In this video, I wanted to dive into the biggest dangers of paramotoring and how to avoid them. Of course, there are many other aspects to pay attention to, but these are the biggest ones that seem to be occurring in recent history. Stay tuned for some nitrous action and hopefully a new paramotor drive thru run. 😀
You covered the major ones for sure. I'm a Weight shift Trike pilot....(trike mobile thing) I think you called it in a previous video lol. You guys are really hard to spot. My aircraft has transponder, and I will prob add adsb in and out. It would be cool if they make adsb affordable and compact enough for paramotors. Seeing you guys on my ipad would be awesome. For now though, bright strobes on a paramotor help tremendously! If you can afford/add bright strobes, or led lights, that would be an additional level of safety for all of us. Tucker, check out my little youtube channel. Give me a shout sometime. Peace and subbed ;)
Thx Tucker , I’m new to this sport I had 25 flights in training , I’m 6 flights in on my own gear . It keeps getting better and better with every flight. Safety is my number 1 concern , and you always cover what not to do . As a new pilot I greatly appreciate it. Thx and keep it coming
@@pilot3016 - Interesting. How many flights and flight hours did it take to get your sailplane license? In the US, it usually takes a few months to get a glider license. You only need 40 hours for a Private Pilot Certificate and only 10 hours for a Sport Pilot Certificate. Most people average about 50% more time than that. And, you can knock out the written knowledge test before you even start flight training. As far as knowing about aerodynamics and meteorology, you don’t need a pilot certificate for that. The Aeronautical Decision Making will come with time and experience (and, learning from the mistakes of others).
@deanfowlkes Not sure on the hours. It gets complicated with sailplanes. (Different criteria) However, it took me about a year and a half if I remember correctly, and more money than a S.E.L. rating as you are also paying for the tows up. Worth every penny. 21,200 ft. (Legally) & 200 mile out and back X-C. Then bought a Glasflugel Libelle H-301 (flapped ship).
@@pilot3016 - That sounds awesome. The funny thing is that the US regs specifically requires both hours and numbers of flights for the glider certificate. It does make it difficult to track your time (starting when the aircraft is able to move under its own power) since you do not have a tach or engine clock. Did you use a glider club for your license? Tows at my club are fairly inexpensive. And, the instructors are pro bono.
@deanfowlkes I took my lessons from Calistoga, California (wine country) in a Schweizer 2-33 which I called, the pregnant whale. Worked my way up to glass, then my first retractable gear Pilatus B-4. They let me fly the Pegasus with winglets... then I bought a modified H-301 (Scheumanized wings and nose). What an incredible ship. Possibly the best handling sailplane ever built.
Danger #6 : Knowing in your heart that flying is something you must do, and not fulfilling the dream. I thought about it for 30 years before pulling the trigger, but most only dream about it...then life happens, and flying never does. Thx for another great video.👍
Great tips. Bottom line. Always try to stack things in your favor. I ride motorcycles, when I do I wear gear. Full helmet, armored jacket, boots gloves bright colors etc. l love to Scube. (Thousands of dives). Dive with buddy, back-up air, surface signal, knife, EPIRB (ELT) etc. I have crossed ocean on my sailboat Too long a list for that! Life is full of risk. But we can’t just crawl under a rock. Gear up properly and get professional training at the least. And enjoy!! Love you vids. Be safe. Also am private pilot and glider pilot. (Not current). I am now in my late seventies. Still here!! But did all of this and am still here because I did my best to stack things in my favor.
I think the one HUGE challenge not listed is flying in bad conditions. I hear from PPG friends all the time, "I probably should not have been up in that wind," after something bad has happened. For all of the risks you listed, there are mitigation strategies that can keep you flying. But with windy or gusty conditions, or heat of the day thermal conditions, the only real mitigation is not to fly.
I'm 70 and would have loved to do this at age 65. Have always loved your videos. Keep on Keeping on to all. ( I last month repaired a set of bearing on the idler for a para motor) Got some Elk stakes. thankful Tucker.
#6: DISTRACTIONS. Not gonna lie, I've made serious mistakes by ACCEPTING avoidable distractions: curious folks talking nonsense or asking questions into my preflight, waving back to bystanders on the ground and loosing situational awareness, you name it.
I've always wanted to fly for as long as I can remember. Never been able to afford it tho. But paramotoring has recently come to my attention and I'm seriously considering trying to book in some tuition this summer and getting started. Hence why I'm here. Watching videos, great videos btw.
I'd like to see...... recently I was viewing a TH-cam video on how much does it cost to own/run an airplane. I'd like YOU to do the same. Of course there are variables in costs due to types of motors, wings, storage, insurance etc... but I'd really like to see some average numbers on the cost to own and operate a paramotor, because no one buys without knowing what its going to cost them to own and maintain a recreational item such as a paramotor without knowing the "how much" costs associated with owning it. PS: I enjoy viewing your sightseeing adventure flying videos. Many thanks...and I look forward to seeing the video with the answers to the above $$ questions.
In all seriousness - another risk (besides other paramotors) is other aircraft. Where you fly is super-important - and knowing airspace and where traffic is likely to be is vital. I do most of my flying from a small, rural airport (no tower). It typically sees 1-2 airplanes a day - and most of those are people shooting touch and goes on their way through. Because these folks are also typically fair-weather pilots, they are often in the air at the same times of day we are - and they can show up without warning. Even though this airport is small and quiet, I always look around to make sure nobody is landing in my takeoff/landing path. I once was ready to take off and after I did my engine run-up, it sounded louder than usual. I turned to look behind me - and here's this frickin' national guard blackhawk helicopter landing on the runway, not less than 60ft behind me! My wing was getting tossed all over the ground. The pilot realized he was kinda messing my shit up, so he took off and gave me a big thumbs up as he departed. Needless to say, I had to reset - but it just goes to show you that there IS traffic we have to be aware of!
I treat a PPG or PPC like a helicopter. Use the same "no flying below XX feet" to avoid lines, bridges, etc. However, there are a few "Tucker Gott - Zen Master" rules I have encoded into my brain. Here are a couple of them: "Do not fly over ANYTHING you don't want to land in. Swamps, Water, Dense Trees, etc" "If the wind is low enough that you can't comfortably fly a kite....that's a good day to fly"
Hi Tucker, have you thought of a distribution centre in another country. We live in the Uk and me and the wife ordered a couple of sweat tops - the import duty tax was more than the tops themselves!
I was thinking about going into this Sport since it is ideal on flat terrain (originally I wanted to fly hang gliders) and more or less cheap. But after informing and watching a couple of videos on TH-cam it seems just do dangerous to me. My two points to add to this list: #1 beeng sucked in by a cloud und pulled up high thousands of meters and #2 - which is my greatest nightmare - the all of sudden collapsing of the wing. And it seems this can be triggered by various reasons: Turbulence in the air (helicopters) strange weather conditions or a by an unfortunate manoeuvre.
hey tucker Gott I lost my RC plane down at the same park that you fly at it would be much appreciated if you would keep a eye out for a white Cessna glider thank you and have a good night
Tucker are thay safe to fly at lower speed and hight i was going buy one just for fun. That flying andxand enjoying the flight and what shout i buy to learn to fly. I watch your videos but still don.t know what to buy please let me know thank you Tucker
Hi Tucker, love the video and all the others. Wanted to ask about training in Florida. I live in south Florida; are there training sites you can recommend?
The old days with Capt.Paramotor and The king of the wing Floptop bitching about your flights skills and hating on your channel in the beginning .✌🤠You always noted Keep it safe within your skill level and getting training first. 👍 Risky Biscuits !
Tucker - Are you ever in area of W. Colo ? 25 miles E. of Utah / Colo. border ? I will buy you supper, you can stay at my tipi camp/ cabin , show you surv. skills , sit in the woodsmoke, --- l will pay you for your time. I am serious about improving my flying. Mtn Mel - Deweese, Ret USN PR - SERE - POW Inst. ( not sure I can put my website here. Ph # , etc.??? I am in Grand Junction phone book.
Life always comes with "RISKY BISCUITS" just don't let life take a BITE out of you but Be Not Afraid and gone! It's better to enjoy life given to you by the Creator than to cower with the fear of death in enjoying life. Just have fun and enjoy what was given to you...
Well done Tucker. Your technical skills are so finely tuned in that you make everything look easy. Thanks for the candidness and honesty, in all probability you are saving lives by doing this video, keep up the good work!!!
For those of us that have kids/family-life to balance with flying, one of the biggest risks is flying too much! ;) The wrath of an angry wife is nothing to take lightly!
There is also a complacency quotient to those five things. You're so careful to begin with, but after a year or two, a familiarity with risk begins to erode the safety margins.... and that's not just true for Para motoring, it's true for many activities.
I'll be doing my training with FlyMiPpg this sunday been watching you for about 6+ years finally pulling the trigger thanks for all you do for the sport man.
Like they say better late then never 👍🏻 if you ever make it up to Alaska hit me up. I’ll show you around a little bit. in the sky and on the ground! There is a glacier up here that’s awesome to fly out out to and land out and have lunch and get pitchers
The motto of Risky Biscuits Inc could be _“The man who wishes to keep at the problem long enough to really learn anything positively must not take dangerous risks. Carelessness and overconfidence are usually more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks.”_ ― Wilbur Wright I think he's done using it.
I've lost two friends to low acro. Both times were cause they got that Kodak courage from people taking videos of them down low. Why even risk it? Most people are just amazed that you're in the air, no need to make an amazing event for them into a life scarring event cause you decided to crater yourself on a botched wingover. I love acro, but I have a personal hard lower-limit of nearly 2000ft, and really don't start throwing anything down till I'm above 4000ft.
tucker pretty much hates me. the more videos i watch (not just his) and the more i study this sport, the more firmly convinced i become that paramotoring is an extremely unsafe and life-risking activity. the videos are and my God it looks like a ton of fun. but my lord, look at all the people dying and the incredible array of things that can and do go wrong. like i said, i’m prepared to be hated. but there’s a whole lot of people in deep denial about truly comprehending how freaking deadly paramotoring really is. .
Hi tucker I thing you forgot to fly over kites on the beach here where I live in Brazil the kids love have kites on the beach and lately we have had some accidents when the wings encounter the line of kites they could be really sharp sometimes to avoid that we always fly a little bit off from the shore line and fly over the water close to the shore
This video is one of many reasons why I watch your channel. You're just as conscientious as you are skilled at flying and making videos. For a person who's a potential future pilot this is invaluable.
I'm curious do you have to have a radio to communicate on the aviation channels to let other fix wing air Craft etc. Informed them of your location attitude etc?
Would it bee impossible to have a strong but thin carbon fibre "safety mesh" covering the prop entirely to mitigate chop ups ? Thanks . Enjoy your films. You are like Peter Pan !! : )
ball park western new jersey a bit north of central, not crazy far from the pa border and the delaware water gap, also kinda between clinton nj and phillipsburg nj. so believe it or not there is a lot of truly beautiful countryside in new jersey that is largely rural and not over populated. in fact most of western nj from interstate 78 to port jervis new york is not at all what most people think of when they think of new jersey. i was born in summit and i grew up in westfield. i’ve been living in pa for decades now, but i still have occasion to travel western new jersey. here’s a video about the ‘lackawanna cutoff’ - an abandoned railroad line that is mostly in new jersey. perhaps you’ll find it interesting: th-cam.com/video/uknfbJqFzQI/w-d-xo.html .
I don't have to be flying to a fast food restaurant to choke on my food. I have choked on lots of lousy fast foot without my feet ever leaving the ground. I call that point a wash.
Flying while intoxicated, flying beyond your training, flying w/Out consulting NOTAMs, flying w out letting people knowing your agenda, flying remote locations w/outs comms or a buddy...
Blind routine... Think about your flight prep when you do it, don't just go through the motions- look and think about what you see is going on with your gear... That almost got me once- riser hooked on a carabiner that was not locked (this was a PG flight with no engine)....
In this video, I wanted to dive into the biggest dangers of paramotoring and how to avoid them. Of course, there are many other aspects to pay attention to, but these are the biggest ones that seem to be occurring in recent history. Stay tuned for some nitrous action and hopefully a new paramotor drive thru run. 😀
If you like my comment, I will eat my shoes !
You covered the major ones for sure. I'm a Weight shift Trike pilot....(trike mobile thing) I think you called it in a previous video lol. You guys are really hard to spot. My aircraft has transponder, and I will prob add adsb in and out.
It would be cool if they make adsb affordable and compact enough for paramotors. Seeing you guys on my ipad would be awesome. For now though, bright strobes on a paramotor help tremendously! If you can afford/add bright strobes, or led lights, that would be an additional level of safety for all of us. Tucker, check out my little youtube channel. Give me a shout sometime. Peace and subbed ;)
And the thumbnail gives you one extra... loosing your cap!
I would have BET that the number 1 would have been flying without proper training.
You were at my lacrosse game when you were filming this video i was freaking out
Thx Tucker , I’m new to this sport I had 25 flights in training , I’m 6 flights in on my own gear . It keeps getting better and better with every flight. Safety is my number 1 concern , and you always cover what not to do . As a new pilot I greatly appreciate it.
Thx and keep it coming
That's hilarious. To obtain a Sailplane License...it took 1.5 years. Congratulations on knowing little about aerodynamics, weather, and restraint.
@@pilot3016 - Interesting. How many flights and flight hours did it take to get your sailplane license? In the US, it usually takes a few months to get a glider license. You only need 40 hours for a Private Pilot Certificate and only 10 hours for a Sport Pilot Certificate. Most people average about 50% more time than that. And, you can knock out the written knowledge test before you even start flight training.
As far as knowing about aerodynamics and meteorology, you don’t need a pilot certificate for that. The Aeronautical Decision Making will come with time and experience (and, learning from the mistakes of others).
@deanfowlkes Not sure on the hours. It gets complicated with sailplanes. (Different criteria) However, it took me about a year and a half if I remember correctly, and more money than a S.E.L. rating as you are also paying for the tows up. Worth every penny. 21,200 ft. (Legally) & 200 mile out and back X-C. Then bought a Glasflugel Libelle H-301 (flapped ship).
@@pilot3016 - That sounds awesome.
The funny thing is that the US regs specifically requires both hours and numbers of flights for the glider certificate. It does make it difficult to track your time (starting when the aircraft is able to move under its own power) since you do not have a tach or engine clock.
Did you use a glider club for your license? Tows at my club are fairly inexpensive. And, the instructors are pro bono.
@deanfowlkes I took my lessons from Calistoga, California (wine country) in a Schweizer 2-33 which I called, the pregnant whale. Worked my way up to glass, then my first retractable gear Pilatus B-4. They let me fly the Pegasus with winglets... then I bought a modified H-301 (Scheumanized wings and nose). What an incredible ship. Possibly the best handling sailplane ever built.
Danger #6 : Knowing in your heart that flying is something you must do, and not fulfilling the dream. I thought about it for 30 years before pulling the trigger, but most only dream about it...then life happens, and flying never does. Thx for another great video.👍
Time flies
Great tips. Bottom line. Always try to stack things in your favor. I ride motorcycles, when I do I wear gear. Full helmet, armored jacket, boots gloves bright colors etc. l love to Scube. (Thousands of dives). Dive with buddy, back-up air, surface signal, knife, EPIRB (ELT) etc. I have crossed ocean on my sailboat Too long a list for that! Life is full of risk. But we can’t just crawl under a rock. Gear up properly and get professional training at the least. And enjoy!! Love you vids. Be safe. Also am private pilot and glider pilot. (Not current). I am now in my late seventies. Still here!! But did all of this and am still here because I did my best to stack things in my favor.
Good info, glad ur still around
Rock on man
You got me started flying paramotor in 2018. Thank you. Actually considering going out for a spin tonight. Take care!
Okay Richie
a SPIN! haha
So your saying I should stop hesitating and jump into training huh?
@@warrenegan2149 No you're saying it. So just do it.💪🏼💯
I'm also interested to fly. Plz guide me as a beginner. Waiting
I’m a retired aviation safety engineer and I really like your video. Hopefully it will get to as many people as possible that want to join the sport.
I think the one HUGE challenge not listed is flying in bad conditions. I hear from PPG friends all the time, "I probably should not have been up in that wind," after something bad has happened. For all of the risks you listed, there are mitigation strategies that can keep you flying. But with windy or gusty conditions, or heat of the day thermal conditions, the only real mitigation is not to fly.
I'm 70 and would have loved to do this at age 65. Have always loved your videos. Keep on Keeping on to all. ( I last month repaired a set of bearing on the idler for a para motor) Got some Elk stakes. thankful Tucker.
#6: DISTRACTIONS. Not gonna lie, I've made serious mistakes by ACCEPTING avoidable distractions: curious folks talking nonsense or asking questions into my preflight, waving back to bystanders on the ground and loosing situational awareness, you name it.
Love your videos, Scheduling training for August, ill be in the sky soon !! Thanks for the inspiration .
I've always wanted to fly for as long as I can remember. Never been able to afford it tho. But paramotoring has recently come to my attention and I'm seriously considering trying to book in some tuition this summer and getting started. Hence why I'm here. Watching videos, great videos btw.
I'd like to see...... recently I was viewing a TH-cam video on how much does it cost to own/run an airplane. I'd like YOU to do the same. Of course there are variables in costs due to types of motors, wings, storage, insurance etc... but I'd really like to see some average numbers on the cost to own and operate a paramotor, because no one buys without knowing what its going to cost them to own and maintain a recreational item such as a paramotor without knowing the "how much" costs associated with owning it.
PS: I enjoy viewing your sightseeing adventure flying videos.
Many thanks...and I look forward to seeing the video with the answers to the above $$ questions.
Any plans on doing the icarus trophy race again? Those were my first and favorite videos of yours to watch.
In all seriousness - another risk (besides other paramotors) is other aircraft. Where you fly is super-important - and knowing airspace and where traffic is likely to be is vital.
I do most of my flying from a small, rural airport (no tower). It typically sees 1-2 airplanes a day - and most of those are people shooting touch and goes on their way through. Because these folks are also typically fair-weather pilots, they are often in the air at the same times of day we are - and they can show up without warning. Even though this airport is small and quiet, I always look around to make sure nobody is landing in my takeoff/landing path.
I once was ready to take off and after I did my engine run-up, it sounded louder than usual. I turned to look behind me - and here's this frickin' national guard blackhawk helicopter landing on the runway, not less than 60ft behind me! My wing was getting tossed all over the ground. The pilot realized he was kinda messing my shit up, so he took off and gave me a big thumbs up as he departed. Needless to say, I had to reset - but it just goes to show you that there IS traffic we have to be aware of!
I treat a PPG or PPC like a helicopter. Use the same "no flying below XX feet" to avoid lines, bridges, etc. However, there are a few "Tucker Gott - Zen Master" rules I have encoded into my brain. Here are a couple of them:
"Do not fly over ANYTHING you don't want to land in. Swamps, Water, Dense Trees, etc"
"If the wind is low enough that you can't comfortably fly a kite....that's a good day to fly"
Thanks Tucker, so good how you’re doing these kind of videos... I appreciate it and it’s entertaining! 😁👍🏽
Things just Gott Risky !
Omg, why
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Corny as hell😭
How about doing a video on any unexplained phenomena you or others have observed while in flight? I really enjoy your videos! Be careful and have fun.
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Sounds like the over-riding issue is complacency. Like in motorcycles and power tools.
I have to quit wanting a paraglider... I should just do it🤘😎
What are you waiting for....do it.
So talk to “wood splitter”. He’s pretty new, but doing it. Network some and take advantage of all the common interest here.
Rock solid wisdom! One more is not prechecking gear so straps, handles gear doesnt slip back into prop. Love Laugh Live!
Dang, just ordered a fly low don't die shirt,sticker and hat!
Hi Tucker, have you thought of a distribution centre in another country. We live in the Uk and me and the wife ordered a couple of sweat tops - the import duty tax was more than the tops themselves!
Death stands near the entrance of delight in !!!!!
It's like the Icon A-5. It's fundamentally safe, as long as you fly it safely.
Awesome thanks!
I was thinking about going into this Sport since it is ideal on flat terrain (originally I wanted to fly hang gliders) and more or less cheap. But after informing and watching a couple of videos on TH-cam it seems just do dangerous to me.
My two points to add to this list: #1 beeng sucked in by a cloud und pulled up high thousands of meters and #2 - which is my greatest nightmare - the all of sudden collapsing of the wing. And it seems this can be triggered by various reasons: Turbulence in the air (helicopters) strange weather conditions or a by an unfortunate manoeuvre.
Please fly to Subway on a paramotor.
Watching tuckers videos thinking that looks fun, never thought of foot dragging over water before ;))
My question is this: what about wind speed? How much wind is too much to fly in?
This is a question Can you do loopty loops?
You also forgot to mention about weather and random wind
That one where he crashed into the power lines was at the rio Linda library right next to my house I couldn’t help but watch and laugh
Something about the way you phrased that made me laugh too
what about birds? can they get into the propeller or into the wing?
hey tucker Gott I lost my RC plane down at the same park that you fly at it would be much appreciated if you would keep a eye out for a white Cessna glider thank you and have a good night
I imagine "falling" would be on that list somewhere.
Falling is not particularly dangerous as long as you miss the ground or other obstacles while doing so.
On a fall to the ground....Who wants to almost make it. 🤣🤣🤣
Tucker are thay safe to fly at lower speed and hight i was going buy one just for fun. That flying andxand enjoying the flight and what shout i buy to learn to fly. I watch your videos but still don.t know what to buy please let me know thank you Tucker
how did you get. your equipment to the Bahamas ?
I love watching your videos..
My dream someday is you visit me in the philippines and fly with that thing🔥☺️😁 stay safe bro
#85 other aircraft like C-130, F18, sr71, helicopters of all kinds, birds, big bugs, etc...😃
Will you ever do a 15k altitude video ??
I do want to learn to do this soo bad just from watching your videos. But looks like you're east coast and I'm west coast.
If you put your wing tip and your foot on the ground at the same time your paramotor takes a screenshot
😂😂😂
Day 2 of asking to reveiw the scout aviation pod paramotor
how common are wing collapses
Hi Tucker, love the video and all the others. Wanted to ask about training in Florida. I live in south Florida; are there training sites you can recommend?
Thanks! Check out Aviator, they're linked in the description. 😁
Just wondering, Icarus X UK 2021?
I want to go but I’m disabled in a wheelchair is there any possible way I could
I mean I can’t walk at all could it still work?
@@jakewilloughby2784 , these guys have ways. Contact them: www.projectairtime.org/
Fkin George Jetson's today!
Crop dusters
bravoo
Tucker gott can you get on a bmx or mountain bike fire up the paramotor engines do a speed run test on land 🏴🤗👍no wings
cool.
this is more dangerous than putting all your crypto into a Chinese company
Nice one bro!
The old days with Capt.Paramotor and The king of the wing Floptop bitching about your flights skills and hating on your channel in the beginning .✌🤠You always noted Keep it safe within your skill level and getting training first. 👍 Risky Biscuits !
Tucker -
Are you ever in area of W. Colo ? 25 miles E. of Utah / Colo. border ?
I will buy you supper, you can stay at my tipi camp/ cabin , show you surv. skills , sit in the woodsmoke, --- l will pay you for your time. I am serious about improving my flying.
Mtn Mel - Deweese, Ret USN PR - SERE - POW Inst. ( not sure I can put my website here. Ph # , etc.??? I am in Grand Junction phone book.
its called ground surfing
Why the fuck would you want to drag the chute on the ground! Is it made for that?
Gotta be careful...
Life always comes with "RISKY BISCUITS" just don't let life take a BITE out of you but Be Not Afraid and gone! It's better to enjoy life given to you by the Creator
than to cower with the fear of death in enjoying life. Just have fun and enjoy what was given to you...
Hey, why are you wearing my shirt??
💥👍4️⃣💖🙏 awesome vid. Keep it up.
Maybe not
This man bought 69 shirts to show us his website lol
In terms of affordability is this an expensive hobby? And if you don't have a big open space to use can use public land?
www.lhlic.com/consumer-resources/average-funeral-cost/
RIP grant from the king of random who died from a para motoring accedent
I liked the part where he flew
#6 - Weather, Weather, Weather. We take it for granted, but flying in the right weather is actually the number one risk mitigation strategy.
I agree, but this is also more of a human factor. Deciding if the weather is suitable for flying.
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What os the optimal weather wind speed etc? Tx!
You forgot "Sudden Gusts of Gravity". That's a killer too.
Not as bad as "concrete poisoning"! 😀
@@klyons217 Made me giggle, good one.
😂😂😂
Well done Tucker. Your technical skills are so finely tuned in that you make everything look easy. Thanks for the candidness and honesty, in all probability you are saving lives by doing this video, keep up the good work!!!
For those of us that have kids/family-life to balance with flying, one of the biggest risks is flying too much! ;) The wrath of an angry wife is nothing to take lightly!
Sometimes your chances of getting to practice creating anymore kids is curtailed as well. 😳👍👍🇬🇧
Too little as well, you gotta keep current and in good practice.
@@davidcrooks1752 I hope you are not referring to the "garage incident"..
Wife? What's that
There is also a complacency quotient to those five things. You're so careful to begin with, but after a year or two, a familiarity with risk begins to erode the safety margins.... and that's not just true for Para motoring, it's true for many activities.
Plus getting into a hurry. So easy to stray from routine and forget something important.
what about wing collapses?? they seem dangerous
I'll be doing my training with FlyMiPpg this sunday been watching you for about 6+ years finally pulling the trigger thanks for all you do for the sport man.
Nice yeah he got me into it about 2 years ago. Been flying for a year now. And still loving it
I too will be training with Flymippg
@@sageraven6246 my training starts on the 16th this sunday when are you training with them?
@@jasoncosner733 I wish I would of been quicker to ack whwn I found this sport but I'm excited for the next week thats for sure.
Like they say better late then never 👍🏻 if you ever make it up to Alaska hit me up. I’ll show you around a little bit. in the sky and on the ground! There is a glacier up here that’s awesome to fly out out to and land out and have lunch and get pitchers
“Huge thanks to our sponsor, myself!”
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The motto of Risky Biscuits Inc could be _“The man who wishes to keep at the problem long enough to really learn anything positively must not take dangerous risks. Carelessness and overconfidence are usually more dangerous than deliberately accepted risks.”_ ― Wilbur Wright I think he's done using it.
That second part resonates with me. Thanks for sharing!
Your music at the beginning gave my brand new PC sound system a work out and the wall shaking bass sounded great.
You forgot angry Karen showing up to the launch site
For that, check out the part about the sharp fast spinning rotating slicing and dicing thingy on the business end of the flight suit... 🤔🤣
So in other words, don't do what you do!
Killer bees.
Also Phalanx CIWS automated defense systems. Those things are a big danger if they lock onto you while you're flying your paramotor.
I've lost two friends to low acro. Both times were cause they got that Kodak courage from people taking videos of them down low. Why even risk it? Most people are just amazed that you're in the air, no need to make an amazing event for them into a life scarring event cause you decided to crater yourself on a botched wingover.
I love acro, but I have a personal hard lower-limit of nearly 2000ft, and really don't start throwing anything down till I'm above 4000ft.
tucker pretty much hates me. the more videos i watch (not just his) and the more i study this sport, the more firmly convinced i become that paramotoring is an extremely unsafe and life-risking activity.
the videos are and my God it looks like a ton of fun. but my lord, look at all the people dying and the incredible array of things that can and do go wrong.
like i said, i’m prepared to be hated. but there’s a whole lot of people in deep denial about truly comprehending how freaking deadly paramotoring really is.
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Hi tucker I thing you forgot to fly over kites on the beach here where I live in Brazil the kids love have kites on the beach and lately we have had some accidents when the wings encounter the line of kites they could be really sharp sometimes to avoid that we always fly a little bit off from the shore line and fly over the water close to the shore
This video is one of many reasons why I watch your channel. You're just as conscientious as you are skilled at flying and making videos. For a person who's a potential future pilot this is invaluable.
I don't always take big risks when flying, but when I do it involves biscuits...
sounds risky
I'm curious do you have to have a radio to communicate on the aviation channels to let other fix wing air Craft etc. Informed them of your location attitude etc?
Would it bee impossible to have a strong but thin carbon fibre "safety mesh" covering the prop entirely to mitigate chop ups ? Thanks . Enjoy your films. You are like Peter Pan !! : )
The more you cover the prop the less air it pulls in for thrust
This is the video this channel has been building up to this whole time
For sure i'll do this in my life. And what is the most funny is that yerstaday i was searching about the risks of this sport, and here is your video.
You are like a happy eagle 🦅 👍💪👊
Came here right after seeing your new video celebrating Jeff's life. Definitely keeping this video in mind if I ever actually try paramotoring...
Great tips👌🏼.. Sick edits and music at the start when u were shredding it up🤙🏼
Not in a creepy way but what town do you live in that there are houses literally no where and it’s all plain grass lands
ball park western new jersey a bit north of central, not crazy far from the pa border and the delaware water gap, also kinda between clinton nj and phillipsburg nj.
so believe it or not there is a lot of truly beautiful countryside in new jersey that is largely rural and not over populated.
in fact most of western nj from interstate 78 to port jervis new york is not at all what most people think of when they think of new jersey.
i was born in summit and i grew up in westfield. i’ve been living in pa for decades now, but i still have occasion to travel western new jersey.
here’s a video about the ‘lackawanna cutoff’ - an abandoned railroad line that is mostly in new jersey. perhaps you’ll find it interesting:
th-cam.com/video/uknfbJqFzQI/w-d-xo.html
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I don't have to be flying to a fast food restaurant to choke on my food. I have choked on lots of lousy fast foot without my feet ever leaving the ground. I call that point a wash.
Flying while intoxicated, flying beyond your training, flying w/Out consulting NOTAMs, flying w out letting people knowing your agenda, flying remote locations w/outs comms or a buddy...
Blind routine... Think about your flight prep when you do it, don't just go through the motions- look and think about what you see is going on with your gear... That almost got me once- riser hooked on a carabiner that was not locked (this was a PG flight with no engine)....
Always be carefull
Five highest sources of risk:
1 Pilot
2 Pilot
3 Pilot
4 Pilot
5 Weather changes unexpectedly after take off.
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This was clear, practical and to-the-point. Thanks.
Beware of The Three C's. Confidence, Crowds and Cameras.
It's 4 the last one is cuming
Absolutely! And Conditions...👍