Both Ryan and David purchased their own paramotors – not new, used. So there was bunch of issues we needed to fix – both machines were not ready for flying. Spend pretty much all day working in the shop.
Ryan’s paramotor is ready to fly but David’s still needs some work.
Bad forecast for today. No flying!
David purchased his PPG gear before the course so we have to do some minor fixing. We also have to balance both the paramotor and paramotor with trike so it is ready for use.
After morning session with Ryan, David showed up and we did all the ground school stuff and worked on his motor bit.
Then of to field for some ground handling. Ryan joined us at 6 pm and managed 3 more flights in very windy conditions.
Very long day for me – I am tired!
Aaron only booked Sat and Sunday so this morning it was just me and Ryan. Started just before 7 am and conditions were good. Ryan quickly managed to add 12 more flights to his log book.
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What a great day. Started of quite gusty but by 4 pm it was flyable and both Ryan and Aaron did incredibly well.
Rayn 10 flights and Aaron 6 flights
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I demonstrate landing for students
I demonstrate flight for student.
Same as always. Ground school and simulator.
Aaron in simulator.
Off to the field – super windy. Gusting up to 40 km/h.
Did all the motor stuff.
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Ryan wrestling the training glider in 30 km/h plus winds
Very fun day. Looking forward to tomorrow.
Do you know what is the difference between powered paragliding and golfing?
In golfing you hear “whack……shit!” and in powered paragliding you hear “shit…… whack!”
PART ONE: Two Irishmen walk into a pet shop in Dingle. They head to the bird section and Gerry says to Paddy, “Dat’s dem.”
The owner comes over and asks if he can help them.
“Yeah, we’ll take four of dem dere little budgies in dat cage up dere,” says Gerry.
The owner puts the budgies in a paper bag. Paddy and Gerry pay for the birds, leave the shop and get into Gerry’s pick-up and drive to the top of the Conor Pass. At the Conor Pass, Gerry looks down at the 1000-foot drop and says: “Dis looks like a grand place.”
He takes two birds out of the bag, puts them on his shoulders and jumps off the cliff. Paddy watches as Gerry falls all the way to the bottom, killing himself stone dead.
Looking down at the remains of his best pal, Paddy shakes his head and says: “Feck dat. Dis budgie jumping is too feckin’ dangerous for me”
PART TWO:
Moments later Seamus arrives up at Conor Pass. He’s been to the pet shop too and walks up to the edge of the cliff carrying another paper bag in one hand and a shotgun in the other.
“Hi, Paddy. Watch dis,” Seamus says. He takes a parrot from the bag and throws himself over the edge of the cliff. Paddy watches as half way down, Seamus takes the gun and shoots the parrot. Seamus continues to plummet down and down until he hits the bottom and breaks every bone in his body.
Paddy shakes his head and says, “And I’m never trying dat parrotshooting either.”
PART THREE:
Paddy is just getting over the shock of losing two friends when Sean appears. He’s also been to the pet shop and is carrying a paper bag out of which he pulls a chicken. Sean then hurls himself off the cliff and disappears down and down until he hits a rock and breaks his spine.
Once more Paddy shakes his head – “Feck that Lads. First der was Gerry with his budgie jumping, den Seamus parrotshooting … and now Sean is feckin’ hengliding.”