Pedro123LFC Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hi I recently did a sky dive which in turn got me interested in paramotor watching Tucker Gott etc. I'm keen to learn next year and live in Warrington (Northwest). I have seen a local club in Manchester and a course in Spain. My main worry 're the sport is will I be limited where to fly and obviously the UK weather will limit things as already happens to me with my other hobbys motorcycling and drone flying. Any advice would be gratefully received Thanks Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Hi Pete and welcome to PMC. If you're interested then just get on with it. The weather gets in the way but also gives us fabulous windows, especially in the winter. Skydiving is a bit different, especially in that it is over rather quickly whereas you can stay up for hours with PPG if you want to. If you can hook up with some pilots in your area then you will learn a lot by going along when they are flying. YouTube videos are very different to real life, I've seen more than one person buy kit and sell it as soon as they realised there was effort, noise, vibration and a learning curve to deal with. Hang out with some pilots, maybe get a tandem flight (definitely worth travelling for - somewhere Like CMP Paramotors is highly recommended) hang out some more with pilots, learn to ground handle, preferably with a decent school ... Hope you enjoy the jourmney. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro123LFC Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share Posted October 13, 2018 Brill advice thanks , I definitely want to see it in person and chose PPG for the exact reasons you said, a sky dive was amazing but over far too quickly. I will do a random but 100% sure I will love it as a bloke who even enjoys a petrol strimmer/ mower lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro123LFC Posted October 23, 2018 Author Share Posted October 23, 2018 On 13/10/2018 at 09:34, Steve said: Hi Pete and welcome to PMC. If you're interested then just get on with it. The weather gets in the way but also gives us fabulous windows, especially in the winter. Skydiving is a bit different, especially in that it is over rather quickly whereas you can stay up for hours with PPG if you want to. If you can hook up with some pilots in your area then you will learn a lot by going along when they are flying. YouTube videos are very different to real life, I've seen more than one person buy kit and sell it as soon as they realised there was effort, noise, vibration and a learning curve to deal with. Hang out with some pilots, maybe get a tandem flight (definitely worth travelling for - somewhere Like CMP Paramotors is highly recommended) hang out some more with pilots, learn to ground handle, preferably with a decent school ... Hope you enjoy the jourmney. I booked the Zero to Hero with Fly Spain this morning. My course is 35 April 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted October 23, 2018 Share Posted October 23, 2018 I am in Spain early May, so may well see you in Bornos! Quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony B Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 On 23/10/2018 at 16:53, Pedro123LFC said: I booked the Zero to Hero with Fly Spain this morning. My course is 35 April 2019 Excellent. Say hi to Theo and Simon the instructors. Word of advise, don’t get carried away on your first night in Algodonales with the beer as we did. Enjoy ant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro123LFC Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 On 25/10/2018 at 06:57, Anthony B said: Excellent. Say hi to Theo and Simon the instructors. Word of advise, don’t get carried away on your first night in Algodonales with the beer as we did. Enjoy ant. Oh the temptations lol , I learnt my lesson in 2013 drinking the night before a track day at Donnington!, I had a massive high side at Redgate resulting in a severely smashed up arm needing 3 plates and a lot of screws!. I think the hang over was a factor so will 100% reign the beer in Ant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flypapuk Posted October 30, 2018 Share Posted October 30, 2018 Hi Pedro, I'm based in Crewe Cheshire, your welcome to come over and say hi when I'm training, I also train in Spain with flyspain, they are a great company, if you need any advice just ask Cheers Danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro123LFC Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Yes 100 % Danny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro123LFC Posted November 5, 2018 Author Share Posted November 5, 2018 Much appreciated Pete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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