paramotor take off and landing practice

[Sandy J]

 

[alan_k]

Good one Sandy, very nice talk through's for the newbies looking in.

Excellent tip on rotor in the lee side of trees when there is a breeze or gusts.

[Neilzy]

Sandy mate please don’t start the motor off your back I used to but it’s really not a good thing to do 

Neilzy

 

[Lee Jackson]

All those angles of filming... must have taken you forever! Great work Sandy.

Totally agree with Nielzy though - only on your back!

[Yank]

That is a beautiful field you have to take off from. I'm jealous. Thanks for the video. 

[smurff]

Nice video mate. I've been meaning to spend a day doing this myself. I liked the way you talked through it. I too have a Mav and since seeing the accident photos on here not so long ago, I start it on my back now. Pain in the a*se sometimes but just something I have promised myself now.

Keep the videos coming

[AndyB]

I attended my first fly-in this year, where you HAVE to start the motor on your back. Before then I had been trained how to start it safely on the ground.

I found a great compromise. I sit in the harness on the ground, with my arms through the shoulder straps, but not all the buckles done up. Just make sure the machine is positioned in a place where it is safe to start!

It is important to have a routine that you stick to pre-flight so you don't forget something. Because I have started attending a number of fly-ins I have changed my routine so that  I now never start it unless on my back.