Gypsydog94 4,614 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Fair play to you. Won’t be long till your saying to yourself wtf you didn’t do it years ago 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,512 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Congrats King you going to do your paramotor course now? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,913 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 Good stuff dude. My ole fella lost his books in his twenties and drove until he was 73 12 years ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 12:24, mackem said: Congrats King you going to do your paramotor course now? Expand No immediate plans mackem..but it is something I would love to do 1 day..the taking off from a flat field is very appealing.. You flown lately mate.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 16:00, dogmandont said: Good stuff dude. My ole fella lost his books in his twenties and drove until he was 73 12 years ago. Expand Nothing was stopping him mate..fair play to the old lad 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,512 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 16:18, king said: You flown lately mate.. Expand Not for a while mate, not buying a machine here because I am going back to Canada, and my knee is a bit dodgy for footlaunch, maybe look at a trike or lightweight electric. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,947 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 16:19, king said: Nothing was stopping him mate..fair play to the old lad Expand Congratulations king nice one 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 16:39, mackem said: Not for a while mate, not buying a machine here because I am going back to Canada, and my knee is a bit dodgy for footlaunch, maybe look at a trike or lightweight electric. Expand The trikes look quite good. Much easier launching. I read a few reports of the 2 stroke petrol engines sticking flat out at full revs..that's a horrible situation to be in..no doubt the modern stuff have kill switches etc.. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,182 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 18:31, king said: The trikes look quite good. Much easier launching. I read a few reports of the 2 stroke petrol engines sticking flat out at full revs..that's a horrible situation to be in..no doubt the modern stuff have kill switches etc.. Expand Sorry mate but f**k me im crying at the thought of some clown getting arked round the sky in full revs 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 18:49, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Sorry mate but f**k me im crying at the thought of some clown getting arked round the sky in full revs Expand Scary situation I bet mate.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 28,947 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 I,m on the edge of the Cotswolds and there are all sorts of weird and wonderful things flying round here I,ve seen everything from Lancaster bombers to men hanging on hankies had one run out of fuel above me a while back was quite impressed he landed safely on the village green then done a little vertical take off after refuelling 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 27,512 Posted October 14, 2022 Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 18:31, king said: The trikes look quite good. Much easier launching. Expand Super Del Schanze, the guy who filmed himself chasing and kicking an owl in mid-air and became the most hated paramotorist in america because of it killed a guy in his trike the other week, took someone up to parachute out and it went wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,984 Posted October 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 19:16, mackem said: Super Del Schanze, the guy who filmed himself chasing and kicking an owl in mid-air and became the most hated paramotorist in america because of it killed a guy in his trike the other week, took someone up to parachute out and it went wrong. Expand I remember you mentioning his owl incident before mate..I watched a good few of his videos of his..he's a talented pilot but is a bit over the top isn't he.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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