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Tucker Gott hi I love your videos I would brag to my parents if you responded
I think maybe I'd add "once I buy a paramotor and wing, I'm set for life". You seem to replace equipment much faster than most people replace, say, cars.
Whats max weight limit for these wings Tucker??
Do you carry radio comm. for talking to other flyers, Jaclyn, general aviation?
Video suggestion - how about one on takeoff and landing distances. Could do like the STOL guys do, and put some markers on the grass, and use something, like a nearby tree, to guess your climb rate and how high / far you should be from obstacles, and all the variables that go with that - wing, pilot weight, winds, etc..That would be super interesting. Great stuff as always, Tucker! 👍🍻
I think a discussion on class air space and where we can fly would be a good one!
Underrated discussion topic!
YESSSS
It’s in the FAR 103
Yes.
@@lvsqcsl Yeah! Its all good in class G airspace lol.. but the technicalities with air ports and TFRs, IFR VFR training paths, and ect.. this info would be directed to those who don't have the training and would want to know where you could go with a ultra-light pilots licence.
Great point about the air currents and heat activity. Air is just a gaseous fluid, no matter how you look at it. It has currents, pressures, and "riptides" so to speak just the same as water.
Very entertaining young man. Reminds me of the kind of 'flying' I do in dreams. So really a joy to see your filming your adventures.
Must be nice to get up there and escape all the BS going on right now.
maximum social distance.
I'd rather be on the ground fighting for justice and a better world for all. But it's a marathon, not a race. Flying over clouds sounds sublime, too. 😊
Megan Murphy sometimes you just need a break
@@dhaliadestrange By looting, destroying and vandalizing?
@@loky5193 probably by influencing children on Instagram
"Look at that wingtip touch"
Followed by the wingtip tangle
Followed by the wingtip
"AAAAAAAAIIIIIIIEEEEEEE" as you plummet to your death.
This would be awesome to have for those people that like to have those houses on wheels. Go around the country to a bunch of national parks seeing the country and go paragliding.
500' Below 100' Above and 2000' horizontal from clouds.
Amazing bro! Epic. Where’s the best place to pick up a set? God bless! Talk about creation in a flight please!
Hi I'm ready to step up a level and would like you to do a video explaining your wing overs etc 👍
There are plenty on youtube already.
th-cam.com/video/i0R_TKcp4KA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Tucker , love watching all your vids , how do you go on flying with other planes and the air space ? Do you have to log a flight plan ? Are you well away from airports / airfields ? Do you have a transponder ? cheers Graham
I've thought about this & I would never do this. Love watching these videos tho!
How are you filming from behind like that? It looked like a shuttlecock but with a camera lol
do you ever fly without spare chute?
Awesome vid
F*king youtube recommending me this after the hamas terror attack lmao
how do u get up to that altitude with shorts?!
Another Conditions lung conditions things like that
"What happens if your engine goes out?"
"I am quite literally flying a parachute. What do you think?"
This made me laugh hard
Alternative suggestion, what if your parachute fucks up? You are now tied to a seat in free-fall, hopefully high enough that you can escape the thousands of belts, worst case scenario you're barely high enough to escape your chair, letalone pop another chute.
Its a recipe for disaster, and I cant look away.
@@BigMisterApple Why would you want to escape your chair if your parachute fucks up? Pretty sure you would attempt to unfuck it instead, and/or throw your reserve chute.
Seriously, 75 percent of the list, if you had those quesrions you are probably too stupid to own one. The idea that people thought it wasn't sensitive to weather conditions or could use it for transportation or go to work, etc- most his list it, the questions just required common sense
@@BigMisterApple hopfully you have a reserve even then that can ciggarette roll with your other chute
So basically the lesson is: Buy a paramotor and get training, then fly to get food and run errands and commute to work literally every time the weather permits. Got it.
For me, I have aspirations to fly to spots to camp/hunt/forage/explore so... I have a lot of free time on my hands so I am not really forced to abide by a schedule. The weather is to rough? that just means I am stuck on the ground, to explore, hunt or forage one more day! Even Birds has to abide by the weather. Rain means no to very little flight, too windy, exactly the same there too.
@@MrEmiosk careful with that. Some people get land locked long enough and die.
@@MrEmiosk Lol.... And by "forage" you mean, now you're landing near the local gas station to put fuel in your engine and grab another round of jerky and soda... There's nothing about this sport that suggests you can take it anywhere outside a 100mile range of civilization.
@@becsap9151 well. You are not completely wrong. I live in sweden, here you have enough forage opportunities to well enough survive the summer and fall months. Winter and spring would require a little more planning, thus, the only thing stopping complete independence from civilization is refueling, something that is relatively easy to do with a little forethought.
I would note that you would be stupid to use gas stations for snacks, they are stupidly expensive when it comes to food. A small spirit kitchen could make quite the range of food in the form of soups and stews, that is of course discounting plain old fire, which would make it easier by far.
I am an outdoorsman and know through experience what I'd need, that includes regular week long fasts, so no, I wouldn't be as slaved to the normal conveniences that you seem to assume of me.
@@MrEmiosk I'd love to be able to do that. Seems within reason to be able to fly 20-40 miles or so to a campsite, I'd just need a friend with a car to take my camping kit.
I seriously cannot understand how not everyone where you live has a paramotor. I mean, here in europe you would need to pay like thousands for a license and then you would only be allowed to start an land from an official airfield, where you have to pay fees and register your flight etc. Even then you are not allowed to fly where ever and how high you want.
Beeing able to spontaneosly just drive to your local park and take off for a flight to wherever you want must be the true meaning of american freedom.
ehh america ain't that great, but in this case, yes
Correct. America is the best place in the world.
Drone stuff nah Europe is better in so many ways
@@dronestuff3431 farrrr from it
@turd sandwich, it’s great here in the U.S , I can almost do what ever I want as long as it’s not protesting Robbing etc.
"I see police lights in the distance, its most definitely related"... next scene: As high and as far away as possible.
"You'll never catch me coppers!"
lmfao, certainly unrelated,
lol, yeah, noticed that too. :)
So I can’t just paramotor and shoot my handgun at targets on my property?!
that sounds really fun
I now want land in the middle of no where, come here feral hogs! Lol
lol, if said targets are trespassing it’s fair game!
No theres no gta in real life
I’m calling FBI on you 😂
I have no idea how my muffler has water damage. I've never gotten it wet. *flys into cloud*
Hey Bruv, Thank you for your videos I am M, 58 years of age and my health is poor. When I watch your videos it gives me such pleasure, the freedom out amongst nature and the sunsets well what can one say, Beautiful. I get to view all of this through your lens and its amazing. Keep the content coming. Good Job. M
You need to get on a Trike you don’t have to have good health for that find somebody and try it at least once
That's what this is all about. It's not even about paramotoring, it's about finding a decent sunset somewhere and loving life a little more.
"Take offs are optional, landings are mandatory."
I land bad but that perfect.
In GA we have a saying, "Any landing you can walk away from is a good one. Any landing you can walk away from and still use the airplane afterwards is a great one." The paramotor version would obviously be "Any landing you can walk away from is a great one."
"Loseth not thine wind speed lest the firmament arise and smite thee"
Sign over the door at my aeroclub in the early seventies.
Landings are only mandatory if you opt to take off first .
You saved 15 min of my time thank you.
Biggest misconception in paramotoring for me was "you can take off from anywhere" that's one of the hardest things to find is good launch areas.
2nd biggest.... he's faster than a falcon 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I tell people all the time that any aviator is also an amateur meteorologist.
Depends on the time spent up in the atmosphere and comparing forecasts with observations.
Same is true for ocean sailors.
Trying being an off shore sailor...They know the weather from 100k plus meters, to minus 20,000 leagues under in Atlantis 🏴☠️🦜
Same goes for sailing... Also when sailing wind is defined as air moving straight away from whatever point you plan to go to, thinking of renaming my sailboat to headwind...
Well. i’m a sailor and I disagree.
Tucker: “...here’s why maybe you shouldn’t get into the sport...”. Proceeds to capture the type of beautiful, epic flight that makes people fall in love with the idea of paramotoring. Ha!
Basically your everyone’s go to person for paramotoring. Keep up the good work
When real life doesn't look as good as Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020...
I know it’s a joke but flight sim looks and plays really really bad
Edit: I said it plays and looks bad not that I get low FPS even on high settings
The Big Egg looks bad no th-cam.com/video/2D1hPCKQYOk/w-d-xo.html runs like shit depending on what computer you have
@@solium3114 Why do you even own the game if you're not rocking 2 2080s in SLI and 3 ultra wide 4ks? Even a Honda Civic goes fast when you put jet fuel in the tank! lets go!
@@allanblack8635 I have a GTX1650 and I run the game just fine.. 32fps
@@NormalCleanCars my comment still stands.
Note to self : Don't fly through a herons' wake turbulence. Thanks for sharing guys.
Start with an A-Wing, and then a B-wing, there’s no C-wing, but eventually you get an X-Wing, and a Y-Wing.
X wing is the way
I'm more of a tie-fighter guy...
IM MORE OF AN a-wing. its certainly not the starter in star wars. its faster than the rest :D
C and D
@jonnda Glad I'm not the only one that went there.....
Tucker you have single handedly convinced me that my dream to fly is still possible. I gave up years ago when I thought only rich people could pilot aircraft in America.
Trikes are economical too, also FPV is a cheap way to fly like a bug.
Go to your local flight school and take an intro flight. The better trained you are, the safer you will be to yourself and others when you’re up there.
FAA part 103 ultralight rules allow u to fly what u build. There rules, but it can be done. If u can afford to park it, u can likely afford it. Just remember, the sky does not tolerate, incompetence, ignorance, or stupidity. Go fly.
@@williampierce2034 Every aircraft should have a "WARNING: Not to be operated by fuckwits!" label.
@@williampierce2034 once I have somewhere to park and build something I will be sure too! Thanks
Great video and very useful commentary, The info on usefulness was spot on. I own a 46 Piper Cub and is similar to your paramotor in that it's slow and limited to usefulness. At last I can go faster than another aircraft (yours) , I can do 70 to 80 mph in level flight and only around 32 in slow flight. My range is quite a bit farther around 5 hours although I wouldn't want to be in it that long at one time. I fly around low and slow with the door and window open for an excellent view of the ground (Can't beat your view though). As far as the legal limits on altitude a little clarification is needed. A regular airplane is limited to 1000ft above the highest obstacle within a 2000ft horizontal distance over a city and 500ft from any buildings or open assembly of people or boats (Not altitude above but away from, I can fly as low as you over a field or open water as long as I stay 500 feet away from people buildings or boats). One more thing concerning a falcon, if that falcon wanted to get you, you could not outrun him, they can do over 100mph in a dive. Have fun , I have been a private pilot for 49 years and still love the thrill of dancing with clouds.
I think that's pretty well spot on. My understanding of paramotor minimums are that they're the same as GA fixed wing in sparsely populated areas, and they're simply not allowed to overfly congested areas like GA fixed wing are allowed to, but the rules are otherwise identical...just stay 500ft away however you see fit, basically. There are a few exceptions to this, primarily all fixed wing during takeoff and landing, and then you have ag planes and helicopters. Ag pilots are advised to maintain 500ft or more and avoid congested areas when possible during ferry to and from the field, sometimes that's not always possible but we do our best and the FAA is pretty understanding of it. If we're not working, we fall under the same requirements as GA fixed wing. While on the job, we're technically under the same exemption as helicopters, which excludes us from all altitude and separation requirements provided we deem it safe to do so. Helicopter pilots are advised to use whatever altitude and separation they deem safe for the terrain and conditions...if they feel that a 20ft cruising altitude is appropriate, then that's acceptable. This is also how they get around minimum safe altitudes when operating from helipads on top of skyscrapers in big cities.
Recently, minimum safe altitudes have been implemented for UAV's, but they're the opposite of GA aircraft in that they cannot fly above 400ft unless they stay within 400ft of an obstacle (i.e., a 1,000ft tower would allow them to fly up to 1,400ft if directly above it). This allows separation of 100ft in sparse areas and 600ft in congested areas between UAV's and GA fixed wing. Ag pilots have been installing ADS-B transponders and armored glass in the cockpit specifically due to the rapid increase in ag-specific UAV's sharing the same airspace, as neither the ag pilot nor the UAV operator have much time to react to one another. We can't see them until we're right on them, and they can't see us until we're right over them. Fortunately they're still few in number, but it's only a matter of time before there's a serious incident. Those drones are getting HUGE, and we're flying at 170-200mph these days with only a 3/8" thick pane of glass to protect us from a face full of lithium batteries and electric motors the size of your fist. Armored glass is only going to do so much to protect against that kind of impact.
8:48 Crop Duster
Nat Geo shit🤣
@@AdanIsPrah literally and figuratively
@@TheDro hello there
@@TheDro I’m a big fan plz reply and say hi Ruben good job on your potty training
more like crap duster
As you passed the falcon, you should have yelled "ON YOUR LEFT!" at it.
Tucker: I'm faster than a falcon
Perigrine falcon: hold my bear
Edit:*beer
"Hold my bear" I'm not sure if this is a typo or intentional, but I love it either way! :D
ski doublediamond Peregrine falcons can only achieve those insane speeds while diving. In level flight, even pigeons can outspeed them.
Paramotor still wins when climbing.
@@you_just yep. I have racing pigeons. Only time they get in trouble is on the ground. By the time they get moving the hawk is on them. That's when I get help from my friend Remington.
I didn't know falcons could hold bears.
This made me think of Grant Thompson, the REAL king of random,
For those who don’t know, he passed away from a paramotoring accident :(
Rest in piece buddy
We still miss you
We will always miss him...
He was a legend. In the afterlife like "yo god, look what I just discovered"
God: I need to write that down.
@@Plisken65 You can still fuck it up. Get it wrong, and like anything else, that's all she wrote.
Then again, it's possible to just die in your sleep, so even beds aren't safe.
@@Incadazant01 how did the accident happen?
Id like to know more about the following....
1) how do you keep your legs from falling asleep?
2) how much force do you feel on landing well?
3) what amount of time does it take to set up and pack up your rig?
4) what's the average weight of the motor pack while walking with it?
5) how easy would it be to carry this thing on the back of a motorcycle?
1. Legs don’t really fall asleep, plenty of straps to adjust and the seat supports your legs to the back of your knees.
2. force when landing if done correctly can be as light as a feather as when you first touch the ground the wing is still holding most your weight as it burns off energy
3.setup and pack out time I can do in as little as 10 minutes but usually I’m not in that big of a rush.
4. that depends on your equipment and largely the fuel which can be a very large percentage of your weight. 65-70 lbs is normal
5. don’t carry it on a motorcycle, that is completely impractical
Good questions dude. You could always get one of the cycle trailers and tow it to the great outdoors. Great thought 💭🎯
I am super happy that none of them ended up being dealbreakers. Once I have a stable job here in Japan, I am strongly considering checking out classes.
I dunno what the certifications are like here but if you haven't yet, you should totally come out and try some of the flying areas here.
I see many people around Chigasaki
Did you ever do it?
Hows your dream going?
Those wing top strobes are AWESOME!
I know where you can get a set ;)
@@aviator
Pray tell.
Tucker, I really appreciate your high altitude educational lectures on paramotor related topics. Always informative in your relaxed style. Out here in California you would most definitely be a surfer! The peace and solitude you experience transfer well through my monitor! Thanks!
I was out walking my dog the other day and saw a Heron crap mid-flight, it really is like someone throwing a mug of milk!
THANKS FOR THE VISUAL AS I AM EATING RICE CRISPY WITH MILK GAG
In Army avation the pilot has to write up whenever flying within 10 nautical miles of salt water so crew can rinse engine.
Tucker, been watching your videos for a few years now, love them. Just a thought for a video, what apps do you use? Maybe a how to on flight apps you use would be a great video. Thanks, DT
Do you ever get a feeling that you're afraid of heights when you're way up there?
Thats what I want to know. My dream is to fly before they Remove replace my hip and socket dam Arthritis been unreal pain i can't escape from the pain but i want to fly and i am also not a fan of heights so like this guy asked. Does this guy lose the fear of heights or is there no cure for this.
Please reply thanks
S B I promise you it leaves right away. As soon as you see the glory of everything up there. It’s breathtaking. I really hope you get there my man. Much love and good luck 💜
@@thesmashingdumpkins unlucky me paramotors are not available in my country :(
Basically I need to be rich to travel then more rich to buy one
I would say yes, but then you realise that you are too high for that fear to do anything so i would just enjoy the view.
SB. Just trike it so you dont have to run run run.
My question is : Dont you need clearance to fly.......I wouldnt want a plane to surprise me!
Was thinking I’d build my own rig with fishing poles , rope and a tarp and a weed eater motor maybe I’ll wear roller skates too lol
In sweden we're allowed to fly above cities and people if we are 300 meters up. 50 meters above fields and down to 0 if we've got permission from the owner.
As a Finn what are the rules there?
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Perhaps Tucker's next set-up will be RVSM certified in the US so he can cruise above 29.000 ft.(8,800M) in Class A with his instrument rating and an FAA clearance. If he gets above 60,000 (18,300M) he can forget the FAA and go back to flying visual rules. They won't care if he's above people then, I'm thinking.
@@ReflectedMiles he will experience hypoxia from 5000m and above.
blackbox4567 you can have an oxygen tank, lol. But you’ll want supercharged or turbocharged engine since the air will be thin. Germany used NOS on their airplanes back in war time, although pure oxygen tank just mixing it some with the normal air would be far more efficient use of tank space and weight (although more dangerous if you screwed up), however I think it should be relatively safe by constraining the orfice size in a Venturi nozzle and a basic pressure regulator (I’ve already got parts for a more complex system than this for experimenting on my chainsaw powered bicycle, I’d just be using that same stuff, it’s pretty simple however it is all custom designed per application but it’s not a huge deal to CAD one up and 3d print a prototype which should be fine because I doubt your pumping in huge pressures just to keep it on the safe side, and then just using the pressure regulator to set your max allowable oxygen flow rate and using a simple air throttle valve, the most expensive part is the pressure tank, it’s all really cheap.
So soothing and so anxiety inducing at the same time!
Try actually skydiving its so intense. Cant help but smile and be filled with giggles the whole time ☺ 😊 😄
Tucker- who’s your favorite paramotor pilot. Jaclyn- Matt minyard!! That would have been priceless!!
Even better, some unknown cat who does not make videos and then goes POW! as he displays an FAA badge. Im watching you, Tucker!
This helps a lot to decide. I would like a discussion about how dangerous is this sport compared to a flex wing air trike that has a different structure and type of wing. Thank you
Discussion idea: maybe your thoughts on other similar air sports and if you'd ever explore them? Non powered Paragliding, speed-flying, skydiving. Your production style is amazing and enjoyable, it would be cool to see how your hours under a wing translates. Kind of like your BASE content it is cool to see variety.
P.S. I am a skydiver and seem to remember you having some background in that too so i just selfishly want to see your style put on some sick nasty swoops!
Bro I already assumed most of what you said. You didn't disuade me at all from wanting to do this desperately. I just really truly want to have this freedom. To experience this ultimate flying swing. In short: TO FLY. If the Lord spares me I will FLY.
Why would I paramotor when I could just paramotor vicariously through you? Also I'm over 400 pounds and can't walk 4 blocks let alone be lifted by a fan and a parachute.
You can and will create the life YOU want. Blessings
Might be an incentive to loose weight?
Just walk it off bro
@quixoticelixer agreed
@@21cup nice lol
Imagine flying right above the ground and coming across a barbed wire fence
A discussion on flight planning. From airspace considerations to weather checking and take off.
"...I flew to mcdonalds that one time OMG that blue herron took a massive dump..." ROFLMAO! WTF?
Tucker I'm sure you must be aware of the tremendous affect you've had on so many people. I myself have enjoyed watching you for a couple years now and you're probably one of the biggest reasons I go to TH-cam.
Keep it up and thank you for what you're doing.
It’s too expensive for me, but I figured if I could convince my dad to help me build one. I don’t know.
Your safety is worth much more 10k
Hey love the videos weird thing to say your exhaust herps could be from flying to close to clouds or through them ya know the water . Could be wrong just my theory
Or strontium barium and aluminum...
Water doesn't necessarily cause this but salt would, i don't think clouds have salt in them
kevinrocksman you would be surprised what particulate matter can be found in clouds
Its not water from the air when he is flying because when he is flying, the exhaust is hot, so water would evaporate nearly instantly.
11:34 Bring a microwave dinner or sandwich next time to cook with the microwave cell tower.
I have the same herpes infection on my (second) MY19 exhaust. It showed up this winter. No idea how either. Bet we could trace it through pilots we fly with and figure out how its getting passed along.
Well fortunately I didn't have any of the misconceptions you mentioned in this video, so I'm seriously considering getting into paramotors one day! This is a dream come true to me, I'd be happy to be able to do it even once in a year.
So this sport is done whenever the weather is good enough so you can enjoy the thrill of flying at the rawest form possible. That's what I'm hearing.
Discussion topic:-"Gimme a paramotor"
"SERIOUSLY!!I'm NOT KIDDING "
Hey Tucker, I suggest when at the park to engage people and befriend them. Most find what you do very interesting and probably fun so engaging with them and teaching them or a soft introduction to the sport will ease them and keep them on your side. It will also place things more into your favor than wondering if they are going to call you guys in to the part department etc..I don't para-motor, yet! but I have other sports that have caused that same look you get with ordinances and I get it so engaging them and welcoming them to get a closer look, taking a few minutes educating them and letting them get to know you as well goes a super long ways! I have studied human behavior and psychology and its better to engage them than not. Just my two cents in hopes that helps ease any tension.
You mention smooth air. Is that a wind speed of less than 10mph?
I currently kite board and always looking for more wind. I add line extensions sometimes cause wind speed is greater up higher. I’m considering the sport. Any onsite on wind speed would be great.
Also with Kiteboarding there is a wind window of 180 degrees would this be changed once the motor works against the wind window?
HAve you ever thought about bringing up a large roll of Aluminum foil? See if the f16s would give you some lifting currents?
Possible escaped fuel that isn’t combusted in the stroke.
The same stuff is found in carbs when you don’t use the machine for months.
Great video topic and even better format. Topic suggestion: Is electric worth it? Weight, flying time- cons, but silent gliding, instant acceleration and no maintenance- pros. Thanks ⚖️ 🤷🏻🪂
My biggest question to you.. you fly really low over a lot of farm fields. Do they ever get pissed at you for that? I mean, no real way to catch you.. But do they get paranoid that you're spying on them somehow?
I’m fairly certain people get annoyed but say absolutely nothing or even know who he is so they just get annoyed at those paramotorers while tucker is minding his own business
@Russell Phelan drones are faceless. I think drones are much more likely to piss people off because you have no clue what it's doing and no clue who's flying it. A paramotor has a pilot right there, and it's much more likely that the human aspect will come into play and people that would be annoyed by drones might just see a paramotor as a friendly person flying rather than a faceless drone. But that's not to say there's not people that hate both.
There's a guy who paramotors regularly during the summer right over Patchogue Bay (where I live) on Long Island. I have one or 2 very nice shots I took of him with the low sun in the background. Now I know why he's always doing it at that evening time- for the calmer air that you mention at that time of day. I can see him from my back yard sometimes, and it's almost sort of mesmerizing. I watch, and imagine myself up there, and think what a lucky guy he is. I don;t know exactly where he's taking of from, though- when he lands, he's not near my block, so I can't see him at that point. How much land does he need for takeoff?
Also, I don’t see how ur back ain’t killing you cause you got balls of steel bro, watching that almost gave me anxiety.👍🏻
I get a serious case of "pucker butt" watching you videos.....this tells me that paragliding might not be for me........but I sure enjoy watching others enjoy it from the safety of my recliner and laptop, lol.
What’s up tucker , thanks for the vid
The falcon could have gotten you if he wanted too
kens32052 when diving straight down perhaps. If you’re going straight down with a paramotor, racing a falcon is going to be rather low on your list of things to fuss about 😉
Watch out for aircraft flying at anything above traffic pattern altitude which is 1000' agl. From an airplane you would not be able to spot, Very dangerous in my book.
Tucker, you and friends should start a training school of your own…I’m a new subscriber and totally hooked on your adventures. Thank you for the ride!
That looks absolutely amazing. Lucky guys to just be able to take off from any open space. I'd love to do that.
6:47 Seems dangerous to get that close to another flyer. Aren't you worried that your canopy could fold or tangle in a collision?
If I ever buy a paramotor I'm probably gonna be too scared to even touch it
Curious about weight limits and how to get flying if you do exceed some limits. Im a big and tall dude, around 430 and 6’8” tall.
Thank you so much for documenting all of this.
I've never really run into a hobby that has inspired me, but I'm going to start investigating this today. I work full time so hopefully there are learning options that are flexible with a standard workweek.
How'd it work out three years later? (dont really know if this is going to get a response)
@@EmptyHeadspace_123 Unfortunately it ended up being too expensive to learn it right and get good, safe equipment. It's still on my bucket list, but I'd like to own a home first.
Makes sense. I as well am waiting@@gubzs
Hey Tucker, quick question. I noticed on landing at the park that you had a drag shoot that I guess was carrying your camera getting your backside views? Can you explain more about that? That is pretty damn cool. I know it's an old video but I'm still watching a new ones so thanks a lot!
Unrealistic question: if you went blind mid-flight, would you survive?
I've thought about this a lot, actually. I would try to call someone through my bluetooth headset and get directions to land. If that failed, I'd probably just go to idle and brace for impact.
It's actually a great question. I could imagine on some flight where you forgot to wear shades and got "snowblind" from flying above clouds... imagine being at 14k during the Icarus (awesome series man! it looks so fun except for that biffed landing where you caught the tree) and vision fades out... yikes!
@@chouseification
A Falcon attached to one's face pecking the eyeballs might result in blindness...
Sorry..lol
Tucker Gott interesting! That is weirdly reassuring
Tucker Gott maybe that can be next video
Would you be able to fly over the grand canyon, or is the wind too rough there?... Also, HOW DO YOU MEASURE YOUR FUEL CONSUMPTION?
Tucker, wish I had seen this video earlier, I made a huge mistake of talking to the owner of Blackhawk Paramotor's, Mike Robinson, where I went for training, and pressured I feel now, in buying their topend 4 cylinder quad areo 1000, with a 42' wing that was infered I needed for my weight class and safe flying to a total $18,640 which gave me a discount on training, and various other small items in the package. I explained to Mike I basically knew nothing about the sport, except watching some videos mostly yours btw, (you rock!) and was trusting him I what he said, at the time he sounded sensire and passionate about the sport and had my back, but told me if wanted this machines needed to order prior to my arrival for training or might not have one up there and would have order it up there and then shipped to me after I finished training. Long story short I wired most of the money to him as he wanted. During training I learned about the weather and flying conditions, and reliezed that where Iived, in Costa Mesa, in so. Cal, not only would it be difficult to find the right areas, to fly but the beaches have completely different winds (laminar) which I would have no training for, and like areas would be 2+ hours away, so, yes, so many misconseptions, never addressed by Mike, after saying be I knew very little, so during my training on thier 2 stroke quad, top knotch btw, by Mike P. I approach Mike Robinson with my concerns about all the flying I wasn't going to be able to do, and very little I could do, withtraving quite the distance. This was my response: well there are no refunds, this is on the machine (beautiful btw) but hadn't even taken possession of yet, and said it's onmy website no refunds, I said I didn't go to your website I chose to talk directly to the owner, a stand up guy I thought. But Not, he wanted be $8500-$9000 to restock what was never taken yet out if his barn garage up there in Valley Springs CA, I finished my training but ended up costing me $6500 all said and done after and having the guy I trained with buy it and Mike putting the screws to me. Your videos are great, just wish I had seen this one first, bad taste in my mouth thinking that if guys like Mike Robinson are in this sport and selling the equipment you need, or maybe dont need, maybe I'd be better off staying out of the sport, I still have the ich, and trained but, that life lesson, left an expensive taste in my mouth, the upside is knowing people like you are out there too. Sorry for the rant but, thought it might help someone else not be so trusting. Peace out, and keep up the good work
take care, Tyler Davis
@Connor Kent It's not completely his fault but still I don't know how someone would spend so much money on something without knowing whether they'll be able to use it or not.
@Connor Kent That's why I went up to train, I realize my lack of knowledge and research but that's why I called to talk to the owner Mike, he said afterwards I should've just come up and trained first, this option was not in our conversations only they were flying off the shelves, and if I didn't order now, I most likely would have to wait for one to be delivered, then when up there face to face, he was just a small company and had already allocated my money, I hadn't even taken delivery of it yet, it had not been flown or completely assembled yet, but would have to charge me a 50% restocking fee come on..
@@wm.tylerdavis4927 You definitely need to own some of that for not doing more research and, no offense, there's always two sides. BUT I feel ya!! 50% restocking fee is ridiculous, especially if they are really flying off the shelf. I'd be much less offended if someone just said no returns period, rather than 50% restocking on a unit you never took delivery on. Whatever the case, this sport is about getting up in the air and having fun. There's greedy folks in every industry, don't let that keep you from enjoying the sport!!
I’m a commercial rated pilot, single & multi engine land, advanced ground instructor. I thought that I’d get into paragliding for fun. Then I found out the ridiculous amount of money that instructors want to train you🤣. No thanks.
Wow for $18k I probably would have killed the man.
Lol. As a skydiver, I can relate to being the recipient of some really ignorant genre-related questions myself. One of the questions which annoys me most, and probably because the question itself comes loaded with so many presuppositions that I don’t know how these people could possibly have any questions left to begin with considering how many answers that they’ve ALREADY pulled from thin air just to get to this point, is when someone asks me “What happens if the parachute doesn’t open?” Anyway, I always just answer that question by saying “Believe it or not the prospect of a parachute ‘not’ opening isn’t nearly as concerning as the thought of ‘too many’ parachutes opening” ...I always get a look like WHAAAAAAAT?!? Too many parachutes? I don’t understand? ...and then I go on to explain that there are actually many different types of possible accidents and or malfunctions besides total bag lock to be aware of and have a well drilled plan for. I explain the reserve and its role in the grand scheme of things. I explain how one might find one’s self under not only their main canopy, but under their reserve chute as well! ...but I digress, generally the type of person who asks “What happens if your parachute doesn’t open?” is pessimistic and only knows two questions, the second question of course being “Well what happens if BOTH parachutes don’t open?” ...at that point I know that my interrogator will only be satisfied if I finally come to the realization that skydiving is dangerous and thank them for guiding me towards this inevitable conclusion...
"you stary with an A-wing then a B-wing and c etc"
When do we get to flying an X-Wing?
In Europe paramotors have to follow the same rules as GA aircraft, which means obeying the 500ft rule :(
It's different rules in different European countries. For example in Sweden you can flow as low as 50 metres with a para motor, but not under 150 meter with a ultra light aircraft.
What are the glide ratios ?
Min, max?
And is there a wing loading number?
Per square foot of wing?
Tanx,, for sharing your vids..
All the answers are “it depends”. Check out the wing manuals on MacPara.com
So, I'm like...oh yeah, haven't seen a Tucker vid for a while...then I looked at the Subscribe button. It was red. Fixed that in short order. :)
What happens if you get attacked by an “angry bird” like that horny falcon that was going after you??
Send it to horny jail
I prefer the peace & quiet without the motor - if you’ve got the skills you can easily fly 100+km on thermals only on the right day.
How do you get back?
Are you anti-herpes?
Awesome video! 40 yrs old here and seems like a new adventure im willing to look into. Your video helped me with some questions and also made me have more. Great points bud.. New subscriber as of today!
Me: That view is amazing
Also Me: Fear of heights intensifies.
Are you aloud to fly close to peoples farm lands? Im not the FFA lol im actually curious.