WayneD76 Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Hello Paramotor Club members, Having trained to BHPA club pilot level I have finally invested in some kit. A Parajet Zenith with Polini Thor 190 ES and Dudek Universal 1.1 wing Unfortunately as I was transporting it back from purchase the fuel cap was loose and fuel leaked onto the harness : / As petrol is a solvent and would degrade webbing and stitching I decided to remove the harness from the chassis to clean and dry it out. There is still a slight petrol smell from the foam padding on the shoulder strap and back padding. The Zenith manual explains how to reattach the upper frame part to the numbered slots and I have looked at the Dudek comfort harness manual but I am a bit wary as there is not a lot of information. In particular I couldn't remove one of the offset pins from the pivot arm(must have been thread locked) so detached it at the interlocking 'pass through' buckle below it. Is there a technique to attaching the pass through buckle securely? Any info much appreciated. I am just kiting at the moment but looking for a launch site. Is there anywhere near Newbury or Basingstoke? Any clubs around that area? Thanks, Wayne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamSee Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Hi Wayne, can't help you on your technical questions, but Membury airfield (I believe is the closest), you can find more info here: http://www.paramotortraining.com/paramotor_training/home.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Sorry to say that Membury is not a 'club site'... We are a busy school and it does not work having a gaggle of pilots milling about I am (I think) very close to securing a site locally for use as a Club site. You will of course be more than welcome to visit then To get your motor set back up correctly your best bet would be to pop over to @MOSS who is just outside of Newbury and has a Paramotor repair workshop. Welcome to the Paramotor Club. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneD76 Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 Thanks Adam/Simon, Yes I figured a busy school would not have time to check harnesses. Parajet quoted £150 for a check but can't do it on the same day. That is great if there is a local repair shop. Motor runs great but I am not 100% sure the harness has been reattached correctly. Had to take it off in haste and removed the seat board etc. If you do manage to secure a club site I would be very interested. Cheers Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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