The New Paragliding
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: In Hope
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Originally Posted by N707ZS
Looks like a very good idea compared to the heavy petrol contraption that is used at the moment. Should also keep the farmers happy as the petrol engines are known for upsetting animals in the field.
A bit of a myth I'm afraid, they get more frightened by the large shadow of the canopy.
P.S. If you've ever heard what just 8 moderately sized electric drone motors sounds like at 50 foot you might think differently
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Glorious Devon
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Originally Posted by Dyscaligula
Brilliant stuff ! Always wanted to try paragliding, perhaps I should borrow dozen desk fans from the office and give it a go ?
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Malvern, UK
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Originally Posted by Dyscaligula
Brilliant stuff ! Always wanted to try paragliding, perhaps I should borrow dozen desk fans from the office and give it a go ?
But why not do it the proper way? From a hilltop - no motorised paraphernalia involved at all.
Thought police antagonist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Where I always have been...firmly in the real world
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Originally Posted by Dont Hang Up
I can recommend it!
But why not do it the proper way? From a hilltop - no motorised paraphernalia involved at all.
But why not do it the proper way? From a hilltop - no motorised paraphernalia involved at all.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Glorious Devon
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Originally Posted by Krystal n chips
I've always worked on the same principle as to why jump out of a serviceable aircraft with a parachute...why go hurtling down a hill with a bit of canvas above you hoping to generate lift and if you have an undercarriage failure on take off or landing, it's going to hurt. Strapping a two stroke engine to your back falls into the same category.
See and avoid
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: USA
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What about FLYING MOTORCYCLES???
As if motorcycle riders don’t do enough risky stuff, what about using turbo engines to lift yourself into the sky without wearing a seatbelt?
Note that they are wearing a helmet, but not a parachute.
As if motorcycle riders don’t do enough risky stuff, what about using turbo engines to lift yourself into the sky without wearing a seatbelt?
Note that they are wearing a helmet, but not a parachute.
FLYING MOTORCYCLES, BETTER E-BIKES AND MORE PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION TO COME
https://www.wsj.com/articles/flying-motorcycles-better-e-bikes-and-more-personal-transportation-to-come-11636390829Join Date: Sep 2015
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Originally Posted by Dont Hang Up
But why not do it the proper way? From a hilltop - no motorised paraphernalia involved at all.
See and avoid
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: USA
Posts: 591
A Motorcycle That’s Above it AllThe Speeder is a futuristic-looking flying motorcycle created by Ventura, Calif.-based Jetpack Aviation. Though some elements are still in development, the vertical take-off-and-landing aircraft will have jet turbine engines that provide vertical thrust. Once in the air, the engines would tilt backward and the aircraft would fly on small wings powered by net-zero-carbon fuel. Two recreational models, priced starting at $385,000 each, are available for preorder. One reaches speeds of over 150 mph, and flies for nearly an hour at more than 15,000 feet; an ultralight version that doesn’t require a pilot’s license to operate is limited to 60 mph by federal regulations and flies for 15 minutes.
Nobody can hear you scream at that altitude.
Cunning Artificer
Join Date: Jun 2001
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A friends son just started walking round the hospital ward on a Zimmer frame after his last flight ended badly. His first crash in fifteen years was almost his last.
