Popular paramotor flying youtube blogger Tucker Gott released a video looking at and flying a used paramotor. Giving his insights and information regarding this sometimes daunting task, buying your first flying machine. Check out part 1 below.
Now in its third year, Parafest has become the ‘must go to’ event in every pilots calendar.
Parafest 2017 dates are confirmed as June 30 – July 2 at Caerwys, the same spectacular site on the North Wales coast as Parafest 2016.
Everyone is equally welcome. Paramotors, Paragliders, hang gliders, powered hang gliders, SSDR, non pilots and children. More emphasis has been put on the non flying entertainment for 2017 to give Parafest its family friendly festival feel and we will have a full line-up of entertainment for adults and children alike. The camping fields will be open from the weekend before the festival starts (June 24) so you can arrive early, grab the best pitch and enjoy what Wales has to offer.
The GREAT news is that the powered pilots can use the massive field next to the festival site!
The many North Wales paragliding sites are also within easy driving distance from the festival and we have experienced local pilots offering details and site briefs to visiting pilots. One of the hills can be seen from the festival site and if conditions allow pilots will be able to glide back and land at Parafest.
The two most important things for a festival have already been booked, the stage and the bar.
The line-up is growing fast – Fire breathing circus acrobats, Fleetwood Mac and Pink Floyd tribute acts are already confirmed, with more in the running, jostling for position.
Saturday night is 80’s night and we are currently in negotiation with one of the UK’s top 80’s tribute acts to come and entertain us. So don’t forget your leg warmers and your shoulder pads..!!
Parafest is brought to you by a select and altruistic group of fly hard, play hard Paramotor pilots.
The Paramotor Party Boyz guarantee a good time will be had by all.
If you only go to one UK flying event in 2017 then, you need to make sure it’s the best, which means you must go to Parafest.
New website with full details and online ticket sales goes live in January.
www.parafest.co.uk
The Ruppert Archaeopteryx is a Swiss high-wing, pod-and-boom, single-seat, microlift glider that was designed by Roger Ruppert and is produced by Ruppert Composite GmbH
The Archaeopteryx can be foot launched, tow launched from ground or behind a plane, even bungee launched!! plus it folds away into a trailer.
the price? €73,000 for a complete carbon high tech open cockpit micro lift glider, price will vary according to exchange rates, developments, specification. Add €7000 for a fully enclosed cockpit, or €25000 for electric drive system.
http://www.ruppert-composite.ch/en/flugzeug/portrait.html
A great video of the Aviator PPG guys, unboxing and playing on the new Air Conception Nitro 200cc.
This new engine is set to take the paramotor world to new heights.
Got Facebook visit the ‘Official Air Conception Facebook Group’
The Austrian made EOS 100 Paramotor engine.
100cc Belt drive with a clutch, easy pull start engine, competes head to head with the well known Top80 and other engines in this class. Build quality is high, economy is good, power is 50kg + category, the engine feels small and I wouldn’t believe the delivery box even contained an engine. UK price of £1995 with auto decompressor (as shown on the custom-air website)
Sporting some promising specs:
| engine | one cylinder 2 stroke |
| displacement | 102cc |
| stroke | 45mm |
| bore | 54mm |
| compression ratio | 1:10,2 |
| gear ratio of belt drive | 1:3,5 |
| carburetor | membrane DLE with choke |
| spark plug | NGK B10HS |
| power | 20,4HP (15KW) at 9200RPM |
| thrust | >50kg |
| starter | rope hand starter |
| cooling | fan cooling |
| average consumption | 2,8 – 3,2l/h |
| fuel inlet | Reed valve |
| air inlet | HIFLOW-SHOT air box |
| fuel recommendation | unleaded 98 Octane |
| fuel mixture | 2,5% |
| 2-stroke oil | full synthetic |
| weight (w.o. exhaust) |
7,4kg |
| weight (with exhaust – all complete) |
9,585kg |
| exhaust | Chromium plated, Carbon silencer |
| max. build-in length | 21cm |
| dimensions | 57x34x25cm |
| propeller recommendation (rotation anti clockwise) |
CT/E100125V1-2BW wood 2 blade or H/E100125V1-2BC Carbon 2 blade |
above a video showing a test where the engine is run flat-out for 2 hours in a heated room.
50kg thrust test with 125cm wood prop
more info from www.eos-engine.com
APCO’s new 18 and 20m slalom racing wing.
from APCO “The APCO NRG is the “Bad Boy” in Apco’s Paramotor wings family. Like your kid brother, it’s small but with a lot of attitude. It is a specifically designed slalom racing wing that’s also fun to just play around with. Speed and handling characterize this wing but it’s real virtues are stability and safety in extreme maneuvers. We are proud of this wing and are sure you will be too..”
The Paramotor Forum by Paramotor Party Boyz
http://www.paramotorforum.co.uk
Aerial Video team http://www.aerial-footage.co.uk (Simon Westmore) helped survey Earths Giant Holes expedition by using first a tandem Parajet Volution Paramotor setup with a Synthesis Cabrio tandem glider piloted by Peter Baldwin (at 3m15s) and then later using one his newer toys the Octocopter equipped with camera and fpv setup (at 32m15s).
Originally shown on National Geographic HD channel.
Cross Country Magazine Ozone XXLite Video Round Up with 6 videos in their playlist, Go striaght here to check it out > http://www.xcmag.com/ Ozone XXlite
Paracell Electric Paramotor Company have been quietly working away on their projects and have produced a good range of electric paramotor and electric trike options.
A neat unit that incorporates a belt reduction system to a fan cooled motor.
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Claiming up to 64kg thrust and up to 70 mins flying on the ppg & up to 1 hour and 40 minutes flying time on the trike model with higher battery capacity.
http://paragliderelectric.com < spanish or here for google english
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