Red Kite Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Afternoon all. Newbie here from sunny Buckinghamshire. At present I hold a paragliding cub pilot rating (in theory but certainly not in practice). After realising that we were probably never going to make a regular trek to Dunstable Downs (combined with my quite specific fear of heights but not, necessarily, flying) , my girlfriend and I decided that paramotoring was probably closer to our thing. We've got our PPG course coming up at the end of summer and hope to be gadding about the skies as soon as funds allow after that. Anyway, just thought I'd say hello before I started asking daft questions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyy Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hi, where about in buckinghamshire are you? i know what you mean with fear of heights. I hate being on a roof or a ladder but quite happy at 4000ft below a glider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Kite Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hiya, We're in Waddesdon. I was treated to a tandem session a couple of years ago just make sure I could cope with it and I loved it (even though flying in a 747 terrifies me). It's the running through rocks and shrubs towards near vertical drops that gives me the fear. Once I'm aloft, I'm fine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyy Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 I’m in finmere so not a mega distance. I was over waddesdon a couple of weeks ago lol. i can imagine but with the motor you negate all of that we’ll most of the time anyway. once you are flying ping me a message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Kite Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 Two week APPI PPG pilot training completed with flying colours! Now I need to decide if I'll get into it enough to justify the enormous outlay on all the kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Well done. Did Zeb have to shout at you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Kite Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 He was only there briefly. Any shouting was courtesy of Ricardo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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