I used to fly paragliders before moving to fixed wing gliders and have a few friends who fly paramotors. They all recommend learning to paraglide first before adding an engine.
It's definately one of the cheaper ways to get airbourne but the weather window is very small and you can't go very far. Good for a bit of fun though!
The landing gear isn't very durable.
Last edited by ChrisA87; 26th February 2013 at 08:12.