I taught myself too and logged my experiences on here. Just remember as a beginner. Bring the wing up and centre before applying and throttle Don't jump into the seat keep running poor pitch control will mean you feel lift but it will drop you a second later just keep running. Once up be smooth on the throttle and get some height. With HAND UP On landing when your happy you will make the field kill your engine And be aware of the weather at all times
@@LifeFlatout Your first year of flying, you should probably avoid pulling both brakes at the same time unless you are flaring to land. If you stalled the wing, you probably had just enough altitude to die and not enough for the wing to reinflate. I’m my early days I did the same mistake jumping into the seat too early. Try taking off without using any brake. By that I mean you can use the brakes to steer, but don’t pull both sides to get in the air faster. Staying off the brakes will mean you have to run faster, but when you finally take off, you will have tons of flare authority, which will save your butt if you hit a little sink. Mentally, I tell myself I’m just going to run as fast and as long as I can. Oh, and even though you managed to get up, you should get some real training. At least find a local pilot to talk to
Thanks for the video man, it includes everything that a beginner should avoid while self teaching. You were so lucky to not break your leg in that crash landing.
So glad you are okay, I'm just getting into PPG and coming from PG. I'm even having an instructor for my transition to PPG for the take off and little things you need to know with safety flying a PPG. First off, have you got the right size wing, type of wing EN A rated? Next is have you done a hang check with the frame, which if not correct can lead to riser twist and death. The manufacturer may have a recommended number of degrees or at least stay between 5-15 degrees preferably 5-10 degrees. Like many have stated in here, get training or at least get someone who has some experience with PPG to help you out for the first several flights. Happy Flying!
Way too much brake, the high winds probably kept your wing from collapsing on you. After take off and a good positive climb hands go up let the wing fly. Same on landing hands up till you hear the grass hit you shoe then apply brakes. I’ve had to learn the hard way myself. Congrats on the first flight!
Dude, if you are flying on self learning way, please start with a little hill (if you dont have a hill , go on some long roof and lunch from there) , practice lunches and landings with you paramotor on your back or without it. These are most crucial things too begin with. In midflight dont push you commands under you elbows (never!!!). You will stall you glider (you stall you die!!!). In midflight just pull you commands, max 30 cm (if it higher aspect ratio glider ,even less) . When you are going for land , hands up (dont brake , until you are 1 meter above a ground or less , then flare it to max (push brakes) (with feeling). At your skill level , avoids flying in winds. Fly in evening or mornings when wing is calm. Please get you self someone who is experienced and it can guide you trout radio. Begin more slowly , go step by step. You will fly eventuly, dont rush it. I admit you have some balls. I understand you anxiety in my first fly from small hill i literally forgot to breath :).
Glad to see you're okay. Paramotors are one of the most free feelings of flight and totally worth the work. I also have a defiant. Don't feel too bad about breaking the throttle, there was a service bulletin on the clear ones, they break easily. I won't be a broken record in the comments, just words of encouragement. If you're ever in North Carolina hit me up!
Why did you not reach out to a local instructor? I would hate for you to damage more equipment, get hurt, or worse. I hope you will take your time, seek instruction, and enjoy paramotoring for the long term. Wishing you the best. - Ben
Thanks for sharing your experience. I was trained by an instructor for kiting and self trained on my flights. You are very lucky, with all the brake applied you were actually stalling your wing. Luckily it did not stall on one side and collapse. It would have sent you into a spiral into the ground and you were in the kill zone. You need to have your hands up completely and keep the throttle steady while climbing. You are very lucky to be alive and although you did your "research", things were happening that you did not know were happening. You can research all you like but you still made very poor decisions. Such as while it was snowing, not knowing how to manage energy and almost killing yourself, even not having someone there to help you incase something happened. Simple things like never wear a hoodie while flying. I learned the hard way and my hoodie blocked the air intake and cut out my engine. Paying for a day of instruction or meeting up with some local pilots would be a lot safer than what you did. Remember if you crash into trees, houses, lines you ruin it for all paramotor pilots. I hope you have stayed with it and are safe. I am sure looking back at it now you were thinking what the heck was I doing! Blue skies my friend! Are you on the paramotor for beginners fb group? There are a lot of good pilots with good info. You could probably even find some local guys to take you out! If you lived in CA I would invite you out and we would get you up in the air!
I live in CA i would take you up on that offer lol I was a student pilot building my hours for private pilot be health issue put a stop to flying high altitude. I’ve always been interested in paramotoring and now not being able to fly planes I’m shifting my attention to promoting
Thanks for sharing your experience, hopefully others will be put off doing similar. I was a Paramotor pilot for ten years and will just reiterate that this sport is extremely unforgiving due to negligence or complacency. As you demonstrated its not worth the risk, that could have easily ended up in a much worse situation.
As a pro rated skydiver who had over 2000skydives and a commercial pilot license and a paraglider(not paramotor) I did zero training and still broke shit learning to take off. By just buying it and sending it. The amount of money I spent on new propellers spars etc would have paid for training. Having said that… SEND IT BRAWH
So glad that you decided to land and not circle back downwind. Looks like you enjoy living on the edge. Paramotoring without training is dangerous enough. But posting it here on TH-cam makes you a true thrill seeker. 😂 Stay safe my friend. 🪂🪂
Couple of tips: Fly with more power and keep your hands higher except for the flare right before landing. Flying in deep brakes keeps you close to the stall point which breaks things when it happens close (
00:41 that you have what? also, when you got up in the air, you weren't anywhere near 1772ft altitude like you showed in your wind app for the wind speeds. you were probably 200ft max.
Brave man! That was really entertaining:) You’ve shown a lot of people that have never flown like me and possibly thinking how hard could it be that there really is a lot to it. Thanks for the video 👍
When I saw how far into the bakes you appeared to be, I was thinking you were going to stall and drop like a rock. You might want to get someone with training to talk you through launch over a radio. Taking a class would of course be ideal.
Me too! I was like ohh shit oh shit oh shit. I've seen a few videos of the instructor talking through the radio during a launch. I definitely am going to seek training when learning to paramotor. I've seen too many crash videos. PPG is no joke.
For first time flights always make sure you have a windsock and at least 5mph winds, it makes take off a breeze, no wind and it can be a lot trickier. I've been flying for 12 years and no training other than u-tube and still going strong. Just remember, 5-8 mph wind is your friend.
Dangg.... that was super sketchy. lol The amount of luck that glider didn't go full stall is wild too. But hey, you didn't die and that video needed to be on here. Great what not to do video. YOUR CRAZY AF MAN, keep filming it!
Anyone that has any Athletic Ability can learn to Fly a Paramotor but I would Recommend many hours of Watching Flight video's first and foremost. I taught myself to Swim, Ride a Bike, Skate, Drive a Car and many other things as no Dad was around to help me out. Flying a Paramotor after watching many video's and maybe reading a Handbook is not Rocket Science, most people can do it--weather permitting. Best to Learn on Ocean beach as wind is usually Constant, doesn't take much run time...
Paying for training will save you money, time, frustration, pain, and maybe save your life. Starting with the simple economics of training vs the price of the broken prop. Could have easily broken a leg, would have cost way more than training. I saw someone nearly have their foot chopped off and have heard stories about missing fingers, pony tail caught in prop scalped some girl. Biggest mistake: Assumes he has done more research and is in a better starting place than most. Literally everyone who does paramotor has this feeling (I did and trained with experienced helicopter pilots who were equally inexperienced as paramotor pilots) but when you train will quickly realize YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW. Many dangerous mistakes that would be very unlikely with instruction: holding As way too long, jumping in the seat, pulling way too much brake, flying in unsafe conditions. Hypothetically if you were naturally gifted at paramotor (nobody falls out of the womb knowing how to fly these things) An instructor would recognize this and give you advanced training. Would still be worth the investment. All that said, PPG is a fantastic and amazing activity and highly encourage anyone interested to DO IT. Don't do it the way homeboy in the video did. Glad he wasn't hurt or worse!
I'd recommend looking at the metar and taf in your local area. You can get a better idea of current conditions at different altitudes since they come from the airfield sensors. Just an idea
Oh man, when I saw you almost stall out with the brakes I cringed so hard, and I never flied and have zero experience and only very basic knowledge. You know, when you see you're almost not moving in the air and the wing is going behind you it's super dangerous. Still glad you didn't drop and well, thanks for the video!
Nice video I'm new and I just purchased gravity paramotor like yours I liked your self confidence but be careful plz Don't forget to buy reserve parachute
is not about the training you did good just run and don't jump in the seat to early always wait for that sinking time always happens even in the best moment, you doing great fly safe. check take off 101 in aviator and landing 101 in aviator too, you will get much feel with what the instructor explain.
Got half way through, seen first attempt and was thinking he's still holding his a's, I was gonna self train untill I met group of pilots who then took me on for training, I'd reccomnd trying to find a group to fly with. Also water is the biggest killer of paramotor pilots don't fly with out flotation if you fly over water.
Still had a fist full of A's on the first face plant, gotta let them go. Hands up once off the ground, you were close to stall most of the second flite but otherwise you made it up and down good work
You gotta let that wing fly. I did it the same way, no lessons. If you study and know what you’re doing it’s not that sketchy. My first flight was definitely sketchy also but not as sketchy as yours😂
Resilient humans we are. I won't be a broken record. My trainer said my first unit would not stay perfect for very long. I reflect back on my first RC airplane that I had crashed multiple times. That foamy thing had so many popsicle sticks on it before it's final flight, but I learned a very valuable lesson with that: whatever you do to one side, do the same to the other side even if it isn't broken. All about balance, like algebra. Is it better to crash into the soft trees or into the hard ground? Neither seems really preferable to me. I did the same thing multiple times, lifted my legs too soon, but add to my broken prop and bent frame a two inch hole in my gas tank. See the last attempt in my fails video below. I was able to tweak and bend my titanium frame back to what I would say 93%, replaced the gas tank and sewed the lower harness straps back on, again. Popsicle sticks. 😂 th-cam.com/video/pj7aGetEbR8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rK_UKnnK_jsEdqG5
LOL That's funny, a new net for "safety". LOL Those brakes were buried. I was sweating just waiting for the stall every time you gave it throttle. Safety!?! LOL Kinda knew what you were doing? No, you had NO idea what you were doing.
Right on good sir. I loved this. I’m a gambler too and this is exactly how I plan on learning, so your video is very comforting and inspiring to know that I’m not alone. I specifically looked for this cause I am soon taking flight. Long live the gamblers🎲. Wish me luck or a swift death😂
This is why "self training" is not a good idea. A peek at a weather report would be nice. You kinda overlook the little details "self training". And it costs more in busted stuff. How much have you spent on broken parts anyways? Do you at least have a reserve?
Okay, so, check it out. I'm doing the exact same thing right now! I bought a blackhawk 210cc paramotor and a 28m wing, no training. I've eaten shit thrice! I'm on my 3rd prop and 2nd knee injury. I actually bolted mine to a trike so that I could take off in less wind and wouldnt have to run.... it's funny how similar your and my first flight were. I was scared to hold down the throttle and send it all the way which resulted in me having to turn with the wind and eventually biff into a fence. I figure I could either pay a thousand dollars for training, or spend a thousand on new propellers and the time to fix my cage. Lol! Man, its us stubborn assholes who eat shit and die and then give a bad name to the sport. I get it. But still, as a Libertarian I'm glad the government doesnt feel the need to protect me from my own stupidity - like they do with my seatbelt! And helmet!
Oh goodness.... Kudos for maximum effort. Don't feel too badly, a lot of us (trained or not), have spent quite a bit on props and random bits. It happens. Blue Skies!
"look at me, I got lucky enough to figure it out without dying, maybe you will be lucky too... Oh and thanks for the ad money" 🤣 "PS: quit whining it's a free country..." Yeah it's not as free as you think, you share it with many other people and by encouraging dangerous behavior you will also indirectly cause more and more rules to be applied
@@LifeFlatout the plan is to focus on learning to control the wing on the ground for a while until I can consistently keep it over head with no motor, then hopefully find hills I can use to gliding and landing practice. Tune up the motor a bit in the mean time, then send it.
@@LifeFlatout Late afternoon is the best weather and time to fly, in the mournings things can be al lot trickier with dew and no winds, but can be done if you are very aggressive.
Anybody self training dont be like this guy. He was confident going in, but he didnt understand enough to be in control. So he tried again in higher wind. So he kinda cheated. Atleast try the paraglider/motor simulation in the app store. It helped me understand the flight control and anticipation. Although this looks fun, it is easy to forget, neglect one thing, or not know enough and the day comes when you are tested. Atleast find someone who can give you hands on pointers as well as let you watch them.
Anyone wanting to venture on paramotoring. Don't be this guy! 😡 This video is a clear example of WHAT NOT TO DO. 👎 Get training, learn about meteorology, flight conditions, airspace rules, etc. It was a bit cringy when he said, "perfect flying conditions."....it was not terrible, but certainly not perfect, especially for a newbie with no training whatsoever. 🙄
You might want to delete this video and reupload it with a disclaimer at the start pointing to your training video. It's nice to see you discovered a decent way to learn the sport
@@LifeFlatout you mean that little box with the "i" in the corner? Yeah that's easy to miss. I (and as I see in the comments several others) only saw your change in attitude towards the new sport when I watched your new video. Given the comments I saw here, I had to push myself to watch the new video (especially since the thumbnail made it seem like more of this video). Anyways, do what you like, but know that rules get made because someone does something dumb, sometimes because they saw someone else do something dumb...
@davinderc @davinderc I thinks it’s important not to hide the mistakes we’ve made. The number of people commenting that they’ll get training after seeing how this went is a great teaching point. I didn’t break any rules or laws doing what I did and didn’t die so I don’t think I’m gonna be a red flag to trigger a holistic change in the sport. If they made a rule about me it would probably be you have to get training which would that really be such a bad thing? There’s been plenty of deaths this year alone that I think is the much bigger issue and would cause some kind of movement to enforce rules.
9:30 into the video and I'm biting my tongue. If you're going to self train then at least ensure that you have watched every video under the sun and understand what causes accidents. The amount of brake you had applied for the duration of take off could have cause a significantly worse full stall. I'm not a ballsy guy, I got paragliding training then self taught paramotor launches after 12 hours of paraglider air time. You have to be smart about these things or serious damage can occur.
Damm I like your style ! The closest thing I have ever done to this is when I bought a Kawasaki ZX9R having never driven a bike before :) at least then I was safe on the ground!!!
Shit you're an absolute mad lad too. But I say more to you. That's the spirit the wright brothers had. All the motoring pioneers had. Damn the danger. They wanted to live. And reach farther.
@@alexanderrahl482 I couldn’t agree with you more. This is the “spirit” of the Wright brothers. However, the Wright brothers didn’t have anybody available as a resource. Today, that’s not the case. In fact, Orville Wright, after several years of flying experience, was pilot in command of the first fatal airplane crash in history. He suffered life long debilitating injury’s as a result. So emulate the “spirit” but no need to emulate the results of lack of experience when we can lean on other peoples experiences that didn’t exist back in the early 1900’s.
Watch video number two on getting training before commenting. I probably already covered it 😁
Thanks for showing us we definitely need training. This guy is actually a life saver! 👌🏻
Hands up man. Your lucky your wing didnt collapse and you come crashing down. Slight pressure on take off then hands up to the pulleys.
I taught myself too and logged my experiences on here. Just remember as a beginner.
Bring the wing up and centre before applying and throttle
Don't jump into the seat keep running poor pitch control will mean you feel lift but it will drop you a second later just keep running.
Once up be smooth on the throttle and get some height. With HAND UP
On landing when your happy you will make the field kill your engine
And be aware of the weather at all times
Good Advice...
I love how you show yourself eating it. Humble
Glad you were not hurt. PPG is very safe if you get proper training and have good decision making skills.
Trial and Error
You're pulling far too much on both brakes simultaneously, put your hands up and let the wing fly.
Yeah… after watching the video a few times I realized I was stalling the wing with too much brakes.
@@LifeFlatout Your first year of flying, you should probably avoid pulling both brakes at the same time unless you are flaring to land. If you stalled the wing, you probably had just enough altitude to die and not enough for the wing to reinflate. I’m my early days I did the same mistake jumping into the seat too early. Try taking off without using any brake. By that I mean you can use the brakes to steer, but don’t pull both sides to get in the air faster. Staying off the brakes will mean you have to run faster, but when you finally take off, you will have tons of flare authority, which will save your butt if you hit a little sink. Mentally, I tell myself I’m just going to run as fast and as long as I can. Oh, and even though you managed to get up, you should get some real training. At least find a local pilot to talk to
Thanks for the video man, it includes everything that a beginner should avoid while self teaching. You were so lucky to not break your leg in that crash landing.
Landing wasn’t the part I should be thankful for ha that was soft it was the stall.
So glad you are okay, I'm just getting into PPG and coming from PG. I'm even having an instructor for my transition to PPG for the take off and little things you need to know with safety flying a PPG. First off, have you got the right size wing, type of wing EN A rated? Next is have you done a hang check with the frame, which if not correct can lead to riser twist and death. The manufacturer may have a recommended number of degrees or at least stay between 5-15 degrees preferably 5-10 degrees. Like many have stated in here, get training or at least get someone who has some experience with PPG to help you out for the first several flights. Happy Flying!
This was the funniest thing I've seen today. Thanks for being yourself lol
Way too much brake, the high winds probably kept your wing from collapsing on you. After take off and a good positive climb hands go up let the wing fly. Same on landing hands up till you hear the grass hit you shoe then apply brakes. I’ve had to learn the hard way myself. Congrats on the first flight!
So many Stall a Wing by using Too Much Brakes...
Dude, if you are flying on self learning way, please start with a little hill (if you dont have a hill , go on some long roof and lunch from there) , practice lunches and landings with you paramotor on your back or without it. These are most crucial things too begin with. In midflight dont push you commands under you elbows (never!!!). You will stall you glider (you stall you die!!!). In midflight just pull you commands, max 30 cm (if it higher aspect ratio glider ,even less) . When you are going for land , hands up (dont brake , until you are 1 meter above a ground or less , then flare it to max (push brakes) (with feeling). At your skill level , avoids flying in winds. Fly in evening or mornings when wing is calm. Please get you self someone who is experienced and it can guide you trout radio. Begin more slowly , go step by step. You will fly eventuly, dont rush it. I admit you have some balls. I understand you anxiety in my first fly from small hill i literally forgot to breath :).
You want someone with no experience to run off the top of a building to learn how to launch?
Hey at least that way he Darwins quickly and stops encouraging others to be stupid
Glad to see you're okay. Paramotors are one of the most free feelings of flight and totally worth the work. I also have a defiant. Don't feel too bad about breaking the throttle, there was a service bulletin on the clear ones, they break easily.
I won't be a broken record in the comments, just words of encouragement.
If you're ever in North Carolina hit me up!
Why did you not reach out to a local instructor? I would hate for you to damage more equipment, get hurt, or worse. I hope you will take your time, seek instruction, and enjoy paramotoring for the long term. Wishing you the best. - Ben
Amazing video! This paramotoring adventure is truly inspiring-enjoying every moment of it!
Thanks for sharing your experience. I was trained by an instructor for kiting and self trained on my flights. You are very lucky, with all the brake applied you were actually stalling your wing. Luckily it did not stall on one side and collapse. It would have sent you into a spiral into the ground and you were in the kill zone. You need to have your hands up completely and keep the throttle steady while climbing. You are very lucky to be alive and although you did your "research", things were happening that you did not know were happening. You can research all you like but you still made very poor decisions. Such as while it was snowing, not knowing how to manage energy and almost killing yourself, even not having someone there to help you incase something happened. Simple things like never wear a hoodie while flying. I learned the hard way and my hoodie blocked the air intake and cut out my engine. Paying for a day of instruction or meeting up with some local pilots would be a lot safer than what you did. Remember if you crash into trees, houses, lines you ruin it for all paramotor pilots. I hope you have stayed with it and are safe. I am sure looking back at it now you were thinking what the heck was I doing! Blue skies my friend! Are you on the paramotor for beginners fb group? There are a lot of good pilots with good info. You could probably even find some local guys to take you out! If you lived in CA I would invite you out and we would get you up in the air!
I live in CA i would take you up on that offer lol I was a student pilot building my hours for private pilot be health issue put a stop to flying high altitude. I’ve always been interested in paramotoring and now not being able to fly planes I’m shifting my attention to promoting
Thanks for sharing your experience, hopefully others will be put off doing similar. I was a Paramotor pilot for ten years and will just reiterate that this sport is extremely unforgiving due to negligence or complacency. As you demonstrated its not worth the risk, that could have easily ended up in a much worse situation.
Been flying for two years, lost count how many things you did wrong. I can think of three words: training, training, training.
He has the balls, just not the common sense.
As a pro rated skydiver who had over 2000skydives and a commercial pilot license and a paraglider(not paramotor) I did zero training and still broke shit learning to take off. By just buying it and sending it. The amount of money I spent on new propellers spars etc would have paid for training. Having said that… SEND IT BRAWH
So glad that you decided to land and not circle back downwind. Looks like you enjoy living on the edge. Paramotoring without training is dangerous enough. But posting it here on TH-cam makes you a true thrill seeker. 😂 Stay safe my friend. 🪂🪂
I really appreciate your candor and honesty.
Couple of tips: Fly with more power and keep your hands higher except for the flare right before landing. Flying in deep brakes keeps you close to the stall point which breaks things when it happens close (
This video was my last flight before training. Been meaning to do a video on the two paths to go.
@@LifeFlatout Right on. I guess I didn't check to see it was 2 years ago. Would be an interesting video. Who did you end up training with?
00:41 that you have what?
also, when you got up in the air, you weren't anywhere near 1772ft altitude like you showed in your wind app for the wind speeds. you were probably 200ft max.
Brave man! That was really entertaining:) You’ve shown a lot of people that have never flown like me and possibly thinking how hard could it be that there really is a lot to it. Thanks for the video 👍
When I saw how far into the bakes you appeared to be, I was thinking you were going to stall and drop like a rock. You might want to get someone with training to talk you through launch over a radio. Taking a class would of course be ideal.
Me too! I was like ohh shit oh shit oh shit. I've seen a few videos of the instructor talking through the radio during a launch. I definitely am going to seek training when learning to paramotor. I've seen too many crash videos. PPG is no joke.
Damn dude hands were so low pulling brakes. Thought you would stall for sure.
He would have, the high wind saved him.
Any flight you walk away from , is a Good one
For first time flights always make sure you have a windsock and at least 5mph winds, it makes take off a breeze, no wind and it can be a lot trickier. I've been flying for 12 years and no training other than u-tube and still going strong. Just remember, 5-8 mph wind is your friend.
Dude that was awesome! Sometimes you just got to take a chance and push the limits. Have fun y'all.
It's a lot more fun to fly if you know what you are doing. As a bonus It's also cheaper and safer.
Fairplay to you going up in 20mph winds , lesson learned
Sucks he had to learn the hard way but that was a great way to learn
@@trail4844 , it's all in the PPG bible... a non-stupid person would just read a little and save the risk.
Dangg.... that was super sketchy. lol The amount of luck that glider didn't go full stall is wild too. But hey, you didn't die and that video needed to be on here. Great what not to do video. YOUR CRAZY AF MAN, keep filming it!
Holy brakes Batman… Glad you’re not dead.
The high wind saved him, he was so lucky.
Wow its like if someone was doing everything possible to stall and die...thats a awesome wing
Not so much a great wing but wind speed saved him.
Anyone that has any Athletic Ability can learn to Fly a Paramotor but I would Recommend many hours of Watching Flight video's first and foremost. I taught myself to Swim, Ride a Bike, Skate, Drive a Car and many other things as no Dad was around to help me out. Flying a Paramotor after watching many video's and maybe reading a Handbook is not Rocket Science, most people can do it--weather permitting. Best to Learn on Ocean beach as wind is usually Constant, doesn't take much run time...
True, I love two step take-offs and landings.
This is absolutely false. Not anyone with athletic ability can teach themselves to fly a paramotor...
This was an INCREDIBLE video on NOT what to do if you want to Paramotor 🤣
Paying for training will save you money, time, frustration, pain, and maybe save your life.
Starting with the simple economics of training vs the price of the broken prop. Could have easily broken a leg, would have cost way more than training. I saw someone nearly have their foot chopped off and have heard stories about missing fingers, pony tail caught in prop scalped some girl.
Biggest mistake: Assumes he has done more research and is in a better starting place than most. Literally everyone who does paramotor has this feeling (I did and trained with experienced helicopter pilots who were equally inexperienced as paramotor pilots) but when you train will quickly realize YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
Many dangerous mistakes that would be very unlikely with instruction: holding As way too long, jumping in the seat, pulling way too much brake, flying in unsafe conditions. Hypothetically if you were naturally gifted at paramotor (nobody falls out of the womb knowing how to fly these things) An instructor would recognize this and give you advanced training. Would still be worth the investment.
All that said, PPG is a fantastic and amazing activity and highly encourage anyone interested to DO IT. Don't do it the way homeboy in the video did. Glad he wasn't hurt or worse!
Happy you made it. No needs to coment since you learned your lesson.
8:48 let off the fing brakes
How is your flying progressing. Well done on the forward launch. Class.
I'd recommend looking at the metar and taf in your local area. You can get a better idea of current conditions at different altitudes since they come from the airfield sensors. Just an idea
Oh man, when I saw you almost stall out with the brakes I cringed so hard, and I never flied and have zero experience and only very basic knowledge. You know, when you see you're almost not moving in the air and the wing is going behind you it's super dangerous. Still glad you didn't drop and well, thanks for the video!
By far the sketchiest thing ever
Great job for 1 st time. You did it
Nice video
I'm new and I just purchased gravity paramotor like yours
I liked your self confidence but be careful plz
Don't forget to buy reserve parachute
ngl I was wondering if I reeeeally need the training after selling my skydive rig to get a PPG. You've convinced me I do.
Haha yeah there’s a lot of what ifs training teaches you
Did you try again?
is not about the training you did good just run and don't jump in the seat to early always wait for that sinking time always happens even in the best moment, you doing great fly safe. check take off 101 in aviator and landing 101 in aviator too, you will get much feel with what the instructor explain.
Got half way through, seen first attempt and was thinking he's still holding his a's, I was gonna self train untill I met group of pilots who then took me on for training, I'd reccomnd trying to find a group to fly with. Also water is the biggest killer of paramotor pilots don't fly with out flotation if you fly over water.
Also as far as flying the higher you are the more safe you are
Still had a fist full of A's on the first face plant, gotta let them go. Hands up once off the ground, you were close to stall most of the second flite but otherwise you made it up and down good work
If you come to Arkansas Paramotor flight school, I will train you! Be careful out there
According to your Windy app, the wind was 7.5 mph bro.. not good! Glad you realized your mistake…fly high and safe..
Please be careful, its only a deathtrap if you make it one, i would recommend getting training after this.
is this guy still alive? I'm giving it like 5/1 before I check latest vids
Legends never die my friend 😅
SO glad you beat the odds! You crazy MF xD@@LifeFlatout
You gotta let that wing fly. I did it the same way, no lessons. If you study and know what you’re doing it’s not that sketchy. My first flight was definitely sketchy also but not as sketchy as yours😂
I did the same, but my first flights were awesome, no regrets by not getting training, u-tube helped me a lot.
have you not looked up Paramotor fatalities... these conditions were a fucking death wish, even for experienced pilots
You got that right, weather is your friend and enemy.
Dude you are the man... I don't think your wing is big enough to carry your huge balls but you flew and survived 👌
LoL...
Resilient humans we are. I won't be a broken record.
My trainer said my first unit would not stay perfect for very long. I reflect back on my first RC airplane that I had crashed multiple times. That foamy thing had so many popsicle sticks on it before it's final flight, but I learned a very valuable lesson with that: whatever you do to one side, do the same to the other side even if it isn't broken. All about balance, like algebra.
Is it better to crash into the soft trees or into the hard ground? Neither seems really preferable to me.
I did the same thing multiple times, lifted my legs too soon, but add to my broken prop and bent frame a two inch hole in my gas tank. See the last attempt in my fails video below.
I was able to tweak and bend my titanium frame back to what I would say 93%, replaced the gas tank and sewed the lower harness straps back on, again. Popsicle sticks. 😂
th-cam.com/video/pj7aGetEbR8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=rK_UKnnK_jsEdqG5
Im gonna do it. Hopefully
LOL That's funny, a new net for "safety". LOL
Those brakes were buried. I was sweating just waiting for the stall every time you gave it throttle.
Safety!?! LOL
Kinda knew what you were doing? No, you had NO idea what you were doing.
and keep your brakes up when you launch or will colapse the wing and fall straight down you were really pulling the brakes on takeoff
Right on good sir. I loved this. I’m a gambler too and this is exactly how I plan on learning, so your video is very comforting and inspiring to know that I’m not alone. I specifically looked for this cause I am soon taking flight. Long live the gamblers🎲. Wish me luck or a swift death😂
I fly in Illinois and can give you guidance and instruction while flying if you need it
Hey man I appreciate this! first person to offer help rather than be a rude know it all!
Way to learn, with mistakes! 👊
This is why "self training" is not a good idea. A peek at a weather report would be nice. You kinda overlook the little details "self training". And it costs more in busted stuff. How much have you spent on broken parts anyways? Do you at least have a reserve?
Update???? Cause I'm literally about to fo the same
Just got done with actually training highly recommend it lol
"But what if I flew?"
You flew 💪
Okay, so, check it out. I'm doing the exact same thing right now! I bought a blackhawk 210cc paramotor and a 28m wing, no training. I've eaten shit thrice! I'm on my 3rd prop and 2nd knee injury. I actually bolted mine to a trike so that I could take off in less wind and wouldnt have to run.... it's funny how similar your and my first flight were. I was scared to hold down the throttle and send it all the way which resulted in me having to turn with the wind and eventually biff into a fence. I figure I could either pay a thousand dollars for training, or spend a thousand on new propellers and the time to fix my cage. Lol!
Man, its us stubborn assholes who eat shit and die and then give a bad name to the sport. I get it. But still, as a Libertarian I'm glad the government doesnt feel the need to protect me from my own stupidity - like they do with my seatbelt! And helmet!
Amen and Amen!!!
You're lucky that wind didn't collapse your wing
Don't fly with brakes down.
I know it pissed some people off when I did this and never had any mishaps nor broke anything for the first year and a half.
Thanks for posting this, but it was super scary to watch. haha
Oh goodness.... Kudos for maximum effort. Don't feel too badly, a lot of us (trained or not), have spent quite a bit on props and random bits. It happens. Blue Skies!
Yes, I ate a couple of props my first year. Just not giving it the hard throttle soon enough.
Lol. Wow. I laugh only because your still walking and talking. Courage is always fun to watch.
Even just a couple of hours with a experienced person would help so much.
Check my latest video
"look at me, I got lucky enough to figure it out without dying, maybe you will be lucky too... Oh and thanks for the ad money" 🤣 "PS: quit whining it's a free country..." Yeah it's not as free as you think, you share it with many other people and by encouraging dangerous behavior you will also indirectly cause more and more rules to be applied
@ check my other videos maybe the one about getting training 😉
I’m gonna self learn as well but better lol
It’s not like riding a bike that’s what I tell people ha classes prepared me for emergency situations.
@@LifeFlatout the plan is to focus on learning to control the wing on the ground for a while until I can consistently keep it over head with no motor, then hopefully find hills I can use to gliding and landing practice. Tune up the motor a bit in the mean time, then send it.
@@jacobgossardhow's that going? Still alive? Im thinking about sending it myself I aint got time for training.
@Nodnarb69 check my other videos 😉 but also get training. I’ll be doing a video this spring on self taught vs training
@@LifeFlatout 👍🏻 yeah i saw a few of your recent videos paramotoring in the badlands and colorado moutains, looks fun man you got it down!
Hey man did you ever fly again after this ?
No weather is not good for the next few months here to fly or want to fly
@@LifeFlatout Late afternoon is the best weather and time to fly, in the mournings things can be al lot trickier with dew and no winds, but can be done if you are very aggressive.
I'm just now finding your channel !
Good thing you didn’t make it to the river. Hat tip for the balls.
Anybody self training dont be like this guy. He was confident going in, but he didnt understand enough to be in control. So he tried again in higher wind. So he kinda cheated. Atleast try the paraglider/motor simulation in the app store. It helped me understand the flight control and anticipation. Although this looks fun, it is easy to forget, neglect one thing, or not know enough and the day comes when you are tested. Atleast find someone who can give you hands on pointers as well as let you watch them.
🙌😝 I'm gonna be doing the same thing! Ive watched enough TH-cam videos to be 50% confident in my ability to learn on the go!😅😂
Rip
@@Dronesteve-72 It can't be that difficult?!
Literally been thinking about doing this haha
Anyone wanting to venture on paramotoring. Don't be this guy! 😡
This video is a clear example of WHAT NOT TO DO. 👎
Get training, learn about meteorology, flight conditions, airspace rules, etc.
It was a bit cringy when he said, "perfect flying conditions."....it was not terrible, but certainly not perfect, especially for a newbie with no training whatsoever. 🙄
Hey, are you selling it?
Nope I fly all the time now
@@LifeFlatout you should make flying videos again super fun…love this hobby…sport!
@@Elijahhuckaby yeah going to do a training vs self taught vid soon
Do you fly anymore?
Yes will do another video soon if weather holds out
@@LifeFlatout fly safe man
Live and learn. The primary word "Live".
I'd be scared too...good job
Minnesota mad man! Love it
That just goes to show you how much break you can pull and still fly. Regardless, that is scary and you are very lucky. Either way good job.
Haha yeah I don’t think I’ve pulled that much since even on a power on landing 🤣
Shout out from central MN!
I'm just speechless watching this. Please get training or at least have a guy there that has some experience.
just so you know you can tug on a,s all the way up in to the air it wont do anything. just dont tuug any harder than thta and youll be good
I dont know the price for instruction near you, but here, your broken prop is the price of a cource..
Sick. Gonna get me a PPG.
You might want to delete this video and reupload it with a disclaimer at the start pointing to your training video. It's nice to see you discovered a decent way to learn the sport
There’s a link at the begging to the newest video
@@LifeFlatout you mean that little box with the "i" in the corner? Yeah that's easy to miss. I (and as I see in the comments several others) only saw your change in attitude towards the new sport when I watched your new video. Given the comments I saw here, I had to push myself to watch the new video (especially since the thumbnail made it seem like more of this video). Anyways, do what you like, but know that rules get made because someone does something dumb, sometimes because they saw someone else do something dumb...
@davinderc @davinderc I thinks it’s important not to hide the mistakes we’ve made. The number of people commenting that they’ll get training after seeing how this went is a great teaching point. I didn’t break any rules or laws doing what I did and didn’t die so I don’t think I’m gonna be a red flag to trigger a holistic change in the sport. If they made a rule about me it would probably be you have to get training which would that really be such a bad thing? There’s been plenty of deaths this year alone that I think is the much bigger issue and would cause some kind of movement to enforce rules.
9:30 into the video and I'm biting my tongue. If you're going to self train then at least ensure that you have watched every video under the sun and understand what causes accidents.
The amount of brake you had applied for the duration of take off could have cause a significantly worse full stall.
I'm not a ballsy guy, I got paragliding training then self taught paramotor launches after 12 hours of paraglider air time. You have to be smart about these things or serious damage can occur.
It didn't go as planned, such is life.
Just about killed yourself pulling brakes
Calm wind and he would have had a different ending.
Legend 💫
The was awesome dude! This is going to be me soon. I tried to go to a training week but they don't allow unvaxed so have to teach myself
I’d buy and read the paramotor bible first haha you’ll learn a bunch
Damm I like your style ! The closest thing I have ever done to this is when I bought a Kawasaki ZX9R having never driven a bike before :) at least then I was safe on the ground!!!
Shit you're an absolute mad lad too. But I say more to you. That's the spirit the wright brothers had. All the motoring pioneers had. Damn the danger. They wanted to live. And reach farther.
@@alexanderrahl482 I couldn’t agree with you more. This is the “spirit” of the Wright brothers. However, the Wright brothers didn’t have anybody available as a resource. Today, that’s not the case. In fact, Orville Wright, after several years of flying experience, was pilot in command of the first fatal airplane crash in history. He suffered life long debilitating injury’s as a result. So emulate the “spirit” but no need to emulate the results of lack of experience when we can lean on other peoples experiences that didn’t exist back in the early 1900’s.