Ever flown a paramotor?

fast89pony

fast89pony

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Looking into taking this up. Renting a plane is just not becoming economical for me anymore and buying one would be a long ways away. These look like alot of fun and can range from 5k to 10k in price. Bring on the deathwish and string comments!
 
I looooooved paragliding. Probably the best hobby I have ever had.
Paramotors never did anything for me though - the concept of the supernoisy thing behind my back kinda took away from the serenity of paragliding.
Too bad there's no usable hills where I live now
 
BigZ said:
I looooooved paragliding. Probably the best hobby I have ever had.
Paramotors never did anything for me though - the concept of the supernoisy thing behind my back kinda took away from the serenity of paragliding.
Too bad there's no usable hills where I live now
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Ya I would definitely rather glide but same problem here. No hills. Big enough hills anyway..
 
IIRC one of the para-motoring forums had a whole forum secion for people recovering from spinal fractures they sustained para-motoring.
 
Jeez, this looks like a good place for an electric fan.
Also, it looks like if things go poorly the • will hit the fan in short order.
:)
Just an observation.
 
It is a lot of fun. Cheap to operate and dismantles easily. Whole kit fits in a small car. Can land really short and turn on a dime. I'd look for a bigger engine which takes you off the ground in a few steps. Small engine could be lighter, but will give you quite interesting departures.
 
According to the guy who bought my previous plane, checkout in classic single seat jets went something like "you press this button, then you press this button, and then you go like hell"
This - paragliding was the instructor briefing/debriefing and trying to shout to you if you were effing it. In helmet radios work too
 
Rocket - powered parachute is an aircraft type apparently.

I'd be interested in training, trouble is adding a category ramps up the hours requirements above sport level...
 
KVNC said:
How does one get trained?
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Apart from the usual theory, weather , etc... you learn how to fly the canopy. You start training without power, learn how to handle the wing on the ground and then make short hops with the instructor guidance through a walkie-talkie.
Learning to fly the un-powered paraglider beforehand, although more gradual and easier on the pilot , takes more time, costs more and is therefore often omitted.
 
BigZ said:
I looooooved paragliding. Probably the best hobby I have ever had.
The concept of the supernoisy thing behind my back kinda took away from the serenity of paragliding.
Too bad there's no usable hills where I live now
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The "thing" would only last a minute or two , even on an average day, then serenity.
Yeah it's noisy etc. but was the only way to get into a thermal without any crew. Then shut it down and go. They have a clutch so the board stops when motor is idle, much quieter too.
Also if you were low, could restart and get back home or land have some food and get back later on. This setup worked well around flatlands.
 
xargos said:
The "thing" would only last a minute or two , even on an average day, then serenity.
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I've seen people enjoy it, no doubt.

I have a special place in my heart for the running-down-the-bunny-hill-trying-to-get-the-thing-to-fly memories and especially the first time I actually flew
When my better half voiced a desire to learn to fly, I found a bunnyhill and a hangglider shack. In my mind, making those unpowered things glide just by yourself makes you appreciate the flight so much more.
Her flying over my head in that contraption screaming all kinds of jolly stuff is imprinted too.
 
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