cinereus

On 11/6/2008 at 5:34 PM, Phil_P said:

Well, I'm one of the (un)lucky ones whose motor conforms to UK air law, in that it holds less than 10 litres of fuel. Despite the fact that I'm losing weight, my fuel consumption therefore limits cross country flights (about 4 1/2 litres per hour.

So, I have come up with a possible 'work round'. I have bought four, 1 litre, aluminium camping fuel bottles, and will either stash them in pockets on the harness, or possibly secure them to my frame.

It will of course mean that I have to land to access the reserve, but by the time I'm doing adventurous cross countries and need the extra fuel, I should be competent at taking off again. Yes, I could probably come up with a 'plumbed in' fuel reserve, but I quite like my legality.

Anyone got thoughts on my solution, or other possible alternatives?

I have just looked at the ANO, where is the fuel limit specified?

I think it's WB3A.

On 2/24/2023 at 12:28 PM, admin (Simon W) said:

Sunrise Flying from 0830. 

See you soon!! 

SW

 

Is camping available on Thursday night for the Friday morning flights?

Can you just turn up and fly there?

On 9/15/2022 at 7:49 PM, M.everett said:

Hi Cinereus, I live in London now but am from Brighton originally and fly when I come down every month or so. Where are you based?

I'm in Brighton. 

Bit of a necropost but Airworks might be closer to you.

I currently use XCGuide as it has a very comprehensive list of features. It's obviously prettier, but what would i gain from switching to Gaggle?

Is this still all the same 5 years later?

Bit of an old thread but I'm going to be bringing my paramotor and wing to Worcestershire in a few weeks and would love to get together with some people to fly. Please let me know either here or by PM if you want to meet up and go for some flights.

Is this forum dead or...?

Apologies if I've missed this but I've searched the forum and can't find when the dates for the 2022 fly-ins will be announced. Is there a usual schedule?

Where did you get the TuffTalk from? I can't find it in the UK at the moment.

Also, what are people's thoughts about the long vs short visor? Or vs no visor?

Are any East Sussex pilots still using this forum?

Are there any helmets that can fit Sena comms without needing modding? It seems the Icaro Solar X Helmet works - is this correct?

If so, I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the options available. What's the difference between the three ear defender options?

• Icaro Ear Defenders ECO Black
• Icaro Ear Defenders ECO Carbon
• Icaro Ear Defenders Peltor 3M-X5 Grey

And what does the Icaro Softgel Option do?

Not only was it extended but it was also expanded to include CP pilots.

What shutter speed are you using? 

What was the incident mentioned in this month's Skywings? And what were the complaints about? 

Shame.

I guess the Oudie does count though. But apparently they are going to change the eligibility so that only P rated qualify. In which case, any Ps not going to take it up and would let me get involved?

https://www.caa.co.uk/General-aviation/Aircraft-ownership-and-maintenance/Electronic-Conspicuity-devices/

Can anyone confirm if the XCTracer FLARM qualifies for this?

How much of a pain in the arse is this? I'm waiting for my Parajet Maverick to arrive but is this feasible?

(FWIW, I tried the Chamelion Finger Throttle and don't like it at all).

20 hours ago, Steve said:

Ask your instructor whether he can give you machines with a variation of throttles to try (if he has them, of course). Where are you training? 

Training at Airworks, East Sussex. And I have already asked him hence asking here.

12 hours ago, chrsfrwll said:

Yep, ask a question about personal choice and you'll get a split decision

Absolutely. Just not having seen or used any of them I have no idea which is which. So even if people want to explotan why they like one or another and what each is like is going to be very useful for me. 

On 11/09/2020 at 17:57, paraflyer17 said:

Isnt that the polini one? The vittorazi is only on 1/2 fingers anyway I believe.

Really? So now I'm even more confused. People keep banging on about which fingers is best without actually answering the question about which throttle is which. Are you saying the Vittorazi is a 1st/2nd finger throttle not a 3rd/4th?

If so which of my three options is actually 3rd/4th?

Now I'm even more confused. People have told me over and over not to get the Parajet throttle now people are saying it's great. 

I've asked literally three times which users find preferable out of the Vitto and Polini and why and nobody has been able to even give a basic comparison.

It is useful to hear that apparently the Vitto is better than the Polini but potentially less study though so thanks for that. 

I didn't realise deciding between three throttles would be such a palaver...