Paramotoring UK - The Reality After Training
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- Even though I have been paramotoring for 2 years, in that time I have accrued only about 15 hours of flight time. Meaning that I am a relative novice and experiencing the trials and tribulations of learning this sport.
Excellent video, my friend! I’m absolutely loving this paramotoring adventure!
It is an amazing sport. I have since sold my paramotor but am currently half way through my NPPL Flexwing licence, so still in the air.
@@rich_vincent Best of luck to you mate, have a few guys up north that fly both mate. one has taken me up and its ace!
Music a bit loud between talking buddy, need to constantly mess to hear you and not wake the family when the music starts. Other than that, looks fun and I am seriously considering giving it a go myself this year
Been a long road for me too. Those that I know so far who fly don’t fly often. So after training I was terrified to fly alone. Then knee issues, then covid, also bought a trike because of knee issues. Flew a few times with friends but not enough. But I’m now resolved to fly alone as necessary . Been flying 2 or 3 times a week in recent times. So now I’m finally getting somewhere and a great return on my investment.
I really like your calm and realistic approach to PPG.
After a couple of years of wanting to take up the sport this year I am determined to at least sign up for training to see if it is something I can achieve even at my advanced age of 66 years.
Your music choice was also good and not annoying like many of the YT options chosen by others!
Thanks for posting.
@@barrywebber100 thanks Barry. It’s a fantastic sport and one I will return to. All the best with your journey into it, hopefully you’ll enjoy it. If you’re based in the UK Clive Mason of CM Paramotoring is a great guy to get more info and training 👍
I really appreciate this realistic view of paramotoring. Thank you!!
Thanks for sharing, enjoyed your honesty. It’s not all Tucker etc! Hope you get some more air time this year. 👍🏻
Thanks Michael
Thank you for sharing your experiences with all of us!
Glad to see you still flying , thanks for sharing your Joy !
Still at it Jeff, between weather and lockdowns!
I'm very tempted to start this Paramotoring. Some great coastal shots there, where was it filmed?
Nice to see my place from the air. If only it was with my own eyes lol. See you up in air soon. Jase
Forgot to say! Very well done video! That took a lot of work! Just subbed! Did you like my other comment? Ha! One minor item...music was a bit loud while you were subdued, kept going up & down with volume.
Thanks and yes a few comments on music. I hopefully addressed that in later vids 🤞
Hey man! Lovely video to watch :).
How much would you say it all costs? From training to buying all of the gear etc?
@@AshFeedsDucks it may be more expensive now as things have gone up but I paid for training and gear in the region of £9-£10k
@@rich_vincent damn! I gotta save up haha. Where would be a good place to store a paramotor ? :)
Nice to see you,. I want a parameter too , but am for once in my life , weighing the odds, costs, motor failures, Un stable air, wing collapses, etc,,,, I want one so bad, The cost is not a real factor for me but motor malfunctions and collapse wing is what’s killing my. Purchase,,, not even the 3500. School scares me , but ,,,,,,,,,,?...
To date I’ve never had a motor failure or wing collapse. If you fly in the right conditions and don’t do any crazy stuff, you’ll never have a collapse. If the motor fails, it’s really a non event so long as you have landing options. Go for it 🤙
Love the sport. Nice video.
Great content! Subbed.
nice vid but; please equalize your sound levels, voice and music at the same level helps makeit easier to enjoy :) keep up the work
Thanks and noted 👍
Hi, are you local to Abergele at all? I'm Llysfaen myself and really looking at getting into the sport, been trying to see if anyone local could give advice!
I used to live near Abergele but near Chester now. There was a guy at Towyn who flew but he has now moved too. Sorry can’t help but best to join the paramotor groups on FB
@@rich_vincent thanks, yeh I've joined a few groups now, just stumbled across your videos and noticed the beach at Pensarn on the videos and thought be good to fly from there myself once I get a licence - hopefully anyway!
@@garethtowlson1761 get in touch with Danny at Flypapuk. He’s a paramotor instructor and could help you out further.
@@rich_vincent that's brill, will look into this.
I want to get into this as well... I was a little concerned because the weather in the uk it is not always great... where about are you located? maybe I could join you when you go to fly for a couple of times (join to watch) thanks.
Yes the weather can mean you don’t always fly regularly. I’m mainly fly in North Wales
Music TOO loud, your voice too quiet! Difficult to watch. Just friendly feedback ;)
How much does it cost to go from completely never flown, to training and buying everything roughly?
Which school do you recommend
In the UK either FlyPAP UK or CM Paramotors 👍
Lovin the numberplate 👌😝
Enjoyed it thanks for sharing it
Those who went thru training and obtained a gear are devided into 2 groups: those who fly frequently and those who don't (for various reasons). Occasionally the 2-nd group decides they need to justify the effort and the gear go out and fly. My understanding about the 2-nd group: if you fly less than - say - 40 hours a year ("weekend pilot"), this hobby is not very much worth for you. It becomes pretty dangerous as you don't get enough sustained practice and your gear is suffering from aging problems and probably is not maintained often enough (because you think you don't use something it doesn't mean the maintenance is not necessary!). I personally fly for 20+ years and manage to do about 60 hours a year - this IMHO is close to the minimum required for this hobby to be "viable" and safe. Also I have a trike, which I fly even less frequently (better to say: never). It is very challenging and dangerous to fly because of what I said.
I know quite a few people who basically don't fly anymore, but keep their gear so that "one day" they would fly. In the cases they indeed try, it usually ends up in a disaster of some sort and severity...
No offence, please, for this piece of my advice: either fly at least 50+ hours a year or just get you another hobby - there are many out there - and sell out this one.
Thanks for your comment and due to weather and work I came to the decision to sell my gear. I agree that you need to get out and fly to remain safe. I will come back to this sport as I loved it, when I do, I'll get some refresher training and commit to fly regularly.
I used to fly an Aerochute trike many years ago and basically gave up for that very reason .
Family life took precedence ( no regret ) .
Now the kids have grown , seriously thinking off getting back into it .
Nothing lower than a grounded pilot !
Is it worth buying second hand gear or would you advise brand new?
Hi how much did the gear cost you?
Approx £9k
Just down the road from me, love those beaches! Do you ever launch from the farm opposite the travellers inn?
We used to but the farmer then stopped us for no reason!
do you need a flying license or can you just buy, try and fly
I cannot imagine at all how training to do this would go. Unless there is such a thing as like two man paramotoring.
This is something i would love to do. Is there any limit on what weight you can be? I am only around 14st.
No limit you are good to go
whats rough price for a set up, I've been looking into this for a while
Depends on brand of motor and wing but anywhere between £8k and £10k. Then theres the little extras such as helmet, cameras, flight deck, reserve, they can come to £1k. The first thing I would advise though is getting training before looking at gear. Training is anywhere between £800 - £1500 in the UK. Depending on how you best learn, if you wanted an intensive 10-14 day course than heading to Spain, Italy or Florida would improve your chances of good weather and consistant flying. Having said that, if you're OK learning over a few months, then learning in the UK will get you used to the variable weather we have here.
I second rich reply. Get training. I didn't and done the lot for 3k and taught myself. it can be as cheap or as expensive as you want to make it. But be sensible. And do research before you jump in. I would advise to have a tandem flight with a local instructor first to see if its something you want to pursue
Thanks!
20:36 What's the song?
Lucky Number 7 - Dresden the Flamingo
Tell me about it. 20% joy if you're lucky. 80% a pain in the ass usually. My favorite scenario? Unpacking everything from the car, dragging all of it to a set up point, getting it all laid out (multiple times because of wind), running the motor, strapping in, cranking the motor, it decides it's not going to crank, undoing everything, work on motor, reset canopy & lines that just got blown away for the 45th time, get suited up again, reach up, pull the starter rope, it don't crank (again), redo...No. Don't redo anything. Go the hell home. That's the reality. It's a sport you truly have to love! Especially if you just adore getting ripped for nearly $4,000 for instruction & subjecting yourself to all the above. It helps if you're already insane. If not, you will be.
😂 yes that’s the joy of 2 strokes and backpack motors!
Do you fly a Beginner wing?
It’s classed as an intermediate
@@rich_vincent ahh.. okay. I am looking for a beginner wing. Have you owned a beginner wing? If so, what Brand and how was the wing? Going to be a low/slow pilot. Thanks for your help.
@@videopokernetwork6824 I flew an ozone mojo in training and the apco lift ez is the beginner version of mine.
@@rich_vincent thanks again, Rich. I'll look into those. Clear Skies, Calm Winds...
Nice vid thank you for share we all do some way is the price up the fly family of paramotoring fly baby fly
you lift your legs up to early ? wow do you know you meant to land feet first ! lol good video
Why on earth you take off/land on foot...???🙄
Dont get me wrong because I am similar body-build like you. Why not use a trike???
Trike would solve all the problems in my opinion 😉
I like foot launching and the feeling of running into the sky, that’s it really but in nil wind a trike would be easier I think. 🙂
Trikes are for old men,,lol.
Did you get permission to land there? Best option is to never ask for permission because otherwise they might say no. As long as you take off and land from quiet public footpath that's not very busy then you should be good. It's also a good idea to never buzz around or do low passes too often on your landing or taking off spot, that way it reduces the chance of someone having an issue with it and hence getting fined or banned. The low passes and tree skimmers should be done in a remote quiet place that is different to you landing / take off spot for the same reasons.
Keep up the practice, slow & progressive, 15 hours is what you should have accrued from training at least, our average pilot logs around 125 flights per year some more some less
Might have been good only I couldn't watch it because of the racket. Nevermind.
Yes skegness ha
The intro was way too long and annoying
Great..a reality of paramotor..only those who have passion and persistent will stay in this sport.👍🪂