Julien4788 17 Posted December 30, 2020 Share Posted December 30, 2020 Ok so there you go, starting this thread for people to follow my progression in this sport. I will post many videos and i think it'll be cool to see the progression i make. For those who don't know me ( most of the people in this forum). My name is Julien i am a Quebecer ( French speaking person from the province of Québec in Canada) and i took up this sport when i was in college at 19 years old in 2018 and did my first flight in september 2018 and my last training flight (my 30th) in september this year. So yeah it took me 2 years to complete the paramotor training that is required for my canadian ppg license. All that is because of my job on a big farm which doesn't have a schedule so i couldn't plan anything with my instructor not knowing if i would work that evening/morning. Right now i am studying agriculture in University. So since i got my license this fall i am flying every occasion i have and just did my 65th flight. I did my first 11 flights in training with a nervures estive ( 30m first 3 flights then 26m). After that i have only flown my 2019 ITV Billy 22.5m which was kind of a big step from the boaty estive but i want to dedicate a youtube video about that . All training flights were completed with a miniplane top 80 with a fixed high hangpoint Now i am flying a 2008 Ros 125 on a Airpro frame with high hangpoint fixed J-bar. So far i like the frame alot it has good geometry but i would like to move to a weight shift machine when i am better at taking off. I got this machine cheap from my instructor. It didn't run much since 2012 and will do for my first couple hundred flights. So now we are here: Took off yesterday into some nasty air, nailed the landing like always but i didn't like the experience in those gusts altough it was probably still safe. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chrsfrwll 70 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That looks a very muddy field. I wouldn't want to get my glider out for fear of getting it filthy! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
admin (Simon W) 598 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 -4c I am fairly sure it will have been frozen SW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 (edited) Yes it is frozen ground, it ain't too bad it's very sandy soil so normally water doesn't pool on the surface unless it's froze like this. We had a week below -15c without any snow on the ground so it must be frozen very deep. I can't wait for summer to be here, gonna get cold soon and we just got around 12 inches of snow so it's protecting the wing but it's harder to run in the snow. Just flew 45 min yesterday at -3C without my heated gloves Edited January 2 by Julien4788 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 4 Author Share Posted January 4 Awesome flight today! First time taking off a frozen lake in the snow went very well 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 5 Author Share Posted January 5 (edited) And another one this time with a sick footdrag. I need a chase cam lol Edited January 5 by Julien4788 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyB 424 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Nice. Always makes me feel cold watching you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viking1000 16 Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 I'm not the slightest bit jealous... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 I can't wait to fly in the summer without all that gear on. At least we can still fly normally we should already have 2-3 feet of snow on the ground this time of the year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 Getting some foot drag practice going. Glad it warmed up, -12C when i left home but -5C when i got in the air. It was so much fun!! these flights make me want to fly even more even though i flew everyday this week and very tired. My friend flying a top 80 with a ITV boxer 2 almost blew his prop with his foot drag... He saved it nicely. Looking forward to fly with him again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Viking1000 16 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I'm still not the slightest bit jealous Julien... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 (edited) Bumpy cold flight back in December. It was quite unique not to see snow on the ground at that time of the year https://youtu.be/UpLgq3i5D44 Edited January 22 by Julien4788 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 (edited) This one is from october 2020 . First time flying my own machine, different geometry... need to lean into the thrust more. Be more gentle on the toggles too you can see the trailing edges moving alot as i almost trip and almost fall. this was my 31st takeoff Edited January 26 by Julien4788 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 main takeways are: when trying a new frame make sure you practice leaning into the trust, the angle and thrust may not be the same as your used to never stop running be gentle on the toggles and isolate your hands from the rest of your body ( don't use them for balance) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Julien4788 17 Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 found my solution for good audio 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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