couragetodream Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hello everyone, my name is Chris and I'm a newbie to this sport. I am looking to get some training and I wanted to ask you all about flightjunkies.com and Captain Kurt. He says that he will come to my house and train me for free as long as I purchase the equipment from him. This really sounds too good to be true because with all the other training schools, I have to travel out of state and pay a few thousand dollars so is there a catch I need to be aware of with flightjunkies? Is the equipment very substandard with inflated prices? If Captain Kurt is not someone I should go through, could you please recommend a school to me. I live in East Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas_whitmore Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Don't think his stuff is sold over here in U.K. Can't really comment on that . Although spigot is his number 1 fan ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papagyo Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Hi, Had a friend that was trained by him..did not have anything really bad to say other than he is quick to push you into a trike if you are not "getting" the footlaunch thing. Also seems to really push the older Edel wings. I would find a place that lets you train on their stuff and buy whatever after the course. Nothings for free! B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick1 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Just don't whatever you do train with that weird guy from Utah who is all over youtube and sells his own brand of 'super' gear - that's the only certain advice I can give you. Ive seen Kurt on YouTube - looks like a bit of a character. I have no experience of the gear he sells or his training but I'm sure he's a genuine guy, if a little eccentric, and a competent teacher but you should talk to some people who have been through his package and get their view and ask him how long he would expect to spend training you. Ultimately, he makes his money on the sale of gear so you are still paying - no such thing as a free lunch. How much time can he afford to really invest in training a student? Flying these things isn't too hard but I wouldn't want to be rushed through the training and I'd be happy to part with a few hundred dollars more to do it right. Having said that, paying someone called "capt fister" to come to your house and suspend you in a harness while he "teaches you a lesson" in most cases would cost a lot more than a paramotor so maybe go with it.. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick1 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 See link, read absorb. I guess if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Jeff Goin is a respected authority and I'd be inclined to listen to his advice on his site. http://www.footflyer.com/Safety/Training/Free_Paramotor_Training.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchg Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 Go on youtube and watch videos of people who were "trained" at blackhawk ranch. Then compare those with videos from more reputable instructors. Thats how I came up with my own conclusions about training with kurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casper Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 10 hours ago, Patrick1 said: Having said that, paying someone called "capt fister" to come to your house and suspend you in a harness while he "teaches you a lesson" in most cases would cost a lot more than a paramotor so maybe go with it.. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamjedgar Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) To be honest i would get trained by blackhawk...my reason,they dont fill their youtube channel with competitor trashing rot! I dont think there is really any difference between instructors who have taught hundreds of students (whether its dell,captain k, or mike robinson)...but i honestly think mike and his crew are honest guys and that means a lot to me! Edited June 24, 2017 by adamjedgar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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