Anybody here know anything about Paramotors?
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Anybody here know anything about Paramotors?
I'm tempted to learn to fly Paramotors (powered paragliders). I've lurked on the PPG yahoo group for a while and looked at the BHPA and BMAA sites but am looking around for any info that's available.
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I have no idea about how to get hold of one of these but - I passed one in the air yesterday morning near Truro at around 7am - bloody cold for the poor bloke strapped to it (2C or so) but a beautiful clear windless morning. Not sure if he was waving at me or just trying to keep warm. I wasn't sure how he was staying in the air until I saw the 007 style fan attached to his back - a tad breezy for me I thought as I sat in my nice warm cockpit.
Not for the faint hearted.
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http://www.sportaviation.org.uk/default.asp
Birmingham hosts a weekend dedicated to sport aviation. The last one I went to was when it was at Telford. There were traders dealing with paramotors, you might find a bit more information at the show.
Also have a look at http://www.paramotorsuk.co.uk/content.asp
Birmingham hosts a weekend dedicated to sport aviation. The last one I went to was when it was at Telford. There were traders dealing with paramotors, you might find a bit more information at the show.
Also have a look at http://www.paramotorsuk.co.uk/content.asp
Last edited by maggioneato; 3rd Nov 2006 at 19:59.
According to my neighbour, who is quite an experienced paramotor pilot, you need to get some experience at paragliding before using a motor. I understand that it is quite easy for the unwary to collapse the canopy.
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Never fancied it myself but had a brief chat with one of these intrepid souls before he launched himself skyward, flymo strapped to his back. He said it was great apart from he'd broken his ankle in a heavy landing a couple of weeks ago so had to land on one leg!
Saw him later drifting along at 4000ft, must have been b. cold
Saw him later drifting along at 4000ft, must have been b. cold
Trouble is they're so slow they don't show on modern radars, as a local user found out when he had a 'close encounter' with a Learjet on my downwind leg at 1700ft!
