Most of us have "in" through apps that run on tablets or smart phones. S/A is increased, but only minimally adds to safe separation. Given the top speed of a PPG rig, the better plan is to fly in areas where most fixed wing aircraft, i.e. the general aviation "masses", either won't or can't. "Out" requires an "N" number and registration of the gear. Which sounds like it might be "safer" and easy enough, but the weight, complexity and inherent altitude inaccuracies that get broadcast given currently available battery powered systems, make it impractical for mass adoption. Especially so at a price point nearing, or in many cases exceeding the cost of the gear itself. I know of about 5 or 6 dudes running out now. One has spearheaded the pathway to registration on behalf of the community. He worked through the process with his local FSDO and trialed several manufacture's products along the way. The others either engage in frequent high altitude long distance flying as exhibitors or content creators, while a few more persistently fly right on the edge of complex and busy airspace and can more easily justify the burdens of cost and registration.
There is very little general aviation in Iceland, and we're generally flying in places/conditions that they don't. I have ADS-B in on my setup, and I didn't even connect it while in Iceland.
@@SethSutherland He's probably just stirring the pot, like so many general aviation pilots seem to feel the need to do. It feeds their egos. Like I tell my co-owners at my private airport, "I operated a high performance aircraft out of this field for 20 years and never so much as had my nose wheel deviate from the centerline of a taxiway. Meanwhile the rest of you crashed into the embankment at the approach end of the runway, landed gear up, ground looped into the segmented circle taking out the wind sock, ran out of gas on several occasions around the county, damaged aircraft and ground equipment with prop strikes, had a hand propped aircraft runaway, killed themselves in MVFR and low IFR weather, had two airplanes take off from opposite ends of the same runway at the same time, totaled a brand new RV-6 on her maiden flight, had mechanical and ongoing maintenance damages, that included aircraft falling off jacks and holing wings, two near asphyxiations heating hangars and one parked plane's brakes bled down while enduring A&P A/I annual maintenance that rolled down a hill and set the woods on fire." All that time I never said a peep! Yet the day I bought a PPG rig, an organized contingent of them felt compelled to tell me that paramotoring from the airport is un-safe.
What a gift this flight was. Thank you, Miro! 😍
on my Paramotoring Bucket list for sure!
Probably the most magical flight of my life was in Landmannalaugar.
Beyond life flight
I'm working on weatherproof observation platform
🦕🥇🇮🇸♥️
bravoo
So cool
I'm going to fly in Iceland next year!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩😁😁😁😁😁😁
It looks phenomenal!!! 🪂🪂🪂🪂
Epic!!
“We took the risk anyway” that sums up Miro 😅 Iceland with scout aviation was one of the best I ever experienced 🪂
scogofoss was definately the best flight of my life(2021)!
NO ADSB? Just curious.
Most of us have "in" through apps that run on tablets or smart phones. S/A is increased, but only minimally adds to safe separation. Given the top speed of a PPG rig, the better plan is to fly in areas where most fixed wing aircraft, i.e. the general aviation "masses", either won't or can't. "Out" requires an "N" number and registration of the gear. Which sounds like it might be "safer" and easy enough, but the weight, complexity and inherent altitude inaccuracies that get broadcast given currently available battery powered systems, make it impractical for mass adoption. Especially so at a price point nearing, or in many cases exceeding the cost of the gear itself. I know of about 5 or 6 dudes running out now. One has spearheaded the pathway to registration on behalf of the community. He worked through the process with his local FSDO and trialed several manufacture's products along the way. The others either engage in frequent high altitude long distance flying as exhibitors or content creators, while a few more persistently fly right on the edge of complex and busy airspace and can more easily justify the burdens of cost and registration.
There is very little general aviation in Iceland, and we're generally flying in places/conditions that they don't. I have ADS-B in on my setup, and I didn't even connect it while in Iceland.
Most aircraft don't have ADS-B in or out here in Iceland. We rely on radio communication and visual separation.
@@SethSutherland He's probably just stirring the pot, like so many general aviation pilots seem to feel the need to do. It feeds their egos. Like I tell my co-owners at my private airport, "I operated a high performance aircraft out of this field for 20 years and never so much as had my nose wheel deviate from the centerline of a taxiway. Meanwhile the rest of you crashed into the embankment at the approach end of the runway, landed gear up, ground looped into the segmented circle taking out the wind sock, ran out of gas on several occasions around the county, damaged aircraft and ground equipment with prop strikes, had a hand propped aircraft runaway, killed themselves in MVFR and low IFR weather, had two airplanes take off from opposite ends of the same runway at the same time, totaled a brand new RV-6 on her maiden flight, had mechanical and ongoing maintenance damages, that included aircraft falling off jacks and holing wings, two near asphyxiations heating hangars and one parked plane's brakes bled down while enduring A&P A/I annual maintenance that rolled down a hill and set the woods on fire." All that time I never said a peep! Yet the day I bought a PPG rig, an organized contingent of them felt compelled to tell me that paramotoring from the airport is un-safe.