Air Conception Ultra 130

[outkast]

one of our number, Stu bought a moster powered air conception from vince recently and I have to say after looking over it I was mitely impressed.

[Dominicppg]

I do like the idea of the lightness, even with the Moster I would need, but I cannot convince myself, that as a beginner it will cope with the knocks it going to get.

Interesting point. Paul Mahoney uses the Miniplane as a school motor - which might seem unusual, given its very light frame and cage. However, my understanding is that Paul believes the Miniplane is ideal as a school motor since the lightness of the unit means the student is not landing with a lot of weight on his/her back (and therefore is less prone to crashing).

I come from a PG background and personally wanted a paramotor that was as close to a PG harness in weight as possible. I have the Ultra 130, which is so light I will happily ground-handle it for 30+ minute sessions (I'm light at 70kg). I'm certainly a lot more confident of my landings (and back, knees, joints, etc) knowing I have a light paramotor on my back.

Hope this perspective helps.

Dom

[custom-vince]

Good point, if your landing is not perfect then running it out or absorbing it with your knees etc is easier with a lighter machine with less kinetic energy behind it, hence why it feels half the weight.