Ben Butler Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi all I'm glad I found this forum everyone seems to be knowledgeable and very friendly. So this is me I was originally looking at getting my nppl (m) and flying 3 axis after becoming hooked on flying after watching several American YouTubers doing back country flying and then finding British microlight youtubers like Rory on air and Ben Atkinson. I've got a couple of schools local to me so it wouldn't be a problem budget is my biggest problem and I realised that to keep current without owning my own microlight it would probably cost me about £250 min a month plus fuel to keep the hours required, which is more than I can stretch to atm. Also a big problem is the fact that in not particularly light ( I weigh about 112kg ( planning to try and loose a fair bit this year ) andd most microlights have a weight limit well below my weight and beyond what might be achievable by me. I then Came across Giles (Golf Foxtrott 22) doing his conversion to a nano trike. And now I've sort of moved on to watching paramotoring vids and have watched Paranoob's training series amongs others. Now I am thinking that actually the freedom provided by PPG is more for me I have friends with land I would probably able to use and I have contacts in the farming world. I also have a school not too far away that provides PPG training via the BHPG syllabus. Is my weight going to be a problem I saw a YouTube series of a guy much older than me and I would say probably heavier than me. Sorry if this post doesn tflow well I'm typing this on my phone not my PC so it's not as easy to edit as I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flypapuk Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi Ben, PPG is certainly the cheapest form of powered flight and the most accessable, your weight isn't going to be an issue as long as the equipment is suitable, I've trained guys around that weight, where are you based? I run a BHPA school in Crewe Cheshire drop me a PM if you would like details Thanks Danny 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Butler Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 I'm in Stoke may be a while before I start as I need to get a piece of equipment sold to get the funds available to pay for the course and then equipment later on but it's great to have another option so close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Hi Ben, I am 120kg and have no issues with kit. Although I’m a large lad I am active and relatively fit considering, which is the most important part. You will spend day after day running around a field to start with so as long as you have the legs for it you will be fine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Butler Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Cheers I'm fit enough just carrying too much of a beer gut just getting bigger ever since i stopped smoking 11 years ago i was 74kg then all the time just been geting bigger since, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyy Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I know he feeling, I stopped riding mountain bikes and put 4 stone on what felt like over night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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