Richard Laybourn Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Hi I have been looking in to moving over from paragliding to paramotoring (after a few years i never got totally comfortable on windy British hillsides ) and am trying to find if there are any groups or clubs doing this in the yorkshire / derbyshire area as obviously I will probably need some advice on where in the area this can be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsie Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Just seen your post Richard. I cannot help directly but i am in Leeds also trying to find a group to fly with. Does not seem to be too much about in Yorkshire. If I find anything I will post it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Laybourn Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 Yes Yorkshire seems a bit quiet on the powered flying front . Looks like there used to be the Yorkshire owls but nothing posted there for a few years so I assume it no longer exists. Have you done the training or just thinking about it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsie Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Trained and with motor! Winter & work brought flying to an early end last year. Just about to start again. Away until the beginning of May but flying thereafter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Laybourn Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 well i have a conversion course booked , figured that would be fun anyway and then see how things work out after that. Are there many sites in the leeds-ish area that can be used for takeoffs n landings ?. Yorkshire seems quite biased towards free flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkLeeds2K5 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I just registered so I could ask who you both trained (or are training) with? I'm also in the Leeds/Brad area and have yet to start any training due to not being able to find any local clubs, flying sites, etc. I don't mind traveling to do training, but after that I'd much rather be able to fly locally - and with other people! I find it rather puzzling that West Yorkshire seems to be such a dead zone for PPG. Can anyone explain why this is? We've got rolling green countryside coming out of our ears, and untold numbers of fields, yet in my 43 years I can't recall seeing even a single PPG in the sky here. If either of you find something, please do share it! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsie Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Hi Mark i trained with Paul Haxby. He is outside the BHPA but is excellent. I would recommend him. Paramotoring seems to be disapproved of in the North! Once trained it is easy to launch from the moors and beaches. You can probably find a local farmer who will let you launch/land but you will soon want to fly in other areas. If you want to train within the BHPA try Dean Crosby. He is converting me to the light so I can paraglide from BPHA club sites lets hook up once you are flying Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 @easttowestyorkshireparamot may be worth contacting (Not sure if they are still teaching or not) SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Laybourn Posted April 25, 2019 Author Share Posted April 25, 2019 I have been doing the conversion course with airways airports down at the bottom of Derbyshire, its about one and a half hours from Leeds. I choose to go the bhpa way as I already had the paragliding qualification so it seemed to make sense to just add the power rating onto that. Having been in one of the paragliding clubs i think they would potentially be a bit reluctant to let paramotors use their sites so finding places to fly is going to be the thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petemc1 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hi guys, I have been interested in paramotoring for a while done a bit of paragliding but wish to move over, have seen a guy around Temple Newsom do it but never been able to ask him questions.. Any advice guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I would have thought Airways was your best bet? Welcome to the Paramotor Club! SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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