norris Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 just out of curiosity has anyone flown a Mantra M2 under power?? I'm getting one and although I don't have a paramotor I wondered........................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 just out of curiosity has anyone flown a Mantra M2 under power?? I'm getting one and although I don't have a paramotor I wondered........................ You will have one soon grass hopper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 just out of curiosity has anyone flown a Mantra M2 under power?? I'm getting one and although I don't have a paramotor I wondered........................ I woulnt fly the mantra on power.its a pg comp wing.you need 100 plus hrs for comp pg wings.when it tucks it will be big time.and you will be well over the max clip in with power,the wing will be well over stressed on the lines etc.lots of safer pg wings to fly with on power.do you free fly a lot,i hope so.comp pg wings dont like flying slow.and any rough air and you will be doing acro like it or not.if you do not free fly a lot and have lots of hrs,leave the m2 well alone......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbertflyer Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 just out of curiosity has anyone flown a Mantra M2 under power?? I'm getting one and although I don't have a paramotor I wondered........................ It's a high end DHV Class 2/3 wing, so you need extensive experience to fly this thing safely. http://www.para2000.info/wings/ozone/ma ... tests.html They have been flown under power (last years comp model) but, I would steer clear of it if you're a low hours pilot. Contacting Ozone for their opinion of this wing under power would be a waste of time, due to the usual legal issues. Even though they file the report under their paramotor section http://www.flyozone.com/paramotor/en/ne ... 6/07/1652/ Hope this helps. Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_b Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Norris flies more than any one else, he lives at the bottom of the hill and will even go up for 10 mins if it looks ant where near flyable. He is a very very experienced pilot. But not at missing ant hills on a paramotor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jock Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Norris flies more than any one else, he lives at the bottom of the hill and will even go up for 10 mins if it looks ant where near flyable.He is a very very experienced pilot. But not at missing ant hills on a paramotor Thats good news pete,the m2 will not let you get away with even little mistakes.100percent active flying at all times.it wont recover on its own. nowt wrong with ant hills as long as your are a bigger bug,,lol//////////// Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dede2008 Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 You guys miss a very important piece of information here. Of course he is more than capable of flying the Mantra under power. His first name is Chuck, Chuck Norris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcphoto Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hi Norris, I have an Ozone Addict which is a DHV2 wing and fly it as designed as a paraglider but one day took it up for a flight with my paramotor. Although it flew OK and was quite easily controllable it kept managing to set up a dutch roll even at very modest power settings. The motor kept causing it to roll regardless of what I tried. I have never had any difficulty with any other wings I have flown under power. I am not saying the Mantra will be the same but it may exhibit similar characteristics or it could be just fine. Good luck. John Coutts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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