramotor, if they find you with it at a border they WILL take it from you and treat you like a criminal for at least a week.

    Unless you managed to bring in some also Illigal wine for the nice poilce. ;-)

    SW :D

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