Great video and totally agree. I especially agree with your comment about 'mental state' which is something always overlooked. If your wife's left you, you've had a crap day at work etc etc, best not fly, there's always another day !!!!
Awesome video..I agree with everything 100%..At 1st I was like is he going to address the question I get asked all the time? "what happens if your motor dies?" You got that covered...The only other thing I would suggest to someone thinking of getting into the sport is Don't buy equipment before your training...Your trainer will recommend the gear you need in most cases.If you are dead set on self-training then I suggest ALOT of kiting in low wind before you ever put that motor on your back and attempt to fly.I would highly suggest training though from a reputable trainer..Not the "FREE TRAINING" videos you see.
I want to get into paramotoring. Here's my concerns. I work at lot during the warmer months and winters here are brutal most years so I don't know how often I'd actually be able to fly. Plus I live in a windy state. There's nobody around me that flys so I worry about flying alone. What if something bad does happen? I have tons of open land around me but it's all farmland. What isn't farmland is crappy pasture land full of tall grass, hills and 2 million gopher holes so finding a LZ nearby might be an issue. And last but not least, I'm not a morning person lol so waking up early to fly before the wind picks up doesn't excite me.
@@lobbyrobby unfortunately Paramotors do require small windows where they are safe to fly either mornings or evenings with low wind and you would need a well manicured piece of ground to launch from. Also you don’t have to fly all the time but you want to stay proficient. I hope you are able to get into it one day but I don’t want you to rush when you do have time and get hurt best of luck to you my friend
Great video. Thanks. I am a 68 year old man in good shape. I am considering enrolling in training. My question. Should I consider training and exclusively focusing on learning and flying a solo trike? Thinking this would provide me easier launching and more years of flying. On the other hand, the cost of a trike and transportation challenges may add more obstacles. Do I need to make this decision before starting training? Thanks for your advice.
@@jayscherotter0169 hey man thanks for the question and my answer to that would be you are never to old to do either one it just depends on your physical shape. My best advice to you would be to find a good instructor in your area before buying any gear and be will be able to point you in the right direction I’m glad this video helped good luck and safe flying 😊
As someone seriously considering the sport I found this very informative. The hurdle for me are brands, brand reputation and pricing. Also, are the conveniences of electric worth the shorter flight time?
@@frazdad thanks for the feedback I try to make my channel educational when I can. As far as all the different brands out there most run the same kind of engines that are tried and true it’s just all about what style of frame you like more and to be honest with you electric will be the way of the future but we just aren’t there yet. I feel the price is too high and you don’t get a very long flight time out of them where are you located?
You are right that training is cheap compared to dying but several people have self trained and have even more hours than I do with nothing happening I just don’t recommend it
@@AnthonybueningI did about 60% self training. The internet was super helpful. I would post videos and people would tell me where I screwed up like when I was kiting…
Great video and totally agree. I especially agree with your comment about 'mental state' which is something always overlooked. If your wife's left you, you've had a crap day at work etc etc, best not fly, there's always another day !!!!
@@MidFlightCrisis yessir I couldn’t agree more 😊
Awesome video..I agree with everything 100%..At 1st I was like is he going to address the question I get asked all the time? "what happens if your motor dies?" You got that covered...The only other thing I would suggest to someone thinking of getting into the sport is Don't buy equipment before your training...Your trainer will recommend the gear you need in most cases.If you are dead set on self-training then I suggest ALOT of kiting in low wind before you ever put that motor on your back and attempt to fly.I would highly suggest training though from a reputable trainer..Not the "FREE TRAINING" videos you see.
@@ScubaVapes absolutely I agree with you completely and I failed to put that in the video sometimes I don’t remember everything as I’m flying along 😂
great bravoo
@@DarioushAryan thanks man I appreciate it
I want to get into paramotoring. Here's my concerns. I work at lot during the warmer months and winters here are brutal most years so I don't know how often I'd actually be able to fly. Plus I live in a windy state. There's nobody around me that flys so I worry about flying alone. What if something bad does happen? I have tons of open land around me but it's all farmland. What isn't farmland is crappy pasture land full of tall grass, hills and 2 million gopher holes so finding a LZ nearby might be an issue. And last but not least, I'm not a morning person lol so waking up early to fly before the wind picks up doesn't excite me.
@@lobbyrobby unfortunately Paramotors do require small windows where they are safe to fly either mornings or evenings with low wind and you would need a well manicured piece of ground to launch from. Also you don’t have to fly all the time but you want to stay proficient. I hope you are able to get into it one day but I don’t want you to rush when you do have time and get hurt best of luck to you my friend
Great video. Thanks. I am a 68 year old man in good shape. I am considering enrolling in training. My question. Should I consider training and exclusively focusing on learning and flying a solo trike? Thinking this would provide me easier launching and more years of flying. On the other hand, the cost of a trike and transportation challenges may add more obstacles. Do I need to make this decision before starting training? Thanks for your advice.
@@jayscherotter0169 hey man thanks for the question and my answer to that would be you are never to old to do either one it just depends on your physical shape. My best advice to you would be to find a good instructor in your area before buying any gear and be will be able to point you in the right direction I’m glad this video helped good luck and safe flying 😊
@@Anthonybuening Thank you. I meet an instructor this coming week so we can interview each other.
@@jayscherotter0169 awesome you are doing the right thing
As someone seriously considering the sport I found this very informative. The hurdle for me are brands, brand reputation and pricing. Also, are the conveniences of electric worth the shorter flight time?
@@frazdad thanks for the feedback I try to make my channel educational when I can. As far as all the different brands out there most run the same kind of engines that are tried and true it’s just all about what style of frame you like more and to be honest with you electric will be the way of the future but we just aren’t there yet. I feel the price is too high and you don’t get a very long flight time out of them where are you located?
No, you can't successfully self-TRAIN. You can get lucky, at best. And training is VERY cheap compared to dying.
You are right that training is cheap compared to dying but several people have self trained and have even more hours than I do with nothing happening I just don’t recommend it
Dying is actually really cheap. You don’t have to pay a thing. Whats expensive is crashing and spending a lot of time in the hospital.
@@AnthonybueningI did about 60% self training. The internet was super helpful. I would post videos and people would tell me where I screwed up like when I was kiting…
@@rule1dontgosplat that is very true
@@rule1dontgosplat I’m guessing you finally went and got proper training?