Spinal Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Hello! I'm Michele, 24 and study in Oxford (but work full time in London to pay the bills... not easy). I joined the AA... Oh wait, wrong intro... Anyhow, I'm Michele (Italian for Michael, not Michelle... hence, I am a guy not a dame). While browsing the net on a particularly busy day of procrastination, I found pictures of what looked like a guy with a large fan on his back, and since then I've been reading everything I could about it! I still need to complete my profile, but I live in Uxbridge and am looking for somewhere to learn... budget & time being my biggest constraints (like most people I assume)... I'm driving from Lands End to Timbuktu (yes, on the other side of the Sahara) in December as part of a charity event, and was considering dragging a paramotor with me... but need some advice; * how "feasible" is it to take pictures while flying? Are your hands engaged all the time? * how fast (relative ground speed) would be considered average? Would I be able to keep up with a car (well, my car...) * how heavy is a setup? Would I be able to disasemble it and put it in a suitcase (flying back from Bamako, our car goes to charity after the event) None of these are deal-breakers, I would still be interested in learning - but if I can't bring it to the desert it means that I have more time to save up for the kit! Anyhow, that's the end of my overly long and chatty hello. M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Hi M, I can give you loads of advice regarding flying a paramotor over the Sahara to Timbuktu as I have done it Call any time. SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinal Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Hi M, I can give you loads of advice regarding flying a paramotor over the Sahara to Timbuktu as I have done it Call any time. SW Given that I work/study weird hours... 'anytime' puts you at risk of getting a call at 3am in the morning I may give you a call tomorrow though; at a reasonable time... Looks like training is going to cost me £800... Assuming the kit is portable enough to lug it down and then back up in a suitcase, I'll also need to save up for the kit before the desert... tough times ahead! New kit I should be looking at £5K; but I can't seem to get an idea as to what second hand kit will cost... I think 2k may do it on a budget (I'm hoping)... Flying suit, helmet, shoes, and clothing I don't need to worry about as I can use my bike gear (bike as in motorbike), and for warmer weather I have some pretty heavy duty overalls which should do the trick.... Big bills ahead... oh well, at least this looks like it'll be a new and fun way to almost get killed! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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