Rob13 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 As a newbie interested in getting into the sport, Im interested in finding out how often you guys take your paramotors out? Whats the MPG of these machines and how big is the tank? How far do you tend to go in one session? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 As a newbie interested in getting into the sport, Im interested in finding out how often you guys take your paramotors out? Whats the MPG of these machines and how big is the tank? How far do you tend to go in one session? Weather Dependant 2.5 liters per hour upwards / 10litres Depends on the strength of the wind and if you are flying into/down or cross wind. I am sure others will explain better. Never mind all this just try it and get hooked like the rest of us Pete b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 As soon as weather is good, and l'm not working, and its daylight, thats when l go flying Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon_dunn Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Average for me is almost 90 hours per year, with and average of 1 flight per week. Fuel economy is 3litres per hour typically for my H&E R80 GD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob13 Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 So thats how cheap it is then 3 litres an hour is very good! What size engines are they? How often do they need a service/rebuild? Are props regular consumables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonphotographic Posted March 30, 2008 Share Posted March 30, 2008 Rob13, I too am new to this, but I'm spending some time while the weather is atrocious soaking up as much info as I can before actually going flying. As well as this forum, another invaluable resource has been manufacturer websites that give all the technical info you are asking on their respective engines. Another fantastic resource is the CAA website which has great links to intructionals on things like navigation and meteorology etc etc . There are plenty of others too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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